Richard Zehner

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Richard Zehner is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Zehner has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Insect Science, 20 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 19 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Richard Zehner's work include Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies (36 papers), Diptera species taxonomy and behavior (16 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (15 papers). Richard Zehner is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies (36 papers), Diptera species taxonomy and behavior (16 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (15 papers). Richard Zehner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Thailand. Richard Zehner's co-authors include Jens Amendt, Roman Krettek, Petra Boehme, Carlo Pietro Campobasso, M. J. R. Hall, Marcel A. Verhoff, Dietrich Mebs, H. Bratzke, Philipp N. Spahn and Jan Sauer and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Cells.

In The Last Decade

Richard Zehner

60 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Forensic entomology: applications and limitations

2011 389 citations Jens Amendt, Carlo Pietro Campobasso et al. Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard Zehner Germany	24	1.7k	618	563	385	366	63	2.2k
David R. Foran United States	23	487 0.3×	689 1.1×	127 0.2×	460 1.2×	664 1.8×	42	1.5k
Vassilis Douris Greece	26	1.2k 0.7×	239 0.4×	194 0.3×	233 0.6×	1.0k 2.8×	41	1.9k
Georgios Koutsovoulos United Kingdom	23	347 0.2×	217 0.4×	196 0.3×	476 1.2×	549 1.5×	41	1.7k
Nancy R. Sturm United States	36	1.1k 0.6×	73 0.1×	102 0.2×	349 0.9×	1.9k 5.3×	84	4.6k
Sujai Kumar United Kingdom	22	311 0.2×	448 0.7×	272 0.5×	531 1.4×	1.2k 3.2×	29	2.4k
Pawel Michalak United States	26	286 0.2×	943 1.5×	441 0.8×	550 1.4×	1.0k 2.7×	81	2.2k
Elisabetta Giuffra Italy	27	74 0.0×	1.5k 2.4×	107 0.2×	177 0.5×	928 2.5×	58	2.7k
Linda Frisse United States	7	158 0.1×	495 0.8×	76 0.1×	301 0.8×	306 0.8×	8	1.1k
Florence Mougel France	17	884 0.5×	1.0k 1.7×	836 1.5×	219 0.6×	168 0.5×	41	1.4k
Edward G. Platzer United States	19	731 0.4×	164 0.3×	108 0.2×	506 1.3×	760 2.1×	96	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Zehner

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20 of 20 papers shown

Birngruber, Christoph G., et al.. (2024). Tendons and table salt: A recipe to preserve human DNA. Forensic Science International. 365. 112254–112254.

Herrmann, Eva, et al.. (2021). Age-dependent gene expression of Calliphora vicina pupae (Diptera: Calliphoridae) at constant and fluctuating temperatures. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 135(6). 2625–2635. 12 indexed citations

Pittner, Stefan, Valentina Bugelli, M. Eric Benbow, et al.. (2020). The applicability of forensic time since death estimation methods for buried bodies in advanced decomposition stages. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0243395–e0243395. 38 indexed citations

Bugelli, Valentina, Carlo Pietro Campobasso, Richard Zehner, & Jens Amendt. (2019). How should living entomological samples be stored?. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 133(6). 1985–1994. 5 indexed citations

Povey, Jane F., Adewale Victor Aderemi, Florian Rothweiler, et al.. (2019). Intact-Cell MALDI-ToF Mass Spectrometry for the Authentication of Drug-Adapted Cancer Cell Lines. Cells. 8(10). 1194–1194. 3 indexed citations

Zehner, Richard, et al.. (2019). Brother-brother or father-son? How a dropout of AmelX may facilitate the elucidation of a familial relationship. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 134(4). 1305–1310. 1 indexed citations

Bernhardt, Victoria, et al.. (2017). Quantitative pteridine fluorescence analysis: A possible age-grading technique for the adult stages of the blow fly Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Journal of Insect Physiology. 98. 356–359. 18 indexed citations

Zehner, Richard, et al.. (2016). ,,Flora and fauna" in criminalistics - an analysis of the current use and relevance of non-human biological trace materials in criminal proceedings.. PubMed. 238(3-4). 81–98.

Mebs, Dietrich, et al.. (2016). Tetrodotoxin concentrations in rough-skinned newts, Taricha granulosa, from populations of their northern distribution range. 52(3). 255–260. 4 indexed citations

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Sontigun, Narin, Anchalee Wannasan, Marcel A. Verhoff, et al.. (2016). Application of DNA barcoding for identifying forensically relevant Diptera from northern Thailand. Parasitology Research. 115(6). 2307–2320. 28 indexed citations

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Michaelis, Martin, Florian Rothweiler, Nadine Löschmann, et al.. (2015). Identification of flubendazole as potential anti-neuroblastoma compound in a large cell line screen. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 8202–8202. 71 indexed citations

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Michaelis, Martin, Florian Selt, Florian Rothweiler, et al.. (2014). Aurora Kinases as Targets in Drug-Resistant Neuroblastoma Cells. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e108758–e108758. 42 indexed citations

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Löschmann, Nadine, Martin Michaelis, Florian Rothweiler, et al.. (2013). Testing of SNS-032 in a Panel of Human Neuroblastoma Cell Lines with Acquired Resistance to a Broad Range of Drugs. Translational Oncology. 6(6). 685–IN18. 23 indexed citations

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Boehme, Petra, Philipp N. Spahn, Jens Amendt, & Richard Zehner. (2013). The analysis of temporal gene expression to estimate the age of forensically important blow fly pupae: results from three blind studies. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 128(3). 565–573. 36 indexed citations

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Amendt, Jens, et al.. (2011). Forensic entomology: applications and limitations. Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology. 7(4). 379–392. 389 indexed citations breakdown →

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Boehme, Petra, Jens Amendt, R. H. L. Disney, & Richard Zehner. (2010). Molecular identification of carrion-breeding scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) using COI barcodes. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 124(6). 577–581. 66 indexed citations

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Zehner, Richard, et al.. (2004). Genetic identification of forensically important flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). International Journal of Legal Medicine. 118(4). 245–7. 122 indexed citations

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Amendt, Jens, Roman Krettek, Constanze Nieß, Richard Zehner, & H. Bratzke. (2000). Forensic entomology in Germany. Forensic Science International. 113(1-3). 309–314. 70 indexed citations

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Zehner, Richard, et al.. (1999). Identification of animal species in meat samples by DNA-analysis. Fleischwirtschaft international. 39–42. 6 indexed citations

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Gröschel, Bettina, Chris Meier, Richard Zehner, Jindřich Činátl, & Hans Wilhelm Doerr. (1999). Effects ofcycloSal-D4TMP Derivatives in H9 Cells with Induced AZT Resistance Phenotype. Nucleosides and Nucleotides. 18(4-5). 933–936. 8 indexed citations

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