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40
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5881
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6143
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325

Carsten Nowak 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 Carsten Nowak sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 161 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carsten Nowak 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 Carsten Nowak sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carsten Nowak is affiliated with the Senckenberg Nature Research Society in Germany. Their research primarily spans biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with substantial contributions to environmental science as well. The scientist's work is focused within several subfields, including genetics, ecology, molecular biology, small animals, and ecological modeling.

Key topics covered throughout their research include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Animal ecology and behavior studies
  • Human-animal interaction studies
  • Identification and quantification in food
  • Genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals

Among their recent papers are:

  • Applying genomic data in wildlife monitoring: Development guidelines for genotyping degraded samples with reduced single nucleotide polymorphism panels, 2020, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • How the west was won: genetic reconstruction of rapid wolf recolonization into Germany's anthropogenic landscapes, 2021, Heredity
  • Genome-wide diversity loss in reintroduced Eurasian lynx populations urges immediate conservation management, 2022, Biological Conservation
  • Range-wide patterns of human-mediated hybridisation in European wildcats, 2020, Conservation Genetics
  • Where have all the young wolves gone? Traffic and cryptic mortality create a wolf population sink in Denmark and northernmost Germany, 2021, Conservation Letters

Frequently publishing in certain venues, the scientist has contributed notably to:

  • Biological Conservation
  • Conservation Genetics
  • BMC Genomics
  • Scientific Reports
  • Wildlife Biology

Collaborations have been an integral part of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Alina von Thaden
  • Berardino Cocchiararo
  • Sarah A. Mueller
  • Tobias Erik Reiners
  • Raquel Godinho

Best Publications

  • The impact of global climate change on genetic diversity within populations and species.

    Steffen U. Pauls;Carsten Nowak;Carsten Nowak;Miklós Bálint;Miklós Bálint;Markus Pfenninger

  • Cryptic biodiversity loss linked to global climate change

    M. Bálint;S. Domisch;C. H. M. Engelhardt;P. Haase

  • Merging paleobiology with conservation biology to guide the future of terrestrial ecosystems

    Anthony D. Barnosky;Anthony D. Barnosky;Elizabeth A. Hadly;Patrick Gonzalez;Patrick Gonzalez;Jason Head

  • Utility of DNA taxonomy and barcoding for the inference of larval community structure in morphologically cryptic Chironomus (Diptera) species.

    Markus Pfenninger;Carsten Nowak;Christoph Kley;Dirk Steinke

  • Wolf population genetics in Europe: a systematic review, meta-analysis and suggestions for conservation and management

    Maris Hindrikson;Jaanus Remm;Malgorzata Pilot;Raquel Godinho

  • Conservation genetics: linking science with practice

    Rolf Holderegger;Niko Balkenhol;Janine Bolliger;Jan O. Engler

  • A single‐nucleotide polymorphism‐based approach for rapid and cost‐effective genetic wolf monitoring in Europe based on noninvasively collected samples

    Robert H. S. Kraus;Bridgett vonHoldt;Berardino Cocchiararo;Verena Harms

  • Assessing SNP genotyping of noninvasively collected wildlife samples using microfluidic arrays.

    Alina von Thaden;Alina von Thaden;Berardino Cocchiararo;Anne Jarausch;Anne Jarausch;Hannah Jüngling

  • Attitudes towards returning wolves (Canis lupus) in Germany: exposure, information sources and trust matter

    Ugo Arbieu;Marion Mehring;Nils Bunnefeld;Petra Kaczensky

  • Low mountain ranges: summit traps for montane freshwater species under climate change

    Jan Sauer;Sami Domisch;Carsten Nowak;Peter Haase

  • Applying genomic data in wildlife monitoring: Development guidelines for genotyping degraded samples with reduced single nucleotide polymorphism panels.

    Alina von Thaden;Alina von Thaden;Carsten Nowak;Annika Tiesmeyer;Annika Tiesmeyer;Tobias E. Reiners;Tobias E. Reiners

  • Accuracy, limitations and cost efficiency of eDNA-based community survey in tropical frogs.

    Miklós Bálint;Carsten Nowak;Orsolya Márton;Orsolya Márton;Steffen U. Pauls

  • Multi-generation studies with Chironomus riparius--Effects of low tributyltin concentrations on life history parameters and genetic diversity

    Christian Vogt;Carsten Nowak;Joao Barateiro Diogo;Matthias Oetken

  • Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany

    Ilka Reinhardt;Gesa Kluth;Carsten Nowak;Claudia A. Szentiks

  • Introgression as a likely cause of mtDNA paraphyly in two allopatric skippers (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae).

    E V Zakharov;E V Zakharov;N F Lobo;C Nowak;J J Hellmann

  • Rapid genetic erosion in pollutant-exposed experimental chironomid populations

    Carsten Nowak;Christian Vogt;Markus Pfenninger;Klaus Schwenk

  • Hair trapping with valerian-treated lure sticks as a tool for genetic wildcat monitoring in low-density habitats

    Katharina Steyer;Olaf Simon;Robert H. S. Kraus;Peter Haase

  • Consequences of inbreeding and reduced genetic variation on tolerance to cadmium stress in the midge Chironomus riparius

    Carsten Nowak;Daniel Jost;Christian Vogt;Matthias Oetken

  • Genome-wide diversity loss in reintroduced Eurasian lynx populations urges immediate conservation management

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  • Long-distance dispersal of a wolf, Canis lupus, in northwestern Europe

    Liselotte Wesley Andersen;Verena Harms;Romolo Caniglia;Sylwia D. Czarnomska

  • Effects of cadmium and tributyltin on development and reproduction of the non-biting midge Chironomus riparius (Diptera): baseline experiments for future multi-generation studies.

    Christian Vogt;Daniela Belz;Simone Galluba;Carsten Nowak

  • GENETIC IMPOVERISHMENT IN LABORATORY CULTURES OF THE TEST ORGANISM CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS

    Carsten Nowak;Christian Vogt;João Barateiro Diogo;Klaus Schwenk

Frequent Co-Authors

Ettore Randi
Ettore Randi Aalborg University
Markus Pfenninger
Markus Pfenninger Goethe University Frankfurt
Jörg Oehlmann
Jörg Oehlmann Goethe University Frankfurt
Raquel Godinho
Raquel Godinho University of Porto
Steffen U. Pauls
Steffen U. Pauls Senckenberg German Entomological Institute
Klaus Schwenk
Klaus Schwenk University of Koblenz and Landau
Miklós Bálint
Miklós Bálint Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
Peter Haase
Peter Haase University of Duisburg-Essen
Stefan Stoll
Stefan Stoll University of Duisburg-Essen
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares University of Aveiro

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