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Franz Bairlein

Franz Bairlein

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
60
Citations
23301
World Ranking
2853
National Ranking
189

Franz Bairlein publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franz Bairlein sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 201 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Franz Bairlein D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franz Bairlein sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Franz Bairlein is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a primary focus on several specialized subfields including Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as Avian ecology and behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Marine animal studies overview, Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Frequent publication venues include Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and Proteomics, Journal of The Royal Society Interface, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Biological Earth observation with animal sensors (2022, Trends in Ecology & Evolution)
  • Weather at the winter and stopover areas determines spring migration onset, progress, and advancements in Afro-Palearctic migrant birds (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Transcriptome signatures in the brain of a migratory songbird (2020, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and Proteomics)
  • Decision-making in migratory birds at stopover: an interplay of energy stores and feeding conditions (2020, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology)
  • Transcriptome signature changes in the liver of a migratory passerine (2022, Genomics)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Franz Bairlein include Ommo Hüppop, Heiko Schmaljohann, Michaël Wink, Roberto Carlos Frias-Soler, and Thiemo Karwinkel.

Best Publications

  • Ecological responses to recent climate change.

    Gian Reto Walther;Eric Post;Peter Convey;Annette Menzel

  • When and where does mortality occur in migratory birds? Direct evidence from long- term satellite tracking of raptors

    Raymond H. G. Klaassen;Raymond H. G. Klaassen;Mikael Hake;Roine Strandberg;Ben J. Koks

  • Travelling through a warming world: climate change and migratory species.

    Robert A. Robinson;Humphrey Q. P. Crick;Jennifer A. Learmonth;Ilya M. D. Maclean

  • The decline of Afro-Palaearctic migrants and an assessment of potential causes

    Juliet A. Vickery;Steven R. Ewing;Ken W. Smith;Deborah J. Pain

  • Nutritional mechanisms and temporal control of migratory energy accumulation in birds.

    Franz Bairlein;Eberhard Gwinner

  • How to get fat: nutritional mechanisms of seasonal fat accumulation in migratory songbirds.

    Franz Bairlein

  • Cross-hemisphere migration of a 25 g songbird

    Franz Bairlein;D. Ryan Norris;Rolf Nagel;Marc Bulte

  • Migratory birds under threat

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  • Fuel stores, fuel accumulation, and the decision to depart from a migration stopover site

    Michael Schaub;Lukas Jenni;Franz Bairlein

  • Examining the total arrival distribution of migratory birds

    T. H. Sparks;F. Bairlein;J. G. Bojarinova;O. Huppop

  • Isotopic fractionation and turnover in captive Garden Warblers (Sylvia borin): implications for delineating dietary and migratory associations in wild passerines

    Keith A Hobson;Franz Bairlein

  • Migratory connectivity and population-specific migration routes in a long-distance migratory bird

    Christiane Trierweiler;Raymond H.G. Klaassen;Rudi H. Drent;Klaus Michael Exo

  • Obligatory barrier crossing and adaptive fuel management in migratory birds: the case of the Atlantic crossing in Northern Wheatears (Oenanthe oenanthe)

    Julia Delingat;Franz Bairlein;Anders Hedenström

  • Biological Earth observation with animal sensors.

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  • Is there a "migratory syndrome" common to all migrant birds?

    Theunis Piersma;Javier Pérez-Tris;Henrik Mouritsen;Ulf Bauchinger

  • Atlas des Vogelzugs. Ringfunde deutscher Brut- und Gastvögel

    Franz Bairlein;Jochen Dierschke;Volker Dierschke;Volker Salewski

  • Basal and stress-induced corticosterone levels of garden warblers, Sylvia borin, during migration

    Hubert Schwabl;Franz Bairlein;Eberhard Gwinner

  • A Palaearctic migratory raptor species tracks shifting prey availability within its wintering range in the Sahel

    Christiane Trierweiler;Wim C. Mullie;Rudi H. Drent;Klaus-Michael Exo

  • Migration strategy of a flight generalist, the Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

    Raymond H.G. Klaassen;Bruno J. Ens;Judy Shamoun-Baranes;Klaus-Michael Exo

  • Serologic Evidence of West Nile Virus Infections in Wild Birds Captured in Germany

    Sonja Linke;Matthias Niedrig;Andreas Kaiser;Heinz Ellerbrok

  • Different wintering strategies of two Palearctic migrants in West Africa – a consequence of foraging strategies?

    Volker Salewski;Franz Bairlein;Bernd Leisler

  • Phenotypic response to environmental cues, orientation and migration costs in songbirds flying halfway around the world

    Heiko Schmaljohann;James W. Fox;Franz Bairlein

  • Discrimination abilities for nutrients: which difference matters for choosy birds and why?

    Hinrich Martin Schaefer;Veronika Schmidt;Franz Bairlein

Frequent Co-Authors

Heiko Schmaljohann
Heiko Schmaljohann Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Wolfgang Fiedler
Wolfgang Fiedler Max Planck Society
Bernd Leisler
Bernd Leisler Max Planck Society
Jan Komdeur
Jan Komdeur University of Groningen
Raymond H. G. Klaassen
Raymond H. G. Klaassen University of Groningen
Peter Berthold
Peter Berthold Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Michael Wink
Michael Wink Heidelberg University
Christian C. Voigt
Christian C. Voigt Leibniz Association
Bruno J. Ens
Bruno J. Ens University of Groningen
Heinz Ellerbrok
Heinz Ellerbrok Robert Koch Institute

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