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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Ecology and Evolution 56 2771 2656 151 147 187 24195

Kirsten Thonicke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kirsten Thonicke between 2002 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kirsten Thonicke published across 25 years, from 2002 to 2026, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2014. 10 of the 232 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2014. 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 2 publications
2002 2026

232 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kirsten Thonicke: publications per year, 2002 to 2026
Year Publications
2002 2
2003 3
2004 2
2005 2
2006 1
2007 2
2008 4
2009 2
2010 10
2011 2
2012 3
2013 12
2014 28
2015 18
2016 17
2017 15
2018 14
2019 17
2020 13
2021 14
2022 15
2023 16
2024 10
2025 8
2026 2
Total 232
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Kirsten Thonicke 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 Kirsten Thonicke sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 531+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 333. Most scientists, 333, have 97–101 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 187–191 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 531+

This scientist: 187 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 2
42–46 9
47–51 10
52–56 31
57–61 56
62–66 91
67–71 92
72–76 127
77–81 173
82–86 236
87–91 227
92–96 240
97–101 333
102–106 280
107–111 300
112–116 285
117–121 305
122–126 287
127–131 278
132–136 289
137–141 273
142–146 262
147–151 246
152–156 235
157–161 205
162–166 199
167–171 174
172–176 164
177–181 173
182–186 189
187–191 170 187
192–196 139
197–201 128
202–206 117
207–211 115
212–216 107
217–221 124
222–226 81
227–231 82
232–236 85
237–241 75
242–246 66
247–251 81
252–256 69
257–261 70
262–266 55
267–271 64
272–276 49
277–281 48
282–286 44
287–291 45
292–296 36
297–301 39
302–306 38
307–311 30
312–316 34
317–321 25
322–326 22
327–331 28
332–336 30
337–341 22
342–346 30
347–351 26
352–356 22
357–361 29
362–366 21
367–371 12
372–376 18
377–381 17
382–386 13
387–391 21
392–396 13
397–401 10
402–406 15
407–411 8
412–416 9
417–421 8
422–426 4
427–431 10
432–436 10
437–441 5
442–446 4
447–451 10
452–456 2
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 7
472–476 6
477–481 6
482–486 3
487–491 3
492–496 4
497–501 4
502–506 8
507–511 5
512–516 4
517–521 5
522–526 4
527–530 5
531+ 100
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Kirsten Thonicke 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 Kirsten Thonicke sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 92 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 121+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 280. Most scientists, 280, have 40 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

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.

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 95
31 123
32 191
33 245
34 252
35 244
36 249
37 244
38 254
39 254
40 280
41 274
42 266
43 233
44 248
45 208
46 201
47 213
48 207
49 172
50 209
51 199
52 153
53 169
54 163
55 148
56 120 56
57 146
58 137
59 140
60 104
61 119
62 118
63 99
64 77
65 100
66 86
67 83
68 75
69 94
70 57
71 68
72 59
73 63
74 66
75 60
76 42
77 49
78 39
79 37
80 43
81 41
82 45
83 34
84 40
85 35
86 55
87 24
88 24
89 30
90 23
91 25
92 27
93 27
94 13
95 23
96 12
97 14
98 19
99 16
100 14
101 5
102 21
103 16
104 10
105 7
106 7
107 7
108 6
109 9
110 11
111 12
112 9
113 7
114 3
115 8
116 5
117 11
118 4
119 2
120 5
121+ 100
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Overview

Kirsten Thonicke is affiliated with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a substantial number of publications contributing to the subfields of Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

Their scholarly output demonstrates a concentration on topics related to fire effects on ecosystems, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, forest ecology and management, climate variability and models, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and ecosystem dynamics and resilience.

Thonicke has published several recent papers, including:

  • Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries, 2023, Science Advances
  • Towards an Integrated Approach to Wildfire Risk Assessment: When, Where, What and How May the Landscapes Burn, 2023, Fire
  • Understanding the uncertainty in global forest carbon turnover, 2020, Biogeosciences
  • Tackling unresolved questions in forest ecology: The past and future role of simulation models, 2021, Ecology and Evolution
  • Cascading Hazards in the Aftermath of Australia's 2019/2020 Black Summer Wildfires, 2021, Earth s Future

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thonicke include Werner von Bloh, Boris Sakschewski, Maik Billing, Anja Rammig, and Markus Drüke. This network reflects an interdisciplinary engagement within their research field.

Thonicke's work is published across multiple venues, often contributing to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biogeosciences
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Geoscientific Model Development
  • Earth s Future

Their research covers a broad range of issues relating to ecosystem processes and climate interactions, particularly the dynamics of fire as a natural and anthropogenic disturbance, and the carbon cycles in forest ecosystems. The integration of ecological modeling, climate impact assessment, and landscape conservation forms a core part of their scientific contributions.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of ecosystem dynamics, plant geography and terrestrial carbon cycling in the LPJ dynamic global vegetation model

    S Sitch;Benjamin Smith;IC Prentice;A Arneth

  • Ecosystem Service Supply and Vulnerability to Global Change in Europe

    Dagmar Schröter;Wolfgang Cramer;Rik Leemans;I. Colin Prentice

  • Climate extremes and the carbon cycle

    Markus Reichstein;Michael Bahn;Philippe Ciais;Dorothea Frank

  • Effects of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon cycle: concepts, processes and potential future impacts

    Dorothe A. Frank;Markus Reichstein;Michael Bahn;Kirsten Thonicke

  • The role of fire disturbance for global vegetation dynamics: coupling fire into a Dynamic Global Vegetation Model

    Kirsten Thonicke;Sergey Venevsky;Stephen Sitch;Wolfgang Cramer

  • Changes in Fire Regimes Since the Last Glacial Maximum: An Assessment Based on a Global Synthesis and Analysis of Charcoal Data

    Mitch J. Power;J. Marlon;N. Ortiz;P. J. Bartlein

  • Assessing the impacts of 1.5 °C global warming - simulation protocol of the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP2b)

    Katja Frieler;Stefan Lange;Franziska Piontek;Christopher P. O. Reyer

  • Diversity enhances carbon storage in tropical forests

    L. Poorter;M. T. van der Sande;J. Thompson;E. J. M. M. Arets

  • Changes in Climate and Land Use Over the Amazon Region: Current and Future Variability and Trends

    Jose A. Marengo;Carlos M. Souza;Kirsten Thonicke;Chantelle Burton

  • Global wildland fire emissions from 1960 to 2000

    Martin G. Schultz;Martin G. Schultz;Angelika Heil;Angelika Heil;Judith J. Hoelzemann;Judith J. Hoelzemann;Allan Spessa;Allan Spessa

  • Adaptive responses of animals to climate change are most likely insufficient

    Viktoriia Radchuk;Thomas Reed;Céline Teplitsky;Martijn van der Pol

  • Enhanced seasonal CO2 exchange caused by amplified plant productivity in northern ecosystems

    Matthias Forkel;Nuno Carvalhais;Christian Rödenbeck;Ralph Keeling

  • The influence of vegetation, fire spread and fire behaviour on biomass burning and trace gas emissions: results from a process-based model

    K. Thonicke;A. Spessa;A. Spessa;I. C. Prentice;Sandy P. Harrison;Sandy P. Harrison

  • Resilience of Amazon forests emerges from plant trait diversity

    Boris Sakschewski;Werner von Bloh;Alice Boit;Lourens Poorter

  • LPJmL4 – a dynamic global vegetation model with managed land – Part 1: Model description

    Sibyll Schaphoff;Werner von Bloh;Anja Rammig;Kirsten Thonicke

  • Model–data synthesis for the next generation of forest free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) experiments

    Richard J. Norby;Martin G. De Kauwe;Tomas F. Domingues;Remko A. Duursma

  • Simulating fire regimes in human‐dominated ecosystems: Iberian Peninsula case study

    Sergey Venevsky;Kirsten Thonicke;Stephen Sitch;Wolfgang Cramer

  • Codominant water control on global interannual variability and trends in land surface phenology and greenness

    Matthias Forkel;Mirco Migliavacca;Kirsten Thonicke;Markus Reichstein

  • Leaf and stem economics spectra drive diversity of functional plant traits in a dynamic global vegetation model.

    Boris Sakschewski;Werner von Bloh;Alice Boit;Anja Rammig

  • A Global System for Monitoring Ecosystem Service Change

    Heather Tallis;Harold Mooney;Sandy Andelman;Patricia Balvanera

Frequent Co-Authors

Anja Rammig
Anja Rammig Technical University of Munich
Wolfgang Cramer
Wolfgang Cramer Aix-Marseille University
Sibyll Schaphoff
Sibyll Schaphoff Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Jens Heinke
Jens Heinke Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Markus Reichstein
Markus Reichstein Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Patricia Balvanera
Patricia Balvanera National Autonomous University of Mexico
Marielos Peña-Claros
Marielos Peña-Claros Wageningen University & Research
Lourens Poorter
Lourens Poorter Wageningen University & Research
Sandy P. Harrison
Sandy P. Harrison University of Reading

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