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Wolfgang Rabitsch

Wolfgang Rabitsch

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
59
Citations
17319
World Ranking
2376
National Ranking
17

Wolfgang Rabitsch 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 Wolfgang Rabitsch sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 140 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolfgang Rabitsch 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 Wolfgang Rabitsch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wolfgang Rabitsch is affiliated with Umweltbundesamt, Austria. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science, with an emphasis on Ecology, Ecological Modeling, and Genetics. Subfields that have featured prominently in their work include Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Insect Science.

Their published output reflects significant engagement with topics such as Species Distribution and Climate Change, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, and Plant and Animal Studies. Additional subjects include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, and Biological Control of Invasive Species.

Wolfgang Rabitsch has contributed to several publications in journals that include:

  • Global Change Biology
  • NeoBiota
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Conservation Letters
  • Biological Invasions

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Wolfgang Rabitsch include:

  • Biodiversity policy beyond economic growth (2020), Conservation Letters
  • Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment (2020), Global Change Biology
  • Invasive non-native species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the Antarctic Peninsula region (2020), Global Change Biology
  • A proposed unified framework to describe the management of biological invasions (2020), Biological Invasions
  • Applying the Convention on Biological Diversity Pathway Classification to alien species in Europe (2020), NeoBiota

Frequent coauthors include Helen E. Roy, Franz Essl, Piero Genovesi, Sven Bacher, and Jonathan M. Jeschke. Collaborative work with these researchers is evident across multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • No saturation in the accumulation of alien species worldwide.

    Hanno Seebens;Hanno Seebens;Tim M. Blackburn;Ellie E. Dyer;Ellie E. Dyer;Piero Genovesi

  • A Unified Classification of Alien Species Based on the Magnitude of their Environmental Impacts

    Tim M. Blackburn;Franz Essl;Thomas Evans;Philip E. Hulme

  • Disentangling the role of environmental and human pressures on biological invasions across Europe

    Petr Pysek;Vojtech Jarosík;Philip E Hulme;Ingolf Kühn

  • Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools.

    Hanno Seebens;Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn;Ellie E. Dyer;Ellie E. Dyer;Piero Genovesi

  • Disproportional risk for habitat loss of high‐altitude endemic species under climate change

    Thomas Dirnböck;Franz Essl;Wolfgang Rabitsch

  • Socioeconomic legacy yields an invasion debt

    Franz Essl;Stefan Dullinger;Wolfgang Rabitsch;Philip E. Hulme

  • Defining the Impact of Non-Native Species

    Jonathan M Jeschke;Sven Bacher;Tim M Blackburn;Jaimie T A Dick

  • Lags in the response of mountain plant communities to climate change

    Jake M. Alexander;Jake M. Alexander;Loïc Chalmandrier;Jonathan Lenoir;Treena I. Burgess

  • Ecological Impacts of Alien Species: Quantification, Scope, Caveats, and Recommendations

    Sabrina Kumschick;Mirijam Gaertner;Montserrat Vilà;Franz Essl

  • The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis: global perspectives on invasion history and ecology

    Helen E. Roy;Pëter M.J. Brown;Tim Adriaens;Nick Berkvens

  • Harmonia axyridis in Europe: spread and distribution of a non-native coccinellid

    P. M. J Brown;Tim Adriaens;H Bathon;J Cuppen

  • Socio-economic impact classification of alien taxa (SEICAT)

    Sven Bacher;Sven Bacher;T.M.Tim M. Blackburn;T.M.Tim M. Blackburn;Franz Essl;Piero Genovesi

  • NEOBIOTA IN ÖSTERREICH

    Franz Essl;Wolfgang Rabitsch

  • Alien Terrestrial Invertebrates of Europe

    Alain Roques;Wolfgang Rabitsch;Jean-Yves Rasplus;Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde

  • Crossing Frontiers in Tackling Pathways of Biological Invasions

    Franz Essl;Sven Bacher;Tim M. Blackburn;Olaf Booy

  • Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT)

    Charlotte L. Hawkins;Sven Bacher;Franz Essl;Philip E. Hulme

  • Biodiversity policy beyond economic growth

    Iago Otero;Iago Otero;Katharine N. Farrell;Katharine N. Farrell;Salvador Pueyo;Giorgos Kallis

  • Non-native and native organisms moving into high elevation and high latitude ecosystems in an era of climate change : new challenges for ecology and conservation

    Aníbal Pauchard;Ann Milbau;Ann Milbau;Ann Albihn;Ann Albihn;Jake Alexander

  • Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment.

    Franz Essl;Franz Essl;Bernd Lenzner;Sven Bacher;Sarah Bailey

  • How can alien species inventories and interception data help us prevent insect invasions

    M. Kenis;W. Rabitsch;M.-A. Auger-Rozenberg;A. Roques

  • Developing a framework of minimum standards for the risk assessment of alien species

    Helen E. Roy;Wolfgang Rabitsch;Riccardo Scalera;Alan Stewart

Frequent Co-Authors

Franz Essl
Franz Essl University of Vienna
Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
Alain Roques
Alain Roques INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Marc Kenis
Marc Kenis CAB International
Piero Genovesi
Piero Genovesi Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale
Jonathan M. Jeschke
Jonathan M. Jeschke Freie Universität Berlin
Sven Bacher
Sven Bacher University of Fribourg
Stefan Schindler
Stefan Schindler Umweltbundesamt, Austria
Ingolf Kühn
Ingolf Kühn Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Helen E. Roy
Helen E. Roy Anglia Ruskin University

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