Helmut Kovac

1.7k total citations
52 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Helmut Kovac is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Helmut Kovac has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Genetics, 35 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 26 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Helmut Kovac's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (46 papers), Plant and animal studies (32 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (26 papers). Helmut Kovac is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (46 papers), Plant and animal studies (32 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (26 papers). Helmut Kovac collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Italy and Denmark. Helmut Kovac's co-authors include Anton Stabentheiner, Helmut Käfer, Robert Brodschneider, Karl Crailsheim, Stefan K. Hetz, Cecília Costa, Jutta Vollmann, Udo Anegg, K. Leber and G. Pendl and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Journal of Experimental Biology.

In The Last Decade

Helmut Kovac

51 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helmut Kovac Austria 21 1.1k 927 856 181 177 52 1.3k
Bingzhong Ren China 17 346 0.3× 212 0.2× 368 0.4× 244 1.3× 89 0.5× 74 1.1k
Julie Abisgold United Kingdom 10 188 0.2× 259 0.3× 384 0.4× 154 0.9× 84 0.5× 13 714
William Morton Wheeler United States 10 474 0.5× 462 0.5× 205 0.2× 58 0.3× 35 0.2× 18 732
K. Bakker Netherlands 21 314 0.3× 731 0.8× 993 1.2× 88 0.5× 338 1.9× 40 1.6k
Hideki Ueno Japan 17 93 0.1× 183 0.2× 291 0.3× 41 0.2× 88 0.5× 37 622
Takashi Ohtsu Japan 18 145 0.1× 140 0.2× 159 0.2× 160 0.9× 287 1.6× 28 1.0k
Sonja Bisch-Knaden Germany 15 251 0.2× 239 0.3× 284 0.3× 363 2.0× 27 0.2× 27 696
Thorin L. Geister Germany 16 178 0.2× 193 0.2× 146 0.2× 111 0.6× 157 0.9× 38 918
Johan Forsberg Sweden 12 340 0.3× 545 0.6× 150 0.2× 18 0.1× 113 0.6× 17 673
Fanny Schüpfer Switzerland 13 170 0.2× 128 0.1× 403 0.5× 137 0.8× 58 0.3× 21 847

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helmut Kovac

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kovac, Helmut, et al.. (2025). Respiratory metabolism and energetics of Polistes paper wasp larvae and pupae from differing climates. Insectes Sociaux. 73(1). 145–156. 1 indexed citations
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Kovac, Helmut, et al.. (2025). The effect of heat stress on paper wasps from different climates. Journal of Thermal Biology. 132. 104188–104188. 2 indexed citations
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Käfer, Helmut, et al.. (2025). Critical thermal maxima of Polistes life stages from different climates, with a critical evaluation of methods. Journal of Thermal Biology. 129. 104111–104111. 3 indexed citations
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Kovac, Helmut, et al.. (2023). The Impact of Climate on the Energetics of Overwintering Paper Wasp Gynes (Polistes dominula and Polistes gallicus). Insects. 14(11). 849–849. 3 indexed citations
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Käfer, Helmut, Helmut Kovac, & Anton Stabentheiner. (2023). Habitat Temperatures of the Red Firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus: The Value of Small-Scale Climate Data Measurement. Insects. 14(11). 843–843. 1 indexed citations
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Kovac, Helmut, et al.. (2023). Relationship between Nest and Body Temperature and Microclimate in the Paper Wasp Polistes dominula. Insects. 14(11). 886–886. 7 indexed citations
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Stabentheiner, Anton, Helmut Kovac, Monika Mandl, & Helmut Käfer. (2021). Coping with the cold and fighting the heat: thermal homeostasis of a superorganism, the honeybee colony. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 207(3). 337–351. 47 indexed citations
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Kovac, Helmut, Helmut Käfer, & Anton Stabentheiner. (2020). The Respiratory Metabolism of Polistes biglumis, a Paper Wasp from Mountainous Regions. Insects. 11(3). 165–165. 13 indexed citations
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Chafino, Sílvia, David López‐Escardó, Giovanni Benelli, et al.. (2018). Differential expression of the adult specifier E93 in the strepsipteran Xenos vesparum Rossi suggests a role in female neoteny. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 14176–14176. 20 indexed citations
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Kovac, Helmut, Helmut Käfer, Iacopo Petrocelli, & Anton Stabentheiner. (2016). Comparison of thermal traits of Polistes dominula and Polistes gallicus, two European paper wasps with strongly differing distribution ranges. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 187(2). 277–290. 21 indexed citations
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Stabentheiner, Anton & Helmut Kovac. (2016). Honeybee economics: optimisation of foraging in a variable world. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 28339–28339. 32 indexed citations
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Käfer, Helmut, Helmut Kovac, Barbara Oswald, & Anton Stabentheiner. (2015). Respiration and metabolism of the resting European paper wasp (Polistes dominulus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 185(6). 647–658. 20 indexed citations
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Kovac, Helmut, Helmut Käfer, Anton Stabentheiner, & Cecília Costa. (2014). Metabolism and upper thermal limits of Apis mellifera carnica and A. m. ligustica. Apidologie. 45(6). 664–677. 70 indexed citations
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Käfer, Helmut, Helmut Kovac, & Anton Stabentheiner. (2013). Respiration patterns of resting wasps (Vespula sp.). Journal of Insect Physiology. 59(4). 475–486. 4 indexed citations
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Stabentheiner, Anton, Helmut Kovac, & Robert Brodschneider. (2010). Honeybee Colony Thermoregulation – Regulatory Mechanisms and Contribution of Individuals in Dependence on Age, Location and Thermal Stress. PLoS ONE. 5(1). e8967–e8967. 195 indexed citations
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Kovac, Helmut, et al.. (2009). Thermoregulation of water foraging wasps (Vespula vulgaris and Polistes dominulus). Journal of Insect Physiology. 55(10). 959–966. 32 indexed citations
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Kovac, Helmut, Anton Stabentheiner, & Robert Brodschneider. (2009). Contribution of honeybee drones of different age to colonial thermoregulation. Apidologie. 40(1). 82–95. 27 indexed citations
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Stabentheiner, Anton, et al.. (2007). Thermal Behaviour of Honeybees During Aggressive Interactions. Ethology. 113(10). 995–1006. 29 indexed citations
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Vollmann, Jutta, et al.. (2003). Oxygen consumption and body temperature of active and resting honeybees. Journal of Insect Physiology. 49(9). 881–889. 62 indexed citations
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Litscher, Gerhard, et al.. (1997). Transcranial Cerebral Oximetry in the Hyperbaric Environment - Transkranielle zerebrale Oximetrie unter hyperbaren Bedingungen. Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering. 42(3). 38–41. 10 indexed citations

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