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Kurt Kotrschal

Kurt Kotrschal

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
12002
World Ranking
10932
National Ranking
101

Kurt Kotrschal publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kurt Kotrschal sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 238 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Kurt Kotrschal D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kurt Kotrschal sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kurt Kotrschal is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Psychology; and Environmental Science. Within these broader areas, they have published extensively on Social Psychology, Genetics, Ecology, Animal Science and Zoology, and Small Animals.

The main thematic focus of their work involves Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Avian Ecology and Behavior, and aspects of Animal Nutrition and Physiology.

Notable recent publications by Kurt Kotrschal include:

  • Hunters and Gatherers of Pictures: Why Photography Has Become a Human Universal (2021), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • Animal-Assisted Interventions With Dogs in Special Education-A Systematic Review (2022), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • Cranial volume and palate length of cats, Felis spp., under domestication, hybridization and in wild populations (2022), published in Royal Society Open Science
  • Effects of bio-loggers on behaviour and corticosterone metabolites of Northern Bald Ibises (Geronticus eremita) in the field and in captivity (2020), published in Animal Biotelemetry
  • Context-Specific Arousal During Resting in Wolves and Dogs: Effects of Domestication? (2020), published in Frontiers in Psychology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Didone Frigerio
  • Friederike Range
  • Sonia Kleindorfer
  • Hillary Jean-Joseph
  • Verena Puehringer-Sturmayr

Kurt Kotrschal has contributed to several recurring publication venues, with multiple articles appearing in Frontiers in Psychology, Animals, PLoS ONE, Animal Behaviour, and Frontiers for Young Minds.

Best Publications

  • Psychosocial and Psychophysiological Effects of Human-Animal Interactions: The Possible Role of Oxytocin

    Andrea Beetz;Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg;Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg;Henri Julius;Kurt Kotrschal

  • Fish Brains: Evolution and Anvironmental Relationships

    K. Kotrschal;M.J. Van Staaden;R. Huber

  • Observational learning and the raiding of food caches in ravens, Corvus corax : Is it "tactical" deception?

    Thomas Bugnyar;Kurt Kotrschal

  • The mind behind anthropomorphic thinking: attribution of mental states to other species

    Esmeralda G. Urquiza-Haas;Kurt Kotrschal

  • Attachment to Pets: An Integrative View of Human-Animal Relationships with Implications for Therapeutic Practice

    Henri Julius;Andrea Beetz;Kurt Kotrschal

  • The relationship between social stress and dominance is seasonal in greylag geese

    Kurt Kotrschal;Katharina Hirschenhauser;Erich Möstl

  • Food calling in ravens: are yells referential signals?

    Thomas Bugnyar;Maartje Kijne;Kurt Kotrschal

  • Novel object exploration in ravens (Corvus corax): effects of social relationships.

    Mareike Stöwe;Thomas Bugnyar;Matthias-Claudio Loretto;Christian Schloegl

  • Social learning in common ravens, Corvus corax

    Johannes Fritz;Kurt Kotrschal

  • The influence of relationships on neophobia and exploration in wolves and dogs

    Lucia Moretti;Marleen Hentrup;Kurt Kotrschal;Friederike Range

  • Gaze following in common ravens, Corvus corax: ontogeny and habituation

    Christian Schloegl;Kurt Kotrschal;Thomas Bugnyar

  • Correlative, Experimental, and Comparative Evolutionary Approaches in Ecomorphology

    K.M. Kotrschal;P.J. Motta

  • Distribution and origin of steroid hormones in the yolk of Japanese quail eggs (Coturnix coturnix japonica).

    R. Hackl;V. Bromundt;J. Daisley;K. Kotrschal

  • Ravens judge competitors through experience with play caching.

    Thomas Bugnyar;Thomas Bugnyar;Christine Schwab;Christian Schloegl;Kurt Kotrschal

  • Dyadic relationships and operational performance of male and female owners and their male dogs.

    Kurt Kotrschal;Iris Schöberl;Barbara Bauer;Anne-Marie Thibeaut

  • Enhanced social learning between siblings in common ravens, Corvus corax.

    Christine Schwab;Thomas Bugnyar;Christian Schloegl;Kurt Kotrschal

  • Leading a conspecific away from food in ravens (Corvus corax)

    Thomas Bugnyar;Thomas Bugnyar;Kurt Kotrschal

  • Social factors influencing cortisol modulation in dogs during a strange situation procedure

    Iris Schöberl;Andrea Beetz;Andrea Beetz;Judith Solomon;Manuela Wedl

  • Heart rate modulation in bystanding geese watching social and non-social events.

    Claudia A. F. Wascher;Isabella B. R. Scheiber;Kurt Kotrschal

  • Waiting for better, not for more: corvids respond to quality in two delay maintenance tasks.

    Friederike Hillemann;Friederike Hillemann;Thomas Bugnyar;Kurt Kotrschal;Claudia A.F. Wascher

Frequent Co-Authors

Erich Möstl
Erich Möstl University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Thomas Bugnyar
Thomas Bugnyar University of Vienna
Friederike Range
Friederike Range University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Zsófia Virányi
Zsófia Virányi University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Bernd Heinrich
Bernd Heinrich University of Vermont
Sonia Kleindorfer
Sonia Kleindorfer University of Vienna
Sarah Marshall-Pescini
Sarah Marshall-Pescini University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Ludwig Huber
Ludwig Huber University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Dennis C. Turner
Dennis C. Turner University of Zurich
Rupert Palme
Rupert Palme University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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