Markus Knaden

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Markus Knaden is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Knaden has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 75 papers in Genetics and 68 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Markus Knaden's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (78 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (75 papers) and Plant and animal studies (50 papers). Markus Knaden is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (78 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (75 papers) and Plant and animal studies (50 papers). Markus Knaden collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Markus Knaden's co-authors include Bill S. Hansson, Silke Sachse, Ian W. Keesey, Rüdiger Wehner, Kathrin Steck, Hany K. M. Dweck, Alexander Haverkamp, Antonia Strutz, Paul Graham and Cornelia Buehlmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Markus Knaden

104 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Conserved Dedicated Olfactory Circuit for Detecting Harmful Microbes in Drosophila

2012 443 citations Hany K. M. Dweck, Veit Grabe et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Markus Knaden	2.6k	2.1k	2.0k	1.9k	611	113	4.4k
Mattias C. Larsson	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	2.6k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	728 1.2×	82	4.1k
Silke Sachse	4.1k 1.6×	2.4k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	386 0.6×	68	5.1k
Marcus C. Stensmyr	3.0k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	2.4k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	660 1.1×	51	4.7k
Jeffrey A. Riffell	1.5k 0.6×	909 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	742 1.2×	85	3.9k
Jean‐François Ferveur	2.7k 1.0×	3.1k 1.5×	2.1k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	280 0.5×	111	5.0k
Kristin Scott	4.1k 1.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1000 0.5×	340 0.6×	58	4.9k
Sylvia Anton	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	368 0.6×	106	3.5k
Makoto Mizunami	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	281 0.5×	117	3.4k
Elissa A. Hallem	2.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	651 0.3×	493 0.8×	52	4.1k
Susan E. Fahrbach	2.2k 0.9×	2.7k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	2.2k 1.2×	202 0.3×	78	4.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markus Knaden

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Hansson, Bill S., et al.. (2025). Constancy versus flexibility in oviposition: host choice behavior in a hawkmoth. Journal of Experimental Biology. 228(17).

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Knaden, Markus, et al.. (2025). Preference for and resistance to a toxic sulfur volatile opens up a unique niche in Drosophila busckii. Nature Communications. 16(1). 767–767.

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Keesey, Ian W., Sudeshna Das Chakraborty, Amelie Baschwitz, et al.. (2025). Neuroecology of alcohol risk and reward: Methanol boosts pheromones and courtship success in Drosophila melanogaster. Science Advances. 11(14). eadi9683–eadi9683. 1 indexed citations

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Dong, XinQi, et al.. (2024). Elevated ozone disrupts mating boundaries in drosophilid flies. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2872–2872. 5 indexed citations

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Bisch-Knaden, Sonja, et al.. (2024). Oviposition experience affects oviposition preference in Drosophila melanogaster. iScience. 27(8). 110472–110472. 2 indexed citations

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Khallaf, Mohammed A., et al.. (2024). Quantitive variation of male and female-specific compounds in 99 drosophilid flies. Data in Brief. 57. 110871–110871.

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Ha, Tal Soo, et al.. (2024). Male cuticular pheromones stimulate removal of the mating plug and promote re-mating through pC1 neurons in Drosophila females. eLife. 13.

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Ha, Tal Soo, et al.. (2024). Male cuticular pheromones stimulate removal of the mating plug and promote re-mating through pC1 neurons in Drosophila females. eLife. 13.

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Knaden, Markus, et al.. (2023). Temperature-dependent modulation of odor-dependent behavior in three drosophilid fly species of differing thermal preference. Communications Biology. 6(1). 905–905. 8 indexed citations

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Chang, Hetan, Jerrit Weißflog, Daniel Veit, et al.. (2023). Ozone exposure disrupts insect sexual communication. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1186–1186. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jin, Zhiqiang Wei, Ian W. Keesey, et al.. (2022). Competing beetles attract egg laying in a hawkmoth. Current Biology. 32(4). 861–869.e8. 30 indexed citations

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Bisch-Knaden, Sonja, Michelle A. Rafter, Markus Knaden, & Bill S. Hansson. (2022). Unique neural coding of crucial versus irrelevant plant odors in a hawkmoth. eLife. 11. 10 indexed citations

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Khallaf, Mohammed A., Thomas O. Auer, Veit Grabe, et al.. (2020). Mate discrimination among subspecies through a conserved olfactory pathway. Science Advances. 6(25). eaba5279–eaba5279. 37 indexed citations

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Prieto-Godino, Lucia L., Ana F. Silbering, Mohammed A. Khallaf, et al.. (2020). Functional integration of “undead” neurons in the olfactory system. Science Advances. 6(11). eaaz7238–eaaz7238. 29 indexed citations

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Keesey, Ian W., Veit Grabe, Markus Knaden, & Bill S. Hansson. (2020). Divergent sensory investment mirrors potential speciation via niche partitioning across Drosophila. eLife. 9. 18 indexed citations

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Miazzi, Fabio, Carolin Hoyer, Silke Sachse, et al.. (2019). Optimization of Insect Odorant Receptor Trafficking and Functional Expression Via Transient Transfection in HEK293 Cells. Chemical Senses. 44(9). 673–682. 10 indexed citations

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Keesey, Ian W., et al.. (2019). Gut microbiota affects development and olfactory behavior in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Experimental Biology. 222(Pt 5). 72 indexed citations

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Haverkamp, Alexander, Xiang Li, Bill S. Hansson, et al.. (2018). Flower movement balances pollinator needs and pollen protection. Ecology. 100(1). e02553–e02553. 29 indexed citations

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Haverkamp, Alexander, Felipe Yon, Ian W. Keesey, et al.. (2016). Hawkmoths evaluate scenting flowers with the tip of their proboscis. eLife. 5. 52 indexed citations

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Knaden, Markus & Rüdiger Wehner. (2004). Path Integration in Desert Ants Controls Aggressiveness. Science. 305(5680). 60–60. 22 indexed citations

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