Heribert Hofer

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

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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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Recent advances in primatology

1969 504 citations Heribert Hofer S. Karger eBooks profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cytochrome c oxidase I deep amplicon sequencing for metabarcoding of equine strongyle communities: unexpectedly high Strongylus spp. prevalence in treated horses 2025 ·International Journal for Parasitology ·Jürgen Krücken, (unknown), Sandro Andreotti, (unknown), Susan Mbedi, (unknown), J A Schmidt, Fernando de Almeida Borges, (unknown), Guillaume Sallé, Heribert Hofer, Jacqueline B. Matthews, Thomas Tzelos, Martin K. Nielsen, Тetiana А. Kuzmina, Georg von Samson‐Himmelstjerna	0
2	Effect of human induced surface water scarcity on herbivore distribution during the dry season in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania 2024 ·Wildlife Biology ·(unknown), Heribert Hofer, Cédric Scherer, Stephanie Kramer‐Schadt, Marion L. East	3
3	Pup Recruitment in a Eusocial Mammal—Which Factors Influence Early Pup Survival in Naked Mole-Rats? 2023 ·Animals ·(unknown), Alexandre Courtiol, Heribert Hofer, Susanne Holtze, Thomas B. Hildebrandt	1
4	Do anthropogenic sources of food increase livestock predation in the area surrounding Ruaha National Park? 2022 ·Environmental Conservation ·(unknown), Heribert Hofer, Marion L. East	4
5	‘Keeping the kids at home’ can limit the persistence of contagious pathogens in social animals 2021 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·(unknown), Mathias Franz, Sarah Benhaiem, Heribert Hofer, Cédric Scherer, Marion L. East, Stephanie Kramer‐Schadt	2
6	Communication hubs of an asocial cat are the source of a human–carnivore conflict and key to its solution 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Joerg Melzheimer, Sonja K. Heinrich, (unknown), (unknown), Susanne Thalwitzer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Miha Krofel, Heribert Hofer, Bettina Wachter	38
7	Animals are designed for breeding: captive population management needs a new perspective 2020 ·PUBLISSO (German National Library of Medicine) ·Werner Kaumanns, (unknown), Heribert Hofer	5
8	Asymmetric reproductive aging in cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) females in European zoos 2019 ·PUBLISSO (German National Library of Medicine) ·Carsten Ludwig, Martin Dehnhard, (unknown), (unknown), Heribert Hofer, Bettina Wachter	5
9	The catastrophic decline of the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) in Sabah: Historic exploitation, reduced female reproductive performance and population viability 2016 ·Global Ecology and Conservation ·(unknown), Stephanie Kramer‐Schadt, Laurentius Ambu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Frank Göritz, Robert Hermes, J. Payne, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas B. Hildebrandt, Heribert Hofer	12
10	Molecular characterization of canine kobuvirus in wild carnivores and the domestic dog in Africa 2015 ·Virology ·Ximena A. Olarte‐Castillo, Felix Heeger, Camila J. Mazzoni, Alex D. Greenwood, Robert Fyumagwa, Patricia D. Moehlman, Heribert Hofer, Marion L. East	33
11	896 SUCCESSFUL HCV ERADICATION DUE TO ANTIVIRAL THERAPY IS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED LONG TERM OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C 2013 ·Journal of Hepatology ·Karoline Rutter, Albert Friedrich Stättermayer, Péter Ferenci, S. Beinhardt, Thomas Scherzer, Robert Straßl, Petra Steindl‐Munda, Michael Trauner, Heribert Hofer	3
12	Integrating movement ecology with biodiversity research - exploring new avenues to address spatiotemporal biodiversity dynamics 2013 ·Movement Ecology ·Florian Jeltsch, Dries Bonte, Guy Pe’er, Björn Reineking, Peter Leimgruber, Niko Balkenhol, Boris Schröder, Carsten M. Buchmann, Thomas Mueller, Niels Blaum, Damaris Zurell, Katrin Böhning‐Gaese, Thorsten Wiegand, Jana A. Eccard, Heribert Hofer, (unknown), Ute Eggers, Silke Bauer	185
13	Antagonistic Pleiotropy and Fitness Trade-Offs Reveal Specialist and Generalist Traits in Strains of Canine Distemper Virus 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Veljko Nikolin, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Veronika von Messling, Heribert Hofer, Danielle E. Anderson, Edward J. Dubovi, Edgar Brunner, Marion L. East	36
14	Modelling the Species Distribution of Flat-Headed Cats (Prionailurus planiceps), an Endangered South-East Asian Small Felid 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·Andreas Wilting, Anna F. Cord, Andrew J. Hearn, Deike Hesse, Azlan Mohamed, (unknown), Susan M. Cheyne, Sunarto Sunarto, (unknown), Joanna Ross, Aurélie Shapiro, Anthony Sebastián, Stefan Dech, Christine Breitenmoser‐Würsten, Jim Sanderson, J. W. Duckworth, Heribert Hofer	100
15	Digestion studies in captive Hippopotamidae: a group of large ungulates with an unusually low metabolic rate 2006 ·Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition ·Angela Schwarm, Sylvia Ortmann, Heribert Hofer, W. Jürgen Streich, Edmund Flach, (unknown), Jürgen Hummel, J. C. Castell, Marcus Clauß	38
16	Immobilizations and evaluation of clinical parameters from freeranging elephants in Southern Tanzania 2003 ·Pachyderm ·(unknown), (unknown), Robert Fyumagwa, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Heribert Hofer, Frank Goeritz	3
17	Immobilization and evaluation of some clinical parameters for free-ranging elephants (Loxodonta africana) in southern Tanzania 2003 ·Pachyderm ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert Hermes, (unknown), Heribert Hofer, Frank Göritz	1
18	Low aggression levels and unbiased sex ratios in a prey-rich environment: no evidence of siblicide in Ngorongoro spotted hyenas ( Crocuta crocuta ) 2002 ·Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology ·Bettina Wachter, Oliver P. Höner, Marion L. East, (unknown), Heribert Hofer	24
19	Die Sonderstellung des Menschen : naturwissenschaftliche und geisteswissenschaftliche Aspekte 1972 ·G. Fischer eBooks ·Heribert Hofer, (unknown)	2
20	Recent advances in primatology breakdown → 1969 ·S. Karger eBooks ·Heribert Hofer	504

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