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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Ecology and Evolution 60 2296 2201 124 121 176 13345

Franz Hölker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Franz Hölker between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Franz Hölker published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2018. 20 of the 223 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2018. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 3 publications
1998 2026

223 publications in total across all disciplines

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Franz Hölker: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 2
2003 1
2004 2
2005 11
2006 5
2007 8
2008 6
2009 0
2010 4
2011 6
2012 10
2013 6
2014 7
2015 13
2016 9
2017 12
2018 19
2019 11
2020 9
2021 17
2022 18
2023 13
2024 12
2025 17
2026 3
Total 223
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Franz Hölker 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 Franz Hölker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 531+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 333. Most scientists, 333, have 97–101 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 172–176 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 531+

This scientist: 176 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 2
42–46 9
47–51 10
52–56 31
57–61 56
62–66 91
67–71 92
72–76 127
77–81 173
82–86 236
87–91 227
92–96 240
97–101 333
102–106 280
107–111 300
112–116 285
117–121 305
122–126 287
127–131 278
132–136 289
137–141 273
142–146 262
147–151 246
152–156 235
157–161 205
162–166 199
167–171 174
172–176 164 176
177–181 173
182–186 189
187–191 170
192–196 139
197–201 128
202–206 117
207–211 115
212–216 107
217–221 124
222–226 81
227–231 82
232–236 85
237–241 75
242–246 66
247–251 81
252–256 69
257–261 70
262–266 55
267–271 64
272–276 49
277–281 48
282–286 44
287–291 45
292–296 36
297–301 39
302–306 38
307–311 30
312–316 34
317–321 25
322–326 22
327–331 28
332–336 30
337–341 22
342–346 30
347–351 26
352–356 22
357–361 29
362–366 21
367–371 12
372–376 18
377–381 17
382–386 13
387–391 21
392–396 13
397–401 10
402–406 15
407–411 8
412–416 9
417–421 8
422–426 4
427–431 10
432–436 10
437–441 5
442–446 4
447–451 10
452–456 2
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 7
472–476 6
477–481 6
482–486 3
487–491 3
492–496 4
497–501 4
502–506 8
507–511 5
512–516 4
517–521 5
522–526 4
527–530 5
531+ 100
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Franz Hölker 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 Franz Hölker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 92 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 121+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 280. Most scientists, 280, have 40 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 95
31 123
32 191
33 245
34 252
35 244
36 249
37 244
38 254
39 254
40 280
41 274
42 266
43 233
44 248
45 208
46 201
47 213
48 207
49 172
50 209
51 199
52 153
53 169
54 163
55 148
56 120
57 146
58 137
59 140
60 104 60
61 119
62 118
63 99
64 77
65 100
66 86
67 83
68 75
69 94
70 57
71 68
72 59
73 63
74 66
75 60
76 42
77 49
78 39
79 37
80 43
81 41
82 45
83 34
84 40
85 35
86 55
87 24
88 24
89 30
90 23
91 25
92 27
93 27
94 13
95 23
96 12
97 14
98 19
99 16
100 14
101 5
102 21
103 16
104 10
105 7
106 7
107 7
108 6
109 9
110 11
111 12
112 9
113 7
114 3
115 8
116 5
117 11
118 4
119 2
120 5
121+ 100
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Overview

Franz Hölker is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on various subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Oceanography. Their research spans a wide range of topics related to environmental impacts and ecosystem dynamics.

Key topics in their work include:

  • Impact of Light on Environment and Health
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services

They have contributed to multiple recent publications, such as:

  • "A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research" (2021) published in Ecology Letters
  • "11 Pressing Research Questions on How Light Pollution Affects Biodiversity" (2021) published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Revisiting global trends in freshwater insect biodiversity" (2020) published in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • "The Use of Sentinel-2 for Chlorophyll-a Spatial Dynamics Assessment: A Comparative Study on Different Lakes in Northern Germany" (2021) published in Remote Sensing
  • "Mapping the brightness and color of urban to rural skyglow with all-sky photometry" (2020) published in Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Andreas Jechow
  • Sibylle Schroer
  • Hans-Peter Grossart
  • Gregor Kalinkat
  • Jens C. Nejstgaard

Franz Hölker has consistently published in several scientific journals. The most common venues where their work appears are:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • BioScience
  • Sustainability
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Journal of Limnology

Best Publications

  • Light pollution as a biodiversity threat.

    Franz Hölker;Christian Wolter;Elizabeth K. Perkin;Elizabeth K. Perkin;Klement Tockner;Klement Tockner

  • Artificially lit surface of Earth at night increasing in radiance and extent

    Christopher C. M. Kyba;Christopher C. M. Kyba;Theres Kuester;Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel;Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel;Kimberly Baugh

  • The Dark Side of Light: A Transdisciplinary Research Agenda for Light Pollution Policy

    Franz Hölker;Timothy Moss;Barbara Griefahn;Werner Kloas

  • The biological impacts of artificial light at night: the research challenge

    Kevin J. Gaston;Marcel E. Visser;Franz Hölker

  • New horizons for managing the environment: A review of coupled social-ecological systems modeling

    M Schlüter;Rrj McAllister;R Arlinghaus;N Bunnefeld

  • The Dark Side of Light

    Franz Hölker;Timothy Moss;Barbara Griefahn;Werner Kloas

  • Cloud coverage acts as an amplifier for ecological light pollution in urban ecosystems.

    Christopher C. M. Kyba;Thomas Ruhtz;Jürgen Fischer;Franz Hölker

  • The role of winter phenology in shaping the ecology of freshwater fish and their sensitivities to climate change

    B. J. Shuter;B. J. Shuter;A. G. Finstad;I. P. Helland;I. Zweimüller

  • High-Resolution Imagery of Earth at Night: New Sources, Opportunities and Challenges

    Christopher C. M. Kyba;Stefanie Garz;Helga Kuechly;Alejandro Sánchez De Miguel

  • Aerial survey and spatial analysis of sources of light pollution in Berlin, Germany

    Helga U. Kuechly;Christopher C.M. Kyba;Christopher C.M. Kyba;Thomas Ruhtz;Carsten Lindemann

  • Worldwide variations in artificial skyglow

    Christopher C. M. Kyba;Kai Pong Tong;Jonathan Bennie;Ignacio Birriel

  • Insect declines and agroecosystems: does light pollution matter?

    M. Grubisic;M. Grubisic;R.H.A. van Grunsven;C.C.M. Kyba;A. Manfrin;A. Manfrin;A. Manfrin

  • The influence of artificial light on stream and riparian ecosystems: questions, challenges, and perspectives

    Elizabeth K. Perkin;Elizabeth K. Perkin;Franz Hölker;John S. Richardson;Jon P. Sadler

  • Light Pollution, Circadian Photoreception, and Melatonin in Vertebrates

    Maja Grubisic;Abraham Haim;Pramod Bhusal;Davide M. Dominoni

  • A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research.

    Alain Maasri;Alain Maasri;Sonja C. Jähnig;Sonja C. Jähnig;Mihai C. Adamescu;Rita Adrian;Rita Adrian

  • Swimming efficiency and the influence of morphology on swimming costs in fishes

    J. Ohlberger;G. Staaks;F. Hölker

  • Redefining efficiency for outdoor lighting

    C. C. M. Kyba;C. C. M. Kyba;A. Hänel;F. Hölker

  • Artificial Light at Night Affects Organism Flux across Ecosystem Boundaries and Drives Community Structure in the Recipient Ecosystem

    Alessandro Manfrin;Alessandro Manfrin;Alessandro Manfrin;Gabriel Singer;Stefano Larsen;Nadine Weiß;Nadine Weiß

  • Spotlight on fish: light pollution affects circadian rhythms of European perch but does not cause stress.

    Anika Brüning;Franz Hölker;Steffen Franke;Torsten Preuer

  • Tube-dwelling invertebrates: tiny ecosystem engineers have large effects in lake ecosystems

    Franz Hölker;Michael J. Vanni;Jan J. Kuiper;Christof Meile

  • Microbial diversity and community respiration in freshwater sediments influenced by artificial light at night

    Franz Hölker;Christian Wurzbacher;Carsten Weißenborn;Michael T. Monaghan

  • Corrigendum: Worldwide variations in artificial skyglow

    Christopher C. M. Kyba;Kai Pong Tong;Jonathan Bennie;Ignacio Birriel

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Mehner
Thomas Mehner Leibniz Association
Werner Kloas
Werner Kloas Leibniz Association
Christian Wolter
Christian Wolter Leibniz Association
Klement Tockner
Klement Tockner Goethe University Frankfurt
Michael T. Monaghan
Michael T. Monaghan Freie Universität Berlin
Kevin J. Gaston
Kevin J. Gaston University of Exeter
Jonathan Bennie
Jonathan Bennie University of Exeter
Robert Arlinghaus
Robert Arlinghaus Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Michael E Weber
Michael E Weber University of Bonn
Peter Stief
Peter Stief University of Southern Denmark

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