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Jörg U. Ganzhorn

Jörg U. Ganzhorn

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
65
Citations
13968
World Ranking
1809
National Ranking
106

Jörg U. Ganzhorn 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 Jörg U. Ganzhorn sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 198 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jörg U. Ganzhorn 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 Jörg U. Ganzhorn sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jörg U. Ganzhorn is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany and specializes in research predominantly within the environmental sciences and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work encompasses a rich intersection of ecology, molecular biology, and social psychology, contributing to a broad understanding of primate behavior, wildlife ecology, and microbial health.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • African Botany and Ecology Studies
  • Gut microbiota and health

Jörg U. Ganzhorn has published extensively, producing influential articles in notable venues such as the International Journal of Primatology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Oryx, Folia Primatologica, and Land. With multiple appearances in these journals, their research maintains a consistent presence in fields related to primatology and conservation biology.

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Molecular detection of Rickettsia spp., Borrelia spp., Bartonella spp. and Yersinia pestis in ectoparasites of endemic and domestic animals in southwest Madagascar," 2020, Acta Tropica
  • "Evidence of MHC class I and II influencing viral and helminth infection via the microbiome in a non-human primate," 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Comparative ecology of Guinea baboons (<i>Papio papio</i>)," 2021, Primate Biology
  • "Factors influencing terrestriality in primates of the Americas and Madagascar," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade," 2024, Nature Ecology & Evolution

The scientist frequently collaborates with a range of colleagues, including:

  • Yedidya R. Ratovonamana
  • S. Jacques Rakotondranary
  • Timothy M. Eppley
  • Giuseppe Donati
  • Peter M. Kappeler

Jörg U. Ganzhorn's work spans various subfields such as social psychology, ecology, global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and molecular biology. This multidisciplinary approach reflects a comprehensive study of biological systems and their complex interactions, particularly within primate populations and their environments.

Best Publications

  • Biogeographic Evolution of Madagascar's Microendemic Biota

    Lucienne Wilmé;Steven M. Goodman;Jörg U. Ganzhorn

  • The biodiversity of Madagascar: one of the world’s hottest hotspots on its way out

    Jörg U. Ganzhorn;Porter P. Lowry;George E. Schatz;Simone Sommer

  • Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates 2008–2010

    Russell A. Mittermeier;Cláudio Valladares-Pádua;Anthony B. Rylands;Ardith A. Eudey

  • Decomposition in tropical forests: a pan‐tropical study of the effects of litter type, litter placement and mesofaunal exclusion across a precipitation gradient

    Jennifer S Powers;Rebecca A Montgomery;E Carol Adair;Francis Q Brearley

  • Patterns of species change in anthropogenically disturbed forests of Madagascar

    Mitchell T. Irwin;Patricia C. Wright;Christopher Birkinshaw;Brian L. Fisher

  • Low‐Level Forest Disturbance Effects on Primary Production, Leaf Chemistry, and Lemur Populations

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  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • Lemur social systems and their ecological basis

    Peter M. Kappeler;Jörg U. Ganzhorn;Their Ecological Basis

  • Physiology: Hibernation in a tropical primate

    Kathrin H. Dausmann;Julian Glos;Jörg U. Ganzhorn;Gerhard Heldmaier

  • Leaf chemistry and the biomass of folivorous primates in tropical forests : Test of a hypothesis.

    Jörg U. Ganzhorn

  • Taxonomic Revision of Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus) in the Western Portions of Madagascar

    Rodin M. Rasoloarison;Steven M. Goodman

  • Food partitioning among Malagasy primates

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  • Remarkable species diversity in Malagasy mouse lemurs (primates, Microcebus)

    Anne D. Yoder;Rodin M. Rasoloarison;Steven M. Goodman;Jodi A. Irwin

  • Lemur Diversity in Madagascar

    Russell A. Mittermeier;Jörg U. Ganzhorn;William R. Konstant;Kenneth Glander

  • Carabid beetle community composition, body size, and fluctuating asymmetry along an urban-rural gradient

    Britta Weller;Jörg U. Ganzhorn

  • Hibernation in the tropics: lessons from a primate.

    Kathrin H. Dausmann;Julian Glos;Jörg U. Ganzhorn;Gerhard Heldmaier

  • Lemurs and the Regeneration of Dry Deciduous Forest in Madagascar

    Jörg U. Ganzhorn;Joanna Fietz;Edmond Rakotovao;Dorothea Schwab

  • When females should contest for food – testing hypotheses about resource density, distribution, size, and quality with Hanuman langurs (Presbytis entellus)

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  • Biogeography of lemurs in the humid forests of Madagascar: the role of elevational distribution and rivers

    Steven M. Goodman;Jorg U. Ganzhorn

  • Ecology and economy of a tropical dry forest in Madagascar

    Jörg U. Ganzhorn;Jean-Pierre Sorg

  • Feeding ecology of the hibernating primate Cheirogaleus medius: how does it get so fat?

    Joanna Fietz;Jörg U. Ganzhorn

  • Distribution of a folivorous lemur in relation to seasonally varying food resources: integrating quantitative and qualitative aspects of food characteristics

    Jörg U. Ganzhorn

  • Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates, 2006–2008

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Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Donati
Giuseppe Donati Oxford Brookes University
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University
Tim Diekötter
Tim Diekötter Kiel University
Jason M. Tylianakis
Jason M. Tylianakis University of Canterbury
Samantha L. L. Hill
Samantha L. L. Hill World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Tim Newbold
Tim Newbold University College London
Andy Purvis
Andy Purvis Natural History Museum
Tony R. Walker
Tony R. Walker Dalhousie University
Jérémy Bouyer
Jérémy Bouyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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