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Kim N. Mouritsen

Kim N. Mouritsen

Aarhus University
Denmark

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
5965
World Ranking
6141
National Ranking
91

Kim N. Mouritsen publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 97 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kim N. Mouritsen 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 Kim N. Mouritsen 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.

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Overview

Kim N. Mouritsen is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work often intersects with subfields such as Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Oceanography, and Environmental Chemistry.

The research topics covered by Kim N. Mouritsen include:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to marine ecosystems, parasites, and environmental resilience. Selected papers include:

  • "Bridging the gap: aquatic parasites in the One Health concept" (2021, Trends in Parasitology)
  • "Mussel memory: can bivalves learn to fear parasites?" (2022, Royal Society Open Science)
  • "Latitudinal patterns in intertidal ecosystem structure in West Greenland suggest resilience to climate change" (2021, Ecography)
  • "Small Scale Factors Modify Impacts of Temperature, Ice Scour and Waves and Drive Rocky Intertidal Community Structure in a Greenland Fjord" (2021, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • "Temperature-parasite interaction: do trematode infections protect against heat stress?" (2020, International Journal for Parasitology)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kim N. Mouritsen include:

  • Christian Selbach
  • Jakob Thyrring
  • Martin E. Blicher
  • Dorte Krause-Jensen
  • Birgit Olesen

The scientist has published in a variety of venues, with multiple contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), as well as papers appearing in Trends in Parasitology, Royal Society Open Science, Ecography, and the International Journal for Parasitology.

Best Publications

  • Parasitism, community structure and biodiversity in intertidal ecosystems.

    K. N. Mouritsen;R. Poulin

  • Parasites affect food web structure primarily through increased diversity and complexity.

    Jennifer A. Dunne;Kevin D. Lafferty;Andrew P. Dobson;Ryan F. Hechinger

  • Importance of parasites and their life cycle characteristics in determining the structure of a large marine food web

    Ross M. Thompson;Kim N. Mouritsen;Robert Poulin

  • Parasites boost biodiversity and change animal community structure by trait-mediated indirect effects

    Kim N. Mouritsen;Robert Poulin

  • Climate change, parasitism and the structure of intertidal ecosystems.

    R. Poulin;Kim Nørgaard Mouritsen

  • Parasite-induced trophic facilitation exploited by a non-host predator: a manipulator's nightmare.

    Kim N Mouritsen;Robert Poulin

  • Impact of trematodes on host survival and population density in the intertidal gastropod Zeacumantus subcarinatus

    B. L. Fredensborg;K. N. Mouritsen;R. Poulin

  • The enigma of gigantism: effect of larval trematodes on growth, fecundity, egestion and locomotion in hydrobia ulvae (pennant) (gastropoda:prosobranchia)

    Kim N. Mouritsen;K. Thomas Jensen

  • High-density areas for harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) identified by satellite tracking

    Signe Sveegaard;Jonas Teilmann;Jakob Tougaard;Rune Dietz

  • Parasitism, climate oscillations and the structure of natural communities

    Kim Nørgaard Mouritsen;R Poulin

  • Relating bird host distribution and spatial heterogeneity in trematode infections in an intertidal snail—from small to large scale

    B.L. Fredensborg;Kim Nørgaard Mouritsen;R. Poulin

  • Mass mortality in two common soft-bottom invertebrates,Hydrobia ulvae andCorophium volutator-the possible role of trematodes

    K. T. Jensen;K. N. Mouritsen

  • Parasite transmission between soft-bottom invertebrates:temperature mediated infection rates and mortality in Corophium volutator

    Mouritsen Kn;Jensen Kt

  • Climate warming may cause a parasite-induced collapse in coastal amphipod populations

    Kim N. Mouritsen;Daniel M. Tompkins;Robert Poulin

  • The Hydrobia ulvae-Maritrema subdolum association: influence of temperature, salinity, light, water-pressure and secondary host exudates on cercarial emergence and longevity.

    K.N. Mouritsen

  • Day and night feeding in Dunlins Calidris alpina: choice of habitat, foraging technique and prey

    K. N. Mouritsen

  • Parasites as prey in aquatic food webs: implications for predator infection and parasite transmission

    David W. Thieltges;Per-Arne Amundsen;Ryan F. Hechinger;Pieter T. J. Johnson

  • Diel cycles of sulphate reduction rates in sediments of a Zostera marina bed (Denmark)

    Vibeke Blaabjerg;Kim N. Mouritsen;Kai Finster

  • Description and proposed life cycle of Maritrema novaezealandensis n. sp. (Microphallidae) parasitic in red-billed gulls, Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus, from Otago Harbor, South Island, New Zealand.

    Sergio Roberto Martorelli;Brian L. Fredensborg;Kim N. Mouritsen;Robert Poulin

  • Biologically induced differences in erodibility and aggregation of subtidal and intertidal sediments: a possible cause for seasonal changes in sediment deposition

    T.J. Andersen;L.C. Lund-Hansen;M. Pejrup;K.T. Jensen

  • Choice of microhabitat in tactile foraging dunlins Calidris alpina: the importance of sediment penetrability

    KN Mouritsen;KT Jensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Poulin
Robert Poulin University of Otago
Jonas Teilmann
Jonas Teilmann Aarhus University
Kurt Jensen
Kurt Jensen Aarhus University
David W. Thieltges
David W. Thieltges Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Jens T. Høeg
Jens T. Høeg University of Copenhagen
Birgit Olesen
Birgit Olesen Aarhus University
Rune Dietz
Rune Dietz Aarhus University
Mikael K. Sejr
Mikael K. Sejr Aarhus University
Dorte Krause-Jensen
Dorte Krause-Jensen Aarhus University
Karsten Reise
Karsten Reise Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

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Pieter T. J. Johnson

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Armand M. Kuris

Armand M. Kuris

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Bernd Sures

Bernd Sures

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