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 Franz Essl sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 396 publications — 97th percentile
97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Franz Essl sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 93 D-Index — 96th percentile
96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Franz Essl is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, contributing extensively to multiple subfields such as nature and landscape conservation, ecology, ecological modeling, and plant science.
Their work spans a wide array of topics including ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, species distribution and climate change, plant and animal studies, forest insect ecology and management, botany and plant ecology studies, wildlife ecology and conservation, and biological control of invasive species.
Essl has published numerous papers, several of which have notable citation counts. Recent publications include:
Frequent co-authors of Essl include:
Essl's research is regularly published in a set of prominent venues, such as:
Hanno Seebens;Hanno Seebens;Tim M. Blackburn;Ellie E. Dyer;Ellie E. Dyer;Piero Genovesi
Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Philip E. Hulme;Dan Simberloff;Sven Bacher
Mark Van Kleunen;Wayne Dawson;Franz Essl;Jan Pergl
Tim M. Blackburn;Franz Essl;Thomas Evans;Philip E. Hulme
Petr Pysek;Vojtech Jarosík;Philip E Hulme;Ingolf Kühn
Hanno Seebens;Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn;Ellie E. Dyer;Ellie E. Dyer;Piero Genovesi
Hanno Seebens;Sven Bacher;Tim M Blackburn;Tim M Blackburn;Tim M Blackburn;César Capinha
David A. Keith;David A. Keith;Jon Paul Rodríguez;Kathryn M. Rodríguez-Clark;Emily Nicholson
Thomas Dirnböck;Franz Essl;Wolfgang Rabitsch
Franz Essl;Stefan Dullinger;Wolfgang Rabitsch;Philip E. Hulme
Jonathan M Jeschke;Sven Bacher;Tim M Blackburn;Jaimie T A Dick
Petr Pyšek;Jan Pergl;Franz Essl;Bernd Lenzner
Jake M. Alexander;Jake M. Alexander;Loïc Chalmandrier;Jonathan Lenoir;Treena I. Burgess
César Capinha;Franz Essl;Hanno Seebens;Dietmar Moser
Sabrina Kumschick;Mirijam Gaertner;Montserrat Vilà;Franz Essl
Wayne Dawson;Dietmar Moser;Mark van Kleunen;Mark van Kleunen;Holger Kreft
Hanno Seebens;Hanno Seebens;Franz Essl;Franz Essl;Franz Essl;Wayne Dawson;Nicol Fuentes
Mark van Kleunen;Mark van Kleunen;Franz Essl;Jan Pergl;Giuseppe Brundu
Mark van Kleunen;Mark van Kleunen;Xinyi Xu;Qiang Yang;Noëlie Maurel
Ross N. Cuthbert;Zarah Pattison;Nigel G. Taylor;Laura Verbrugge
Franz Essl;Wolfgang Rabitsch
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