Heribert Hofer

13.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
228 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Heribert Hofer is a scholar working on Ecology, Social Psychology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Heribert Hofer has authored 228 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Ecology, 53 papers in Social Psychology and 53 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Heribert Hofer's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (87 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (48 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (34 papers). Heribert Hofer is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (87 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (48 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (34 papers). Heribert Hofer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. Heribert Hofer's co-authors include Marion L. East, Bettina Wachter, Oliver P. Höner, Wolfgang Goymann, Rahel Sollmann, Kenneth L. Campbell, Kerstin Wilhelm, Oliver Krone, Erich Möstl and Martin Loibooki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Heribert Hofer

222 papers receiving 7.0k citations

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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.

Recent advances in primatology

1969 504 citations Heribert Hofer S. Karger eBooks profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heribert Hofer Germany	51	3.6k	2.0k	1.7k	1.2k	861	228	7.3k
Tony L. Goldberg United States	52	1.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	790 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	202 0.2×	260	8.3k
Guy Beauchamp Canada	49	2.9k 0.8×	963 0.5×	3.8k 2.3×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	335	9.4k
Nigel C. Bennett South Africa	51	6.2k 1.7×	1.7k 0.9×	5.4k 3.2×	1.7k 1.4×	399 0.5×	532	12.1k
Walter Arnold Austria	41	2.1k 0.6×	464 0.2×	1.9k 1.1×	546 0.4×	538 0.6×	154	4.5k
Jill G. Pilkington United Kingdom	42	2.6k 0.7×	327 0.2×	1.9k 1.1×	2.6k 2.1×	768 0.9×	113	5.9k
Dominique Pontier France	42	2.5k 0.7×	529 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	2.6k 2.1×	327 0.4×	160	6.7k
Sarah M. Durant United Kingdom	35	3.0k 0.8×	736 0.4×	883 0.5×	753 0.6×	550 0.6×	95	4.2k
Warren E. Johnson United States	51	4.3k 1.2×	930 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	4.2k 3.5×	484 0.6×	191	10.6k
Oliver A. Ryder United States	51	2.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	6.1k 5.0×	149 0.2×	233	13.0k
Marion L. East Germany	39	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	754 0.6×	535 0.6×	105	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Heribert Hofer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heribert Hofer

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Krücken, Jürgen, Sandro Andreotti, Susan Mbedi, et al.. (2025). Cytochrome c oxidase I deep amplicon sequencing for metabarcoding of equine strongyle communities: unexpectedly high Strongylus spp. prevalence in treated horses. International Journal for Parasitology. 56(4). 104737–104737.

Hofer, Heribert, et al.. (2024). Effect of human induced surface water scarcity on herbivore distribution during the dry season in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania. Wildlife Biology. 2025(1). 3 indexed citations

Courtiol, Alexandre, et al.. (2023). Pup Recruitment in a Eusocial Mammal—Which Factors Influence Early Pup Survival in Naked Mole-Rats?. Animals. 13(4). 630–630. 1 indexed citations

Hofer, Heribert, et al.. (2022). Do anthropogenic sources of food increase livestock predation in the area surrounding Ruaha National Park?. Environmental Conservation. 49(2). 105–113. 4 indexed citations

Franz, Mathias, Sarah Benhaiem, Heribert Hofer, et al.. (2021). ‘Keeping the kids at home’ can limit the persistence of contagious pathogens in social animals. Journal of Animal Ecology. 90(11). 2523–2535. 2 indexed citations

Melzheimer, Joerg, Sonja K. Heinrich, Susanne Thalwitzer, et al.. (2020). Communication hubs of an asocial cat are the source of a human–carnivore conflict and key to its solution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(52). 33325–33333. 38 indexed citations

Kaumanns, Werner, et al.. (2020). Animals are designed for breeding: captive population management needs a new perspective. PUBLISSO (German National Library of Medicine). 8(2). 76–85. 5 indexed citations

Ludwig, Carsten, et al.. (2019). Asymmetric reproductive aging in cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) females in European zoos. PUBLISSO (German National Library of Medicine). 7(2). 87–93. 5 indexed citations

Kramer‐Schadt, Stephanie, Laurentius Ambu, Frank Göritz, et al.. (2016). The catastrophic decline of the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) in Sabah: Historic exploitation, reduced female reproductive performance and population viability. Global Ecology and Conservation. 6. 257–275. 12 indexed citations

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Olarte‐Castillo, Ximena A., Felix Heeger, Camila J. Mazzoni, et al.. (2015). Molecular characterization of canine kobuvirus in wild carnivores and the domestic dog in Africa. Virology. 477. 89–97. 33 indexed citations

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Rutter, Karoline, Albert Friedrich Stättermayer, Péter Ferenci, et al.. (2013). 896 SUCCESSFUL HCV ERADICATION DUE TO ANTIVIRAL THERAPY IS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED LONG TERM OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C. Journal of Hepatology. 58. S369–S369. 3 indexed citations

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Jeltsch, Florian, Dries Bonte, Guy Pe’er, et al.. (2013). Integrating movement ecology with biodiversity research - exploring new avenues to address spatiotemporal biodiversity dynamics. Movement Ecology. 1(1). 6–6. 185 indexed citations

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Nikolin, Veljko, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Veronika von Messling, et al.. (2012). Antagonistic Pleiotropy and Fitness Trade-Offs Reveal Specialist and Generalist Traits in Strains of Canine Distemper Virus. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e50955–e50955. 36 indexed citations

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Wilting, Andreas, Anna F. Cord, Andrew J. Hearn, et al.. (2010). Modelling the Species Distribution of Flat-Headed Cats (Prionailurus planiceps), an Endangered South-East Asian Small Felid. PLoS ONE. 5(3). e9612–e9612. 100 indexed citations

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Schwarm, Angela, Sylvia Ortmann, Heribert Hofer, et al.. (2006). Digestion studies in captive Hippopotamidae: a group of large ungulates with an unusually low metabolic rate. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 90(7-8). 300–308. 38 indexed citations

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Fyumagwa, Robert, et al.. (2003). Immobilizations and evaluation of clinical parameters from freeranging elephants in Southern Tanzania. Pachyderm. 140–145. 3 indexed citations

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Hermes, Robert, et al.. (2003). Immobilization and evaluation of some clinical parameters for free-ranging elephants (Loxodonta africana) in southern Tanzania. Pachyderm. 35. 140–145. 1 indexed citations

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Wachter, Bettina, et al.. (2002). Low aggression levels and unbiased sex ratios in a prey-rich environment: no evidence of siblicide in Ngorongoro spotted hyenas ( Crocuta crocuta ). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 52(4). 348–356. 24 indexed citations

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Hofer, Heribert, et al.. (1972). Die Sonderstellung des Menschen : naturwissenschaftliche und geisteswissenschaftliche Aspekte. G. Fischer eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Hofer, Heribert. (1969). Recent advances in primatology. S. Karger eBooks. 504 indexed citations breakdown →

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