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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
88
Citations
26729
World Ranking
526
National Ranking
11

Anders Michelsen 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 Anders Michelsen sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 320 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Anders Michelsen 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 Anders Michelsen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Anders Michelsen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research spans various fields within Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's work covers multiple subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Plant Science, Soil Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Their research frequently addresses several main topics:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Plant and animal studies

Anders Michelsen has contributed to numerous publications across various scientific journals. Some of the recent papers include:

  • "A tipping point in carbon storage when forest expands into tundra is related to mycorrhizal recycling of nitrogen" (2021, Ecology Letters)
  • "Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Shallow soils are warmer under trees and tall shrubs across Arctic and Boreal ecosystems" (2020, Environmental Research Letters)
  • "Origin of volatile organic compound emissions from subarctic tundra under global warming" (2020, Global Change Biology)
  • "Foraging deeply: Depth-specific plant nitrogen uptake in response to climate-induced N-release and permafrost thaw in the High Arctic" (2020, Global Change Biology)

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Global Change Biology
  • Ecology Letters
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Plant and Soil
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaborations are an important element of Anders Michelsen's research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Riikka Rinnan
  • Bo Elberling
  • Per Ambus
  • Juha M. Alatalo
  • Casper T. Christiansen

Best Publications

  • Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming

    Thomas W. Crowther;Katherine E.O. Todd-Brown;Clara W. Rowe;William R. Wieder

  • Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H. R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Bjork

  • Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H.R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Björk

  • Global patterns of foliar nitrogen isotopes and their relationships with climate, mycorrhizal fungi, foliar nutrient concentrations, and nitrogen availability

    Joseph M. Craine;Andrew J. Elmore;Marcos P. M. Aidar;Mercedes Bustamante

  • Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

    Anne D. Bjorkman;Anne D. Bjorkman;Isla H. Myers-Smith;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Signe Normand

  • Global change and arctic ecosystems: is lichen decline a function of increases in vascular plant biomass?

    J. H.C. Cornelissen;J. H.C. Cornelissen;T. V. Callaghan;J. M. Alatalo;A. Michelsen

  • Global negative vegetation feedback to climate warming responses of leaf litter decomposition rates in cold biomes

    Johannes H. C. Cornelissen;Peter M. van Bodegom;Rien Aerts;Terry V. Callaghan

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • Leaf 15N abundance of subarctic plants provides field evidence that ericoid, ectomycorrhizal and non-and arbuscular mycorrhizal species access different sources of soil nitrogen.

    Anders Michelsen;Inger K. Schmidt;Sven Jonasson;Chris Quarmby

  • Freeze–thaw regime effects on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in sub-arctic heath tundra mesocosms

    P Grogan;Anders Michelsen;P Ambus;Sven Evert Jonasson

  • Fifteen years of climate change manipulations alter soil microbial communities in a subarctic heath ecosystem

    Riikka Rinnan;Riikka Rinnan;Anders Michelsen;Erland Bååth;Sven Jonasson

  • RESPONSES IN MICROBES AND PLANTS TO CHANGED TEMPERATURE, NUTRIENT, AND LIGHT REGIMES IN THE ARCTIC

    Sven Jonasson;Anders Michelsen;Inger K. Schmidt;Esben V. Nielsen

  • Vascular plant 15N natural abundance in heath and forest tundra ecosystems is closely correlated with presence and type of mycorrhizal fungi in roots.

    Anders Michelsen;Chris Quarmby;Darren Sleep;Sven Jonasson

  • Long‐term ecosystem level experiments at Toolik Lake, Alaska, and at Abisko, Northern Sweden: generalizations and differences in ecosystem and plant type responses to global change

    M. T. van Wijk;M. T. van Wijk;K. E. Clemmensen;G. R. Shaver;Mathew Williams

  • Large loss of CO2 in winter observed across the northern permafrost region

    Susan M. Natali;Jennifer D. Watts;Brendan M. Rogers;Stefano Potter

  • Microbial biomass C, N and P in two arctic soils and responses to addition of NPK fertilizer and sugar: implications for plant nutrient uptake.

    Sven Jonasson;Anders Michelsen;Inger K. Schmidt;Esben V. Nielsen

  • Repeated freeze-thaw cycles and their effects on biological processes in two arctic ecosystem types

    Klaus S Larsen;Sven Jonasson;Anders Michelsen

  • Reduced N cycling in response to elevated CO2, warming, and drought in a Danish heathland: Synthesizing results of the CLIMAITE project after two years of treatments

    Klaus Steenberg Larsen;Louise C. Andresen;Claus Beier;Sven Jonasson

  • Mineralization and microbial immobilization of N and P in arctic soils in relation to season, temperature and nutrient amendment

    Inger K. Schmidt;Sven Jonasson;Anders Michelsen

  • Increased ectomycorrhizal fungal abundance after long-term fertilization and warming of two arctic tundra ecosystems.

    Karina E. Clemmensen;Anders Michelsen;Sven Jonasson;Gaius R. Shaver

Frequent Co-Authors

Sven Jonasson
Sven Jonasson University of Copenhagen
Inger Kappel Schmidt
Inger Kappel Schmidt University of Copenhagen
Riikka Rinnan
Riikka Rinnan University of Copenhagen
Teis Nørgaard Mikkelsen
Teis Nørgaard Mikkelsen Technical University of Denmark
Bo Elberling
Bo Elberling University of Copenhagen
Per Ambus
Per Ambus University of Copenhagen
Claus Beier
Claus Beier University of Copenhagen
Niels Martin Schmidt
Niels Martin Schmidt Aarhus University
Klaus Steenberg Larsen
Klaus Steenberg Larsen University of Copenhagen
Terry V. Callaghan
Terry V. Callaghan University of Sheffield

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