Peter Thalau

2.3k total citations
21 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Peter Thalau is a scholar working on Biophysics, Cognitive Neuroscience and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Thalau has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Biophysics, 12 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 10 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Peter Thalau's work include Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects (20 papers), Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience (12 papers) and Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects (10 papers). Peter Thalau is often cited by papers focused on Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects (20 papers), Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience (12 papers) and Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects (10 papers). Peter Thalau collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Peter Thalau's co-authors include Roswitha Wiltschko, Wolfgang Wiltschko, Thorsten Ritz, Katrin Stapput, John B. Phillips, Gerta Fleissner, Gerald Falkenberg, P. J. Hore, Christiane R. Timmel and Christopher T. Rodgers and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Peter Thalau

21 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Thalau Germany 18 1.3k 506 501 411 367 21 1.7k
Katrin Stapput Germany 14 780 0.6× 273 0.5× 304 0.6× 281 0.7× 274 0.7× 18 1.1k
Michael M. Walker United States 24 942 0.7× 678 1.3× 944 1.9× 249 0.6× 225 0.6× 79 2.6k
Ursula Munro Australia 24 857 0.7× 299 0.6× 852 1.7× 361 0.9× 183 0.5× 54 1.5k
Dominik Heyers Germany 20 647 0.5× 182 0.4× 564 1.1× 360 0.9× 357 1.0× 29 1.3k
Miriam Liedvogel Germany 26 608 0.5× 168 0.3× 997 2.0× 222 0.5× 367 1.0× 60 2.3k
Gerta Fleissner Germany 15 536 0.4× 284 0.6× 285 0.6× 188 0.5× 322 0.9× 23 1.1k
P. Semm Germany 23 1.0k 0.8× 300 0.6× 336 0.7× 527 1.3× 485 1.3× 39 1.9k
Rachel Muheim Sweden 27 593 0.5× 159 0.3× 1.1k 2.1× 254 0.6× 202 0.6× 45 1.8k
Nils-Lasse Schneider Germany 9 436 0.3× 139 0.3× 256 0.5× 163 0.4× 243 0.7× 9 816
Manuela Zapka Germany 9 435 0.3× 132 0.3× 415 0.8× 201 0.5× 156 0.4× 11 1.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Thalau

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All Works

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Wiltschko, Roswitha, Ursula Munro, Hugh Ford, et al.. (2014). Orientation of migratory birds under ultraviolet light. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 200(5). 399–407. 13 indexed citations
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Winklhofer, Michael, Evelyn Dylda, Peter Thalau, Wolfgang Wiltschko, & Roswitha Wiltschko. (2013). Avian magnetic compass can be tuned to anomalously low magnetic intensities. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 280(1763). 20130853–20130853. 29 indexed citations
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Wiltschko, Roswitha, et al.. (2012). Interactions between the visual and the magnetoreception system: Different effects of bichromatic light regimes on the directional behavior of migratory birds. Journal of Physiology-Paris. 107(1-2). 137–146. 18 indexed citations
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Wiltschko, Roswitha, et al.. (2011). Magnetic orientation of migratory robins, Erithacus rubecula, under long-wavelength light. Journal of Experimental Biology. 214(18). 3096–3101. 11 indexed citations
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Falkenberg, Gerald, Gerta Fleissner, Peter Thalau, et al.. (2010). Avian Magnetoreception: Elaborate Iron Mineral Containing Dendrites in the Upper Beak Seem to Be a Common Feature of Birds. PLoS ONE. 5(2). e9231–e9231. 103 indexed citations
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Ritz, Thorsten, Roswitha Wiltschko, P. J. Hore, et al.. (2009). Magnetic Compass of Birds Is Based on a Molecule with Optimal Directional Sensitivity. Biophysical Journal. 96(8). 3451–3457. 245 indexed citations
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Wiltschko, Wolfgang, et al.. (2009). Magnetoreception in birds: no intensity window in “fixed direction” responses. Die Naturwissenschaften. 97(1). 37–42. 4 indexed citations
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Thalau, Peter, et al.. (2009). Oscillating magnetic field disrupts magnetic orientation in Zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata. Frontiers in Zoology. 6(1). 25–25. 54 indexed citations
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Wiltschko, Roswitha, Katrin Stapput, Peter Thalau, & Wolfgang Wiltschko. (2009). Directional orientation of birds by the magnetic field under different light conditions. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 7(suppl_2). S163–77. 133 indexed citations
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Stapput, Katrin, Peter Thalau, Roswitha Wiltschko, & Wolfgang Wiltschko. (2008). Orientation of Birds in Total Darkness. Current Biology. 18(8). 602–606. 58 indexed citations
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Fleissner, Gerta, et al.. (2007). A novel concept of Fe-mineral-based magnetoreception: histological and physicochemical data from the upper beak of homing pigeons. Die Naturwissenschaften. 94(8). 631–642. 116 indexed citations
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Thalau, Peter, et al.. (2007). Homing pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica) can use magnetic cues for locating food. Die Naturwissenschaften. 94(10). 813–819. 20 indexed citations
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Wiltschko, Wolfgang, Rafael Freire, Ursula Munro, et al.. (2007). The magnetic compass of domestic chickens,Gallus gallus. Journal of Experimental Biology. 210(13). 2300–2310. 81 indexed citations
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Wiltschko, Roswitha, Katrin Stapput, Thorsten Ritz, Peter Thalau, & Wolfgang Wiltschko. (2007). Magnetoreception in birds: different physical processes for two types of directional responses. PubMed. 1(1). 41–41. 43 indexed citations
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Wiltschko, Roswitha, Katrin Stapput, Thorsten Ritz, Peter Thalau, & Wolfgang Wiltschko. (2007). Magnetoreception in birds: Different physical processes for two types of directional responses. 1(1). 41–48. 34 indexed citations
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Wiltschko, Wolfgang, Katrin Stapput, Peter Thalau, & Roswitha Wiltschko. (2006). Avian magnetic compass: fast adjustment to intensities outside the normal functional window. Die Naturwissenschaften. 93(6). 300–304. 46 indexed citations
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Thalau, Peter, et al.. (2006). The magnetic compass mechanisms of birds and rodents are based on different physical principles. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 3(9). 583–587. 68 indexed citations
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Wiltschko, Roswitha, Thorsten Ritz, Katrin Stapput, Peter Thalau, & Wolfgang Wiltschko. (2005). Two Different Types of Light-Dependent Responses to Magnetic Fields in Birds. Current Biology. 15(16). 1518–1523. 56 indexed citations
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Ritz, Thorsten, Peter Thalau, John B. Phillips, Roswitha Wiltschko, & Wolfgang Wiltschko. (2004). Resonance effects indicate a radical-pair mechanism for avian magnetic compass. Nature. 429(6988). 177–180. 429 indexed citations
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Thalau, Peter, Thorsten Ritz, Katrin Stapput, Roswitha Wiltschko, & Wolfgang Wiltschko. (2004). Magnetic compass orientation of migratory birds in the presence of a 1.315�MHz oscillating field. Die Naturwissenschaften. 92(2). 86–90. 137 indexed citations

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