René Hessling

757 total citations
10 papers, 494 citations indexed

About

René Hessling is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, René Hessling has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 494 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Ecology, 8 papers in Oceanography and 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in René Hessling's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (8 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (7 papers) and Cephalopods and Marine Biology (5 papers). René Hessling is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (8 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (7 papers) and Cephalopods and Marine Biology (5 papers). René Hessling collaborates with scholars based in Germany. René Hessling's co-authors include Wilfried Westheide, Günter Purschke, Torsten H. Struck and Mónika Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as Hydrobiologia, Journal of Morphology and Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research.

In The Last Decade

René Hessling

10 papers receiving 475 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
René Hessling Germany 9 324 273 196 127 89 10 494
Lars Orrhage Sweden 12 413 1.3× 337 1.2× 166 0.8× 78 0.6× 61 0.7× 19 532
Alexander B. Tzetlin Russia 17 556 1.7× 441 1.6× 133 0.7× 209 1.6× 58 0.7× 67 723
Christiane Paul Germany 6 176 0.5× 151 0.6× 97 0.5× 84 0.7× 124 1.4× 9 422
Vincent Rousset United States 8 354 1.1× 352 1.3× 107 0.5× 97 0.8× 81 0.9× 9 489
Anja Golombek Germany 9 243 0.8× 271 1.0× 116 0.6× 133 1.0× 226 2.5× 9 509
Patrick Beckers Germany 12 231 0.7× 196 0.7× 118 0.6× 113 0.9× 80 0.9× 26 368
Jörn von Döhren Germany 12 296 0.9× 207 0.8× 75 0.4× 139 1.1× 125 1.4× 26 415
Wilko H. Ahlrichs Germany 11 211 0.7× 185 0.7× 106 0.5× 49 0.4× 76 0.9× 38 406
Tilic Ekin Germany 12 264 0.8× 241 0.9× 54 0.3× 108 0.9× 76 0.9× 36 367
Julio Parapar Spain 15 667 2.1× 590 2.2× 72 0.4× 386 3.0× 64 0.7× 82 840

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of René Hessling

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All Works

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Hessling, René & Wilfried Westheide. (2002). Are Echiura derived from a segmented ancestor? Immunohistochemical analysis of the nervous system in developmental stages of Bonellia viridis. Journal of Morphology. 252(2). 100–113. 99 indexed citations
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Struck, Torsten H., René Hessling, & Günter Purschke. (2002). The phylogenetic position of the Aeolosomatidae and Parergodrilidae, two enigmatic oligochaete-like taxa of the 'Polychaeta', based on molecular data from 18S rDNA sequences. Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research. 40(3). 155–163. 71 indexed citations
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Purschke, Günter & René Hessling. (2002). Analysis of the Central Nervous System and Sense Organs in Potamodrilus fluviatilis (Annelida: Potamodrilidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 241(1). 19–35. 21 indexed citations
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Purschke, Günter, René Hessling, & Wilfried Westheide. (2000). The phylogenetic position of the Clitellata and the Echiura ‐ on the problematic assessment of absent characters*. Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research. 38(3). 165–173. 72 indexed citations
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Hessling, René, Mónika Müller, & Wilfried Westheide. (1999). CLSM analysis of serotonin-immunoreactive neurons in the central nervous system of Nais variabilis, Slavina appendiculata and Stylaria lacustris (Oligochaeta: Naididae). Hydrobiologia. 406(0). 223–233. 23 indexed citations
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Hessling, René & Wilfried Westheide. (1999). CLSM analysis of development and structure of the central nervous system of Enchytraeus crypticus (”Oligochaeta”, Enchytraeidae). Zoomorphology. 119(1). 37–47. 50 indexed citations

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