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D-Index
51
Citations
25481
World Ranking
3532
National Ranking
195

Michael Kleyer 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 Kleyer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 533+

This scientist: 201 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.

Michael Kleyer 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 Kleyer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 122+

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 122 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael Kleyer is affiliated with the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in Germany. Their research spans various domains within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, addressing key ecological and environmental dynamics.

Their publication record includes significant contributions to multiple fields, demonstrated by numerous papers in respected journals and frequent collaborations with other scholars. The main fields of study they focus on are:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broader areas, their work delves into several specialized subfields:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

The key topics explored in their research encompass:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Michael Kleyer's recent papers illustrate the diversity of their research interests and contributions. Notable papers include:

  • "Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Species richness is more important for ecosystem functioning than species turnover along an elevational gradient," 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset," 2022, Scientific Data
  • "Global gradients in intraspecific variation in vegetative and floral traits are partially associated with climate and species richness," 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Socioeconomic Factors Determining Extraction of Non-timber Forest Products on the Slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania," 2020, Human Ecology

Their collaborative network includes several frequent co-authors with whom they have produced multiple publications. These colleagues are:

  • Helmut Hillebrand
  • Kertu Lõhmus
  • Oliver Zielinski
  • Daniela Meier
  • Jens Kattge

Michael Kleyer's work has been published regularly in prominent venues, including:

  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Ecography
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Best Publications

  • Global effects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity

    Tim Newbold;Lawrence N Hudson;Samantha L L Hill;Sara Contu

  • The global spectrum of plant form and function

    Sandra Myrna Díaz;Jens Kattge;Johannes H. C. Cornelissen;Ian J. Wright

  • TRY - a global database of plant traits

    J. Kattge;S. Díaz;S. Lavorel;I. C. Prentice

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • The LEDA Traitbase: A database of life-history traits of the Northwest European flora

    M Kleyer;RM Bekker;RM Bekker;IC Knevel;IC Knevel;JP Bakker

  • Predictors of species sensitivity to fragmentation

    Klaus Henle;K. F. Davies;Michael Kleyer;Christopher R. Margules

  • Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities

    Helge Bruelheide;Jürgen Dengler;Jürgen Dengler;Oliver Purschke;Jonathan Lenoir

  • A global method for calculating plant CSR ecological strategies applied across biomes world-wide

    Simon Pierce;Daniel Negreiros;Bruno E. L. Cerabolini;Jens Kattge

  • Assessing the effects of land-use change on plant traits, communities and ecosystem functioning in grasslands: a standardized methodology and lessons from an application to 11 European sites.

    Eric Garnier;Sandra Lavorel;Pauline Ansquer;Helena Castro

  • Pampered inside, pestered outside? Differences and similarities between plants growing in controlled conditions and in the field

    Hendrik Poorter;Fabio Fiorani;Roland Pieruschka;Tobias Wojciechowski

  • Climate–land-use interactions shape tropical mountain biodiversity and ecosystem functions

    Marcell K. Peters;Andreas Hemp;Tim Appelhans;Joscha N. Becker

  • Which is a better predictor of plant traits: temperature or precipitation?

    Angela T. Moles;Sarah E. Perkins;Shawn W. Laffan;Habacuc Flores-Moreno

  • Leaf traits capture the effects of land use changes and climate on litter decomposability of grasslands across Europe

    Claire Fortunel;Eric Garnier;Richard Joffre;Elena Kazakou

  • Predictors of elevational biodiversity gradients change from single taxa to the multi-taxa community level

    Marcell K. Peters;Andreas Hemp;Tim Appelhans;Christina Behler

  • Assessing species and community functional responses to environmental gradients: which multivariate methods?

    Michael Kleyer;Stéphane Dray;Stéphane Dray;Francescode Bello;Jan Lepš

  • Dispersal failure contributes to plant losses in NW Europe.

    Wim A. Ozinga;Wim A. Ozinga;Christine Römermann;Renée M. Bekker;Andreas Prinzing

  • The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset

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  • Selecting traits that explain species–environment relationships: a generalized linear mixed model approach

    Tahira Jamil;Tahira Jamil;Wim A. Ozinga;Wim A. Ozinga;Michael Kleyer;Cajo J.F. ter Braak

  • Distribution of plant functional types along gradients of disturbance intensity and resource supply in an agricultural landscape

    Michael Kleyer

  • BIOPOP - A DATABASE OF PLANT TRAITS AND INTERNET APPLICATION FOR NATURE CONSERVATION

    Peter Poschlod;Michael Kleyer;Anne-Kathrin Jackel;Andrea Dannemann

  • Internal and external regulation of plant organ stoichiometry.

    Vanessa Minden;Michael Kleyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Helmut Hillebrand
Helmut Hillebrand Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Wim A. Ozinga
Wim A. Ozinga Wageningen University & Research
Eric Garnier
Eric Garnier University of Montpellier
Peter Poschlod
Peter Poschlod University of Regensburg
Sandra Díaz
Sandra Díaz National University of Córdoba
Sandra Lavorel
Sandra Lavorel Grenoble Alpes University
Ingolf Kühn
Ingolf Kühn Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Jens Kattge
Jens Kattge Max Planck Society
Benjamin Blonder
Benjamin Blonder University of California, Berkeley

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