Clarke H. Scholtz

6.5k total citations
201 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Clarke H. Scholtz is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Clarke H. Scholtz has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Paleontology, 108 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 70 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Clarke H. Scholtz's work include Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography (112 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (68 papers) and Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (49 papers). Clarke H. Scholtz is often cited by papers focused on Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography (112 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (68 papers) and Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (49 papers). Clarke H. Scholtz collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Sweden and Denmark. Clarke H. Scholtz's co-authors include Adrian L. V. Davis, Steven L. Chown, Marie Dacke, Eric J. Warrant, Marcus J. Byrne, T. Keith Philips, Peter Holter, Catherine L. Sole, Vasily V. Grebennikov and Kerstin Krüger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Clarke H. Scholtz

192 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Clarke H. Scholtz South Africa 38 2.3k 1.8k 1.5k 1.4k 882 201 4.9k
Ignacio Ribera Spain 40 3.3k 1.4× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 2.4k 1.8× 1.2k 1.3× 195 5.8k
Michael Balke Germany 37 3.5k 1.5× 1.2k 0.7× 652 0.4× 2.2k 1.6× 1.2k 1.4× 203 6.0k
Rebecca T. Kimball United States 40 2.6k 1.1× 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 1.9k 1.4× 360 0.4× 158 6.7k
Andrew V. Z. Brower United States 39 3.7k 1.6× 659 0.4× 779 0.5× 859 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 100 6.0k
J. L. Cloudsley‐Thompson United Kingdom 34 1.4k 0.6× 487 0.3× 1.1k 0.7× 1.8k 1.3× 432 0.5× 218 5.0k
Dirk Ahrens Germany 25 2.1k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 270 0.2× 750 0.6× 656 0.7× 171 3.4k
Brian D. Farrell United States 41 4.2k 1.8× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 2.2k 1.6× 2.4k 2.7× 87 6.6k
Brian C. O’Meara United States 29 2.1k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 349 0.4× 65 5.4k
Stewart H. Berlocher United States 29 2.9k 1.2× 306 0.2× 778 0.5× 1.9k 1.4× 2.3k 2.7× 63 5.8k
Thomas J. DeWitt United States 26 2.6k 1.1× 283 0.2× 1.8k 1.1× 2.1k 1.6× 395 0.4× 49 5.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Scholtz, Clarke H., et al.. (2023). An Eocene fossil scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from Tanzania. South African Journal of Science. 119(3/4). 1 indexed citations
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Sota, Teiji, Michio Hori, Clarke H. Scholtz, et al.. (2020). The origin of the giant ground beetleAplothorax burchellion St Helena Island. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 131(1). 50–60. 4 indexed citations
3.
Sole, Catherine L., et al.. (2015). A molecular phylogeny of the African Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 73(2). 303–321. 22 indexed citations
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Scholtz, Clarke H., et al.. (2006). Biology and ecology of Circellium bacchus (Fabricius 1781) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae), a South African dung beetle of conservation concern. Tropical Zoology. 19(2). 185–207. 20 indexed citations
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Davis, Adrian L. V., et al.. (2005). A dung beetle survey of selected Gauteng nature reserves : implications for conservation of the provincial scarabaeine fauna. African Entomology. 13(1). 1–16. 13 indexed citations
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Veldtman, Ruan, Mélodie A. McGeoch, & Clarke H. Scholtz. (2004). Parasitoids of southern African wild silk moths (Lepidoptera). African Entomology. 12(1). 117–122. 7 indexed citations
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Frolov, Andrey V. & Clarke H. Scholtz. (2003). Revision of the Afrotropical dung beetle genus Sarophorus Erichson (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae). African Entomology. 11(2). 183–198. 10 indexed citations
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Frolov, Andrey V. & Clarke H. Scholtz. (2003). A new genus and species of dung beetle from southern Namibia (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae) : short communication. African Entomology. 11(2). 297–299. 3 indexed citations
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Philips, T. Keith, et al.. (2000). Geometric morphometrics, the metendosternite and its use in phylogenetics of the Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera). 14. 125–148. 16 indexed citations
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Philips, T. Keith & Clarke H. Scholtz. (2000). A new genus and species of trichome-bearing dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from South Africa. African Entomology. 8(2). 227–231. 3 indexed citations
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Scholtz, Clarke H. & Steven L. Chown. (1995). Insects in southern Africa: how many species are there?. South African Journal of Science. 91(3). 124–126. 20 indexed citations
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Scholtz, Clarke H. & S. Endrödy‐Younga. (1994). Systematic position of Colophon Gray (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), based on larval characters. African Entomology. 2(1). 13–20. 10 indexed citations
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Scholtz, Clarke H., et al.. (1991). Description of the larva of Circellium bacchus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 54(2). 261–264. 6 indexed citations
14.
Chown, Steven L. & Clarke H. Scholtz. (1989). Cryptogam herbivory in Curculionidae (Coleoptera) from the sub- Antarctic Prince Edward Islands. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 43(2). 165–169. 9 indexed citations
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Scholtz, Clarke H. & Arthur V. Evans. (1987). A revision of the African Ochodaeidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 50(2). 399–426. 5 indexed citations
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Scholtz, Clarke H. & Henry F. Howden. (1987). A revision of the african canthonina coleoptera scarabaeidae scarabaeinae. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 50(1). 75–119. 33 indexed citations
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Scholtz, Clarke H. & Henry F. Howden. (1987). A revision of the southern African genus Epirinus Reiche (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 50(1). 121–154. 17 indexed citations
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Howden, Henry F. & Clarke H. Scholtz. (1986). Changes in a Texas USA Dung Beetle Community between 1975 and 1985 Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Scarabaeinae. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 40. 21 indexed citations
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Scholtz, Clarke H.. (1981). Aptery in Trox (Coleoptera: Trogidae): morphological changes and their relationship to habitat. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 44(1). 83–87. 18 indexed citations
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Scholtz, Clarke H.. (1978). Notes on plant galls formed by Lepidoptera in the Transvaal. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 2 indexed citations

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