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Christoph D. Schubart

Christoph D. Schubart

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
7306
World Ranking
5547
National Ranking
293

Christoph D. Schubart publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 217 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christoph D. Schubart 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 Christoph D. Schubart sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Christoph D. Schubart is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with a strong emphasis on crustacean biology and ecology.

The scientist has published extensively in areas related to ecology, global and planetary change, aquatic science, oceanography, and nature and landscape conservation. Their main fields of study reflect an interdisciplinary approach to marine and environmental research.

Their recent papers cover a range of topics within marine biology and ecological genetics, including the population structure and invasion history of notable crustacean species. Some recent publications include:

  • Phylogeography of the Atlantic Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus (Brachyura: Portunidae) in the Americas versus the Mediterranean Sea: Determining Origins and Genetic Connectivity of a Large-Scale Invasion, 2022, Biology
  • Free Pass Through the Pillars of Hercules? Genetic and Historical Insights Into the Recent Expansion of the Atlantic Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus to the West and the East of the Strait of Gibraltar, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Molecular phylogeny of Thoracotremata crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura): Toward adopting monophyletic superfamilies, invasion history into terrestrial habitats and multiple origins of symbiosis, 2022, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Redescription of the hermit crab Diogenes pugilator (Decapoda: Anomura) reveals the existence of a species complex in the Atlanto-Mediterranean transition zone, resulting in the resurrection of D. curvimanus and the description of a new species, 2021, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Taxonomic reassessment of Parasesarma (Crustacea: Brachyura: Decapoda: Sesarmidae) based on genetic and morphological comparisons, with the description of a new genus, 2020, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Christoph D. Schubart collaborates frequently with other researchers in their field. Known coauthors include:

  • Adnan Shahdadi
  • José A. Cuesta
  • Jose Christopher E. Mendoza
  • Ka Hou Chu
  • Peter K. L. Ng

Among publication venues where Christoph D. Schubart has frequently published are:

  • Crustaceana
  • Zootaxa
  • Annals of Oncology
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Their research topics extend across multiple dimensions of marine and crustacean biology, featuring areas such as:

  • Crustacean biology and ecology
  • Coral and marine ecosystems studies
  • Fish biology and ecology studies
  • Marine biology and ecology research
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Marine ecology and invasive species
  • Parasite biology and host interactions

Best Publications

  • Rapid evolution to terrestrial life in Jamaican crabs

    Christoph D. Schubart;Rudolf Diesel;S. Blair Hedges

  • Evolutionary History of True Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) and the Origin of Freshwater Crabs

    Ling Ming Tsang;Christoph D. Schubart;Shane T. Ahyong;Shane T. Ahyong;Joelle C.Y. Lai

  • Production of different phenotypes from the same genotype in the same environment by developmental variation

    Günter Vogt;Martin Huber;Markus Thiemann;Gerald van den Boogaart

  • GLYPTOGRAPSIDAE, A NEW BRACHYURAN FAMILY FROM CENTRAL AMERICA: LARVAL AND ADULT MORPHOLOGY, AND A MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF THE GRAPSOIDEA

    Christoph D. Schubart;José A. Cuesta;Darryl L. Felder

  • Genetic comparisons of German populations of the stone crayfish, Austropotamobius torrentium (Crustacea: Astacidae)

    Christoph D. Schubart;M. G. J. Huber

  • Molecular phylogeny, taxonomy, and evolution of nonmarine lineages within the American grapsoid crabs (Crustacea: brachyura).

    Christoph D. Schubart;Christoph D. Schubart;José A. Cuesta;Rudolf Diesel;Darryl L. Felder

  • Mitochondrial DNA and Decapod Phylogenies: The Importance of 47 Pseudogenes and Primer Optimization

    Joel W. Martin;Keith A. Crandall;Darryl L. Felder

  • Analysing intraspecific genetic variation: A practical guide using mitochondrial DNA and microsatellites

    Christoph Held;Stefan Koenemann;Christoph D. Schubart

  • Intraspecific genetic diversity of the endemic freshwater crab Candidiopotamon rathbunae (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae) reflects five million years of the geological history of Taiwan

    Hsi-Te Shih;Huei-Chuan Hung;Christoph D. Schubart;Chaolun Allen Chen

  • Molecular phylogeny of grapsoid crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) and allies based on two mitochondrial genes and a proposal for refraining from current superfamily classification

    C. D. Schubart;S. Cannicci;M. Vannini;S. Fratini

  • Systematics of the family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Crustacea: Brachyura), based on phylogenetic relationships, with a reorganization of subfamily rankings and a review of the taxonomic status of Uca Leach, 1814, sensu lato and its subgenera.

    Hsi-Te Shih;Peter K. L. Ng;Peter J. F. Davie;Christoph D. Schubart

  • A DNA barcode library for Germany's mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera).

    Jérôme Morinière;Lars Hendrich;Michael Balke;Arne J. Beermann

  • Marine biogeographic boundaries and human introduction along the European coast revealed by phylogeography of the prawn Palaemon elegans.

    Silke Reuschel;José A. Cuesta;Christoph D. Schubart

  • Molecular phylogeny of the American Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 (Brachyura: Portunidae), based on two partial mitochondrial genes

    Rafael Robles;Christoph D. Schubart;Christoph D. Schubart;Jesús E. Conde;Carlos Carmona-Suárez

  • Genetic, ecological, and behavioural divergence between two sibling snapping shrimp species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheus)

    L. M. Mathews;C. D. Schubart;J. E. Neigel;D. L. Felder

  • When Indian crabs were not yet Asian--biogeographic evidence for Eocene proximity of India and Southeast Asia.

    Sebastian Klaus;Christoph D Schubart;Bruno Streit;Markus Pfenninger

  • Phylogenetic and morphometric differentiation reveal geographic radiation and pseudo-cryptic speciation in a mangrove crab from the Indo-West Pacific.

    Lapo Ragionieri;Sara Fratini;Marco Vannini;Christoph D. Schubart

  • Tree-climbing mangrove crabs: a case of convergent evolution

    Sara Fratini;Marco Vannini;Stefano Cannicci;Christoph D. Schubart

  • Adaptive radiation and ecological diversification of Sulawesi's ancient lake shrimps.

    Kristina Von Rintelen;Matthias Glaubrecht;Christoph D. Schubart;Andreas Wessel;Andreas Wessel

  • Molecular phylogeny of mud crabs (Brachyura: Panopeidae) from the northwestern Atlantic and the role of morphological stasis and convergence

    C. D. Schubart;J. E. Neigel;D. L. Felder

  • Phylogeny, biogeography and a new taxonomy for the Gecarcinucoidea Rathbun, 1904 (Decapoda: Brachyura)

    Sebastian Klaus;Sebastian Klaus;Christoph D. Schubart;Dirk Brandis

  • Use of mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene for phylogenetic and population studies in Crustacea

    C. D. Schubart

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Cannicci
Stefano Cannicci University of Hong Kong
Darryl L. Felder
Darryl L. Felder University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Peter K. L. Ng
Peter K. L. Ng National University of Singapore
Klaus Anger
Klaus Anger Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Hsi-Te Shih
Hsi-Te Shih National Chung Hsing University
Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Farid Dahdouh-Guebas Université Libre de Bruxelles
Thomas von Rintelen
Thomas von Rintelen Museum für Naturkunde
Fernando L. Mantelatto
Fernando L. Mantelatto Universidade de São Paulo
Marco Vannini
Marco Vannini University of Florence
Ka Hou Chu
Ka Hou Chu Chinese University of Hong Kong

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