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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
11234
World Ranking
3607
National Ranking
201

Hans Joosten 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 Hans Joosten sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 174 publications — 64th percentile

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

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

Hans Joosten 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 Hans Joosten 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

Hans Joosten is affiliated with the University of Greifswald in Germany and focuses on environmental research with particular emphasis on peatlands and wetland ecology. Their work spans across the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with contributions to subfields including Ecology, Plant Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to wetland ecosystems, highlighted by main topics such as:

  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Bryophyte Studies and Records
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Joosten has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • Extensive global wetland loss over the past three centuries (2023, Nature)
  • Prompt rewetting of drained peatlands reduces climate warming despite methane emissions (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Recovering wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks to restore the world's biotic carbon hotspots (2022, Science)
  • Rewetting does not return drained fen peatlands to their old selves (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Mires in Europe-Regional Diversity, Condition and Protection (2021, Diversity)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Alexandra Barthelmes
  • John Couwenberg
  • Franziska Tanneberger
  • Christian Fritz
  • Gerald Jurasinski

Joosten's research is commonly published in several key venues, among which are:

  • AMBIO
  • Mires and Peat
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • Ecological Indicators

Best Publications

  • Wise Use of Mires and Peatlands

    Hans Joosten;Donal Clarke

  • Extensive global wetland loss over the past three centuries

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  • Greenhouse gas fluxes from tropical peatlands in south‐east Asia

    John Couwenberg;René Dommain;Hans Joosten

  • Ecosystem services and ethics

    Kurt Jax;Kurt Jax;David N. Barton;Kai M.A. Chan;Rudolf de Groot

  • Prompt rewetting of drained peatlands reduces climate warming despite methane emissions

    Anke Günther;Alexandra Barthelmes;Alexandra Barthelmes;Vytas Huth;Hans Joosten;Hans Joosten

  • Assessing greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands using vegetation as a proxy

    John Couwenberg;Annett Thiele;Franziska Tanneberger;Jürgen Augustin

  • Recovering wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks to restore the world’s biotic carbon hotspots

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  • The Global Peatland CO2 Picture: peatland status and drainage related emissions in all countries of the world.

    H. Joosten

  • Development and carbon sequestration of tropical peat domes in south-east Asia: links to post-glacial sea-level changes and Holocene climate variability

    René Dommain;John Couwenberg;Hans Joosten

  • Rewetting does not return drained fen peatlands to their old selves.

    J. Kreyling;F. Tanneberger;F. Jansen;S. van der Linden

  • IUCN UK Commission of Inquiry on Peatlands

    C. G. Bain;A. Bonn;R. Stoneman;S. Chapman

  • What’s in a name?: Some thoughts on pollen classification, identification, and nomenclature in Quaternary palynology

    Hans Joosten;Pim de Klerk

  • Investing in nature: Developing ecosystem service markets for peatland restoration

    Aletta Bonn;Mark S. Reed;Mark S. Reed;Chris D. Evans;Hans Joosten

  • Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services: Science, Policy and Practice

    Aletta Bonn;Tim Allott;Martin Evans;Hans Joosten

  • The peatland map of Europe

    F. Tanneberger;C. Tegetmeyer;S. Busse;A. Barthelmes

  • Carbon storage and release in Indonesian peatlands since the last deglaciation

    René Dommain;John Couwenberg;Paul H. Glaser;Hans Joosten

  • The role of peatlands in climate regulation

    Hans Joosten;Andrey Sirin;John Couwenberg;Jukka Laine

  • Mires and peatlands of Europe

    Hans Joosten;Franziska Tanneberger;Asbjorn Moen

  • A natural experiment on plant acclimation: lifetime stomatal frequency response of an individual tree to annual atmospheric CO2 increase.

    Friederike Wagner;Raimond Below;Pim de Klerk;David L. Dilcher

  • Hydrological landscape settings of base-rich fen mires and fen meadows: an overview

    A. P. Grootjans;E. B. Adema;W. Bleuten;H. Joosten

  • Denial of long-term issues with agriculture on tropical peatlands will have devastating consequences

    Lahiru S. Wijedasa;Jyrki Jauhiainen;Mari Könönen;Maija Lampela

  • The late-Holocene vegetation history of the Central Caspian (Hyrcanian) forests of northern Iran

    Elias Ramezani;Mohammad R. Marvie Mohadjer;Hans-Dieter Knapp;Hassan Ahmadi

  • Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services

    A Bonn;T. E. H Allott;Martin G Evans;H. Joosten

  • A sourcebook of methods and procedures for monitoring and reporting anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and removals associated with deforestation, gains and losses of carbon stocks in forests remaining forests, and forestation.: GOFC-GOLD Report version COP18-1

    Frederic Achard;Sandra Brown;Michael Brady;Ruth DeFries

  • Peatlands : guidance for climate change mitigation by conservation, rehabilitation and sustainable use

    H. Joosten;Marja-Liisa Tapio-Biström;Susanna Tol

Frequent Co-Authors

Aletta Bonn
Aletta Bonn Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Martin Evans
Martin Evans University of Manchester
Charles F. Harvey
Charles F. Harvey MIT
Paul H. Glaser
Paul H. Glaser University of Minnesota
Albert Grootjans
Albert Grootjans University of Groningen
Daniel Murdiyarso
Daniel Murdiyarso IPB University
Mark Reed
Mark Reed Scotland's Rural College
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Mette Termansen
Mette Termansen University of Copenhagen
Rodrigo Vargas
Rodrigo Vargas University of Delaware

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