World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
4507
World Ranking
7402
National Ranking
126

Frauke Ecke 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 Frauke Ecke sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 531+

This scientist: 141 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frauke Ecke 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 Frauke Ecke sits on this spectrum.

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: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frauke Ecke is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has made contributions primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Ecology, Infectious Diseases, Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics covered by Frauke Ecke's research include:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases

Among the most recently published papers by Ecke are:

  • Population fluctuations and synanthropy explain transmission risk in rodent-borne zoonoses, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Global patterns and determinants of lake macrophyte taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic beta diversity, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Wild ungulate species differ in their contribution to the transmission of Ixodes ricinus-borne pathogens, 2021, Parasites & Vectors
  • Urban forest soils harbour distinct and more diverse communities of bacteria and fungi compared to less disturbed forest soils, 2022, Molecular Ecology
  • Climate change accelerates winter transmission of a zoonotic pathogen, 2021, AMBIO

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ecke include:

  • Birger Hörnfeldt
  • Magnus Magnusson
  • Navinder J. Singh
  • Hussein Khalil
  • Heikki Henttonen

The scientist has published multiple papers in a range of venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Viruses
  • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frauke Ecke is also an author of a book titled Wpływ zmian klimatu na środowisko leśne / Impacts of climate change on forest environment, published in 2023 by the Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science.

Best Publications

  • Europe-wide dampening of population cycles in keystone herbivores

    Thomas Cornulier;Nigel G. Yoccoz;Vincent Bretagnolle;Jon E. Brommer

  • Population dynamics of small mammals in relation to forest age and structural habitat factors in northern Sweden

    Frauke Ecke;Ola Löfgren;Dieke Sörlin

  • Classifying aquatic macrophytes as indicators of eutrophication in European lakes

    W. Ellis Penning;Marit Mjelde;Bernard Dudley;Seppo Hellsten

  • Using aquatic macrophyte community indices to define the ecological status of European lakes

    W. Ellis Penning;Bernard J. Dudley;Marit Mjelde;Seppo Hellsten

  • Global variation in the beta diversity of lake macrophytes is driven by environmental heterogeneity rather than latitude

    Janne Alahuhta;Sarian Kosten;Munemitsu Akasaka;Dominique Auderset

  • Sublethal Lead Exposure Alters Movement Behavior in Free-Ranging Golden Eagles

    Frauke Ecke;Navinder J. Singh;Jon Martin Arnemo;Anders Bignert;Anders Bignert

  • Catchment properties and the photosynthetic trait composition of freshwater plant communities.

    L. L. Iversen;L. L. Iversen;A. Winkel;L. Baastrup-Spohr;A. B. Hinke

  • Maximum growing depth of submerged macrophytes in European lakes

    Martin Søndergaard;Geoff Phillips;Seppo Hellsten;Agnieszka Kolada

  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum evolves in geographical and biotic niches of vertebrates and ticks.

    Ryanne I Jaarsma;Hein Sprong;Katsuhisa Takumi;Maria Kazimirova

  • Comparison of Manual Mapping and Automated Object-Based Image Analysis of Non-Submerged Aquatic Vegetation from Very-High-Resolution UAS Images

    Eva Husson;Frauke Ecke;Heather Reese

  • Unmanned aircraft systems help to map aquatic vegetation

    Eva Husson;Olle Hagner;Frauke Ecke

  • Contrasting the roles of section length and instream habitat enhancement for river restoration success: a field study of 20 European restoration projects

    Daniel Hering;Jukka Aroviita;Annette Baattrup-Pedersen;Karel Brabec

  • A water level drawdown index for aquatic macrophytes in Nordic lakes

    Marit Mjelde;Seppo Hellsten;Frauke Ecke;Frauke Ecke

  • Documenting lemming population change in the Arctic: Can we detect trends?

    Dorothée Ehrich;Niels M. Schmidt;Gilles Gauthier;Ray Alisauskas

  • Declining ecosystem health and the dilution effect.

    Hussein Khalil;Frauke Ecke;Magnus Evander;Magnus Magnusson

  • Rewilding wetlands: beaver as agents of within-habitat heterogeneity and the responses of contrasting biota

    Nigel J. Willby;Alan Law;Oded Levanoni;Garth Foster

  • Temporal isotopic variations of dissolved silicon in a pristine boreal river

    Emma Engström;Ilia Rodushkin;Johan Ingri;Douglas C. Baxter

  • The applicability of macrophyte compositional metrics for assessing eutrophication in European lakes

    Agnieszka Kolada;Nigel Willby;Bernard J. Dudley;Peeter Nõges

  • Global patterns in the metacommunity structuring of lake macrophytes: regional variations and driving factors.

    Janne Alahuhta;Janne Alahuhta;Marja Lindholm;Claudia P. Bove;Eglantine Chappuis

  • Relative importance of plant uptake and plant associated denitrification for removal of nitrogen from mine drainage in sub-arctic wetlands.

    Sara Hallin;Maria Hellman;Maidul I. Choudhury;Frauke Ecke

  • Meta-analysis of environmental effects of beaver in relation to artificial dams

    Frauke Ecke;Oded Levanoni;Joachim Audet;Peter Carlson

Frequent Co-Authors

Birger Hörnfeldt
Birger Hörnfeldt Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Janne Alahuhta
Janne Alahuhta University of Oulu
Magnus Evander
Magnus Evander Umeå University
Jani Heino
Jani Heino University of Oulu
Ilia Rodushkin
Ilia Rodushkin Luleå University of Technology
Johan Ingri
Johan Ingri Luleå University of Technology
Heikki Henttonen
Heikki Henttonen Natural Resources Institute Finland
Nigel J. Willby
Nigel J. Willby University of Stirling
Brendan G. McKie
Brendan G. McKie Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Mats Nilsson
Mats Nilsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

If you’re looking to align your interest in Ecology and Evolution with a healthcare career, there are several flexible online nursing programs to consider. Paths such as the rn to bsn online program enable registered nurses to advance their qualifications efficiently. These programs are designed for working professionals, often allowing completion in a matter of months.

For those aiming to reach higher levels of responsibility, accelerated bridge programs like the adn to fnp pathway can take you from an Associate Degree in Nursing to a Family Nurse Practitioner and open doors to specialized roles. This advanced training not only builds clinical expertise but may also connect with environmental healthcare or research.

When considering advanced nursing roles, you might explore options such as Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. It’s helpful to research how much does a psychiatric nurse practitioner make to understand salary expectations across states. If you’re curious about the commitment required, this resource on how many years to become a nurse practitioner gives insights into the fastest routes for career progression. Together, these pathways offer dynamic opportunities to blend science, ecology, healthcare, and patient advocacy.

Best Scientists Citing Frauke Ecke

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles