Bernhard Schmid

74.1k total citations · 14 hit papers
487 papers, 40.1k citations indexed

About

Bernhard Schmid is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernhard Schmid has authored 487 papers receiving a total of 40.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 287 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 200 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 143 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Bernhard Schmid's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (277 papers), Plant and animal studies (177 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (48 papers). Bernhard Schmid is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (277 papers), Plant and animal studies (177 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (48 papers). Bernhard Schmid collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and China. Bernhard Schmid's co-authors include Andy Hector, Michel Loreau, David A. Wardle, Pablo Inchausti, David U. Hooper, Nina Buchmann, Andrea B. Pfisterer, Christiane Roscher, Jin He and John H. Lawton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Bernhard Schmid

472 papers receiving 38.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. EFFECTS OF BIODIVERSITY ON ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING: A CONSENSUS OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE
    2005 5.7k citations Michel Loreau, Bernhard Schmid et al. profile →
  2. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges
    2001 3.4k citations Michel Loreau, Bernhard Schmid et al. Science profile →
  3. Quantifying the evidence for biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning and services
    2006 1.9k citations Bernhard Schmid et al. Ecology Letters profile →
  4. High plant diversity is needed to maintain ecosystem services
    2011 1.1k citations Forest Isbell, Bernhard Schmid et al. profile →
  5. Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes
    2014 597 citations Stefan Scheu, Bernhard Schmid et al. profile →
  6. Selection for niche differentiation in plant communities increases biodiversity effects
    2014 298 citations Debra Zuppinger‐Dingley, Bernhard Schmid et al. profile →
  7. The Future of Complementarity: Disentangling Causes from Consequences
    2018 296 citations Liesje Mommer, Gerlinde B. De Deyn et al. profile →
  8. Multispecies forest plantations outyield monocultures across a broad range of conditions
    2022 252 citations Yuhao Feng, Bernhard Schmid et al. Science profile →
  9. Tree species richness increases ecosystem carbon storage in subtropical forests
    2018 242 citations Xiaojuan Liu, Stefan Trogisch et al. profile →
  10. Biodiversity promotes ecosystem functioning despite environmental change
    2021 165 citations Pubin Hong, Bernhard Schmid et al. Ecology Letters profile →
  11. Functional diversity effects on productivity increase with age in a forest biodiversity experiment
    2021 151 citations Franca J. Bongers, Bernhard Schmid et al. profile →
  12. Species richness stabilizes productivity via asynchrony and drought-tolerance diversity in a large-scale tree biodiversity experiment
    2021 151 citations Florian Schnabel, Xiaojuan Liu et al. profile →
  13. Biodiversity–stability relationships strengthen over time in a long-term grassland experiment
    2022 98 citations Cameron Wagg, Christiane Roscher et al. profile →
  14. Tree mycorrhizal association types control biodiversity-productivity relationship in a subtropical forest
    2023 63 citations Meifeng Deng, Lulu Guo et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Bernhard Schmid 20.4k 13.2k 12.6k 11.3k 10.0k 487 40.1k
Michel Loreau 24.6k 1.2× 14.5k 1.1× 20.9k 1.7× 6.6k 0.6× 14.2k 1.4× 289 49.5k
Sandra Lavorel 26.6k 1.3× 14.1k 1.1× 15.5k 1.2× 10.1k 0.9× 16.6k 1.7× 306 47.5k
Mark Westoby 26.7k 1.3× 17.1k 1.3× 11.4k 0.9× 14.7k 1.3× 12.6k 1.3× 282 43.3k
Ragan M. Callaway 20.4k 1.0× 14.0k 1.1× 8.2k 0.6× 19.5k 1.7× 5.9k 0.6× 316 36.6k
David A. Wardle 25.4k 1.2× 15.3k 1.2× 23.1k 1.8× 17.1k 1.5× 13.8k 1.4× 414 61.9k
Andy Hector 14.1k 0.7× 7.2k 0.5× 9.1k 0.7× 5.1k 0.5× 8.3k 0.8× 105 26.1k
Osvaldo E. Sala 15.6k 0.8× 6.2k 0.5× 14.9k 1.2× 6.2k 0.6× 15.8k 1.6× 205 36.6k
Christian Körner 17.2k 0.8× 8.0k 0.6× 8.2k 0.7× 16.2k 1.4× 21.9k 2.2× 465 47.6k
Cajo J. F. ter Braak 14.0k 0.7× 8.1k 0.6× 18.8k 1.5× 8.5k 0.8× 7.1k 0.7× 197 44.6k
David U. Hooper 13.0k 0.6× 6.7k 0.5× 11.0k 0.9× 4.4k 0.4× 8.4k 0.8× 41 27.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Allan, Eric, Caterina Penone, Bernhard Schmid, Óscar Godoy, & Noémie A. Pichon. (2025). When can we expect negative effects of plant diversity on community biomass?. Journal of Ecology. 113(8). 1955–1969. 1 indexed citations
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Durka, Walter, et al.. (2025). Selection and Phenotypic Plasticity Shape Plant Performance in a Grassland Biodiversity Experiment. Ecology and Evolution. 15(3). e71117–e71117. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Xia, Yanpei Guo, Hong‐Tu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Functional diversity of neighbours mediates sap flow density and radial growth of focal trees, but in different ways between evergreen and deciduous broadleaved species. Functional Ecology. 38(9). 1931–1943. 3 indexed citations
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Yao, Shuran, Weigang Hu, Mingfei Ji, et al.. (2024). Distribution, species richness, and relative importance of different plant life forms across drylands in China. Plant Diversity. 47(2). 273–281. 5 indexed citations
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Guo, Lulu, Meifeng Deng, Xuefei Li, et al.. (2023). Evolutionary and ecological forces shape nutrient strategies of mycorrhizal woody plants. Ecology Letters. 27(1). e14330–e14330. 18 indexed citations
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Schneider, Fabian, Marcos Longo, Eugénie Paul‐Limoges, et al.. (2023). Remote Sensing‐Based Forest Modeling Reveals Positive Effects of Functional Diversity on Productivity at Local Spatial Scale. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 128(6). 11 indexed citations
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Weisser, Wolfgang W., Anne Ebeling, Nico Eisenhauer, et al.. (2023). Relationships between ecosystem functions vary among years and plots and are driven by plant species richness. Oikos. 2024(1). 4 indexed citations
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Allan, Eric, Florian Altermatt, Forest Isbell, et al.. (2023). Diversity–functioning relationships across hierarchies of biological organization. Oikos. 2024(1). 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaojuan, Yuanyuan Huang, Lei Chen, et al.. (2022). Species richness, functional traits and climate interactively affect tree survival in a large forest biodiversity experiment. Journal of Ecology. 110(10). 2522–2531. 16 indexed citations
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Huang, Yuanyuan, Andreas Schuldt, Lydia Hönig, et al.. (2022). Effects of enemy exclusion on biodiversity–productivity relationships in a subtropical forest experiment. Journal of Ecology. 110(9). 2167–2178. 12 indexed citations
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Feng, Yuhao, Bernhard Schmid, Michel Loreau, et al.. (2022). Multispecies forest plantations outyield monocultures across a broad range of conditions. Science. 376(6595). 865–868. 252 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schmid, Marc W., Sofia J. van Moorsel, Terhi Hahl, et al.. (2021). Effects of plant community history, soil legacy and plant diversity on soil microbial communities. Journal of Ecology. 109(8). 3007–3023. 67 indexed citations
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Lange, Markus, Vanessa-Nina Roth, Nico Eisenhauer, et al.. (2020). Plant diversity enhances production and downward transport of biodegradable dissolved organic matter. Journal of Ecology. 109(3). 1284–1297. 39 indexed citations
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Hahl, Terhi, Sofia J. van Moorsel, Marc W. Schmid, et al.. (2019). Plant responses to diversity‐driven selection and associated rhizosphere microbial communities. Functional Ecology. 34(3). 707–722. 17 indexed citations
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Moorsel, Sofia J. van, Marc W. Schmid, Niels Wagemaker, et al.. (2019). Evidence for rapid evolution in a grassland biodiversity experiment. Molecular Ecology. 28(17). 4097–4117. 42 indexed citations
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Schmid, Marc W., Terhi Hahl, Sofia J. van Moorsel, et al.. (2018). Feedbacks of plant identity and diversity on the diversity and community composition of rhizosphere microbiomes from a long‐term biodiversity experiment. Molecular Ecology. 28(4). 863–878. 41 indexed citations
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Losapio, Gianalberto, Marcelino de la Cruz, Adrián Escudero, Bernhard Schmid, & Christian Schöb. (2018). The assembly of a plant network in alpine vegetation. Journal of Vegetation Science. 29(6). 999–1006. 24 indexed citations
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Petchey, Owen L., Mikael Pontarp, Thomas M. Massie, et al.. (2015). The ecological forecast horizon, and examples of its uses and determinants. Ecology Letters. 18(7). 597–611. 207 indexed citations
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Albrecht, Matthias, Peter Duelli, Christine Müller, David Kleijn, & Bernhard Schmid. (2007). The Swiss agri‐environment scheme enhances pollinator diversity and plant reproductive success in nearby intensively managed farmland. Journal of Applied Ecology. 44(4). 813–822. 177 indexed citations
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Baur, Bruno, Peter Duelli, Peter J. Edwards, et al.. (2004). Biodiversität in der Schweiz - Zustand, Erhaltung, Perspektiven. Wissenschaftliche Grundlagen für eine nationale Strategie. DORA WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research). 2 indexed citations

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