Ladislav Bocák

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Ladislav Bocák is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ladislav Bocák has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 69 papers in Ecology and 39 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Ladislav Bocák's work include Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (117 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (66 papers) and Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies (46 papers). Ladislav Bocák is often cited by papers focused on Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (117 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (66 papers) and Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies (46 papers). Ladislav Bocák collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, United Kingdom and China. Ladislav Bocák's co-authors include Milada Bocáková, Robin Kundrata, Alfried P. Vogler, Dirk Ahrens, Michal Motyka, Toby Hunt, Matěj Boček, Dominik Kusy, Nicole L. Gunter and Douglas Chesters and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nucleic Acids Research and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ladislav Bocák

125 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

A Comprehensive Phylogeny of Beetles Reveals the Evolutio... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. A Comprehensive Phylogeny of Beetles Reveals the Evolutionary Origins of a Superradiation
    2007 689 citations Milada Bocáková, Ladislav Bocák et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ladislav Bocák Czechia 32 3.1k 1.4k 1.2k 973 765 129 3.6k
Adam Ślipiński Australia 27 3.5k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 1.6k 1.4× 757 0.8× 1.4k 1.8× 185 4.4k
Alfred F. Newton United States 27 3.5k 1.1× 888 0.6× 1.8k 1.5× 1.1k 1.2× 803 1.0× 118 3.9k
Michael S. Caterino United States 18 1.9k 0.6× 650 0.5× 583 0.5× 1.2k 1.2× 767 1.0× 113 2.7k
Duane D. McKenna United States 27 1.5k 0.5× 694 0.5× 488 0.4× 625 0.6× 781 1.0× 70 2.5k
Dirk Ahrens Germany 25 2.1k 0.7× 750 0.5× 1.5k 1.2× 869 0.9× 656 0.9× 171 3.4k
Kelly B. Miller United States 25 1.8k 0.6× 564 0.4× 578 0.5× 944 1.0× 677 0.9× 123 2.4k
Richard A. B. Leschen New Zealand 27 2.1k 0.7× 862 0.6× 896 0.7× 772 0.8× 706 0.9× 206 2.8k
Karl M. Kjer United States 30 1.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 363 0.3× 1.4k 1.5× 441 0.6× 55 3.3k
Milada Bocáková Czechia 17 1.4k 0.5× 671 0.5× 572 0.5× 446 0.5× 351 0.5× 59 1.7k
Emmanuel F. A. Toussaint United States 25 1.4k 0.5× 407 0.3× 556 0.5× 1.0k 1.1× 362 0.5× 81 2.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ladislav Bocák

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bocák, Ladislav, Michal Motyka, Dominik Kusy, et al.. (2025). Validation of earlier proposed taxa Tibionemini new tribe and Hiekeolycus winkleri new species. Zootaxa. 5609(2). 293–297. 1 indexed citations
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Kusy, Dominik, Michal Motyka, & Ladislav Bocák. (2023). Ontogenetic modifications produce similar phenotypes in distantly related click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Insect Systematics and Diversity. 7(4). 5 indexed citations
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Казанцев, С. В., Michal Motyka, & Ladislav Bocák. (2023). European net-winged beetles of the Pyropterus clade, with the description of Gomezzuritus gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Lycidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. 888. 1 indexed citations
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Motyka, Michal, С. В. Казанцев, Dominik Kusy, et al.. (2023). Eocene aposematic patterns persist in modern European Lycidae beetles despite the absence of co-mimics. iScience. 26(3). 106217–106217. 5 indexed citations
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Boudinot, Brendon E., Martin Fikáček, Dominik Kusy, et al.. (2022). Systematic bias and the phylogeny of Coleoptera—A response to Cai et al. (2022) following the responses to Cai et al. (2020). Systematic Entomology. 48(2). 223–232. 13 indexed citations
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Bocák, Ladislav, Dominik Kusy, Michal Motyka, & Matěj Boček. (2019). Drilidae Blanchard, 1845: multi-gene molecular phylogenies versus morphological similarity. An answer to Kovalev et al.. Zootaxa. 4674(1). zootaxa.4674.1.8–zootaxa.4674.1.8. 3 indexed citations
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Kusy, Dominik, Michal Motyka, Carmelo Andújar, et al.. (2018). Genome sequencing of Rhinorhipus Lawrence exposes an early branch of the Coleoptera. Frontiers in Zoology. 15(1). 21–21. 35 indexed citations
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Jendek, Eduard, et al.. (2018). First molecular phylogeny ofAgrilus(Coleoptera: Buprestidae), the largest genus on Earth, with DNA barcode database for forestry pest diagnostics. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 109(2). 200–211. 32 indexed citations
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Motyka, Michal, Michal Mášek, & Ladislav Bocák. (2017). Congruence between morphology and molecular phylogeny: the reclassification of Calochromini (Coleoptera: Lycidae) and their dispersal history. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 180(1). 47–65. 17 indexed citations
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Bocák, Ladislav & Matěj Boček. (2016). Species limits in polymorphic mimetic Eniclases net-winged beetles from New Guinean mountains (Coleoptera, Lycidae). ZooKeys. 593(593). 15–35. 17 indexed citations
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Bocák, Ladislav. (2013). A revision of the genus Microtrichalus from the Philippines (Coleoptera: Lycidae). European Journal of Entomology. 95(3). 417–428. 2 indexed citations
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Bocáková, Milada, et al.. (2011). Molecular phylogenetics of the melyrid lineage (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). Cladistics. 28(2). 117–129. 49 indexed citations
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Dvořák, Milan, et al.. (2011). The Phylogenetic Structure of Metriorrhynchini Fauna of Sulawesi (Coleoptera: Lycidae) with Descriptions of a New Genus, Mangkutanus, and Three New Species of Xylobanus. Zoological studies. 50. 5 indexed citations
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Bocák, Ladislav & Takashi Yagi. (2009). EVOLUTION OF MIMICRY PATTERNS INMETRIORRHYNCHUS(COLEOPTERA: LYCIDAE): THE HISTORY OF DISPERSAL AND SPECIATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. Evolution. 64(1). 39–52. 41 indexed citations
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Kundrata, Robin & Ladislav Bocák. (2007). A revision of Euanoma and Pseudeuanoma (Coleoptera: Drilidae). Annales Zoologici. 57(3). 427–441. 23 indexed citations
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Bocák, Ladislav. (1998). Nomenclatural notes on taxa of the family Lycidae described by Guerin Meneville [Insecta: Coleoptera]. Annales Zoologici. 48. 7 indexed citations
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Bocák, Ladislav. (1997). New and poorly known Ateliinae [Coleoptera: Lycidae]. Annales Zoologici. 47(47). 5 indexed citations

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