Johan Ehrlén

13.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
197 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Johan Ehrlén is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Johan Ehrlén has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 141 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 90 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Johan Ehrlén's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (139 papers), Plant and animal studies (131 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (51 papers). Johan Ehrlén is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (139 papers), Plant and animal studies (131 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (51 papers). Johan Ehrlén collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and United States. Johan Ehrlén's co-authors include Ove Eriksson, Johan P. Dahlgren, Jan van Groenendael, William F. Morris, Marı́a B. Garcı́a, Kristoffer Hylander, Hans de Kroon, Jon Ågren, Kari Lehtilä and Cecilia Duprè and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Johan Ehrlén

192 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

Diversity of ageing across the tree of life 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2015 2018 200 400 600
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.

  1. Diversity of ageing across the tree of life
    2013 620 citations Owen R. Jones, Johan P. Dahlgren et al. profile →
  2. Predicting changes in the distribution and abundance of species under environmental change
    2015 357 citations Johan Ehrlén, William F. Morris Ecology Letters profile →
  3. Global shifts in the phenological synchrony of species interactions over recent decades
    2018 309 citations Johan Ehrlén et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Johan Ehrlén Sweden 53 5.6k 5.5k 3.2k 2.8k 2.0k 197 9.4k
William F. Morris United States 51 4.4k 0.8× 4.1k 0.7× 2.4k 0.7× 3.4k 1.2× 2.0k 1.0× 107 8.8k
Eric S. Menges United States 41 4.2k 0.8× 3.1k 0.6× 2.6k 0.8× 3.5k 1.2× 928 0.5× 163 8.2k
Angela T. Moles Australia 41 7.2k 1.3× 5.6k 1.0× 4.0k 1.3× 2.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 115 10.6k
Oliver Bossdorf Germany 41 3.2k 0.6× 3.4k 0.6× 3.5k 1.1× 1.7k 0.6× 881 0.4× 94 7.7k
Carl D. Schlichting United States 40 2.4k 0.4× 4.3k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 593 0.3× 80 8.8k
Robby Stoks Belgium 58 3.1k 0.6× 4.7k 0.9× 898 0.3× 6.0k 2.1× 2.0k 1.0× 329 12.1k
Hans de Kroon Netherlands 65 7.7k 1.4× 6.1k 1.1× 6.9k 2.2× 4.6k 1.6× 1.4k 0.7× 171 16.5k
Eelke Jongejans Netherlands 38 3.2k 0.6× 3.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 2.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 120 7.3k
Christina L. Richards United States 31 2.3k 0.4× 2.3k 0.4× 2.8k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 597 0.3× 72 6.9k
Ernesto Gianoli Chile 40 3.1k 0.6× 3.3k 0.6× 2.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 178 6.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Johan Ehrlén

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All Works

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Ehrlén, Johan & Alicia Valdés. (2024). Selection favours high spread and asymmetry of flower opening dates within plant individuals. Journal of Ecology. 112(12). 2731–2744. 2 indexed citations
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Koelemeijer, Irena A., et al.. (2024). Canopy cover and soil moisture influence forest understory plant responses to experimental summer drought. Global Change Biology. 30(7). e17424–e17424.
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Christiansen, Ditte Marie, Johan Ehrlén, & Kristoffer Hylander. (2024). Competitive interactions modify the direct effects of climate. Ecography. 1 indexed citations
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Louthan, Allison M., et al.. (2024). Climatic versus biotic drivers' effect on fitness varies with range size but not position within range in terrestrial plants. Ecological Monographs. 95(1). 1 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Ditte Marie, et al.. (2023). Effects of past and present microclimates on northern and southern plant species in a managed forest landscape. Journal of Vegetation Science. 34(4). 1 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Ditte Marie, Gesa Römer, Johan P. Dahlgren, et al.. (2023). High‐resolution data are necessary to understand the effects of climate on plant population dynamics of a forest herb. Ecology. 105(1). e4191–e4191. 6 indexed citations
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Sanczuk, Pieter, Thomas Vanneste, Jörg Brunet, et al.. (2022). Different effects of warming treatments in forests versus hedgerows on the understorey plant Geum urbanum. Plant Biology. 24(5). 734–744. 3 indexed citations
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Ehrlén, Johan, et al.. (2021). Weather‐driven demography and population dynamics of an endemic perennial plant during a 34‐year period. Journal of Ecology. 110(3). 582–592. 8 indexed citations
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Greiser, Caroline, Johan Ehrlén, Miska Luoto, et al.. (2021). Warm range margin of boreal bryophytes and lichens not directly limited by temperatures. Journal of Ecology. 109(10). 3724–3736. 20 indexed citations
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Dijk, Laura J. A. van, Johan Ehrlén, & Ayco J. M. Tack. (2021). Direct and insect‐mediated effects of pathogens on plant growth and fitness. Journal of Ecology. 109(7). 2769–2779. 15 indexed citations
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Römer, Gesa, Ditte Marie Christiansen, H. Buhr, et al.. (2021). Drivers of large‐scale spatial demographic variation in a perennial plant. Ecosphere. 12(1). 6 indexed citations
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Christiansen, Ditte Marie, Lars Lønsmann Iversen, Johan Ehrlén, & Kristoffer Hylander. (2021). Changes in forest structure drive temperature preferences of boreal understorey plant communities. Journal of Ecology. 110(3). 631–643. 31 indexed citations
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Ehrlén, Johan, et al.. (2019). Phenotypic but not genotypic selection for earlier flowering in a perennial herb. Journal of Ecology. 107(6). 2650–2659. 8 indexed citations
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Morris, William F., et al.. (2019). Biotic and anthropogenic forces rival climatic/abiotic factors in determining global plant population growth and fitness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(2). 1107–1112. 56 indexed citations
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Buckley, Yvonne M., Satu Ramula, Simon P. Blomberg, et al.. (2010). Causes and consequences of variation in plant population growth rate: a synthesis of matrix population models in a phylogenetic context. Ecology Letters. 13(9). 1182–1197. 158 indexed citations
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Wiklund, Christer, et al.. (2010). Novel antagonistic interactions associated with plant polyploidization influence trait selection and habitat preference. Ecology Letters. 13(3). 330–337. 32 indexed citations
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Leimu, Roosa, Karí Syrjänen, Johan Ehrlén, & Kari Lehtilä. (2002). Pre-dispersal seed predation in Primula veris: among-population variation in damage intensity and selection on flower number. Oecologia. 133(4). 510–516. 57 indexed citations

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