2026 Bernd Heinrich: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	76	1008	961	378	353	201	18925

Research.com Recognitions

2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1978 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1976 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Bernd Heinrich is affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on social sciences, medicine, and immunology and microbiology. Subfields of study associated with their work include law, sociology and political science, immunology, oncology, and epidemiology.

Their research topics cover a range of themes, notably:

Criminal Law and Policy
Law and Political Science
Criminal Law and Evidence
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Medical and Health Sciences Research
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Bernd Heinrich has contributed frequently to several publication venues. The most common are:

Journal of Hepatology
Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
Gut
Cancer Immunology Research
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Some of their recent scientific papers include:

"Immunobiology and immunotherapy of HCC: spotlight on innate and innate-like immune cells" (2020), published in Cellular and Molecular Immunology
"Gut Microbiome Directs Hepatocytes to Recruit MDSCs and Promote Cholangiocarcinoma" (2020), published in Cancer Discovery
"CD40-mediated immune cell activation enhances response to anti-PD-1 in murine intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma" (2020), published in Journal of Hepatology
"Metformin treatment rescues CD8+ T-cell response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in mice with NAFLD" (2022), published in Journal of Hepatology
"Tumor-associated macrophages trigger MAIT cell dysfunction at the HCC invasive margin" (2023), published in Cell

Frequent collaborators in their work include Tobias Reinbacher, Tim F. Greten, Benjamin Ruf, Simon Wabitsch, and Chi Ma.

In addition to journal publications, Bernd Heinrich has authored books published by Nomos, specifically two editions of "Examinatorium Strafprozessrecht" in 2020 and 2023.

Throughout their career, they have been recognized by several prestigious organizations as a fellow, including the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004, the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1978, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1976.

Best Publications

THE FORAGING SPECIALIZATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL BUMBLEBEES

Bernd Heinrich

863
Citations
Energetics and Pollination Ecology

Bernd Heinrich;Peter H. Raven

783
Citations
The Hot-Blooded Insects: Strategies and Mechanisms of Thermoregulation

Bernd Heinrich

653
Citations
Energetics of Pollination

Bernd Heinrich

649
Citations
Resource heterogeneity and patterns of movement in foraging bumblebees.

Bernd Heinrich

553
Citations
"Majoring" and "Minoring" by Foraging Bumblebees, Bombus Vagans: An Experimental Analysis

Bernd Heinrich

522
Citations
The Hot-Blooded Insects

Bernd Heinrich

520
Citations
Thermoregulation in Endothermic Insects

Bernd Heinrich

426
Citations
Thermoregulation in bumblebees

Bernd Heinrich

388
Citations
Resource Partitioning Among Some Eusocial Insects: Bumblebees

Bernd Heinrich

369
Citations
Ravens, Corvus corax, differentiate between knowledgeable and ignorant competitors

Thomas Bugnyar;Bernd Heinrich

346
Citations
BEE FLOWERS: A HYPOTHESIS ON FLOWER VARIETY AND BLOOMING TIMES

Bernd Heinrich

327
Citations
Insect Flight Metabolism

Ann E. Kammer;Bernd Heinrich

307
Citations
Ravens, Corvus corax, follow gaze direction of humans around obstacles

Thomas Bugnyar;Mareike Stöwe;Bernd Heinrich

292
Citations
Foraging strategies of caterpillars : Leaf damage and possible predator avoidance strategies.

Bernd Heinrich

283
Citations
Caterpillar Leaf Damage, and the Game of Hide‐and‐Seek with Birds

Bernd Heinrich;Scott L. Collins

276
Citations
Winter foraging at carcasses by three sympatric corvids, with emphasis on recruitment by the raven, Corvus corax..

B. Heinrich

263
Citations
WHY HAVE SOME ANIMALS EVOLVED TO REGULATE A HIGH BODY TEMPERATURE

Bernd Heinrich

237
Citations
Raven roosts are mobile information centres

John M. Marzluff;Bernd Heinrich;Colleen S. Marzluff

226
Citations
Laboratory analysis of flower constancy in foraging bumblebees: Bombus ternarius and B. terricola

Bernd Heinrich;Patricia R. Mudge;Pamela G. Deringis

220
Citations
Influence of competitors on caching behaviour in the common raven,Corvus corax

Bernd Heinrich;John W Pepper;John W Pepper

201
Citations
Flowering Phenologies: Bog, Woodland, and Disturbed Habitats

Bernd Heinrich

198
Citations
Floral preferences of bumblebees (Bombus edwardsii) in relation to intermittent versus continuous rewards

Keith D. Waddington;Tracy Allen;Bernd Heinrich

189
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Bugnyar University of Vienna

John M. Marzluff University of Washington

George A. Bartholomew University of California, Los Angeles

Kurt Kotrschal University of Vienna

Thomas Mueller Goethe University Frankfurt

Guillermo Blanco Spanish National Research Council

Nuria Selva Polish Academy of Sciences

José A. Donázar Spanish National Research Council

Ainara Cortés-Avizanda Spanish National Research Council

Erich Möstl University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

External Links

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