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59

W. Daniel Kissling 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 W. Daniel Kissling sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 167 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

W. Daniel Kissling 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 W. Daniel Kissling sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

W. Daniel Kissling is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a concentration in ecology and related subfields.

The main fields of study in Kissling's work include:

  • Environmental Science

The subfields of study explored by Kissling consist of:

  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Environmental Engineering

Kissling's research covers several core topics, such as:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kissling include:

  • "Priority list of biodiversity metrics to observe from space," 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "The minimum land area requiring conservation attention to safeguard biodiversity," 2022, Science
  • "Trait-Based Assessments of Climate-Change Impacts on Interacting Species," 2020, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action," 2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Pantropical modelling of canopy functional traits using Sentinel-2 remote sensing data," 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kissling are:

  • A.C. Seijmonsbergen
  • Zsófia Koma
  • Yifang Shi
  • Meiert W. Grootes
  • Francesco Nattino

Their work appears regularly in several publication venues, notably:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Diversity and Distributions

Best Publications

  • Methods to account for spatial autocorrelation in the analysis of species distributional data : a review

    Carsten F. Dormann;Jana M. McPherson;Miguel B. Araújo;Roger Bivand

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • The role of biotic interactions in shaping distributions and realised assemblages of species: implications for species distribution modelling

    Mary Susanne Wisz;Julien Pottier;W. Daniel Kissling;Loïc Pellissier

  • Spatial autocorrelation and the selection of simultaneous autoregressive models

    W. Daniel Kissling;Gudrun Carl

  • Geological and climatic influences on mountain biodiversity

    A. Antonelli;W.D. Kissling;S.G.A. Flantua;S.G.A. Flantua;Bermúdez

  • Biodiversity, species interactions and ecological networks in a fragmented world

    Melanie Hagen;W. Daniel Kissling;Claus Rasmussen;Marcus A. M. De Aguiar

  • Towards novel approaches to modelling biotic interactions in multispecies assemblages at large spatial extents

    W. D. Kissling;Carsten F. Dormann;Carsten F. Dormann;Juergen Groeneveld;Juergen Groeneveld;Thomas Hickler

  • Geographical ecology of the palms (Arecaceae): determinants of diversity and distributions across spatial scales

    Wolf L. Eiserhardt;Jens-Christian Svenning;W. Daniel Kissling;Henrik Balslev

  • How to understand species' niches and range dynamics: a demographic research agenda for biogeography

    Frank M. Schurr;Frank M. Schurr;Frank M. Schurr;Joern Pagel;Juliano Sarmento Cabral;Juergen Groeneveld;Juergen Groeneveld

  • Coefficient shifts in geographical ecology: an empirical evaluation of spatial and non-spatial regression

    L. Mauricio Bini;J. Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho;Thiago F.L.V.B. Rangel;Thomas S.B. Akre

  • Building essential biodiversity variables (EBVs) of species distribution and abundance at a global scale.

    W. Daniel Kissling;Jorge A. Ahumada;Anne Bowser;Miguel Fernandez;Miguel Fernandez

  • The minimum land area requiring conservation attention to safeguard biodiversity

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  • Food plant diversity as broad-scale determinant of avian frugivore richness.

    W. Daniel Kissling;Carsten Rahbek;Katrin Böhning-Gaese

  • Cenozoic imprints on the phylogenetic structure of palm species assemblages worldwide

    W. Daniel Kissling;Wolf L. Eiserhardt;William J. Baker;Finn Borchsenius

  • Challenges and prospects in the telemetry of insects.

    W Daniel Kissling;W Daniel Kissling;David E Pattemore;Melanie Hagen

  • Space use of bumblebees (Bombus spp.) revealed by radio-tracking.

    Melanie Hagen;Martin Wikelski;W. Daniel Kissling

  • Priority list of biodiversity metrics to observe from space.

    Andrew K. Skidmore;Andrew K. Skidmore;Nicholas C. Coops;Elnaz Neinavaz;Abebe Ali

  • Towards global data products of Essential Biodiversity Variables on species traits

    W. Daniel Kissling;Ramona Walls;Anne Bowser;Matthew O. Jones

  • Monitoring biodiversity change through effective global coordination

    Laetitia M. Navarro;Néstor Fernández;Carlos Guerra;Rob Guralnick

  • Spatial patterns of woody plant and bird diversity: functional relationships or environmental effects?

    W. Daniel Kissling;Richard Field;Katrin Böhning-Gaese

  • Building essential biodiversity variables(EBVs) of species distribution and abundanceat a global scale

    W. Daniel Kissling;Jorge A. Ahumada;Anne Bowser;Miguel Fernández

  • Bird dietary guild richness across latitudes, environments and biogeographic regions

    W. D. Kissling;Cagan H. Sekercioglu;Cagan H. Sekercioglu;Walter Jetz;Walter Jetz;Walter Jetz

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens-Christian Svenning
Jens-Christian Svenning Aarhus University
Katrin Böhning-Gaese
Katrin Böhning-Gaese Goethe University Frankfurt
Ingolf Kühn
Ingolf Kühn Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Andrew K. Skidmore
Andrew K. Skidmore University of Twente
Henrik Balslev
Henrik Balslev Aarhus University
Robert P. Guralnick
Robert P. Guralnick Florida Museum of Natural History
Matthias Schleuning
Matthias Schleuning Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Michiel F. WallisDeVries
Michiel F. WallisDeVries Wageningen University & Research
Thomas L. P. Couvreur
Thomas L. P. Couvreur University of Montpellier
Eren Turak
Eren Turak Office of Environment and Heritage

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