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D-Index
41
Citations
5888
World Ranking
7791
National Ranking
490

Karin Frank publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karin Frank sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 115 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Karin Frank D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karin Frank sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Karin Frank is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany and specializes in environmental science with a focus on management science, ecology, sociology, soil science, and global and planetary change. Their research spans a variety of topics including complex systems and decision making, research data management practices, scientific computing and data management, species distribution and climate change, evolutionary game theory and cooperation, freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, and land use and ecosystem services.

Their frequent coauthors include Volker Grimm, Jürgen Groeneveld, Birgit Müller, C. Michael Barton, and Marco A. Janssen. Karin Frank's work has been published predominantly in Ecological Modelling, Environmental Modelling & Software, Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling, SSRN Electronic Journal, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Recent publications cover a range of socio-environmental and ecological modeling topics:

  • Socio-technical scales in socio-environmental modeling: Managing a system-of-systems modeling approach (2020, Environmental Modelling & Software)
  • Combining social network analysis and agent-based modelling to explore dynamics of human interaction: A review (2020, Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling)
  • Disentangling multiple chemical and non-chemical stressors in a lotic ecosystem using a longitudinal approach (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • How to make models more useful (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Formalising theories of human decision-making for agent-based modelling of social-ecological systems: practical lessons learned and ways forward (2020, Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling)

Best Publications

  • Predicting when animal populations are at risk from roads: An interactive model of road avoidance behavior

    Jochen A.G. Jaeger;Jeff Bowman;Julie Brennan;Lenore Fahrig

  • A framework for mapping and comparing behavioural theories in models of social-ecological systems

    Maja Schlüter;Andres Baeza;Gunnar Dressler;Karin Frank

  • Relating the Philosophy and Practice of Ecological Economics. The Role of Concepts, Models, and Case Studies in Inter- and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research

    Stefan Baumgärtner;Christian Becker;Karin Frank;Birgit Müller

  • Pattern-oriented modelling in population ecology

    Volker Grimm;Karin Frank;Florian Jeltsch;Roland Brandl

  • Interregional flows of ecosystem services : Concepts, typology and four cases

    Matthias Schröter;Thomas Koellner;Rob Alkemade;Rob Alkemade;Sebastian Arnhold

  • A new method for conservation planning for the persistence of multiple species

    Emily Nicholson;Michael I. Westphal;Karin Frank;Wayne A. Rochester

  • Relevance of rest periods in non-equilibrium rangeland systems – A modelling analysis

    Birgit Müller;Karin Frank;Christian Wissel

  • RANKING METAPOPULATION EXTINCTION RISK: FROM PATTERNS IN DATA TO CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT DECISIONS

    Martin Drechsler;Karin Frank;Ilkka Hanski;Robert B. O'Hara

  • Foray search: An effective systematic dispersal strategy in fragmented landscapes

    L Conradt;P A Zollner;T J Roper;K Frank

  • Spatial aspects of metapopulation survival – from model results to rules of thumb for landscape management

    Karin Frank;Christian Wissel

  • Uncertainty and sustainability in the management of rangelands

    Martin F. Quaas;Stefan Baumgärtner;Christian Becker;Karin Frank

  • Mycelium-mediated transfer of water and nutrients stimulates bacterial activity in dry and oligotrophic environments

    Anja Worrich;Hryhoriy Stryhanyuk;Niculina Musat;Sara König

  • A Formula for the Mean Lifetime of Metapopulations in Heterogeneous Landscapes

    Karin Frank;Christian Wissel

  • How much climate change can pastoral livelihoods tolerate? Modelling rangeland use and evaluating risk

    Romina Martin;Romina Martin;Birgit Müller;Anja Linstädter;Karin Frank;Karin Frank

  • Livelihood security in face of drought - Assessing the vulnerability of pastoral households

    Romina Martin;Anja Linstädter;Karin Frank;Birgit Müller

  • The potential of models and modeling for social-ecological systems research : the reference frame ModSES

    Maja Schlüter;Birgit Müller;Karin Frank

  • Breaking Functional Connectivity into Components: A Novel Approach Using an Individual-Based Model, and First Outcomes

    Guy Pe'er;Guy Pe'er;Klaus Henle;Claudia Dislich;Karin Frank

  • Analyzing the effect of stepping stones on target patch colonisation in structured landscapes for Eurasian lynx

    Stephanie Kramer-Schadt;Stephanie Kramer-Schadt;Tobias S. Kaiser;Tobias S. Kaiser;Karin Frank;Thorsten Wiegand

  • LEARNING FROM LOCAL KNOWLEDGE: MODELING THE PASTORAL- NOMADIC RANGE MANAGEMENT OF THE HIMBA, NAMIBIA

    Birgit Müller;Anja Linstädter;Karin Frank;Michael Bollig

  • Socio-technical scales in socio-environmental modeling: Managing a system-of-systems modeling approach

    Takuya Iwanaga;Hsiao Hsuan Wang;Serena H. Hamilton;Serena H. Hamilton;Volker Grimm;Volker Grimm

  • Pitfalls and potential of institutional change: Rain-index insurance and the sustainability of rangeland management

    Birgit Müller;Martin F. Quaas;Karin Frank;Stefan Baumgärtner

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Wissel
Christian Wissel Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Volker Grimm
Volker Grimm Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Lukas Y. Wick
Lukas Y. Wick Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Hauke Harms
Hauke Harms Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Martin Thullner
Martin Thullner Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Anja Miltner
Anja Miltner Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Sabine Attinger
Sabine Attinger Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Matthias Kästner
Matthias Kästner Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Guy Pe'er
Guy Pe'er Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Karin Johst
Karin Johst Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

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