Christoph Scherber

15.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
106 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Christoph Scherber is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Scherber has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 56 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 34 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Christoph Scherber's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (56 papers), Plant and animal studies (53 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (21 papers). Christoph Scherber is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (56 papers), Plant and animal studies (53 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (21 papers). Christoph Scherber collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Christoph Scherber's co-authors include Teja Tscharntke, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter, Nico Eisenhauer, Péter Batáry, Teja Tscharntke, Stefan Scheu, Verena Rösch, Alexandru Milcu and Stephan Partsch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Scherber

102 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Multifunctional shade-tree management in tropical agroforestry landscapes - a review

2011 554 citations Teja Tscharntke, Christoph Scherber et al. profile →
Landscape simplification filters species traits and drives biotic homogenization

2015 422 citations Christoph Scherber, Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter et al. Nature Communications profile →
Plant diversity effects on soil microorganisms support the singular hypothesis

2010 413 citations Nico Eisenhauer, Christof Engels et al. Ecology profile →
Pesticides have negative effects on non-target organisms

2025 65 citations Nian‐Feng Wan, Liwan Fu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christoph Scherber Germany	40	2.4k	2.4k	1.7k	1.6k	1.3k	106	5.6k
Kristoffer Hylander Sweden	37	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	903 0.7×	140	4.7k
Fernando Casanoves Costa Rica	28	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	247 0.2×	117	4.6k
Stacy M. Philpott United States	42	1.4k 0.6×	3.3k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	2.3k 1.4×	1.7k 1.3×	144	6.9k
Andreas Kruess Germany	18	3.4k 1.4×	3.9k 1.6×	1.9k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	2.3k 1.7×	20	7.2k
Alfonso Valiente‐Banuet Mexico	47	3.6k 1.5×	4.1k 1.7×	1.6k 1.0×	3.7k 2.3×	517 0.4×	123	7.7k
Christopher Baraloto United States	41	3.6k 1.5×	2.2k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	502 0.4×	114	6.1k
Maurício Quesada Mexico	44	2.7k 1.1×	3.9k 1.6×	1.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.3×	748 0.6×	140	6.5k
Amy E. Zanne United States	31	3.9k 1.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	73	6.7k
Pieter De Frenne Belgium	41	3.1k 1.3×	1.8k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	680 0.5×	196	6.3k
Lorenzo Marini Italy	45	2.3k 0.9×	3.1k 1.3×	2.0k 1.2×	2.1k 1.3×	2.3k 1.7×	171	5.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christoph Scherber

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Buzhdygan, Oksana Y., Britta Tietjen, Jana S. Petermann, et al.. (2025). Plant diversity facets differentially affect energy dynamics in grasslands depending on trophic contexts. Ecological Monographs. 95(1). 2 indexed citations

Wan, Nian‐Feng, Liwan Fu, Matteo Dainese, et al.. (2025). Pesticides have negative effects on non-target organisms. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1360–1360. 65 indexed citations breakdown →

Kraft, Martin, et al.. (2024). The Field Automatic Insect Recognition‐Device—A Non‐Lethal Semi‐Automatic Malaise Trap for Insect Biodiversity Monitoring: Proof of Concept. Ecology and Evolution. 14(12). e70642–e70642. 1 indexed citations

Scherber, Christoph, et al.. (2023). Multispecies crop mixtures increase insect biodiversity in an intercropping experiment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 9 indexed citations

Brose, Ulrich, Nico Eisenhauer, Alban Gebler, et al.. (2023). Microhabitat conditions remedy heat stress effects on insect activity. Global Change Biology. 29(13). 3747–3758. 18 indexed citations

Bakanov, Nikita, Carsten A. Brühl, Birgit Gemeinholzer, et al.. (2023). Recommendations for effective insect conservation in nature protected areas based on a transdisciplinary project in Germany. Environmental Sciences Europe. 35(1). 2 indexed citations

Schneider, Florian D., Nikita Bakanov, Carsten A. Brühl, et al.. (2022). Improving insect conservation management through insect monitoring and stakeholder involvement. Biodiversity and Conservation. 32(2). 691–713. 13 indexed citations

Bauer, Barbara, Michael Kleyer, Dirk C. Albach, et al.. (2021). Functional trait dimensions of trophic metacommunities. Ecography. 44(10). 1486–1500. 15 indexed citations

Berghuijs, Herman N.C., Martin Weih, Wopke van der Werf, et al.. (2021). Calibrating and testing APSIM for wheat-faba bean pure cultures and intercrops across Europe. Field Crops Research. 264. 108088–108088. 32 indexed citations

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Lami, Francesco, Ígnasi Bartomeus, Francesco Boscutti, et al.. (2020). Species–habitat networks elucidate landscape effects on habitat specialisation of natural enemies and pollinators. Ecology Letters. 24(2). 288–297. 33 indexed citations

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Barnes, Andrew D., Christoph Scherber, Ulrich Brose, et al.. (2020). Biodiversity enhances the multitrophic control of arthropod herbivory. Science Advances. 6(45). 89 indexed citations

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Scherber, Christoph, et al.. (2018). A barrier island perspective on species–area relationships. Ecology and Evolution. 8(24). 12879–12889. 9 indexed citations

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Barnes, Andrew D., Malte Jochum, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, et al.. (2018). Energy Flux: The Link between Multitrophic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 33(3). 186–197. 230 indexed citations

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Tiede, Julia, Christoph Scherber, James Mutschler, Katherine D. McMahon, & Claudio Gratton. (2017). Gut microbiomes of mobile predators vary with landscape context and species identity. Ecology and Evolution. 7(20). 8545–8557. 38 indexed citations

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Tscharntke, Teja, et al.. (2016). How forest edge–center transitions in the herb layer interact with beech dominance versus tree diversity. Journal of Plant Ecology. 9(5). 498–507. 13 indexed citations

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Weigelt, Alexandra, Elisabeth Marquard, Vicky M. Temperton, et al.. (2010). The Jena Experiment: six years of data from a grassland biodiversity experiment. Ecology. 91(3). 930–931. 67 indexed citations

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Scherber, Christoph, Peter Mwangi, Martin Schmitz, et al.. (2010). Biodiversity and belowground interactions mediate community invasion resistance against a tall herb invader. Journal of Plant Ecology. 3(2). 99–108. 19 indexed citations

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Ebeling, Anne, Tanja Rottstock, Christoph Scherber, et al.. (2010). Time course of plant diversity effects on Centaurea jacea establishment and the role of competition and herbivory. Journal of Plant Ecology. 3(2). 109–121. 13 indexed citations

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Sobek, Stephanie, Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter, Christoph Scherber, & Teja Tscharntke. (2009). Spatiotemporal changes of beetle communities across a tree diversity gradient. Diversity and Distributions. 15(4). 660–670. 85 indexed citations

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Mwangi, Peter, Martin Schmitz, Christoph Scherber, et al.. (2006). Niche pre‐emption increases with species richness in experimental plant communities. Journal of Ecology. 95(1). 65–78. 178 indexed citations

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