Ursula Dicke

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Ursula Dicke is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Ursula Dicke has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 8 papers in Social Psychology and 7 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Ursula Dicke's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (7 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers). Ursula Dicke is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (7 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers). Ursula Dicke collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Ursula Dicke's co-authors include George Roth, Gerhard Roth, Stephen M. Deban, Claudia Uller, Jan Rustemeyer, Wolfgang Grunwald, James C. O’Reilly, J.L. van Leeuwen, Kiisa C. Nishikawa and W. Walkowiak and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Trends in Cognitive Sciences and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Ursula Dicke

33 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Evolution of the brain and intelligence 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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. Evolution of the brain and intelligence
    2005 534 citations George Roth, Ursula Dicke Trends in Cognitive Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ursula Dicke Germany 17 324 307 299 249 226 35 1.4k
Christopher J. Bonar United States 22 305 0.9× 380 1.2× 330 1.1× 132 0.5× 199 0.9× 54 1.4k
Denis Boire Canada 20 321 1.0× 320 1.0× 485 1.6× 317 1.3× 200 0.9× 49 1.2k
Toshiya Matsushima Japan 25 649 2.0× 718 2.3× 547 1.8× 621 2.5× 299 1.3× 128 2.5k
Johannes M. Zanker United Kingdom 24 471 1.5× 141 0.5× 1.0k 3.5× 255 1.0× 137 0.6× 98 1.6k
Roland Baddeley United Kingdom 28 296 0.9× 256 0.8× 738 2.5× 602 2.4× 93 0.4× 59 2.1k
Donald M. O’Malley United States 18 672 2.1× 155 0.5× 514 1.7× 224 0.9× 459 2.0× 23 1.8k
Julie M. Harris United Kingdom 28 182 0.6× 430 1.4× 1.5k 5.0× 191 0.8× 104 0.5× 128 2.6k
Leila Maria Pessôa Brazil 15 408 1.3× 134 0.4× 266 0.9× 332 1.3× 560 2.5× 60 2.1k
Emmanuel Gilissen Belgium 24 308 1.0× 517 1.7× 663 2.2× 237 1.0× 315 1.4× 80 2.0k
Cory T. Miller United States 28 302 0.9× 638 2.1× 1.0k 3.5× 452 1.8× 164 0.7× 65 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ursula Dicke

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ursula Dicke

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ursula Dicke

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ursula Dicke. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ursula Dicke 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 Ursula Dicke. Ursula Dicke 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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Roth, Gerhard & Ursula Dicke. (2019). Origin and evolution of human cognition. Progress in brain research. 250. 285–316. 15 indexed citations
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Byern, Janek von, Ingo Grunwald, Ralph A. Saporito, et al.. (2017). Chemical characterization of the adhesive secretions of the salamander Plethodon shermani (Caudata, Plethodontidae). Scientific Reports. 7(1). 6647–6647. 23 indexed citations
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Ruhl, Tim, et al.. (2016). Lesions of the dorsal striatum impair orienting behaviour of salamanders without affecting visual processing in the tectum. European Journal of Neuroscience. 44(8). 2581–2592. 2 indexed citations
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Byern, Janek von, Ursula Dicke, Egon Heiss, et al.. (2015). Morphological characterization of the glandular system in the salamander Plethodon shermani (Caudata, Plethodontidae). Zoology. 118(5). 334–347. 15 indexed citations
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Ruhl, Tim & Ursula Dicke. (2012). The role of the dorsal thalamus in visual processing and object selection: a case of an attentional system in amphibians. European Journal of Neuroscience. 36(11). 3459–3470. 6 indexed citations
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Roth, Gerhard & Ursula Dicke. (2012). Evolution of the brain and intelligence in primates. Progress in brain research. 195. 413–430. 51 indexed citations
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Uller, Claudia, et al.. (2010). Quantity discrimination in salamanders. Journal of Experimental Biology. 213(11). 1822–1828. 106 indexed citations
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Rustemeyer, Jan, et al.. (2009). Administration of low-dose FK 506 accelerates histomorphometric regeneration and functional outcomes after allograft nerve repair in a rat model. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. 38(2). 134–140. 22 indexed citations
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Rustemeyer, Jan, Aleksandra Krajacic, & Ursula Dicke. (2009). Histomorphological and functional impacts of postoperative motor training in rats after allograft sciatic nerve transplantation under low‐dose FK 506. Muscle & Nerve. 39(4). 480–488. 7 indexed citations
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Rustemeyer, Jan & Ursula Dicke. (2009). Allografting Combined with Systemic FK506 Produces Greater Functional Recovery than Conduit Implantation in a Rat Model of Sciatic Nerve Injury. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 26(2). 123–129. 12 indexed citations
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Rustemeyer, Jan & Ursula Dicke. (2009). Correlation of three sciatic functional indices with histomorphometric findings in a rat sciatic nerve allograft repair model. Microsurgery. 29(7). 560–567. 11 indexed citations
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Deban, Stephen M., James C. O’Reilly, Ursula Dicke, & J.L. van Leeuwen. (2007). Extremely high-power tongue projection in plethodontid salamanders. Journal of Experimental Biology. 210(4). 655–667. 79 indexed citations
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Landwehr, Sandra & Ursula Dicke. (2005). Distribution of GABA, glycine, and glutamate in neurons of the medulla oblongata and their projections to the midbrain tectum in plethodontid salamanders. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 490(2). 145–162. 11 indexed citations
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Roth, George & Ursula Dicke. (2005). Evolution of the brain and intelligence. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 9(5). 250–257. 534 indexed citations breakdown →
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Roth, Gerhard, Wolfgang Grunwald, & Ursula Dicke. (2003). Morphology, axonal projection pattern, and responses to optic nerve stimulation of thalamic neurons in the fire‐bellied toad Bombina orientalis. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 461(1). 91–110. 41 indexed citations
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Endepols, Heike, et al.. (2003). Dorsal striatopallidal system in anurans. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 468(2). 299–310. 35 indexed citations
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Roth, Gerhard, Ursula Dicke, & Wolfgang Grunwald. (1999). Morphology, axonal projection pattern, and response types of tectal neurons in plethodontid salamanders. II: Intracellular recording and labeling experiments. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 404(4). 489–504. 22 indexed citations
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Dicke, Ursula, Gerhard Roth, & Toshiya Matsushima. (1998). Neural Substrate for Motor Control of Feeding in Amphibians. Cells Tissues Organs. 163(3). 127–143. 14 indexed citations
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Dicke, Ursula & Gerhard Roth. (1994). Tectal activation of premotor and motor networks during feeding in salamanders.. PubMed. 32(2-4). 106–16. 15 indexed citations

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