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D-Index
55
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10214
World Ranking
3002
National Ranking
76

Christoph Scheidegger 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 Scheidegger sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 230 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christoph Scheidegger 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 Scheidegger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Christoph Scheidegger is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant emphasis on environmental science. Within these fields, they have specialized in subfields including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, plant science, ecological modeling, and molecular biology.

The primary topics of their work encompass various aspects of lichen and fungal ecology, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, botany and plant ecology studies, microbial community ecology and physiology, species distribution and climate change, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, as well as genetic diversity and population structure.

The recent publications authored or coauthored by Scheidegger include:

  • Contrasting co-occurrence patterns of photobiont and cystobasidiomycete yeast associated with common epiphytic lichen species, 2020, New Phytologist
  • Ethnolichenology-The Use of Lichens in the Himalayas and Southwestern Parts of China, 2021, Diversity
  • Saproxylic species are linked to the amount and isolation of dead wood across spatial scales in a beech forest, 2020, Landscape Ecology
  • A research agenda for nonvascular photoautotrophs under climate change, 2022, New Phytologist
  • Stressed out: the effects of heat stress and parasitism on gene expression of the lichen-forming fungus Lobaria pulmonaria, 2022, The Lichenologist

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • The Lichenologist
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
  • New Phytologist
  • Landscape Ecology
  • Scientific Reports

Collaborations have been established with a number of coauthors, including Sabine Fink, Li-Song Wang, Jessica L. Allen, Veronika Zengerer, and Francesca Pittino. These frequent coauthors have contributed to multiple joint works, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Monitoring with Lichens — Monitoring Lichens

    Pier Luigi Nimis;Christoph Scheidegger;Patricia A. Wolseley

  • A five-gene phylogeny of Pezizomycotina

    Joseph W. Spatafora;Gi Ho Sung;Desiree Johnson;Cedar Hesse

  • MAPPING LICHEN DIVERSITY AS AN INDICATOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

    J. Asta;W. Erhardt;M. Ferretti;F. Fornasier

  • New insights into classification and evolution of the Lecanoromycetes (Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota) from phylogenetic analyses of three ribosomal RNA- and two protein-coding genes

    Jolanta Miadlikowska;Frank Kauff;Valérie Hofstetter;Emily Fraker

  • Thallus morphology and anatomy

    B. Büdel;C. Scheidegger

  • Conservation strategies for lichens: insights from population biology

    Christoph Scheidegger;Silke Werth

  • Genetic variation within and among populations of the threatened lichen Lobaria pulmonaria in Switzerland and implications for its conservation

    S. Zoller;F. Lutzoni;C. Scheidegger

  • Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen

    Silke Werth;Helene H. Wagner;Felix Gugerli;Rolf Holderegger

  • Impairment of gas exchange and structure in birch leaves (Betula pendula) caused by low ozone concentrations

    Rainer Matyssek;Madeleine S. Günthardt-Goerg;Theodor Keller;Christoph Scheidegger

  • Early Development of Transplanted Isidioid Soredia of Lobaria Pulmonaria in an Endangered Population

    C. Scheidegger

  • EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPLANTED ISIDIOID SOREDIA OFLOBARIA PULMONARIAIN AN ENDANGERED POPULATION

    C. Scheidegger

  • Differentiation and structural decline in the leaves and bark of birch ( Betula pendula ) under low ozone concentrations

    Madeleine S. Günthardt-Goerg;Rainer Matyssek;Christoph Scheidegger;Theodor Keller

  • A Revision of European Saxicolous Species of the Genus Buellia de not. and Formerly Included Genera

    Christoph Scheidegger

  • Water relations in lichens at subzero temperatures: structural changes and carbon dioxide exchange in the lichen Umbilicaria aprina from continental Antarctica

    Burkhard Schroeter;Christoph Scheidegger

  • Dominance reduction of species through disturbance—a proposed management principle for central European forests

    Thomas Wohlgemuth;Matthias Bürgi;Christoph Scheidegger;Martin Schütz

  • The influence of grassland management on ground beetles (Carabidae, Coleoptera) in Swiss montane meadows

    Anne-Catherine Grandchamp;Ariel Bergamini;Silvia Stofer;Jari Niemelä

  • Species richness of lichen functional groups in relation to land use intensity

    Silvia Stofer;Ariel Bergamini;Gregorio Aragón;Palmira Carvalho

  • Vertical and horizontal photobiont transmission within populations of a lichen symbiosis

    F. Dal Grande;I. Widmer;H.H. Wagner;C. Scheidegger

  • Performance of Macrolichens and Lichen Genera as Indicators of Lichen Species Richness and Composition

    Ariel Bergamini;Christoph Scheidegger;Silvia Stofer;Palmira Carvalho

  • Regulation of cell expansion by the DISTORTED genes in Arabidopsis thaliana: actin controls the spatial organization of microtubules

    B. Schwab;J. Mathur;R. R. Saedler;H. Schwarz

  • Microsatellites reveal regional population differentiation and isolation in Lobaria pulmonaria, an epiphytic lichen

    Jean-Claude Walser;Rolf Holderegger;Felix Gugerli;Susan E Va Hoebee

Frequent Co-Authors

Silke Werth
Silke Werth Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Helene H. Wagner
Helene H. Wagner University of Toronto
Rainer Matyssek
Rainer Matyssek Technical University of Munich
Beat Frey
Beat Frey Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Madeleine S. Günthardt-Goerg
Madeleine S. Günthardt-Goerg Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Felix Gugerli
Felix Gugerli Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Pascal Vittoz
Pascal Vittoz University of Lausanne
Pedro Pinho
Pedro Pinho University of Lisbon
Ivano Brunner
Ivano Brunner Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

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