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D-Index
38
Citations
4705
World Ranking
6713
National Ranking
51

Herbert Hoi publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Herbert Hoi sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 165 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Herbert Hoi D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Herbert Hoi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Herbert Hoi is affiliated with the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna in Austria. Their research spans multiple fields within agricultural and biological sciences, environmental science, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work is particularly concentrated in ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, with notable contributions to ecology and developmental biology.

Research topics largely focus on animal behavior and reproduction, including vocal communication and avian ecology. Other areas of study include plant and animal interactions, wildlife ecology and conservation, reproductive physiology in livestock, and bird parasitology and diseases.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Herbert Hoi include the following:

  • Insulin-like growth factor 1 is related to the expression of plumage traits in a passerine species (2020) Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • Behavioural response of Eurasian Blackcaps to acoustically simulated conspecific and heterospecific male intruders (2020) Journal für Ornithologie
  • Flock-dependent exploitation of a limited resource in House Sparrow (2020) Scientific Reports
  • Avian sibling cannibalism: Hoopoe mothers regularly use their last hatched nestlings to feed older siblings (2022)
  • Interaction between nestling behaviour and nest-space use (2021) Ethology Ecology & Evolution

Herbert Hoi frequently collaborates with several co-authors who have multiple joint publications, including Alžbeta Darolová, Ján Krištofík, Felix Knauer, Katharina Mahr, and Ádám Z. Lendvai.

The primary publication venues for Herbert Hoi's work reflect diverse interests within ecological and behavioral sciences. These venues include:

  • Journal für Ornithologie
  • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Embryonic Learning of Vocal Passwords in Superb Fairy-Wrens Reveals Intruder Cuckoo Nestlings

    Diane Colombelli-Négrel;Mark Erno Hauber;Jeremy Robertson;Frank J. Sulloway

  • Food availability and immune capacity in serin (Serinus serinus) nestlings

    Maria Hoi-Leitner;Marilo Romero-Pujante;Herbert Hoi;A. Pavlova

  • An alternative route to coloniality in the bearded tit: females pursue extra-pair fertilizations

    Herbert Hoi;Maria Hoi-Leitner

  • Avian nest defence behaviour: assessment in relation to predator distance and type, and nest height

    Sonia Marie Kleindorfer;Birgit Fessl;Herbert Hoi

  • Female mate choice and nest desertion in penduline tits, Remiz pendulinus: the importance of nest quality

    H. Hoi;B. Schleicher;F. Valera

  • Female extra–pair behaviour and environmental quality in the serin (Serinus serinus): a test of the ‘constrained female hypothesis’

    Maria Hoi-Leitner;Herbert Hoi;Marilö Romero-Pujante;Francisco Valera

  • Predation on nests: a case of apparent competition.

    Herbert Hoi;Hans Winkler

  • An experiment on the function of the long-term pair bond period in the socially monogamous bearded reedling

    Matteo Griggio;Herbert Hoi

  • Preening, plumage reflectance and female choice in budgerigars

    Eleonora Zampiga;H. Hoi;Andrea Augusto Pilastro

  • Alarm calls and chick reactions in the moustached warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon

    Sonia Kleindorfer;Herbert Hoi;Birgit Fessl

  • Mate Choice for Genetic Benefits: Time to Put the Pieces Together

    Attila Hettyey;Attila Hettyey;Gergely Hegyi;Mikael Puurtinen;Herbert Hoi

  • Song rate as a signal for nest site quality in blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla)

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  • UV plumage color is an honest signal of quality in male budgerigars

    Matteo Griggio;Valeria Zanollo;Herbert Hoi

  • Female ornamentation and directional male mate preference in the rock sparrow

    Matteo Griggio;Alessandro Devigili;H Hoi;Andrea Augusto Pilastro

  • Dual Utility of a Melanin‐Based Ornament in Bearded Tits

    Herbert Hoi;Matteo Griggio

  • Assessment of the quality of copulation partners in the monogamous bearded tit

    Herbert Hoi

  • Female house sparrows "count on" male genes: experimental evidence for MHC-dependent mate preference in birds

    Matteo Griggio;Clotilde Biard;Clotilde Biard;Dustin J Penn;Dustin J Penn;Herbert Hoi;Herbert Hoi

  • Female attractiveness affects paternal investment: experimental evidence for male differential allocation in blue tits.

    Katharina Mahr;Matteo Griggio;Michela Granatiero;Herbert Hoi

  • INTERSPECIFIC PARASITE EXCHANGE IN A MIXED COLONY OF BIRDS

    Francisco Valera;Alejandro Casas-Crivillé;Herbert Hoi

  • Egg burial in penduline tits, Remiz pendulinus: its role in mate desertion and female polyandry

    F. Valera;H. Hoi;B. Schleicher

  • Plumage maintenance affects ultraviolet colour and female preference in the budgerigar

    Matteo Griggio;Herbert Hoi;Andrea Pilastro

  • Female ornamentation, parental quality, and competitive ability in the rock sparrow

    Matteo Griggio;Valeria Zanollo;Herbert Hoi

  • Only females in poor condition display a clear preference and prefer males with an average badge

    Matteo Griggio;Herbert Hoi

  • Composition of Bacterial Assemblages in Different Components of Reed Warbler Nests and a Possible Role of Egg Incubation in Pathogen Regulation

    Hanja B. Brandl;Wouter F. D. van Dongen;Alžbeta Darolová;Ján Krištofík

  • White tail markings are an indicator of quality and affect mate preference in rock sparrows

    Matteo Griggio;Francisco Valera;Alejandro Casas-Crivillé;Herbert Hoi

  • More Is Not Always Better: Male Incubation in Two Acrocephalus Warblers

    Sonia Kleindorfer;Birgit Fessl;Herbert Hoi

  • Variation in Chemical Defense Among Natural Populations of Common Toad, Bufo bufo , Tadpoles: the Role of Environmental Factors

    Veronika Bókony;Ágnes M. Móricz;Zsófia Tóth;Zoltán Gál

  • When subspecies matter: resident Superb Fairy-wrens (Malurus cyaneus) distinguish the sex and subspecies of intruding birds

    Sonia Kleindorfer;Christine Evans;Milla Mihailova;Diane Colombelli-Négrel

  • Parental risk management in relation to offspring defence: bad news for kids

    Katharina Mahr;Georg Riegler;Herbert Hoi

  • Nest sanitation as the evolutionary background for egg ejection behaviour and the role of motivation for object removal.

    Miroslav Poláček;Matteo Griggio;Michaela Bartíková;Michaela Bartíková;Herbert Hoi

Frequent Co-Authors

Matteo Griggio
Matteo Griggio University of Padua
Sonia Kleindorfer
Sonia Kleindorfer University of Vienna
Peter B. Pearman
Peter B. Pearman University of the Basque Country
Dustin J. Penn
Dustin J. Penn University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Mark E. Hauber
Mark E. Hauber Queens College, CUNY
Andrea Pilastro
Andrea Pilastro University of Padua
Thomas Flatt
Thomas Flatt University of Fribourg
Robert J. Capon
Robert J. Capon University of Queensland
Michael Wink
Michael Wink Heidelberg University
Francisco Valera
Francisco Valera Spanish National Research Council

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