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43
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10986
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5213
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270

Christian K. Feld 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 Christian K. Feld sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 88 publications — 11th percentile

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

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

Christian K. Feld 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 Christian K. Feld sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christian K. Feld is affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. Their work also touches on Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's research topics encompass:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Christian K. Feld has contributed to numerous publications, including recent papers such as:

  • Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems (2020), published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Multiple stressors determine river ecological status at the European scale: Towards an integrated understanding of river status deterioration (2020), published in Global Change Biology
  • The Asymmetric Response Concept explains ecological consequences of multiple stressor exposure and release (2023), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Making waves. Bridging theory and practice towards multiple stressor management in freshwater ecosystems (2021), published in Water Research
  • Effects of agricultural land use on river biota: a meta-analysis (2022), published in Environmental Sciences Europe

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Christian K. Feld include:

  • Sebastian Birk
  • Ralf B. Schäfer
  • Bernd Sures
  • Daniel Hering
  • María Teresa Ferreira

Publications often appear in notable venues such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Water Research

Best Publications

  • Towards an assessment of multiple ecosystem processes and services via functional traits

    Francesco de Bello;Sandra Lavorel;Sandra Myrna Diaz;Richard Harrington

  • The European Water Framework Directive at the age of 10: A critical review of the achievements with recommendations for the future

    Daniel Hering;Angel Borja;Jacob Carstensen;Laurence Carvalho

  • Functional traits as indicators of biodiversity response to land use changes across ecosystems and organisms

    Marie Vandewalle;Marie Vandewalle;Francesco de Bello;Francesco de Bello;Matty P. Berg;Thomas Bolger

  • Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems.

    Sebastian Birk;Daniel Chapman;Laurence Carvalho;Bryan M. Spears

  • Quantifying the Contribution of Organisms to the Provision of Ecosystem Services

    Gary W. Luck;Richard Harrington;Paula A. Harrison;Claire Kremen

  • Cook book for the development of a Multimetric Index for biological condition of aquatic ecosystems: experiences from the European AQEM and STAR projects and related initiatives

    Daniel Hering;Christian K. Feld;Otto Moog;Thomas Ofenböck

  • Protecting and restoring Europe's waters: An analysis of the future development needs of the Water Framework Directive

    Laurence Carvalho;Eleanor B. Mackay;Ana Cristina Cardoso;Annette Baattrup-Pedersen

  • Indicators of biodiversity and ecosystem services: a synthesis across ecosystems and spatial scales

    Christian K. Feld;Pedro Martins da Silva;José Paulo Sousa;Francesco De Bello

  • From Natural to Degraded Rivers and Back Again: A Test of Restoration Ecology Theory and Practice

    Christian K. Feld;Sebastian Birk;David C. Bradley;Daniel Hering

  • Community structure or function: effects of environmental stress on benthic macroinvertebrates at different spatial scales

    Christian K. Feld;Daniel Hering

  • The Development of a System to Assess the Ecological Quality of Streams Based on Macroinvertebrates – Design of the Sampling Programme within the AQEM Project

    Daniel Hering;Andrea Buffagni;Otto Moog;Leonard Sandin

  • Multiple stressors determine river ecological status at the European scale: Towards an integrated understanding of river status deterioration.

    Jan U Lemm;Markus Venohr;Lidija Globevnik;Kostas Stefanidis

  • Identifying and prioritising services in European terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems

    Paula A. Harrison;Marie Vandewalle;Martin T. Sykes;Pam M. Berry

  • Ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation: concepts and a glossary

    Richard Harrington;Christian Anton;Terence P. Dawson;Francesco de Bello

  • A New Method for Assessing the Impact of Hydromorphological Degradation on the Macroinvertebrate Fauna of Five German Stream Types

    Armin Lorenz;Daniel Hering;Christian Karl Feld;Peter Rolauffs

  • A comparative review of recovery processes in rivers, lakes, estuarine and coastal waters

    P. F. M. Verdonschot;B. M. Spears;C. K. Feld;S. Brucet

  • Analysing the impact of multiple stressors in aquatic biomonitoring data: A ‘cookbook’ with applications in R

    Christian K. Feld;Pedro Segurado;Cayetano Gutiérrez-Cánovas

  • Assessing streams in Germany with benthic invertebrates: Development of a multimetric invertebrate based assessment system

    Jürgen Böhmer;Claudia Rawer-Jost;Armin Zenker;Carolin Meier

  • Upstream river morphology and riparian land use overrule local restoration effects on ecological status assessment

    Armin W. Lorenz;Christian K. Feld

  • Assessing streams in Germany with benthic invertebrates: selection of candidate metrics.

    Daniel Hering;Carolin Meier;Claudia Rawer-Jost;Christian K. Feld

  • Ecological status assessment of European lakes: a comparison of metrics for phytoplankton, macrophytes, benthic invertebrates and fish

    Anne Lyche-Solheim;Christian K. Feld;Sebastian Birk;Geoff Phillips

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Hering
Daniel Hering University of Duisburg-Essen
Francesco de Bello
Francesco de Bello Spanish National Research Council
Paula A. Harrison
Paula A. Harrison Lancaster University
Bernd Sures
Bernd Sures University of Duisburg-Essen
Sebastian Birk
Sebastian Birk University of Duisburg-Essen
Bryan M. Spears
Bryan M. Spears UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Richard Harrington
Richard Harrington Rothamsted Research
Laurence Carvalho
Laurence Carvalho Natural Environment Research Council
Martin T. Sykes
Martin T. Sykes Lund University
Sandra Lavorel
Sandra Lavorel Grenoble Alpes University

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