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Michael Griesser

Michael Griesser

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
39
Citations
5598
World Ranking
6404
National Ranking
338

Michael Griesser 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 Michael Griesser sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 120 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Griesser 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 Michael Griesser sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Griesser is affiliated with the University of Konstanz in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a specific focus on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Social Psychology, Developmental Biology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The research topics that have been central to Griesser's work include:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Several recent papers illustrate Griesser's research focus. Notably, these include:

  • "Extended parenting and the evolution of cognition," 2020, published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "The effect of climate change on avian offspring production: A global meta-analysis," 2023, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Mobbing in animals: A thorough review and proposed future directions," 2022, in Advances in the study of behavior
  • "Sex-specific effects of cooperative breeding and colonial nesting on prosociality in corvids," 2020, in eLife
  • "Parental provisioning drives brain size in birds," 2023, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Griesser has contributed multiple publications to a range of academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Animal Cognition

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Szymon M. Drobniak
  • Carel P. van Schaik
  • Zitan Song
  • Yitzchak Ben Mocha
  • Rita Covas

Best Publications

  • Predation risk induces changes in nest-site selection and clutch size in the Siberian jay

    Sönke Eggers;Michael Griesser;Magdalena Nystrand;Jan Ekman

  • Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird calls

    Toshitaka N. Suzuki;David Wheatcroft;Michael Griesser

  • Referential calls signal predator behavior in a group-living bird species.

    Michael Griesser;Michael Griesser

  • Family living sets the stage for cooperative breeding and ecological resilience in birds.

    Michael Griesser;Szymon M Drobniak;Szymon M Drobniak;Shinichi Nakagawa;Carlos A Botero

  • Predator-induced plasticity in nest visitation rates in the Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus)

    Sönke Eggers;Michael Griesser;Jan Ekman

  • Life history and the evolution of family living in birds.

    Rita Covas;Michael Griesser

  • Ecology and Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Birds: Delayed dispersal

    Jan Ekman;Janis L. Dickinson;Ben J. Hatchwell;Michael Griesser

  • Nepotistic mobbing behaviour in the Siberian jay, Perisoreus infaustus

    Michael Griesser;Jan Ekman

  • Reduced mortality selects for family cohesion in a social species

    Michael Griesser;Magdalena Nystrand;Jan Ekman

  • Archiving primary data: Solutions for long-term studies

    James A. Mills;Céline Teplitsky;Beatriz Arroyo;Anne Charmantier

  • Predator-induced reductions in nest visitation rates are modified by forest cover and food availability

    Sönke Eggers;Sönke Eggers;Michael Griesser;Michael Griesser;Jan Ekman

  • Fighting to stay: the role of sibling rivalry for delayed dispersal

    Jan Ekman;Sönke Eggers;Michael Griesser

  • Mobbing calls signal predator category in a kin group-living bird species

    Michael Griesser

  • Queuing for preferred territories: delayed dispersal of Siberian jays

    Jan Ekman;SÖnke Eggers;Michael Griesser;HÅkan Tegelström

  • Nepotistic alarm calling in the Siberian jay, Perisoreus infaustus

    Michael Griesser;Jan Ekman

  • Nepotistic vigilance behavior in Siberian jay parents

    Michael Griesser

  • Why offspring delay dispersal: experimental evidence for a role of parental tolerance.

    Jan Ekman;Michael Griesser

  • Global gradients of avian longevity support the classic evolutionary theory of ageing

    Mihai Valcu;James Dale;M. Griesser;Shinichi Nakagawa

  • Does year-round territoriality rather than habitat saturation explain delayed natal dispersal and cooperative breeding in the carrion crow?

    Vittorio Baglione;Vittorio Baglione;José M. Marcos;Daniela Canestrari;Daniela Canestrari;Michael Griesser;Michael Griesser

  • Wild Birds Use an Ordering Rule to Decode Novel Call Sequences

    Toshitaka N. Suzuki;Toshitaka N. Suzuki;David Wheatcroft;Michael Griesser;Michael Griesser

  • Nest predation and habitat change interact to influence Siberian jay numbers

    Sönke Eggers;Michael Griesser;Tommy Andersson;Jan Ekman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Ekman
Jan Ekman Uppsala University
Sönke Eggers
Sönke Eggers Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Shinichi Nakagawa
Shinichi Nakagawa University of New South Wales
Niels Jeroen Dingemanse
Niels Jeroen Dingemanse Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Erkki Korpimäki
Erkki Korpimäki University of Turku
Alexandre Roulin
Alexandre Roulin University of Lausanne
Daniela Canestrari
Daniela Canestrari University of Leon
Anders Pape Møller
Anders Pape Møller University of Paris-Saclay
Alastair J. Wilson
Alastair J. Wilson University of Exeter
Andreas Zedrosser
Andreas Zedrosser University of South-Eastern Norway

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