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Alexandra Weigelt

Alexandra Weigelt

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
77
Citations
23695
World Ranking
949
National Ranking
66

Alexandra Weigelt 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 Alexandra Weigelt sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 213 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alexandra Weigelt 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 Alexandra Weigelt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alexandra Weigelt is affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany and contributes extensively to the fields of agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science. Their research primarily focuses on plant science, nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and soil science.

The main topics covered in their work include ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, plant and animal studies, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, species distribution and climate change, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, and plant water relations and carbon dynamics.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Alexandra Weigelt are:

  • The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants (2020, Science Advances)
  • Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs (2020, New Phytologist)
  • A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements (2021, New Phytologist)
  • An integrated framework of plant form and function: the belowground perspective (2021, New Phytologist)
  • Tracking, targeting, and conserving soil biodiversity (2021, Science)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several individuals, including:

  • Nico Eisenhauer
  • Liesje Mommer
  • Christian Wirth
  • Fons van der Plas
  • Anne Ebeling

Publication venues where Alexandra Weigelt's work appears often include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
  • New Phytologist
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • High plant diversity is needed to maintain ecosystem services

    Forest Isbell;Vincent Calcagno;Andy Hector;John Connolly

  • Biodiversity increases the resistance of ecosystem productivity to climate extremes

    Forest Isbell;Dylan Craven;John Connolly;Michael Loreau

  • Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on multitrophic interactions in a biodiversity experiment

    Christoph Scherber;Nico Eisenhauer;Nico Eisenhauer;Wolfgang W Weisser;Bernhard Schmid

  • The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants.

    Joana Bergmann;Alexandra Weigelt;Fons van der Plas;Daniel C. Laughlin

  • Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs

    Grégoire T Freschet;Grégoire T Freschet;Catherine Roumet;Louise H Comas;Monique Weemstra

  • Indices of plant competition

    Alexandra Weigelt;Peter Jolliffe

  • Plant diversity effects on soil microorganisms support the singular hypothesis.

    N. Eisenhauer;H. Bessler;C. Engels;G. Gleixner

  • Multiple facets of biodiversity drive the diversity–stability relationship

    Dylan Craven;Nico Eisenhauer;William D. Pearse;Yann Hautier

  • A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements

    Grégoire T Freschet;Loïc Pagès;Colleen M Iversen;Louise H Comas

  • Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: Patterns, mechanisms, and open questions

    Wolfgang W. Weisser;Christiane Roscher;Sebastian T. Meyer;Anne Ebeling

  • The Future of Complementarity: Disentangling Causes from Consequences

    Kathryn E. Barry;Liesje Mommer;Jasper van Ruijven;Christian Wirth;Christian Wirth

  • Persistence of dissolved organic matter explained by molecular changes during its passage through soil

    Vanessa-Nina Roth;Markus Lange;Carsten Simon;Norbert Hertkorn

  • Plant species richness and functional composition drive overyielding in a six‐year grassland experiment

    Elisabeth Marquard;Elisabeth Marquard;Alexandra Weigelt;Vicky M. Temperton;Christiane Roscher

  • An integrated framework of plant form and function: The belowground perspective

    Alexandra Weigelt;Liesje Mommer;Karl Andraczek;Colleen M. Iversen

  • Using Plant Functional Traits to Explain Diversity–Productivity Relationships

    Christiane Roscher;Jens Schumacher;Marlén Gubsch;Annett Lipowsky

  • Predicting ecosystem stability from community composition and biodiversity

    Claire de Mazancourt;Claire de Mazancourt;Forest Isbell;Forest Isbell;Allen Larocque;Frank Berendse

  • Plant diversity and root traits benefit physical properties key to soil function in grasslands

    Iain Gould;John Norman Quinton;Alexandra Weigelt;Gerlinde Barbra De Deyn

  • More diverse plant communities have higher functioning over time due to turnover in complementary dominant species.

    Eric Allan;Wolfgang Weisser;Alexandra Weigelt;Christiane Roscher

  • Tracking, targeting, and conserving soil biodiversity.

    Carlos A. Guerra;Richard D. Bardgett;Lucrezia Caon;Thomas W. Crowther

  • Preferential uptake of soil nitrogen forms by grassland plant species

    Alexandra Weigelt;Roland Bol;Richard D. Bardgett

  • Plant-soil feedbacks: role of plant functional group and plant traits

    Roeland Cortois;Thomas Schröder‐Georgi;Alexandra Weigelt;Wim H. van der Putten

Frequent Co-Authors

Christiane Roscher
Christiane Roscher Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Wolfgang W. Weisser
Wolfgang W. Weisser Technical University of Munich
Nico Eisenhauer
Nico Eisenhauer Leipzig University
Bernhard Schmid
Bernhard Schmid University of Zurich
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen University of Freiburg
Nina Buchmann
Nina Buchmann ETH Zurich
Anne Ebeling
Anne Ebeling Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Liesje Mommer
Liesje Mommer Wageningen University & Research
Christian Wirth
Christian Wirth Leipzig University
Stefan Scheu
Stefan Scheu University of Göttingen

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