Gert Wörheide

About Gert Wörheide

Gert Wörheide, With an exceptional h-index of 66 and a recent h-index of 37 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, specializes in the field of Molecular Geobiology & Palaeobiology, Phylogenomics, Molecular Systematics, Comparative Genomics, Biomineralization.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Beauty in the beast–Placozoan biodiversity explored through molluscan predator genomics

High germline mutation rates, but not extreme population outbreaks, influence genetic diversity in a keystone coral predator

A novel target‐enriched multilocus assay for sponges (Porifera): Red Sea Haplosclerida (Demospongiae) as a test case

The crown-of-thorns seastar species complex: knowledge on the biology and ecology of five corallivorous Acanthaster species

Molecular and mineral responses of corals grown under artificial Calcite Sea conditions

Deep Water Polymastiidae (Porifera, Polymastiida) from the South West Pacific

Revision of the genus Fascaplysinopsis, the type species Fascaplysinopsis reticulata (Hentschel, 1912)(Porifera, Dictyoceratida, Thorectidae) and descriptions of two new genera …

A new sponge genus from the Chengjiang biota with an intriguing combination of skeletal characters

Gert Wörheide Information

University

Position

Professor (Chair) of Geobiology & Paleontology

Citations(all)

15138

Citations(since 2020)

6169

Cited By

11741

hIndex(all)

66

hIndex(since 2020)

37

i10Index(all)

181

i10Index(since 2020)

136

Email

University Profile Page

Google Scholar

Gert Wörheide Skills & Research Interests

Molecular Geobiology & Palaeobiology

Phylogenomics

Molecular Systematics

Comparative Genomics

Biomineralization

Top articles of Gert Wörheide

Beauty in the beast–Placozoan biodiversity explored through molluscan predator genomics

Ecology and Evolution

2024/4

Michael Eitel
Michael Eitel

H-Index: 16

Gert Wörheide
Gert Wörheide

H-Index: 37

High germline mutation rates, but not extreme population outbreaks, influence genetic diversity in a keystone coral predator

Plos Genetics

2024/2/12

Gert Wörheide
Gert Wörheide

H-Index: 37

A novel target‐enriched multilocus assay for sponges (Porifera): Red Sea Haplosclerida (Demospongiae) as a test case

Molecular Ecology Resources

2024/2

Gert Wörheide
Gert Wörheide

H-Index: 37

Sergio Vargas
Sergio Vargas

H-Index: 17

The crown-of-thorns seastar species complex: knowledge on the biology and ecology of five corallivorous Acanthaster species

2024/1

Juan José Alvarado
Juan José Alvarado

H-Index: 24

Gert Wörheide
Gert Wörheide

H-Index: 37

Molecular and mineral responses of corals grown under artificial Calcite Sea conditions

Geobiology

2024/1

Deep Water Polymastiidae (Porifera, Polymastiida) from the South West Pacific

Zootaxa

2023/11/8

Gert Wörheide
Gert Wörheide

H-Index: 37

Revision of the genus Fascaplysinopsis, the type species Fascaplysinopsis reticulata (Hentschel, 1912)(Porifera, Dictyoceratida, Thorectidae) and descriptions of two new genera …

Zootaxa

2023/9/19

A new sponge genus from the Chengjiang biota with an intriguing combination of skeletal characters

PalZ

2023/9

Gert Wörheide
Gert Wörheide

H-Index: 37

The genome of the reef-building glass sponge Aphrocallistes vastus provides insights into silica biomineralization

Royal Society Open Science

2023/6/21

Poriferans rift apart: molecular demosponge biodiversity in Central and French Polynesia and comparison with adjacent marine provinces of the Central Indo-Pacific

Biodiversity and Conservation

2023/6

Olivier P Thomas
Olivier P Thomas

H-Index: 22

Gert Wörheide
Gert Wörheide

H-Index: 37

Body-plan reorganization in a sponge correlates with microbiome change

Molecular Biology and Evolution

2023/6

Expanded sampling of New Zealand glass sponges (Porifera: Hexactinellida) provides new insights into biodiversity, chemodiversity, and phylogeny of the class

PeerJ

2023/4/27

Exploring genome gene content and morphological analysis to test recalcitrant nodes in the animal phylogeny

Plos one

2023/3/23

Genetic data confirms the enigmatic demosponge Janulum as haplosclerid.

Zootaxa

2023/3/9

Gert Wörheide
Gert Wörheide

H-Index: 37

Michelle Kelly
Michelle Kelly

H-Index: 9

rRNA depletion for holobiont metatranscriptome profiling across demosponges

bioRxiv

2022/8/14

TransPi—a comprehensive TRanscriptome ANalysiS PIpeline for de novo transcriptome assembly

Molecular Ecology Resources

2022/7

The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics

Trends in Ecology & Evolution

2022/3/1

Transcriptional response of the calcification and stress response toolkits in an octocoral under heat and pH stress

Molecular Ecology

2022/2

Discovery of the freshwater sponge genus Corvospongilla Annandale (Porifera: Spongillida) in Australia with the description of a new species and phylogeographic implications

Limnology

2022/1

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