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Christian Mulder

Christian Mulder

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
8467
World Ranking
4238
National Ranking
74

Christian Mulder 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 Mulder sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 150 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christian Mulder 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 Mulder sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christian Mulder is affiliated with the University of Catania in Italy and contributes to research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work encompasses numerous subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Oceanography.

Their research topics cover a range of ecological and biological themes, notably:

  • Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

Mulder has an active publication record with recent papers including:

  • "Carbon budget and national gross domestic product in the framework of the Paris Climate Agreement," 2021, Ecological Indicators
  • "A global database of soil nematode abundance and functional group composition," 2020, Scientific Data
  • "Global data on earthworm abundance, biomass, diversity and corresponding environmental properties," 2021, Scientific Data
  • "A common framework for developing robust soil fauna classifications," 2022, Geoderma
  • "Multiple climate-driven cascading ecosystem effects after the loss of a foundation species," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

The venues in which Christian Mulder frequently publishes are as follows:

  • Ecological Indicators
  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Scientific Data
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Mulder's research collaborations include frequent coauthors such as:

  • Erminia Conti
  • María J.I. Briones
  • Karin Hohberg
  • Mickaël Hedde
  • Olaf Schmidt

Best Publications

  • Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale

    Johan van den Hoogen;Stefan Geisen;Devin Routh;Howard Ferris

  • Global distribution of earthworm diversity

    Helen R P Phillips;Carlos A Guerra;Marie L C Bartz;Maria J I Briones

  • Mesocosm Experiments as a Tool for Ecological Climate-Change Research

    Rebecca I.A. Stewart;Matteo Dossena;David A. Bohan;Erik Jeppesen

  • A novel framework for linking functional diversity of plants with other trophic levels for the quantification of ecosystem services.

    Sandra Lavorel;Jonathan Storkey;Richard D. Bardgett;Francesco de Bello

  • Soil acidity, ecological stoichiometry and allometric scaling in grassland food webs

    Christian Mulder;James J. Elser

  • Predator traits determine food-web architecture across ecosystems

    Ulrich Brose;Phillippe Archambault;Andrew D. Barnes;Andrew D. Barnes;Louis-Felix Bersier

  • Monitoring soil bacteria with community-level physiological profiles using Biolog™ ECO-plates in the Netherlands and Europe

    Michiel Rutgers;Marja Wouterse;Sytske M. Drost;Anton M. Breure

  • Biological measurements in a nationwide soil monitoring network

    M. Rutgers;A.J. Schouten;J. Bloem;N.J.M. van Eekeren

  • Soil biodiversity monitoring in Europe: ongoing activities and challenges

    C. Gardi;L. Montanarella;D. Arrouays;A. Bispo

  • A method to assess ecosystem services developed from soil attributes with stakeholders and data of four arable farms.

    M. Rutgers;H.J. van Wijnen;A.J. Schouten;C. Mulder

  • Observational and simulated evidence of ecological shifts within the soil nematode community of agroecosystems under conventional and organic farming

    Ch. Mulder;D. De Zwart;H. J. Van Wijnen;A. J. Schouten

  • Three allometric relations of population density to body mass : theoretical integration and empirical tests in 149 food webs

    Daniel C. Reuman;Christian Mulder;Dave Raffaelli;Joel E. Cohen

  • Towards an integrative understanding of soil biodiversity

    Madhav P. Thakur;Helen R. P. Phillips;Ulrich Brose;Franciska T. De Vries

  • Mapping earthworm communities in Europe

    Michiel Rutgers;Alberto Orgiazzi;Ciro Gardi;Jörg Römbke

  • Bacterial traits, organism mass, and numerical abundance in the detrital soil food web of Dutch agricultural grasslands

    Christian Mulder;Joel E. Cohen;Heikki Setälä;Jaap Bloem

  • Selecting cost effective and policy-relevant biological indicators for European monitoring of soil biodiversity and ecosystem function

    B.s. Griffiths;J. Römbke;R.m. Schmelz;A. Scheffczyk

  • Towards an integration of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning and food web theory to evaluate relationships between multiple ecosystem services

    Jes Hines;Wim H. van der Putten;Gerlinde B. De Deyn;Cameron Wagg

  • A Belowground Perspective on Dutch Agroecosystems: How Soil Organisms Interact to Support Ecosystem Services

    Christian Mulder;Alice Boit;Michael Bonkowski;Peter C. De Ruiter

  • Ecological classification and assessment concepts in soil protection

    Anton M. Breure;Christian Mulder;Jörg Römbke;Andrea Ruf

  • Networking Our Way to Better Ecosystem Service Provision

    David A. Bohan;Dries Landuyt;Athen Ma;Sarina Macfadyen

  • Networking Agroecology: Integrating the Diversity of Agroecosystem Interactions

    David A. Bohan;Alan Raybould;Christian Mulder;Guy Woodward

  • SPECIAL FEATURE: FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY A novel framework for linking functional diversity of plants with other trophic levels for the quantification of ecosystem services

    Sandra Lavorel;Jonathan Storkey;Richard D. Bardgett;Francesco de Bello

Frequent Co-Authors

Anton M. Breure
Anton M. Breure Radboud University
Michiel Rutgers
Michiel Rutgers Axpo (Switzerland)
Jaap Bloem
Jaap Bloem Wageningen University & Research
Johannes Helder
Johannes Helder Wageningen University & Research
Lijbert Brussaard
Lijbert Brussaard Wageningen University & Research
Guy Woodward
Guy Woodward Imperial College London
Nico Eisenhauer
Nico Eisenhauer Leipzig University
Michael Bonkowski
Michael Bonkowski University of Cologne
Leo Posthuma
Leo Posthuma Radboud University
Diana H. Wall
Diana H. Wall Colorado State University

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