Achilleas Psomas

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Achilleas Psomas is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Achilleas Psomas has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 16 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Achilleas Psomas's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (16 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (14 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (12 papers). Achilleas Psomas is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (16 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (14 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (12 papers). Achilleas Psomas collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and Poland. Achilleas Psomas's co-authors include Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Christian Ginzler, Sylvain Delzon, Emmanuel Karapidakis, Dionysia Kolokotsa, Nicolas Gruber, Meike Vogt, Mathias Kneubühler, K.I. Itten and Damiano Righetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Achilleas Psomas

40 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Climate change and European forests: What do we know, what are the uncertainties, and what are the implications for forest management?

2014 471 citations Marcus Lindner, Joanne Fitzgerald et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Achilleas Psomas Switzerland	22	976	900	788	608	394	42	2.2k
Jonathan A. Greenberg United States	26	1.3k 1.3×	1.6k 1.8×	884 1.1×	864 1.4×	514 1.3×	66	3.2k
Nicholas R. Vaughn United States	21	838 0.9×	944 1.0×	599 0.8×	294 0.5×	180 0.5×	53	1.7k
Christopher B. Anderson United States	21	1.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.6×	939 1.2×	674 1.1×	191 0.5×	37	2.6k
David M. Bell United States	27	1.9k 1.9×	1.0k 1.1×	1.5k 1.9×	603 1.0×	687 1.7×	72	2.9k
Cho‐ying Huang Taiwan	22	1.3k 1.3×	975 1.1×	769 1.0×	365 0.6×	459 1.2×	63	2.2k
Alisa L. Gallant United States	27	1.5k 1.5×	1.5k 1.7×	409 0.5×	381 0.6×	339 0.9×	45	2.5k
Juliana Schietti Brazil	23	865 0.9×	637 0.7×	985 1.3×	206 0.3×	158 0.4×	45	1.9k
Daniel J. Metcalfe Australia	28	1.0k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	1.3k 1.6×	375 0.6×	150 0.4×	75	2.8k
Zak Ratajczak United States	21	1.4k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	192 0.3×	268 0.7×	38	2.3k
Todd R. Lookingbill United States	22	916 0.9×	981 1.1×	566 0.7×	306 0.5×	217 0.6×	43	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Achilleas Psomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Achilleas Psomas

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Ritota, Mena, et al.. (2025). Innovative thistle-curdled cheeses from the Mediterranean area: Nutritional evaluation of some relevant compounds. Journal of Dairy Research. 92(1). 107–116.

Weber, Dominique, Marcel Schwieder, Achilleas Psomas, et al.. (2023). Grassland‐use intensity maps for Switzerland based on satellite time series: Challenges and opportunities for ecological applications. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 10(3). 312–327. 12 indexed citations

Tobias, Silvia, et al.. (2023). Greening and browning of urban lawns in Geneva (Switzerland) as influenced by soil properties. Geoderma Regional. 34. e00677–e00677. 2 indexed citations

Meusburger, Katrin, Volodymyr Trotsiuk, Paul Schmidt‐Walter, et al.. (2022). Soil–plant interactions modulated water availability of Swiss forests during the 2015 and 2018 droughts. Global Change Biology. 28(20). 5928–5944. 28 indexed citations

Donati, Giulia, Janine Bolliger, Achilleas Psomas, Max Maurer, & Peter M. Bach. (2022). Reconciling cities with nature: Identifying local Blue-Green Infrastructure interventions for regional biodiversity enhancement. Journal of Environmental Management. 316. 115254–115254. 64 indexed citations

Chalmandrier, Loïc, Michael P. Nobis, Patrice Descombes, et al.. (2020). A landscape‐scale assessment of the relationship between grassland functioning, community diversity, and functional traits. Ecology and Evolution. 10(18). 9906–9919. 12 indexed citations

Righetti, Damiano, Meike Vogt, Nicolas Gruber, Achilleas Psomas, & Niklaus E. Zimmermann. (2019). Global pattern of phytoplankton diversity driven by temperature and environmental variability. Science Advances. 5(5). eaau6253–eaau6253. 174 indexed citations

Gimmi, Urs, Christian Ginzler, Matthias Müller, & Achilleas Psomas. (2016). Assessing accuracy of forest cover information on historical maps. DORA WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research). 2016. 7–18. 8 indexed citations

Lindner, Marcus, Joanne Fitzgerald, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, et al.. (2014). Climate change and European forests: What do we know, what are the uncertainties, and what are the implications for forest management?. Journal of Environmental Management. 146. 69–83. 471 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zimmermann, Niklaus E., Signe Normand, & Achilleas Psomas. (2014). PorTree Final Report: A project funded by the BAFU-WSL program on “Forests and Climate Change” in Switzerland. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 2 indexed citations

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Pottier, Julien, Zbyněk Malenovský, Achilleas Psomas, et al.. (2014). Modelling plant species distribution in alpine grasslands using airborne imaging spectroscopy. Biology Letters. 10(7). 20140347–20140347. 24 indexed citations

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Thuiller, Wilfried, Samuel Pironon, Achilleas Psomas, et al.. (2014). The European functional tree of bird life in the face of global change. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3118–3118. 55 indexed citations

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Büntgen, Ulf, Achilleas Psomas, & Fritz Hans Schweingruber. (2014). Introducing wood anatomical and dendrochronological aspects of herbaceous plants: applications of the Xylem Database to vegetation science. Journal of Vegetation Science. 25(4). 967–977. 19 indexed citations

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Maiorano, Luigi, Giovanni Amori, Massimo Capula, et al.. (2013). Threats from Climate Change to Terrestrial Vertebrate Hotspots in Europe. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e74989–e74989. 82 indexed citations

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Normand, Signe, Christophe F. Randin, Ralf Ohlemüller, et al.. (2013). A greener Greenland? Climatic potential and long-term constraints on future expansions of trees and shrubs. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 368(1624). 20120479–20120479. 66 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Niklaus E., Dirk R. Schmatz, & Achilleas Psomas. (2013). Climate change scenarios to 2100 and implications for forest management. DORA WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research). 9–14. 3 indexed citations

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Engler, Robin, Lars T. Waser‬, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, et al.. (2013). Combining ensemble modeling and remote sensing for mapping individual tree species at high spatial resolution. Forest Ecology and Management. 310. 64–73. 81 indexed citations

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Psomas, Achilleas, Mathias Kneubühler, S. Huber, K.I. Itten, & Niklaus E. Zimmermann. (2011). Hyperspectral remote sensing for estimating aboveground biomass and for exploring species richness patterns of grassland habitats. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 32(24). 9007–9031. 109 indexed citations

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Maiorano, Luigi, Alessandra Falcucci, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, et al.. (2011). The future of terrestrial mammals in the Mediterranean basin under climate change. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 366(1578). 2681–2692. 92 indexed citations

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Psomas, Achilleas, Mathias Kneubühler, K.I. Itten, & Niklaus E. Zimmermann. (2007). Hyperspectral remote sensing for seasonal estimation of aboveground biomass in Swiss grassland habitats. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 482–487. 1 indexed citations

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