Klement Tockner

39.1k total citations · 14 hit papers
215 papers, 23.9k citations indexed

About

Klement Tockner is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Klement Tockner has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 23.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Ecology, 98 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 61 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Klement Tockner's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (95 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (92 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (51 papers). Klement Tockner is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (95 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (92 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (51 papers). Klement Tockner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Klement Tockner's co-authors include J. V. Ward, Jack A. Stanford, Florian Malard, F. Schiemer, David B. Arscott, Christiane Zarfl, Thibault Datry, Stefan Diener, Christian Zurbrügg and Jürgen Berlekamp and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Klement Tockner

214 papers receiving 22.9k citations

Hit Papers

Emerging threats and per... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2018 2002 2014 1999 2002 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity
    2018 2.2k citations Klement Tockner et al. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →
  2. Riverine flood plains: present state and future trends
    2002 1.5k citations Klement Tockner et al. profile →
  3. A global boom in hydropower dam construction
    2014 1.5k citations Christiane Zarfl, Jürgen Berlekamp et al. profile →
  4. Biodiversity of floodplain river ecosystems: ecotones and connectivity1
    1999 951 citations J. V. Ward, Klement Tockner et al. profile →
  5. Riverine landscape diversity
    2002 835 citations J. V. Ward, Klement Tockner et al. profile →
  6. An extension of the flood pulse concept
    2000 775 citations Klement Tockner, Florian Malard et al. profile →
  7. Conversion of organic material by black soldier fly larvae: establishing optimal feeding rates
    2009 624 citations Klement Tockner et al. profile →
  8. Emerging concepts in temporary‐river ecology
    2009 554 citations Thibault Datry, Klement Tockner et al. profile →
  9. Intermittent Rivers: A Challenge for Freshwater Ecology
    2014 508 citations Thibault Datry, Klement Tockner et al. profile →
  10. The Dark Side of Light: A Transdisciplinary Research Agenda for Light Pollution Policy
    2010 499 citations Franz Hölker, Klement Tockner et al. profile →
  11. Biological Treatment of Municipal Organic Waste using Black Soldier Fly Larvae
    2011 422 citations Klement Tockner et al. profile →
  12. Global prevalence of non-perennial rivers and streams
    2021 344 citations Klement Tockner, Thibault Datry et al. profile →
  13. Impact of the Russia–Ukraine armed conflict on water resources and water infrastructure
    2023 124 citations Oleksandra Shumilova, Klement Tockner et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
  14. Hydropower impacts on riverine biodiversity
    2024 60 citations Fengzhi He, Christiane Zarfl et al. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Klement Tockner Germany 73 15.0k 9.0k 6.2k 5.1k 4.2k 215 23.9k
Mark O. Gessner Germany 59 13.8k 0.9× 8.8k 1.0× 4.4k 0.7× 3.3k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 153 23.5k
Robert J. Naiman United States 85 22.9k 1.5× 16.4k 1.8× 7.9k 1.3× 7.3k 1.4× 5.3k 1.3× 220 34.1k
Margaret A. Palmer United States 79 12.5k 0.8× 7.6k 0.8× 5.2k 0.8× 5.9k 1.1× 2.0k 0.5× 188 21.4k
N. LeRoy Poff United States 76 26.4k 1.8× 23.8k 2.6× 13.4k 2.2× 9.2k 1.8× 3.4k 0.8× 174 41.4k
James R. Karr United States 58 15.0k 1.0× 13.4k 1.5× 5.6k 0.9× 4.2k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 111 22.4k
Julian D. Olden United States 89 21.8k 1.5× 21.2k 2.3× 6.9k 1.1× 7.3k 1.4× 1.0k 0.2× 362 36.1k
Osvaldo E. Sala United States 82 14.9k 1.0× 15.6k 1.7× 1.9k 0.3× 15.8k 3.1× 5.7k 1.4× 205 36.6k
Stuart E. Bunn Australia 63 13.9k 0.9× 11.3k 1.3× 7.7k 1.2× 4.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.3× 240 22.6k
James J. Elser United States 91 16.6k 1.1× 10.4k 1.1× 2.5k 0.4× 6.0k 1.2× 7.0k 1.7× 307 39.9k
Colin R. Townsend New Zealand 76 16.1k 1.1× 12.5k 1.4× 2.1k 0.3× 3.2k 0.6× 748 0.2× 216 23.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Klement Tockner

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All Works

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He, Fengzhi, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Klement Tockner, et al.. (2024). Freshwater megafauna shape ecosystems and facilitate restoration. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 99(4). 1141–1163. 8 indexed citations
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Saber, Abdullah A., Aadil Hamid, Jacopo Gabrieli, et al.. (2024). Carcinogenic and Non-Carcinogenic Health Risk Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Water Sources of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer in the El-Farafra Oasis (Egypt). Water. 16(12). 1649–1649. 7 indexed citations
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Berlekamp, Jürgen, et al.. (2024). Sustainable pathways towards universal renewable electricity access in Africa. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 5(2). 137–151. 30 indexed citations
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Hölker, Franz, Andreas Jechow, Sibylle Schroer, Klement Tockner, & Mark O. Gessner. (2023). Light pollution of freshwater ecosystems: principles, ecological impacts and remedies. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 378(1892). 20220360–20220360. 27 indexed citations
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Datry, Thibault, Andrew J. Boulton, Ken M. Fritz, et al.. (2023). Non-perennial segments in river networks. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 4(12). 815–830. 32 indexed citations
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Shumilova, Oleksandra, Klement Tockner, Alexander Sukhodolov, et al.. (2023). Impact of the Russia–Ukraine armed conflict on water resources and water infrastructure. Nature Sustainability. 6(5). 578–586. 124 indexed citations breakdown →
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Misof, Bernhard, Klement Tockner, & Helmuth Trischler. (2023). Die Bibliothek des biologischen, technischen und kulturellen Wissens – Warum brauchen wir eine integrierte Sammlungsinfrastruktur?. BIBLIOTHEK Forschung und Praxis. 47(3). 495–502. 3 indexed citations
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Berlekamp, Jürgen, et al.. (2021). Integrated Impact Assessment for Sustainable Hydropower Planning in the Vjosa Catchment (Greece, Albania). Sustainability. 13(3). 1514–1514. 15 indexed citations
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Cantonati, Marco, R. J. Fensham, Lawrence E. Stevens, et al.. (2020). Urgent plea for global protection of springs. Conservation Biology. 35(1). 378–382. 39 indexed citations
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Jähnig, Sonja C., Viktor Baranov, Florian Altermatt, et al.. (2020). Revisiting global trends in freshwater insect biodiversity. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water. 8(2). 48 indexed citations
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Tydecks, Laura, Bastiaan W. Ibelings, & Klement Tockner. (2019). A global survey of freshwater biological field stations. River Research and Applications. 35(8). 1314–1324. 5 indexed citations
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Larsen, Stefano, et al.. (2019). Flooding and hydrologic connectivity modulate community assembly in a dynamic river-floodplain ecosystem. PLoS ONE. 14(4). e0213227–e0213227. 54 indexed citations
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Tydecks, Laura, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Max Wolf, Gabriel Singer, & Klement Tockner. (2018). Spatial and topical imbalances in biodiversity research. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0199327–e0199327. 57 indexed citations
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Shrestha, Juna, Pascal A. Niklaus, Emmanuel Frossard, Klement Tockner, & Jörg Luster. (2010). Potential denitrification and N2O efflux from riparian soils during short-time flooding. EGUGA. 10949. 1 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Keigo, et al.. (2006). . Ecology and Civil Engineering. 8(2). 201–214. 7 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Keigo, et al.. (2006). River restoration : European perspectives and lessons for Japan. Ecology and Civil Engineering. 8(2). 201–214. 5 indexed citations
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Malard, Florian, Urs Uehlinger, Rainer Zah, & Klement Tockner. (2006). FLOOD-PULSE AND RIVERSCAPE DYNAMICS IN A BRAIDED GLACIAL RIVER. Ecology. 87(3). 704–716. 106 indexed citations
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Malard, Florian, Klement Tockner, & J. V. Ward. (1999). Shifting Dominance of Subcatchment Water Sources and Flow Paths in a Glacial Floodplain, Val Roseg, Switzerland. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 31(2). 135–150. 104 indexed citations
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Ward, J. V., Peter Burgherr, Mark O. Gessner, et al.. (1998). The Val Roseg project: habitat heterogeneity and connectivity gradients in a glacial flood-plain system. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 425–432. 4 indexed citations

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