Adrian Brückner

1.1k total citations
43 papers, 665 citations indexed

About

Adrian Brückner is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Adrian Brückner has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 665 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 28 papers in Insect Science and 20 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Adrian Brückner's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (19 papers), Plant and animal studies (18 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (14 papers). Adrian Brückner is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (19 papers), Plant and animal studies (18 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (14 papers). Adrian Brückner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Adrian Brückner's co-authors include Michael Heethoff, Nico Blüthgen, Joseph Parker, Kevin Frank, Katja Wehner, Andrea Hilpert, Sebastian Schmelzle, Christoph von Beeren, Daniel J. C. Kronauer and Melanie M. Pollierer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Adrian Brückner

42 papers receiving 653 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Adrian Brückner Germany 16 325 284 230 179 82 43 665
Ignacio M. Soto Argentina 16 315 1.0× 299 1.1× 188 0.8× 128 0.7× 54 0.7× 63 738
Mathieu Laparie France 12 240 0.7× 224 0.8× 191 0.8× 377 2.1× 68 0.8× 27 613
Ignacio Castellanos Mexico 13 375 1.2× 241 0.8× 166 0.7× 196 1.1× 143 1.7× 45 616
Karl N. Magnacca United States 14 455 1.4× 321 1.1× 275 1.2× 142 0.8× 90 1.1× 35 660
Hannes Baur Switzerland 15 505 1.6× 421 1.5× 252 1.1× 157 0.9× 87 1.1× 57 782
Pedro Fernández Iriarte Argentina 13 157 0.5× 154 0.5× 213 0.9× 93 0.5× 52 0.6× 33 436
Marty Condon United States 12 534 1.6× 305 1.1× 130 0.6× 211 1.2× 128 1.6× 28 750
Eva Líznarová Czechia 12 201 0.6× 152 0.5× 267 1.2× 110 0.6× 31 0.4× 31 452
Zach Gompert United States 9 266 0.8× 100 0.4× 473 2.1× 123 0.7× 96 1.2× 14 662
Pjotr Oosterbroek Netherlands 12 607 1.9× 312 1.1× 156 0.7× 133 0.7× 44 0.5× 59 780

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Fields of papers citing papers by Adrian Brückner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Adrian Brückner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Adrian Brückner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Adrian Brückner based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Adrian Brückner. Adrian Brückner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brückner, Adrian, et al.. (2026). Symbiotic entrenchment through ecological Catch-22. Cell. 189(4). 1228–1244.e24.
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Brückner, Adrian, Bastian Vögeli, John M. Billingsley, et al.. (2025). Exozymes for Biomanufacturing: Toward Clarity and Precision in the Cell-Free Space. 4(2). 66–78. 1 indexed citations
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Wong, Jason, et al.. (2025). Enforced specificity of an entrenched symbiosis. Current Biology. 35(24). 5965–5981.e8. 1 indexed citations
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Kitchen, Sheila A., Adrian Brückner, Mark S. Ladinsky, et al.. (2024). The genomic and cellular basis of biosynthetic innovation in rove beetles. Cell. 187(14). 3563–3584.e26. 6 indexed citations
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Beeren, Christoph von, Nico Blüthgen, Adrian Brückner, et al.. (2021). A remarkable legion of guests: Diversity and host specificity of army ant symbionts. Molecular Ecology. 30(20). 5229–5246. 12 indexed citations
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Beeren, Christoph von, et al.. (2021). Multiple phenotypic traits as triggers of host attacks towards ant symbionts: body size, morphological gestalt, and chemical mimicry accuracy. Frontiers in Zoology. 18(1). 46–46. 8 indexed citations
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Brückner, Adrian, et al.. (2021). Evolutionary assembly of cooperating cell types in an animal chemical defense system. Cell. 184(25). 6138–6156.e28. 28 indexed citations
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Heethoff, Michael, et al.. (2020). Temperature Affects Chemical Defense in a Mite-Beetle Predator-Prey System. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 46(10). 947–955. 1 indexed citations
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Brückner, Adrian, et al.. (2019). Competition as possible driver of dietary specialisation in the mushroom harvesting ant Euprenolepis procera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). 29. 79–91. 1 indexed citations
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Heethoff, Michael, Adrian Brückner, Sebastian Schmelzle, et al.. (2018). Life as a fortress – structure, function, and adaptive values of morphological and chemical defense in the oribatid mite Euphthiracarus reticulatus (Actinotrichida). BMC Zoology. 3(1). 6 indexed citations
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Rosumek, Félix Baumgarten, Nico Blüthgen, Adrian Brückner, et al.. (2018). Unveiling community patterns and trophic niches of tropical and temperate ants using an integrative framework of field data, stable isotopes and fatty acids. PeerJ. 6. e5467–e5467. 20 indexed citations
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Brückner, Adrian, et al.. (2018). Nutritional quality modulates trait variability. Frontiers in Zoology. 15(1). 50–50. 7 indexed citations
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Brückner, Adrian, et al.. (2018). Comparative chemical analysis of army ant mandibular gland volatiles (Formicidae: Dorylinae). PeerJ. 6. e5319–e5319. 9 indexed citations
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Beeren, Christoph von, et al.. (2018). Chemical and behavioral integration of army ant-associated rove beetles – a comparison between specialists and generalists. Frontiers in Zoology. 15(1). 8–8. 32 indexed citations
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Frank, Kevin, Adrian Brückner, Andrea Hilpert, Michael Heethoff, & Nico Blüthgen. (2017). Nutrient quality of vertebrate dung as a diet for dung beetles. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12141–12141. 53 indexed citations
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Brückner, Adrian, et al.. (2017). Infection of army ant pupae by two new parasitoid mites (Mesostigmata: Uropodina). PeerJ. 5. e3870–e3870. 9 indexed citations
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Rosumek, Félix Baumgarten, Adrian Brückner, Nico Blüthgen, Florian Menzel, & Michael Heethoff. (2017). Patterns and dynamics of neutral lipid fatty acids in ants – implications for ecological studies. Frontiers in Zoology. 14(1). 36–36. 16 indexed citations
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Brückner, Adrian & Michael Heethoff. (2017). The ontogeny of oil gland chemistry in the oribatid miteArchegozetes longisetosusAoki (Oribatida, Trhypochthoniidae). International Journal of Acarology. 43(5). 337–342. 5 indexed citations
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Brückner, Adrian, Michael Heethoff, & Nico Blüthgen. (2017). The relationship between epicuticular long-chained hydrocarbons and surface area - volume ratios in insects (Diptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera). PLoS ONE. 12(4). e0175001–e0175001. 7 indexed citations
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Brückner, Adrian & Michael Heethoff. (2016). Scent of a mite: origin and chemical characterization of the lemon-like flavor of mite-ripened cheeses. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 69(3). 249–261. 17 indexed citations

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