My earlier list of the most-studied ant species contained a few omissions. Here is a more inclusive list:
Ant species sorted by number of BIOSIS-listed publications, 1984-2008
| The Top 10 Species | Publications |
| Solenopsis invicta | 984 |
| Linepithema humile | 343 |
| Lasius niger | 250 |
| Formica rufa | 167 |
| Atta sexdens | 163 |
| Formica polyctena | 160 |
| Solenopsis geminata | 151 |
| Myrmica rubra | 142 |
| Monomorium pharaonis | 121 |
| Atta cephalotes | 112 |
| The Rest | Publications |
| Oecophylla smaragdina | 111 |
| Solenopsis richteri | 110 |
| Pheidole megacephala | 104 |
| Tetramorium "caespitum" | 93 |
| Formica fusca | 92 |
| Myrmica ruginodis | 88 |
| Pogonomyrmex barbatus | 87 |
| Lasius flavus | 87 |
| Wasmannia auropunctata | 79 |
| Atta laevigata | 79 |
| Pogonomyrmex rugosus | 79 |
| Leptothorax acervorum | 75 |
| Myrmica scabrinodis | 70 |
| Formica lugubris | 69 |
| Acromyrmex octospinosus | 67 |
| Formica cunicularia | 65 |
| Messor barbarus | 62 |
| Myrmica sabuleti | 62 |
| Anoplolepis gracilipes | 60 |
| Formica sanguinea | 60 |
| Formica exsecta | 60 |
| Formica pratensis | 60 |
| Atta colombica | 60 |
| Paraponera clavata | 58 |
| Eciton burchellii | 54 |
| Tapinoma melanocephalum | 54 |
| Lasius fuliginosus | 54 |
| Formica truncorum | 48 |
| Polyergus rufescens | 48 |
| Ectatomma tuberculatum | 48 |
| Myrmecia pilosula | 47 |
| Temnothorax albipennis | 45 |
| Paratrechina longicornis | 44 |
| Formica rufibarbis | 43 |
| Ectatomma ruidum | 43 |
| Cataglyphis bicolor | 42 |
| Cataglyphis cursor | 41 |
| Camponotus floridanus | 41 |
| Camponotus rufipes | 40 |
I did not comprehensively list every species below 40 publications, but I did tally a few out of curiosity:
| Camponotus rufipes | 40 |
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 39 |
| Camponotus pennsylvanicus | 39 |
| Camponotus herculeanus | 39 |
| Tapinoma sessile | 38 |
| Formica cinerea | 38 |
| Lasius alienus | 35 |
| Formica japonica | 34 |
| Oecophylla longinoda | 34 |
| Myrmica lobicornis | 32 |
| Harpagoxenus sublaevis | 32 |
| Plagiolepis pygmaea | 31 |
| Technomyrmex "albipes" | 31 |
| Pachycondyla villosa | 29 |
| Tapinoma nigerrimum | 28 |
| Pogonomyrmex badius | 28 |
| Tetramorium bicarinatum | 28 |
| Pogonomyrmex californicus | 27 |
| Temnothorax curvispinosus | 26 |
| Polyergus breviceps | 25 |
| Formica subsericea | 24 |
| Lasius neoniger | 22 |
| Aphaenogaster cockerelli | 20 |
| Harpegnathous saltator | 18 |
| Ponera coarctata | 14 |
| Lasius japonicus | 14 |
The updated list retains the same defining characteristics as the earlier one: the most studied species tend to be either trampy or European. Data and methods are here.
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