Kai Bischof

10.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
150 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Kai Bischof is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Bischof has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Oceanography, 70 papers in Ecology and 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Kai Bischof's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (125 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (60 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (46 papers). Kai Bischof is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (125 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (60 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (46 papers). Kai Bischof collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Chile and Norway. Kai Bischof's co-authors include Christian Wiencke, Dieter Hanelt, Ulf Karsten, Paul J. Harrison, Catriona L. Hurd, Christopher S. Lobban, C. Wiencke, Michael Y. Roleda, Sebastian Gerland and Harald Svendsen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Kai Bischof

148 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Seaweed Ecology and Physiology

2014 743 citations Kai Bischof et al. profile →
The physical environment of Kongsfjorden–Krossfjorden, an Arctic fjord system in Svalbard

2002 617 citations Kai Bischof, Christian Wiencke et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Kai Bischof	5.1k	2.8k	1.2k	1.1k	823	150	6.7k
Christian Wiencke	8.4k 1.6×	4.3k 1.6×	2.4k 2.0×	2.1k 2.0×	1.0k 1.2×	238	11.1k
E. Walter Helbling	3.6k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	576 0.7×	130	5.9k
Catriona L. Hurd	7.3k 1.4×	3.8k 1.4×	331 0.3×	593 0.5×	2.2k 2.7×	176	8.9k
Anita G. J. Buma	2.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	523 0.4×	858 0.8×	366 0.4×	113	4.0k
Claude Payri	3.1k 0.6×	2.9k 1.1×	313 0.3×	239 0.2×	932 1.1×	199	5.2k
Gunter O. Kirst	2.5k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	447 0.4×	746 0.7×	315 0.4×	86	4.0k
F. Xavier Niell	2.5k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	310 0.3×	967 0.9×	527 0.6×	177	4.0k
J. Ramus	2.5k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	348 0.3×	765 0.7×	512 0.6×	69	3.6k
Rui Santos	3.5k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	256 0.2×	275 0.3×	814 1.0×	172	4.5k
Horacio E. Zagarese	2.4k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	565 0.5×	202 0.2×	647 0.8×	88	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Bischof

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Bischof

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Bischof

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Peter, C. T., Kai Bischof, Michael E. Böttcher, et al.. (2025). Blue Carbon potential in Germany: Status and future development. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 323. 109354–109354. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Yunlan, Lars Hildebrandt, Daniel Pröfrock, et al.. (2024). Run-off impacts on Arctic kelp holobionts have strong implications on ecosystem functioning and bioeconomy. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 30506–30506.

Diehl, Nora, Inka Bartsch, Hagen Buck‐Wiese, et al.. (2024). Photoperiod and temperature interactions drive the latitudinal distribution ofLaminaria hyperborea(Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) under climate change. Journal of Phycology. 60(5). 1237–1255. 2 indexed citations

Diehl, Nora, et al.. (2024). The sugar kelp Saccharina latissima II: Recent advances in farming and applications. Journal of Applied Phycology. 36(4). 1953–1985. 12 indexed citations

Wöhlbrand, Lars, Jennifer Senkler, Kai Bischof, et al.. (2024). Conspicuous chloroplast with light harvesting-photosystem I/II megacomplex in marine Prorocentrum cordatum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 195(1). 306–325. 1 indexed citations

Bischof, Kai, et al.. (2023). Glacial retreat and rising temperatures are limiting the expansion of temperate kelp species in the future Arctic. Limnology and Oceanography. 68(4). 816–830. 19 indexed citations

Diehl, Nora, et al.. (2023). The sugar kelp Saccharina latissima I: recent advances in a changing climate. Annals of Botany. 133(1). 183–212. 18 indexed citations

Diehl, Nora, et al.. (2022). High Ecophysiological Plasticity of Desmarestia aculeata (Phaeophyceae) Present in an Arctic Fjord under Varying Salinity and Irradiance Conditions. Biology. 11(10). 1499–1499. 1 indexed citations

Rosenfeld, Sebastián, et al.. (2022). Hyposalinity affects diurnal photoacclimation patterns in the rhodophyte Palmaria palmata under mimicked Arctic summer conditions. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. 11. 100124–100124. 4 indexed citations

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Kröncke, Ingrid, et al.. (2021). Benthic community establishment on different concrete mixtures introduced to a German deep-water port. Helgoland Marine Research. 75(1). 2 indexed citations

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Li, Huiru, Nora Diehl, Jonas Collén, et al.. (2020). Modulation of physiological performance by temperature and salinity in the sugar kelp Saccharina latissima. Phycological Research. 69(1). 48–57. 26 indexed citations

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Diehl, Nora, Ulf Karsten, & Kai Bischof. (2020). Impacts of combined temperature and salinity stress on the endemic Arctic brown seaweed Laminaria solidungula J. Agardh. Polar Biology. 43(6). 647–656. 38 indexed citations

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Valéro, Myriam, Michael Y. Roleda, Gareth A. Pearson, et al.. (2020). Heat stress responses and population genetics of the kelp Laminaria digitata (Phaeophyceae) across latitudes reveal differentiation among North Atlantic populations. Ecology and Evolution. 10(17). 9144–9177. 46 indexed citations

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Li, Huiru, Kai Bischof, Inka Bartsch, et al.. (2019). Is geographical variation driving the transcriptomic responses to multiple stressors in the kelp Saccharina latissima?. BMC Plant Biology. 19(1). 513–513. 27 indexed citations

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Bartholomä, Alexander, et al.. (2019). Small-scale distribution modeling of benthic species in a protected natural hard ground area in the German North Sea (Helgoländer Steingrund). Geo-Marine Letters. 40(2). 167–181. 7 indexed citations

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Bartsch, Inka, Martin Paar, Stein Fredriksen, et al.. (2017). Arctic warming affects kelp forest with associated fauna in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 1 indexed citations

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Schrameyer, Verena, Ross Hill, Anthony W. D. Larkum, et al.. (2016). Under high light stress two Indo-Pacific coral species display differential photodamage and photorepair dynamics. Marine Biology. 163(8). 8 indexed citations

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Bartsch, Inka, Christian Wiencke, Kai Bischof, et al.. (2008). The genus Laminaria sensu lato : recent insights and developments. European Journal of Phycology. 43(1). 1–86. 367 indexed citations

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Bischof, Kai. (2004). Impacts of solar ultraviolet-B radiation on marine macroalgae from Kongsfjorden: Inhibition and acclimation of photosynthetic activity. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 1 indexed citations

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Karsten, Ulf, Kai Bischof, Dieter Hanelt, H. Tüg, & Christian Wiencke. (1999). The effect of UV radiation on photosynthesis and UV-absorbing substances in the endemic Arctic macroalga Develaraea ramentacea (Rhodophyta). Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 7 indexed citations

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