Atle Mysterud

28.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
326 papers, 20.3k citations indexed

About

Atle Mysterud is a scholar working on Ecology, Genetics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Atle Mysterud has authored 326 papers receiving a total of 20.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 246 papers in Ecology, 68 papers in Genetics and 67 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Atle Mysterud's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (218 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (61 papers) and Ecology and biodiversity studies (55 papers). Atle Mysterud is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (218 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (61 papers) and Ecology and biodiversity studies (55 papers). Atle Mysterud collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United Kingdom and France. Atle Mysterud's co-authors include Nils Chr. Stenseth, Leif Egil Loe, Rolf Langvatn, Nathalie Pettorelli, Nigel G. Yoccoz, Jean‐Michel Gaillard, Jon Olav Vik, Compton J. Tucker, Rolf A. Ims and Gunnar Austrheim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Atle Mysterud

318 papers receiving 19.4k 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.

Using the satellite-derived NDVI to assess ecological responses to environmental change

2005 2.5k citations Nathalie Pettorelli, Jon Olav Vik et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Ecological Effects of Climate Fluctuations

2002 1.4k citations Nils Chr. Stenseth, Atle Mysterud et al. profile →
Review article. Studying climate effects on ecology through the use of climate indices: the North Atlantic Oscillation, El Niño Southern Oscillation and beyond

2003 642 citations Nils Chr. Stenseth, Atle Mysterud et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Atle Mysterud Norway	70	15.0k	4.5k	4.3k	3.4k	3.0k	326	20.3k
Nigel G. Yoccoz Norway	71	16.5k 1.1×	6.4k 1.4×	4.0k 0.9×	4.9k 1.4×	5.7k 1.9×	352	23.7k
Mark S. Boyce Canada	79	21.0k 1.4×	6.5k 1.4×	4.5k 1.1×	4.1k 1.2×	5.4k 1.8×	299	26.6k
H.H.T. Prins Netherlands	68	9.2k 0.6×	5.4k 1.2×	4.3k 1.0×	2.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	407	16.8k
Gary C. White United States	64	22.0k 1.5×	8.4k 1.9×	5.1k 1.2×	3.7k 1.1×	3.8k 1.3×	236	26.4k
Stan Boutin Canada	77	16.4k 1.1×	4.7k 1.1×	3.3k 0.8×	6.1k 1.8×	2.8k 0.9×	383	21.0k
Bernt‐Erik Sæther Norway	72	11.8k 0.8×	4.7k 1.0×	2.6k 0.6×	4.8k 1.4×	2.3k 0.8×	309	16.4k
James A. Estes United States	59	17.9k 1.2×	4.8k 1.1×	8.8k 2.1×	2.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	145	24.3k
A. R. E. Sinclair Canada	69	13.3k 0.9×	6.0k 1.3×	2.9k 0.7×	3.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	175	17.5k
Charles J. Krebs Canada	78	17.3k 1.2×	8.0k 1.8×	3.3k 0.8×	5.8k 1.7×	2.5k 0.8×	345	23.5k
Chris R. Dickman Australia	76	15.9k 1.1×	5.0k 1.1×	3.5k 0.8×	3.8k 1.1×	3.7k 1.2×	424	19.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Atle Mysterud

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Atle Mysterud

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Atle Mysterud. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Atle Mysterud based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Atle Mysterud. Atle Mysterud is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Rivrud, Inger Maren, et al.. (2025). Multiple drivers of spring migration timing for red deer over the past 16 years in northern Europe. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 292(2038). 20240842–20240842.

Rivrud, Inger Maren, et al.. (2025). Sex‐specific selection of agricultural farmland by a partially migratory ungulate. Journal of Animal Ecology. 94(5). 884–895. 2 indexed citations

Rivrud, Inger Maren, et al.. (2024). Red deer grazing pressure on agricultural grass meadows from broad to local scale. Wildlife Biology. 2025(3). 2 indexed citations

Mysterud, Atle, Bram Van Moorter, Hildegunn Viljugrein, et al.. (2024). Evidence of limited short‐term adverse demographic side effects of chronic wasting disease management. Journal of Wildlife Management. 89(2).

Hopp, Petter, Christer M. Rolandsen, Jørn Våge, et al.. (2024). Sporadic cases of chronic wasting disease in old moose – an epidemiological study. Journal of General Virology. 105(1). 6 indexed citations

Figueiredo, Ana M., Pamela C. Köster, Alejandro Dashti, et al.. (2023). Molecular Detection and Distribution of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. Infections in Wild and Domestic Animals in Portugal. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2023. 1–31. 9 indexed citations

Viljugrein, Hildegunn, Inger Maren Rivrud, Solveig Jore, et al.. (2023). The emergence and shift in seasonality of Lyme borreliosis in Northern Europe. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(1993). 20222420–20222420. 19 indexed citations

Rolandsen, Christer M., Jørn Våge, Petter Hopp, et al.. (2019). Kartlegging og overvåking av skrantesjuke (Chronic Wasting Disease - CWD) 2016-2018. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 2 indexed citations

Jaarsma, Ryanne I., Hein Sprong, Katsuhisa Takumi, et al.. (2019). Anaplasma phagocytophilum evolves in geographical and biotic niches of vertebrates and ticks. Parasites & Vectors. 12(1). 328–328. 89 indexed citations

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Groeve, Johannes De, Francesca Cagnacci, Nathan Ranc, et al.. (2019). Individual Movement - Sequence Analysis Method (IM-SAM): characterizing spatio-temporal patterns of animal habitat use across landscapes. International Journal of Geographical Information Systems. 34(8). 1530–1551. 11 indexed citations

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Debeffe, Lucie, Inger Maren Rivrud, Erling L. Meisingset, & Atle Mysterud. (2019). Sex-specific differences in spring and autumn migration in a northern large herbivore. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 6137–6137. 8 indexed citations

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Gaillard, Jean‐Michel, Christophe Bonenfant, Atle Mysterud, et al.. (2018). Same habitat types but different use: evidence of context-dependent habitat selection in roe deer across populations. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 5102–5102. 19 indexed citations

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Bischof, Richard, Christophe Bonenfant, Inger Maren Rivrud, et al.. (2017). Regulated hunting re-shapes the life history of brown bears. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2(1). 116–123. 44 indexed citations

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Kapperud, Georg, Atle Mysterud, Erling J. Solberg, et al.. (2017). CWD in Norway – a state of emergency for the future of cervids (Phase II). Opinion of the panel on Biological Hazards. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 1 indexed citations

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Hothorn, Torsten, et al.. (2015). Temporal patterns of deer–vehicle collisions consistent with deer activity pattern and density increase but not general accident risk. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 81. 143–152. 57 indexed citations

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Speed, James D. M., Vegard Martinsen, Alison J. Hester, et al.. (2015). Continuous and discontinuous variation in ecosystem carbon stocks with elevation across a treeline ecotone. Biogeosciences. 12(5). 1615–1627. 24 indexed citations

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Putman, R. J., R. J. Putman, R. J. Putman, et al.. (2011). Ungulate Management in Europe. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 101 indexed citations

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Mysterud, Atle, et al.. (2010). Spatial patterns of accumulated browsing and its relevance for management of red deer Cervus elaphus. Wildlife Biology. 16(2). 162–172. 20 indexed citations

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Pettorelli, Nathalie, Jon Olav Vik, Atle Mysterud, et al.. (2005). Using the satellite-derived NDVI to assess ecological responses to environmental change. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 20(9). 503–510. 2540 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mysterud, Atle. (2004). Temporal variation in the number of car‐killed red deer Cervus elaphus in Norway. Wildlife Biology. 10(3). 203–211. 64 indexed citations

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