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D-Index
72
Citations
21569
World Ranking
1228
National Ranking
79

Thorsten Wiegand 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 Thorsten Wiegand sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 206 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thorsten Wiegand 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 Thorsten Wiegand sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 72 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thorsten Wiegand is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany. Their work primarily falls within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research topics cover Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecosystem Dynamics and Resilience, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Recent publications by Thorsten Wiegand include the following papers:

  • "Accelerated forest fragmentation leads to critical increase in tropical forest edge area," 2021, Science Advances
  • "A global framework for linking alpine-treeline ecotone patterns to underlying processes," 2020, Ecography
  • "Consequences of spatial patterns for coexistence in species-rich plant communities," 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "General statistical scaling laws for stability in ecological systems," 2021, Ecology Letters
  • "Measurement and analysis of interspecific spatial associations as a facet of biodiversity," 2021, Ecological Monographs

Frequent co-authors of Thorsten Wiegand include:

  • Andreas Huth
  • José M. Fedriani
  • Xugao Wang
  • Stuart J. Davies
  • Zhanqing Hao

The scientist publishes frequently in these venues:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Oikos
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Landscape Ecology
  • Ecography

Best Publications

  • Pattern-oriented modeling of agent-based complex systems: lessons from ecology

    Volker Grimm;Eloy Revilla;Uta Berger;Florian Jeltsch

  • Rings, circles, and null-models for point pattern analysis in ecology

    Thorsten Wiegand;Kirk A. Moloney

  • Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions

    William J. Sutherland;Robert P. Freckleton;H. Charles J. Godfray;Steven R. Beissinger

  • Handbook of Spatial Point-Pattern Analysis in Ecology

    Thorsten Wiegand;Kirk Adams Moloney

  • Global patterns of tropical forest fragmentation

    Franziska Taubert;Rico Fischer;Jürgen Groeneveld;Jürgen Groeneveld;Sebastian Lehmann

  • Heterogeneity influences spatial patterns and demographics in forest stands

    Stephan Getzin;Thorsten Wiegand;Kerstin Wiegand;Fangliang He

  • Using pattern-oriented modeling for revealing hidden information: a key for reconciling ecological theory and application

    Thorsten Wiegand;Florian Jeltsch;Ilkka Hanski;Volker Grimm

  • Statistical inference for stochastic simulation models – theory and application

    Florian Hartig;Justin M. Calabrese;Justin M. Calabrese;Björn Reineking;Thorsten Wiegand

  • Spatial patterns and competition of tree species in a Douglas-fir chronosequence on Vancouver Island

    Stephan Getzin;Charmaine Dean;Fangliang He;John A. Trofymow

  • Species Associations in a Heterogeneous Sri Lankan Dipterocarp Forest

    Thorsten Wiegand;Savithri Gunatilleke;Nimal Gunatilleke

  • Fragmented landscapes, road mortality and patch connectivity: modelling influences on the dispersal of Eurasian lynx

    Stephanie Kramer-Schadt;Stephanie Kramer-Schadt;Eloy Revilla;Eloy Revilla;Thorsten Wiegand;Urs Breitenmoser

  • Finding the missing link between landscape structure and population dynamics: a spatially explicit perspective

    Thorsten Wiegand;Kirk A. Moloney;Javier Naves;Felix Knauer

  • Assessing the suitability of central European landscapes for the reintroduction of Eurasian lynx

    Stephanie Schadt;Stephanie Schadt;Eloy Revilla;Eloy Revilla;Thorsten Wiegand;Felix Knauer

  • Effects of Habitat Loss and Fragmentation on Population Dynamics

    Thorsten Wiegand;Eloy Revilla;Kirk A. Moloney

  • Analyzing the spatial structure of a Sri Lankan tree species with multiple scales of clustering.

    Thorsten Wiegand;Savitri Gunatilleke;Nimal Gunatilleke;Toshinori Okuda

  • RULE-BASED ASSESSMENT OF SUITABLE HABITAT AND PATCH CONNECTIVITY FOR THE EURASIAN LYNX

    Stephanie Schadt;Stephanie Schadt;Felix Knauer;Petra Kaczensky;Eloy Revilla;Eloy Revilla

  • Integrating movement ecology with biodiversity research - exploring new avenues to address spatiotemporal biodiversity dynamics.

    Florian Jeltsch;Dries Bonte;Guy Pe’er;Björn Reineking

  • Adopting a spatially explicit perspective to study the mysterious fairy circles of Namibia

    Stephan Getzin;Kerstin Wiegand;Thorsten Wiegand;Hezi Yizhaq

  • Effects of Matrix Heterogeneity on Animal Dispersal: From Individual Behavior to Metapopulation-Level Parameters

    Eloy Revilla;Thorsten Wiegand;Francisco Palomares;Pablo Ferreras

  • An evaluation of the state of spatial point pattern analysis in ecology

    Eduardo Velázquez;Isabel Martínez;Stephan Getzin;Kirk A. Moloney

  • Endangered Species Constrained by Natural and Human Factors: the Case of Brown Bears in Northern Spain

    Javier Naves;Thorsten Wiegand;Eloy Revilla;Eloy Revilla;Miguel Delibes

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Huth
Andreas Huth Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
José M. Fedriani
José M. Fedriani Spanish National Research Council
Kerstin Wiegand
Kerstin Wiegand University of Göttingen
Eloy Revilla
Eloy Revilla Spanish National Research Council
Stephanie Kramer-Schadt
Stephanie Kramer-Schadt Leibniz Association
Kirk A. Moloney
Kirk A. Moloney Iowa State University
Xugao Wang
Xugao Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Florian Jeltsch
Florian Jeltsch University of Potsdam
Volker Grimm
Volker Grimm Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

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