Sven Geiselhardt

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Sven Geiselhardt is a scholar working on Insect Science, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sven Geiselhardt has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Insect Science, 15 papers in Genetics and 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Sven Geiselhardt's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (15 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (13 papers) and Plant and animal studies (12 papers). Sven Geiselhardt is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (15 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (13 papers) and Plant and animal studies (12 papers). Sven Geiselhardt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Netherlands. Sven Geiselhardt's co-authors include Monika Hilker, Tobias Otte, Klaus Peschke, Reinhard Kunze, Jens Schwachtje, Matthias C. Rillig, Tina Romeis, Margarete Baier, Salma Balazadeh and Dirk K. Hincha and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Sven Geiselhardt

22 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. Priming and memory of stress responses in organisms lacking a nervous system
    2015 389 citations Monika Hilker, Jens Schwachtje et al. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sven Geiselhardt Germany 16 553 440 435 427 163 22 1.1k
Takuma Takanashi Japan 21 435 0.8× 440 1.0× 545 1.3× 172 0.4× 94 0.6× 57 992
Mantaro Hironaka Japan 15 365 0.7× 276 0.6× 385 0.9× 115 0.3× 75 0.5× 49 748
Jean‐Luc Boevé Belgium 17 430 0.8× 328 0.7× 518 1.2× 279 0.7× 153 0.9× 62 925
Silvana Piersanti Italy 17 270 0.5× 347 0.8× 361 0.8× 127 0.3× 43 0.3× 67 752
C. P. W. Zebitz Germany 27 1.7k 3.0× 348 0.8× 709 1.6× 918 2.1× 547 3.4× 106 2.2k
Bruce Anderson South Africa 27 259 0.5× 336 0.8× 1.8k 4.0× 1.3k 3.1× 364 2.2× 98 2.2k
Claudio C. Ramı́rez Chile 20 919 1.7× 186 0.4× 487 1.1× 492 1.2× 188 1.2× 86 1.2k
Nikolaus U. Szucsich Austria 16 165 0.3× 305 0.7× 520 1.2× 114 0.3× 141 0.9× 32 829
Carlo Polidori Italy 21 717 1.3× 814 1.9× 1.0k 2.4× 201 0.5× 28 0.2× 130 1.4k
Kenneth H. Lockey United Kingdom 16 861 1.6× 764 1.7× 466 1.1× 183 0.4× 105 0.6× 24 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sven Geiselhardt

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All Works

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Otte, Tobias, Monika Hilker, & Sven Geiselhardt. (2018). Phenotypic Plasticity of Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles in Insects. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 44(3). 235–247. 77 indexed citations
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Berdan, Emma L., et al.. (2016). Divergence of cuticular hydrocarbons in two sympatric grasshopper species and the evolution of fatty acid synthases and elongases across insects. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 33695–33695. 27 indexed citations
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Geiselhardt, Sven, Monika Hilker, Frank Müller, Mikhail V. Kozlov, & Elena L. Zvereva. (2015). Inter- and Intrapopulation Variability in the Composition of Larval Defensive Secretions of Willow-Feeding Populations of the Leaf Beetle Chrysomela lapponica. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 41(3). 276–286. 12 indexed citations
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Hilker, Monika, Jens Schwachtje, Margarete Baier, et al.. (2015). Priming and memory of stress responses in organisms lacking a nervous system. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 91(4). 1118–1133. 389 indexed citations breakdown →
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Beran, Franziska, et al.. (2014). Cuticular Extracts from Acromis sparsa (Coleoptera: Cassidinae) Mediate Arrestment Behavior of the Commensal Canestriniid Mite Grandiella rugosita. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 40(9). 996–1002. 7 indexed citations
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Otte, Tobias, Monika Hilker, & Sven Geiselhardt. (2014). The Effect of Dietary Fatty Acids on the Cuticular Hydrocarbon Phenotype of an Herbivorous Insect and Consequences for Mate Recognition. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 41(1). 32–43. 30 indexed citations
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Geiselhardt, Sven, et al.. (2013). Egg Laying of Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae) on Arabidopsis thaliana Affects Subsequent Performance of the Larvae. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e59661–e59661. 44 indexed citations
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Otte, Tobias, et al.. (2012). Insect Egg Deposition Induces Indirect Defense and Epicuticular Wax Changes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 38(7). 882–892. 48 indexed citations
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Geiselhardt, Sven, Tobias Otte, & Monika Hilker. (2012). Looking for a similar partner: host plants shape mating preferences of herbivorous insects by altering their contact pheromones. Ecology Letters. 15(9). 971–977. 68 indexed citations
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Schöning, Caspar, Sebastian Gisder, Sven Geiselhardt, et al.. (2011). Evidence for damage-dependent hygienic behaviour towards Varroa destructor-parasitised brood in the western honey bee, Apis mellifera. Journal of Experimental Biology. 215(2). 264–271. 88 indexed citations
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Geiselhardt, Sven, Tobias Otte, & Monika Hilker. (2009). The Role of Cuticular Hydrocarbons in Male Mating Behavior of the Mustard Leaf Beetle, Phaedon cochleariae (F.). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 35(10). 1162–1171. 62 indexed citations
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Federle, Walter, et al.. (2009). Impact of chemical manipulation of tarsal liquids on attachment in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Journal of Insect Physiology. 56(4). 398–404. 29 indexed citations
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Geiselhardt, Sven, Thomas Schmitt, & Klaus Peschke. (2009). Chemical composition and pheromonal function of the defensive secretions in the subtribe Stizopina (Coleptera, Tenebrionidae, Opatrini). Chemoecology. 19(1). 1–6. 13 indexed citations
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Strohm, Erhard, Gudrun Herzner, Martin Kaltenpoth, et al.. (2008). The Chemistry of the Postpharyngeal Gland of Female European Beewolves. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 34(5). 575–583. 21 indexed citations
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Geiselhardt, Sven, et al.. (2008). A Sex Pheromone in the Desert Tenebrionid Beetle Parastizopus armaticeps. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 34(8). 1065–1071. 15 indexed citations
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Geiselhardt, Sven, et al.. (2007). 1-Tridecene—male-produced sex pheromone of the tenebrionid beetle Parastizopus transgariepinus. Die Naturwissenschaften. 95(3). 247–251. 18 indexed citations
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Geiselhardt, Sven, et al.. (2006). Defensive Secretion Components of the Host Parastizopus armaticeps as Kairomones for the Cleptoparasite Eremostibes opacus. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 32(4). 767–778. 11 indexed citations
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