Rudolf Meier

23.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
221 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Rudolf Meier is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rudolf Meier has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 63 papers in Ecology and 62 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Rudolf Meier's work include Diptera species taxonomy and behavior (48 papers), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (35 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (30 papers). Rudolf Meier is often cited by papers focused on Diptera species taxonomy and behavior (48 papers), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (35 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (30 papers). Rudolf Meier collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, Germany and United States. Rudolf Meier's co-authors include David J. Lohman, Gaurav Vaidya, Peter K. L. Ng, Quentin D. Wheeler, Krista K. Ingram, Kevin Winker, David Bickford, Indraneil Das, Navjot S. Sodhi and Shiyang Kwong and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rudolf Meier

209 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation 2000 2026 2008 2017 2006 2010 2006 2000 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation
    2006 2.7k citations David J. Lohman, Rudolf Meier et al. profile →
  2. SequenceMatrix: concatenation software for the fast assembly of multi-gene datasets with character set and codon information
    2010 2.0k citations David J. Lohman, Rudolf Meier et al. profile →
  3. DNA Barcoding and Taxonomy in Diptera: A Tale of High Intraspecific Variability and Low Identification Success
    2006 1.2k citations Rudolf Meier et al. Systematic Biology profile →
  4. Species concepts and phylogenetic theory : a debate
    2000 556 citations Quentin D. Wheeler, Rudolf Meier Columbia University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rudolf Meier Singapore 52 5.7k 4.7k 4.0k 3.8k 3.1k 221 14.2k
Jeremy R deWaard Canada 26 4.7k 0.8× 5.4k 1.2× 4.8k 1.2× 5.7k 1.5× 2.9k 0.9× 52 14.4k
Timothy G. Barraclough United Kingdom 54 6.1k 1.1× 4.7k 1.0× 5.0k 1.2× 4.5k 1.2× 1.4k 0.4× 127 14.6k
Alfried P. Vogler United Kingdom 69 9.1k 1.6× 7.3k 1.5× 7.1k 1.8× 5.3k 1.4× 3.7k 1.2× 249 18.9k
Roger K. Butlin United Kingdom 68 7.2k 1.3× 4.0k 0.9× 8.0k 2.0× 2.2k 0.6× 2.4k 0.8× 324 15.7k
Chris Simon United States 44 6.0k 1.1× 2.7k 0.6× 4.5k 1.1× 2.6k 0.7× 3.7k 1.2× 138 11.3k
Paul Sunnucks Australia 54 3.7k 0.7× 4.4k 0.9× 5.3k 1.3× 2.2k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 194 11.3k
Volker Loeschcke Denmark 66 5.0k 0.9× 9.8k 2.1× 8.6k 2.2× 3.7k 1.0× 3.8k 1.2× 404 18.5k
David R. Maddison United States 33 6.2k 1.1× 2.8k 0.6× 3.3k 0.8× 3.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.4× 86 12.7k
Brett Calcott Australia 13 4.0k 0.7× 2.5k 0.5× 3.3k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 21 9.9k
Ward C. Wheeler United States 63 6.6k 1.2× 3.4k 0.7× 5.5k 1.4× 5.6k 1.5× 1.6k 0.5× 171 17.4k

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All Works

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Suárez, Daniel, Paula Arribas, Amrita Srivathsan, Rudolf Meier, & Brent C. Emerson. (2024). Environmental heterogeneity, rather than stability, explains spider assemblage differences between ecosystems. Ecography. 2025(1). 2 indexed citations
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Meier, Rudolf, et al.. (2024). Automated handling of biological objects with a flexible gripper for biodiversity research. at - Automatisierungstechnik. 72(7). 672–678.
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Brydegaard, Mikkel, et al.. (2024). Towards global insect biomonitoring with frugal methods. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 379(1904). 20230103–20230103. 8 indexed citations
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Meier, Rudolf, Mara Lawniczak, & Amrita Srivathsan. (2024). Illuminating Entomological Dark Matter with DNA Barcodes in an Era of Insect Decline, Deep Learning, and Genomics. Annual Review of Entomology. 70(1). 185–204. 9 indexed citations
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French, Connor M., Laura D. Bertola, Ana Carolina Carnaval, et al.. (2023). Global determinants of insect mitochondrial genetic diversity. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5276–5276. 15 indexed citations
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Kutty, Sujatha Narayanan, et al.. (2022). Toward eDNA‐based bioassessment of freshwater reservoirs with small volumes of water: Robust molecular protocols. Environmental DNA. 5(2). 264–281. 3 indexed citations
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Pylatiuk, Christian, Thomas von Rintelen, Michael Balke, et al.. (2021). DiversityScanner: Robotic handling of small invertebrates with machine learning methods. Molecular Ecology Resources. 22(4). 1626–1638. 56 indexed citations
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Yeo, Darren, Amrita Srivathsan, & Rudolf Meier. (2020). Longer is Not Always Better: Optimizing Barcode Length for Large-Scale Species Discovery and Identification. Systematic Biology. 69(5). 999–1015. 1 indexed citations
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Srivathsan, Amrita, Bilgenur Baloğlu, Wendy Wang, et al.. (2018). A Min ION ™‐based pipeline for fast and cost‐effective DNA barcoding. Molecular Ecology Resources. 18(5). 1035–1049. 79 indexed citations
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Pritsch, Karin, Judy Simon, Carsten W. Mueller, et al.. (2010). Enhanced ozone exposure of European beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) stimulates nitrogen mobilization from leaf litter and nitrogen accumulation in the soil. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 144(3). 537–546. 9 indexed citations
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Kirk‐Spriggs, Ashley H., Jindřích Roháček, Wayne N. Mathis, et al.. (2001). Inter-tidal Diptera of Southwestern Africa (Chironomidae, Canacidae, Chloropidae, Milichiidae, Tethinidae, Ephydridae). 17. 85–135. 7 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Quentin D. & Rudolf Meier. (2000). Species concepts and phylogenetic theory : a debate. Columbia University Press eBooks. 556 indexed citations breakdown →
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Meier, Rudolf. (1997). A Test and Review of the Empirical Performance of the Ontogenetic Criterion. Systematic Biology. 46(4). 699–699. 6 indexed citations
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Meier, Rudolf. (1996). Larval morphology of the Sepsidae (Diptera: Sciomyzoidea), with a cladistic analysis using adult and larval characters. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 228. 32 indexed citations
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Meier, Rudolf. (1974). Das Innsbrucker Osterspiel. Reclam eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Meier, Rudolf. (1963). Das Innsbrucker Osterspiel ; Das Osterspiel von Muri. Reclam eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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