Roswitha Wiltschko

13.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
191 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Roswitha Wiltschko is a scholar working on Biophysics, Ecology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Roswitha Wiltschko has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Biophysics, 93 papers in Ecology and 48 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Roswitha Wiltschko's work include Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects (113 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (52 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (50 papers). Roswitha Wiltschko is often cited by papers focused on Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects (113 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (52 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (50 papers). Roswitha Wiltschko collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Roswitha Wiltschko's co-authors include Wolfgang Wiltschko, Peter Thalau, Ursula Munro, Thorsten Ritz, Katrin Stapput, Hugh Ford, John B. Phillips, Christine Nießner, Ingo Schiffner and Margaret Ahmad and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Roswitha Wiltschko

190 papers receiving 8.9k 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.

Magnetic Compass of European Robins

1972 550 citations Wolfgang Wiltschko, Roswitha Wiltschko profile →
Magnetic Orientation in Animals

1995 531 citations Roswitha Wiltschko, Wolfgang Wiltschko profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Magnetoreception in mammals and birds: a comparison (Mammalia, Aves) 2023 ·Wolfgang Wiltschko, Roswitha Wiltschko	1
2	Magnetoreception: activation of avian cryptochrome 1a in various light conditions 2018 ·Journal of Comparative Physiology A ·Christine Nießner, Susanne Denzau, Leo Peichl, Wolfgang Wiltschko, Roswitha Wiltschko	14
3	ORIENTATION BEHAVIOUR OF PIGEONS DEPRIVED OF OLFACTORY INFORMATION DURING THE OUTWARD JOURNEY AND AT THE RELEASE SITE 2013 ·Monitore Zoologico Italiano-Italian Journal of Zoology ·Wolfgang Wiltschko, Roswitha Wiltschko, Augusto Foà, Stefano Benvenuti	2
4	PIGEON HOMING: CAN RELEASE SITE BIASES BE EXPLAINED BY A «PREFERRED COMPASS DIRECTION»? 2013 ·Monitore Zoologico Italiano-Italian Journal of Zoology ·Roswitha Wiltschko, Wolfgang Wiltschko	0
5	Interactions between the visual and the magnetoreception system: Different effects of bichromatic light regimes on the directional behavior of migratory birds 2012 ·Journal of Physiology-Paris ·Roswitha Wiltschko, (unknown), (unknown), Peter Thalau, Wolfgang Wiltschko	18
6	Tracking pigeons in a magnetic anomaly and in magnetically “quiet” terrain 2011 ·Die Naturwissenschaften ·Ingo Schiffner, (unknown), Roswitha Wiltschko	16
7	The Role of the Magnetite-Based Receptors in the Beak in Pigeon Homing 2010 ·Current Biology ·Roswitha Wiltschko, Ingo Schiffner, (unknown), Wolfgang Wiltschko	51
8	Magnetoreception of Directional Information in Birds Requires Nondegraded Vision 2010 ·Current Biology ·Katrin Stapput, Onur Güntürkün, Klaus‐Peter Hoffmann, Roswitha Wiltschko, Wolfgang Wiltschko	27
9	‘Fixed direction’-responses of birds in the geomagnetic field 2009 ·Communicative & Integrative Biology ·Roswitha Wiltschko, Wolfgang Wiltschko	10
10	Orientation of Birds in Total Darkness 2008 ·Current Biology ·Katrin Stapput, Peter Thalau, Roswitha Wiltschko, Wolfgang Wiltschko	58
11	Magnetoreception 2006 ·BioEssays ·Roswitha Wiltschko, Wolfgang Wiltschko	139
12	Magnetic intensity affects cryptochrome-dependent responses in Arabidopsis thaliana 2006 ·Planta ·Margaret Ahmad, Paul Galland, Thorsten Ritz, Roswitha Wiltschko, Wolfgang Wiltschko	156
13	Avian magnetic compass: fast adjustment to intensities outside the normal functional window 2006 ·Die Naturwissenschaften ·Wolfgang Wiltschko, Katrin Stapput, Peter Thalau, Roswitha Wiltschko	46
14	Magnetic orientation and magnetoreception in birds and other animals 2005 ·Journal of Comparative Physiology A ·Wolfgang Wiltschko, Roswitha Wiltschko	399
15	Two Different Types of Light-Dependent Responses to Magnetic Fields in Birds 2005 ·Current Biology ·Roswitha Wiltschko, Thorsten Ritz, Katrin Stapput, Peter Thalau, Wolfgang Wiltschko	56
16	Resonance effects indicate a radical-pair mechanism for avian magnetic compass 2004 ·Nature ·Thorsten Ritz, Peter Thalau, John B. Phillips, Roswitha Wiltschko, Wolfgang Wiltschko	429
17	Light-Dependent Magnetoreception in Birds: Does Directional Information Change with Light Intensity? 2000 ·Die Naturwissenschaften ·Wolfgang Wiltschko, Roswitha Wiltschko, Ursula Munro	30
18	A comparison of migratory orientation of birds living in the Northern and the Southern hemisphere 1994 ·Ring ·Ursula Munro, Roswitha Wiltschko, Wolfgang Wiltschko	2
19	The Role of Experience in Avian Navigation and Homing 1991 ·Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Polarization Phenomena in Nuclear Reactions ·Roswitha Wiltschko	26
20	The Development of the Star Compass in Garden Warblers, Sylvia borin 1987 ·Ethology ·Wolfgang Wiltschko, (unknown), (unknown), Roswitha Wiltschko	62

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