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Rolf Langvatn 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 Rolf Langvatn sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 87 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rolf Langvatn 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 Rolf Langvatn sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology

Overview

Rolf Langvatn is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Ecology.

The main fields of study covered in Langvatn's work include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad area, their research spans various subfields such as:

  • Ecology
  • Plant Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Atmospheric Science

Langvatn's work addresses a wide range of topics, including:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Climate change and permafrost

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Langvatn are:

  • Atle Mysterud
  • Yngvild Vindenes
  • Erling L. Meisingset
  • Inger Maren Rivrud
  • Stefaniya Kamenova

Langvatn's publications appear regularly in several venues, including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ecosphere
  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Rangifer

Recent papers by Langvatn include:

  • "Shifting seasonality of annual growth through ontogeny for red deer at northern latitudes," 2023, Ecosphere
  • "Agricultural grasslands buffer density effects in red deer populations," 2022, Journal of Wildlife Management
  • "Arctic greening drives changes in the diet and gut microbiome of a resident herbivore with consequences for fitness," 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Agricultural grasslands buffer density effects in red deer populations," 2022, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Red deer growth data and R code for analysis," 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Langvatn was recognized as a Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the field of Biology.

Best Publications

  • Plant phenology and the benefits of migration in a temperate ungulate

    S. D. Albon;R. Langvatn

  • Temporal scales, trade-offs, and functional responses in red deer habitat selection

    Inger Maren Rivrud Godvik;Leif Egil Loe;Jon Olav Vik;VebjØrn Veiberg

  • The role of parasites in the dynamics of a reindeer population

    S. D. Albon;A. Stien;R. J. Irvine;R. Langvatn

  • Plant phenology, migration and geographical variation in body weight of a large herbivore: the effect of a variable topography

    Atle Mysterud;Rolf Langvatn;Nigel G. Yoccoz;Nils Chr. Stenseth

  • Climate, plant phenology and variation in age of first reproduction in a temperate herbivore

    R. Langvatn;S.D. Albon;T. Burkey;T.H. Clutton-Brock

  • Population dynamics of Norwegian red deer: density-dependence and climatic variation.

    M C Forchhammer;N C Stenseth;E Post;R Langvatn

  • Nonlinear effects of large-scale climatic variability on wild and domestic herbivores

    Atle Mysterud;Nils Chr. Stenseth;Nigel G. Yoccoz;Rolf Langvatn

  • Global climate change and phenotypic variation among red deer cohorts

    Eric Post;Nils Chr. Stenseth;Rolf Langvatn;Jean-Marc Fromentin

  • The Response of Terrestrial Ecosystems to Climate Variability Associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation

    Alte Mysterud;Nils Chr. Stenseth;Nigel G Yoccoz;Geir Ottersen

  • Feeding-patch choice by red deer in relation to foraging efficiency : An experiment.

    Rolf Langvatn;Thomas A. Hanley

  • Consequences of harvesting on age structure, sex ratio and population dynamics of red deer Cervus elaphus in central Norway

    Rolf Langvatn;Anne Loison

  • The impact of gastrointestinal nematodes on wild reindeer: experimental and cross‐sectional studies

    A. Stien;R. J. Irvine;E. Ropstad;O. Halvorsen

  • Trading forage quality for quantity? Plant phenology and patch choice by Svalbard reindeer

    R. Van der Wal;N. Madan;S. van Lieshout;C. Dormann

  • Importance of climatological downscaling and plant phenology for red deer in heterogeneous landscapes

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Atle Mysterud;Nigel G Yoccoz;Rolf Langvatn

  • Short- and long-term effects of winter and spring weather on growth and survival of red deer in Norway.

    Anne Loison;Rolf Langvatn

  • Body mass and winter mortality in red deer calves: disentangling sex and climate effects

    Anne Loison;Rolf Langvatn;Erling Johan Solberg

  • Relationships between sex ratio, climate and density in red deer: the importance of spatial scale

    Atle Mysterud;Nigel G. Yoccoz;Nils Chr. Stenseth;Rolf Langvatn

  • Phylogeography of red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Europe

    A. Skog;F. E. Zachos;E. K. Rueness;P. G. D. Feulner

  • Timing and synchrony of ovulation in red deer constrained by short northern summers.

    Rolf Langvatn;Atle Mysterud;Nils C. Stenseth;Nigel G. Yoccoz

  • Age- and density-dependent reproductive effort in male red deer.

    Nigel G. Yoccoz;Atle Mysterud;Rolf Langvatn;Nils Chr. Stenseth

Frequent Co-Authors

Atle Mysterud
Atle Mysterud University of Oslo
Nils Chr. Stenseth
Nils Chr. Stenseth University of Oslo
Leif Egil Loe
Leif Egil Loe Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Steve D. Albon
Steve D. Albon James Hutton Institute
Nigel G. Yoccoz
Nigel G. Yoccoz University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Audun Stien
Audun Stien University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Christophe Bonenfant
Christophe Bonenfant Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Erling Johan Solberg
Erling Johan Solberg Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Mads C. Forchhammer
Mads C. Forchhammer University of Copenhagen
Nathalie Pettorelli
Nathalie Pettorelli Zoological Society of London

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