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D-Index
40
Citations
6645
World Ranking
6083
National Ranking
151

Joakim Hjältén 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 Joakim Hjältén sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 143 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joakim Hjältén 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 Joakim Hjältén sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joakim Hjältén is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant focus on areas such as insect science, global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, and nature and landscape conservation.

The scientist's main topics of work include forest ecology and biodiversity studies, forest management and policy, forest insect ecology and management, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, lichen and fungal ecology, species distribution and climate change, and mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions.

Joakim Hjältén has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition, 2021, Nature
  • Moving towards multi-layered, mixed-species forests in riparian buffers will enhance their long-term function in boreal landscapes, 2021, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Long-term yield and biodiversity in stands managed with the selection system and the rotation forestry system: A qualitative review, 2023, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Ambient and substrate energy influence decomposer diversity differentially across trophic levels, 2023, Ecology Letters
  • Comparing the effects of even-aged thinning and selective felling on boreal forest birds, 2020, Forest Ecology and Management

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated on multiple publications with Hjältén include:

  • Jörgen Sjögren
  • Anne-Maarit Hekkala
  • Therese Löfroth
  • Mari Jönsson
  • Olov Tranberg

Joakim's work is often published in venues such as Forest Ecology and Management, Journal of Environmental Management, AMBIO, European Journal of Forest Research, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity Differences between Managed and Unmanaged Forests: Meta-Analysis of Species Richness in Europe

    Yoan Paillet;Laurent Bergès;Joakim HjÄltén;Péter Ódor

  • The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition

    Sebastian Seibold;Werner Rammer;Torsten Hothorn;Rupert Seidl

  • Effects of simulated herbivory and intraspecific competition on the compensatory ability of birches

    Joakim Hjalten;Kjell Danell;Lars Ericson

  • Herbivore avoidance by association: vole and hare utilization of woody plants

    Joakim Hjalten;Kjell Danell;Per Lundberg

  • Sexual Dimorphism and Biotic Interactions

    Jon Ågren;Kjell Danell;Thomas Elmqvist;Lars Ericson

  • Conservation-oriented forestry and early successional saproxylic beetles: Responses of functional groups to manipulated dead wood substrates

    H. Gibb;R.B. Pettersson;J. Hjältén;J. Hilszczański;J. Hilszczański

  • How climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies can threaten or enhance the biodiversity of production forests: Insights from Sweden

    A. Felton;L. Gustafsson;J.-M. Roberge;T. Ranius

  • Effects of landscape composition and substrate availability on saproxylic beetles in boreal forests: a study using experimental logs for monitoring assemblages

    Heloise Gibb;Joakim Hjältén;John P. Ball;Ola Atlegrim

  • Saproxylic and non-saproxylic beetle assemblages in boreal spruce forests of different age and forestry intensity

    Fredrik Stenbacka;Joakim Hjältén;Jacek Hilszczański;Mats Dynesius

  • Environmental considerations from legislation and certification in managed forest stands: A review of their importance for biodiversity

    Therese Johansson;Joakim Hjältén;Johnny de Jong;Henrik von Stedingk

  • Terrestrial trophic dynamics in the Canadian Arctic

    Charles J Krebs;Kjell Danell;Anders Angerbjörn;Jep Agrell

  • Effects of management on coarse woody debris volume and composition in boreal forests in northern Sweden

    Heloise Gibb;John P. Ball;Therese Johansson;Ola Atlegrim

  • Keeping pace with forestry: Multi-scale conservation in a changing production forest matrix.

    Adam Felton;Therese Löfroth;Per Angelstam;Lena Gustafsson

  • Saproxylic beetle assemblages on low stumps, high stumps and logs: implications for environmental effects of stump harvesting.

    Joakim Hjältén;Fredrik Stenbacka;Jon Andersson

  • Parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonoidea) of Saproxylic beetles are affected by forest successional stage and dead wood characteristics in boreal spruce forest.

    Jacek Hilszczański;Jacek Hilszczański;Heloise Gibb;Joakim Hjältén;Ola Atlegrim

  • Sampling saproxylic beetle assemblages in dead wood logs: comparing window and eclector traps to traditional bark sieving and a refinement

    Ola Alinvi;J. P. Ball;K. Danell;J. Hjältén

  • Micro and macro-habitat associations in saproxylic beetles: implications for biodiversity management.

    Joakim Hjältén;Fredrik Stenbacka;Roger B. Pettersson;Heloise Gibb

  • Variable response of different functional groups of saproxylic beetles to substrate manipulation and forest management: Implications for conservation strategies

    Therese Johansson;Joakim Hjältén;Heloise Gibb;Jacek Hilszczanski

  • The importance of substrate type, shading and scorching for the attractiveness of dead wood to saproxylic beetles

    J. Hjältén;T. Johansson;O. Alinvi;K. Danell

  • Habitat factors associated with bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) and concomitant hantavirus in northern Sweden.

    Gert E Olsson;Neil White;Joakim Hjältén;Clas Ahlm

  • Time for recovery of riparian plants in restored northern Swedish streams: a chronosequence study.

    Eliza Maher Hasselquist;Christer Nilsson;Joakim Hjältén;Dolly Jørgensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kjell Danell
Kjell Danell Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Heloise Gibb
Heloise Gibb La Trobe University
Mats Dynesius
Mats Dynesius Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Lars Ericson
Lars Ericson Umeå University
Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto
Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto University of Eastern Finland
Thomas Ranius
Thomas Ranius Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Matts Lindbladh
Matts Lindbladh Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Christer Nilsson
Christer Nilsson Umeå University
Heikki Roininen
Heikki Roininen University of Eastern Finland
Jörg Brunet
Jörg Brunet Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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