Volker Sommer
- Social Psychology top 5%
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 5%
- Developmental Biology top 1%
- Ecology top 10%
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology top 10%
- Co-authors
- Paul L. VaseyUlrich H. ReichardCarola BorriesEckart VolandSarah HrdyJosé P. VeigaMaria A. van NoordwijkCarolyn M. Crockett
- Topics
- Primate Behavior and Ecology (9 papers)Animal Behavior and Reproduction (5 papers)Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomGermanyUnited States
In The Last Decade
Volker Sommer
15 papers receiving 578 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 76
- Social Psychology 407
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 332
- Developmental Biology 226
- Ecology 128
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 122
Countries citing papers authored by Volker Sommer
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Fields of papers citing papers by Volker Sommer
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Volker Sommer
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Volker Sommer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Volker Sommer 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 Volker Sommer. Volker Sommer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 20 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 14 | |
| 8 | 18 | |
| 9 | 22 | |
| 10 | Homosexual behaviour in animals : an evolutionary perspective | 158 |
| 11 | 31 | |
| 12 | 163 | |
| 13 | 89 | |
| 14 | 41 | |
| 15 | 22 |
About Volker Sommer
Volker Sommer is a scholar working on Developmental Biology, Social Psychology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 15 papers that have together received 606 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Primate Behavior and Ecology (9 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (5 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Biology (226 citations), Social Psychology (407 citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (332 citations). Volker Sommer has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Frequent co-authors include Paul L. Vasey, Ulrich H. Reichard, Carola Borries, Eckart Voland, Sarah Hrdy, José P. Veiga, Maria A. van Noordwijk, Carolyn M. Crockett, Andreas Paul and Leslie Digby. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, Animal Behaviour and American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
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