OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Apicultural Research is 4. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Development and applications of in vitro artificial rearing of honey bee larvae	79
Preliminary analysis shows that feral and managed honey bees in Southern California have similar levels of viral pathogens	75
Development of monoclonal antibodies against spores of Nosema ceranae for the diagnosis of nosemosis	42
Increased levels of introgression evident in Irish honey bees	32
Nesting biology of two sympatric species of Megachile ( Chrysosarus ) (Megachilidae) in Argentina	26
Viruses in Brazilian stingless bees	19
Can larval Osmia bees (Megachilidae) tolerate conifer resin volatiles?	19
Standard methods for direct observation of honey bee ( Apis mellifera L.) nuptial flights	19
African endemic stingless bees as an efficient alternative pollinator to honey bees in greenhouse cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L)	14
Impact of commercial plastic queen cell cups on rearing success and development of honey bee queens	14
Assessment of advanced lures through gel and spray application for the attraction of honey bee swarms	14
Morphometric and genetic analyses show differentiation of the widely distributed stingless bee Nannotrigona perilampoides (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) across geographic regions in Mexico	13
Comparison of the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of honeys produced by Apis mellifera and four stingless bee species from the miombo vegetation in Western Ta	13
A morphological description of “Cyclops” honey bee ( Apis mellifera L. )	13
Chemometric evaluation of antioxidant activity and α-amylase inhibition of selected monofloral honeys from Algeria	12
The impact of COVID-19 on beekeepers in Texas and Louisiana	12
Bee brood as traditional human food on Andros Island, Greece	12
The smell of sex: cuticular hydrocarbons of adult small hive beetles, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)	12
Longitudinal survey reveals delayed effects of low gene expression on stingless bee colony health	11
A first approach in the correlation of pathogens load affecting Bombus pauloensis to the land use in Buenos Aires Province	11
The dark European honey bee Apis mellifera mellifera in Lithuania: data on mitotype diversity of native bee population	11
Current state of knowledge on the biology and breeding of the solitary bee –Osmia bicornis	11
Caging the queen with and without a comb section to achieve high efficacy of Varroa destructor control	11
Development of Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell, 1918) queens by in vitro culture for conservation purposes	10
Assessing the performance of analytical methods for propolis – A collaborative trial by the international honey commission	10

Using black solider fly larvae ( Hermetia illucens ) to clean unwanted beeswax from equipment	9
Understanding the differential performance in hygienic behavior against dead brood of drones and workers of Apis mellifera : a chemical approach	9
Deformed wing virus in bee bread: infectivity and thermal inactivation	9
Precision apiculture system: honey traceability from hive to spoon	8
Flight ranges of Tetragonula “nr” pagdeni and standardization of hive density for profitable coriander production in the semi-arid region	8
In pursuit of the ultimate pollen substitute (insect larvae) for honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) feed	8
Apicultural practice and disease prevalence in Apis mellifera, New Zealand: a longitudinal study	8
Chemical fingerprints of the organic varietal aroeira honey supports geographical indication area expansion in Minas Gerais, Brazil	8
Geopropolis from stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836: chemical characterization and compounds of interest	8
Varroa destructor in Apis mellifera colonies in Brazil	8
Supplemental feeds and foraged corn grain dust: a comparison of the number of days survived in vitro by young adult honey bees (Apis mellifera)	8
The COLOSS BEEBOOK : developments and renewal	8
Honey bee colony population annual dynamics in northern Ethiopia’s semi-arid region, Tigray	7
Role of ionizing radiation in the management of the Greater Wax Moth ( Galleria mellonella L. ): a comparative analysis of different types of ionizing radiation	7
Occurrence and distribution of two bacterial brood diseases (American and European foulbrood) in US honey bee colonies and resistance to antibiotics from 2015 to 2022	7
Beekeeping under climate change	7
A scientific note on in-hive positioning determines small hive beetle trap efficacy	7
First record of Leptus sp. larvae on Melipona scutellaris	6
Impacts of indoor mass storage of two densities of honey bee queens (Apis mellifera) during winter on queen survival, reproductive quality and colony performance	6
An update on gynandromorphism records in the Meliponini tribe (Hymenoptera: Apidae): first case in Melipona flavolineata	6
Sustainable development outlooks to subsistent apiculture in a transition: the case of Ethiopia	6
Pilot study for environmental monitoring through beekeeping products of Pistoia territory	6
The 60^th volume of the Journal of Apicultural Research - a look into the past and future	6
Investigation of 33 types of honey samples: application of an efficient dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction technique coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine 16 polycyclic	6
A novel approach for improved honey identification and scientific definition: a case of buckwheat honey	6
On the impact of critical factors to honeydew honey production: the case ofMarchalina hellenicaand pine honey	6
Best practices for colony management: a neglected aspect for improving honey bee colony health and productivity in Africa	6
Could hive debris samples and qPCR ease the investigation of factors influencing Paenibacillus larvae spore loads?	6
In-vitro queen rearing protocol for stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis Smith	6
Diurnal and temporal activity of pronubial insects on berseem flowers in a subtropical environment	6
Quality evaluation of gallnut honey collected from different geographical areas of China	6
Characterization of commercially available propolis products in Turkey based on individual phenolic compounds	5
Delayed flight time of drones and queens as a method for mating control in small-scale honey bee breeding	5
Variability of Vairimorpha (=Nosema) ceranae infection level in individual honey bees and its implications on the pooled sample size	5
Effects of honey bee queen exposure to deformed wing virus-A on queen and juvenile infection and colony strength metrics	5
Chemical profiling, biological properties and environmental contaminants of stingless bee honey and propolis	5
Comparative proteomics analysis of the head proteins of worker honey bees ( Apis mellifera ) in production stage of royal jelly	5
Feeding Apis mellifera with Moringa oleifera and Dipteryx alata	5
Chemical composition and free radical-scavenging activities of monofloral bee pollen from Mimosa pudica L.	5
Some biological aspects of honey bee drones reared under organic and non-organic agriculture	5
Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) pests of honey bee colonies in Cameroon	5
Effects of advanced chelate-based mineral supplement on adult worker honey bees’ ( Apis mellifera L.) survival, nutritional indices, hypopharyngeal glands’ growth, energ	5
Assessment of synthetic acaricide residues in Royal Jelly	5
Beekeeping practices and challenges at Lemo District, Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia	5
Herbicidal potential (phytotoxic) of honey bee propolis extracts of the Brazilian northeast on weeds of cultivated pastures	5
Presence of Lotmaria passim , Crithidia mellificae and Nosema spp. in differently aged Apis	5
The effect of migratory beekeeping on Indian honey bee ( Apis cerana indica ) microbiota – a first report	5
Acute bee paralysis virus field isolates from apiaries suffering colony losses in Türkiye	5
Phylogenetic analysis of Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: nitidulidae) from Reunion Island	5
The influence of sub-lethal neonicotinoid doses and ambient temperature on individual Apis mellifera scutellata flight efficiency	5

Storage conditions significantly influence the stability of stingless bee (Melipona scutellaris) honey	5
Task specific behavior of Indian honey bee ( Apis cerana indica ) workers	5
Presence of exotic species of the wild bee genusHylaeus(Hymenoptera: Colletidae) in the Canary Islands revealed by molecular and citizen science	5
The effect of bumble bee gynes’ reproductive status on the response to CO ₂ narcosis	5
Special issue on stingless bees	5
Does diatomaceous earth (DE) cause mortality on Apis mellifera and Bombus terrestris ?	5
Diversity and foraging behavior assessment of watermelon pollinators in Tizi-Ouzou area (Algeria)	4
Contribution of phenolics to the antioxidant potential of propolis from Tetragonula laeviceps and Tetragonula pegdeni and its correlation	4
Comparative blueberry pollination efficacy of Bombus terrestris and two Apis species in greenhouses	4
Supplemental bee pollination effect on the productivity of soybean grown in a low yield potential condition	4
Evaluation of genotoxic and genoprotective effects of Agaricus bisporus extract on AmE-711 honey bee cell line in the Comet assay	4
Diversity and foraging behaviour of floral visitors assemblages in onion Allium cepa L.	4
Effect of pasteurization, dehumidification, refrigeration and maturation on the composition, quality and acceptability of Scaptotrigona depilis honey	4
Effect of supplemental pantothenic acid on lipid metabolism and antioxidant function of Apis mellifera worker bees	4
Live and dead qPCR detection demonstrates that feeding of Nosema ceranae results in infection in the honey bee but not the bumble bee	4
Experimental Nosema ceranae infection is associated with microbiome changes in the midguts of four species of Apis (honey bees)	4
Time series analysis of Varroa destructor counts in Ontario honey bee colonies and their association with weather variables	4
The effect of a novel dietary supplement based on fishery industry waste hydrolysate, essential fatty acids and phytochemicals on honey bee nuclei development	4
The influence of an analog of juvenile hormone on the silk gland of Africanized Apis mellifera larvae reared in vitro	4
Characterization of Enterococcus durans EDD2, a strain from beehives with inhibitory activity against Paenibacillus larvae	4
A new variant of slow bee paralysis virus revealed by transcriptome analysis	4
Effect of thiamethoxam on the survival of brood in Apis mellifera L. colonies placed in mustard fields	4
Is the flight and foraging activity of small-size stingless bee affected by the urban heat island? The case of Plebeia catamarcensis (Meliponini) in Cordoba city (Argentina)	4
A national survey of managed honey bee colony losses in the USA: Results from the Bee Informed Partnership for 2020–21 and 2021–22	4
Fatty acids and elemental composition changes in honey bee workers ( Apis mellifera ) irradiated with gamma radiation	4
Morphometrical analyses revealed high diversity of the eastern honey bee (Apis cerana) in mountains and islands in China	4
Color preference of social wasps to non-toxic traps	4
Honey produced by apini and meliponini in Brazil: multivariate analysis of physicochemical parameters, sugar and metabolite profiles	4
Choice of forage plants by the giant honey bee Apis laboriosa Smith in a captive condition outside their native geographic range	4
Old strategies as modern solutions, shook swarming reduced Varroa destructor infestation rates of managed honey bee, Apis mellifera , colo	4
Honey bee stocks exhibit high levels of intra-colony variation in viral loads	4
Testing the selectiveness of electric harps: a mitigation method for reducing Asian hornet impact at beehives	4
Characteristics of honey bee physiological proteins extracted from faba bean ( Vicia faba L.) honey	4
Not all about the buzz: licking, a new foraging behavior of bees in tomato flowers	4
Beneficial effect of sodium butyrate, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, on the honey bee’s ( Apis mellifera ) immune response and oxidative status	4
Experimental parameters affecting the outcomes of amitraz resistance testing in Varroa destructor	4
Polyurethane honey bee hives provide better winter insulation than wooden hives	4
Impacts of Apis cerana gut microbes on Nosema ceranae proliferation in Apis mellifera	4
Bee bread from Anatolia: its chemical composition, phenolic and aromatic profiles, and antioxidant properties	4
Honey bees colonies in Eucalyptus grandis plantation: when the excess of nectar and pollen limits the queen’s oviposition	4
Bee tourism: apiculture and sustainable development in rural areas	4