Alexandra Erfmeier

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alexandra Erfmeier is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandra Erfmeier has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 31 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 19 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Alexandra Erfmeier's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (33 papers), Plant and animal studies (27 papers) and Forest ecology and management (6 papers). Alexandra Erfmeier is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (33 papers), Plant and animal studies (27 papers) and Forest ecology and management (6 papers). Alexandra Erfmeier collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and Switzerland. Alexandra Erfmeier's co-authors include Helge Bruelheide, Thomas Scholten, Michael Beckmann, Peter Kühn, Sabine Both, Martin Böhnke, Keping Ma, Michael Staab, Tesfaye Wubet and François Buscot and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Alexandra Erfmeier

50 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Tree species richness increases ecosystem carbon storage ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200
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.

  1. Tree species richness increases ecosystem carbon storage in subtropical forests
    2018 242 citations Xiaojuan Liu, Stefan Trogisch et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexandra Erfmeier Germany 21 757 532 489 328 287 51 1.3k
Terho Hyvönen Finland 23 575 0.8× 826 1.6× 643 1.3× 368 1.1× 208 0.7× 69 1.6k
Diane L. Larson United States 21 849 1.1× 643 1.2× 523 1.1× 625 1.9× 310 1.1× 65 1.6k
Sarah M. Emery United States 20 686 0.9× 781 1.5× 580 1.2× 439 1.3× 240 0.8× 55 1.4k
Victoria Nuzzo United States 20 762 1.0× 409 0.8× 523 1.1× 638 1.9× 282 1.0× 28 1.3k
Emily Grman United States 16 825 1.1× 550 1.0× 460 0.9× 417 1.3× 268 0.9× 29 1.2k
Vojtěch Lanta Czechia 22 889 1.2× 571 1.1× 666 1.4× 417 1.3× 359 1.3× 60 1.5k
Monika Janišová Slovakia 16 811 1.1× 811 1.5× 612 1.3× 488 1.5× 302 1.1× 65 1.6k
Inga Hiiesalu Estonia 21 656 0.9× 685 1.3× 412 0.8× 365 1.1× 197 0.7× 36 1.4k
Olga Ferlian Germany 22 487 0.6× 408 0.8× 484 1.0× 512 1.6× 283 1.0× 61 1.4k
Kathryn M. Flinn United States 12 848 1.1× 318 0.6× 412 0.8× 417 1.3× 419 1.5× 24 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexandra Erfmeier

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexandra Erfmeier

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All Works

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Schuldt, Andreas, Xiaojuan Liu, François Buscot, et al.. (2023). Carbon–biodiversity relationships in a highly diverse subtropical forest. Global Change Biology. 29(18). 5321–5333. 27 indexed citations
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Bruelheide, Helge, et al.. (2021). Drivers of understorey biomass: tree species identity is more important than richness in a young forest. Journal of Plant Ecology. 14(3). 465–477. 7 indexed citations
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Bruelheide, Helge, et al.. (2020). Biogeographic differences in plant–soil biota relationships contribute to the exotic range expansion of Verbascum thapsus. Ecology and Evolution. 10(23). 13057–13070. 7 indexed citations
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Fichtner, Andreas, Werner Härdtle, Diethart Matthies, et al.. (2020). Safeguarding the rare woodland species Gagea spathacea : Understanding habitat requirements is not sufficient. Plant Species Biology. 35(2). 120–129. 1 indexed citations
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Hock, Maria, Rainer Hofmann, Franz Essl, et al.. (2020). Native distribution characteristics rather than functional traits explain preadaptation of invasive species to high‐UV‐B environments. Diversity and Distributions. 26(10). 1421–1438. 8 indexed citations
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Staab, Michael, Xiaojuan Liu, Thorsten Aßmann, et al.. (2020). Tree phylogenetic diversity structures multitrophic communities. Functional Ecology. 35(2). 521–534. 29 indexed citations
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Erfmeier, Alexandra, et al.. (2019). Ash Dieback and Its Impact in Near-Natural Forest Remnants – A Plant Community-Based Inventory. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 658–658. 22 indexed citations
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Goebes, Philipp, Karsten Schmidt, Steffen Seitz, et al.. (2019). The strength of soil-plant interactions under forest is related to a Critical Soil Depth. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 8635–8635. 45 indexed citations
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Erfmeier, Alexandra, et al.. (2018). Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics?. Plant Ecology. 219(10). 1139–1150. 33 indexed citations
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Yang, Bo, Ying Li, Ding Bingyang, et al.. (2017). Impact of tree diversity and environmental conditions on the survival of shrub species in a forest biodiversity experiment in subtropical China. Journal of Plant Ecology. 10(1). 179–189. 16 indexed citations
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Schuldt, Andreas, Helge Bruelheide, François Buscot, et al.. (2017). Belowground top-down and aboveground bottom-up effects structure multitrophic community relationships in a biodiverse forest. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 4222–4222. 39 indexed citations
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Bruelheide, Helge, et al.. (2016). Limited tree richness effects on herb layer composition, richness and productivity in experimental forest stands. Journal of Plant Ecology. 10(1). 190–200. 15 indexed citations
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Zenni, Rafael Dudeque, Ian A. Dickie, Michael J. Wingfield, et al.. (2016). Evolutionary dynamics of tree invasions: complementing the unified framework for biological invasions. AoB Plants. 9(1). plw085–plw085. 44 indexed citations
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Schuldt, Andreas, Tesfaye Wubet, François Buscot, et al.. (2015). Multitrophic diversity in a biodiverse forest is highly nonlinear across spatial scales. Nature Communications. 6(1). 10169–10169. 35 indexed citations
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Erfmeier, Alexandra, et al.. (2013). The Role of Propagule Pressure, Genetic Diversity and Microsite Availability for Senecio vernalis Invasion. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e57029–e57029. 18 indexed citations
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Beckmann, Michael, Helge Bruelheide, & Alexandra Erfmeier. (2011). Germination responses of three grassland species differ between native and invasive origins. Ecological Research. 26(4). 763–771. 32 indexed citations
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Erfmeier, Alexandra, Martin Böhnke, & Helge Bruelheide. (2010). Secondary invasion of Acer negundo: the role of phenotypic responses versus local adaptation. Biological Invasions. 13(7). 1599–1614. 51 indexed citations

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