| Plant–Plant Signaling: Ethylene Synergizes Volatile Emission In Zea mays Induced by Exposure to (Z)-3-Hexen-1-ol J Ruther, S Kleier Journal of chemical ecology 31, 2217-2222, 2005 | 218 | 2005 |
| Rich in phenomena-lacking in terms. A classification of kairomones J Ruther, T Meiners, JLM Steidle Chemoecology 12, 161-167, 2002 | 143 | 2002 |
| Retention index database for identification of general green leaf volatiles in plants by coupled capillary gas chromatography− mass spectrometry J Ruther Journal of Chromatography A 890 (2), 313-319, 2000 | 139 | 2000 |
| Behavioural and genetic analyses of Nasonia shed light on the evolution of sex pheromones O Niehuis, J Buellesbach, JD Gibson, D Pothmann, C Hanner, NS Mutti, ... Nature 494 (7437), 345-348, 2013 | 135 | 2013 |
| Mate finding in the forest cockchafer, Melolontha hippocastani, mediated by volatiles from plants and females J Ruther, A Reinecke, K Thiemann, T Tolasch, W Francke, M Hilker Physiological Entomology 25 (2), 172-179, 2000 | 119 | 2000 |
| Characterization of a Female-Produced Courtship Pheromone in the Parasitoid Nasonia vitripennis S Steiner, N Hermann, J Ruther Journal of chemical ecology 32, 1687-1702, 2006 | 112 | 2006 |
| Nestmate recognition in social wasps: manipulation of hydrocarbon profiles induces aggression in the European hornet J Ruther, S Sieben, B Schricker Naturwissenschaften 89, 111-114, 2002 | 104 | 2002 |
| A male sex pheromone in a parasitic wasp and control of the behavioral response by the female's mating status J Ruther, LM Stahl, S Steiner, LA Garbe, T Tolasch Journal of Experimental Biology 210 (12), 2163-2169, 2007 | 102 | 2007 |
| Plant volatiles in the sexual communication of Melolontha hippocastani: response towards time‐dependent bouquets and novel function of (Z)‐3‐hexen‐1‐ol as a … J Ruther, A Reinecke, M Hilker Ecological Entomology 27 (1), 76-83, 2002 | 99 | 2002 |
| Quantity matters: male sex pheromone signals mate quality in the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis J Ruther, M Matschke, LA Garbe, S Steiner Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276 (1671), 3303-3310, 2009 | 96 | 2009 |
| The importance of carcass volatiles as attractants for the hide beetle Dermestes maculatus (De Geer) C von Hoermann, J Ruther, S Reibe, B Madea, M Ayasse Forensic Science International 212 (1-3), 173-179, 2011 | 87 | 2011 |
| Covariation and phenotypic integration in chemical communication displays: Biosynthetic constraints and eco‐evolutionary implications RR Junker, J Kuppler, L Amo, JD Blande, RM Borges, NM van Dam, ... New Phytologist 220 (3), 739-749, 2018 | 84 | 2018 |
| Alcoholism in cockchafers: orientation of male Melolontha melolontha towards green leaf alcohols A Reinecke, J Ruther, T Tolasch, W Francke, M Hilker Naturwissenschaften 89, 265-269, 2002 | 75 | 2002 |
| Female‐derived sex pheromone mediates courtship behaviour in the parasitoid Lariophagus distinguendus J Ruther, M Homann, JLM Steidle Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 96 (3), 265-274, 2000 | 75 | 2000 |
| The composition of carcass volatile profiles in relation to storage time and climate conditions J Kasper, R Mumm, J Ruther Forensic science international 223 (1-3), 64-71, 2012 | 72 | 2012 |
| Make love not war: a common arthropod defence compound as sex pheromone in the forest cockchafer Melolontha hippocastani J Ruther, A Reinecke, T Tolasch, M Hilker Oecologia 128, 44-47, 2001 | 70 | 2001 |
| Female sex pheromone in immature insect males—a case of pre-emergence chemical mimicry? S Steiner, JLM Steidle, J Ruther Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 58, 111-120, 2005 | 66 | 2005 |
| Response of the pollen beetle Meligethes aeneus to volatiles emitted by intact plants and conspecifics J Ruther, K Thiemann Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 84 (2), 183-188, 1997 | 66 | 1997 |
| Sublethal doses of imidacloprid disrupt sexual communication and host finding in a parasitoid wasp L Tappert, T Pokorny, J Hofferberth, J Ruther Scientific reports 7 (1), 1-9, 2017 | 63 | 2017 |
| Cuticular lipids as trail pheromone in a social wasp I Steinmetz, E Schmolz, J Ruther Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 2003 | 63 | 2003 |
