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3669
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Markus Pfenninger 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 Markus Pfenninger sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 173 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Markus Pfenninger 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 Markus Pfenninger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Markus Pfenninger is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Within these broader disciplines, their work engages deeply with subfields such as Genetics, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Insect Science.

The scientist's main research topics include Genetic diversity and population structure, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, and Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Markus Pfenninger include:

  • Genomic basis for drought resistance in European beech forests threatened by climate change, 2021, eLife
  • Evolutionary genomics can improve prediction of species' responses to climate change, 2020, Evolution Letters
  • Temperature dependence of spontaneous mutation rates, 2021, Genome Research
  • A Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of the European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) Reveals Anomalies for Organelle DNA Integration, Repeat Content and Distribution of SNPs, 2022, Frontiers in Genetics
  • Range-wide patterns of human-mediated hybridisation in European wildcats, 2020, Conservation Genetics

Markus Pfenninger frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Ecology, PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Genetics, and Chemosphere.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Barbara Feldmeyer, Halina Binde Doria, Ann-Marie Waldvogel, Tilman Schell, and Susanne Gerber.

Best Publications

  • Cryptic animal species are homogeneously distributed among taxa and biogeographical regions.

    Markus Pfenninger;Klaus Schwenk

  • The impact of global climate change on genetic diversity within populations and species.

    Steffen U. Pauls;Carsten Nowak;Carsten Nowak;Miklós Bálint;Miklós Bálint;Markus Pfenninger

  • PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE LAND SNAIL CANDIDULA UNIFASCIATA (HELICELLINAE, STYLOMMATOPHORA): FRAGMENTATION, CORRIDOR MIGRATION, AND SECONDARY CONTACT

    Markus Pfenninger;David Posada

  • Global variation in thermal tolerances and vulnerability of endotherms to climate change

    Imran Khaliq;Christian Hof;Roland Prinzinger;Katrin Böhning-Gaese

  • Evolutionary genomics can improve prediction of species’ responses to climate change

    Ann-Marie Waldvogel;Barbara Feldmeyer;Gregor Rolshausen;Moises Exposito-Alonso

  • Effects of climate-driven temperature changes on the diversity of freshwater macroinvertebrates

    T. Burgmer;H. Hillebrand;M. Pfenninger

  • Environmental DNA Time Series in Ecology.

    Miklós Bálint;Markus Pfenninger;Hans-Peter Grossart;Hans-Peter Grossart;Pierre Taberlet

  • Utility of DNA taxonomy and barcoding for the inference of larval community structure in morphologically cryptic Chironomus (Diptera) species.

    Markus Pfenninger;Carsten Nowak;Christoph Kley;Dirk Steinke

  • The evolutionary history of bears is characterized by gene flow across species.

    Vikas Kumar;Fritjof Lammers;Tobias Bidon;Markus Pfenninger

  • Comparing the efficacy of morphologic and DNA-based taxonomy in the freshwater gastropod genus Radix (Basommatophora, Pulmonata)

    Markus Pfenninger;Mathilde Cordellier;Bruno Streit

  • Short read Illumina data for the de novo assembly of a non-model snail species transcriptome (Radix balthica, Basommatophora, Pulmonata), and a comparison of assembler performance.

    Barbara Feldmeyer;Christopher W. Wheat;Nicolas Krezdorn;Bjoern Rotter

  • Relocation, high‐latitude warming and host genetic identity shape the foliar fungal microbiome of poplars

    Miklõs Bálint;Lászlõ Bartha;Robert B. O'Hara;Matthew S. Olson;Matthew S. Olson

  • Inferring the past to predict the future: climate modelling predictions and phylogeography for the freshwater gastropod Radix balthica (Pulmonata, Basommatophora).

    M. Cordellier;M. Pfenninger

  • Integrative inventory of Bolivia’s lowland anurans reveals hidden diversity

    Martin Jansen;Rebecca Bloch;Arne Schulze;Markus Pfenninger

  • Rangewide phylogeography of a terrestrial slug in Europe: evidence for Alpine refugia and rapid colonization after the Pleistocene glaciations.

    Jan Pinceel;Kurt Jordaens;Markus Pfenninger;Thierry Backeljau;Thierry Backeljau

  • Evidence for cryptic hybridization between different evolutionary lineages of the invasive clam genus Corbicula (Veneroida, Bivalvia)

    M. Pfenninger;F. Reinhardt;B. Streit

  • Parallel evolution of cox genes in H2S-tolerant fish as key adaptation to a toxic environment

    Markus Pfenninger;Hannes Lerp;Michael Tobler;Courtney Passow

  • When Indian crabs were not yet Asian--biogeographic evidence for Eocene proximity of India and Southeast Asia.

    Sebastian Klaus;Christoph D Schubart;Bruno Streit;Markus Pfenninger

  • Ecological and morphological differentiation among cryptic evolutionary lineages in freshwater limpets of the nominal form-group Ancylus fluviatilis (O.F. Müller, 1774).

    Markus Pfenninger;Sid Staubach;Christian Albrecht;Bruno Streit

  • Isolation by Distance in a Population of a Small Land Snail Trochoidea geyeri: Evidence from Direct and Indirect Methods

    Markus Pfenninger;Andreas Bahl;Bruno Streit

  • Global variation in thermal physiology of birds and mammals: evidence for phylogenetic niche conservatism only in the tropics

    Imran Khaliq;Susanne A. Fritz;Roland Prinzinger;Markus Pfenninger

  • Positive selection on panpulmonate mitogenomes provide new clues on adaptations to terrestrial life

    Pedro E. Romero;Pedro E. Romero;Alexander M. Weigand;Markus Pfenninger

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Streit
Bruno Streit Goethe University Frankfurt
Martin Plath
Martin Plath Universidade de São Paulo
Carsten Nowak
Carsten Nowak Senckenberg Nature Research Society
Miklós Bálint
Miklós Bálint Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
Rüdiger Riesch
Rüdiger Riesch Royal Holloway University of London
Günter Kahl
Günter Kahl Goethe University Frankfurt
Klaus Schwenk
Klaus Schwenk University of Koblenz and Landau
Hilde Nybom
Hilde Nybom Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Katrin Böhning-Gaese
Katrin Böhning-Gaese Goethe University Frankfurt
Christian Hof
Christian Hof University of Würzburg

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