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Madhav P. Thakur

Madhav P. Thakur

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D-Index
36
Citations
6390
World Ranking
789
National Ranking
7

Ecology and Evolution

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41
Citations
8530
World Ranking
5741
National Ranking
116

Madhav P. Thakur 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 Madhav P. Thakur sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 106 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Madhav P. Thakur 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 Madhav P. Thakur sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Madhav P. Thakur is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple fields within environmental and biological sciences, concentrating heavily on ecological dynamics and plant-soil interactions.

The primary fields of study for Madhav P. Thakur include Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work often focuses on subfields such as Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main research topics covered by Madhav P. Thakur include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Plant and animal studies

The scientist has a significant record of publications in notable journals. Frequent venues of publication are:

  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Global Change Biology
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Functional Ecology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Madhav P. Thakur are:

  • "Scientists' warning on climate change and insects" (2022, Ecological Monographs)
  • "Climate change-mediated temperature extremes and insects: From outbreaks to breakdowns" (2020, Global Change Biology)
  • "Biodiversity promotes ecosystem functioning despite environmental change" (2021, Ecology Letters)
  • "Plant-Soil Feedbacks and Temporal Dynamics of Plant Diversity-Productivity Relationships" (2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution)
  • "Phenological mismatches between above- and belowground plant responses to climate warming" (2021, Nature Climate Change)

Co-authorship patterns highlight collaboration with several researchers, including:

  • Gerard Martínez-De León
  • Wim H. van der Putten
  • Nico Eisenhauer
  • Xuhui Zhou
  • Jeffrey A. Harvey

This profile reflects Madhav P. Thakur's engagement in research that intersects climate change impacts, soil ecology, and biodiversity. Their contributions to understanding temporal dynamics in plant diversity and ecosystem functioning are notable components of their scholarly record.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity increases the resistance of ecosystem productivity to climate extremes

    Forest Isbell;Dylan Craven;John Connolly;Michael Loreau

  • Scientists' warning on climate change and insects

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  • Root biomass and exudates link plant diversity with soil bacterial and fungal biomass

    Nico Eisenhauer;Arnaud Lanoue;Tanja Strecker;Stefan Scheu

  • Global distribution of earthworm diversity

    Helen R P Phillips;Carlos A Guerra;Marie L C Bartz;Maria J I Briones

  • Trophic regulations of the soil microbiome

    Madhav P. Thakur;Stefan Geisen

  • Climate change‐mediated temperature extremes and insects: From outbreaks to breakdowns

    Jeffrey A. Harvey;Robin Heinen;Rieta Gols;Madhav P. Thakur

  • Plant diversity effects on grassland productivity are robust to both nutrient enrichment and drought

    Dylan Craven;Forest Isbell;Pete Manning;John Connolly

  • Biodiversity promotes ecosystem functioning despite environmental change.

    Pubin Hong;Bernhard Schmid;Frederik De Laender;Nico Eisenhauer

  • Plant diversity drives soil microbial biomass carbon in grasslands irrespective of global environmental change factors

    Madhav Prakash Thakur;Alexandru Milcu;Pete Manning;Pascal A. Niklaus

  • Reduced feeding activity of soil detritivores under warmer and drier conditions

    Madhav P. Thakur;Peter B. Reich;Sarah E. Hobbie;Artur Stefanski

  • The unseen invaders: introduced earthworms as drivers of change in plant communities in North American forests (a meta-analysis)

    Dylan Craven;Madhav P. Thakur;Erin K. Cameron;Erin K. Cameron;Lee E. Frelich

  • Phenological mismatches between above- and belowground plant responses to climate warming

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  • Towards an integrative understanding of soil biodiversity

    Madhav P. Thakur;Helen R. P. Phillips;Ulrich Brose;Franciska T. De Vries

  • Plant–Soil Feedbacks and Temporal Dynamics of Plant Diversity–Productivity Relationships

    Madhav P. Thakur;Wim H. van der Putten;Rutger A. Wilschut;G.F. (Ciska) Veen

  • Invasive earthworms erode soil biodiversity: A meta-analysis

    Olga Ferlian;Nico Eisenhauer;Martin Aguirrebengoa;Mariama Camara

  • Globally invariant metabolism but density-diversity mismatch in springtails

    Unknown

  • Global systematic review with meta-analysis shows that warming effects on terrestrial plant biomass allocation are influenced by precipitation and mycorrhizal association

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  • A niche for ecosystem multifunctionality in global change research.

    Darren P. Giling;Darren P. Giling;Darren P. Giling;Léa Beaumelle;Léa Beaumelle;Helen R. P. Phillips;Helen R. P. Phillips;Simone Cesarz;Simone Cesarz

  • Biodiversity–ecosystem function experiments reveal the mechanisms underlying the consequences of biodiversity change in real world ecosystems

    Nico Eisenhauer;Andrew D. Barnes;Andrew D. Barnes;Simone Cesarz;Dylan Craven

  • Microbial invasions in terrestrial ecosystems

    Madhav P. Thakur;Wim H. van der Putten;Marleen M. P. Cobben;Mark van Kleunen;Mark van Kleunen

  • Nematode community shifts in response to experimental warming and canopy conditions are associated with plant community changes in the temperate-boreal forest ecotone.

    Madhav Prakash Thakur;Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich;Nicholas A. Fisichelli;Nicholas A. Fisichelli;Artur Stefanski

  • Warming alters the energetic structure and function but not resilience of soil food webs.

    Benjamin Schwarz;Andrew D. Barnes;Madhav P. Thakur;Ulrich Brose

  • Soil microbial, nematode, and enzymatic responses to elevated CO2, N fertilization, warming, and reduced precipitation

    Madhav P. Thakur;Inés Martín Del Real;Simone Cesarz;Katja Steinauer

  • Soil invertebrate fauna affect N2O emissions from soil

    Imke Kuiper;Gerlinde B. de Deyn;Madhav P. Thakur;Jan Willem van Groenigen

Frequent Co-Authors

Nico Eisenhauer
Nico Eisenhauer Leipzig University
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Olga Ferlian
Olga Ferlian Leipzig University
Wim H. van der Putten
Wim H. van der Putten Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Carlos A. Guerra
Carlos A. Guerra German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research
David Tilman
David Tilman University of Minnesota
Mark van Kleunen
Mark van Kleunen University of Konstanz
Simone Cesarz
Simone Cesarz Leipzig University
Ulrich Brose
Ulrich Brose Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Matthias C. Rillig
Matthias C. Rillig Freie Universität Berlin

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