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Manuel J. Steinbauer 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 Manuel J. Steinbauer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 109 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Manuel J. Steinbauer 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 Manuel J. Steinbauer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Manuel J. Steinbauer is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on ecology and related subfields. The scientist's work spans multiple areas including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, ecological modeling, evolutionary biology, and atmospheric science.

The main topics covered in Manuel J. Steinbauer's research include:

  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Isotope analysis in ecology
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian studies
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation

They have contributed extensively to scientific literature, with multiple papers published in prominent venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • "The human dimension of biodiversity changes on islands" (2021, Science)
  • "Snapshot isolation and isolation history challenge the analogy between mountains and islands used to understand endemism" (2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • "Loss of functional diversity through anthropogenic extinctions of island birds is not offset by biotic invasions" (2021, Science Advances)
  • "Ecological Indicator Values for Europe (EIVE) 1.0" (2023, Vegetation Classification and Survey)
  • "Anthropogenic extinctions conceal widespread evolution of flightlessness in birds" (2020, Science Advances)

Frequent publication venues for Manuel J. Steinbauer include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Vegetation Classification and Survey

Manuel J. Steinbauer collaborates regularly with several co-authors. Frequently collaborating colleagues include:

  • Wolfgang Kiessling
  • Gregor Mathes
  • Erin E. Saupe
  • Carl Beierkuhnlein
  • Severin D. H. Irl

Their body of work relates strongly to the study of biodiversity changes, island ecology, anthropogenic impacts on species, and the development of ecological indicator values, contributing varied insights into environmental and ecological science.

Best Publications

  • Accelerated increase in plant species richness on mountain summits is linked to warming

    Manuel J. Steinbauer;Manuel J. Steinbauer;John-Arvid Grytnes;Gerald Jurasinski;Aino Kulonen

  • Topography-driven isolation, speciation and a global increase of endemism with elevation

    Manuel J. Steinbauer;Richard Field;John-Arvid Grytnes;Panayiotis Trigas

  • Biotic interactions in species distribution modelling: 10 questions to guide interpretation and avoid false conclusions

    Carsten F. Dormann;Maria Bobrowski;D. Matthias Dehling;David J. Harris

  • Late Quaternary climate change shapes island biodiversity.

    Patrick Weigelt;Manuel Jonas Steinbauer;Juliano Sarmento Cabral;Holger Kreft

  • A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography

    Jairo Patiño;Jairo Patiño;Robert J. Whittaker;Robert J. Whittaker;Paulo A.V. Borges;José María Fernández-Palacios

  • Climate vs. topography – spatial patterns of plant species diversity and endemism on a high‐elevation island

    Severin D. H. Irl;David E. V. Harter;Manuel J. Steinbauer;Manuel J. Steinbauer;David Gallego Puyol

  • Impacts of global climate change on the floras of oceanic islands – Projections, implications and current knowledge

    David E.V. Harter;Severin D.H. Irl;Bumsuk Seo;Manuel J. Steinbauer

  • The human dimension of biodiversity changes on islands

    Sandra Nogué;Ana M. C. Santos;H. John B. Birks;H. John B. Birks;Svante Björck

  • Oceanic island biogeography through the lens of the general dynamic model: assessment and prospect.

    Michael K. Borregaard;Michael K. Borregaard;Isabel R. Amorim;Paulo A. V. Borges;Juliano S. Cabral

  • Assisted Colonization: A Question of Focal Units and Recipient Localities

    Juergen Kreyling;Torsten Bittner;Anja Jaeschke;Anke Jentsch

  • Global Island Monitoring Scheme (GIMS): a proposal for the long‐term coordinated survey and monitoring of native island forest biota

    Paulo A. V. Borges;Paulo A. V. Borges;Pedro Cardoso;Pedro Cardoso;Pedro Cardoso;Holger Kreft;Robert J. Whittaker;Robert J. Whittaker

  • Increase of island endemism with altitude – speciation processes on oceanic islands

    Manuel Jonas Steinbauer;Rüdiger Otto;Agustín Naranjo-Cigala;Carl Beierkuhnlein

  • Current measures for distance decay in similarity of species composition are influenced by study extent and grain size

    Manuel Jonas Steinbauer;Klara Dolos;Björn Reineking;Carl Beierkuhnlein

  • The evolution of insular woodiness

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  • Loss of functional diversity through anthropogenic extinctions of island birds is not offset by biotic invasions.

    Ferran Sayol;Ferran Sayol;Robert S. C. Cooke;Alex L. Pigot;Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn

  • Snapshot isolation and isolation history challenge the analogy between mountains and islands used to understand endemism

    Suzette G. A. Flantua;Suzette G. A. Flantua;Davnah Payne;Michael K. Borregaard;Carl Beierkuhnlein

  • Thresholds and the species–area relationship: a synthetic analysis of habitat island datasets

    Thomas J. Matthews;Thomas J. Matthews;Manuel J. Steinbauer;Elli Tzirkalli;Elli Tzirkalli;Kostas A. Triantis;Kostas A. Triantis

  • GrassPlot - a database of multi-scale plant diversity in Palaearctic grasslands

    Jürgen Dengler;Jürgen Dengler;Viktoria Wagner;Iwona Dembicz;Itziar García-Mijangos

  • Anthropogenic extinctions conceal widespread evolution of flightlessness in birds

    F. Sayol;F. Sayol;M. J. Steinbauer;M. J. Steinbauer;T. M. Blackburn;T. M. Blackburn;A. Antonelli

  • Elevation-driven ecological isolation promotes diversification on Mediterranean islands

    Manuel J. Steinbauer;Severin D.H. Irl;Carl Beierkuhnlein

  • Species–area relationships in continuous vegetation: Evidence from Palaearctic grasslands

    Jürgen Dengler;Jürgen Dengler;Thomas J. Matthews;Manuel J. Steinbauer;Sebastian Wolfrum

  • Homogenizing and diversifying effects of intensive agricultural land-use on plant species beta diversity in Central Europe - A call to adapt our conservation measures.

    Constanze Buhk;Martin Alt;Manuel J. Steinbauer;Carl Beierkuhnlein

  • Scale- and taxon-dependent patterns of plant diversity in steppes of Khakassia, South Siberia (Russia)

    Mariya A. Polyakova;Iwona Dembicz;Thomas Becker;Ute Becker

  • Patterns and drivers of phytodiversity in steppe grasslands of Central Podolia (Ukraine)

    Anna A. Kuzemko;Manuel J. Steinbauer;Thomas Becker;Yakiv P. Didukh

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl Beierkuhnlein
Carl Beierkuhnlein University of Bayreuth
Anke Jentsch
Anke Jentsch University of Bayreuth
Jürgen Dengler
Jürgen Dengler Zurich University of Applied Sciences
José María Fernández-Palacios
José María Fernández-Palacios University of La Laguna
Thomas J. Matthews
Thomas J. Matthews University of Birmingham
Robert J. Whittaker
Robert J. Whittaker University of Oxford
Richard Field
Richard Field University of Nottingham
Alessandro Chiarucci
Alessandro Chiarucci University of Bologna
John-Arvid Grytnes
John-Arvid Grytnes Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Patrick Weigelt
Patrick Weigelt University of Göttingen

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