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Atle Mysterud

Atle Mysterud

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Ecology and Evolution
Norway
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
93
Citations
33534
World Ranking
395
National Ranking
5

Atle Mysterud 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 Atle Mysterud sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 351 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Atle Mysterud 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 Atle Mysterud sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Norway Leader Award
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology

Overview

Atle Mysterud is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on Ecology, Molecular Biology, Parasitology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Agronomy and Crop Science as key subfields of study.

The main topics covered in their work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Zoonotic diseases and public health, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Vector-borne infectious diseases, and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Mysterud has co-authored research extensively with several frequent collaborators, including Christer M. Rolandsen, Hildegunn Viljugrein, Olav Strand, Inger Maren Rivrud, and Erling L. Meisingset.

They have published multiple papers in various scientific venues. Among the recent publications are:

  • Mapping out a future for ungulate migrations, 2021, Science
  • Wave-like Patterns of Plant Phenology Determine Ungulate Movement Tactics, 2020, Current Biology
  • Methodology matters when estimating deer abundance: a global systematic review and recommendations for improvements, 2022, Journal of Wildlife Management
  • The neglected season: Warmer autumns counteract harsher winters and promote population growth in Arctic reindeer, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Tick infestation on medium-large-sized mammalian hosts: are all equally suitable to Ixodes ricinus adults?, 2021, Parasites & Vectors

Mysterud's work has appeared frequently in journals such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Ecosphere, Wildlife Biology, Parasites & Vectors, and the European Journal of Wildlife Research.

They have been recognized as a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the field of Biology.

Best Publications

  • Using the satellite-derived NDVI to assess ecological responses to environmental change

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Jon Olav Vik;Atle Mysterud;Jean-Michel Gaillard

  • Ecological effects of climate fluctuations.

    Nils Chr Stenseth;Atle Mysterud;Geir Ottersen;James W. Hurrell

  • Moving in the Anthropocene : global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements

    Marlee A. Tucker;Katrin Böhning-Gaese;William F. Fagan;John M. Fryxell

  • Review article. Studying climate effects on ecology through the use of climate indices: the North Atlantic Oscillation, El Niño Southern Oscillation and beyond.

    Nils Chr. Stenseth;Geir Ottersen;James W. Hurrell;Atle Mysterud

  • Climate, changing phenology, and other life history traits: Nonlinearity and match–mismatch to the environment

    Nils Chr. Stenseth;Atle Mysterud

  • FUNCTIONAL RESPONSES IN HABITAT USE: AVAILABILITY INFLUENCES RELATIVE USE IN TRADE-OFF SITUATIONS

    Atle Mysterud;Rolf Anker Ims

  • Linking climate change to lemming cycles

    Kyrre L. Kausrud;Atle Mysterud;Harald Steen;Harald Steen;Jon Olav Vik

  • Temporal scales, trade-offs, and functional responses in red deer habitat selection

    Inger Maren Rivrud Godvik;Leif Egil Loe;Jon Olav Vik;VebjØrn Veiberg

  • A Migratory Northern Ungulate in the Pursuit of Spring: Jumping or Surfing the Green Wave?

    Richard Bischof;Leif Egil Loe;Erling L. Meisingset;Barbara Zimmermann

  • Temporal and spatial development of red deer harvesting in Europe: biological and cultural factors

    Jos M. Milner;Jos M. Milner;Christophe Bonenfant;Christophe Bonenfant;Atle Mysterud;Jean‐Michel Gaillard

  • Cover as a habitat element for temperate ungulates: effects on habitat selection and demography

    A. Mysterud;E. Ostbye

  • Plant phenology, migration and geographical variation in body weight of a large herbivore: the effect of a variable topography

    Atle Mysterud;Rolf Langvatn;Nigel G. Yoccoz;Nils Chr. Stenseth

  • Timing and abundance as key mechanisms affecting trophic interactions in variable environments.

    Joël M. Durant;Dag Ø. Hjermann;Tycho Anker‐Nilssen;Grégory Beaugrand

  • The concept of overgrazing and its role in management of large herbivores

    Atle Mysterud

  • What determines variation in home range size across spatiotemporal scales in a large browsing herbivore

    Floris M. van Beest;Floris M. van Beest;Inger M. Rivrud;Leif E. Loe;Leif E. Loe;Jos M. Milner

  • Partial migration in roe deer: migratory and resident tactics are end points of a behavioural gradient determined by ecological factors

    Francesca Cagnacci;Stefano Focardi;Marco Heurich;Anja Stache

  • Hunting for fear: innovating management of human–wildlife conflicts

    Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt;Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt;Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt;Dries P.J. Kuijper;Marius Adam;Robert L. Beschta

  • Nonlinear effects of large-scale climatic variability on wild and domestic herbivores

    Atle Mysterud;Nils Chr. Stenseth;Nigel G. Yoccoz;Rolf Langvatn

  • Seasonal migration pattern and home range of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in an altitudinal gradient in southern Norway

    Atle Mysterud

  • The role of males in the dynamics of ungulate populations

    Atle Mysterud;Tim Coulson;Nils Chr. Stenseth

  • Forage quantity, quality and depletion as scale-dependent mechanisms driving habitat selection of a large browsing herbivore.

    Floris M. Van Beest;Floris M. Van Beest;Atle Mysterud;Leif E. Loe;Jos M. Milner

Frequent Co-Authors

Leif Egil Loe
Leif Egil Loe Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Nils Chr. Stenseth
Nils Chr. Stenseth University of Oslo
Gunnar Austrheim
Gunnar Austrheim Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Rolf Langvatn
Rolf Langvatn Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Øystein Holand
Øystein Holand Norwegian University of Life Sciences
John D. C. Linnell
John D. C. Linnell Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Nigel G. Yoccoz
Nigel G. Yoccoz University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Marco Heurich
Marco Heurich University of Freiburg
Christophe Bonenfant
Christophe Bonenfant Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Erling Johan Solberg
Erling Johan Solberg Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

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