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D-Index
51
Citations
9341
World Ranking
3660
National Ranking
92

Håkan Sand 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 Håkan Sand sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 131 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Håkan Sand 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 Håkan Sand sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Håkan Sand is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Ecology. Their work addresses various subfields including small animals, genetics, global and planetary change, and geography, planning and development.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock
  • Geographies of Human-Animal Interactions

Håkan Sand has contributed to several publications in notable venues. The frequent publication outlets include:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Biological Conservation
  • Scientific Reports
  • Wildlife Biology
  • Oecologia

Their recent papers encompass a range of ecological and conservation topics. Selected recent publications are:

  • "Ecological Effects of Wolves in Anthropogenic Landscapes: The Potential for Trophic Cascades Is Context-Dependent" (2021), Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Poaching-related disappearance rate of wolves in Sweden was positively related to population size and negatively to legal culling" (2020), Biological Conservation
  • "Wolf habitat selection when sympatric or allopatric with brown bears in Scandinavia" (2020), Scientific Reports
  • "Individual Variation in Predatory Behavior, Scavenging and Seasonal Prey Availability as Potential Drivers of Coexistence between Wolves and Bears" (2020), Diversity
  • "Integrated population models poorly estimate the demographic contribution of immigration" (2021), Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Håkan Sand regularly collaborates with several researchers in their field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Camilla Wikenros
  • Petter Wabakken
  • Barbara Zimmermann
  • Mikael Åkesson
  • Ane Eriksen

Best Publications

  • Rescue of a Severely Bottlenecked Wolf (Canis Lupus) Population by a Single Immigrant

    Carles Vilà;Anna-Karin Sundqvist;Øystein Flagstad;Jennifer Seddon

  • The recovery, distribution, and population dynamics of wolves on the Scandinavian peninsula, 1978-1998

    Petter Wabakken;Håkan Sand;Olof Liberg;Anders Bjärvall

  • Shoot, shovel and shut up: cryptic poaching slows restoration of a large carnivore in Europe

    Olof Liberg;Guillaume Chapron;Petter Wabakken;Hans Christian Pedersen

  • Severe inbreeding depression in a wild wolf (Canis lupus) population

    Olof Liberg;Henrik Andrén;Hans-Christian Pedersen;Håkan Sand

  • Paws without claws? Ecological effects of large carnivores in anthropogenic landscapes

    D. P. J. Kuijper;E. Sahlén;Bodil Elmhagen;S. Chamaillé-Jammes

  • Using GPS technology and GIS cluster analyses to estimate kill rates in wolf-ungulate ecosystems

    Håkan Sand;Barbara Zimmermann;Petter Wabakken;Henrik Andrèn

  • Genomic consequences of intensive inbreeding in an isolated wolf population

    Marty Kardos;Marty Kardos;Mikael Åkesson;Toby Fountain;Øystein Flagstad

  • The fear of wolves: A review of wolf attacks on humans

    John Linnell;Reidar Andersen;Zanete Andersone;Linas Balciauskas

  • Summer kill rates and predation pattern in a wolf-moose system: can we rely on winter estimates?

    Håkan Sand;Petter Wabakken;Barbara Zimmermann;Örjan Johansson

  • Life history patterns in female moose (Alces alces): the relationship between age, body size, fecundity and environmental conditions.

    Håkan Sand

  • The Effects of Breeder Loss on Wolves

    Scott M. Brainerd;Henrik Andrén;Edward E. Bangs;Elizabeth H. Bradley

  • Home-Range Size in Relation to Age and Sex in Moose

    Göran Cederlund;Håkan Sand

  • Biomedical Protocols for Free-ranging Brown Bears, Gray Wolves, Wolverines and Lynx Editors

    Jon M. Arnemo;Alina Evans;Åsa Fahlman;Per Ahlqvist

  • Behavioral responses of wolves to roads: scale-dependent ambivalence

    Barbara Zimmermann;Lindsey Nelson;Petter Wabakken;Håkan Sand

  • Genetic rescue in a severely inbred wolf population.

    Mikael Åkesson;Olof Liberg;Håkan Sand;Petter Wabakken

  • Selection for heterozygosity gives hope to a wild population of inbred wolves.

    Staffan Bensch;Henrik Andrén;Bengt Hansson;Hans Chr. Pedersen

  • Predator-dependent functional response in wolves: from food limitation to surplus killing

    Barbara Zimmermann;Håkan Sand;Petter Wabakken;Olof Liberg

  • Effects of hunting group size, snow depth and age on the success of wolves hunting moose

    Håkan Sand;Camilla Wikenros;Petter Wabakken;Olof Liberg

  • Home range size variation in a recovering wolf population: evaluating the effect of environmental, demographic, and social factors

    Jenny Mattisson;Håkan Sand;Petter Wabakken;Vincenzo Gervasi

  • Biomass Flow and Scavengers Use of Carcasses after Re-Colonization of an Apex Predator

    Camilla Wikenros;Håkan Sand;Per Ahlqvist;Olof Liberg

  • Predicting the potential demographic impact of predators on their prey: a comparative analysis of two carnivore-ungulate systems in Scandinavia.

    Vincenzo Gervasi;Erlend B. Nilsen;Håkan Sand;Manuela Panzacchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Petter Wabakken
Petter Wabakken Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Olof Liberg
Olof Liberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Ilpo Kojola
Ilpo Kojola Natural Resources Institute Finland
Andrés Ordiz
Andrés Ordiz Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Henrik Andrén
Henrik Andrén Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jonas Kindberg
Jonas Kindberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Guillaume Chapron
Guillaume Chapron Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
John D. C. Linnell
John D. C. Linnell Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Jon E. Swenson
Jon E. Swenson Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Erling Johan Solberg
Erling Johan Solberg Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

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