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Christian Lydersen

Christian Lydersen

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
17321
World Ranking
5683
National Ranking
22

Christian Lydersen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian Lydersen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 382 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Christian Lydersen D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian Lydersen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christian Lydersen is a researcher affiliated with the Norwegian Polar Institute in Norway. Their work primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with notable contributions in subfields related to ecology, atmospheric science, global and planetary change, oceanography, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The main topics addressed in Lydersen's research include:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Arctic and Russian policy studies
  • Isotope analysis in ecology
  • Indigenous studies and ecology

Lydersen has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Kit M. Kovacs, Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen, Steven H. Ferguson, Heli Routti, and Andrew Lowther. These collaborations reflect a network of scholarship focused on polar and marine ecological studies.

Their publications appear regularly in established scientific venues, with multiple papers in journals such as Scientific Reports, Polar Research, Polar Biology, Marine Ecology Progress Series, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Christian Lydersen include:

  • "Determinants of genetic variation across eco-evolutionary scales in pinnipeds," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Concentrations and endocrine disruptive potential of phthalates in marine mammals from the Norwegian Arctic," 2021, Environment International
  • "Group structure and kinship in beluga whale societies," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Climate change impacts on seabirds and marine mammals: The importance of study duration, thermal tolerance and generation time," 2021, Ecology Letters
  • "The genetic legacy of extreme exploitation in a polar vertebrate," 2020, Scientific Reports

The body of work by Lydersen integrates ecological and environmental research with a particular emphasis on marine mammals and polar ecosystems. This includes investigation into genetic variation, endocrine disruption from environmental contaminants, social structures of marine mammals, and the impacts of climate change on seabirds and marine mammals.

Best Publications

  • The marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

    Haakon Hop;Tom Pearson;Else Nøst Hegseth;Kit M. Kovacs

  • Impacts of changing sea-ice conditions on Arctic marine mammals

    Kit M. Kovacs;Christian Lydersen;James E. Overland;Sue E. Moore

  • Arctic marine mammal population status, sea ice habitat loss, and conservation recommendations for the 21st century.

    Kristin L. Laidre;Harry Stern;Kit M. Kovacs;Lloyd Lowry

  • The importance of tidewater glaciers for marine mammals and seabirds in Svalbard, Norway

    Christian Lydersen;Philipp Assmy;Stig Falk-Petersen;Jack Kohler

  • Climate change impacts on wildlife in a High Arctic archipelago - Svalbard, Norway

    Sébastien Descamps;Jon Aars;Eva Fuglei;Kit M. Kovacs

  • Global threats to pinnipeds

    Kit M. Kovacs;Alex Aguilar;David Aurioles;Vladimir Burkanov

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems

    Mark A. Hindell;Ryan R. Reisinger;Ryan R. Reisinger;Yan Ropert-Coudert;Luis A. Hückstädt

  • Congener-specific accumulation and food chain transfer of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in two arctic food chains.

    Hans Wolkers;Bert Van Bavel;Andrew E. Derocher;Øystein Wiig

  • Animal-borne telemetry: An integral component of the ocean observing toolkit

    Rob Harcourt;Ana M. M. Sequeira;Xuelei Zhang;Fabien Roquet

  • Biomagnification of polybrominated diphenyl ether and hexabromocyclododecane flame retardants in the polar bear food chain in Svalbard, Norway.

    Eugen Gravningen Sørmo;Maria Pettersvik Salmer;Bjørn Munro Jenssen;Haakon Hop

  • Behaviour and energetics of ice-breeding, North Atlantic phocid seals during the lactation period

    Christian Lydersen;Kit M. Kovacs

  • Marine mammals exploring the oceans pole to pole: a review of the MEOP Consortium

    Anne Treasure;Anne Treasure;Fabien Roquet;Isabelle J. Ansorge;Marthán N. Bester

  • Distribution of endemic cetaceans in relation to hydrocarbon development and commercial shipping in a warming Arctic

    Randall R. Reeves;Peter J. Ewins;Selina Agbayani;Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen

  • Climate change impacts on seals and whales in the North Atlantic Arctic and adjacent shelf seas.

    Kit M. Kovacs;Christian Lydersen

  • Fatty acid composition of the blubber in white whales (Delphinapterus leucas)

    Trine Merete Dahl;Christian Lydersen;Kit M. Kovacs;Stig Falk-Petersen

  • Eddy overturning of the Antarctic Slope Front controls glacial melting in the Eastern Weddell Sea

    O. A. Nøst;M. Biuw;V. Tverberg;C. Lydersen

  • Diving in ringed seal (Phoca hispida) pups during the nursing period

    Christian Lydersen;Mike O. Hammill

  • Salinity and temperature structure of a freezing Arctic fjord: monitored by white whales (Delphinapterus leucas)

    Christian Lydersen;Ole Anders Nøst;Phil Lovell;Bernie J. McConnell

  • Stratification, Composition, and Function of Marine Mammal Blubber: The Ecology of Fatty Acids in Marine Mammals

    Ursula Strandberg;Anne Käkelä;Christian Lydersen;Kit M. Kovacs

  • Lactation in the Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida)

    M. O. Hammill;C. Lydersen;M. Ryg;T. G. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Øystein Wiig
Øystein Wiig University of Oslo
Jon Aars
Jon Aars Norwegian Polar Institute
Christophe Guinet
Christophe Guinet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Mike O. Hammill
Mike O. Hammill Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Tore Haug
Tore Haug Norwegian Institute of Marine Research
Aaron T. Fisk
Aaron T. Fisk University of Windsor
Rolf A. Ims
Rolf A. Ims University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen
Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
Michael A. Fedak
Michael A. Fedak University of St Andrews
Bjørn Munro Jenssen
Bjørn Munro Jenssen Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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