Karim Vahed

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

About

Karim Vahed is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Karim Vahed has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 14 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Karim Vahed's work include Plant and animal studies (25 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (22 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (13 papers). Karim Vahed is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (25 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (22 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (13 papers). Karim Vahed collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Karim Vahed's co-authors include Darren J. Parker, Francis Gilbert, James Gilbert, Gerlind U. C. Lehmann, Joris M. Koene, Jennifer C. Perry, Luc F. Bussière, David Raubenheimer, Stephen J. Simpson and Leif Engqvist and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Current Biology and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Karim Vahed

30 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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 function of nuptial feeding in insects: a review of empirical studies
    1998 542 citations Karim Vahed Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →

Peers

Karim Vahed
Tina Nilsson Sweden
Tom A. R. Price United Kingdom
Brett Holland United States
Claudia Fricke Germany
Samuel Cotton United Kingdom
Gregory I. Holwell New Zealand
Klaus Peter Sauer Germany
Christine W. Miller United States
Carlos Cordero Mexico
Yoshitaka Kamimura Japan
Tina Nilsson Sweden
Karim Vahed
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Countries citing papers authored by Karim Vahed

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karim Vahed

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karim Vahed

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karim Vahed. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karim Vahed based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Karim Vahed. Karim Vahed is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Martín‐Cereceda, Mercedes, et al.. (2021). The Olive Ridley Project (ORP): A successful example of how to engage researchers, conservation practitioners and civil society. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 1 indexed citations
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Lewis, Sara M., Karim Vahed, Joris M. Koene, et al.. (2014). Emerging issues in the evolution of animal nuptial gifts. Biology Letters. 10(7). 20140336–20140336. 64 indexed citations
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Ritchie, Michael G. & Karim Vahed. (2011). Sexual Selection: Do Flies Lie with Asymmetric Legs?. Current Biology. 21(6). R233–R234. 4 indexed citations
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Vahed, Karim, Arne W. Lehmann, James Gilbert, & Gerlind U. C. Lehmann. (2011). Increased copulation duration before ejaculate transfer is associated with larger spermatophores, and male genital titillators, across bushcricket taxa. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24(9). 1960–1968. 25 indexed citations
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Vahed, Karim, Darren J. Parker, & James Gilbert. (2010). Larger testes are associated with a higher level of polyandry, but a smaller ejaculate volume, across bushcricket species (Tettigoniidae). Biology Letters. 7(2). 261–264. 35 indexed citations
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Parker, Darren J. & Karim Vahed. (2009). The intensity of pre- and post-copulatory mate guarding in relation to spermatophore transfer in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus. Journal of Ethology. 28(2). 245–249. 25 indexed citations
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Vahed, Karim, et al.. (2009). Free amino acids as phagostimulants in cricket nuptial gifts: support for the ‘Candymaker’ hypothesis. Biology Letters. 5(2). 194–196. 31 indexed citations
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Vahed, Karim & Gilles Carron. (2008). Comparison of forced mating behaviour in four taxa of Anonconotus, the Alpine bushcricket. Journal of Zoology. 276(3). 313–321. 12 indexed citations
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Vahed, Karim. (2007). All that Glisters is not Gold: Sensory Bias, Sexual Conflict and Nuptial Feeding in Insects and Spiders. Ethology. 113(2). 105–127. 141 indexed citations
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Vahed, Karim. (2006). Larger ejaculate volumes are associated with a lower degree of polyandry across bushcricket taxa. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 273(1599). 2387–2394. 61 indexed citations
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Vahed, Karim, et al.. (2004). Male Gryllus bimaculatus Guard Females to Delay Them from Mating with Rival Males and to Obtain Repeated Copulations. Journal of Insect Behavior. 17(1). 53–66. 26 indexed citations
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Vahed, Karim. (2003). Structure of spermatodoses in shield‐back bushcrickets (Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniinae). Journal of Morphology. 257(1). 45–52. 21 indexed citations
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Vahed, Karim. (1998). The function of nuptial feeding in insects: a review of empirical studies. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 73(1). 43–78. 542 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vahed, Karim. (1998). The function of nuptial feeding in insects: a review of empirical studies. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 73(1). 43–78. 354 indexed citations
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Vahed, Karim, et al.. (1997). The function of mate guarding in a field cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllidae;Teleogryllus natalensis otte and cade). Journal of Insect Behavior. 10(2). 247–256. 34 indexed citations
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Vahed, Karim & Francis Gilbert. (1997). No effect of nuptial gift consumption on female reproductive output in the bushcricket Leptophyes laticauda Friv.. Ecological Entomology. 22(4). 479–482. 24 indexed citations
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Vahed, Karim. (1996). Prolonged Copulation in Oak Bushcrickets (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae: Meconema thalassinum and M. meridionale). Journal of Orthoptera Research. 199–199. 14 indexed citations

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