2026 Christian C. Voigt: 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	67	1612	1543	95	93	279	15373

Overview

Christian C. Voigt is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany. Their research primarily spans environmental science with a focus on agricultural and biological sciences. They have a substantial record of publications within the subfields of ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, infectious diseases, developmental biology, and genetics.

The main topics covered in their work include bat biology and ecology studies, wildlife ecology and conservation, marine animal studies overview, viral infections and vectors, animal vocal communication and behavior, Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research, and avian ecology and behavior.

Christian C. Voigt has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Marcus Fritze, Gábor Á. Czirják, Liam D. Bailey, Oliver Lindecke, and Tobias Teige. These collaborations have contributed to multiple studies across various aspects of ecology and infectious diseases.

The scientist's frequent publication venues reflect their research focus, with multiple papers published in Scientific Reports, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Ecology, and Scientific Data.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Christian C. Voigt include:

Echolocation at high intensity imposes metabolic costs on flying bats, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
Plasma proteomic profiles differ between European and North American myotid bats colonized by Pseudogymnoascus destructans, 2020, Molecular Ecology
A species-level trait dataset of bats in Europe and beyond, 2023, Scientific Data
Determinants of defence strategies of a hibernating European bat species towards the fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans, 2021, Developmental & Comparative Immunology
Functional diversity of Himalayan bat communities declines at high elevation without the loss of phylogenetic diversity, 2021, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

The Dark Side of Light: A Transdisciplinary Research Agenda for Light Pollution Policy

Franz Hölker;Timothy Moss;Barbara Griefahn;Werner Kloas

658
Citations
Global Conservation Significance of Ecuador's Yasuní National Park

Margot S. Bass;Matt Finer;Clinton N. Jenkins;Clinton N. Jenkins;Holger Kreft

656
Citations
Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World

Christian C. Voigt;Christian C. Voigt;Tigga Kingston

655
Citations
The Dark Side of Light

Franz Hölker;Timothy Moss;Barbara Griefahn;Werner Kloas

386
Citations
Morphological innovation, diversification and invasion of a new adaptive zone

Elizabeth R. Dumont;Liliana M. Dávalos;Aaron Goldberg;Sharlene E. Santana;Sharlene E. Santana

299
Citations
Cross-hemisphere migration of a 25 g songbird

Franz Bairlein;D. Ryan Norris;Rolf Nagel;Marc Bulte

285
Citations
The use of automated identification of bat echolocation calls in acoustic monitoring: A cautionary note for a sound analysis

Danilo Russo;Christian C. Voigt;Christian C. Voigt

246
Citations
The catchment area of wind farms for European bats: A plea for international regulations

Christian C. Voigt;Ana G. Popa-Lisseanu;Ivo Niermann;Stephanie Kramer-Schadt

221
Citations
Experimental evidence for group hunting via eavesdropping in echolocating bats

Dina K. N. Dechmann;Silke L. Heucke;Silke L. Heucke;Luca Giuggioli;Kamran Safi

205
Citations
In vivo comparison of bioactive glass particles in rabbits.

Martin Vogel;Christian Voigt;Ulrich M. Gross;Christian M. Müller-Mai

200
Citations
Wind farm facilities in Germany kill noctule bats from near and far

Linn S. Lehnert;Stephanie Kramer-Schadt;Sophia Schönborn;Oliver Lindecke

176
Citations
Host Preference of the Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus; Chiroptera) Assessed by Stable Isotopes

Christian C. Voigt;Detlev H. Kelm

170
Citations
Diving seabirds share foraging space and time within and among species

Juan F. Masello;Roger Mundry;Maud Poisbleau;Laurent Demongin

168
Citations
Artificial light puts ecosystem services of frugivorous bats at risk

Daniel Lewanzik;Daniel Lewanzik;Christian C. Voigt;Christian C. Voigt

165
Citations
Rain increases the energy cost of bat flight

Christian C. Voigt;Karin Schneeberger;Silke L. Voigt-Heucke;Daniel Lewanzik

164
Citations
BATS ON THE MOVE

Ana G. Popa-Lisseanu;Christian C. Voigt

153
Citations
Species richness and structure of three Neotropical bat assemblages

Katja Rex;Detlev H. Kelm;Kerstin Wiesner;Thomas H. Kunz

151
Citations
Impacts of wind energy development on bats : A global perspective

Edward B. Arnett;Erin F. Baerwald;Fiona Mathews;Luisa Rodrigues

151
Citations
Storage and display of odour by male Saccopteryx bilineata (Chiroptera, Emballonuridae)

C. C. Voigt;O. von Helversen

150
Citations
Movement-mediated community assembly and coexistence.

Ulrike E. Schlägel;Volker Grimm;Volker Grimm;Niels Blaum;Pierluigi Colangeli

137
Citations
Low turnover rates of carbon isotopes in tissues of two nectar-feeding bat species

Christian C. Voigt;Felix Matt;Robert Michener;Thomas H. Kunz

135
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas H. Kunz Boston University

Dina K. N. Dechmann Max Planck Society

Stephanie Kramer-Schadt Leibniz Association

Gábor Á. Czirják Leibniz Association

Petra Quillfeldt University of Giessen

Elisabeth K. V. Kalko University of Ulm

Otto von Helversen University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Petra Kaczensky Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

Martin Wikelski Max Planck Institute for Ornithology

David Costantini French National Museum of Natural History

External Links

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