Benjamin Merkel

962 total citations
23 papers, 425 citations indexed

About

Benjamin Merkel is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Merkel has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 425 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ecology, 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Merkel's work include Marine animal studies overview (10 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (9 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (6 papers). Benjamin Merkel is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (10 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (9 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (6 papers). Benjamin Merkel collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and United Kingdom. Benjamin Merkel's co-authors include Nigel G. Yoccoz, Jon Aars, Hallvard Strøm, Sébastien Descamps, Richard A. Phillips, Christian Lydersen, Børge Moe, Kit M. Kovacs, Simeon Lisovski and Janne E. Søreide and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Journal of Animal Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Merkel

21 papers receiving 416 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin Merkel Norway 9 351 106 81 78 72 23 425
Samantha E. Richman United States 9 307 0.9× 146 1.4× 32 0.4× 82 1.1× 96 1.3× 10 410
Laura McFarlane Tranquilla Canada 13 391 1.1× 149 1.4× 47 0.6× 48 0.6× 28 0.4× 23 451
Kaj Kampp Denmark 12 319 0.9× 116 1.1× 37 0.5× 81 1.0× 39 0.5× 24 396
Timothy E. Dunn United Kingdom 7 247 0.7× 96 0.9× 32 0.4× 44 0.6× 52 0.7× 9 298
Sally Poncet Falkland Islands 13 392 1.1× 99 0.9× 51 0.6× 46 0.6× 41 0.6× 28 449
Ana P. B. Carneiro United Kingdom 14 475 1.4× 175 1.7× 45 0.6× 34 0.4× 67 0.9× 27 546
Brad A. Andres United States 14 579 1.6× 234 2.2× 115 1.4× 71 0.9× 83 1.2× 41 683
George G. Esslinger United States 11 287 0.8× 113 1.1× 32 0.4× 22 0.3× 62 0.9× 28 359
Heather M. Renner United States 15 501 1.4× 309 2.9× 43 0.5× 167 2.1× 115 1.6× 34 650
Michelle A. Kappes United States 9 440 1.3× 197 1.9× 42 0.5× 35 0.4× 64 0.9× 11 494

Countries citing papers authored by Benjamin Merkel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benjamin Merkel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Merkel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Benjamin Merkel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Benjamin Merkel 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 Benjamin Merkel. Benjamin Merkel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sylvester, Zephyr, Alexis A. Bahl, Sophie Bestley, et al.. (2025). Untangling the complexities of larval Antarctic krill overwintering success under climate change. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 82(4).
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Merkel, Benjamin, Jon Aars, Kristin L. Laidre, & James W. Fox. (2023). Light-level geolocation as a tool to monitor polar bear (Ursus maritimus) denning ecology: a case study. Animal Biotelemetry. 11(1). 1 indexed citations
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Merkel, Benjamin, Philip N. Trathan, Sally Thorpe, et al.. (2023). Quantifying circumpolar summer habitat for Antarctic krill and Ice krill, two key species of the Antarctic marine ecosystem. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 80(6). 1773–1786. 8 indexed citations
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Merkel, Benjamin & Hallvard Strøm. (2023). Post‐colony swimming migration in the genus Uria. Journal of Avian Biology. 2024(1-2). 1 indexed citations
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Þórarinsson, Þorkell Lindberg, et al.. (2023). Wintering and migration strategies of Slavonian Grebes Podiceps auritus breeding in Iceland. Bird Study. 70(4). 251–259.
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Aune, Magnus, et al.. (2022). Telemetry data of red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) migrations in a north Norwegian fjord. Data in Brief. 41. 107894–107894. 2 indexed citations
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Merkel, Benjamin & Jon Aars. (2022). Shifting polar bear Ursus maritimus denning habitat availability in the European Arctic. Polar Biology. 45(3). 481–490. 6 indexed citations
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Moe, Børge, Françoise Amélineau, Morten Ekker, et al.. (2021). An automated procedure (v2.0) to obtain positions from light-level geolocators in large-scale tracking of seabirds. A method description for the SEATRACK project. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 1 indexed citations
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Pollet, Ingrid L., Helmut Kruckenberg, П.М. Глазов, et al.. (2020). Year-round spatiotemporal distribution pattern of a threatened sea duck species breeding on Kolguev Island, south-eastern Barents Sea. BMC Ecology. 20(1). 31–31. 10 indexed citations
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Merkel, Benjamin, Sébastien Descamps, Nigel G. Yoccoz, et al.. (2020). Individual migration strategy fidelity but no habitat specialization in two congeneric seabirds. Journal of Biogeography. 48(2). 263–275. 8 indexed citations
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Descamps, Sébastien, Benjamin Merkel, Hallvard Strøm, et al.. (2020). Sharing wintering grounds does not synchronize annual survival in a high Arctic seabird, the little auk. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 676. 233–242. 7 indexed citations
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Merkel, Benjamin, Jon Aars, & Glen E. Liston. (2020). Modelling polar bear maternity den habitat in east Svalbard. Polar Research. 39(0). 7 indexed citations
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Lisovski, Simeon, Silke Bauer, Martins Briedis, et al.. (2019). Light‐level geolocator analyses: A user's guide. Journal of Animal Ecology. 89(1). 221–236. 139 indexed citations
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Fauchald, Per, Arnaud Tarroux, Sébastien Descamps, et al.. (2019). Arctic-breeding seabirds’ hotspots in space and time - A methodological framework for year-round modelling of environmental niche and abundance using light-logger data. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 2 indexed citations
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Merkel, Benjamin, Sébastien Descamps, Nigel G. Yoccoz, et al.. (2019). Earlier colony arrival but no trend in hatching timing in two congeneric seabirds (Uriaspp.) across the North Atlantic. Biology Letters. 15(10). 20190634–20190634. 11 indexed citations
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Tartu, Sabrina, Jon Aars, Magnus Andersen, et al.. (2018). Choose Your Poison—Space-Use Strategy Influences Pollutant Exposure in Barents Sea Polar Bears. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(5). 3211–3221. 17 indexed citations
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Lone, Karen, Benjamin Merkel, Christian Lydersen, Kit M. Kovacs, & Jon Aars. (2017). Sea ice resource selection models for polar bears in the Barents Sea subpopulation. Ecography. 41(4). 567–578. 33 indexed citations
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Merkel, Benjamin, Richard A. Phillips, Sébastien Descamps, et al.. (2016). A probabilistic algorithm to process geolocation data. Movement Ecology. 4(1). 26–26. 64 indexed citations
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Merkel, Benjamin, Christian Lydersen, Nigel G. Yoccoz, & Kit M. Kovacs. (2013). The World’s Northernmost Harbour Seal Population–How Many Are There?. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e67576–e67576. 16 indexed citations

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