Norbert Becker

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Norbert Becker is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Norbert Becker has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 35 papers in Infectious Diseases and 29 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Norbert Becker's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (84 papers), Malaria Research and Control (40 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (34 papers). Norbert Becker is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (84 papers), Malaria Research and Control (40 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (34 papers). Norbert Becker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Burkina Faso and United Kingdom. Norbert Becker's co-authors include Achim Kaiser, Dušan Petrić, Marija Zgomba, Christine Dahl, Clive Boase, Minoo B. Madon, Ulrike Fillinger, Bart GJ Knols, Mario Ludwig and Thomas Weitzel and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Norbert Becker

107 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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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.

Mosquitoes and Their Control

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Norbert Becker

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Romeo Bellini Italy

Nigel W. Beebe Australia

Barry W. Alto United States

Christophe Paupy France

João Pinto Portugal

Leopoldo M. Rueda United States

Dušan Petrić Serbia

Louis Lambrechts France

Bruce A. Harrison United States

William C. Black United States

Romeo Bellini Italy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Norbert Becker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Norbert Becker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Norbert Becker 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 Norbert Becker. Norbert Becker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Lühken, Renke, Norbert Becker, Hanna Jöst, et al.. (2025). Vector competence of mosquitoes from Europe for Tahyna virus. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 25092–25092.

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Jansen, Stéphanie, Renke Lühken, A.H. Mack, et al.. (2025). Risk Assessment of Oropouche Virus Transmission by Mosquitoes in Europe. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 232(6). e916–e919. 2 indexed citations

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Jansen, Stéphanie, et al.. (2024). Mosquitoes from Europe Are Able to Transmit Snowshoe Hare Virus. Viruses. 16(2). 222–222. 4 indexed citations

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Lühken, Renke, Björn Pluskota, Norbert Becker, et al.. (2024). High vector competence for chikungunya virus but heavily reduced locomotor activity of Aedes albopictus from Germany at low temperatures. Parasites & Vectors. 17(1). 502–502. 4 indexed citations

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Jansen, Stéphanie, Renke Lühken, Björn Pluskota, et al.. (2022). Vector Competence of Mosquitoes from Germany for Sindbis Virus. Viruses. 14(12). 2644–2644. 8 indexed citations

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Dambach, Peter, Till Bärnighausen, Anges Yadouléton, et al.. (2021). Is biological larviciding against malaria a starting point for integrated multi-disease control? Observations from a cluster randomized trial in rural Burkina Faso. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0253597–e0253597. 9 indexed citations

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Owusu‐Dabo, Ellis, Thomas Kruppa, Joslin Dogbe, et al.. (2014). Lysinibacillus sphaericus biolarvicide, an efficacious tool in the control of Anopheles gambiae in Kumasi, Ghana. 11(4). 903–913. 4 indexed citations

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Kiewra, Dorota, et al.. (2011). Implementation of Geographic Information System (GIS) in an environment friendly mosquito control programme in irrigation fields in Wrocław (Poland). 29. 2 indexed citations

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Weitzel, Thomas, et al.. (2011). Distribution and frequency of Culex pipiens and Culex torrentium (Culicidae) in Europe and diagnostic allozyme markers. 29. 27 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Achim, et al.. (2010). Mosquito fauna and perspectives for integrated control of urban vector-mosquito populations in Southern Benin (West Africa).. PubMed. 17(1). 49–57. 11 indexed citations

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Lonc, E, et al.. (2009). Evaluation of Three Microbial Formulations Against Culex pipiens pipiens Larvae in Irrigation Fields in Wroclaw, Poland. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 25(2). 140–148. 14 indexed citations

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Becker, Norbert, et al.. (2009). Cost-benefit analysis of mosquito control operations based on microbial control agents in the upper Rhine valley (Germany). 27(27). 47–55. 15 indexed citations

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Pluskota, Björn, Völker Storch, Thomas Braunbeck, Matthias Beck, & Norbert Becker. (2008). First record of Stegomyia albopicta (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Germany. 26. 72 indexed citations

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Fillinger, Ulrike, George Sonye, Gerry F. Killeen, Bart GJ Knols, & Norbert Becker. (2004). The practical importance of permanent and semipermanent habitats for controlling aquatic stages of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato mosquitoes: operational observations from a rural town in western Kenya. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 9(12). 1274–1289. 172 indexed citations

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Beck, Matthias, et al.. (2003). Preliminary studies on the mosquito fauna of Luxembourg. 14. 8 indexed citations

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Becker, Norbert, et al.. (2002). Studies on the bionomics of Anopheles dirus (Culicidae: Diptera) in Mudon, Mon State, Myanmar.. PubMed. 27(1). 44–54. 20 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Achim, et al.. (2001). Contribution to the distribution of European mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): four new country records from northern Greece. 10. 9 indexed citations

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Becker, Norbert & Achim Kaiser. (1995). The mosquitoes (Culicidae) of the drainage area of the Upper Rhine Valley with special consideration of Uranotaenia (Culicidae, Diptera) - a new mosquito genus for Germany.. 10. 407–413. 3 indexed citations

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Becker, Norbert. (1992). Das Land am unteren Niederrhein : Untersuchungen zur Verfassungs-, Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte des ländlichen Raumes vom Hohen Mittelalter bis zur Frühen Neuzeit (1100-1600). Böhlau eBooks.

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Becker, Norbert. (1989). Life strategies of mosquitoes as an adaptation to their habitats. 14(1). 6–25. 22 indexed citations

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