Jochen Smolka

1.1k total citations
19 papers, 684 citations indexed

About

Jochen Smolka is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jochen Smolka has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 684 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Jochen Smolka's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (11 papers), Plant and animal studies (7 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (7 papers). Jochen Smolka is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (11 papers), Plant and animal studies (7 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (7 papers). Jochen Smolka collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, South Africa and Australia. Jochen Smolka's co-authors include Marie Dacke, Marcus J. Byrne, Emily Baird, Basil el Jundi, Jan M. Hemmi, Eric J. Warrant, Lana Khaldy, Dan‐Eric Nilsson, James J. Foster and Dan-Eric Nilsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Jochen Smolka

19 papers receiving 678 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jochen Smolka Sweden 15 377 304 183 136 118 19 684
James J. Foster Sweden 14 263 0.7× 238 0.8× 155 0.8× 103 0.8× 83 0.7× 29 574
Martha L. Tobias United States 19 262 0.7× 489 1.6× 205 1.1× 288 2.1× 136 1.2× 27 980
Jonathan P. Bacon United Kingdom 19 762 2.0× 445 1.5× 343 1.9× 81 0.6× 189 1.6× 41 1.4k
Axel Schmid Austria 17 365 1.0× 275 0.9× 170 0.9× 66 0.5× 116 1.0× 42 744
Michael J. Bok United States 15 437 1.2× 266 0.9× 59 0.3× 66 0.5× 201 1.7× 29 762
Gregor Belušič Slovenia 15 355 0.9× 377 1.2× 228 1.2× 38 0.3× 68 0.6× 45 755
Miriam J. Henze Sweden 13 301 0.8× 313 1.0× 149 0.8× 43 0.3× 68 0.6× 17 525
Stephen M. Rogers United Kingdom 18 600 1.6× 500 1.6× 560 3.1× 45 0.3× 178 1.5× 34 1.2k
Karl Kral Austria 16 451 1.2× 431 1.4× 245 1.3× 41 0.3× 54 0.5× 48 887
Jennifer Basil United States 14 317 0.8× 497 1.6× 79 0.4× 94 0.7× 222 1.9× 22 836

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jochen Smolka

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Nilsson, Dan‐Eric, Jochen Smolka, & Michael J. Bok. (2022). The vertical light-gradient and its potential impact on animal distribution and behavior. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10. 20 indexed citations
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Bergman, Martin, Jochen Smolka, Dan-Eric Nilsson, & Almut Kelber. (2021). Seeing the world through the eyes of a butterfly: visual ecology of the territorial males of Pararge aegeria (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 207(6). 701–713. 5 indexed citations
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Foster, James J., Claudia Tocco, Jochen Smolka, et al.. (2021). Light pollution forces a change in dung beetle orientation behavior. Current Biology. 31(17). 3935–3942.e3. 36 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Dan‐Eric & Jochen Smolka. (2021). Quantifying biologically essential aspects of environmental light. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 18(177). 20210184–20210184. 34 indexed citations
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Smolka, Jochen, et al.. (2018). Low resolution vision in a velvet worm (Onychophora). Journal of Experimental Biology. 221(Pt 11). 8 indexed citations
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Foster, James J., Basil el Jundi, Jochen Smolka, et al.. (2018). Orienting to polarized light at night—matching lunar skylight to performance in a nocturnal beetle. Journal of Experimental Biology. 222(Pt 2). 24 indexed citations
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Foster, James J., Jochen Smolka, Dan-Eric Nilsson, & Marie Dacke. (2018). How animals follow the stars. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 285(1871). 20172322–20172322. 47 indexed citations
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Bok, Michael J., et al.. (2018). The sea urchinDiadema africanumuses low resolution vision to find shelter and deter enemies. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221(Pt 14). 26 indexed citations
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Stöckl, Anna, Jochen Smolka, David C. O’Carroll, & Eric J. Warrant. (2017). Resolving the Trade-off Between Visual Sensitivity and Spatial Acuity—Lessons from Hawkmoths. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57(5). 1093–1103. 14 indexed citations
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Foster, James J., Basil el Jundi, Jochen Smolka, et al.. (2017). Stellar performance: mechanisms underlying Milky Way orientation in dung beetles. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 372(1717). 20160079–20160079. 30 indexed citations
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Jundi, Basil el, Eric J. Warrant, Marcus J. Byrne, et al.. (2015). Neural coding underlying the cue preference for celestial orientation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(36). 11395–11400. 132 indexed citations
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Smolka, Jochen, et al.. (2015). Night sky orientation with diurnal and nocturnal eyes: dim-light adaptations are critical when the moon is out of sight. Animal Behaviour. 111. 127–146. 28 indexed citations
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Jundi, Basil el, Jochen Smolka, Emily Baird, Marcus J. Byrne, & Marie Dacke. (2014). Diurnal dung beetles use the intensity gradient and the polarization pattern of the sky for orientation. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217(Pt 13). 2422–9. 56 indexed citations
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Dacke, Marie, Basil el Jundi, Jochen Smolka, Marcus J. Byrne, & Emily Baird. (2014). The role of the sun in the celestial compass of dung beetles. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 369(1636). 20130036–20130036. 53 indexed citations
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Baird, Emily, Marcus J. Byrne, Jochen Smolka, Eric J. Warrant, & Marie Dacke. (2012). The Dung Beetle Dance: An Orientation Behaviour?. PLoS ONE. 7(1). e30211–e30211. 40 indexed citations
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Dacke, Marie, Marcus J. Byrne, Jochen Smolka, Eric J. Warrant, & Emily Baird. (2012). Dung beetles ignore landmarks for straight-line orientation. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 199(1). 17–23. 34 indexed citations
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Smolka, Jochen, Chloé A. Raderschall, & Jan M. Hemmi. (2012). Flicker is part of a multi-cue response criterion in fiddler crab predator avoidance. Journal of Experimental Biology. 216(Pt 7). 1219–24. 10 indexed citations
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Smolka, Jochen, Jochen Zeil, & Jan M. Hemmi. (2011). Natural visual cues eliciting predator avoidance in fiddler crabs. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 278(1724). 3584–3592. 37 indexed citations
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Smolka, Jochen & Jan M. Hemmi. (2009). Topography of vision and behaviour. Journal of Experimental Biology. 212(21). 3522–3532. 50 indexed citations

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