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D-Index
34
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5327
World Ranking
7556
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195

Birger Hörnfeldt 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 Birger Hörnfeldt sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 106 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Birger Hörnfeldt 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 Birger Hörnfeldt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Birger Hörnfeldt is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research spans fields including Environmental Science and Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Ecology, Infectious Diseases, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Genetics.

The scientist's main research topics involve Viral Infections and Vectors, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Zoonotic diseases and public health, Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research, and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases.

Prominent peer-reviewed publication venues for Hörnfeldt include:

  • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • Nature Communications
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Viruses
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent research papers authored or co-authored by Hörnfeldt are:

  • "Population fluctuations and synanthropy explain transmission risk in rodent-borne zoonoses" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Climate change accelerates winter transmission of a zoonotic pathogen" (2021, AMBIO)
  • "Mystery of fatal 'staggering disease' unravelled: novel rustrela virus causes severe meningoencephalomyelitis in domestic cats" (2023, Nature Communications)
  • "Taking the beat of the Arctic: are lemming population cycles changing due to winter climate?" (2024, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Consequences of migratory coupling of predators and prey when mediated by human actions" (2021, Diversity and Distributions)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Birger Hörnfeldt include:

  • Frauke Ecke
  • Magnus Magnusson
  • Navinder J. Singh
  • Heikki Henttonen
  • Rainer G. Ulrich

Best Publications

  • Disease Reveals the Predator: Sarcoptic Mange, Red Fox Predation, and Prey Populations

    Erik R. Lindström;Henrik Andrén;Per Angelstam;Goran Cederlund

  • Europe-wide dampening of population cycles in keystone herbivores

    Thomas Cornulier;Nigel G. Yoccoz;Vincent Bretagnolle;Jon E. Brommer

  • Delayed Density Dependence as a Determinant of Vole Cycles

    Birger Hornfeldt

  • Long-term decline in numbers of cyclic voles in boreal Sweden: analysis and presentation of hypotheses

    Birger Hörnfeldt

  • Synchronous population fluctuations in voles, small game, owls, and tularemia in northern Sweden.

    Birger Hörnfeldt

  • Fading out of vole and predator cycles

    Birger Hörnfeldt;Tim Hipkiss;Ulf Eklund

  • Vole cycles, snow depth and fox predation

    Erik R. Lindström;Birger Hörnfeldt

  • Sublethal Lead Exposure Alters Movement Behavior in Free-Ranging Golden Eagles

    Frauke Ecke;Navinder J. Singh;Jon Martin Arnemo;Anders Bignert;Anders Bignert

  • Human Hantavirus Infections, Sweden

    Gert E. Olsson;Fredrik Dalerum;Birger Hörnfeldt;Fredrik Elgh

  • Cycles in voles and small game in relation to variations in plant production indices in Northern Sweden

    B. Hörnfeldt;O. Löfgren;B. G. Carlsson

  • Site tenacity and nomadism in Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus (L.)) in relation to cyclic food production.

    O. Löfgren;B. Hörnfeldt;B. G. Carlsson

  • Effects of cyclic food supply on breeding performance in Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus)

    Birger Hörnfeldt;Bengt-Göran Carlsson;Ola Löfgren;Ulf Eklund

  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum evolves in geographical and biotic niches of vertebrates and ticks.

    Ryanne I Jaarsma;Hein Sprong;Katsuhisa Takumi;Maria Kazimirova

  • Documenting lemming population change in the Arctic: Can we detect trends?

    Dorothée Ehrich;Niels M. Schmidt;Gilles Gauthier;Ray Alisauskas

  • Declining ecosystem health and the dilution effect.

    Hussein Khalil;Frauke Ecke;Magnus Evander;Magnus Magnusson

  • The effect of food on laying date and clutch-size in Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus

    Birger Hörnfeldt;Ulf Eklund

  • Year-dependent sex-biased mortality in supplementary-fed Tengmalm's owl nestlings.

    Tim Hipkiss;Tim Hipkiss;Birger Hörnfeldt;Ulf Eklund;Sofia Berlin

  • Numerical responses by populations of red fox and mountain hare during an outbreak of sarcoptic mange.

    K Danell;B Hörnfeldt

  • Diabetes and myocarditis in voles and lemmings at cyclic peak densities—induced by Ljungan virus?

    Bo Niklasson;Erik Nyholm;Ricardo E. Feinstein;Annika Samsioe

  • Sex ratio and fledging success of supplementary-fed Tengmalm's owl broods

    B. Hörnfeldt;T. Hipkiss;A.‐K. Fridolfsson;U. Eklund

  • Dynamics and Drivers of Hantavirus Prevalence in Rodent Populations

    Hussein Khalil;Birger Hörnfeldt;Magnus Evander;Magnus Magnusson

Frequent Co-Authors

Frauke Ecke
Frauke Ecke University of Helsinki
Magnus Evander
Magnus Evander Umeå University
Heikki Henttonen
Heikki Henttonen Natural Resources Institute Finland
Mats Nilsson
Mats Nilsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Heidi C. Hauffe
Heidi C. Hauffe University of Oxford
Rolf A. Ims
Rolf A. Ims University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Rainer G. Ulrich
Rainer G. Ulrich Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
David Modrý
David Modrý University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Gábor Földvári
Gábor Földvári University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Jan Votýpka
Jan Votýpka Charles University

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