Thomas Ruf

9.8k citations
167 papers · 7.1k · 1 hit paper · h-index 47

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Thomas Ruf

159 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Thomas Ruf's Hit Papers

Daily torpor and hibernation in birds and mammals 2014 · 589 citations
5890+4+8Years since publication100200300400500

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Thomas Ruf
Comparison fields: 5 of 165
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3.8k
  • Aging 271
  • Ecology 3.7k
  • Animal Science and Zoology 1.4k
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 817
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Thomas Ruf, 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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Daily torpor and hibernation in birds and mammals
Hit paper breakdown →
2014589
2 1995441
3 2005309
4 1999289
5 2011249
6 1992248
7 1989152
8 2004139
9 2006126
10 2008124
11 2011108
12 2006104
13 2015104
14 1993104
15 2013104
16 1991103
17 201798
18 200897
19 200295
20 201786

About Thomas Ruf

Thomas Ruf is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Physiology, Animal Science and Zoology and Small Animals, having authored 167 papers that have together received 7.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (73 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (34 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (29 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (25 papers), Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock (24 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (20 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (3.8k citations), Aging (271 citations), Ecology (3.7k citations), Animal Science and Zoology (1.4k citations) and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (817 citations). Thomas Ruf has collaborated with scholars based in Austria, Germany and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Fritz Geiser, Claudia Bieber, Walter Arnold, Gerhard Heldmaier, Christopher Turbill, Teresa G. Valencak, Frieda Tataruch, Sylvain Giroud, Stephan Steinlechner and Steve Smith. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Comparative Physiology B, PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports, Journal of Experimental Biology and Physiological and Biochemical Zoology.

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