World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
4484
World Ranking
7625
National Ranking
47

Overview

Jan Altman is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic and primarily conducts research in the field of Environmental Science, contributing to 156 publications. Their work spans several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research topics cover a variety of aspects related to ecosystems and climate, with notable focus areas such as Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Tree-ring climate responses, Forest ecology and management, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Fire effects on ecosystems, and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies.

Jan Altman has co-authored extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Jiří Doležal (71 publications)
  • Pavel Fibich (24 publications)
  • Kirill Korznikov (23 publications)
  • Veronika Jandová (12 publications)
  • Dmitriy Kislov (10 publications)

Their published work appears frequently in journals and platforms such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (9 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (9 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (7 publications)
  • Dendrochronologia (5 publications)
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography (4 publications)

Some of Jan Altman's recent papers include:

  • "Global maps of soil temperature," 2021, published in Global Change Biology
  • "High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests," 2021, published in Nature
  • "Distance decay 2.0 - A global synthesis of taxonomic and functional turnover in ecological communities," 2022, published in Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients," 2022, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Extending deep learning approaches for forest disturbance segmentation on very high-resolution satellite images," 2021, published in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation

Best Publications

  • Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities

    Helge Bruelheide;Jürgen Dengler;Jürgen Dengler;Oliver Purschke;Jonathan Lenoir

  • SoilTemp: A global database of near-surface temperature

    Jonas J. Lembrechts;Juha Aalto;Juha Aalto;Michael B. Ashcroft;Michael B. Ashcroft;Pieter De Frenne

  • Vegetation dynamics at the upper elevational limit of vascular plants in Himalaya.

    Jiri Dolezal;Jiri Dolezal;Miroslav Dvorsky;Martin Kopecky;Pierre Liancourt

  • Distance decay 2.0 – A global synthesis of taxonomic and functional turnover in ecological communities

    Unknown

  • Fungal root symbionts of high-altitude vascular plants in the Himalayas.

    Milan Kotilínek;Inga Hiiesalu;Jiří Košnar;Marie Šmilauerová

  • Is Active Management the Key to the Conservation of Saproxylic Biodiversity? Pollarding Promotes the Formation of Tree Hollows

    Pavel Sebek;Pavel Sebek;Jan Altman;Jan Altman;Michal Platek;Michal Platek;Lukas Cizek;Lukas Cizek

  • TRADER: A package for Tree Ring Analysis of Disturbance Events in R

    J. Altman;J. Altman;P. Fibich;J. Dolezal;J. Dolezal;T. Aakala

  • Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients

    Unknown

  • Handbook of standardized protocols for collecting plant modularity traits

    Jitka Klimešová;Jitka Klimešová;Jana Martínková;Juli G. Pausas;Moemy Gomes de Moraes

  • High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests

    Aida Cuni-Sanchez;Aida Cuni-Sanchez;Martin J.P. Sullivan;Martin J.P. Sullivan;Philip J. Platts;Philip J. Platts;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis

  • Poleward migration of the destructive effects of tropical cyclones during the 20th century.

    Jan Altman;Jan Altman;Olga N Ukhvatkina;Alexander M Omelko;Martin Macek

  • Tree-rings mirror management legacy: dramatic response of standard oaks to past coppicing in Central Europe.

    Jan Altman;Jan Altman;Radim Hédl;Péter Szabó;Petr Mazůrek;Petr Mazůrek

  • Testing the Stress-Gradient Hypothesis at the Roof of the World: Effects of the Cushion Plant Thylacospermum caespitosum on Species Assemblages

    Miroslav Dvorský;Miroslav Dvorský;Jiří Doležal;Jiří Doležal;Martin Kopecký;Zuzana Chlumská;Zuzana Chlumská

  • Environmental factors exert strong control over the climate-growth relationships of Picea abies in Central Europe

    Jan Altman;Pavel Fibich;Hana Santruckova;Jiri Dolezal;Jiri Dolezal

  • Seasonal shifts of biodiversity patterns and species’ elevation ranges of butterflies and moths along a complete rainforest elevational gradient on Mount Cameroon

    Vincent Maicher;Vincent Maicher;Szabolcs Sáfián;Szabolcs Sáfián;Mercy Murkwe;Mercy Murkwe;Sylvain Delabye

  • Forest response to increasing typhoon activity on the Korean peninsula: evidence from oak tree‐rings

    Jan Altman;Jan Altman;Jiří Doležal;Jiří Doležal;Tomáš Černý;Jong‐Suk Song

  • Extending deep learning approaches for forest disturbance segmentation on very high-resolution satellite images

    Dmitry E. Kislov;Kirill A. Korznikov;Jan Altman;Anna S. Vozmishcheva;Anna S. Vozmishcheva

  • Using U-Net-Like Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Precise Tree Recognition in Very High Resolution RGB (Red, Green, Blue) Satellite Images

    Kirill A. Korznikov;Dmitry E. Kislov;Jan Altman;Jiří Doležal

  • Climate warming drives Himalayan alpine plant growth and recruitment dynamics

    Jiri Dolezal;Jiri Dolezal;Veronika Jandova;Veronika Jandova;Martin Macek;Ondrej Mudrak

  • Tree-ring-based disturbance reconstruction in interdisciplinary research: current state and future directions

    Jan Altman

  • Increasing moisture limitation of Norway spruce in Central Europe revealed by forward modelling of tree growth in tree-ring network

    Jan Tumajer;Jan Altman;Petr Štěpánek;Václav Treml

  • Discerning environmental factors affecting current tree growth in Central Europe.

    Emil Cienciala;Radek Russ;Hana Šantrůčková;Jan Altman

  • Tree growth and competition in a post-logging Quercus mongolica forest on Mt. Sobaek, South Korea.

    Jiri Dolezal;Jiri Dolezal;Jong-Suk Song;Jan Altman;Stepan Janecek

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiří Doležal
Jiří Doležal Czech Academy of Sciences
Martin Kopecký
Martin Kopecký Czech Academy of Sciences
Pierre Liancourt
Pierre Liancourt University of Tübingen
Kerstin Treydte
Kerstin Treydte Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Jitka Klimešová
Jitka Klimešová Czech Academy of Sciences
Fritz H. Schweingruber
Fritz H. Schweingruber Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Tomáš Albrecht
Tomáš Albrecht Charles University
Miroslav Svoboda
Miroslav Svoboda Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Francesco de Bello
Francesco de Bello Spanish National Research Council
Emil Cienciala
Emil Cienciala Czech Academy of 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

Expanding your studies beyond Ecology and Evolution opens doors to diverse career pathways and online degree options. Many professionals interested in the environment, research, and science communication benefit from interdisciplinary education or additional credentials.

For those fascinated by historical context and how past ecosystems shape the present, consider pursuing a masters in history. This degree complements ecological research with analytical and archival skills.

If information management is your interest, earning a degree in library and information science can support roles in scientific data management or conservation resources. Be mindful of the average cost of mlis degree us to help you choose an affordable program.

Communication skills are essential in ecology careers, especially in public outreach or education. Explore asha accredited online slp master's programs for rigorous, reputable training in speech-language pathology.

For those with backgrounds in communication sciences, consider an SLP bridge pathway for communication sciences graduates as a fast track to careers that combine science education and health communication.

Best Scientists Citing Jan Altman

Trending Scientists