Michael Poulsen

7.3k total citations
130 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Michael Poulsen is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Poulsen has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Genetics, 77 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 63 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Michael Poulsen's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (84 papers), Plant and animal studies (74 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (32 papers). Michael Poulsen is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (84 papers), Plant and animal studies (74 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (32 papers). Michael Poulsen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Germany. Michael Poulsen's co-authors include Cameron R. Currie, Jacobus J. Boomsma, Jon Clardy, Dong‐Chan Oh, Christine Beemelmanns, A. N. M. Bot, Kasun H. Bodawatta, Knud A. Jønsson, Duur K. Aanen and John Mendenhall and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Michael Poulsen

126 papers receiving 4.6k 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 Poulsen Denmark 40 2.4k 2.3k 1.9k 1.1k 775 130 4.7k
Martin Kaltenpoth Germany 43 1.7k 0.7× 4.6k 2.0× 1.5k 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 532 0.7× 130 6.2k
David Malloch Canada 29 1.0k 0.4× 910 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 675 0.6× 695 0.9× 120 3.8k
Nigel L. Hywel‐Jones Thailand 29 619 0.3× 2.3k 1.0× 730 0.4× 942 0.8× 1.4k 1.8× 82 4.4k
Denis Bourguet France 48 1.4k 0.6× 3.1k 1.3× 1.0k 0.5× 3.2k 2.8× 289 0.4× 109 6.1k
Daniel E. Rozen Netherlands 36 2.1k 0.9× 501 0.2× 514 0.3× 2.0k 1.7× 320 0.4× 76 4.3k
Hinrich Schulenburg Germany 45 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 614 0.3× 2.4k 2.1× 176 0.2× 132 6.5k
Stephen A. Rehner United States 46 1.5k 0.6× 3.9k 1.7× 2.7k 1.4× 2.8k 2.5× 1.3k 1.7× 88 10.0k
Baldwyn Torto Kenya 39 1.3k 0.5× 2.7k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 495 0.4× 95 0.1× 214 5.0k
Michael A. Birkett United Kingdom 49 582 0.2× 4.6k 2.0× 2.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 189 0.2× 219 7.5k
Charles Hétru France 48 1.5k 0.6× 5.3k 2.3× 775 0.4× 3.7k 3.3× 168 0.2× 82 10.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Poulsen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Poulsen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Poulsen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Poulsen 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 Poulsen. Michael Poulsen 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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Poulsen, Michael, et al.. (2025). Genome-Mining Based Discovery of Pyrrolomycin K and L from the Termite-Associated Micromonospora sp. RB23. Journal of Natural Products. 88(11). 2701–2709.
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Um, Soohyun, Kasun H. Bodawatta, Anna J. Komor, et al.. (2024). Bacteria from the Amycolatopsis genus associated with a toxic bird secrete protective secondary metabolites. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8524–8524. 4 indexed citations
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Hauser, Nicole, et al.. (2024). Recent Progress in the Synthesis and Glycosylation of Rare Sugars. Synthesis. 57(7). 1265–1279. 2 indexed citations
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Murphy, Robert L., et al.. (2024). Shaping the tripartite symbiosis: are termite microbiome functions directed by the environmentally acquired fungal cultivar?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 44–44. 1 indexed citations
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Andreu‐Sánchez, Sergio, et al.. (2023). Selective enrichment of founding reproductive microbiomes allows extensive vertical transmission in a fungus-farming termite. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2009). 20231559–20231559. 6 indexed citations
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Um, Soohyun, Kasun H. Bodawatta, Knud A. Jønsson, et al.. (2023). Genome mining for macrolactam-encoding gene clusters allowed for the network-guided isolation of β-amino acid-containing cyclic derivatives and heterologous production of ciromicin A. Communications Chemistry. 6(1). 257–257. 7 indexed citations
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Bodawatta, Kasun H., et al.. (2023). Comparable early-stage decomposition but contrasting underlying drivers between surface and cave habitats along an elevational gradient. Ecological Indicators. 154. 110607–110607. 3 indexed citations
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Bodawatta, Kasun H., et al.. (2023). Indirect maternal effects via nest microbiome composition drive gut colonization in altricial chicks. Molecular Ecology. 32(13). 3657–3671. 22 indexed citations
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Bodawatta, Kasun H., Irena Klečková, Jan Klečka, et al.. (2022). Specific gut bacterial responses to natural diets of tropical birds. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 713–713. 33 indexed citations
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Poulsen, Michael, et al.. (2022). Orthogonal protocols for DNA extraction from filamentous fungi. STAR Protocols. 3(1). 101126–101126. 23 indexed citations
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Reboleirа, Аnа Sofiа P. S., Kasun H. Bodawatta, Stein‐Erik Lauritzen, et al.. (2022). Nutrient-limited subarctic caves harbour more diverse and complex bacterial communities than their surface soil. Environmental Microbiome. 17(1). 41–41. 18 indexed citations
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Gostinčar, Cene, Patrick Rabe, Immo Burkhardt, et al.. (2021). The Termite Fungal Cultivar Termitomyces Combines Diverse Enzymes and Oxidative Reactions for Plant Biomass Conversion. mBio. 12(3). e0355120–e0355120. 22 indexed citations
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Bodawatta, Kasun H., Sarah M. Hird, Kirsten Grond, Michael Poulsen, & Knud A. Jønsson. (2021). Avian gut microbiomes taking flight. Trends in Microbiology. 30(3). 268–280. 79 indexed citations
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Fomsgaard, Anders, Maiken Worsøe Rosenstierne, Morten Rasmussen, et al.. (2020). Prevalence, infection intensity and genotyping of Giardia duodenalis in ring-tailed lemurs Lemur catta from European zoos and wild populations. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 8(4). 253–258. 4 indexed citations
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Klassen, Jonathan L., Seoung Rak Lee, Michael Poulsen, Christine Beemelmanns, & Ki Hyun Kim. (2019). Efomycins K and L From a Termite-Associated Streptomyces sp. M56 and Their Putative Biosynthetic Origin. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 1739–1739. 23 indexed citations
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Wyche, Thomas P., Antonio C. Ruzzini, Christine Beemelmanns, et al.. (2017). Linear Peptides Are the Major Products of a Biosynthetic Pathway That Encodes for Cyclic Depsipeptides. Organic Letters. 19(7). 1772–1775. 31 indexed citations
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Otani, Saria, et al.. (2017). Pycnoscelus surinamensis cockroach gut microbiota respond consistently to a fungal diet without mirroring those of fungus-farming termites. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0185745–e0185745. 11 indexed citations
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Poulsen, Michael, et al.. (2011). The Role of Symbiont Genetic Distance and Potential Adaptability in Host Preference TowardsPseudonocardiaSymbionts inAcromyrmexLeaf-Cutting Ants. Journal of Insect Science. 11(120). 1–12. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mingzi M., Michael Poulsen, & Cameron R. Currie. (2007). Symbiont recognition of mutualistic bacteria by Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants. The ISME Journal. 1(4). 313–320. 41 indexed citations

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