Walter Federle

7.2k citations
97 papers · 5.7k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 43

Walter Federle

96 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Insect aquaplaning: Nepenthes pitcher plants capture prey...6232004202620112018200400600

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Walter Federle
Comparison fields: 5 of 139
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1.6k
  • Mechanics of Materials 2.8k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.4k
  • Genetics 1.9k
  • Insect Science 515
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Walter Federle, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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1 20251
2 20251
3 20231
4 20214
5 202112
6 202029
7 201960
8 201852
9 201717
10 201626
11 201697
12 201546
13 20143
14 2011108
15 201140
16 200863
17 200743
18 2006293
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Wet adhesion and rubber friction in adhesive pads of insects
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20 1997114

About Walter Federle

Walter Federle is a scholar working on Genetics, Mechanics of Materials and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 97 papers that have together received 5.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (65 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (56 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (32 papers), Plant and animal studies (20 papers), Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (15 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (14 papers), Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (7 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Surfaces, Coatings and Films (1.6k citations), Mechanics of Materials (2.8k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.4k citations). Walter Federle has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Frequent co-authors include Holger F. Bohn, David Labonte, James Bullock, Ulrike Bauer, Christofer J. Clemente, Jan‐Henning Dirks, Thomas Endlein, Werner Baumgärtner, Bert Hölldobler and U. Maschwitz. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and PLoS ONE.

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