Michael Heethoff

2.7k total citations
74 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Michael Heethoff is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Heethoff has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 40 papers in Insect Science and 20 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michael Heethoff's work include Study of Mite Species (44 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (30 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (15 papers). Michael Heethoff is often cited by papers focused on Study of Mite Species (44 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (30 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (15 papers). Michael Heethoff collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Michael Heethoff's co-authors include Roy A. Norton, Adrian Brückner, Stefan Scheu, Michael Laumann, Nico Blüthgen, Günther Raspotnig, Mark Maraun, Sebastian Schmelzle, Lukas Helfen and Gerd Weigmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Michael Heethoff

71 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Heethoff Germany 23 1.1k 658 470 440 179 74 1.8k
Oliver Betz Germany 22 748 0.7× 339 0.5× 321 0.7× 564 1.3× 133 0.7× 81 1.8k
Benjamin Wipfler‍ Germany 25 1.4k 1.3× 263 0.4× 186 0.4× 887 2.0× 98 0.5× 83 1.8k
Thomas J. Simonsen Denmark 19 810 0.7× 430 0.7× 168 0.4× 809 1.8× 127 0.7× 65 1.4k
Satoshi Chiba Japan 30 928 0.8× 1.7k 2.6× 2.3k 4.9× 572 1.3× 290 1.6× 190 3.7k
Kôhei Kubota Japan 19 602 0.5× 447 0.7× 550 1.2× 368 0.8× 193 1.1× 85 1.1k
Jaco Klok South Africa 31 1.2k 1.1× 802 1.2× 2.3k 4.8× 1.5k 3.4× 263 1.5× 52 3.2k
Enrique Peñalver Spain 30 2.3k 2.1× 164 0.2× 162 0.3× 841 1.9× 150 0.8× 140 3.0k
Thomas Hörnschemeyer Germany 21 1.0k 0.9× 114 0.2× 228 0.5× 508 1.2× 39 0.2× 52 1.3k
Xingke Yang China 23 1.3k 1.2× 386 0.6× 413 0.9× 611 1.4× 120 0.7× 191 1.8k
Xavier Delclòs Spain 32 3.0k 2.7× 144 0.2× 302 0.6× 1.2k 2.7× 226 1.3× 170 3.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Heethoff

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Heethoff. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Heethoff based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael Heethoff. Michael Heethoff is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heethoff, Michael, et al.. (2024). Mechanical and elemental characterization of ant mandibles: consequences for bite mechanics. Interface Focus. 14(2). 20230056–20230056. 8 indexed citations
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Gerasymenko, I. M., Marko Petek, Sandra Vacas, et al.. (2024). Transcriptome-informed identification and characterization of Planococcus citri cis- and trans-isoprenyl diphosphate synthase genes. iScience. 27(4). 109441–109441.
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Argenta, Marco André, Félix Baumgarten Rosumek, Sebastian Schmelzle, et al.. (2023). Simulated biomechanical performance of morphologically disparate ant mandibles under bite loading. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 16833–16833. 6 indexed citations
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Lattke, John E., David A. Donoso, Christoph von Beeren, et al.. (2020). Odontomachus davidsoni sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), a new conspicuous trap-jaw ant from Ecuador. ZooKeys. 948. 75–105. 11 indexed citations
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Lösel, Philipp D., Thomas van de Kamp, Alexey Ershov, et al.. (2020). Introducing Biomedisa as an open-source online platform for biomedical image segmentation. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5577–5577. 129 indexed citations
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Heethoff, Michael, Adrian Brückner, Sebastian Schmelzle, et al.. (2018). Life as a fortress – structure, function, and adaptive values of morphological and chemical defense in the oribatid mite Euphthiracarus reticulatus (Actinotrichida). BMC Zoology. 3(1). 6 indexed citations
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Rosumek, Félix Baumgarten, Nico Blüthgen, Adrian Brückner, et al.. (2018). Unveiling community patterns and trophic niches of tropical and temperate ants using an integrative framework of field data, stable isotopes and fatty acids. PeerJ. 6. e5467–e5467. 20 indexed citations
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Brückner, Adrian, et al.. (2018). Nutritional quality modulates trait variability. Frontiers in Zoology. 15(1). 50–50. 7 indexed citations
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Ströbel, B., Sebastian Schmelzle, Nico Blüthgen, & Michael Heethoff. (2018). An automated device for the digitization and 3D modelling of insects, combining extended-depth-of-field and all-side multi-view imaging. ZooKeys. 759(759). 1–27. 45 indexed citations
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Frank, Kevin, Adrian Brückner, Andrea Hilpert, Michael Heethoff, & Nico Blüthgen. (2017). Nutrient quality of vertebrate dung as a diet for dung beetles. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12141–12141. 53 indexed citations
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Alberti, Gerd, Michael Heethoff, Roy A. Norton, et al.. (2011). Fine structure of the gnathosoma ofArchegozetes longisetusAoki (Acari: Oribatida, Trhypochthoniidae). Journal of Morphology. 272(9). 1025–1079. 19 indexed citations
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Heethoff, Michael & Günther Raspotnig. (2011). Expanding the ‘enemy-free space’ for oribatid mites: evidence for chemical defense of juvenile Archegozetes longisetosus against the rove beetle Stenus juno. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 56(2). 93–97. 19 indexed citations
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Schmelzle, Sebastian, Lukas Helfen, Roy A. Norton, & Michael Heethoff. (2009). The ptychoid defensive mechanism in Euphthiracaroidea (Acari: Oribatida): A comparison of muscular elements with functional considerations. Arthropod Structure & Development. 38(6). 461–472. 16 indexed citations
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Heethoff, Michael & Roy A. Norton. (2008). Role of musculature during defecation in a particle‐feeding arachnid, Archegozetes longisetosus (Acari, Oribatida). Journal of Morphology. 270(1). 1–13. 22 indexed citations
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Heethoff, Michael, Lukas Helfen, & Peter Cloetens. (2008). Non-invasive 3D-Visualization with Sub-micron Resolution Using Synchrotron-X-ray-tomography. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 8 indexed citations
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Heethoff, Michael, et al.. (2007). Adding to the Reproductive Biology of the Parthenogenetic Oribatid Mite, Archegozetes longisetosus (Acari, Oribatida, Trhypochthoniidae). DergiPark (Istanbul University). 43 indexed citations
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Heethoff, Michael, et al.. (2006). Karyology and sex determination of oribatid mites. Acarologia. 46. 127–131. 14 indexed citations
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Maraun, Mark, Michael Heethoff, Katja Schneider, et al.. (2004). Molecular phylogeny of oribatid mites (Oribatida, Acari): evidence for multiple radiations of parthenogenetic lineages. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 33(3). 183–201. 79 indexed citations

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