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Ulrike Tappeiner

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Ecology and Evolution
Austria
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
68
Citations
15976
World Ranking
1530
National Ranking
10

Ulrike Tappeiner 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 Ulrike Tappeiner sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 284 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ulrike Tappeiner 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 Ulrike Tappeiner sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Ulrike Tappeiner is affiliated with the University of Innsbruck in Austria and has contributed extensively to environmental science with a focus on agricultural and biological sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and ecological modeling.

Their work addresses a range of topics, notably land use and ecosystem services, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, species distribution and climate change, plant and animal studies, conservation, biodiversity, and resource management, urban green space and health, and soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics.

In recent years, Tappeiner has published several notable papers, including:

  • Species richness and beta diversity patterns of multiple taxa along an elevational gradient in pastured grasslands in the European Alps (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Assessing ecosystem service potentials to evaluate terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystem types in Northern Germany - An expert-based matrix approach (2020, Ecological Indicators)
  • Grassland biomass balance in the European Alps: current and future ecosystem service perspectives (2020, Ecosystem Services)
  • What can geotagged photographs tell us about cultural ecosystem services of lakes? (2021, Ecosystem Services)
  • A systematic review on subjective well-being benefits associated with cultural ecosystem services (2022, Ecosystem Services)

Tappeiner frequently collaborates with other researchers. The most common co-authors include Erich Tasser, Uta Schirpke, Andreas Hilpold, Julia Seeber, and Elia Guariento.

Their research has appeared primarily in the following publication venues:

  • Ecosystem Services
  • Scientific Reports
  • Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Biodiversity and Conservation
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Impact of land use changes on mountain vegetation

    Erich Tasser;Ulrike Tappeiner

  • Land-use changes and natural reforestation in the Eastern Central Alps

    Erich Tasser;Janette Walde;Ulrike Tappeiner;Alexandra Teutsch

  • Relative contributions of plant traits and soil microbial properties to mountain grassland ecosystem services

    Karl Grigulis;Sandra Lavorel;Ute Krainer;Nicolas Legay

  • Stakeholder perceptions of grassland ecosystem services in relation to knowledge on soil fertility and biodiversity

    Pénélope Lamarque;Ulrike Tappeiner;Catherine Turner;Melanie Steinbacher

  • Integrating supply, flow and demand to enhance the understanding of interactions among multiple ecosystem services.

    Uta Schirpke;Sebastian Candiago;Lukas Egarter Vigl;Hieronymus Jäger

  • Future impacts of changing land-use and climate on ecosystem services of mountain grassland and their resilience.

    Uta Schirpke;Marina Kohler;Georg Leitinger;Veronika Fontana

  • Assessment of climate change effects on mountain ecosystems through a cross-site analysis in the Alps and Apennines.

    M. Rogora;L. Frate;M. L. Carranza;M. Freppaz

  • Predicting scenic beauty of mountain regions

    Uta Schirpke;Erich Tasser;Ulrike Tappeiner

  • Cultural ecosystem services of mountain regions: Modelling the aesthetic value.

    Uta Schirpke;Florian Timmermann;Ulrike Tappeiner;Erich Tasser

  • Seasonal and inter-annual variability of the net ecosystem CO2 exchange of a temperate mountain grassland: Effects of weather and management

    Georg Wohlfahrt;Albin Hammerle;Alois Haslwanter;Michael Bahn

  • Effects of land use in alpine grasslands on the probability of landslides

    Erich Tasser;Mirijam Mader;Ulrike Tappeiner

  • Ecological and Land Use Studies Along Elevational Gradients

    Alfred Becker;Christian Körner;Jean-Jacques Brun;Antoine Guisan

  • Plant diversity declines with recent land use changes in European Alps

    Georg Niedrist;Erich Tasser;Christian Lüth;Josef Dalla Via

  • Site and management effects on soil microbial properties of subalpine meadows: a study of land abandonment along a north–south gradient in the European Alps

    Valentina Zeller;Richard D Bardgett;Ulrike Tappeiner;Ulrike Tappeiner

  • Revealing spatial and temporal patterns of outdoor recreation in the European Alps and their surroundings

    Uta Schirpke;Claude Meisch;Thomas Marsoner;Ulrike Tappeiner

  • Modification of the effective mesh size for measuring landscape fragmentation to solve the boundary problem

    Brigitte Moser;Jochen A. G. Jaeger;Ulrike Tappeiner;Erich Tasser

  • Comparing land-use alternatives: Using the ecosystem services concept to define a multi-criteria decision analysis

    Veronika Fontana;Anna Radtke;Valérie Bossi Fedrigotti;Ulrike Tappeiner

  • Identifying and mapping the tourists perception of cultural ecosystem services: A case study from an Alpine region

    Brenda Maria Zoderer;Erich Tasser;Karl-Heinz Erb;Paola Sabina Lupo Stanghellini

  • Effects of land-use and land-cover pattern on landscape-scale biodiversity in the European Alps

    Patrick Zimmermann;Erich Tasser;Georg Leitinger;Ulrike Tappeiner

  • Ecosystem services and economic development in Austrian agricultural landscapes - The impact of policy and climate change scenarios on trade-offs and synergies

    Mathias Kirchner;Johannes Schmidt;Georg Kindermann;Veronika Kulmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Erich Tasser
Erich Tasser European Academy of Bozen
Michael Bahn
Michael Bahn University of Innsbruck
Georg Wohlfahrt
Georg Wohlfahrt University of Innsbruck
Claudia Notarnicola
Claudia Notarnicola European Academy of Bozen
Sandra Lavorel
Sandra Lavorel Grenoble Alpes University
Lorenzo Bruzzone
Lorenzo Bruzzone University of Trento
Davide Geneletti
Davide Geneletti University of Trento
Walter Oberhuber
Walter Oberhuber University of Innsbruck
Stefan Mayr
Stefan Mayr University of Innsbruck
Jean-Christophe Clément
Jean-Christophe Clément Université Savoie Mont Blanc

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