Riaan Stals

723 total citations
8 papers, 60 citations indexed

About

Riaan Stals is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Riaan Stals has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 60 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Insect Science, 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 4 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Riaan Stals's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (4 papers), Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography (2 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (2 papers). Riaan Stals is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (4 papers), Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography (2 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (2 papers). Riaan Stals collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and United States. Riaan Stals's co-authors include Alexandre Aebi, Andrew J. McConnachie, Marc Kenis, Helen E. Roy, D. Babendreier, Arne Witt, Robert W. Husband, Adrian J. Armstrong, Adriana E. Marvaldi and Laure Benoit and has published in prestigious journals such as Biological Control, Zootaxa and South African Journal of Science.

In The Last Decade

Riaan Stals

7 papers receiving 54 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Riaan Stals South Africa 3 41 24 21 20 9 8 60
Rennan G. Moreira Brazil 4 18 0.4× 16 0.7× 45 2.1× 20 1.0× 14 1.6× 5 60
L. O. Howard 3 37 0.9× 10 0.4× 26 1.2× 27 1.4× 15 1.7× 6 65
Banu Şebnem Önder Türkiye 6 44 1.1× 30 1.3× 16 0.8× 30 1.5× 5 0.6× 10 84
Alicia Walter France 3 43 1.0× 35 1.5× 43 2.0× 13 0.7× 8 0.9× 3 68
Carmen Gangale Italy 6 41 1.0× 42 1.8× 34 1.6× 20 1.0× 38 4.2× 14 87
Davi de Lacerda Ramos Brazil 3 34 0.8× 34 1.4× 61 2.9× 9 0.5× 22 2.4× 5 77
M. Suffert United Kingdom 7 76 1.9× 63 2.6× 20 1.0× 47 2.4× 3 0.3× 19 119
Axel Vandereycken Belgium 7 98 2.4× 58 2.4× 33 1.6× 33 1.6× 5 0.6× 29 122
Diab Al Hassan France 4 76 1.9× 66 2.8× 69 3.3× 11 0.6× 18 2.0× 4 110
Frida Feijen Switzerland 4 14 0.3× 40 1.7× 25 1.2× 21 1.1× 10 1.1× 9 76

Countries citing papers authored by Riaan Stals

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Fields of papers citing papers by Riaan Stals

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Riaan Stals

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

All Works

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Haran, Julien, Adriana E. Marvaldi, Laure Benoit, et al.. (2023). Revision of the enigmatic South African Cryptolaryngini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), with description of a new genus and twenty-two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy. 877. 1 indexed citations
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Stals, Riaan, et al.. (2021). Proper cleaning of keratin beetles reveals a cryptic species: Phoberus fumarius (Haaf, 1953) from southern Africa is reinstated as valid (Coleoptera: Trogidae). Zootaxa. 4942(4). zootaxa.4942.4.3–zootaxa.4942.4.3. 1 indexed citations
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Stals, Riaan, et al.. (2012). Temnorhynchus coronatus(Fabricius) (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae), Potentially a Pest of Sweet Potato in South Africa. African Entomology. 20(2). 402–407. 1 indexed citations
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Stals, Riaan, D. Babendreier, Alexandre Aebi, Marc Kenis, & Helen E. Roy. (2010). The establishment and rapid spread of an alien invasive lady beetle: Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in southern Africa, 2001-2009.. 58. 125–132. 16 indexed citations
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Stals, Riaan, et al.. (2007). Discovery of an alien invasive, predatory insect in South Africa: The multicoloured Asian ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). South African Journal of Science. 103. 123–126. 29 indexed citations
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