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J. Korb

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J. Korb — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 40
Works: 140
Citations: 5,382

Most-cited papers

Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality
Patrick Abbot, J. Abe, J. Alcock, Samuel Alizon +133 more
2011Nature452 citations Open access
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Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome
N. Terrapon, Cai Li, H. M. Robertson, Lu Ji +39 more
2014Nature Communications367 citations Open access
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Complementary symbiont contributions to plant decomposition in a fungus-farming termite
M. Poulsen, Hao-Fu Hu, Cai Li, Zhensheng Chen +20 more
2014Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America262 citations Open access
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Hemimetabolous genomes reveal molecular basis of termite eusociality
M. Harrison, E. Jongepier, H. M. Robertson, Nicolas Arning +37 more
2017Nature Ecology & Evolution244 citations Open access
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Termite Mound Architecture, from Function to Construction
J. Korb
2010112 citations
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Social organisation and the status of workers in termites
Y. Roisin, J. Korb
2010110 citations
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A Gene Necessary for Reproductive Suppression in Termites
J. Korb, Tobias Weil, Katharina Hoffmann, K. Foster +1 more
2009Science110 citations
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Longevity and transposon defense, the case of termite reproductives
D. Elsner, K. Meusemann, J. Korb
2018Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America91 citations Open access
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Sociality in Termites
J. Korb, Barbara Thorne, D. Rubenstein, P. Abbot
201786 citations
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Major Hurdles for the Evolution of Sociality.
J. Korb, J. Heinze
2016Annual Review of Entomology76 citations
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Brood care and social evolution in termites
J. Korb, Michael Buschmann, Saskia Schafberg, J. Liebig +1 more
2012Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences71 citations Open access
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A genomic comparison of two termites with different social complexity
J. Korb, M. Poulsen, Hao-Fu Hu, Cai Li +3 more
2015Frontiers in Genetics66 citations Open access
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Comparative transcriptomic analysis of the mechanisms underpinning ageing and fecundity in social insects
J. Korb, K. Meusemann, Denise Aumer, A. Bernadou +14 more
2021Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences59 citations Open access
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Juvenile Hormone: A Central Regulator of Termite Caste Polyphenism
J. Korb
201558 citations
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Oxidative stress and senescence in social insects: a significant but inconsistent link?
Boris H. Kramer, Volker Nehring, A. Buttstedt, J. Heinze +7 more
2021Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences54 citations Open access
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Ecological competition favours cooperation in termite societies.
J. Korb, K. Foster
2010Ecology Letters49 citations
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Comparison of queen-specific gene expression in related lower termite species.
Tobias Weil, J. Korb, M. Rehli
2009Molecular biology and evolution49 citations Open access
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Transcriptomic analyses of the termite, Cryptotermes secundus, reveal a gene network underlying a long lifespan and high fecundity
Silu Lin, Jana Werle, J. Korb
2021Communications Biology44 citations Open access
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Uncovering cryptic species diversity of a termite community in a West African savanna.
B. Hausberger, D. Kimpel, A. van Neer, J. Korb
2011Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution43 citations
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Ageing and sociality: why, when and how does sociality change ageing patterns?
J. Korb, J. Heinze
2021Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences40 citations Open access
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Farming termites determine the genetic population structure of Termitomyces fungal symbionts
T. Nobre, Cecilia Fernandes, J. Boomsma, J. Korb +1 more
2011Molecular Ecology38 citations Open access
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Termite Taxonomy, Challenges and Prospects: West Africa, A Case Example
J. Korb, B. D. Kasseney, Y. Cakpo, Robin H. Casalla Daza +10 more
2019Insects35 citations Open access
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The scent of royalty: a p450 gene signals reproductive status in a social insect.
Katharina Hoffmann, J. Gowin, K. Hartfelder, J. Korb
2014Molecular biology and evolution35 citations
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Reconstructed evolution of insulin receptors in insects reveals duplications in early insects and cockroaches
Lukas P. M. Kremer, J. Korb, E. Bornberg-Bauer
2018Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution34 citations Open access
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Juvenile hormone and hemimetabolan eusociality: a comparison of cockroaches with termites.
J. Korb, X. Belles
2017Current Opinion in Insect Science34 citations
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Chemical Fertility Signaling in Termites: Idiosyncrasies and Commonalities in Comparison with Ants
J. Korb
2018Journal of Chemical Ecology33 citations
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Is there conflict over direct reproduction in lower termite colonies
Katharina Hoffmann, J. Korb
201133 citations
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Long live the queen, the king and the commoner? Transcript expression differences between old and young in the termite Cryptotermes secundus
J. M. Monroy Kuhn, K. Meusemann, J. Korb
2019PLoS ONE32 citations Open access
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Genes Underlying Reproductive Division of Labor in Termites, with Comparisons to Social Hymenoptera
J. Korb
2016Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution32 citations Open access
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Differential Ecological Specificity of Protist and Bacterial Microbiomes across a Set of Termite Species
Lena Waidele, J. Korb, C. Voolstra, Sven Künzel +2 more
2017Frontiers in Microbiology31 citations Open access
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Molting dynamics and juvenile hormone titer profiles in the nymphal stages of a lower termite, Cryptotermes secundus (Kalotermitidae)--signatures of developmental plasticity.
J. Korb, Katharina Hoffmann, K. Hartfelder
2012Journal of insect physiology31 citations
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Editorial overview: Social insects: aging and the re-shaping of the fecundity/longevity trade-off with sociality.
J. M. Monroy Kuhn, J. Korb
2016Current Opinion in Insect Science30 citations
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Termite Communities along A Disturbance Gradient in a West African Savanna
Janine Schyra, J. Korb
2017bioRxiv28 citations Open access
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The Impact of Anthropogenic Disturbance on Assembly Patterns of Termite Communities
B. Hausberger, J. Korb
201625 citations
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Major Evolutionary Transitions in Social Insects, the Importance of Worker Sterility and Life History Trade-Offs
A. Bernadou, Boris H. Kramer, J. Korb
2021Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution24 citations Open access
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Remodeling of the juvenile hormone pathway through caste‐biased gene expression and positive selection along a gradient of termite eusociality
E. Jongepier, C. Kemena, Alberto Lopez-Ezquerra, X. Belles +2 more
2018Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution21 citations
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The influence of habitat fragmentation on genetic diversity of a rare bird species that commonly faces environmental fluctuations
J. Canales-Delgadillo, Laura M. Scott-Morales, J. Korb
201221 citations Open access
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Epigenetic regulation and division of labor in social insects.
Louis Allan Okwaro, J. Korb
2023Current Opinion in Insect Science20 citations Open access
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Disentangling the aging gene expression network of termite queens
J. M. Monroy Kuhn, K. Meusemann, J. Korb
2021BMC Genomics20 citations Open access
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Why do social insect queens live so long? Approaches to unravel the sociality-aging puzzle.
J. Korb
2016Current Opinion in Insect Science20 citations
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‘Magnetic’ termite mounds: is their unique shape an adaptation to facilitate gas exchange and improve food storage?
A. Schmidt, P. Jacklyn, J. Korb
2014Insectes Sociaux20 citations
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The effect of environmental stress on ageing in a termite species with low social complexity
Veronika Rau, J. Korb
2021Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences18 citations Open access
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Social insects, major evolutionary transitions and multilevel selection
J. Korb
201017 citations
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Cryptotermes colombianus a new drywood termite and distribution record of Cryptotermes in Colombia
Robin Casalla, R. Scheffrahn, J. Korb
2016ZooKeys16 citations Open access
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Molecular underpinnings of division of labour among workers in a socially complex termite
D. Elsner, K. Hartfelder, J. Korb
2021Scientific Reports15 citations Open access
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How Can Termites Achieve Their Unparalleled Postembryonic Developmental Plasticity? A Test for the Role of Intermolt-Specific High Juvenile Hormone Titers
J. Korb, Carolin Greiner, M. Foget, Adrian M. Geiler
2021Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution15 citations Open access
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Ecological specificity of the metagenome in a set of lower termite species supports contribution of the microbiome to adaptation of the host
Lena Waidele, J. Korb, C. Voolstra, F. Dedeine +1 more
2019Animal Microbiome15 citations Open access
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A phylogenetic community approach for studying termite communities in a West African savannah
B. Hausberger, J. Korb
2015Biology Letters15 citations Open access
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The remoulding of dietary effects on the fecundity / longevity trade-off in a social insect
Veronika Rau, T. Flatt, J. Korb
2023BMC Genomics14 citations Open access
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Termite diversity in Neotropical dry forests of Colombia and the potential role of rainfall in structuring termite diversity
Robin Casalla, J. Korb
2019Biotropica12 citations Open access
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