Špela Borko

701 total citations
26 papers, 330 citations indexed

About

Špela Borko is a scholar working on Ecology, Paleontology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Špela Borko has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 330 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, 20 papers in Paleontology and 6 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Špela Borko's work include Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy (20 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (12 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (7 papers). Špela Borko is often cited by papers focused on Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy (20 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (12 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (7 papers). Špela Borko collaborates with scholars based in Slovenia, Switzerland and Belgium. Špela Borko's co-authors include Cene Fišer, Denis Copilaş‐Ciocianu, Florian Altermatt, Peter Trontelj, Ole Seehausen, Teo Delić, Roman Alther, Maja Zagmajster, Jean‐François Flot and Valerija Zakšek and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Špela Borko

25 papers receiving 326 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Špela Borko Slovenia 10 219 177 75 68 46 26 330
Benjamin T. Hutchins United States 10 200 0.9× 208 1.2× 134 1.8× 67 1.0× 38 0.8× 39 366
Garth Humphreys Australia 8 181 0.8× 114 0.6× 61 0.8× 64 0.9× 38 0.8× 9 319
Dmitry Sídorov Russia 11 307 1.4× 152 0.9× 120 1.6× 51 0.8× 19 0.4× 37 354
Lara Konecny‐Dupré France 9 216 1.0× 126 0.7× 53 0.7× 57 0.8× 22 0.5× 18 356
Stewart M. Edie United States 12 183 0.8× 135 0.8× 148 2.0× 95 1.4× 84 1.8× 34 405
Xavier Prous Brazil 11 107 0.5× 255 1.4× 112 1.5× 152 2.2× 108 2.3× 24 406
José D. Gilgado Spain 13 102 0.5× 198 1.1× 62 0.8× 67 1.0× 167 3.6× 44 383
Teo Delić Slovenia 13 372 1.7× 360 2.0× 131 1.7× 159 2.3× 91 2.0× 40 615
Laura Bonfiglio Italy 11 110 0.5× 213 1.2× 17 0.2× 31 0.5× 46 1.0× 35 409
Niki Chartosia Cyprus 13 222 1.0× 52 0.3× 63 0.8× 260 3.8× 26 0.6× 32 383

Countries citing papers authored by Špela Borko

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Fields of papers citing papers by Špela Borko

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Špela Borko

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Delić, Teo, Špela Borko, Roman Alther, et al.. (2025). Phylogenetic Origin of Morphologically Cryptic Species Shapes Co‐Occurrence and Sympatry Patterns. Freshwater Biology. 70(2). 1 indexed citations
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Herrera‐Alsina, Leonel, et al.. (2025). Different traits dominate evolution at early and late stages of adaptive radiation. Evolution. 79(6). 1044–1055. 1 indexed citations
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Fišer, Žiga, Denis Copilaş‐Ciocianu, Lutz Fromhage, et al.. (2024). Sexual dimorphism in subterranean amphipod crustaceans covaries with subterranean habitat type. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 37(5). 487–500. 4 indexed citations
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Borko, Špela, et al.. (2023). Determinants of range sizes pinpoint vulnerability of groundwater species to climate change: A case study on subterranean amphipods from the Dinarides. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 33(6). 629–636. 7 indexed citations
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Balázs, Gergely, et al.. (2023). Not the Last Piece of the Puzzle: Niphargus Phylogeny in Hungary. Diversity. 15(2). 223–223. 1 indexed citations
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Borko, Špela, Roman Alther, Jean‐François Flot, et al.. (2023). Phylogenetic structure and molecular species delimitation hint a complex evolutionary history in an Alpine endemic Niphargus clade (Crustacea, Amphipoda). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 306. 27–36. 3 indexed citations
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Borko, Špela, et al.. (2023). Context‐dependent evolution of high trophic position drives functional disparity in subterranean crustaceans. Functional Ecology. 37(9). 2523–2534. 4 indexed citations
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Medina-Pascual, María J., Dragan Antić, Paulo A. V. Borges, et al.. (2023). Temperature variation in caves and its significance for subterranean ecosystems. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 20735–20735. 12 indexed citations
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Queiroz, Luiz Jardim de, Florian Altermatt, Roman Alther, et al.. (2022). Climate, immigration and speciation shape terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity in the European Alps. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1980). 20221020–20221020. 19 indexed citations
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Borko, Špela, Simona Kralj‐Fišer, Michael D. Jennions, et al.. (2021). No room for males in caves: Female‐biased sex ratio in subterranean amphipods of the genus Niphargus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 34(10). 1653–1661. 5 indexed citations
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Borko, Špela, Simona Kralj‐Fišer, Žiga Fišer, et al.. (2021). No room for males in caves: female-biased sex ratio in subterranean amphipods of the genus Niphargus. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Borko, Špela, et al.. (2021). A subterranean adaptive radiation of amphipods in Europe. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3688–3688. 60 indexed citations
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Borko, Špela, et al.. (2021). Cave amphipods reveal co‐variation between morphology and trophic niche in a low‐productivity environment. Freshwater Biology. 66(10). 1876–1888. 25 indexed citations
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Alther, Roman, et al.. (2020). Reiche Grundwasserfauna. Pilotstudie fördert Artenvielfalt zutage. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 36–42. 1 indexed citations
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Borko, Špela, et al.. (2020). New data on the distribution of six morphologically cryptic species of Niphargus stygius species complex (Amphipoda: Niphargidae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22(2). 69–77. 1 indexed citations
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Delić, Teo, Fabio Stoch, Špela Borko, Jean‐François Flot, & Cene Fišer. (2020). How did subterranean amphipods cross the Adriatic Sea? Phylogenetic evidence for dispersal–vicariance interplay mediated by marine regression–transgression cycles. Journal of Biogeography. 47(9). 1875–1887. 20 indexed citations
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Copilaş‐Ciocianu, Denis, Špela Borko, & Cene Fišer. (2019). The late blooming amphipods: Global change promoted post-Jurassic ecological radiation despite Palaeozoic origin. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 143. 106664–106664. 72 indexed citations
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Borko, Špela, Traian Brad, Valerija Zakšek, et al.. (2019). Amphipods in a Greek cave with sulphidic and non-sulphidic water: phylogenetically clustered and ecologically divergent. Systematics and Biodiversity. 17(6). 558–572. 8 indexed citations
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Trontelj, Peter, Špela Borko, & Teo Delić. (2019). Testing the uniqueness of deep terrestrial life. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 15188–15188. 12 indexed citations
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Fišer, Cene, Roman Alther, Valerija Zakšek, et al.. (2018). Translating Niphargus barcodes from Switzerland into taxonomy with a description of two new species (Amphipoda, Niphargidae). ZooKeys. 760(760). 113–141. 23 indexed citations

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