Johan Bäckman

2.9k total citations
65 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Johan Bäckman is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Johan Bäckman has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Ecology, 30 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 10 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Johan Bäckman's work include Avian ecology and behavior (45 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (26 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (10 papers). Johan Bäckman is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (45 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (26 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (10 papers). Johan Bäckman collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and United States. Johan Bäckman's co-authors include Thomas Alerstam, Susanne Åkesson, Cecilia Nilsson, Håkan Karlsson, Arne Andersson, Mikael Rosén, Ulf Ottosson, Anders Hedenström, Henrik G. Smith and Per G. P. Ericson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Johan Bäckman

59 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Johan Bäckman Sweden 26 1.4k 836 313 253 226 65 1.9k
Heiko Schmaljohann Germany 31 2.5k 1.8× 1.3k 1.6× 633 2.0× 381 1.5× 328 1.5× 90 2.8k
Cecilia Kullberg Sweden 23 1.1k 0.8× 963 1.2× 143 0.5× 232 0.9× 173 0.8× 45 1.6k
Nikita Chernetsov Russia 24 1.3k 0.9× 534 0.6× 153 0.5× 198 0.8× 161 0.7× 91 1.6k
Ronald P. Larkin United States 22 1.5k 1.1× 766 0.9× 297 0.9× 148 0.6× 338 1.5× 42 2.0k
Melissa S. Bowlin United States 15 1.2k 0.9× 614 0.7× 341 1.1× 251 1.0× 123 0.5× 21 1.6k
Guðmundur A. Guðmundsson Iceland 29 1.9k 1.4× 769 0.9× 252 0.8× 332 1.3× 430 1.9× 73 2.4k
Kenneth P. Able United States 28 1.5k 1.0× 742 0.9× 117 0.4× 247 1.0× 408 1.8× 54 2.0k
William W. Cochran United States 15 928 0.7× 469 0.6× 153 0.5× 99 0.4× 127 0.6× 23 1.3k
Francesco Bonadonna France 39 2.7k 1.9× 2.0k 2.4× 139 0.4× 350 1.4× 544 2.4× 122 4.0k
Rachel Muheim Sweden 27 1.1k 0.8× 496 0.6× 80 0.3× 145 0.6× 256 1.1× 45 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Johan Bäckman

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All Works

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Sjöberg, Sissel, Arne Andersson, Johan Bäckman, et al.. (2025). The structure of the annual migratory flight activity in a songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 292(2057). 20250958–20250958.
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Heim, Wieland, Raphaël Nussbaumer, Mariëlle L. van Toor, et al.. (2024). Seasonal migration patterns of Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope) facing the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Movement Ecology. 12(1). 54–54. 3 indexed citations
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Dettki, Holger, et al.. (2023). Key-Value Pairs and NoSQL Databases: A Novel Concept to Manage Biologging Data in Data Repositories. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards. 7. 1 indexed citations
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Sjöberg, Sissel, Arne Andersson, Johan Bäckman, et al.. (2023). Solar heating may explain extreme diel flight altitude changes in migrating birds. Current Biology. 33(19). 4232–4237.e2. 6 indexed citations
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Alerstam, Thomas, Arne Andersson, Johan Bäckman, et al.. (2022). Activity patterns throughout the annual cycle in a long-distance migratory songbird, the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio. Movement Ecology. 10(1). 55–55. 7 indexed citations
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Sjöberg, Sissel, Andreas Nord, Arne Andersson, et al.. (2021). Extreme altitudes during diurnal flights in a nocturnal songbird migrant. Science. 372(6542). 646–648. 47 indexed citations
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Lindström, Åke, Thomas Alerstam, Arne Andersson, et al.. (2021). Extreme altitude changes between night and day during marathon flights of great snipes. Current Biology. 31(15). 3433–3439.e3. 33 indexed citations
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Norevik, Gabriel, Susanne Åkesson, Arne Andersson, Johan Bäckman, & Anders Hedenström. (2019). The lunar cycle drives migration of a nocturnal bird. PLoS Biology. 17(10). e3000456–e3000456. 34 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Cecilia, Adriaan M. Dokter, Baptiste Schmid, et al.. (2018). Field validation of radar systems for monitoring bird migration. Journal of Applied Ecology. 55(6). 2552–2564. 58 indexed citations
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Alerstam, Thomas & Johan Bäckman. (2018). Ecology of animal migration. Current Biology. 28(17). R968–R972. 60 indexed citations
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Bäckman, Johan, Arne Andersson, Lykke Pedersen, et al.. (2017). Actogram analysis of free-flying migratory birds: new perspectives based on acceleration logging. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 203(6-7). 543–564. 43 indexed citations
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Hedenström, Anders, et al.. (2016). Annual 10-Month Aerial Life Phase in the Common Swift Apus apus. Current Biology. 26(22). 3066–3070. 85 indexed citations
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Nugent, Katie L., Johan Bäckman, Sarah H. Stephens, et al.. (2014). Familial Aggregation of Tobacco Use Behaviors Among Amish Men. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 16(7). 923–930. 10 indexed citations
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Bäckman, Johan. (2012). Umebors åsikter rörande grönområden. Epsilon Archive for Student Projects (University of Southampton).
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Karlsson, Håkan, Cecilia Nilsson, Johan Bäckman, & Thomas Alerstam. (2011). Nocturnal passerine migration without tailwind assistance. Ibis. 153(3). 485–493. 24 indexed citations
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Lard, Mercy, et al.. (2010). Tracking the Small with the Smallest – Using Nanotechnology in Tracking Zooplankton. PLoS ONE. 5(10). e13516–e13516. 23 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Anna L. K., Jan‐Åke Nilsson, Thomas Alerstam, & Johan Bäckman. (2010). Migratory and resident blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus differ in their reaction to a novel object. Die Naturwissenschaften. 97(11). 981–985. 30 indexed citations
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Sandberg, Roland, Frank R. Moore, Johan Bäckman, & Mare Lõhmus. (2002). Orientation of Nocturnally Migrating Swainson's Thrush at Dawn and Dusk: Importance of Energetic Condition and Geomagnetic Cues. The Auk. 119(1). 201–209. 19 indexed citations
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Bäckman, Johan, Jan Pettersson, & Roland Sandberg. (1997). The Influence of Fat Stores on Magnetic Orientation in Day‐migrating Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs. Ethology. 103(3). 247–256. 23 indexed citations

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