Roberto Bertolani

5.3k total citations
129 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Roberto Bertolani is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Physiology and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Bertolani has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 22 papers in Physiology and 18 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Roberto Bertolani's work include Tardigrade Biology and Ecology (105 papers), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (92 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (17 papers). Roberto Bertolani is often cited by papers focused on Tardigrade Biology and Ecology (105 papers), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (92 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (17 papers). Roberto Bertolani collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Denmark and United States. Roberto Bertolani's co-authors include Roberto Guidetti, Lorena Rebecchi, Michele Cesari, Tiziana Altiero, Peter Degma, Kjell Jonsson, Trevor Marchioro, Ilaria Giovannini, Giovanni Pilato and Maria Agnese Sabatini and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemosphere, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences and Journal of Experimental Biology.

In The Last Decade

Roberto Bertolani

128 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roberto Bertolani Italy 29 2.9k 900 799 573 295 129 3.1k
Łukasz Kaczmarek Poland 32 3.5k 1.2× 1.4k 1.5× 785 1.0× 692 1.2× 269 0.9× 198 3.8k
Michele Cesari Italy 27 1.5k 0.5× 651 0.7× 344 0.4× 216 0.4× 248 0.8× 77 1.8k
Tiziana Altiero Italy 21 1.3k 0.4× 355 0.4× 630 0.8× 193 0.3× 111 0.4× 49 1.4k
Diane R. Nelson United States 22 1.2k 0.4× 492 0.5× 277 0.3× 292 0.5× 144 0.5× 63 1.4k
Paul J. Bartels United States 17 607 0.2× 265 0.3× 118 0.1× 144 0.3× 78 0.3× 43 735
A. A. Grigarick United States 16 455 0.2× 265 0.3× 34 0.0× 64 0.1× 68 0.2× 57 793
Harry A. Meyer United States 15 544 0.2× 267 0.3× 74 0.1× 116 0.2× 25 0.1× 45 653
Megumu Tsujimoto Japan 10 211 0.1× 404 0.4× 28 0.0× 31 0.1× 45 0.2× 25 569
Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa Germany 14 301 0.1× 407 0.5× 20 0.0× 9 0.0× 189 0.6× 41 805
M. Saigusa Japan 14 135 0.0× 240 0.3× 69 0.1× 17 0.0× 19 0.1× 27 461

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto Bertolani

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All Works

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Guidetti, Roberto, et al.. (2019). Increasing knowledge of Antarctic biodiversity: new endemic taxa of tardigrades (Eutardigrada; Ramazzottiidae) and their evolutionary relationships. Systematics and Biodiversity. 17(6). 573–593. 36 indexed citations
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Degma, Peter, Roberto Bertolani, & Roberto Guidetti. (2019). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species. Iris Unimore (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia). 128 indexed citations
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Guidetti, Roberto, Alois Bonifacio, Tiziana Altiero, Roberto Bertolani, & Lorena Rebecchi. (2015). Distribution of Calcium and Chitin in the Tardigrade Feeding Apparatus in Relation to its Function and Morphology. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 55(2). 241–252. 20 indexed citations
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Bertolani, Roberto, Roberto Guidetti, Trevor Marchioro, et al.. (2014). Phylogeny of Eutardigrada: New molecular data and their morphological support lead to the identification of new evolutionary lineages. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 76. 110–126. 173 indexed citations
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Bertolani, Roberto, Paul J. Bartels, Roberto Guidetti, Michele Cesari, & Diane R. Nelson. (2014). Aquatic tardigrades in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S.A., with the description of a new species of Thulinius (Tardigrada, Isohypsibiidae). Zootaxa. 3764(5). 524–36. 15 indexed citations
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Bertolani, Roberto, et al.. (2013). POSTEMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT IN HETEROTARDIGRADES. Monitore Zoologico Italiano-Italian Journal of Zoology. 18(4). 307–320. 6 indexed citations
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Rebecchi, Lorena, Tiziana Altiero, Roberto Guidetti, et al.. (2010). Resistance to Extreme Stresses in the Tardigrada: Experiments on Earth and in Space and Astrobiological Perspectives. 1538. 5262. 1 indexed citations
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Cesari, Michele, Roberto Bertolani, Lorena Rebecchi, & Roberto Guidetti. (2009). DNA barcoding in Tardigrada: the first case study onMacrobiotus macrocalix Bertolani & Rebecchi 1993 (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae). Molecular Ecology Resources. 9(3). 699–706. 67 indexed citations
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Bertolani, Roberto, et al.. (2004). Experiences with dormancy in tardigrades. Journal of Limnology. 63(1s). 16–16. 76 indexed citations
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Rebecchi, Lorena, Tiziana Altiero, & Roberto Bertolani. (2002). Banding techniques on tardigrade chromosomes: the karyotype of Macrobiotus richtersi (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae). Chromosome Research. 10(6). 437–443. 13 indexed citations
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Rebecchi, Lorena, et al.. (2000). Female gonad of moles, genusTalpa (Insectivora, Mammalia): Ovary or ovotestis?. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 286(7). 745–754. 11 indexed citations
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Rebecchi, Lorena & Roberto Bertolani. (1999). Spermatozoon morphology of three species of Hypsibiidae (Tardigrada, Eutardigrada)and phylogenetic evaluation. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 238. 319–328. 7 indexed citations
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Bertolani, Roberto & Lorena Rebecchi. (1996). The tardigrades of Emilia (Italy). II. Monte Rondinaio. A multihabitat study on a high altitude valley of the northern Apennines. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 116(1-2). 3–12. 30 indexed citations
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Bertolani, Roberto. (1996). Phylogenetic significance of egg shell variation in tardigrades. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 116(1-2). 139–148. 20 indexed citations
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Bertolani, Roberto. (1996). The tardigrades of Emilia (Italy). II. Monte Rondinaio. A multihabitat study on a high altitude valley of the northern Apennines. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 116(1-2). 3–12. 26 indexed citations
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Bertolani, Roberto, et al.. (1996). Phylogenetic significance of egg shell variation in tardigrades. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 116(1-2). 139–148. 23 indexed citations
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Bertolani, Roberto & Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche. (1987). Biology of tardigrades : proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on the Tardigrada, Modena, September 3-5, 1985. 2 indexed citations
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Bertolani, Roberto, et al.. (1975). Osservazioni cariologiche sulla partenogenesi meiotica di Macrobiotus dispar (Tardigrada). IRIS UNIMORE (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia). 58(5). 782–786. 9 indexed citations
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Bertolani, Roberto. (1973). Primo caso di una popolazione tetraploide nei Tardigradi. IRIS UNIMORE (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia). 55(5). 571–574. 7 indexed citations

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