Ralph Bergmüller

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Ralph Bergmüller is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Sociology and Political Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph Bergmüller has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Ralph Bergmüller's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (10 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (7 papers) and Plant and animal studies (5 papers). Ralph Bergmüller is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (10 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (7 papers) and Plant and animal studies (5 papers). Ralph Bergmüller collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. Ralph Bergmüller's co-authors include Michael Taborsky, Redouan Bshary, Dik Heg, Andrew F. Russell, Rufus A. Johnstone, Ian M. Hamilton, Roger Schürch, Katharina Peer, Douglas W. Smith and Gerald Heckel and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ralph Bergmüller

14 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Animal personality due to social niche specialisation

2010 356 citations Ralph Bergmüller, Michael Taborsky Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralph Bergmüller Switzerland	14	1.0k	411	357	342	286	14	1.4k
Mikael Puurtinen Finland	20	815 0.8×	272 0.7×	336 0.9×	117 0.3×	581 2.0×	41	1.5k
Frédérique Dubois Canada	18	791 0.8×	194 0.5×	432 1.2×	222 0.6×	155 0.5×	46	1.1k
Jennifer J. Templeton United States	19	1.3k 1.3×	417 1.0×	701 2.0×	383 1.1×	262 0.9×	29	1.9k
Daizaburo Shizuka United States	21	984 1.0×	242 0.6×	536 1.5×	392 1.1×	248 0.9×	55	1.4k
Robert Fagen United States	20	437 0.4×	254 0.6×	369 1.0×	574 1.7×	308 1.1×	40	1.5k
Camilla A. Hinde United Kingdom	21	1.2k 1.2×	188 0.5×	754 2.1×	271 0.8×	220 0.8×	34	1.6k
Sarah J. Hodge United Kingdom	23	1.1k 1.1×	195 0.5×	674 1.9×	402 1.2×	305 1.1×	27	1.5k
Lynda L. Sharpe South Africa	20	1.5k 1.5×	275 0.7×	944 2.6×	697 2.0×	408 1.4×	29	2.1k
Claudia Rutte Switzerland	9	337 0.3×	517 1.3×	178 0.5×	360 1.1×	151 0.5×	10	1.2k
G. M. McIlrath South Africa	12	1.5k 1.5×	275 0.7×	1.0k 2.8×	609 1.8×	434 1.5×	13	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph Bergmüller

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14 of 14 papers shown

Bergmüller, Ralph, et al.. (2014). Conflict management in free-ranging wolves, Canis lupus. Animal Behaviour. 90. 327–334. 36 indexed citations

Bergmüller, Ralph, et al.. (2012). Images of Eyes Enhance Investments in a Real-Life Public Good. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e37397–e37397. 64 indexed citations

Bergmüller, Ralph, et al.. (2011). Cleaning wrasse species vary with respect to dependency on the mutualism and behavioural adaptations in interactions. Animal Behaviour. 82(5). 1067–1074. 25 indexed citations

Bergmüller, Ralph & Michael Taborsky. (2010). Animal personality due to social niche specialisation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 25(9). 504–511. 356 indexed citations breakdown →

Bergmüller, Ralph, Roger Schürch, & Ian M. Hamilton. (2010). Evolutionary causes and consequences of consistent individual variation in cooperative behaviour. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 365(1553). 2751–2764. 92 indexed citations

Bshary, Redouan, et al.. (2009). Do cleaner fish learn to feed against their preference in a reverse reward contingency task?. Animal Cognition. 13(1). 41–49. 27 indexed citations

Bshary, Redouan & Ralph Bergmüller. (2008). Distinguishing four fundamental approaches to the evolution of helping. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 21(2). 405–420. 119 indexed citations

Bergmüller, Ralph & Michael Taborsky. (2007). Adaptive behavioural syndromes due to strategic niche specialization. BMC Ecology. 7(1). 12–12. 70 indexed citations

Bergmüller, Ralph, Andrew F. Russell, Rufus A. Johnstone, & Redouan Bshary. (2007). On the further integration of cooperative breeding and cooperation theory. Behavioural Processes. 76(2). 170–181. 18 indexed citations

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Bergmüller, Ralph, Rufus A. Johnstone, Andrew F. Russell, & Redouan Bshary. (2007). Integrating cooperative breeding into theoretical concepts of cooperation. Behavioural Processes. 76(2). 61–72. 158 indexed citations

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Heg, Dik, Ralph Bergmüller, Oliver Otti, et al.. (2006). Cichlids do not adjust reproductive skew to the availability of independent breeding options. Behavioral Ecology. 17(3). 419–429. 58 indexed citations

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Bergmüller, Ralph, Dik Heg, & Michael Taborsky. (2005). Helpers in a cooperatively breeding cichlid stay and pay or disperse and breed, depending on ecological constraints. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 272(1560). 325–331. 141 indexed citations

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Bergmüller, Ralph, Michael Taborsky, Katharina Peer, & Dik Heg. (2005). Extended safe havens and between-group dispersal of helpers in a cooperatively breeding cichlid. Behaviour. 142(11-12). 1643–1667. 75 indexed citations

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Bergmüller, Ralph & Michael Taborsky. (2004). Experimental manipulation of helping in a cooperative breeder: helpers ‘pay to stay’ by pre-emptive appeasement. Animal Behaviour. 69(1). 19–28. 150 indexed citations

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