Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Ecology, 36 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 30 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa's work include Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (44 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (28 papers) and Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology (14 papers). Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa is often cited by papers focused on Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (44 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (28 papers) and Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology (14 papers). Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Denmark. Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa's co-authors include Akiko Okusu, Mark Q. Martindale, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Steven H. D. Haddock, Martin V. Sørensen, Ward C. Wheeler, Elaine C. Seaver, Kevin Pang, William E. Browne and Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa

70 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the an... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 400 800 1.2k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life
    2008 1.4k citations Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Gonzalo Giribet et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa Germany 17 854 817 755 728 654 77 2.4k
Akiko Okusu United States 14 762 0.9× 777 1.0× 480 0.6× 524 0.7× 558 0.9× 15 2.1k
Kevin M. Kocot United States 27 799 0.9× 1.2k 1.4× 923 1.2× 612 0.8× 998 1.5× 81 3.1k
Matthias Obst Sweden 20 1.1k 1.3× 1.2k 1.5× 855 1.1× 551 0.8× 638 1.0× 47 2.9k
William E. Browne United States 20 895 1.0× 1.4k 1.7× 505 0.7× 500 0.7× 467 0.7× 35 2.6k
James M. Turbeville United States 17 416 0.5× 1.2k 1.5× 726 1.0× 474 0.7× 782 1.2× 33 2.5k
Elaine C. Seaver United States 8 977 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 408 0.5× 484 0.7× 483 0.7× 8 2.2k
Douglas J. Eernisse United States 23 476 0.6× 622 0.8× 697 0.9× 426 0.6× 857 1.3× 53 2.1k
Jan Zrzavý Czechia 27 485 0.6× 508 0.6× 691 0.9× 672 0.9× 397 0.6× 63 2.2k
Sandie M. Degnan Australia 32 464 0.5× 1.0k 1.2× 1.2k 1.5× 456 0.6× 329 0.5× 82 3.5k
Ulf Jondelius Sweden 30 797 0.9× 1.7k 2.0× 1.6k 2.1× 743 1.0× 1.0k 1.6× 76 3.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Andreas & Renzo Perissinotto. (2025). Horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) of the Prosecco Hills UNESCO World Heritage site, Italy. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 315. 19–25.
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Herranz, María, et al.. (2025). The big, the small and the weird: A phylogenomic analysis of extant Priapulida. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 204. 108297–108297. 1 indexed citations
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Guiglielmoni, Nadège, Judit Salces-Ortiz, Carlos Vargas-Chávez, et al.. (2024). The genome sequence of the Montseny horsehair worm, Gordionus montsenyensis sp. nov., a key resource to investigate Ecdysozoa evolution. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4.
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Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Andreas, et al.. (2024). Review of the Priapulida of New Zealand with the description of a new species. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 52(3). 274–308. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Andreas, Juan I. Cañete, & Erika Mutschke. (2022). New record and first description including SEM and μCT of the rare priapulid Acanthopriapulus horridus (Priapulida, Scalidophora). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 298. 1–9. 9 indexed citations
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Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Andreas, et al.. (2022). Cryptic species complex or an incomplete speciation? Phylogeographic analysis reveals an intricate Pleistocene history of Priapulus caudatus Lamarck, 1816. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 302. 113–130. 11 indexed citations
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Yadav, Arun Kumar, et al.. (2017). Intra- and interspecific genetic diversity of New Zealand hairworms (Nematomorpha). Parasitology. 144(8). 1026–1040. 13 indexed citations
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Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Andreas, et al.. (2016). Gordius gonzalezi, a new species of horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) from Spain. Zootaxa. 4103(1). 63–7. 1 indexed citations
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Hanelt, Ben, Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa, & Matthew G. Bolek. (2014). Cryptic species of hairworm parasites revealed by molecular data and crowdsourcing of specimen collections. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 82. 211–218. 30 indexed citations
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Kieneke, Alexander, et al.. (2013). Diplodasys rothei n. sp. (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida), a new marine gastrotrich species from the Bahamas. 12 indexed citations
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Sato, Takuya, et al.. (2012). Diversity of nematomorph and cohabiting nematode parasites in riparian ecosystems around the Kii Peninsula, Japan. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 90(7). 829–838. 14 indexed citations
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Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Andreas. (2009). Morphology and deep metazoan phylogeny. Zoomorphology. 128(3). 199–200. 5 indexed citations
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Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Andreas, et al.. (2003). Parachordodes megareolatus, a New Species of Horsehair Worm (Nematomorpha: Gordioida: Gordea) from Korea. Animal Systematics Evolution and Diversity. 19(2). 161–166. 5 indexed citations
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Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Andreas. (2002). Two Dimensions of Biodiversity Research Exemplified by Nematomorpha and Gastrotricha. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 42(3). 633–640. 16 indexed citations
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Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Andreas, et al.. (2001). Tubular Structures on the Cuticle of Two Gordius Species (Nematomorpha, Gordioidea, Gordiidae) from Korea and New Zealand. Animal Systematics Evolution and Diversity. 17(2). 165–169.
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Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Andreas. (2000). Scanning electron microscopy of the anterior end of Hystrichis tricolor (Nematoda: Dioctophymida).. 8(2). 133–138. 1 indexed citations

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