Insectes Sociaux

Papers
(The TQCC of Insectes Sociaux is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Better fed wasps are more selfish59
Nesting biology and social organisation of a silk wasp (Microstigmus rosae) from the North–West Ecuadorian Choco25
Rapid elimination of symbiotic intestinal protists during the neotenic differentiation in a subterranean termite, Reticulitermes speratus21
Nutrition induced direct fitness for workers in a primitively eusocial wasp14
ANTS by Gary J. Skinner and Andrew P. Jarman. 202513
Why does resource availability matter for honeybee colonies in spring?13
Endopolyploidy and its role in shaping ant castes and colony dynamics: a study on Camponotus aff. balzani (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)12
Swarming rate and timing of unmanaged honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera carnica) in a forest environment10
Sociality in the North African small carpenter bee, Ceratina albosticta10
The functional role of eversible tentacle organs in a myrmecophilous riodinid caterpillar and their impact on ant behavior10
My early encounters with Ants and Hamilton’s inclusive fitness theory9
Colony composition, phasic reproduction, caste dimorphism, and prey preferences of the oriental non-army doryline ant Yunodorylus eguchii (Borowiec, 2009) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae)9
Olfactory associative learning in the Australian stingless bee Tetragonula carbonaria9
Rate of molecular evolution and life history traits of social insects8
What if you can control whom your queen mates with?8
Special Issue: Sociable arthropods: broadening conceptions about social insects8
Behavioral interactions in two ant species in the Southeast United States and evidence for a native supercolony8
The queens of the stingless bees: from egg to adult7
Seasonal nutrient fluctuations in Reticulitermes flavipes workers and soldiers7
Natural history and daily rhythm activity of the myrmecophytic ant, Pseudomyrmex concolor Smith (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)7
The influence of illumination regimes on the structure of ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) community composition in urban habitats6
Beyond busy workers: exploring the sensitivity of inactive ants to environmental cues6
Ants (Lasius niger) deposit more pheromone close to food sources and further from the nest but do not attempt to update erroneous pheromone trails6
Climatological influences on flight activity of Lepidotrigona flavibasis Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Meliponini)6
Urban structures are poor stepping stones for crevice-nesting ants in fragmented landscapes6
Tool use in pavement battles between ants: first report of Tetramorium immigrans (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) using soil-dropping as an interference strategy6
The effect of transporting hitchhikers on the stability of loaded leaf-cutting ants5
Reassembly of ground-dwelling ant communities in reforestation plots in SW Costa Rica5
Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta buren workers do not have ovaries5
Sociable arthropods: broadening conceptions about social insects5
Age-related variation of homing range in honeybee males (Apis mellifera)5
Conference contributions by section members of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI) at international IUSSI conferences (1952–2022) are not in accordance with membership numb5
Nest-founding by red imported fire ant queens (Solenopsis invicta) is not limited by Solenopsis thief ant populations5
Burying beetles as a model organism to study sex differences in parental care5
In-nest behavior by tandem recruiters of the ant Temnothorax rugatulus: effects of context and quality5
Respiratory metabolism and energetics of Polistes paper wasp larvae and pupae from differing climates5
Impact of empty flowers on foraging choice and movement within floral patches by the honey bee, Apis mellifera4
The timing of rubbish removal in the red harvester ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus4
Historical and present-day records on African termites: revisiting the diversity and distribution of Macrotermes in Namibia after six decades4
Temnothorax longispinosus acorn ant colonies respond to parasitic raids by emigrating4
Colony life history of the tropical arboreal ant, Cephalotes goniodontus De Andrade, 19994
Ovary activation correlates with the reproductive potential of honeybee (Apis mellifera) workers if they are in a foreign colony4
Brain plasticity indicates key cognitive demands in an animal society: caste comparisons in dampwood termites4
Development of a standard medium for culturing the termite Reticulitermes speratus4
Correction to: Description of nest architecture and ecological notes on the bumblebee Bombus (Pyrobombus) lapponicus (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombini)4
Behavioral and morphological traits influencing variation in task performance of Camponotus vagus ants4
Myrmecophily among mesostigmatid mites3
Under pressure: the effect of long-term fungal infection on the encapsulation response in ants3
Financial report: international union for the study of social insects 20233
Best Paper Announcement for 20233
Innate visual attraction in wood ants is a hardwired behavior seen across different motivational and ecological contexts3
Occupation of twigs by ants in the leaf litter: is there a relationship between the morphology of the castes and the entrance hole?3
Correction: Busy as a bee—or not?3
Diversity hidden in nests: worldwide account of nidicolous silverfish (Insecta: Zygentoma)3
Workers require more cognitive skills than soldiers, queens and kings3
Nest protection and foraging behaviour in solitary and social nests of the socially polymorphic orchid bee Euglossa viridissima3
Characterization of cuticular hydrocarbons in a subsocial bee, Ceratina calcarata3
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