Sonja Metzger

1.3k total citations
16 papers, 606 citations indexed

About

Sonja Metzger is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Epidemiology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonja Metzger has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 606 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Social Psychology, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Sonja Metzger's work include Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (2 papers). Sonja Metzger is often cited by papers focused on Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (2 papers). Sonja Metzger collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Ivory Coast. Sonja Metzger's co-authors include Fabian H. Leendertz, Christophe Boesch, Emmanuel Couacy‐Hymann, Piotr Wojciech Dąbrowski, Aleksandar Radonić, Andreas Nitsche, Kerstin Mätz‐Rensing, Andreas Kurth, Sébastien Calvignac‐Spencer and Hjalmar S. Kühl and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Virology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Sonja Metzger

15 papers receiving 590 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sonja Metzger Germany 10 261 258 207 145 130 16 606
Sophie Köndgen Germany 12 199 0.8× 53 0.2× 44 0.2× 99 0.7× 199 1.5× 16 617
David Hyeroba United States 15 147 0.6× 84 0.3× 103 0.5× 80 0.6× 141 1.1× 19 641
Christine Mentzel Tanzania 4 152 0.6× 108 0.4× 240 1.2× 67 0.5× 176 1.4× 4 465
Svenja Schenk Germany 4 122 0.5× 54 0.2× 31 0.1× 112 0.8× 142 1.1× 4 454
Douglas C. Eckery New Zealand 15 64 0.2× 97 0.4× 105 0.5× 141 1.0× 275 2.1× 49 736
Carlos Tello United Kingdom 12 42 0.2× 27 0.1× 144 0.7× 144 1.0× 103 0.8× 15 508
Susanne Thalwitzer Germany 11 39 0.1× 119 0.5× 26 0.1× 167 1.2× 43 0.3× 14 408
Cécile Neel Cameroon 7 194 0.7× 71 0.3× 297 1.4× 68 0.5× 202 1.6× 7 637
Laura M. Bergner United States 13 35 0.1× 137 0.5× 105 0.5× 84 0.6× 96 0.7× 21 527
Brant A. Schumaker United States 13 131 0.5× 238 0.9× 18 0.1× 129 0.9× 144 1.1× 31 698

Countries citing papers authored by Sonja Metzger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sonja Metzger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sonja Metzger

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Jarquín‐Díaz, Víctor Hugo, Stephan Karl, Gábor Á. Czirják, et al.. (2025). Mucosal immune responses and intestinal microbiome associations in wild spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta). Communications Biology. 8(1). 924–924.
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East, Marion L., et al.. (2022). Infanticide by Adult Females Causes Sexual Conflict in a Female-Dominated Social Mammal. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10. 2 indexed citations
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Metzger, Sonja, Ilka Herbinger, Sébastien Calvignac‐Spencer, et al.. (2018). Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection in Wild Bonobos. EcoHealth. 15(2). 462–466. 15 indexed citations
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Köndgen, Sophie, Sébastien Calvignac‐Spencer, Kerstin Mätz‐Rensing, et al.. (2017). Evidence for Human Streptococcus pneumoniae in wild and captive chimpanzees: A potential threat to wild populations. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 14581–14581. 26 indexed citations
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Junglen, Sandra, Marco Marklewitz, Florian Zirkel, et al.. (2015). No Evidence of Gouléako and Herbert Virus Infections in Pigs, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. Emerging infectious diseases. 21(12). 2190–2193. 6 indexed citations
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Radonić, Aleksandar, Sonja Metzger, Piotr Wojciech Dąbrowski, et al.. (2014). Fatal Monkeypox in Wild-Living Sooty Mangabey, Côte d’Ivoire, 2012. Emerging infectious diseases. 20(6). 1009–1011. 105 indexed citations
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Radonić, Aleksandar, Sonja Metzger, Piotr Wojciech Dąbrowski, et al.. (2014). Fatal Monkeypox in Wild-Living Sooty Mangabey, Côte d’Ivoire, 2012. Emerging infectious diseases. 20(6). 1009–1011. 102 indexed citations
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Fruth, Barbara, et al.. (2013). New evidence for self‐medication in bonobos: Manniophyton fulvum leaf‐ and stemstrip‐swallowing from LuiKotale, Salonga National Park, DR Congo. American Journal of Primatology. 76(2). 146–158. 24 indexed citations
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Coscollá, Mireia, Astrid Lewin, Sonja Metzger, et al.. (2013). NovelMycobacterium tuberculosisComplex Isolate from a Wild Chimpanzee. Emerging infectious diseases. 19(6). 969–976. 72 indexed citations
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Calvignac‐Spencer, Sébastien, Kevin Merkel, Hjalmar S. Kühl, et al.. (2013). Carrion fly‐derived DNA as a tool for comprehensive and cost‐effective assessment of mammalian biodiversity. Molecular Ecology. 22(4). 915–924. 122 indexed citations
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Couacy‐Hymann, Emmanuel, Sonja Metzger, Kathrin Nowak, et al.. (2013). Absence of Frequent Herpesvirus Transmission in a Nonhuman Primate Predator-Prey System in the Wild. Journal of Virology. 87(19). 10651–10659. 23 indexed citations
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Kühl, Hjalmar S., et al.. (2012). The Effect of Climate Fluctuation on Chimpanzee Birth Sex Ratio. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e35610–e35610. 8 indexed citations
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Leendertz, Siv Aina J., Sonja Metzger, Eystein Skjerve, et al.. (2010). A longitudinal study of urinary dipstick parameters in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Côte d'Ivoire. American Journal of Primatology. 72(8). 689–698. 22 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Marco, Markus Ulrich, Heinz Ellerbrok, et al.. (2010). Wild Chimpanzees Infected with 5PlasmodiumSpecies. Emerging infectious diseases. 16(12). 1956–1959. 68 indexed citations

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