Jan Bengtsson

21.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
143 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

Jan Bengtsson is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Bengtsson has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 41 papers in Ecology and 40 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Jan Bengtsson's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (54 papers), Plant and animal studies (29 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (15 papers). Jan Bengtsson is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (54 papers), Plant and animal studies (29 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (15 papers). Jan Bengtsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and Germany. Jan Bengtsson's co-authors include Thomas Elmqvist, Pablo Inchausti, David A. Wardle, Dave Raffaelli, Bernhard Schmid, Shahid Naeem, Michael A. Huston, J. Philip Grime, David U. Hooper and Michel Loreau and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jan Bengtsson

135 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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 and Ecosystem Functioning: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges

2001 3.4k citations Jan Bengtsson, David A. Wardle et al. profile →
Response diversity, ecosystem change, and resilience

2003 1.4k citations Thomas Elmqvist, Carl Folke et al. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment profile →
Higher levels of multiple ecosystem services are found in forests with more tree species

2013 1.1k citations Tord Snäll, Micael Jonsson et al. Nature Communications profile →
Grasslands—more important for ecosystem services than you might think

2019 688 citations Jan Bengtsson, Henrik G. Smith et al. Ecosphere profile →
Biodiversity, disturbances, ecosystem function and management of European forests

2000 665 citations Jan Bengtsson et al. profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan Bengtsson

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Environmental sustainability of food production and consumption in the Nordic and Baltic region – a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 2024 ·Food & Nutrition Research ·Helen Harwatt, Tim G. Benton, Jan Bengtsson, Bryndís Eva Birgisdóttir, Kerry A. Brown, Corné van Dooren, Maijaliisa Erkkola, Morten Graversgaard, Þórhallur I. Halldórsson, Michael Zwicky Hauschild, (unknown), Jelena Meinilä, Bob van Oort, Merja Saarinen, Hanna L. Tuomisto, Ellen Trolle, Ólafur Ögmundarson, Rune Blomhoff	12
2	Tree damage risk across gradients in tree species richness and stand age: Implications for adaptive forest management 2024 ·Ecosphere ·Micael Jonsson, Jan Bengtsson, Jon Moen, Tord Snäll	1
3	Saving, sharing and shaping landrace seeds in commons: unravelling seed commoning norms for furthering agrobiodiversity 2024 ·Agriculture and Human Values ·(unknown), (unknown), Christine Watson, Jan Bengtsson, (unknown), Göran Bergkvist	0
4	Pervasive associations between dark septate endophytic fungi with tree root and soil microbiomes across Europe 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Tarquin Netherway, Jan Bengtsson, Franz Buegger, (unknown), Jane Oja, Karin Pritsch, Falk Hildebrand, Eveline J. Krab, Mohammad Bahram	36
5	Reduced tillage intensity does not increase arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in European long‐term experiments 2024 ·European Journal of Soil Science ·Tanel Vahter, Astrid Taylor, Blanca B. Landa, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Guenola Pérès, (unknown), Inga Hiiesalu, Jan Bengtsson, Jane Oja, Kaisa Torppa, (unknown), Gema Guzmán, Martin Potthoff, Martti Vasar, Mignon Şandor, Siim‐Kaarel Sepp, Vlad Stoian, Maarja Öpik	4
6	Fire severity as a key determinant of aboveground and belowground biological community recovery in managed even‐aged boreal forests 2023 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Leticia Pérez‐Izquierdo, Jan Bengtsson, Karina E. Clemmensen, Gustaf Granath, Michael J. Gundale, (unknown), Björn D. Lindahl, Joachim Strengbom, Astrid Taylor, Maria Viketoft, David A. Wardle, Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson	7
7	Socio-ecological factors determine crop performance in agricultural systems 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Libère Nkurunziza, Christine Watson, Ingrid Öborn, Henrik G. Smith, Göran Bergkvist, Jan Bengtsson	20
8	Characteristics of the grazing and farm management of broodmares on commercial Thoroughbred stud farms during spring. 2018 ·Jan Bengtsson, Christopher W. Rogers, (unknown), Ulf Emanuelson, J. Roca, Erica K. Gee, Charlotte F. Bolwell	2
9	Special edition on the lifeworld approach for empirical research in education - the Gothenburg tradition 2013 ·Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology ·Jan Bengtsson	2
10	Springtail diversity in South Africa : research letter 2011 ·South African Journal of Science ·Charlene Janion‐Scheepers, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren, Amy Liu, Steven L. Chown, Anne Bedòs, Louis Deharveng, Jan Bengtsson, Anna Malmström, Hans Petter Leinaas, David Porco	3
11	"I've Loved You Since the Beginning of Time": The Problem of the Person in Boehme, Schelling, Dostoevsky, Errol Flynn, and Jan Olof Bengtsson Reply 2008 ·The Pluralist ·Jan Bengtsson	0
12	Absolute and Personal Idealism Reply 2008 ·The Pluralist ·Jan Bengtsson	0
13	Are natural microcosms useful model systems for ecology? 2004 ·Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Diane S. Srivastava, Jurek Kolasa, Jan Bengtsson, Andrew Gonzalez, Sharon Lawler, Thomas E. Miller, Pablo Munguia, Tamara N. Romanuk, David C. Schneider, M. Kurtis Trzcinski	287
14	The Dynamics of Social‐Ecological Systems in Urban Landscapes: Stockholm and the National Urban Park, Sweden 2004 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Thomas Elmqvist, Johan Colding, Stephan Barthel, Sara Borgström, Andreas Duit, Johannes Lundberg, Erik Andersson, Karin Ahrné, Henrik Ernstson, Carl Folke, Jan Bengtsson	65
15	Response Diversity, Ecosystem Change, and Resilience 2003 ·Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ·Thomas Elmqvist, Carl Folke, Magnus Nyström, Garry Peterson, Jan Bengtsson, Brian R. Walker, Jon Norberg	79
16	Effects of Formica ants on soil fauna-results from a short-term exclusion and a long-term natural experiment 2003 ·Oecologia ·Lisette Lenoir, Jan Bengtsson, Tryggve Persson	34
17	Effects of whole-tree harvesting on the amount of soil carbon: model results 1993 ·Journal of Forest Science ·Jan Bengtsson, Fredrik Wikström	27
18	Growth, size and shape of Daphnia longispina, D. magna and D. pulex 1993 ·Annales Zoologici Fennici ·Esa Ranta, Jan Bengtsson, (unknown)	27
19	Autoecological studies of Nemoura cinerea (Retz.) (Plecoptera) 1984 ·Archiv für Hydrobiologie ·Jan Bengtsson	5
20	Biotic and abiotic factors determining the distribution of two prawn species: Palaemon adspersus and P. squilla 1981 ·Oecologia ·Anders Berglund, Jan Bengtsson	38

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