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Leopold Füreder

Leopold Füreder

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
31
Citations
4577
World Ranking
8206
National Ranking
69

Leopold Füreder 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 Leopold Füreder sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 116 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leopold Füreder 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 Leopold Füreder sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Leopold Füreder is affiliated with the University of Innsbruck in Austria and specializes in Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Ecology. Their research encompasses a range of subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Molecular Biology, and Insect Science.

The scientist's main research topics cover Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Identification and Quantification in Food, and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology.

Füreder has contributed to various publications, including:

  • "Scientists' warning of threats to mountains" (2022) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Real-time warming of Alpine streams: (re)defining invertebrates' temperature preferences" (2020) in River Research and Applications
  • "Glacier retreat reorganizes river habitats leaving refugia for Alpine invertebrate biodiversity poorly protected" (2023) in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Glacial Stream Ecology: Structural and Functional Assets" (2020) in Water
  • "Disproportional vulnerability of mountain aquatic invertebrates to climate change effects" (2023) in Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research

Frequent co-authors working alongside Leopold Füreder include Georg H. Niedrist, Milan Danilović, Ivana Maguire, Martin Dvorak, and Ladislav Hamerlík. These collaborations have contributed to advancing studies in alpine and aquatic ecology.

The scientist has published repeatedly in several venues, with notable recurring publications in Nature Ecology & Evolution and eco mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research), in addition to contributions in The Science of The Total Environment, River Research and Applications, and Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research.

Best Publications

  • Glacier shrinkage driving global changes in downstream systems

    Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner;Kieran Khamis;Tom J. Battin;John Edward Brittain

  • Multiple drivers of decline in the global status of freshwater crayfish (Decapoda: Astacidea)

    Nadia I. Richman;Nadia I. Richman;Monika Böhm;Susan B. Adams;Fernando Alvarez

  • Crenic habitats, hotspots for freshwater biodiversity conservation: toward an understanding of their ecology

    Marco Cantonati;Leopold Füreder;Reinhard Gerecke;Ingrid Jüttner

  • Long‐term studies of freshwater macroinvertebrates: a review of the frequency, duration and ecological significance

    John K. Jackson;Leopold Füreder

  • Physico-chemistry and aquatic insects of a glacier-fed and a spring-fed alpine stream

    Leopold Füreder;Cornelia Schütz;Manfred Wallinger;Rainer Burger

  • Benthic Algae in High Altitude Streams of the Alps – a Neglected Component of the Aquatic Biota

    E. Rott;M. Cantonati;L. Füreder;P. Pfister

  • 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

  • Macroinvertebrate Diversity in Alpine Lakes: Effects of Altitude and Catchment Properties

    L. Füreder;R. Ettinger;A. Boggero;B. Thaler

  • Functional diversity and community assembly of river invertebrates show globally consistent responses to decreasing glacier cover

    Lee E. Brown;Kieran Khamis;Martin Wilkes;Phillip Blaen

  • Scientists' warning of threats to mountains.

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  • Life at the Edge: Habitat Condition and Bottom Faunaof Alpine Running Waters

    Leopold Füreder

  • Littoral chironomid communities of Alpine lakes in relation to environmental factors

    A. Boggero;L. Füreder;V. Lencioni;T. Simcic

  • Dietary and Stable Isotope (δ 13C, δ 15N) Analyses in Alpine Stream Insects

    Leopold Füreder;Camille Welter;John K. Jackson

  • Effects of snow cover on the benthic fauna in a glacier‐fed stream

    Cornelia Schütz;Manfred Wallinger;Rainer Burger;Leopold Füreder

  • IS AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES A GOOD BIOINDICATOR

    L. Füreder;J. D. Reynolds

  • High alpine streams: cold habitats for insect larvae

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  • Longitudinal and seasonal pattern of insect emergence in alpine streams

    Leopold Füreder;Manfred Wallinger;Rainer Burger

  • Habitat Complexity and Invertebrates in Selected Alpine Springs (Schütt, Carinthia, Austria)

    Karin Staudacher;Leopold Füreder

  • Current conservation strategies for European crayfish

    P. Kozák;L. Füreder;A. Kouba;J. Reynolds

  • THE FRESHWATER CRAYFISH AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPESIN SOUTH TYROL: HERITAGE SPECIES AND BIOINDICATOR

    L. Fureder;B. Oberkofler;Reinhold Hanel;J. Leiter

  • Real‐time warming of alpine streams: (re)defining invertebrates' temperature preferences

    Georg H. Niedrist;Leopold Füreder

  • Alpine river ecosystem response to glacial and anthropogenic flow pulses

    Lee E. Brown;Neil E. Dickson;Jonathan L. Carrivick;Leopold Füreder

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee E. Brown
Lee E. Brown University of Leeds
Ulrike Tappeiner
Ulrike Tappeiner University of Innsbruck
Jonathan L. Carrivick
Jonathan L. Carrivick University of Leeds
Francesca Gherardi
Francesca Gherardi University of Florence
John E. Brittain
John E. Brittain University of Oslo
D. M. Holdich
D. M. Holdich University of Nottingham
David M. Hannah
David M. Hannah University of Birmingham
Catherine Souty-Grosset
Catherine Souty-Grosset University of Poitiers
Marco Cantonati
Marco Cantonati Drexel University
Christopher T. Robinson
Christopher T. Robinson Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

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