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Michael Balke

Michael Balke publishes mostly in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science, on topics such as Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy and Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology.

World rank
#154,055
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Germany
#9,516
of 86,443
Works
33
Citations
89
Citations per work
2.7

What does Michael Balke research?

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 42.4%Genetics: 30.3%Insect Science: 9.1%Paleontology: 6.1%other fields: 12.1%42%top field
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics42.4%Genetics30.3%Insect Science9.1%Paleontology6.1%other fields12.1%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics42% of their works
  2. 2Genetics30% of their works
  3. 3Insect Science9% of their works
  4. 4Paleontology6% of their works
  5. 5Molecular Biology3% of their works
  6. 6Biomaterials3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Michael Balke's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Taxonomy, DNA Barcoding, Evolution, Phylogeny, Biogeography, Biodiversity, Coleoptera and beetles.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Taxonomy244 topics
  2. DNA Barcoding233 topics
  3. Evolution202 topics
  4. Phylogeny202 topics
  5. Biogeography122 topics
  6. Biodiversity112 topics
  7. Coleoptera112 topics
  8. Lepidoptera101 topic
  9. Molecular Phylogenetics101 topic
  10. Morphology101 topic
  11. beetles101 topic
  12. Phylogenetic Analysis52 topics
  13. Invasive Species42 topics
  14. Cryptic Diversity31 topic
  15. Earthworms31 topic
  16. Neotropical Region32 topics
  17. Conservation22 topics
  18. Endemism21 topic
  19. Regionalization21 topic
  20. Biological Control11 topic
  21. Cerambycidae11 topic
  22. Dead Wood11 topic
  23. Edible Insects11 topic
  24. Food Security11 topic
  25. Forest Management11 topic
  26. Host Plants11 topic
  27. Water Hyacinth11 topic

Where does Michael Balke work?

Michael Balke's main affiliation in the publication record is Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Germany.

How many publications and citations does Michael Balke have?

Science Explorer counts 33 works and 89 citations for Michael Balke, ranking #154,055 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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