Kevin Merkel

1.5k total citations
14 papers, 322 citations indexed

About

Kevin Merkel is a scholar working on Ecology, Virology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Merkel has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 322 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Ecology, 5 papers in Virology and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kevin Merkel's work include Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (5 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (3 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (3 papers). Kevin Merkel is often cited by papers focused on Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (5 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (3 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (3 papers). Kevin Merkel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Kevin Merkel's co-authors include Sébastien Calvignac‐Spencer, Fabian H. Leendertz, Grit Schubert, Christophe Boesch, Hjalmar S. Kühl, Sonja Metzger, Peter M. Kappeler, Constanze Hoffmann, Linda Vigilant and Henri Agut and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Merkel

12 papers receiving 319 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin Merkel Germany	9	176	131	95	60	40	14	322
Nicolas J. Fasel Switzerland	9	101 0.6×	81 0.6×	13 0.1×	21 0.3×	42 1.1×	22	340
Clair F. A. Brunton United Kingdom	8	83 0.5×	23 0.2×	28 0.3×	72 1.2×	52 1.3×	11	358
Elicio Tapia United States	11	21 0.1×	49 0.4×	67 0.7×	40 0.7×	41 1.0×	31	381
Justin Yeager Ecuador	10	46 0.3×	31 0.2×	32 0.3×	5 0.1×	18 0.5×	39	388
Oleg L. Orlov Russia	9	57 0.3×	20 0.2×	23 0.2×	6 0.1×	6 0.1×	31	309
Hengwu Jiao China	13	57 0.3×	189 1.4×	6 0.1×	9 0.1×	17 0.4×	20	415
Mareike C. Janiak United States	10	52 0.3×	130 1.0×	6 0.1×	11 0.2×	14 0.3×	19	382
Frederik Torp Petersen Denmark	5	107 0.6×	80 0.6×	50 0.5×	5 0.1×	78 1.9×	6	331
Peggy Rismiller Australia	11	152 0.9×	50 0.4×	57 0.6×	7 0.1×	5 0.1×	20	362
Daniel A. Vasco United States	8	26 0.1×	120 0.9×	7 0.1×	37 0.6×	102 2.5×	16	428

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin Merkel

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14 of 14 papers shown

Zemella, Anne, Ariane Düx, Kevin Merkel, et al.. (2024). Vaccine-induced neutralizing antibodies bind to the H protein of a historical measles virus. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 314. 151607–151607.

Düx, Ariane, Ahidjo Ayouba, Caroline Röthemeier, et al.. (2024). Detection of Bombali Virus in a Mops condylurus Bat in Kyela, Tanzania. Viruses. 16(8). 1227–1227.

Merkel, Kevin, Ida Bærholm Schnell, Mimi Arandjelovic, et al.. (2023). Mammal mitogenomics from invertebrate‐derived DNA. Environmental DNA. 5(5). 1004–1015. 2 indexed citations

Havens, Jennifer L., Sébastien Calvignac‐Spencer, Kevin Merkel, et al.. (2022). Phylogeographic analysis reveals an ancient East African origin of human herpes simplex virus 2 dispersal out-of-Africa. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5477–5477. 1 indexed citations

Mubemba, Benjamin, Kerstin Mätz‐Rensing, Jan F. Gogarten, et al.. (2020). Yaws Disease Caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue in Wild Chimpanzee, Guinea, 2019. Emerging infectious diseases. 26(6). 1283–1286. 10 indexed citations

Gogarten, Jan F., Constanze Hoffmann, Mimi Arandjelovic, et al.. (2019). Fly‐derived DNA and camera traps are complementary tools for assessing mammalian biodiversity. Environmental DNA. 2(1). 63–76. 33 indexed citations

Günther, Anne, Kevin Merkel, James R. Melchior, et al.. (2018). Dorsal BNST α_2A-Adrenergic Receptors Produce HCN-Dependent Excitatory Actions That Initiate Anxiogenic Behaviors. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(42). 8922–8942. 27 indexed citations

Hoffmann, Constanze, Kevin Merkel, Andreas Sachse, et al.. (2018). Blow flies as urban wildlife sensors. Molecular Ecology Resources. 18(3). 502–510. 13 indexed citations

Burrel, Sonia, David Boutolleau, Henri Agut, et al.. (2017). Ancient Recombination Events between Human Herpes Simplex Viruses. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 34(7). 1713–1721. 35 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Constanze, et al.. (2016). Assessing the feasibility of fly based surveillance of wildlife infectious diseases. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 37952–37952. 14 indexed citations

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Nys, Hélène De, Kevin Merkel, Martha M. Robbins, et al.. (2015). A cautionary note on fecal sampling and molecular epidemiology in predatory wild great apes. American Journal of Primatology. 77(8). 833–840. 8 indexed citations

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Schubert, Grit, Constanze Hoffmann, Kevin Merkel, et al.. (2014). Targeted detection of mammalian species using carrion fly‐derived DNA. Molecular Ecology Resources. 15(2). 285–294. 35 indexed citations

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Calvignac‐Spencer, Sébastien, Kevin Merkel, Hjalmar S. Kühl, et al.. (2013). Carrion fly‐derived DNA as a tool for comprehensive and cost‐effective assessment of mammalian biodiversity. Molecular Ecology. 22(4). 915–924. 122 indexed citations

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Calvignac‐Spencer, Sébastien, Kevin Merkel, Adeelia S. Goffe, et al.. (2013). Mother-Offspring Transmission and Age-Dependent Accumulation of Simian Foamy Virus in Wild Chimpanzees. Journal of Virology. 87(9). 5193–5204. 22 indexed citations

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