Ulla Μ. Norberg

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Ulla Μ. Norberg is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulla Μ. Norberg has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 18 papers in Ecology and 17 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ulla Μ. Norberg's work include Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (14 papers), Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (14 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (10 papers). Ulla Μ. Norberg is often cited by papers focused on Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (14 papers), Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (14 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (10 papers). Ulla Μ. Norberg collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and Canada. Ulla Μ. Norberg's co-authors include J. M. V. Rayner, York Winter, R. Åke Norberg, M. Brock Fenton, Mikael Thollesson, Lars Johansson, Anne P. Brooke, Thomas Kunz, J. F. Steffensen and Otto von Helversen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The American Naturalist and Journal of Experimental Biology.

In The Last Decade

Ulla Μ. Norberg

29 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Ecological morphology and flight in bats (Mammalia; Chiro... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 1990 400 800 1.2k
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. Ecological morphology and flight in bats (Mammalia; Chiroptera): wing adaptations, flight performance, foraging strategy and echolocation
    1987 1.4k citations Ulla Μ. Norberg, J. M. V. Rayner Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences profile →
  2. Vertebrate Flight
    1990 502 citations Ulla Μ. Norberg profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ulla Μ. Norberg Sweden 22 2.6k 1.9k 1.0k 573 456 29 3.5k
J. M. V. Rayner United Kingdom 32 3.2k 1.3× 3.2k 1.6× 1.3k 1.2× 801 1.4× 721 1.6× 53 5.7k
John D. Altringham United Kingdom 41 2.1k 0.8× 2.6k 1.3× 604 0.6× 234 0.4× 519 1.1× 96 4.7k
C. J. Pennycuick United Kingdom 40 2.4k 0.9× 4.0k 2.0× 2.0k 2.0× 355 0.6× 227 0.5× 85 5.7k
Kenneth P. Dial United States 42 1.5k 0.6× 2.0k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 1.4k 2.5× 154 0.3× 64 4.2k
Sharon M. Swartz United States 37 1.5k 0.6× 754 0.4× 1.9k 1.9× 427 0.7× 151 0.3× 113 3.9k
Bret W. Tobalske United States 37 1.4k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 2.2k 2.2× 323 0.6× 130 0.3× 119 3.9k
Vance A. Tucker United States 34 1.3k 0.5× 2.6k 1.3× 958 0.9× 133 0.2× 74 0.2× 44 3.9k
Douglas L. Altshuler United States 32 1.5k 0.6× 930 0.5× 1.2k 1.1× 241 0.4× 111 0.2× 82 3.0k
Jeremy M. V. Rayner United Kingdom 21 778 0.3× 830 0.4× 597 0.6× 207 0.4× 123 0.3× 25 1.5k
Anders Hedenström Sweden 56 5.0k 2.0× 7.5k 3.8× 3.2k 3.2× 207 0.4× 589 1.3× 216 10.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Norberg, Ulla Μ. & R. Åke Norberg. (2023). Evolutionary divergence of body size and wing and leg structure in relation to foraging mode in Darwin’s Galapagos finches. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 140(2). 240–260. 2 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ. & R. Åke Norberg. (2012). Scaling of wingbeat frequency with body mass in bats and limits to maximum bat size. Journal of Experimental Biology. 215(5). 711–722. 56 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ.. (2006). Evolution of flight in animals. 3. 36–53. 2 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ., et al.. (2003). Leg morphology and locomotion in birds: requirements for force and speed during ankle flexion. Journal of Experimental Biology. 206(6). 1085–1097. 46 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ.. (2002). Structure, form, and function of flight in engineering and the living world. Journal of Morphology. 252(1). 52–81. 116 indexed citations
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Johansson, Lars & Ulla Μ. Norberg. (2000). Asymmetric toes aid underwater swimming. Nature. 407(6804). 582–583. 18 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ.. (1995). How a Long Tail and Changes in Mass and Wing Shape Affect the Cost for Flight in Animals. Functional Ecology. 9(1). 48–48. 157 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ.. (1990). Vertebrate Flight. 502 indexed citations breakdown →
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Norberg, Ulla Μ. & M. Brock Fenton. (1988). Carnivorous bats?. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 33(4). 383–394. 71 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ. & J. M. V. Rayner. (1987). Ecological morphology and flight in bats (Mammalia; Chiroptera): wing adaptations, flight performance, foraging strategy and echolocation. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 316(1179). 335–427. 1448 indexed citations breakdown →
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Norberg, Ulla Μ.. (1981). Allometry of bat wings and legs and comparison with birds wings. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 292(1061). 359–398. 77 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ.. (1979). Morphology of the wings, legs and tail of three coniferous forest tits, the goldcrest, and the treecreeper in relation to locomotor pattern and feeding station selection. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 287(1019). 131–165. 135 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ.. (1976). Some Advanced Flight Manoeuvres of Bats. Journal of Experimental Biology. 64(2). 489–495. 25 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ.. (1976). Aerodynamics, Kinematics, and Energetics of Horizontal Flapping Flight in the Long-Eared Bat Plecotus Auritus. Journal of Experimental Biology. 65(1). 179–212. 141 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ.. (1976). Aerodynamics of Hovering Flight in the Long-Eared Bat Plecotus Auritus. Journal of Experimental Biology. 65(2). 459–470. 67 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ.. (1972). Functional osteology and myology of the wing of the dog-faced bat Rousettus aegyptiacus (É. Geoffroy) (Mammalia, Chiroptera). Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere. 73(1). 1–44. 41 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ.. (1972). Bat wing structures important for aerodynamics and rigidity (Mammalia, chiroptera). Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere. 73(1). 45–61. 33 indexed citations
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Norberg, R. Åke & Ulla Μ. Norberg. (1971). Take-Off, Landing, and Flight Speed during Fishing Flights of Gavia stellata (Pont.). Ornis Scandinavica. 2(1). 55–55. 36 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ.. (1970). Hovering Flight of Plecotus Auritus Linnaeus. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 40(1). 62–65. 15 indexed citations
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Norberg, Ulla Μ.. (1969). An Arrangement Giving a Stiff Leading Edge to the Hand Wing in Bats. Journal of Mammalogy. 50(4). 766–766. 17 indexed citations

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