Michael Heistermann

279 total papers · 11.9k total citations
234 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Michael Heistermann is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Developmental Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Heistermann has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 179 papers in Social Psychology, 139 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 57 papers in Developmental Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael Heistermann’s work include Primate Behavior and Ecology (173 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (135 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (57 papers). Michael Heistermann is often cited by papers focused on Primate Behavior and Ecology (173 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (135 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (57 papers). Michael Heistermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Michael Heistermann's co-authors include J. K. Hodges, Julia Ostner, Antje Engelhardt, Oliver Schülke, James P. Higham, André Ganswindt, Peter M. Kappeler, Rupert Palme, Keith Hodges and Stuart Semple and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Heistermann

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Heistermann. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Heistermann 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 Michael Heistermann. Michael Heistermann is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

Michael Heistermann

229 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Heistermann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing papers authored by Michael Heistermann

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