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John-Arvid Grytnes 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 John-Arvid Grytnes sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 141 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John-Arvid Grytnes 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 John-Arvid Grytnes sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John-Arvid Grytnes is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway. Their research mainly focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions in both fields.

The scientist has published extensively in the following areas:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broader fields, they have specialized in several subfields including:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Plant Science

The main topics addressed in their research encompass:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Plant and animal studies

John-Arvid Grytnes has contributed to multiple articles published in various scientific journals. Some recent papers include:

  • "sPlotOpen - An environmentally balanced, open-access, global dataset of vegetation plots" (2021) in Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats" (2021) in Journal of Vegetation Science
  • "Rate-of-change analysis in paleoecology revisited: A new approach" (2021) in Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
  • "The European Forest Plant Species List (EuForPlant): Concept and applications" (2022) in Journal of Vegetation Science
  • "Fine-grain beta diversity of Palaearctic grassland vegetation" (2021) in Journal of Vegetation Science

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Grytnes include:

  • Suzette G. A. Flantua
  • Laura Camila Pacheco Riaño
  • Kuber P. Bhatta
  • Tuija Maliniemi
  • Fride Høistad Schei

Their research has been published regularly in several venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Journal of Vegetation Science
  • Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Niche conservatism as an emerging principle in ecology and conservation biology.

    John J. Wiens;David D. Ackerly;Andrew P. Allen;Brian L. Anacker

  • The role of biotic interactions in shaping distributions and realised assemblages of species: implications for species distribution modelling

    Mary Susanne Wisz;Julien Pottier;W. Daniel Kissling;Loïc Pellissier

  • Accelerated increase in plant species richness on mountain summits is linked to warming

    Manuel J. Steinbauer;Manuel J. Steinbauer;John-Arvid Grytnes;Gerald Jurasinski;Aino Kulonen

  • Elevational Gradients in Species Richness

    Christy M McCain;John-Arvid Grytnes

  • 21st century climate change threatens mountain flora unequally across Europe

    Robin Engler;Christophe F. Randin;Wilfried Thuiller;Stefan Dullinger

  • Species Richness and Altitude: A Comparison between Null Models and Interpolated Plant Species Richness along the Himalayan Altitudinal Gradient, Nepal

    John Arvid Grytnes;Ole R. Vetaas

  • Distribution of vascular plant species richness and endemic richness along the Himalayan elevation gradient in Nepal

    Ole R. Vetaas;John-Arvid Grytnes;John-Arvid Grytnes

  • Fern species richness along a central Himalayan elevational gradient, Nepal

    Khem R. Bhattarai;Ole R. Vetaas;John A. Grytnes

  • Species-richness patterns of vascular plants along seven altitudinal transects in Norway

    John Arvid Grytnes

  • Topography-driven isolation, speciation and a global increase of endemism with elevation

    Manuel J. Steinbauer;Richard Field;John-Arvid Grytnes;Panayiotis Trigas

  • Patterns and causes of species richness: a general simulation model for macroecology

    Nicholas J. Gotelli;Marti J. Anderson;Hector T. Arita;Anne Chao

  • Effects of altitude and topography on species richness of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens in alpine communities

    Hans Henrik Bruun;Jon Moen;Risto Virtanen;John Arvid Grytnes

  • Local temperatures inferred from plant communities suggest strong spatial buffering of climate warming across Northern Europe

    Jonathan Lenoir;Bente Jessen Graae;Per Arild Aarrestad;Inger Greve Alsos

  • A comparison of altitudinal species richness patterns of bryophytes with other plant groups in Nepal, Central Himalaya

    Oriol Grau;Oriol Grau;John-Arvid Grytnes;H. J. B. Birks;H. J. B. Birks;H. J. B. Birks

  • Comparing palaeolimnological and instrumental evidence of climate change for remote mountain lakes over the last 200 years

    Richard W. Battarbee;John-Arvid Grytnes;Roy Thompson;Peter G. Appleby

  • Resurveying historical vegetation data - opportunities and challenges.

    Jutta Kapfer;Radim Hédl;Gerald Jurasinski;Martin Kopecký;Martin Kopecký

  • Species richness of vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens along an altitudinal gradient in western Norway

    John Arvid Grytnes;Einar Heegaard;Per G. Ihlen

  • Does pollen-assemblage richness reflect floristic richness? A review of recent developments and future challenges

    Harry John Betteley Birks;Harry John Betteley Birks;Vivian Astrup Felde;Anne Elisabeth Bjune;John-Arvid Grytnes

  • Recent vegetation changes at the high‐latitude tree line ecotone are controlled by geomorphological disturbance, productivity and diversity

    Risto Virtanen;Miska Luoto;Teppo Rämä;Kari Mikkola

  • Testing the novelty effect of an m-learning tool on internalization and achievement: A Self-Determination Theory approach

    Lucas M. Jeno;Vigdis Vandvik;Sigrunn Eliassen;John-Arvid Grytnes

  • Elevational species richness patterns for vascular plants on Mount Kinabalu, Borneo

    John Arvid Grytnes;John Arvid Grytnes;John H. Beaman;John H. Beaman

Frequent Co-Authors

H. J. B. Birks
H. J. B. Birks University of Bergen
Risto Virtanen
Risto Virtanen University of Oulu
Jürgen Dengler
Jürgen Dengler Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Einar Heegaard
Einar Heegaard Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
Jonathan Lenoir
Jonathan Lenoir University of Picardie Jules Verne
Jens-Christian Svenning
Jens-Christian Svenning Aarhus University
Manuel J. Steinbauer
Manuel J. Steinbauer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Vigdis Vandvik
Vigdis Vandvik University of Bergen
Miska Luoto
Miska Luoto University of Helsinki
Ole R. Vetaas
Ole R. Vetaas University of Bergen

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