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Hjalmar S. Kühl

Hjalmar S. Kühl

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Ecology and Evolution 54 3159 3036 170 166 173 10021

Hjalmar S. Kühl publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hjalmar S. Kühl between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hjalmar S. Kühl published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2020. 18 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2020. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 6 publications
1998 2026

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hjalmar S. Kühl: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 2
2009 1
2010 3
2011 2
2012 4
2013 8
2014 10
2015 11
2016 10
2017 16
2018 15
2019 20
2020 25
2021 20
2022 12
2023 10
2024 14
2025 12
2026 6
Total 204
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Hjalmar S. Kühl 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 Hjalmar S. Kühl 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: 173 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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
172–176 164 173
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
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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
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427–431 10
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437–441 5
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452–456 2
457–461 4
462–466 7
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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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Hjalmar S. Kühl 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 Hjalmar S. Kühl 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, 54 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: 54 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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
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38 254
39 254
40 280
41 274
42 266
43 233
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101 5
102 21
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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

Hjalmar S. Kühl is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and focuses their research primarily within the fields of environmental science and psychology. Their work spans several subfields including ecology, ecological modeling, global and planetary change, social psychology, and the study of animal behavior.

Their recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on primate behavior, biodiversity, and ecological dynamics. Notable papers include:

  • Environmental variability supports chimpanzee behavioural diversity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Effective Biodiversity Monitoring Needs a Culture of Integration, 2020, One Earth
  • Chimpanzee ethnography reveals unexpected cultural diversity, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • sPlotOpen - An environmentally balanced, open-access, global dataset of vegetation plots, 2021, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Biodiversity post-2020: Closing the gap between global targets and national-level implementation, 2021, Conservation Letters

Their research covers a broad range of topics, including primate behavior and ecology, wildlife ecology and conservation, species distribution and climate change, animal vocal communication and behavior, animal behavior and reproduction, conservation and biodiversity resource management, and the application of environmental DNA in biodiversity studies.

They have collaborated extensively with several researchers, most frequently co-authoring work with:

  • Christophe Boesch
  • Mimi Arandjelovic
  • Paula Dieguez
  • Erin G. Wessling
  • Roman M. Wittig

Publications by Hjalmar S. Kühl often appear in journals related to primatology and ecological sciences. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Primatology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • American Journal of Primatology

Their scientific contributions integrate diverse approaches within both ecological and social psychology frameworks to better understand both human and non-human animal behavior in changing environmental contexts. This multidisciplinary focus supports ongoing efforts in biodiversity monitoring, conservation strategies, and the study of animal cultures and behaviors in natural habitats.

Best Publications

  • Pandemic human viruses cause decline of endangered great apes.

    Sophie Köndgen;Sophie Köndgen;Hjalmar Kühl;Paul K. N'Goran;Peter D. Walsh

  • Investigating the zoonotic origin of the West African Ebola epidemic

    Almudena Marí Saéz;Sabrina Weiss;Kathrin Nowak;Vincent Lapeyre

  • Environmental variability supports chimpanzee behavioural diversity.

    Ammie K. Kalan;Lars Kulik;Mimi Arandjelovic;Christophe Boesch

  • Chimpanzee genomic diversity reveals ancient admixture with bonobos

    Marc de Manuel;Martin Kuhlwilm;Peter Frandsen;Peter Frandsen;Vitor C. Sousa;Vitor C. Sousa

  • Haplotype-resolved sweet potato genome traces back its hexaploidization history.

    Jun Yang;Jun Yang;M-Hossein Moeinzadeh;Heiner Kuhl;Johannes Helmuth

  • Distance sampling with camera traps

    Eric J. Howe;Stephen T. Buckland;Marie‐Lyne Després‐Einspenner;Hjalmar S. Kühl

  • sPlot – A new tool for global vegetation analyses

    Helge Bruelheide;Jürgen Dengler;Jürgen Dengler;Borja Jiménez-Alfaro;Borja Jiménez-Alfaro;Oliver Purschke

  • Animal Biometrics: quantifying and detecting phenotypic appearance

    Hjalmar S. Kühl;Tilo Burghardt

  • Best practice guidelines for surveys and monitoring of great ape populations

    Hjalmar Kuhl;Fiona Maisels;Marc Ancrenaz;Elizabeth A Williamson

  • Carrion fly‐derived DNA as a tool for comprehensive and cost‐effective assessment of mammalian biodiversity

    Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer;Kevin Merkel;Nadine Kutzner;Hjalmar Kühl

  • Human impact erodes chimpanzee behavioral diversity

    Hjalmar S. Kühl;Christophe Boesch;Lars Kulik;Fabian Haas

  • Towards the automated detection and occupancy estimation of primates using passive acoustic monitoring

    Ammie K. Kalan;Roger Mundry;Oliver J. J. Wagner;Stefanie Heinicke

  • Protected Areas in Tropical Africa: Assessing Threats and Conservation Activities

    Sandra Tranquilli;Michael Abedi-Lartey;Katharine Abernethy;Fidèle Amsini

  • Chimpanzee accumulative stone throwing

    Hjalmar S. Kühl;Ammie K. Kalan;Mimi Arandjelovic;Floris Aubert

  • Will Oil Palm’s Homecoming Spell Doom for Africa’s Great Apes?

    Serge A. Wich;Serge A. Wich;John Garcia-Ulloa;Hjalmar S. Kühl;Tatanya Humle

  • Guns, germs, and trees determine density and distribution of gorillas and chimpanzees in Western Equatorial Africa

    Samantha Strindberg;Fiona Maisels;Fiona Maisels;Elizabeth A. Williamson;Stephen Blake;Stephen Blake

  • Assessing the performance of a semi‐automated acoustic monitoring system for primates

    Stefanie Heinicke;Ammie K. Kalan;Oliver J.J. Wagner;Roger Mundry

  • The Critically Endangered western chimpanzee declines by 80

    Hjalmar S. Kühl;Tenekwetsche Sop;Elizabeth A. Williamson;Roger Mundry

  • Effective Biodiversity Monitoring Needs a Culture of Integration

    Hjalmar S. Kühl;Hjalmar S. Kühl;Diana E. Bowler;Diana E. Bowler;Diana E. Bowler;Lukas Bösch;Helge Bruelheide;Helge Bruelheide

  • Global demand for natural resources eliminated more than 100,000 Bornean orangutans

    Maria Voigt;Serge A. Wich;Serge A. Wich;Marc Ancrenaz;Erik Meijaard

  • Land-cover changes predict steep declines for the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)

    Serge A. Wich;Serge A. Wich;Ian Singleton;Matthew G. Nowak;Sri Suci Utami Atmoko

Frequent Co-Authors

Christophe Boesch
Christophe Boesch Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Serge A. Wich
Serge A. Wich Liverpool John Moores University
Fiona Maisels
Fiona Maisels Wildlife Conservation Society
Roman M. Wittig
Roman M. Wittig Max Planck Society
Elizabeth A. Williamson
Elizabeth A. Williamson London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Martha M. Robbins
Martha M. Robbins Max Planck Society
Andrew J. Plumptre
Andrew J. Plumptre BirdLife international, UK
Linda Vigilant
Linda Vigilant Max Planck Society
Marc Ancrenaz
Marc Ancrenaz Sabah Wildlife Department
Klaus Zuberbühler
Klaus Zuberbühler University of Neuchâtel

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