Gerd von Wahlert

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 904 citations indexed

About

Gerd von Wahlert is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerd von Wahlert has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 904 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 2 papers in Paleontology and 2 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Gerd von Wahlert's work include Philosophy and History of Science (3 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (2 papers) and Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution (1 paper). Gerd von Wahlert is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and History of Science (3 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (2 papers) and Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution (1 paper). Gerd von Wahlert collaborates with scholars based in Germany and United States. Gerd von Wahlert's co-authors include Walter J. Bock, Pierre-P. Grassé, David B. Wake and Hilary B. Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as Evolution, Systematic Biology and Copeia.

In The Last Decade

Gerd von Wahlert

12 papers receiving 805 citations

Hit Papers

ADAPTATION AND THE FORM-FUNCTION COMPLEX 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 100 200 300 400
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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. ADAPTATION AND THE FORM-FUNCTION COMPLEX
    1965 432 citations Walter J. Bock, Gerd von Wahlert Evolution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerd von Wahlert Germany 7 270 248 220 147 140 14 904
Bernhard Rensch Germany 12 205 0.8× 266 1.1× 562 2.6× 121 0.8× 187 1.3× 49 1.3k
D. Dwight Davis United Kingdom 10 330 1.2× 304 1.2× 245 1.1× 66 0.4× 89 0.6× 17 683
Peter Charles Goody United Kingdom 7 282 1.0× 114 0.5× 132 0.6× 50 0.3× 52 0.4× 11 580
Robert J. O’Hara United States 14 254 0.9× 227 0.9× 314 1.4× 107 0.7× 111 0.8× 39 1.1k
T. H. Frazzetta United States 11 399 1.5× 137 0.6× 180 0.8× 304 2.1× 37 0.3× 12 798
Colin Beer United States 15 54 0.2× 384 1.5× 342 1.6× 54 0.4× 121 0.9× 31 817
George S. Myers United States 16 242 0.9× 370 1.5× 198 0.9× 207 1.4× 95 0.7× 48 2.0k
Max K. Hecht United States 21 570 2.1× 403 1.6× 614 2.8× 539 3.7× 78 0.6× 59 1.8k
Keith Stewart Thomson United States 21 653 2.4× 204 0.8× 134 0.6× 149 1.0× 28 0.2× 106 1.5k
Kenneth A. Kermack United Kingdom 14 960 3.6× 158 0.6× 254 1.2× 154 1.0× 62 0.4× 24 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerd von Wahlert

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Wahlert, Gerd von, et al.. (1981). Was Darwin noch nicht wissen konnte : die Naturgeschichte der Biosphäre. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Wahlert, Gerd von. (1968). Latimeria und die Geschichte der Wirbeltiere : Eine evolutionsbiologische Untersuchung. G. Fischer eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Wake, David B. & Gerd von Wahlert. (1967). Molche und Salamander. Copeia. 1967(3). 692–692. 1 indexed citations
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Bock, Walter J. & Gerd von Wahlert. (1965). ADAPTATION AND THE FORM-FUNCTION COMPLEX. Evolution. 19(3). 269–299. 432 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bock, Walter J. & Gerd von Wahlert. (1965). Adaptation and the Form-Function Complex. Evolution. 19(3). 269–269. 157 indexed citations
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Wahlert, Gerd von. (1965). The Role of Ecological Factors in the Origin of Higher Levels of Organization. Systematic Biology. 14(4). 288–300. 29 indexed citations
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Wahlert, Gerd von. (1965). The Role of Ecological Factors in the Origin of Higher Levels of Organization. Systematic Zoology. 14(4). 288–288. 22 indexed citations
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Wahlert, Gerd von, et al.. (1964). Eine bemerkenswerte Anordnung von Schuppenfortsätzen beim KnochenfischBalistes bursa und ihre hydrodynamische Erklärung. Die Naturwissenschaften. 51(2). 45–45. 1 indexed citations
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Wahlert, Gerd von. (1964). Passive Atmung bei Haien. Die Naturwissenschaften. 51(12). 297–298. 3 indexed citations
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Bock, Walter J. & Gerd von Wahlert. (1963). TWO EVOLUTIONARY THEORIES—A DISCUSSION. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 14(54). 140–146. 10 indexed citations
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Wahlert, Gerd von & Hilary B. Moore. (1959). Marine Ecology. Copeia. 1959(1). 81–81. 1 indexed citations
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Wahlert, Gerd von & Pierre-P. Grassé. (1958). Traite de Zoologie. Anatomie, Systematique, Biologie. Copeia. 1958(4). 342–342. 229 indexed citations
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Wahlert, Gerd von. (1957). Merkmalsverschiebung und Merkmalskoppelung — Ein neontologischer Beitrag zur Evolutionsforschung. Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 31(1-2). 23–31. 2 indexed citations
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Wahlert, Gerd von. (1952). On the Systematic Position of the Salamandrid Genus Taricha and Its Species. Copeia. 1952(1). 29–29. 3 indexed citations

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