Bengt Gunnar Jonsson

11.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
188 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Bengt Gunnar Jonsson is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Bengt Gunnar Jonsson has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Insect Science, 50 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 48 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Bengt Gunnar Jonsson's work include Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (91 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (47 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (32 papers). Bengt Gunnar Jonsson is often cited by papers focused on Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (91 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (47 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (32 papers). Bengt Gunnar Jonsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Finland and Canada. Bengt Gunnar Jonsson's co-authors include Nicholas Kruys, Jogeir N. Stokland, Juha Siitonen, Mattias Edman, Håkan Berglund, Mari Jönsson, Thomas Ranius, Kristoffer Hylander, Per‐Anders Esseen and Mats Dynesius and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Radiology.

In The Last Decade

Bengt Gunnar Jonsson

180 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Biodiversity in Dead Wood

2012 845 citations Bengt Gunnar Jonsson et al. profile →
A conceptual model for work-related neck and upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders.

1993 510 citations Bengt Gunnar Jonsson et al. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health profile →
Measurement and evaluation of local muscular strain in the shoulder during constrained work.

1982 368 citations Bengt Gunnar Jonsson PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bengt Gunnar Jonsson Sweden	55	4.2k	2.9k	2.8k	2.2k	2.0k	188	8.8k
R. Harrington United Kingdom	57	4.2k 1.0×	3.8k 1.3×	3.5k 1.3×	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	222	13.0k
Erik Christiansen Denmark	45	2.4k 0.6×	829 0.3×	1.3k 0.5×	490 0.2×	568 0.3×	177	7.4k
D. J. Read United Kingdom	71	4.3k 1.0×	5.0k 1.7×	14.1k 5.1×	2.0k 0.9×	4.2k 2.2×	282	21.0k
Lars Ericson Sweden	53	1.1k 0.3×	2.1k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	529 0.2×	1.5k 0.8×	324	10.4k
Árni Magnússon Iceland	18	1.2k 0.3×	2.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.4×	2.4k 1.1×	2.8k 1.4×	46	10.4k
Timothy J. Breen United States	18	534 0.1×	1.0k 0.4×	606 0.2×	894 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	37	6.6k
Casper Willestofte Berg Denmark	17	1.1k 0.3×	2.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.4×	2.2k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	41	8.9k
M. Henry H. Stevens United States	20	797 0.2×	2.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	2.9k 1.5×	39	8.2k
Ian J. Alexander United Kingdom	47	1.8k 0.4×	1.2k 0.4×	3.9k 1.4×	358 0.2×	1.3k 0.7×	150	11.0k
Ralf B. Schäfer Germany	52	1.1k 0.3×	616 0.2×	888 0.3×	717 0.3×	1.7k 0.9×	244	10.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Bengt Gunnar Jonsson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bengt Gunnar Jonsson

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Edman, Mattias, et al.. (2025). Fragmented forests, isolated fungi: Saproxylic polypores in boreal woodland key habitats. Forest Ecology and Management. 596. 123065–123065.

Englund, Göran, et al.. (2025). Why We Disagree about the Climate Impact of Forestry – A Quantitative Analysis of Swedish Research. Environmental Management. 75(8). 1923–1937. 2 indexed citations

Dawson, Samantha K., Håkan Berglund, Otso Ovaskainen, et al.. (2024). Fungal trait‐environment relationships in wood‐inhabiting communities of boreal forest patches. Functional Ecology. 38(9). 1944–1958. 2 indexed citations

Esseen, Per‐Anders, Magnus Ekström, Anton Grafström, et al.. (2022). Multiple drivers of large‐scale lichen decline in boreal forest canopies. Global Change Biology. 28(10). 3293–3309. 18 indexed citations

Svensson, Johan, Jakub W. Bubnicki, Bengt Gunnar Jonsson, Jon Andersson, & Grzegorz Mikusiński. (2020). Conservation significance of intact forest landscapes in the Scandinavian Mountains Green Belt. Landscape Ecology. 35(9). 2113–2131. 42 indexed citations

Grafström, Anton, Magnus Ekström, Bengt Gunnar Jonsson, Per‐Anders Esseen, & Göran Ståhl. (2019). On combining independent probability samples. Publications (Mid Sweden University). 45(2). 349–364. 3 indexed citations

Haddaway, Neal, Claes Bernes, Bengt Gunnar Jonsson, & Katarina Hedlund. (2016). The benefits of systematic mapping to evidence-based environmental management. AMBIO. 45(5). 613–620. 138 indexed citations

Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar, Jari Kouki, & Timo Kuuluvainen. (2011). Northern Primeval Forests - Ecology, Conservation and Management Preface. Silva Fennica. 45(5). 783–784. 1 indexed citations

Jönsson, Mari, Shawn Fraver, & Bengt Gunnar Jonsson. (2011). Spatio-temporal variation of coarse woody debris input in woodland key habitats in central Sweden. Silva Fennica. 45(5). 15 indexed citations

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Beckman, L., et al.. (2008). FURTHER DATA ON THE BLOOD GROUPS OF THE SWEDISH LAPPS. PubMed. 9(1). 1–8. 6 indexed citations

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Jönsson, Mari, et al.. (2007). Eighteen years of tree mortality and structural change in an experimentally fragmented Norway spruce forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 242(2-3). 306–313. 97 indexed citations

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Hylander, Kristoffer & Bengt Gunnar Jonsson. (2006). The conservation ecology of cryptogams. Biological Conservation. 135(3). 311–314. 14 indexed citations

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Jong, Johnny de, et al.. (2004). Mer död ved i skogen : en förutsättning för tusentals arters överlevnad. 99(2). 36–41. 1 indexed citations

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Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar & Nicholas Kruys. (2001). Ecology of woody debris in boreal forest. 44 indexed citations

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Sih, Andrew, Bengt Gunnar Jonsson, & Gordon Luikart. (2000). Habitat loss: ecological, evolutionary and genetic consequences. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 15(4). 132–134. 113 indexed citations

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Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar, et al.. (1993). The Forest Management Planning Package. 31 indexed citations

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Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar & Lars Söderström. (1988). Growth and reproduction in the leafy hepaticPtilidium pulcherrimum(G. Web.) Vainio during a 4-year period. Journal of Bryology. 15(2). 315–325. 30 indexed citations

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Björkstén, Marianne Gerner & Bengt Gunnar Jonsson. (1977). Endurance limit of force in long-term intermittent static contractions.. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 3(1). 23–27. 150 indexed citations

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Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar, et al.. (1975). Function of the Muscles of the Upper Limb in Car Driving IV: The pectoralis major, serratus anterior and latissimus dorsi muscles. Ergonomics. 18(6). 643–649. 10 indexed citations

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Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar. (1956). BLOOD GROUPS AND PATERNITY PROBLEMS. Human Heredity. 6(4). 603–606. 1 indexed citations

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