Wolf U. Blanckenhorn

9.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
166 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

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Wolf U. Blanckenhorn is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolf U. Blanckenhorn has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 76 papers in Ecology and 74 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Wolf U. Blanckenhorn's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (83 papers), Plant and animal studies (62 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (34 papers). Wolf U. Blanckenhorn is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (83 papers), Plant and animal studies (62 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (34 papers). Wolf U. Blanckenhorn collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Sweden. Wolf U. Blanckenhorn's co-authors include Charles W. Fox, R. Craig Stillwell, Daphne J. Fairbairn, Martin A. Schäfer, Daniel Berner, Paul I. Ward, Patrick T. Rohner, David Berger, Tiit Teder and Constanze Reim and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Wolf U. Blanckenhorn

163 papers receiving 6.5k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wolf U. Blanckenhorn Switzerland	44	4.3k	2.6k	2.3k	1.8k	1.2k	166	6.8k
Daphne J. Fairbairn Canada	48	5.4k 1.2×	2.4k 0.9×	2.9k 1.2×	1.0k 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	118	7.6k
Mark W. Blows Australia	49	5.7k 1.3×	1.5k 0.6×	4.8k 2.1×	935 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	125	8.0k
Russell Bonduriansky Australia	43	4.9k 1.1×	2.0k 0.8×	3.5k 1.5×	1.5k 0.8×	715 0.6×	124	8.0k
Tadeusz J. Kawecki Switzerland	41	4.0k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	4.1k 1.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	102	8.9k
George W. Gilchrist United States	32	2.2k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	904 0.5×	899 0.8×	53	4.8k
Locke Rowe Canada	55	9.4k 2.2×	3.4k 1.3×	5.2k 2.2×	1.8k 1.0×	2.3k 2.0×	150	12.5k
Hans Van Dyck Belgium	45	4.7k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	3.3k 2.9×	140	7.4k
Carla M. Sgrò Australia	41	3.4k 0.8×	4.4k 1.7×	4.1k 1.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.5×	132	9.5k
Sören Nylin Sweden	53	5.9k 1.4×	2.2k 0.8×	3.9k 1.7×	2.4k 1.3×	2.0k 1.8×	140	8.9k
Patrice David France	50	2.9k 0.7×	3.2k 1.2×	4.0k 1.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	171	8.4k

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Jagirdar, Rajesh, Chrissi Hatzoglou, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis, et al.. (2023). The effect of cigarette smoke extract exposure on the size and sexual behaviour of Drosophila melanogaster. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 104. 104325–104325. 2 indexed citations

Sandrock, Christoph, Jens Wohlfahrt, Cengiz Kaya, et al.. (2022). Genotype-by-Diet Interactions for Larval Performance and Body Composition Traits in the Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens. Insects. 13(5). 424–424. 35 indexed citations

Strunov, Anton, et al.. (2022). Complex effects of environment and Wolbachia infections on the life history of Drosophila melanogaster hosts. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 35(6). 788–802. 20 indexed citations

Laugen, Ane T., David J. Hosken, Klaus Reinhold, et al.. (2022). Sperm competition in yellow dung flies: No consistent effect of sperm size. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 35(10). 1309–1318. 4 indexed citations

Blanckenhorn, Wolf U., et al.. (2022). Video analysis of the locomotory behaviour of Aedes aegypti and Ae. japonicus mosquitoes under different temperature regimes in a laboratory setting. Journal of Thermal Biology. 105. 103205–103205. 14 indexed citations

Blanckenhorn, Wolf U., et al.. (2021). Experimental size- and sex-specific predation on dung flies by amphibian and arthropod predators. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution. 67(3-4). 127–136. 2 indexed citations

Blanckenhorn, Wolf U.. (2021). Energetic underpinnings of yellow dung fly mating success in the field. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 61–67.

Mahdjoub, Hayat, et al.. (2020). Fitness consequences of the combined effects of veterinary and agricultural pesticides on a non-target insect. Chemosphere. 250. 126271–126271. 14 indexed citations

Blanckenhorn, Wolf U.. (2018). Behavioral, plastic, and evolutionary responses to a changing world. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Blanckenhorn, Wolf U., et al.. (2018). Largely flat latitudinal life history clines in the dung fly Sepsis fulgens across Europe (Diptera: Sepsidae). Oecologia. 187(3). 851–862. 15 indexed citations

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Rohner, Patrick T., Wolf U. Blanckenhorn, & Martin A. Schäfer. (2017). Critical weight mediates sex-specific body size plasticity and sexual dimorphism in the yellow dung flyScathophaga stercoraria(Diptera: Scathophagidae). Evolution & Development. 19(3). 147–156. 19 indexed citations

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Blanckenhorn, Wolf U., Nalini Puniamoorthy, Adam Scheffczyk, & Jörg Römbke. (2012). Evaluation of eco-toxicological effects of the parasiticide moxidectin in comparison to ivermectin in 11 species of dung flies. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 89. 15–20. 22 indexed citations

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Walters, Richard J., Wolf U. Blanckenhorn, & David Berger. (2012). Forecasting extinction risk of ectotherms under climate warming: an evolutionary perspective. Functional Ecology. 26(6). 1324–1338. 65 indexed citations

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Zörner, Björn, et al.. (2009). Clinical Algorithm for Improved Prediction of Ambulation and Patient Stratification after Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 27(1). 241–252. 68 indexed citations

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Moya‐Laraño, Jordi, Rogelio Macías‐Ordóñez, Wolf U. Blanckenhorn, & Carmen Fernández‐Montraveta. (2008). Analysing body condition: mass, volume or density?. Journal of Animal Ecology. 77(6). 1099–1108. 111 indexed citations

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Blanckenhorn, Wolf U. & Andreas Heyland. (2005). The quantitative genetics of two life history trade-offs in the yellow dung fly in abundant and limited food environments. Evolutionary Ecology. 18(4). 385–402. 35 indexed citations

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Blanckenhorn, Wolf U., et al.. (2002). The effect of sexual size dimorphism on mating behaviour in two dung flies with contrasting dimorphism. Evolutionary ecology research. 4(2). 259–273. 27 indexed citations

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Blanckenhorn, Wolf U.. (2002). The Consistency of Quantitative Genetic Estimates in Field and Laboratory in the Yellow Dung Fly. Genetica. 114(2). 171–182. 38 indexed citations

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Blanckenhorn, Wolf U., et al.. (2002). POPULATION VARIATION IN SEXUAL SELECTION AND ITS EFFECT ON SIZE ALLOMETRY IN TWO DUNG FLY SPECIES WITH CONTRASTING SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM. Evolution. 56(2). 307–321. 71 indexed citations

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Blanckenhorn, Wolf U.. (1998). ADAPTIVE PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND BODY SIZE IN THE YELLOW DUNG FLY. Evolution. 52(5). 1394–1407. 183 indexed citations

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