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Susanne Foitzik publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Susanne Foitzik sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 168 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Susanne Foitzik D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Susanne Foitzik sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Susanne Foitzik is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to subfields such as Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Ecology.

The scientist's work addresses key topics including Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and Animal Studies, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences, and Insect Utilization and Effects.

Recent publications by Susanne Foitzik include:

  • Comparative transcriptomic analysis of the mechanisms underpinning ageing and fecundity in social insects, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Molecular regulation of lifespan extension in fertile ant workers, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Convergent Loss of Chemoreceptors across Independent Origins of Slave-Making in Ants, 2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Social isolation causes downregulation of immune and stress response genes and behavioural changes in a social insect, 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • Queen loss increases worker survival in leaf-cutting ants under paraquat-induced oxidative stress, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Susanne Foitzik include:

  • Barbara Feldmeyer
  • Romain Libbrecht
  • Marah Stoldt
  • Alice C. Séguret
  • Evelien Jongepier

Their publications often appear in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • BMC Genomics

Best Publications

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Apparent Dear‐enemy Phenomenon and Environment‐based Recognition Cues in the Ant Leptothorax nylanderi

    Jürgen Heinze;Susanne Foitzik;Andreas Hippert;Bert Hölldobler

  • Nest site limitation and colony takeover in the ant Leptothorax nylanderi

    Susanne Foitzik;Jürgen Heinze

  • Productivity increases with variation in aggression among group members in Temnothorax ants

    Andreas P. Modlmeier;Andreas P. Modlmeier;Susanne Foitzik

  • Diverse societies are more productive: a lesson from ants

    Andreas P. Modlmeier;Julia E. Liebmann;Susanne Foitzik

  • The coevolutionary dynamics of obligate ant social parasite systems--between prudence and antagonism.

    Miriam Brandt;Susanne Foitzik;Susanne Foitzik;Birgit Fischer-Blass;Jürgen Heinze

  • Gene expression patterns associated with caste and reproductive status in ants: worker-specific genes are more derived than queen-specific ones.

    B. Feldmeyer;D. Elsner;S. Foitzik

  • Coevolution in host-parasite systems: behavioural strategies of slave-making ants and their hosts.

    Susanne Foitzik;Christopher J. DeHeer;Daniel N. Hunjan;Joan M. Herbers

  • COLONY STRUCTURE OF A SLAVEMAKING ANT. I. INTRACOLONY RELATEDNESS, WORKER REPRODUCTION, AND POLYDOMY

    Susanne Foitzik;Joan M. Herbers

  • A chemical level in the coevolutionary arms race between an ant social parasite and its hosts.

    M. Brandt;J. Heinze;T. Schmitt;S. Foitzik;S. Foitzik

  • The significance of latitudinal variation in body size in a holarctic ant, Leptothorax acervorum

    Jürgen Heinze;Susanne Foitzik;Birgit Fischer;Tina Wanke

  • Mating frequency of Leptothorax nylanderi ant queens determined by microsatellite analysis

    S. Foitzik;M. Haberl;J. Gadau;J. Heinze

  • COLONY STRUCTURE OF A SLAVEMAKING ANT. II. FREQUENCY OF SLAVE RAIDS AND IMPACT ON THE HOST POPULATION

    Susanne Foitzik;Joan M. Herbers

  • Arms races between social parasites and their hosts: geographic patterns of manipulation and resistance

    Susanne Foitzik;Birgit Fischer;Jürgen Heinze

  • Six origins of slavery in formicoxenine ants

    J. Beibl;R. J. Stuart;J. Heinze;S. Foitzik;S. Foitzik

  • Nestmate recognition and intraspecific chemical and genetic variation in Temnothorax ants

    Susanne Foitzik;Susanne Foitzik;Heike Sturm;Katja Pusch;Patrizia D'Ettorre;Patrizia D'Ettorre

  • Comparative transcriptomic analysis of the mechanisms underpinning ageing and fecundity in social insects.

    Judith Korb;Karen Meusemann;Karen Meusemann;Denise Aumer;Abel Bernadou

  • Increased host aggression as an induced defense against slave-making ants

    Tobias Pamminger;Inon Scharf;Pleuni S. Pennings;Susanne Foitzik

  • Ecology of Leptothorax ants: impact of food, nest sites, and social parasites

    Susanne Foitzik;Susanne Foitzik;Vickie L. Backus;Andreas Trindl;Joan M. Herbers

  • Vitellogenin-like A-associated shifts in social cue responsiveness regulate behavioral task specialization in an ant.

    Philip Kohlmeier;Barbara Feldmeyer;Susanne Foitzik

  • Lifelong commitment to the wrong partner: hybridization in ants

    Heike Feldhaar;Susanne Foitzik;Jürgen Heinze

  • THE ECOLOGY OF SLAVEMAKING ANTS AND THEIR HOSTS IN NORTH TEMPERATE FORESTS

    Joan M. Herbers;Susanne Foitzik

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen Heinze
Jürgen Heinze University of Regensburg
Inon Scharf
Inon Scharf Tel Aviv University
Joan M. Herbers
Joan M. Herbers The Ohio State University
Erich Bornberg-Bauer
Erich Bornberg-Bauer University of Münster
Christoph Grüter
Christoph Grüter University of Bristol
Judith Korb
Judith Korb University of Freiburg
Karen Meusemann
Karen Meusemann University of Freiburg
Patrizia d'Ettorre
Patrizia d'Ettorre Paris 13 University
Juergen Gadau
Juergen Gadau University of Münster
Bert Hölldobler
Bert Hölldobler Arizona State University

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