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D-Index
58
Citations
9225
World Ranking
2617
National Ranking
143

Martin Zimmer 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 Martin Zimmer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 223 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Martin Zimmer 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 Martin Zimmer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Martin Zimmer is affiliated with the University of Bremen in Germany and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on ecology, with emphasis on coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, marine and coastal plant biology, and coral and marine ecosystems studies.

Zimmer has published extensively in top-tier scientific journals, contributing to various aspects of mangrove ecology and conservation. Notable recent papers include "Co-benefits of protecting mangroves for biodiversity conservation and carbon storage" (2021, Nature Communications), "Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand, Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems" (2020, mSystems), and "When nature needs a helping hand: Different levels of human intervention for mangrove (re-)establishment" (2022, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change). Other significant publications are "Public Perceptions of Mangrove Forests Matter for Their Conservation" (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science) and "Plant species- and stage-specific differences in microbial decay of mangrove leaf litter: the older the better?" (2021, Oecologia).

Their work covers diverse topics including coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, coral and marine ecosystem studies, and plant and fungal species descriptions. Key fields of study besides general ecology are global and planetary change, oceanography, molecular biology, and demography.

Zimmer's frequent publication venues reflect a focus on ecology and marine sciences. These include:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Bulletin of Marine Science
  • Global Change Biology
  • Oecologia
  • Wetlands

Collaborations play an important role in Zimmer's career. Frequent co-authors include Véronique Helfer, Daniel A. Friess, Ahmad Aldrie Amir, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, and K. Kathiresan.

Main topics explored in Zimmer's work are:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coral and marine ecosystems studies
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Plant and fungal species descriptions
  • Agricultural and environmental management
  • Coastal and marine management
  • Coastal and marine dynamics

Best Publications

  • Lignocellulose degradation mechanisms across the Tree of Life.

    Simon M. Cragg;Gregg T. Beckham;Neil C. Bruce;Timothy D. H. Bugg

  • WRACK DEPOSITION ON DIFFERENT BEACH TYPES: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION IN THE PATTERN OF SUBSIDY

    Michael Orr;Martin Zimmer;Dennis E. Jelinski;Dennis E. Jelinski;Malte Mews

  • Nutrition in terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea): an evolutionary‐ecological approach

    Martin Zimmer

  • Co-benefits of protecting mangroves for biodiversity conservation and carbon storage.

    Mizanur Rahman;Mizanur Rahman;Martin Zimmer;Martin Zimmer;Imran Ahmed;Daniel Donato

  • Feeding preferences of supralittoral isopods and amphipods.

    Steven C Pennings;Thomas H Carefoot;Martin Zimmer;Jean Paul Danko

  • Diet choice in an omnivorous salt-marsh crab: different food types, body size, and habitat complexity

    Tracy L. Buck;Greg A. Breed;Steven C. Pennings;Margo E. Chase

  • Host-specificity of environmentally transmitted Mycoplasma-like isopod symbionts.

    Sebastian Fraune;Martin Zimmer

  • Microorganisms and Cellulose Digestion in the Gut of the Woodlouse Porcellio scaber

    Martin Zimmer;Werner Topp

  • Is decomposition of woodland leaf litter influenced by its species richness

    Martin Zimmer

  • The Terrestrial Isopod Microbiome: An All-in-One Toolbox for Animal–Microbe Interactions of Ecological Relevance

    Didier Bouchon;Martin Zimmer;Jessica Dittmer

  • Do woodlice and earthworms interact synergistically in leaf litter decomposition

    Martin Zimmer;Guido Kautz;Werner Topp

  • Acidification and warming affect both a calcifying predator and prey, but not their interaction

    Anja Landes;Martin Zimmer

  • Traits underpinning desiccation resistance explain distribution patterns of terrestrial isopods

    André T. C. Dias;Eveline J. Krab;Janine Mariën;Martin Zimmer

  • Species-specific decomposition rates of beach-cast wrack in Barkley Sound, British Columbia, Canada

    Malte Mews;Martin Zimmer;Dennis E. Jelinski

  • Does leaf litter quality influence population parameters of the common woodlouse, Porcellio scaber (Crustacea: Isopoda)?

    M. Zimmer;W. Topp

  • Leaf litter-colonizing microbiota: supplementary food source or indicator of food quality for Porcellio scaber (Isopoda: Oniscidea)?

    Martin Zimmer;Guido Kautz;Werner Topp

  • Priorities for research in soil ecology

    Nico Eisenhauer;Pedro M Antunes;Alison E Bennett;Klaus Birkhofer

  • Molecular characterization and evolution of arthropod-pathogenic Rickettsiella bacteria.

    Richard Cordaux;Mélanie Paces-Fessy;Mélanie Paces-Fessy;Maryline Raimond;Alice Michel-Salzat;Alice Michel-Salzat

  • Bacterial symbionts in the hepatopancreas of isopods: diversity and environmental transmission.

    Yongjie Wang;Andreas Brune;Andreas Brune;Martin Zimmer

  • Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand, Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems.

    Sarah M. Allard;Matthew T. Costa;Ashley N. Bulseco;Véronique Helfer

  • “Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum,” a New, Stalk-Forming Lineage of Mollicutes Colonizing the Midgut Glands of a Terrestrial Isopod

    Yongjie Wang;Ulrich Stingl;Friederike Anton-Erxleben;Sabine Geisler

  • Species-specific utilization of food sources by sympatric woodlice (Isopoda: Oniscidea)

    Martin Zimmer;Werner Topp

  • Bacterial endosymbionts in Asellus aquaticus (Isopoda) and Gammarus pulex (Amphipoda) and their contribution to digestion

    Martin Zimmer;Silvia Bartholmé

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven C. Pennings
Steven C. Pennings University of Houston
Andreas Brune
Andreas Brune Max Planck Society
Andreas Ziegler
Andreas Ziegler University of Ulm
Joachim Kurtz
Joachim Kurtz University of Münster
Simon J. McQueen-Mason
Simon J. McQueen-Mason University of York
Bryan S. Griffiths
Bryan S. Griffiths Scotland's Rural College
Olaf Schmidt
Olaf Schmidt University College Dublin
David C. Coleman
David C. Coleman University of Georgia
Baodong Chen
Baodong Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences

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