Michael Balke
Impact in
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- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Plant and animal studies
- Paleontology top 0.5%
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
Papers in
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- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution 152
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology 26
- Paleontology 58
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography 42
- Co-authors
- Alfried P. Vogler (14 shared papers)Ignacio López Ribera (23 shared papers)Lars Hendrich (89 shared papers)Michael T. Monaghan (6 shared papers)Manfred A. Jäch (3 shared papers)Katayo Sagata (16 shared papers)Emmanuel F. A. Toussaint (29 shared papers)Alexander Riedel (15 shared papers)
- Journals
- ZooKeys (45 papers)Zootaxa (16 papers)Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (11 papers)Systematic Entomology (10 papers)Zoologica Scripta (7 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyIndonesiaUnited States
In The Last Decade
Michael Balke
204 papers receiving 6.3k citations
Michael Balke's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 104
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3.8k
- Paleontology 1.3k
- Ecological Modeling 689
- Insect Science 1.3k
- Ecology 2.4k
Countries citing papers authored by Michael Balke
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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Balke
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Michael Balke, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 214 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | A Comprehensive Phylogeny of Beetles Reveals the Evolutionary Origins of a Superradiation Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 718 |
| 2 | Accelerated Species Inventory on Madagascar Using Coalescent-Based Models of Species Delineation Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 636 |
| 3 | 2012 | 386 | |
| 4 | 2005 | 216 | |
| 5 | 2011 | 215 | |
| 6 | 2014 | 197 | |
| 7 | 2007 | 176 | |
| 8 | 2013 | 169 | |
| 9 | 2014 | 159 | |
| 10 | 2008 | 141 | |
| 11 | 2010 | 139 | |
| 12 | 2009 | 119 | |
| 13 | 2016 | 105 | |
| 14 | 2010 | 93 | |
| 15 | 2005 | 90 | |
| 16 | 2009 | 89 | |
| 17 | 2019 | 85 | |
| 18 | 2008 | 85 | |
| 19 | 2012 | 82 | |
| 20 | 2013 | 80 |
About Michael Balke
Michael Balke is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology, Genetics, Insect Science and Ecology, having authored 214 papers that have together received 6.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (152 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (98 papers), Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography (42 papers), Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology (26 papers), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (23 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (22 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (18 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (3.8k citations), Paleontology (1.3k citations), Ecological Modeling (689 citations), Insect Science (1.3k citations) and Ecology (2.4k citations). Michael Balke has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Indonesia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Alfried P. Vogler, Ignacio López Ribera, Lars Hendrich, Michael T. Monaghan, Manfred A. Jäch, Katayo Sagata, Emmanuel F. A. Toussaint, Alexander Riedel, Timothy G. Barraclough and Rudolf Meier. Their work appears in journals such as ZooKeys, Zootaxa, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Systematic Entomology and Zoologica Scripta.
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