Martin Kaltenpoth

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
130 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Martin Kaltenpoth is a scholar working on Insect Science, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin Kaltenpoth has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Insect Science, 57 papers in Genetics and 43 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Martin Kaltenpoth's work include Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (95 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (55 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (53 papers). Martin Kaltenpoth is often cited by papers focused on Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (95 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (55 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (53 papers). Martin Kaltenpoth collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Denmark. Martin Kaltenpoth's co-authors include Tobias Engl, Laura V. Flórez, Hassan Salem, Erhard Strohm, Sailendharan Sudakaran, Gudrun Herzner, Christian Kost, Matthew I. Hutchings, Ryan F. Seipke and Peter H. W. Biedermann and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Martin Kaltenpoth

127 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

Defensive symbioses of animals with prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms

2015 293 citations Laura V. Flórez, Tobias Engl et al. profile →
Bacterial Symbionts in Lepidoptera: Their Diversity, Transmission, and Impact on the Host

2018 243 citations Martin Kaltenpoth et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Martin Kaltenpoth Germany	43	4.6k	1.7k	1.5k	1.0k	1.0k	130	6.2k
Michael Poulsen Denmark	40	2.3k 0.5×	2.4k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	621 0.6×	130	4.7k
Naruo Nikoh Japan	44	4.2k 0.9×	896 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	82	5.5k
Denis Bourguet France	48	3.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	3.2k 3.2×	2.5k 2.5×	109	6.1k
Michael A. Birkett United Kingdom	49	4.6k 1.0×	582 0.3×	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	3.9k 3.8×	219	7.5k
R. Michael Roe United States	39	3.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.5×	1.5k 1.5×	189	5.6k
Nicole M. Gerardo United States	32	2.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	569 0.6×	711 0.7×	77	3.6k
Michael Bidochka Canada	44	4.8k 1.0×	736 0.4×	593 0.4×	2.9k 2.9×	3.3k 3.3×	139	6.4k
Mosè Manni Switzerland	18	817 0.2×	1.0k 0.6×	647 0.4×	2.5k 2.5×	1.6k 1.6×	25	4.8k
Hinrich Schulenburg Germany	45	1.1k 0.2×	1.9k 1.1×	614 0.4×	2.4k 2.4×	886 0.9×	132	6.5k
J. A. A. Renwick United States	46	3.7k 0.8×	685 0.4×	1.7k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	2.7k 2.7×	145	6.3k

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Vogel, Heiko, et al.. (2025). A multi-partner symbiotic community inhabits the emerging insect pest Pentastiridius l eporinus . mBio. 16(12). e0310325–e0310325.

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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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Flórez, Laura V., et al.. (2024). Repeated horizontal acquisition of lagriamide-producing symbionts in Lagriinae beetles. The ISME Journal. 18(1). 2 indexed citations

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Grabe, Veit, et al.. (2024). How frequently are insects wounded in the wild? A case study using Drosophila melanogaster. Royal Society Open Science. 11(6). 240256–240256. 5 indexed citations

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Engl, Tobias, et al.. (2023). Protection of a defensive symbiont does not constrain the composition of the multifunctional hydrocarbon profile in digger wasps. Biology Letters. 19(11). 20230301–20230301. 1 indexed citations

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Kaltenpoth, Martin, et al.. (2023). Colonization dynamics of a defensive insect ectosymbiont. Biology Letters. 19(5). 20230100–20230100. 5 indexed citations

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Michalik, Anna, Eugen Bauer, Teresa Szklarzewicz, & Martin Kaltenpoth. (2023). Nutrient supplementation by genome-eroded Burkholderia symbionts of scale insects. The ISME Journal. 17(12). 2221–2231. 9 indexed citations

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Bauer, Eugen, et al.. (2023). Cuticle supplementation and nitrogen recycling by a dual bacterial symbiosis in a family of xylophagous beetles. The ISME Journal. 17(7). 1029–1039. 14 indexed citations

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Rodrigues, André, Andrew J. Johnson, You Li, et al.. (2023). Fungal symbiont community and absence of detectable mycangia in invasive Euplatypus ambrosia beetles. Symbiosis. 90(3). 305–319. 1 indexed citations

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Kaftan, Filip, Sarah P. Niehs, Kirstin Scherlach, et al.. (2022). Bacterial ectosymbionts in cuticular organs chemically protect a beetle during molting stages. The ISME Journal. 16(12). 2691–2701. 28 indexed citations

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Nechitaylo, Taras Y., Mario Sandoval‐Calderón, Tobias Engl, et al.. (2021). Incipient genome erosion and metabolic streamlining for antibiotic production in a defensive symbiont. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(17). 15 indexed citations

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Dose, Benjamin, Sarah P. Niehs, Kirstin Scherlach, et al.. (2021). Biosynthesis of Sinapigladioside, an Antifungal Isothiocyanate from Burkholderia Symbionts. ChemBioChem. 22(11). 1920–1924. 23 indexed citations

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Niehs, Sarah P., Jana Kumpfmüller, Benjamin Dose, et al.. (2020). Insect‐Associated Bacteria Assemble the Antifungal Butenolide Gladiofungin by Non‐Canonical Polyketide Chain Termination. Angewandte Chemie. 132(51). 23322–23326. 2 indexed citations

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Niehs, Sarah P., Jana Kumpfmüller, Benjamin Dose, et al.. (2020). Insect‐Associated Bacteria Assemble the Antifungal Butenolide Gladiofungin by Non‐Canonical Polyketide Chain Termination. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(51). 23122–23126. 37 indexed citations

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Strohm, Erhard, Gudrun Herzner, Joachim Rüther, Martin Kaltenpoth, & Tobias Engl. (2019). Nitric oxide radicals are emitted by wasp eggs to kill mold fungi. eLife. 8. 13 indexed citations

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Shukla, Shantanu P., Michael Reichelt, Sandra Steiger, et al.. (2018). Microbiome-assisted carrion preservation aids larval development in a burying beetle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(44). 11274–11279. 86 indexed citations

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Engl, Tobias, et al.. (2017). Ancient symbiosis confers desiccation resistance to stored grain pest beetles. Molecular Ecology. 27(8). 2095–2108. 64 indexed citations

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Berasategui, Aileen, Hassan Salem, Christian Paetz, et al.. (2017). Gut microbiota of the pine weevil degrades conifer diterpenes and increases insect fitness. Molecular Ecology. 26(15). 4099–4110. 153 indexed citations

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Berasategui, Aileen, Göran Nordlander, Axel Schmidt, et al.. (2016). The gut microbiota of the pine weevil is similar across Europe and resembles that of other conifer‐feeding beetles. Molecular Ecology. 25(16). 4014–4031. 71 indexed citations

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Kaltenpoth, Martin, Sabrina Koehler, Ashley Peterson, et al.. (2014). Partner choice and fidelity stabilize coevolution in a Cretaceous-age defensive symbiosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(17). 6359–6364. 87 indexed citations

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