Patrick Schultheiss

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 870 citations indexed

About

Patrick Schultheiss is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Schultheiss has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 870 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 25 papers in Genetics and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Patrick Schultheiss's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (25 papers), Plant and animal studies (15 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (15 papers). Patrick Schultheiss is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (25 papers), Plant and animal studies (15 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (15 papers). Patrick Schultheiss collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Canada. Patrick Schultheiss's co-authors include Ken Cheng, Antoine Wystrach, Sebastian Schwarz, Sabine S. Nooten, Benoît Guénard, Runxi Wang, Mark K. L. Wong, François Brassard, Cody A. Freas and Rüdiger Wehner and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Scientific Reports and Animal Behaviour.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Schultheiss

30 papers receiving 858 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth

2022 117 citations Patrick Schultheiss, Sabine S. Nooten et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick Schultheiss Australia	19	659	652	342	118	67	30	870
Matthias Wittlinger Germany	13	444 0.7×	483 0.7×	388 1.1×	36 0.3×	67 1.0×	18	794
Gregor Belušič Slovenia	15	377 0.6×	228 0.3×	355 1.0×	91 0.8×	219 3.3×	45	755
Stephen M. Rogers United Kingdom	18	500 0.8×	560 0.9×	600 1.8×	120 1.0×	209 3.1×	34	1.2k
Sara Arganda Spain	11	399 0.6×	306 0.5×	186 0.5×	73 0.6×	143 2.1×	15	953
Elizabeth A. Capaldi United States	10	604 0.9×	571 0.9×	245 0.7×	49 0.4×	369 5.5×	16	827
Birgit Greiner Sweden	14	605 0.9×	487 0.7×	522 1.5×	37 0.3×	208 3.1×	16	905
Joaquín Goyret United States	14	617 0.9×	301 0.5×	195 0.6×	67 0.6×	264 3.9×	21	752
Johannes Schul United States	23	1.2k 1.7×	308 0.5×	200 0.6×	33 0.3×	46 0.7×	58	1.4k
Rohini Balakrishnan India	22	1.0k 1.6×	430 0.7×	127 0.4×	66 0.6×	62 0.9×	70	1.3k
Primož Pirih Slovenia	17	331 0.5×	199 0.3×	242 0.7×	58 0.5×	49 0.7×	29	583

Countries citing papers authored by Patrick Schultheiss

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Schultheiss

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schultheiss, Patrick. (2023). Unbalanced visual cues do not affect search precision at the nest in desert ants (Cataglyphis nodus). Learning & Behavior. 52(1). 85–91. 1 indexed citations

Schultheiss, Patrick, Sabine S. Nooten, Runxi Wang, et al.. (2022). The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(40). e2201550119–e2201550119. 117 indexed citations breakdown →

Nooten, Sabine S., et al.. (2022). Ant body size mediates functional performance and species interactions in carrion decomposer communities. Functional Ecology. 36(5). 1279–1291. 11 indexed citations

Nooten, Sabine S., Patrick Schultheiss, R. C. Rowe, Sarah L. Facey, & James M. Cook. (2019). Habitat complexity affects functional traits and diversity of ant assemblages in urban green spaces (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik (OEGEF). 29. 67–77. 36 indexed citations

Freas, Cody A. & Patrick Schultheiss. (2018). How to Navigate in Different Environments and Situations: Lessons From Ants. Frontiers in Psychology. 9. 841–841. 30 indexed citations

Schultheiss, Patrick, et al.. (2018). Transfer of Visual Learning Between a Virtual and a Real Environment in Honey Bees: The Role of Active Vision. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 12. 139–139. 21 indexed citations

Schultheiss, Patrick, et al.. (2017). Using virtual reality to study visual performances of honeybees. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 24. 43–50. 25 indexed citations

Schultheiss, Patrick, Jean‐Christophe Sandoz, Cláudio R. Lazzari, et al.. (2017). Associative visual learning by tethered bees in a controlled visual environment. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 25 indexed citations

Schultheiss, Patrick, Chloé A. Raderschall, & Ajay Narendra. (2015). Follower ants in a tandem pair are not always naïve. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 10747–10747. 18 indexed citations

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Wystrach, Antoine, et al.. (2014). Multiple sources of celestial compass information in the Central Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 200(6). 591–601. 37 indexed citations

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Schwarz, Sebastian, et al.. (2014). Desert ants (Melophorus bagoti) navigating with robustness to distortions of the natural panorama. Insectes Sociaux. 61(4). 371–383. 12 indexed citations

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Schultheiss, Patrick, et al.. (2014). Visual Matching in the Orientation of Desert Ants (Melophorus bagoti): The Effect of Changing Skyline Height. Ethology. 120(8). 783–792. 10 indexed citations

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Schultheiss, Patrick. (2013). Foraging ecology of the Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti. Figshare. 1 indexed citations

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Reynolds, Andy M., Patrick Schultheiss, & Ken Cheng. (2013). Does the Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti approximate a Lévy search by an intrinsic bi-modal walk?. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 340. 17–22. 25 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ken, Patrick Schultheiss, Sebastian Schwarz, Antoine Wystrach, & Rüdiger Wehner. (2013). Beginnings of a synthetic approach to desert ant navigation. Behavioural Processes. 102. 51–61. 59 indexed citations

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Reynolds, Andy M., Patrick Schultheiss, & Ken Cheng. (2013). Are Lévy flight patterns derived from the Weber–Fechner law in distance estimation?. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 67(8). 1219–1226. 16 indexed citations

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Schultheiss, Patrick, Sebastian Schwarz, Ken Cheng, & Rüdiger Wehner. (2013). Foraging ecology of an Australian salt-pan desert ant (genus Melophorus). Australian Journal of Zoology. 60(5). 311–319. 14 indexed citations

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Schwarz, Sebastian, Patrick Schultheiss, & Ken Cheng. (2012). Visual cue learning and odometry in guiding the search behavior of desert ants, Melophorus bagoti, in artificial channels. Behavioural Processes. 91(3). 298–303. 8 indexed citations

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Schultheiss, Patrick, Antoine Wystrach, Eric L. G. Legge, & Ken Cheng. (2012). Information content of visual scenes influences systematic search of desert ants. Journal of Experimental Biology. 216(Pt 4). 742–9. 38 indexed citations

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Wystrach, Antoine, Sebastian Schwarz, Patrick Schultheiss, Guy Beugnon, & Ken Cheng. (2010). Views, landmarks, and routes: how do desert ants negotiate an obstacle course?. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 197(2). 167–179. 90 indexed citations

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