2026 Carsten Rahbek: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	107	199	186	5	5	308	48239

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Carsten Rahbek is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and specializes in research within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work encompasses a broad array of topics, including species distribution related to climate change, ecology and vegetation dynamics, as well as plant and animal studies.

The scientist's key research areas feature:

Species Distribution and Climate Change
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Plant and animal studies
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Genetic diversity and population structure
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Rahbek has contributed notably to several subfields of study, such as Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics.

Their publication record includes numerous articles appearing primarily in journals like Nature Communications and Nature, among others. Frequent publication venues also include the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). The distribution of publications consists of:

Nature Communications (8 publications)
Nature (6 publications)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (5 publications)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (5 publications)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)

Among recent papers credited to Rahbek are the following:

The evolution of critical thermal limits of life on Earth, 2021, Nature Communications
Using paleo-archives to safeguard biodiversity under climate change, 2020, Science
Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes, 2024, Nature
Late Quaternary dynamics of Arctic biota from ancient environmental genomics, 2021, Nature
Land-use change and biodiversity: Challenges for assembling evidence on the greatest threat to nature, 2021, Global Change Biology

Rahbek has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

David Nogués-Bravo (18 joint publications)
Damien A. Fordham (13 joint publications)
Stuart C. Brown (10 joint publications)
Michael K. Borregaard (9 joint publications)
Jon Fjeldså (8 joint publications)

In addition to journal articles, Rahbek has contributed to book publications. One such work is "Synergy in conservation of biodiversity and climate change mitigation - Nordic peatlands and forests," published by TemaNord in 2021.

Best Publications

Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

Erich D. Jarvis;Siavash Mirarab;Andre J. Aberer;Bo Li;Bo Li;Bo Li

2118
Citations
The elevational gradient of species richness: a uniform pattern?

Carsten Rahbek

1880
Citations
The role of spatial scale and the perception of large‐scale species‐richness patterns

Carsten Rahbek

1754
Citations
An Update of Wallace’s Zoogeographic Regions of the World

Ben G. Holt;Jean-Philippe Lessard;Michael K. Borregaard;Susanne A. Fritz

1481
Citations
AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds.

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1291
Citations
Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

Guojie Zhang;Guojie Zhang;Cai Li;Qiye Li;Bo Li

1160
Citations
Multiscale assessment of patterns of avian species richness.

Carsten Rahbek;Gary R. Graves

1062
Citations
Standards for distribution models in biodiversity assessments

Miguel B. Araujo;Miguel B. Araujo;Miguel B. Araujo;Robert P. Anderson;Robert P. Anderson;Robert P. Anderson;A. Marcia Barbosa;Colin Michael Beale

1015
Citations
Humboldt’s enigma: What causes global patterns of mountain biodiversity?

Carsten Rahbek;Carsten Rahbek;Carsten Rahbek;Michael K. Borregaard;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell;Bo Dalsgaard

914
Citations
The mid-domain effect and species richness patterns:what have we learned so far?

Robert K. Colwell;Carsten Rahbek;Nicholas J. Gotelli

823
Citations
Multiple Dimensions of Climate Change and Their Implications for Biodiversity

Raquel A. Garcia;Mar Cabeza;Carsten Rahbek;Carsten Rahbek;Miguel B. Araújo

815
Citations
Geographic Range Size and Determinants of Avian Species Richness

Walter Jetz;Walter Jetz;Carsten Rahbek

814
Citations
Additive threats from pathogens, climate and land-use change for global amphibian diversity

Christian Hof;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Walter Jetz;Carsten Rahbek

804
Citations
Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans

Eline D. Lorenzen;David Nogués-Bravo;Ludovic Orlando;Jaco Weinstock

800
Citations
The relationship among area, elevation, and regional species richness in neotropical birds.

Carsten Rahbek

796
Citations
How Does Climate Change Affect Biodiversity

Miguel B. Araújo;Carsten Rahbek

779
Citations
Conservation Conflicts Across Africa

Andrew Balmford;Joslin Moore;Joslin Moore;Thomas M Brooks;Thomas M Brooks;Thomas M Brooks;Neil Burgess

762
Citations
Building mountain biodiversity: Geological and evolutionary processes

Carsten Rahbek;Carsten Rahbek;Carsten Rahbek;Michael K. Borregaard;Alexandre Antonelli;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell

717
Citations
Scale effects and human impact on the elevational species richness gradients

D. Nogués-Bravo;D. Nogués-Bravo;M. B. Araújo;M. B. Araújo;T. Romdal;C. Rahbek

702
Citations
Geological and climatic influences on mountain biodiversity

A. Antonelli;W.D. Kissling;S.G.A. Flantua;S.G.A. Flantua;Bermúdez

676
Citations
Quaternary climate changes explain diversity among reptiles and amphibians

Miguel B. Araújo;David Nogués-Bravo;José Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho;Alan M. Haywood

491
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel B. Araújo University of Évora

Jon Fjeldså University of Copenhagen

Robert K. Colwell University of Connecticut

Michael K. Borregaard University of Copenhagen

David Nogués-Bravo University of Copenhagen

Bo Dalsgaard University of Copenhagen

Knud A. Jønsson Swedish Museum of Natural History

Gary R. Graves National Museum of Natural History

Zhiheng Wang Peking University

Kasper Thorup University of Copenhagen

External Links

Personal website of Carsten Rahbek

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