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Christoph Kueffer

Christoph Kueffer

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
57
Citations
13623
World Ranking
2685
National Ranking
70

Christoph Kueffer 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 Christoph Kueffer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 131 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christoph Kueffer 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 Kueffer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christoph Kueffer is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. The primary focus of their research lies within Environmental Science, with significant outputs in subfields such as Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Sociology and Political Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

The research topics covered by Kueffer include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Urban Green Space and Health

Their recent scholarly articles provide insight into diverse themes related to invasion biology, ecological monitoring, and plant redistribution in changing environments. Notable recent publications include:

  • "A conceptual map of invasion biology: Integrating hypotheses into a consensus network" (2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • "Invasion syndromes: a systematic approach for predicting biological invasions and facilitating effective management" (2020, Biological Invasions)
  • "Moving up and over: redistribution of plants in alpine, Arctic, and Antarctic ecosystems under global change" (2020, Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research)
  • "Think globally, measure locally: The MIREN standardized protocol for monitoring plant species distributions along elevation gradients" (2022, Ecology and Evolution)
  • "Human impact, climate and dispersal strategies determine plant invasion on islands" (2021, Journal of Biogeography)

Christoph Kueffer frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Franz Essl
  • Sylvia Haider
  • Petr Pyšek
  • Jane A. Catford
  • Ingolf Kühn

Their work appears regularly in specific scientific publication venues. These include:

  • GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Plants People Planet
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biological Invasions

Best Publications

  • Climatic niche shifts are rare among terrestrial plant invaders

    Blaise Petitpierre;Christoph Kueffer;Christoph Kueffer;Olivier Broennimann;Christophe Randin

  • Unifying niche shift studies: insights from biological invasions.

    Antoine Guisan;Blaise Petitpierre;Olivier Broennimann;Curtis Daehler

  • Ain't no mountain high enough: plant invasions reaching new elevations

    Aníbal Pauchard;Christoph Kueffer;Hansjörg Dietz;Curtis C Daehler

  • Managing the whole landscape: historical, hybrid, and novel ecosystems

    Richard J Hobbs;Eric Higgs;Carol M Hall;Peter Bridgewater

  • Lags in the response of mountain plant communities to climate change

    Jake M. Alexander;Jake M. Alexander;Loïc Chalmandrier;Jonathan Lenoir;Treena I. Burgess

  • Conservation of oceanic island floras: present and future global challenges.

    Juli Caujapé-Castells;Alan Tye;Daniel J. Crawford;Arnoldo Santos-Guerra

  • The changing role of ornamental horticulture in alien plant invasions

    Mark van Kleunen;Mark van Kleunen;Franz Essl;Jan Pergl;Giuseppe Brundu

  • Topography-driven isolation, speciation and a global increase of endemism with elevation

    Manuel J. Steinbauer;Richard Field;John-Arvid Grytnes;Panayiotis Trigas

  • Assembly of nonnative floras along elevational gradients explained by directional ecological filtering

    Jake M. Alexander;Christoph Kueffer;Curtis C. Daehler;Peter J. Edwards

  • A global comparison of plant invasions on oceanic islands

    Christoph Kueffer;Christoph Kueffer;Curtis C. Daehler;Christian W. Torres-Santana;Christophe Lavergne

  • Socio-economic impact classification of alien taxa (SEICAT)

    Sven Bacher;Sven Bacher;T.M.Tim M. Blackburn;T.M.Tim M. Blackburn;Franz Essl;Piero Genovesi

  • Explaining people’s perceptions of invasive alien species: A conceptual framework.

    Ross T. Shackleton;David M. Richardson;Charlie M. Shackleton;Brett Bennett;Brett Bennett

  • Integrative invasion science: model systems, multi-site studies, focused meta-analysis and invasion syndromes.

    Christoph Kueffer;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;David M. Richardson

  • Island Biodiversity in the Anthropocene

    James C. Russell;Christoph Kueffer

  • Selecting predictors to maximize the transferability of species distribution models: lessons from cross-continental plant invasions

    Blaise Petitpierre;Olivier Broennimann;Christoph Kueffer;Curtis Daehler

  • Biological Flora of the British Isles: Ambrosia artemisiifolia.

    Franz Essl;Franz Essl;Krisztina Biró;Dietmar Brandes;Olivier Broennimann

  • Integrating ecosystem services and disservices: insights from plant invasions

    Ana S. Vaz;Christoph Kueffer;Christoph Kueffer;Christian A. Kull;Christian A. Kull;David M. Richardson

  • Plant invasions into mountains and alpine ecosystems: current status and future challenges

    Jake M. Alexander;Jake M. Alexander;Jonas J. Lembrechts;Lohengrin A. Cavieres;Curtis Daehler

  • Non-native and native organisms moving into high elevation and high latitude ecosystems in an era of climate change : new challenges for ecology and conservation

    Aníbal Pauchard;Ann Milbau;Ann Milbau;Ann Albihn;Ann Albihn;Jake Alexander

  • A conceptual map of invasion biology: Integrating hypotheses into a consensus network

    Martin Enders;Martin Enders;Frank Havemann;Florian Ruland;Florian Ruland;Maud Bernard-Verdier;Maud Bernard-Verdier

Frequent Co-Authors

Curtis C. Daehler
Curtis C. Daehler University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sylvia Haider
Sylvia Haider Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Aníbal Pauchard
Aníbal Pauchard University of Concepción
Franz Essl
Franz Essl University of Vienna
Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
Lisa J. Rew
Lisa J. Rew Montana State University
David M. Richardson
David M. Richardson Stellenbosch University
Ingolf Kühn
Ingolf Kühn Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Christian A. Kull
Christian A. Kull University of Lausanne

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