Horst Hertel

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Horst Hertel is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Horst Hertel has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 21 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Horst Hertel's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (20 papers), Plant and animal studies (19 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (16 papers). Horst Hertel is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (20 papers), Plant and animal studies (19 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (16 papers). Horst Hertel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Brazil and United Kingdom. Horst Hertel's co-authors include Randolf Menzel, Dora Fix Ventura, Helmut König, Peter Kämpfer, Thomas Kuhnigk, Lars Chıttka, J.M. de Souza, Manfred Kaib, Judith Reinhard and Uwe Greggers and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Experimental Biology, Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Chemical Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Horst Hertel

35 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

The spectral input systems of hymenopteran insects and th... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 200 400 600
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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. The spectral input systems of hymenopteran insects and their receptor-based colour vision
    1992 622 citations Horst Hertel, Dora Fix Ventura et al. Journal of Comparative Physiology A profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Horst Hertel Germany 18 1.1k 793 583 546 388 36 1.7k
John Ringo United States 23 771 0.7× 720 0.9× 784 1.3× 719 1.3× 258 0.7× 57 2.2k
Michiyo Kinoshita Japan 28 1.4k 1.2× 864 1.1× 334 0.6× 1.5k 2.7× 189 0.5× 57 2.1k
Hans M. Smid Netherlands 25 1.0k 0.9× 679 0.9× 1.2k 2.0× 680 1.2× 510 1.3× 76 2.0k
Thomas A. Christensen United States 30 907 0.8× 922 1.2× 1.3k 2.1× 2.1k 3.9× 155 0.4× 49 2.7k
Jean‐Marc Devaud France 27 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 1.0k 1.7× 1.1k 1.9× 121 0.3× 49 2.0k
Peter Roessingh Netherlands 24 844 0.8× 664 0.8× 578 1.0× 411 0.8× 374 1.0× 55 1.6k
Jair E. García Australia 26 1.0k 0.9× 452 0.6× 308 0.5× 289 0.5× 374 1.0× 76 1.5k
Klaus Schildberger Germany 21 1.1k 1.0× 734 0.9× 318 0.5× 976 1.8× 89 0.2× 31 1.7k
Kenneth D. Roeder United States 28 1.4k 1.3× 859 1.1× 589 1.0× 1.2k 2.2× 286 0.7× 52 2.6k
Werner Loher United States 30 1.7k 1.5× 1.2k 1.5× 770 1.3× 1.1k 1.9× 273 0.7× 81 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Horst Hertel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Horst Hertel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hertel, Horst, et al.. (2010). Directional orientation of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).. Sociobiology. 56(1). 223–234. 1 indexed citations
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Riparbelli, Maria Giovanna, Giuliano Callaini, David Mercati, Horst Hertel, & Romano Dallai. (2009). Centrioles to basal bodies in the spermiogenesis of Mastotermes darwiniensis (Insecta, Isoptera). Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 66(5). 248–259. 14 indexed citations
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Fröhlich, Jürgen, Peter Kämpfer, Ramon Rosselló‐Móra, et al.. (2006). Occurrence of rhizobia in the gut of the higher termite Nasutitermes nigriceps. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 30(1). 68–74. 21 indexed citations
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Costa–Leonardo, Ana Maria, Alberto Arab, & Horst Hertel. (2005). Note about the first swarming in a laboratory colony of Coptotermes gestroi (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology. 45(1). 137–139. 4 indexed citations
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Hertel, Horst, et al.. (2001). Repellent and Toxic Effects of Plant Extracts on Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 94(5). 1200–1208. 62 indexed citations
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Reinhard, Judith, Horst Hertel, & Manfred Kaib. (1997). Systematic search for food in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes santonensis De Feytaud (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae). Insectes Sociaux. 44(2). 147–158. 51 indexed citations
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Конрад, Р., et al.. (1996). Hemicellulose‐degrading bacteria and yeasts from the termite gut. Journal of Applied Bacteriology. 80(5). 471–478. 122 indexed citations
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Schoknecht, Ute, Dieter Rudolph, & Horst Hertel. (1994). Termite control with microencapsulated permethrin. Pesticide Science. 40(1). 49–55. 9 indexed citations
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Hertel, Horst, et al.. (1992). The spectral input systems of hymenopteran insects and their receptor-based colour vision. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 170(1). 23–40. 622 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chıttka, Lars, et al.. (1992). Opponent colour coding is a universal strategy to evaluate the photoreceptor inputs in Hymenoptera. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 170(5). 545–63. 142 indexed citations
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Hertel, Horst, et al.. (1987). The Physiology and Morphology of Visual Commissures in the Honeybee Brain. Journal of Experimental Biology. 133(1). 283–300. 35 indexed citations
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Souza, J.M. de, Horst Hertel, Randolf Menzel, & Dora Fix Ventura. (1987). Marking and recording of monopolar cells in the bee lamina.. PubMed. 20(6). 851–5. 5 indexed citations
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Hertel, Horst, et al.. (1987). The Physiology and Morphology of Centrally Projecting Visual Interneurones in the Honeybee Brain. Journal of Experimental Biology. 133(1). 301–315. 46 indexed citations
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Menzel, Randolf, et al.. (1986). Spectral sensitivity of photoreceptors in insect compound eyes. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 15(158). 2 indexed citations
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Hertel, Horst, et al.. (1986). The time course of dark adaptation in the bee: a phototactic and electrophysiological investigation. Physiological Entomology. 11(1). 23–28. 3 indexed citations
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Hertel, Horst. (1982). The effect of spectral light deprivation on the spectral sensitivity of the honey bee. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 147(3). 365–369. 17 indexed citations
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Hertel, Horst. (1979). Phototaktische Reaktion von Asplanchna priodonta bei monochromatischem Reizlicht/Phototactic Reactions of Asplanchna priodonta to Monochromatic Light. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 34(1-2). 148–152. 4 indexed citations
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Poelt, Josef & Horst Hertel. (1968). Pachyascus lapponicus nov. gen. et spec., eine bemerkenswerte Flechtengattung unklaren Anschlusses. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft. 81(6). 210–216. 5 indexed citations

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