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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
39
Citations
6203
World Ranking
6366
National Ranking
102

Tycho Anker-Nilssen 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 Tycho Anker-Nilssen sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 130 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tycho Anker-Nilssen 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 Tycho Anker-Nilssen 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

Tycho Anker-Nilssen is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on ecology.

The scientist's work covers a broad range of subfields within environmental science, including:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

The main topics addressed in Anker-Nilssen's research include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on seabird ecology, marine environmental issues, and ecological monitoring. Notable publications include:

  • "Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic," 2021, Conservation Letters
  • "Local prey shortages drive foraging costs and breeding success in a declining seabird, the Atlantic puffin," 2021, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Ingested plastics in northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis): A pathway for polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) exposure?" 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "New tools to evaluate plastic ingestion by northern fulmars applied to North Sea monitoring data 2002-2018," 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Hemispheric asymmetry in ocean change and the productivity of ecosystem sentinels," 2021, Science

Anker-Nilssen frequently publishes in the following journals and venues:

  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Global Change Biology
  • Seabird Journal

Collaboration is a key feature of their scientific output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Signe Christensen-Dalsgaard
  • Svein-Håkon Lorentsen
  • Nina Dehnhard
  • Francis Daunt
  • Hallvard Strøm

Anker-Nilssen has contributed to book publications such as:

  • "Forebyggende tiltak mot bifangst av sjøfugl i norske fiskerier," published in 2021 by 20
  • "Ecosystem based management of sandeels, demersal fish and seabirds in Boreal ecosystems in Northeast Atlantic," expected 2025, published by TemaNord

Best Publications

  • Global Seabird Response to Forage Fish Depletion-One-Third for the Birds

    Philippe M. Cury;Ian L. Boyd;Sylvain Bonhommeau;Tycho Anker-Nilssen

  • Diet studies of seabirds: a review and recommendations

    Robert T. Barrett;Kees Camphuysen;Tycho Anker-Nilssen;John W. Chardine

  • Timing and abundance as key mechanisms affecting trophic interactions in variable environments.

    Joël M. Durant;Dag Ø. Hjermann;Tycho Anker‐Nilssen;Grégory Beaugrand

  • Negligible Impact of Ingested Microplastics on Tissue Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Northern Fulmars off Coastal Norway

    Dorte Herzke;Tycho Anker-Nilssen;Therese Haugdahl Nøst;Arntraut Götsch

  • Multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale

    Morten Frederiksen;Børge Moe;Francis Daunt;Richard A. Phillips

  • Trophic interactions under climate fluctuations: the Atlantic puffin as an example.

    Joël M Durant;Tycho Anker-Nilssen;Nils Chr Stenseth

  • Effect of wintering area and climate on the survival of adult Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica in the eastern Atlantic

    Michael P. Harris;Tycho Anker-Nilssen;Robin H. McCleery;Kjell Einar Erikstad

  • Fluctuations in circumpolar seabird populations linked to climate oscillations

    David B. Irons;Tycho Anker-Nilssen;Anthony J. Gaston;G. Vernon Byrd

  • The Status of marine birds breeding in the Barents Sea region

    Tycho Anker-Nilssen;Vidar Bakken;Hallvard Strøm;Alexander N. Golovkin

  • Ocean-wide Drivers of Migration Strategies and Their Influence on Population Breeding Performance in a Declining Seabird.

    Annette L. Fayet;Robin Freeman;Tycho Anker-Nilssen;Antony Diamond

  • Global phenological insensitivity to shifting ocean temperatures among seabirds

    Katharine Keogan;Francis Daunt;Sarah Wanless;Richard A. Phillips

  • Pretty patterns but a simple strategy: predator-prey interactions between juvenile herring and Atlantic puffins observed with multibeam sonar

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  • Food consumption by seabirds in Norwegian waters

    Robert T. Barrett;Tycho Anker-Nilssen;Geir W. Gabrielsen;Gilles Chapdelaine

  • Climate variation and regional gradients in population dynamics of two hole-nesting passerines.

    Bernt-Erik Saether;Steinar Engen;Anders Pape Møller;Erik Matthysen

  • Unintended consequences: how the recovery of sea eagle Haliaeetus spp. populations in the northern hemisphere is affecting seabirds

    Mark J. Hipfner;Louise K. Blight;Roy W. Lowe;Sabina I. Wilhelm

  • Regime shifts in the breeding of an Atlantic puffin population

    Joël M. Durant;Tycho Anker-Nilssen;Dag Ø. Hjermann;Nils Chr. Stenseth

  • THE STATUS OF BREEDING SEABIRDS IN MAINLAND NORWAY

    Robert T. Barrett;Svein-Håkon Lorentsen;Tycho Anker-Nilssen

  • Modeling survival at multi-population scales using mark-recapture data.

    Vladimir Grosbois;Michael P. Harris;T. Anker-Nilssen;R.H. McCleery

  • Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic

    Tammy E. Davies;Ana P.B. Carneiro;Marguerite Tarzia;Ewan Wakefield

  • Allocation of Growth in Food-Stressed Atlantic Puffin Chicks

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  • Marine birds and climate fluctuation in the North Atlantic

    J. M. Durant;N. C. Stenseth;T. Anker-Nilssen;M. P. Harris

  • Best practices for assessing forage fish fisheries-seabird resource competition

    William J. Sydeman;Sarah Ann Thompson;Tycho Anker-Nilssen;Mayumi Arimitsu

  • Climate, copepods and seabirds in the boreal Northeast Atlantic – current state and future outlook

    Morten Frederiksen;Tycho Anker-Nilssen;Grégory Beaugrand;Sarah Wanless

Frequent Co-Authors

Kjell Einar Erikstad
Kjell Einar Erikstad Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Hallvard Strøm
Hallvard Strøm Norwegian Polar Institute
Børge Moe
Børge Moe Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Sébastien Descamps
Sébastien Descamps Norwegian Polar Institute
Michael P. Harris
Michael P. Harris UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Mark L. Mallory
Mark L. Mallory Acadia University
Sarah Wanless
Sarah Wanless Natural Environment Research Council
Francis Daunt
Francis Daunt Natural Environment Research Council
Morten Frederiksen
Morten Frederiksen Aarhus University
Anders Mosbech
Anders Mosbech Aarhus University

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Alexander L. Bond

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Geir W. Gabrielsen

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Robert W. Furness

Robert W. Furness

University of Glasgow

Publications: 29

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Natural Environment Research Council

Publications: 26

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