Bernhard Rensch

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Bernhard Rensch is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernhard Rensch has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Social Psychology, 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Bernhard Rensch's work include Animal and Plant Science Education (5 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (4 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (3 papers). Bernhard Rensch is often cited by papers focused on Animal and Plant Science Education (5 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (4 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (3 papers). Bernhard Rensch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Colombia and United States. Bernhard Rensch's co-authors include Gerti Dücker, H. Rahmann, Rudolf Altevogt, Franz M. Wuketits and Alfredo Guera Miralles and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Naturalist, Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology and The Quarterly Review of Biology.

In The Last Decade

Bernhard Rensch

47 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Evolution Above the Species Level 1959 2026 1981 2003 1959 250 500 750
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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. Evolution Above the Species Level
    1959 830 citations Bernhard Rensch profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bernhard Rensch Germany 12 562 274 266 205 187 49 1.3k
Robert J. O’Hara United States 14 314 0.6× 311 1.1× 227 0.9× 254 1.2× 111 0.6× 39 1.1k
Gerd von Wahlert Germany 7 220 0.4× 133 0.5× 248 0.9× 270 1.3× 140 0.7× 14 904
George S. Myers United States 16 198 0.4× 255 0.9× 370 1.4× 242 1.2× 95 0.5× 48 2.0k
Bruce Riska United States 19 585 1.0× 573 2.1× 360 1.4× 213 1.0× 100 0.5× 27 1.4k
Colin Beer United States 15 342 0.6× 80 0.3× 384 1.4× 54 0.3× 121 0.6× 31 817
Max K. Hecht United States 21 614 1.1× 440 1.6× 403 1.5× 570 2.8× 78 0.4× 59 1.8k
R. F. Ewer South Africa 21 386 0.7× 174 0.6× 553 2.1× 553 2.7× 382 2.0× 42 1.6k
Richard H. Manville United States 14 371 0.7× 203 0.7× 792 3.0× 184 0.9× 129 0.7× 59 1.5k
H B D Kettlewell United Kingdom 13 720 1.3× 496 1.8× 263 1.0× 15 0.1× 127 0.7× 26 1.3k
Louis Levine United States 19 284 0.5× 310 1.1× 112 0.4× 167 0.8× 78 0.4× 82 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernhard Rensch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernhard Rensch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rensch, Bernhard. (2016). UEBER EINIGE VOGELSAMMLUNGEN DES BUITENZORGER MUSEUMS VON DEN KLEINEN SUNDA-INSELN.. TREUBIA. 13(3-4). 371–400. 1 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard, et al.. (2010). Das Ausmaß visueller Lernfähigkeit eines Indischen Elefanten. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie. 12(1). 68–76. 4 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard. (1988). Probleme genereller Determiniertheit allen Geschehens. 6 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard. (1979). Gesetzlichkeit, Psychophysischer Zusammenhang, Willensfreiheit und Ethik. DUNCKER UND HUMBLOT eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard. (1978). Die Strategie der Genesis.Rupert Riedl. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 53(1). 58–59. 1 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard & Franz M. Wuketits. (1977). Das Universale Weltbild Evolution Und Naturphilosophie. Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard. (1972). Neuere Probleme der Abstammungslehre : die transspezifische Evolution. 51 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard. (1970). Homo sapiens : vom Tier zum Halbgott. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
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Rensch, Bernhard & Gerti Dücker. (1969). Manipulierfähigkeit eines Wickelbären bei längeren Handlungsketten. Ethology. 26(1). 104–112. 5 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard. (1969). Gedächtnisprüfung für Wertstufen bei einem Rhesusaffen. Ethology. 26(1). 113–118. 2 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard. (1968). Biophilosophie auf erkenntnistheoretischer Grundlage (Panpsychistischer Identismus). G. Fischer eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard, et al.. (1968). Autoradiographische Untersuchungen �ber visuelle ?Engramm?-Bildung bei Fischen (II). Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 304(3). 242–252. 3 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard & H. Rahmann. (1966). [Autoradiographical studies of visual "engram" formation in guppies. 1].. PubMed. 290(2). 158–66. 5 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard & H. Rahmann. (1966). Autoradiographische Untersuchungen �ber visuelle ?Engramm?-Bildung bei Zahnkarpfen. I. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 290(2). 158–166. 7 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard & Gerti Dücker. (1963). Haptisches Lern‐ und Unterscheidungsvermögen bei einem Waschbären. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie. 20(5). 608–615. 3 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard, et al.. (1963). Die visuelle Lernkapazität von Leguanen. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie. 20(1). 34–42. 6 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard. (1958). Die Abh�ngigkeit der Struktur und der Leistungen tierischer Gehirne von ihrer Gr��e. Die Naturwissenschaften. 45(8). 175–180. 3 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard. (1955). Elektrophysiologische Untersuchungen �ber das Zusammenwirken der Mittelhirnhemisph�ren beim Frosch. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 37(6). 496–508. 8 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard, et al.. (1954). Lang andauernde bedingte Reflexe bei R�ckenmarksfr�schen. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 36(3). 318–326. 6 indexed citations
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Rensch, Bernhard. (1952). Psychische Komponenten der Sinnesorgane : eine psychophysische Hypothese. 3 indexed citations

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