Karl J. Niklas

27.7k citations
484 papers · 20.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 65
Topics
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (109 papers)Tree Root and Stability Studies (108 papers)Plant and animal studies (88 papers)

In The Last Decade

Karl J. Niklas

478 papers receiving 19.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Karl J. Niklas
Comparison fields: 5 of 186
  • Plant Science 8.8k
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 7.2k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6.1k
  • Global and Planetary Change 5.0k
  • Molecular Biology 3.1k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karl J. Niklas

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

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About Karl J. Niklas

Karl J. Niklas is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science, having authored 484 papers that have together received 20.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (109 papers), Tree Root and Stability Studies (108 papers) and Plant and animal studies (88 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (7.2k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (6.1k citations) and Plant Science (8.8k citations). Karl J. Niklas has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Brian J. Enquist, Peter B. Reich, Jacek Oleksyn, Hendrik Poorter, Liesje Mommer, Pieter Poot, U. Kutschera, Edward D. Cobb, Hanns‐Christof Spatz and Beryl B. Simpson. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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