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Steffen U. Pauls 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 Steffen U. Pauls sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 126 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steffen U. Pauls 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 Steffen U. Pauls sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Steffen U. Pauls is affiliated with the Senckenberg German Entomological Institute in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Pauls has contributed to various subfields including Ecology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Insect Science.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics in biodiversity and genomic studies. Key areas of focus include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Ecology, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Silk-based Biomaterials and Applications, Lepidoptera Biology and Taxonomy, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Pauls has a substantial number of publications in journals and platforms such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), ZooKeys, Genome Biology and Evolution, Ecology Letters, and Zootaxa. Their research contributions include collaborations with various frequent coauthors. Among the most frequent are Paul B. Frandsen, Jacqueline Heckenhauer, Ashlyn Powell, Russell J. Stewart, and Ralph W. Holzenthal.

Significant recent papers by Steffen U. Pauls include:

  • A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research (2021, Ecology Letters)
  • Long Reads Are Revolutionizing 20 Years of Insect Genome Sequencing (2021, Genome Biology and Evolution)
  • Genome size evolution in the diverse insect order Trichoptera (2022, GigaScience)
  • Better integration of chemical pollution research will further our understanding of biodiversity loss (2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • Analyses of 600+ insect genomes reveal repetitive element dynamics and highlight biodiversity-scale repeat annotation challenges (2023, Genome Research)

In addition to journal publications, Steffen U. Pauls has contributed to book publications. One such work is "Hessische Naturwaldreservate im Portrait: Hasenblick," published by the European Organization for Nuclear Research in 2022.

Best Publications

  • The role of the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau for the evolution of Tibetan biotas

    Adrien Favre;Martin Päckert;Steffen U. Pauls;Sonja C. Jähnig

  • 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

  • Cryptic biodiversity loss linked to global climate change

    M. Bálint;S. Domisch;C. H. M. Engelhardt;P. Haase

  • The role of dispersal in river network metacommunities: Patterns, processes, and pathways

    Jonathan D. Tonkin;Florian Altermatt;Florian Altermatt;Debra S. Finn;Jani Heino

  • Freshwater Biodiversity and Aquatic Insect Diversification

    Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra;Michael T. Monaghan;Steffen U. Pauls

  • Phylogeography of the montane caddisfly Drusus discolor: evidence for multiple refugia and periglacial survival

    Steffen U. Pauls;H. Thorsten Lumbsch;Peter Haase

  • Modelling distribution in European stream macroinvertebrates under future climates

    Sami Domisch;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Núria Bonada;Steffen U. Pauls

  • Assessing streams in Germany with benthic invertebrates: development of a practical standardised protocol for macroinvertebrate sampling and sorting

    Peter Haase;Susanne Lohse;Steffen Pauls;Karin Schindehütte

  • A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research.

    Alain Maasri;Alain Maasri;Sonja C. Jähnig;Sonja C. Jähnig;Mihai C. Adamescu;Rita Adrian;Rita Adrian

  • A global analysis of terrestrial plant litter dynamics in non-perennial waterways

    T. Datry;A. Foulquier;R. Corti;D. von Schiller

  • First audit of macroinvertebrate samples from an EU Water Framework Directive monitoring program: human error greatly lowers precision of assessment results.

    Peter Haase;Steffen U. Pauls;Steffen U. Pauls;Karin Schindehütte;Andrea Sundermann

  • Population genetics of ecological communities with DNA barcodes: an example from New Guinea Lepidoptera.

    Kathleen J. Craft;Steffen U. Pauls;Karolyn Darrow;Scott E. Miller

  • DNA barcode data confirm new species and reveal cryptic diversity in Chilean Smicridea (Smicridea) (Trichoptera:Hydropsychidae)

    Steffen U. Pauls;Roger J. Blahnik;Xin Zhou;C. Taylor Wardwell

  • Long Reads Are Revolutionizing 20 Years of Insect Genome Sequencing

    Scott Hotaling;John S Sproul;Jacqueline Heckenhauer;Ashlyn Powell

  • Grazers, shredders and filtering carnivores – The evolution of feeding ecology in Drusinae (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae): insights from a molecular phylogeny

    Steffen U. Pauls;Wolfram Graf;Peter Haase;H. Thorsten Lumbsch

  • The Trichoptera barcode initiative: a strategy for generating a species-level Tree of Life.

    Xin Zhou;Paul B. Frandsen;Ralph W. Holzenthal;Clare R. Beet

  • Patterns of population structure in two closely related, partially sympatric caddisflies in Eastern Europe: historic introgression, limited dispersal, and cryptic diversity1

    Steffen U. Pauls;Kathrin Theissinger;Lujza Ujvarosi;Miklos Balint

  • Assessing the impact of errors in sorting and identifying macroinvertebrate samples

    Peter Haase;John Murray-Bligh;Susanne Lohse;Steffen Pauls

  • Accuracy, limitations and cost efficiency of eDNA-based community survey in tropical frogs.

    Miklós Bálint;Carsten Nowak;Orsolya Márton;Orsolya Márton;Steffen U. Pauls

  • Integrative taxonomy by molecular species delimitation: multi-locus data corroborate a new species of Balkan Drusinae micro-endemics.

    Simon Vitecek;Simon Vitecek;Mladen Kučinić;Ana Previšić;Ivana Živić

  • Glacial survival and post-glacial recolonization of an arctic–alpine freshwater insect (Arcynopteryx dichroa, Plecoptera, Perlodidae) in Europe

    Kathrin Theissinger;Miklós Bálint;Kevin A. Feldheim;Peter Haase

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfram Graf
Wolfram Graf BOKU University
Miklós Bálint
Miklós Bálint Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
Peter Haase
Peter Haase University of Duisburg-Essen
Sonja C. Jähnig
Sonja C. Jähnig Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Carsten Nowak
Carsten Nowak Senckenberg Nature Research Society
Jonathan D. Tonkin
Jonathan D. Tonkin University of Canterbury
Núria Bonada
Núria Bonada University of Barcelona
Andrea Sundermann
Andrea Sundermann American Museum of Natural History
Daniel Hering
Daniel Hering University of Duisburg-Essen
Kevin A. Feldheim
Kevin A. Feldheim Field Museum of Natural History

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