Bernhard Seifert

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Bernhard Seifert is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernhard Seifert has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Genetics, 86 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 20 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Bernhard Seifert's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (93 papers), Plant and animal studies (73 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (25 papers). Bernhard Seifert is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (93 papers), Plant and animal studies (73 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (25 papers). Bernhard Seifert collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Hungary. Bernhard Seifert's co-authors include Florian M. Steiner, Birgit C. Schlick‐Steiner, Christian Stauffer, Erhard Christian, Ross H. Crozier, Pekka Pamilo, Karl Moder, Jürgen Heınze, Sándor Csősz and Jonna Kulmuni and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Bernhard Seifert

99 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Integrative Taxonomy: A Multisource Approach to Exploring... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 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. Integrative Taxonomy: A Multisource Approach to Exploring Biodiversity
    2009 797 citations Birgit C. Schlick‐Steiner, Florian M. Steiner 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
Bernhard Seifert Germany 27 2.1k 2.1k 704 399 363 107 2.9k
Birgit C. Schlick‐Steiner Austria 29 1.8k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 1.6× 619 1.6× 343 0.9× 126 3.3k
Florian M. Steiner Austria 29 1.9k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 1.2k 1.6× 630 1.6× 350 1.0× 129 3.4k
Xavier Espadaler Spain 27 1.6k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 802 1.1× 303 0.8× 219 0.6× 188 2.4k
Bruno Corbara France 29 1.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 454 0.6× 367 0.9× 153 0.4× 112 2.0k
Hervé Jourdan France 25 1.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 647 0.9× 323 0.8× 113 0.3× 82 2.0k
Erhard Christian Austria 19 954 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 383 0.5× 373 0.9× 111 0.3× 45 1.7k
Xím Cerdá Spain 37 3.3k 1.6× 3.7k 1.8× 1.1k 1.6× 480 1.2× 182 0.5× 126 4.3k
James K. Wetterer United States 27 1.7k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 744 1.1× 225 0.6× 456 1.3× 139 2.2k
Michael F. Braby Australia 24 1.6k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 582 0.8× 547 1.4× 76 0.2× 115 2.9k
Leonardo Dapporto Italy 36 2.0k 1.0× 2.4k 1.1× 1.0k 1.4× 516 1.3× 99 0.3× 164 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Bernhard Seifert

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernhard Seifert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernhard Seifert

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All Works

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Arthofer, Wolfgang, Karl Moder, Heino Konrad, et al.. (2025). Genetic and phenotypic responses to habitat fragmentation in a European harvester ant. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 18(6). 1053–1068. 1 indexed citations
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Csősz, Sándor, et al.. (2024). A new species of yellow acorn ant discovered in Italy via integrative taxonomy (Temnothorax luteus-complex, Formicidae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(2). 183–197. 1 indexed citations
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Seifert, Bernhard, et al.. (2024). Taxonomy of the Palearctic socially parasitic Temnothorax (Myrmoxenus) ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). PLoS ONE. 19(10). e0308712–e0308712. 1 indexed citations
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Seifert, Bernhard, et al.. (2023). Elucidating the trophic role of Tapinoma ibericum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as a potential predator of olive pests. Journal of Applied Entomology. 147(8). 667–675. 5 indexed citations
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Bernasconi, Christian, Heikki Helanterä, Bernhard Seifert, et al.. (2022). Whole‐genome analysis of multiple wood ant population pairs supports similar speciation histories, but different degrees of gene flow, across their European ranges. Molecular Ecology. 31(12). 3416–3431. 9 indexed citations
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Seifert, Bernhard. (2021). A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the Formica rufa group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – the famous mound-building red wood ants. PUBLISSO (German National Library of Medicine). 19 indexed citations
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Seifert, Bernhard, et al.. (2013). Cardiocondyla pirata sp. n. – a new Philippine ant with enigmatic pigmentation pattern (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys. 301(301). 13–24. 3 indexed citations
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Kulmuni, Jonna, Bernhard Seifert, & Pekka Pamilo. (2010). Segregation distortion causes large-scale differences between male and female genomes in hybrid ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(16). 7371–7376. 47 indexed citations
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Cremer, Sylvia, Line V. Ugelvig, Falko P. Drijfhout, et al.. (2008). The Evolution of Invasiveness in Garden Ants. PLoS ONE. 3(12). e3838–e3838. 76 indexed citations
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Goropashnaya, Anna V., Vadim B. Fedorov, Bernhard Seifert, & Pekka Pamilo. (2007). Phylogeography and population structure in the ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) across Eurasia as reflected by mitochondrial DNA variation and microsatellites. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 44(6). 462–474. 30 indexed citations
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Schultz, R. Jack, et al.. (2007). A Critical Checklist of the Ants of Mongolia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). 55. 1–8. 6 indexed citations
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Schlick‐Steiner, Birgit C., Florian M. Steiner, Karl Moder, et al.. (2006). A multidisciplinary approach reveals cryptic diversity in Western Palearctic Tetramorium ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40(1). 259–273. 145 indexed citations
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Seifert, Bernhard. (2004). Ideal phenotypes and mismatching haplotypes ? errors of mtDNA treeing in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) detected by standardized morphometry. Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 4(4). 295–305. 30 indexed citations
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Schlick‐Steiner, Birgit C., Florian M. Steiner, & Bernhard Seifert. (2002). Lasius flavus--a host species of Lasius mixtus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).. Sociobiology. 39(1). 141–143.
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Seifert, Bernhard, et al.. (1994). Development of dendritic trees of rabbit retinal alpha ganglion cells: Relation to differential retinal growth. Visual Neuroscience. 11(5). 979–988. 6 indexed citations
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Reichenbach, Andreas, et al.. (1991). Development of the rabbit retina. IV. Tissue tensility and elasticity in dependence on topographic specializations. Experimental Eye Research. 53(2). 241–251. 30 indexed citations

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