Alexander Singer

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Alexander Singer is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Singer has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, 15 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 14 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Alexander Singer's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (15 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (11 papers). Alexander Singer is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (15 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (11 papers). Alexander Singer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Sweden. Alexander Singer's co-authors include Carsten F. Dormann, Christine Römermann, Florian Härtig, Juliano Sarmento Cabral, Boris Schröder, Ingolf Kühn, Stanislaus J. Schymanski, Xavier Morin, Isabelle Chuine and Catherine H. Graham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Ecology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Singer

32 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Correlation and process in species distribution models: bridging a dichotomy

2012 535 citations Carsten F. Dormann, Stanislaus J. Schymanski et al. Journal of Biogeography profile →
The evolution of critical thermal limits of life on Earth

2021 234 citations Joanne M. Bennett, Jennifer M. Sunday et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander Singer Germany	15	1.2k	1.1k	901	571	388	34	2.1k
Véronique Helfer Germany	11	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	694 0.8×	370 0.6×	460 1.2×	24	2.0k
Pilar Adriana Rey Hernández Spain	5	1.7k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	878 1.0×	492 0.9×	404 1.0×	9	2.3k
Gwenaëlle Le Lay Switzerland	7	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	871 1.0×	355 0.6×	345 0.9×	9	2.1k
Yoan Fourcade France	16	1.3k 1.1×	989 0.9×	715 0.8×	510 0.9×	259 0.7×	39	1.9k
Manuela D‘Amen Italy	21	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	935 1.0×	639 1.1×	653 1.7×	49	2.4k
Sean P. Maher United States	14	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	831 0.9×	561 1.0×	460 1.2×	20	2.4k
Huijie Qiao China	26	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	732 0.8×	492 0.9×	311 0.8×	79	2.5k
Frank T. Breiner Switzerland	11	1.2k 1.0×	773 0.7×	604 0.7×	503 0.9×	234 0.6×	12	1.6k
Jan O. Engler Germany	23	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	818 0.9×	527 0.9×	443 1.1×	57	2.4k
Sara Varela Spain	22	942 0.8×	756 0.7×	567 0.6×	333 0.6×	308 0.8×	66	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Alexander Singer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Singer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Singer

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nair, Rajesh R., et al.. (2026). The Current State of Digital Scribes in Primary Care: A Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Systems. 50(1). 2–2.

Bauer, Barbara, Alexander Singer, Oliver Jakoby, et al.. (2025). Comparison of visual assessment and quantitative goodness-of-fit metrics on GUTS model fits. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 44(1). 240–250. 1 indexed citations

Bauer, Barbara, Alexander Singer, Oliver Jakoby, et al.. (2023). A Toxicokinetic–Toxicodynamic Modeling Workflow Assessing the Quality of Input Mortality Data. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 43(1). 197–210. 2 indexed citations

Singer, Alexander, et al.. (2022). Joint survival modelling for multiple species exposed to toxicants. The Science of The Total Environment. 857(Pt 2). 159266–159266. 6 indexed citations

Bennett, Joanne M., Jennifer M. Sunday, Piero Calosi, et al.. (2021). The evolution of critical thermal limits of life on Earth. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1198–1198. 234 indexed citations breakdown →

Bradter, Ute, Arpat Özgül, Michael Griesser, et al.. (2021). Habitat suitability models based on opportunistic citizen science data: Evaluating forecasts from alternative methods versus an individual‐based model. Diversity and Distributions. 27(12). 2397–2411. 7 indexed citations

Recio, Mariano R., Alexander Singer, Petter Wabakken, & Håkan Sand. (2020). Agent-based models predict patterns and identify constraints of large carnivore recolonizations, a case study of wolves in Scandinavia. Biological Conservation. 251. 108752–108752. 12 indexed citations

Bennett, Joanne M., Piero Calosi, Susana Clusella‐Trullas, et al.. (2018). GlobTherm, a global database on thermal tolerances for aquatic and terrestrial organisms. Scientific Data. 5(1). 180022–180022. 186 indexed citations

Singer, Alexander, Oliver Schweiger, Ingolf Kühn, & Karin Johst. (2018). Constructing a hybrid species distribution model from standard large-scale distribution data. Ecological Modelling. 373. 39–52. 15 indexed citations

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Karakoç, Canan, Alexander Singer, Karin Johst, Hauke Harms, & Antonis Chatzinotas. (2017). Transient recovery dynamics of a predator–prey system under press and pulse disturbances. BMC Ecology. 17(1). 13–13. 13 indexed citations

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Singer, Alexander & Karin Johst. (2017). Transience after disturbance: Obligate species recovery dynamics depend on disturbance duration. Theoretical Population Biology. 115. 81–88. 2 indexed citations

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Singer, Alexander & Karin Frank. (2016). Viability of cyclic populations. Ecology. 97(11). 3143–3153. 3 indexed citations

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Schymanski, Stanislaus J., Carsten F. Dormann, Juliano Sarmento Cabral, et al.. (2013). Process, correlation and parameter fitting in species distribution models: a response to Kriticos et al. Journal of Biogeography. 40(3). 612–613. 9 indexed citations

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Singer, Alexander & Graham Smith. (2012). Emergency rabies control in a community of two high-density hosts. BMC Veterinary Research. 8(1). 79–79. 10 indexed citations

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Schurr, Frank M., Jörn Pagel, Juliano Sarmento Cabral, et al.. (2012). How to understand species’ niches and range dynamics: a demographic research agenda for biogeography. Journal of Biogeography. 39(12). 2146–2162. 237 indexed citations

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Singer, Alexander, Μ. D. Salman, & Hans‐Hermann Thulke. (2011). Reviewing model application to support animal health decision making. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 99(1). 60–67. 12 indexed citations

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Kissling, W. Daniel, Carsten F. Dormann, Jürgen Groeneveld, et al.. (2011). Towards novel approaches to modelling biotic interactions in multispecies assemblages at large spatial extents. Journal of Biogeography. 39(12). 2163–2178. 322 indexed citations

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Singer, Alexander. (2010). External report reviewing the previous opinions of the Panel on Animal Health and Welfare concerning the application of quantitative tools, in the sequence of the current self mandate on “Good Practice in Conducting Scientific Assessments in Animal Health Using Modelling”. EFSA Supporting Publications. 7(3). 2 indexed citations

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Carroll, Matthew J., Alexander Singer, Graham Smith, D. Cowan, & Giovanna Massei. (2010). The use of immunocontraception to improve rabies eradication in urban dog populations. Wildlife Research. 37(8). 676–687. 41 indexed citations

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Singer, Alexander, Charlotta Kvarnemo, Kai Lindström, & Ola Svensson. (2006). Genetic mating patterns studied in pools with manipulated nest site availability in two populations of Pomatoschistus minutus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 19(5). 1641–1650. 40 indexed citations

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