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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Ecology and Evolution 30 8378 8106 34 33 108 2730

Krzysztof Zawierucha publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Krzysztof Zawierucha between 2011 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Krzysztof Zawierucha published across 16 years, from 2011 to 2026, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2023. 10 of the 142 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2011 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2023. 2011: 1 publication 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 3 publications
2011 2026

142 publications in total across all disciplines

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Krzysztof Zawierucha: publications per year, 2011 to 2026
Year Publications
2011 1
2012 4
2013 5
2014 7
2015 6
2016 15
2017 7
2018 11
2019 8
2020 9
2021 8
2022 13
2023 19
2024 19
2025 7
2026 3
Total 142
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Krzysztof Zawierucha 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 Krzysztof Zawierucha 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, 107–111 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: 108 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
107–111 300 108
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
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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Krzysztof Zawierucha 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 Krzysztof Zawierucha 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, 30 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: 30 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% 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 30
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
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

Krzysztof Zawierucha is affiliated with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. Their research primarily spans environmental science, agricultural and biological sciences, and earth and planetary sciences, with a notable focus on polar research and ecology, tardigrade biology and ecology, and microbial community ecology and physiology. The work also covers biocrusts and microbial ecology, cryospheric studies and observations, geology and paleoclimatology research, as well as radioactive contamination and transfer.

Zawierucha has contributed to multiple scientific publications, particularly in the following venues:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Scientific Reports
  • Polar Biology
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jakub Buda, Roberto Ambrosini, Andrea Franzetti, Francesca Pittino, and Edyta Łokas.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Zawierucha include:

  • "A hole in the nematosphere: tardigrades and rotifers dominate the cryoconite hole environment, whereas nematodes are missing" (2020) published in Journal of Zoology
  • "Trophic and symbiotic links between obligate-glacier water bears (Tardigrada) and cryoconite microorganisms" (2022) published in PLoS ONE
  • "Glacial ecosystems are essential to understanding biodiversity responses to glacier retreat" (2020) published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Cryoconite - From minerals and organic matter to bioengineered sediments on glacier's surfaces" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Biotope and biocenosis of cryoconite hole ecosystems on Ecology Glacier in the maritime Antarctic" (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment

Their research subjects include detailed ecological investigations of glacial and cryoconite hole ecosystems, examining the biological and symbiotic relationships within these environments. Work on tardigrades, rotifers, and microorganisms contributes to a deeper understanding of biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics in polar and glacial habitats.

Zawierucha's research scope also involves broader topics such as global and planetary change, atmospheric sciences, and oceanography, which frame their ecological studies within the context of environmental transformations and climate-related processes.

Best Publications

  • The terrestrial and freshwater invertebrate biodiversity of the archipelagoes of the Barents Sea; Svalbard, Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya

    S.J. Coulson;P. Convey;K. Aakra;L. Aarvik

  • Tardigrades from Peru (South America), with descriptions of three new species of Parachela.

    Łukasz Kaczmarek;Joanna Paulina Cytan;Krzysztof Zawierucha;Dawid Diduszko

  • Accumulation of atmospheric radionuclides and heavy metals in cryoconite holes on an Arctic glacier

    Edyta Łokas;Agata Zaborska;Małgorzata Kolicka;Michał Różycki

  • Estimating optimal sample size for tardigrade morphometry

    Daniel Stec;Piotr Gąsiorek;Witold Morek;Paulina Kosztyła

  • What animals can live in cryoconite holes? A faunal review

    K. Zawierucha;M. Kolicka;N. Takeuchi;Ł. Kaczmarek

  • Cryoconite – From minerals and organic matter to bioengineered sediments on glacier's surfaces

    Piotr Rozwalak;Paweł Podkowa;Jakub Buda;Przemysław Niedzielski

  • Glacial ecosystems are essential to understanding biodiversity responses to glacier retreat.

    Marek Stibal;James A. Bradley;Arwyn Edwards;Scott Hotaling

  • Experimental taxonomy confirms the environmental stability of morphometric traits in a taxonomically challenging group of microinvertebrates

    Paulina Kosztyła;Daniel Stec;Witold Morek;Piotr Gąsiorek

  • High Mitochondrial Diversity in a New Water Bear Species (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada) from Mountain Glaciers in Central Asia, with the Erection of a New Genus Cryoconicus

    Krzysztof Zawierucha;Krzysztof Zawierucha;Daniel Stec;Dorota Lachowska-Cierlik;Nozomu Takeuchi

  • An integrative description of Ramazzottius subanomalus (Biserov, 1985 (Tardigrada) from Poland

    Daniel Stec;Krzysztof Zawierucha;Łukasz Michalczyk

  • An integrative redescription of the nominal taxon for the Mesobiotus harmsworthi group (Tardigrada: Macrobiotidae) leads to descriptions of two new Mesobiotus species from Arctic

    Łukasz Kaczmarek;Krzysztof Zawierucha;Jakub Buda;Daniel Stec

  • Revision of Testechiniscus Kristensen, 1987 (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae) refutes the polar-temperate distribution of the genus.

    Piotr Gąsiorek;Daniel Stec;Krzysztof Zawierucha;Reinhardt MøBJERG Kristensen

  • Untangling systematics of the Paramacrobiotus areolatus species complex by an integrative redescription of the nominal species for the group, with multilocus phylogeny and species delineation in the genus Paramacrobiotus

    Daniel Stec;Łukasz Krzywański;Krzysztof Zawierucha;Łukasz Michalczyk

  • The sources of high airborne radioactivity in cryoconite holes from the Caucasus (Georgia)

    Edyta Łokas;Krzysztof Zawierucha;Anna Cwanek;Katarzyna Szufa

  • Tardigrada and Rotifera from moss microhabitats on a disappearing Ugandan glacier, with the description of a new species of water bear.

    Krzysztof Zawierucha;Piotr Gąsiorek;Jakub Buda;Jun Uetake

  • The microorganisms of cryoconite holes (algae, Archaea, bacteria, cyanobacteria, fungi, and Protista): a review

    Łukasz Kaczmarek;Natalia Jakubowska;Sofia Celewicz-Gołdyn;Krzysztof Zawierucha

  • Occurrence of integrons and antibiotic resistance genes in cryoconite and ice of Svalbard, Greenland, and the Caucasus glaciers.

    Nicoletta Makowska;Krzysztof Zawierucha;Paulina Nadobna;Kinga Piątek-Bajan

  • Biotope and biocenosis of cryoconite hole ecosystems on Ecology Glacier in the maritime Antarctic

    Jakub Buda;Edyta Łokas;Mirosława Pietryka;Dorota Richter

  • Tardigrada of the Revdalen (Spitsbergen) with the descriptions of two new species: Bryodelphax parvuspolaris (Heterotardigrada) and Isohypsibius coulsoni (Eutardigrada)

    Łukasz Kaczmarek;Krzysztof Zawierucha;Jerzy Smykla;Jerzy Smykla;Łukasz Michalczyk

  • An integrative revision of Mesocrista Pilato, 1987 (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Hypsibiidae)

    Piotr Gąsiorek;Daniel Stec;Witold Morek;Krzysztof Zawierucha

  • The influence of a seabird colony on abundance and species composition of water bears (Tardigrada) in Hornsund (Spitsbergen, Arctic)

    Krzysztof Zawierucha;Katarzyna Zmudczyńska-Skarbek;Łukasz Kaczmarek;Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas

  • Snapshot of micro-animals and associated biotic and abiotic environmental variables on the edge of the south-west Greenland ice sheet

    Krzysztof Zawierucha;Krzysztof Zawierucha;Jakub Buda;Mirosława Pietryka;Dorota Richter

Frequent Co-Authors

Łukasz Kaczmarek
Łukasz Kaczmarek Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Łukasz Michalczyk
Łukasz Michalczyk Jagiellonian University
Nozomu Takeuchi
Nozomu Takeuchi Chiba University
Andrea Franzetti
Andrea Franzetti University of Milano-Bicocca
Roberto Ambrosini
Roberto Ambrosini University of Milan
Michał Bogdziewicz
Michał Bogdziewicz Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Dorota L. Porazinska
Dorota L. Porazinska University of Florida
Gentile Francesco Ficetola
Gentile Francesco Ficetola University of Milan
Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen
Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen University of Copenhagen
Witold Szczuciński
Witold Szczuciński Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

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