Karsten Wesche

8.7k total citations
167 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Karsten Wesche is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Karsten Wesche has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 75 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 53 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Karsten Wesche's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (80 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (41 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (40 papers). Karsten Wesche is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (80 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (41 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (40 papers). Karsten Wesche collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Mongolia and United States. Karsten Wesche's co-authors include Isabell Hensen, Henrik von Wehrden, Christoph Leuschner, Georg Miehe, Katrin Ronnenberg, Benjamin Krause, Yun Wang, Heike Culmsee, Vroni Retzer and Arne Cierjacks and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Karsten Wesche

157 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karsten Wesche Germany 38 1.9k 1.4k 1.3k 1.3k 909 167 4.4k
M. C. Rutherford South Africa 23 2.3k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.4× 978 0.7× 1.0k 1.1× 41 4.9k
Marcelo Sternberg Israel 32 2.4k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.3× 94 4.4k
Andreas Hemp Germany 34 1.9k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 1.3k 1.0× 961 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 120 4.8k
Norbert Hölzel Germany 42 2.9k 1.5× 1.4k 1.0× 2.6k 2.0× 2.0k 1.5× 1.2k 1.3× 158 5.6k
Ana M. Cingolani Argentina 37 2.3k 1.2× 947 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 816 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 95 3.7k
Péter Török Hungary 40 3.1k 1.6× 1.4k 1.0× 2.3k 1.7× 2.0k 1.5× 1.2k 1.3× 174 5.4k
Jürgen Dengler Germany 35 2.8k 1.5× 2.0k 1.5× 1.7k 1.3× 2.3k 1.8× 974 1.1× 204 5.4k
Daniel Renison Argentina 33 1.9k 1.0× 909 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 738 0.6× 944 1.0× 135 3.2k
Valério D. Pillar Brazil 47 4.0k 2.1× 2.6k 1.8× 1.9k 1.5× 1.5k 1.2× 2.2k 2.4× 193 7.3k
K. Blake Suttle United States 20 1.4k 0.7× 894 0.6× 1.5k 1.2× 610 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 28 3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Karsten Wesche

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karsten Wesche

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karsten Wesche

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All Works

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Bucher, Solveig Franziska, Sebastian Gebauer, Jochen Müller, et al.. (2025). Collectomics in plant biodiversity research − looking into the past to understand the present and shape the future. Basic and Applied Ecology. 88. 1–8.
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Römermann, Christine, et al.. (2025). Nitrogen content of herbarium specimens from arable fields and mesic meadows reflect the intensifying agricultural management during the 20th century. Journal of Ecology. 113(3). 555–569. 5 indexed citations
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Koureas, Dimitrios, Laurence Livermore, Maria Judite Alves, et al.. (2023). DiSSCo Prepare Project: Increasing the Implementation Readiness Levels of the European Research Infrastructure. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 2 indexed citations
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Gregor, Thomas, Stefan Dreßler, Christiane M. Ritz, et al.. (2023). The Data Portal “Chromosome Numbers of the Flora of Germany”: Progress After Five Years, Recent Developments, and Future Strategies. Methods in molecular biology. 2703. 201–209.
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Gatiso, Tsegaye T., Lars Kulik, Aletta Bonn, et al.. (2022). Effectiveness of protected areas influenced by socio-economic context. Nature Sustainability. 5(10). 861–868. 31 indexed citations
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Gatiso, Tsegaye T., Lars Kulik, Aletta Bonn, et al.. (2022). Sustainable protected areas: Synergies between biodiversity conservation and socioeconomic development. People and Nature. 4(4). 893–903. 18 indexed citations
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Bruelheide, Helge, Florian Jansen, Ute Jandt, et al.. (2021). A checklist for using Beals’ index with incomplete floristic monitoring data. Diversity and Distributions. 27(7). 1328–1333. 4 indexed citations
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Harpke, Dörte, Elena Troeva, Zhenzhen Zheng, et al.. (2021). Phylogeography of Artemisia frigida (Anthemideae, Asteraceae) based on genotyping‐by‐sequencing and plastid DNA data: Migration through Beringia. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 35(1). 64–80. 6 indexed citations
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Bruelheide, Helge, Florian Jansen, Ute Jandt, et al.. (2020). Using incomplete floristic monitoring data from habitat mapping programmes to detect species trends. Diversity and Distributions. 26(7). 782–794. 18 indexed citations
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Meyer, Stefan, et al.. (2019). Drastische Biomasseverluste bei Zikaden verschiedener Grasländer in Deutschland innerhalb von sechs Jahrzehnten. 0028-0615. 93(4). 141–145. 2 indexed citations
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Kuzyakov, Yakov, Per‐Marten Schleuss, Georg Guggenberger, et al.. (2017). Pasture degradation in Tibet: Drivers, mechanisms and consequences for C stocks and ecosystem stability. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 3949. 1 indexed citations
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Wesche, Karsten, et al.. (2016). The Palaearctic steppe biome: a new synthesis. Biodiversity and Conservation. 25(12). 2197–2231. 202 indexed citations
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Seeber, Elke, et al.. (2015). Mixed reproduction strategy and polyploidy facilitate dominance ofKobresia pygmaeaon the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Plant Ecology. rtv035–rtv035. 4 indexed citations
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Meyer, Stefan, Karsten Wesche, C. Leuschner, et al.. (2010). Are current agri-environment schemes suitable for long-term conservation of arable plants? - A short review of different conservation strategies from Germany and brief remarks on the new project "100 fields for diversity".. Aspects of applied biology. 287–294. 5 indexed citations
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Wesche, Karsten, et al.. (2008). Recruitment of trees at tropical alpine treelines: Erica in Africa versus Polylepis in South America. Plant Ecology & Diversity. 1(1). 35–46. 35 indexed citations
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Marcora, Paula I., et al.. (2008). The performance ofPolylepis australistrees along their entire altitudinal range: implications of climate change for their conservation. Diversity and Distributions. 14(4). 630–636. 92 indexed citations
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Wesche, Karsten, et al.. (1978). VERSUCHE ZUM EINFLUSS DES BELASTUNGSALTERS AUF DAS KRIECHEN VON BETON. 5 indexed citations

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