2026 Marie-Charlotte Nilsson: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	61	1140	1046	21	19	142	15712
Ecology and Evolution	61	2165	2075	48	47	146	15753

Overview

Marie-Charlotte Nilsson is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and agricultural sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as global and planetary change, ecology, nature and landscape conservation, atmospheric science, and systematics.

Their work covers several main topics including:

Fire effects on ecosystems
Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
Peatlands and wetlands ecology
Lichen and fungal ecology
Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics
Rangeland and wildlife management
Forest ecology and biodiversity studies

Nilsson has published numerous articles, with frequent contributions to high-impact journals. The most common publication venues are:

Global Change Biology
New Phytologist
GCB Bioenergy
Oikos
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Selected recent papers by Nilsson include:

"Crown-fire severity is more important than ground-fire severity in determining soil fungal community development in the boreal forest," 2020, Journal of Ecology
"Ericoid shrubs shape fungal communities and suppress organic matter decomposition in boreal forests," 2022, New Phytologist
"Boreal forest soil carbon fluxes one year after a wildfire: Effects of burn severity and management," 2021, Global Change Biology
"Decadal-Scale Recovery of Carbon Stocks After Wildfires Throughout the Boreal Forests," 2020, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
"Effects of Soil Abiotic and Biotic Factors on Tree Seedling Regeneration Following a Boreal Forest Wildfire," 2021, Ecosystems

Frequent collaborators include:

Michael J. Gundale
David A. Wardle
Theresa S. Ibáñez
Paul Kardol
Joachim Strengbom

Nilsson's work integrates field studies and ecological modeling to explore the consequences of fire and other environmental factors on boreal forest ecosystems. Their research has contributed to understanding the complex interactions affecting soil fungal communities, carbon dynamics after disturbances like wildfire, and the regeneration processes of boreal forests. This research has implications for managing forest ecosystems and understanding their resilience in the context of environmental change.

Best Publications

The role of biotic interactions in shaping distributions and realised assemblages of species: implications for species distribution modelling

Mary Susanne Wisz;Julien Pottier;W. Daniel Kissling;Loïc Pellissier

1811
Citations
Understory vegetation as a forest ecosystem driver: evidence from the northern Swedish boreal forest

Marie-Charlotte Nilsson;David A. Wardle;David A. Wardle

943
Citations
Fire-derived charcoal causes loss of forest humus

David A. Wardle;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson;Olle Zackrisson

894
Citations
Quantifying nitrogen-fixation in feather moss carpets of boreal forests

Thomas H. DeLuca;Olle Zackrisson;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson;Anita Sellstedt

660
Citations
Key ecological function of charcoal from wildfire in the Boreal forest

Olle Zackrisson;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson;David A. Wardle

573
Citations
The ratio of Gram-positive to Gram-negative bacterial PLFA markers as an indicator of carbon availability in organic soils

Nicolas Fanin;Nicolas Fanin;Paul Kardol;Mark Farrell;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson

453
Citations
The charcoal effect in Boreal forests: mechanisms and ecological consequences

D. A. Wardle;O. Zackrisson;M.-C. Nilsson

419
Citations
An ecosystem-level perspective of allelopathy

David A. Wardle;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson;Christiane Gallet;Olle Zackrisson

404
Citations
Separation of allelopathy and resource competition by the boreal dwarf shrub Empetrum hermaphroditum Hagerup

Marie-Charlotte Nilsson

342
Citations
Nitrogen mineralization and phenol accumulation along a fire chronosequence in northern Sweden

T. H. Deluca;M.-C. Nilsson;O. Zackrisson

323
Citations
Context dependent effects of ectomycorrhizal species richness on tree seedling productivity

Lena M. Jonsson;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson;David A. Wardle;Olle Zackrisson

318
Citations
Determinants of litter mixing effects in a Swedish boreal forest

David A. Wardle;David A. Wardle;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson;Olle Zackrisson;Christiane Gallet

303
Citations
Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities in late‐successional Swedish boreal forests, and their composition following wildfire

Lena Jonsson;Anders Dahlberg;Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson;Olle Zackrisson

275
Citations
Consistent effects of biodiversity loss on multifunctionality across contrasting ecosystems.

Nicolas Fanin;Nicolas Fanin;Michael J. Gundale;Mark Farrell;Marcel Ciobanu

251
Citations
NITROGEN FIXATION INCREASES WITH SUCCESSIONAL AGE IN BOREAL FORESTS

Olle Zackrisson;Thomas Henry DeLuca;Thomas Henry DeLuca;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson;Anita Sellstedt;Anita Sellstedt

238
Citations
Annual CO2 exchange between a nutrient-poor, minerotrophic, boreal mire and the atmosphere

J Sagerfors;Anders Lindroth;A Grelle;L Klemedtsson

235
Citations
Ecosystem feedbacks and nitrogen fixation in boreal forests.

Thomas H. DeLuca;Thomas H. DeLuca;Olle Zackrisson;Michael J. Gundale;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson

234
Citations
Bryophyte-cyanobacteria associations as regulators of the northern latitude carbon balance in response to global change.

Zoë Lindo;Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson;Michael J. Gundale

234
Citations
Regeneration Pulses and Climate-Vegetation Interactions in Nonpyrogenic Boreal Scots Pine Stands

Olle Zackrisson;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson;Ingeborg Steijlen;Greger Hornberg

194
Citations
Continuity of ectomycorrhizal fungi in self-regenerating boreal Pinus sylvestris forests studied by comparing mycobiont diversity on seedlings and mature trees

Jonsson L;Dahlberg A;Nilsson Mc;Karen O

188
Citations
Allelopathic effects by Empetrum hermaphroditum on development and nitrogen uptake by roots and mycorrhizae of Pinus silvestris

Marie-Charlotte Nilsson;Peter Högberg;Olle Zackrisson;Wang Fengyou

183
Citations