Maria K. Oosthuizen

1.4k total citations
74 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Maria K. Oosthuizen is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria K. Oosthuizen has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 33 papers in Ecology and 29 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Maria K. Oosthuizen's work include Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (33 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (28 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (25 papers). Maria K. Oosthuizen is often cited by papers focused on Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (33 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (28 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (25 papers). Maria K. Oosthuizen collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and China. Maria K. Oosthuizen's co-authors include Nigel C. Bennett, Howard M. Cooper, Clive W. Coen, Michael Scantlebury, John R. Speakman, Christian T. Chimimba, T. J. Roper, Irmgard Amrein, Daniel W. Hart and Heike Lutermann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Maria K. Oosthuizen

72 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maria K. Oosthuizen South Africa 18 486 464 334 234 173 74 1.0k
Sabine Begall Germany 22 673 1.4× 600 1.3× 349 1.0× 59 0.3× 158 0.9× 74 1.5k
Paul D. Heideman United States 25 589 1.2× 720 1.6× 159 0.5× 427 1.8× 316 1.8× 68 1.7k
Isabella Capellini United Kingdom 19 492 1.0× 479 1.0× 153 0.5× 158 0.7× 351 2.0× 36 1.4k
G. Heth Israel 15 338 0.7× 414 0.9× 331 1.0× 102 0.4× 66 0.4× 25 793
Martine Perret France 29 454 0.9× 947 2.0× 135 0.4× 240 1.0× 699 4.0× 75 2.0k
Melissa M. Holmes Canada 26 188 0.4× 357 0.8× 145 0.4× 303 1.3× 573 3.3× 71 1.9k
B. Sicard France 16 212 0.4× 124 0.3× 110 0.3× 331 1.4× 54 0.3× 39 713
Timothy C. Tricas United States 34 984 2.0× 324 0.7× 223 0.7× 21 0.1× 169 1.0× 64 2.4k
Rolf Gattermann Germany 16 292 0.6× 241 0.5× 40 0.1× 172 0.7× 140 0.8× 41 840
Augusto Foà Italy 21 212 0.4× 276 0.6× 57 0.2× 574 2.5× 85 0.5× 62 1.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Oosthuizen, Maria K., et al.. (2025). The Impact of the Lunar Cycle and Season on Small Mammal Communities Near a Large Metropolitan Area. Ecology and Evolution. 15(5). e71237–e71237.
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Webber, James L. & Maria K. Oosthuizen. (2025). Daily activity patterns of a near-threatened endemic wetland specialist, the Southern African vlei rat (Otomys auratus). Physiology & Behavior. 292. 114818–114818.
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Bennett, Nigel C., et al.. (2024). Light sensitivity of the circadian system in the social Highveld mole-rat Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae. Journal of Experimental Biology. 227(18). 1 indexed citations
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Pillay, Neville, et al.. (2024). A mouse in the spotlight: Response capacity to artificial light at night in a rodent pest species, the southern multimammate mouse (Mastomys coucha). Journal of Environmental Management. 372. 123373–123373. 1 indexed citations
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Oosthuizen, Maria K., et al.. (2023). Laterality in the Damaraland Mole-Rat: Insights from a Eusocial Mammal. Animals. 13(4). 627–627. 4 indexed citations
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Oosthuizen, Maria K., et al.. (2022). Grazing during the grassland greenup period promotes plant species richness in alpine grassland in winter pastures. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 973662–973662. 11 indexed citations
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Oosthuizen, Maria K., et al.. (2020). Risk assessment in the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae): intensity of behavioral response differs with predator species. BMC Ecology. 20(1). 41–41. 8 indexed citations
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Walcher, Jan, Julia Haseleu, Maria K. Oosthuizen, et al.. (2018). Specialized mechanoreceptor systems in rodent glabrous skin. The Journal of Physiology. 596(20). 4995–5016. 51 indexed citations
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Jaarsveld, Barry van, Nigel C. Bennett, Daniel W. Hart, & Maria K. Oosthuizen. (2018). Locomotor activity and body temperature rhythms in the Mahali mole-rat (C. h. mahali): The effect of light and ambient temperature variations. Journal of Thermal Biology. 79. 24–32. 30 indexed citations
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Oosthuizen, Maria K.. (2017). From Mice to Mole-Rats: Species-Specific Modulation of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 11. 602–602. 4 indexed citations
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Coen, Clive W., Theodosis Κalamatianos, Maria K. Oosthuizen, et al.. (2015). Sociality and the telencephalic distribution of corticotrophin‐releasing factor, urocortin 3, and binding sites for CRF type 1 and type 2 receptors: A comparative study of eusocial naked mole‐rats and solitary Cape mole‐rats. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 523(16). 2344–2371. 15 indexed citations
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Oosthuizen, Maria K., et al.. (2012). The locomotory activity rhythm of the spiny mouse,Acomys spinosissimusfrom southernAfrica: light entrainment and endogenous circadian rhythms. Journal of Zoology. 288(2). 93–102. 9 indexed citations
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Boyles, Justin G., et al.. (2011). Body Temperature Patterns and Rhythmicity in Free-Ranging Subterranean Damaraland Mole-Rats, Fukomys damarensis. PLoS ONE. 6(10). e26346–e26346. 27 indexed citations
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Oosthuizen, Maria K., et al.. (2011). Circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in the reddish‐grey musk shrew (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from South Africa. Journal of Zoology. 284(2). 124–132. 4 indexed citations
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Oosthuizen, Maria K. & Nigel C. Bennett. (2009). Seasonal Variation in Gonadal Steroids of Males and Females in the Cape Mole-Rat (Georychus capensis): The Potential for Opportunistic Breeding. African Zoology. 44(1). 117–122. 4 indexed citations
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Oosthuizen, Maria K. & Nigel C. Bennett. (2009). Seasonal variation in gonadal steroids of males and females in the Cape mole-rat (Georychus capensis): the potential for opportunistic breeding. African Zoology. 44(1). 117–122. 1 indexed citations
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Κalamatianos, Theodosis, Christopher G. Faulkes, Maria K. Oosthuizen, et al.. (2009). Telencephalic binding sites for oxytocin and social organization: A comparative study of eusocial naked mole‐rats and solitary cape mole‐rats. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 518(10). 1792–1813. 55 indexed citations
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Oosthuizen, Maria K., et al.. (2006). Circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in the Lesotho mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus subspecies from Sani Pass, South Africa. Physiology & Behavior. 89(2). 205–212. 24 indexed citations

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