Knut Mehler

848 total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 642 citations indexed

About

Knut Mehler is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Knut Mehler has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 642 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, 24 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 4 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Knut Mehler's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (24 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (23 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (9 papers). Knut Mehler is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (24 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (23 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (9 papers). Knut Mehler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Knut Mehler's co-authors include Alexander Y. Karatayev, Lyubov E. Burlakova, Ronaldo Sousa, Manuel Lopes‐Lima, Mary B Seddon, Elizabeth K. Hinchey, Ashley K. Elgin, Glenn J. Warren, Mark D. Rowe and Vadim A. Karatayev and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Limnology and Oceanography and Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Knut Mehler

25 papers receiving 634 citations

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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.

Conservation of freshwater bivalves at the global scale: diversity, threats and research needs

2018 278 citations Manuel Lopes‐Lima, Lyubov E. Burlakova et al. Hydrobiologia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Knut Mehler United States	14	580	405	93	87	79	27	642
Astrid N. Schwalb United States	14	684 1.2×	523 1.3×	178 1.9×	98 1.1×	117 1.5×	40	799
Roger J. Haro United States	12	564 1.0×	375 0.9×	147 1.6×	72 0.8×	93 1.2×	29	686
Daelyn Woolnough United States	11	391 0.7×	338 0.8×	72 0.8×	61 0.7×	53 0.7×	34	472
Cummins South Africa	3	476 0.8×	314 0.8×	112 1.2×	38 0.4×	52 0.7×	5	619
Ronald W. Griffiths Canada	12	488 0.8×	342 0.8×	111 1.2×	112 1.3×	169 2.1×	22	639
Paulo Pinto Portugal	14	485 0.8×	252 0.6×	71 0.8×	75 0.9×	28 0.4×	23	573
Wai Hing Wong United States	16	483 0.8×	184 0.5×	84 0.9×	240 2.8×	196 2.5×	43	636
Inés Ezcurra de Drago Argentina	13	394 0.7×	226 0.6×	51 0.5×	78 0.9×	121 1.5×	23	483
William P. Kovalak United States	11	638 1.1×	404 1.0×	123 1.3×	99 1.1×	133 1.7×	17	690
Sylvie Tomanová France	12	770 1.3×	634 1.6×	63 0.7×	82 0.9×	28 0.4×	20	884

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Knut Mehler

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pansch, Christian, et al.. (2025). Heatwave intensity drives eco‐physiological responses in infaunal bivalves: A mesocosm experiment. Limnology and Oceanography. 70(S2). 3 indexed citations

Mehler, Knut, et al.. (2025). Bridging the gap between field and lab: Applicability and performance of the Sylt mesocosms facility to simulate climate change scenarios on intertidal benthic communities. Limnology and Oceanography. 70(S2). 1 indexed citations

Burlakova, Lyubov E., Alexander Y. Karatayev, Allison R. Hrycik, et al.. (2024). Density data for Lake Erie benthic invertebrate assemblages from 1930 to 2019. Ecology. 105(5). e4301–e4301.

Mehler, Knut, et al.. (2024). Sizing mudsnails: Applying superpixels to scale growth detection under ocean warming. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 15(3). 544–554. 1 indexed citations

Mehler, Knut, et al.. (2024). Recent and future distribution of the alien Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) on the European continent. Aquatic Invasions. 19(1). 51–72. 5 indexed citations

Burlakova, Lyubov E., Alexander Y. Karatayev, Knut Mehler, & Elizabeth K. Hinchey. (2022). Exploring Great Lakes benthoscapes: can we visually delineate hypoxic habitats?. Hydrobiologia. 850(6). 1331–1353. 8 indexed citations

Karatayev, Alexander Y., Lyubov E. Burlakova, Allison R. Hrycik, et al.. (2022). Long-term dynamics of Lake Erie benthos: One lake, three distinct communities. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 48(6). 1599–1617. 19 indexed citations

Karatayev, Alexander Y., et al.. (2021). Rapid assessment of Dreissena population in Lake Erie using underwater videography. Hydrobiologia. 848(9). 2421–2436. 22 indexed citations

Burlakova, Lyubov E., Alexander Y. Karatayev, Allison R. Hrycik, et al.. (2021). Density data for Lake Ontario benthic invertebrate assemblages from 1964 to 2018. Ecology. 102(12). e03528–e03528. 3 indexed citations

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Karatayev, Alexander Y., Vadim A. Karatayev, Lyubov E. Burlakova, et al.. (2021). Lake morphometry determines Dreissena invasion dynamics. Biological Invasions. 23(8). 2489–2514. 40 indexed citations

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Burlakova, Lyubov E., Alexander Y. Karatayev, Allison R. Hrycik, et al.. (2021). Six decades of Lake Ontario ecological history according to benthos. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 48(2). 274–288. 21 indexed citations

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Pennuto, Christopher M., et al.. (2021). Dynamics of the seasonal migration of Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus, Pallas 1814) and implications for the Lake Ontario food web. Ecology Of Freshwater Fish. 30(2). 151–161. 11 indexed citations

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Mehler, Knut, Lyubov E. Burlakova, Alexander Y. Karatayev, et al.. (2020). Long-term trends of Lake Michigan benthos with emphasis on the southern basin. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 46(3). 528–537. 18 indexed citations

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Karatayev, Alexander Y., Lyubov E. Burlakova, Knut Mehler, et al.. (2020). Dreissena in Lake Ontario 30 years post-invasion. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 48(2). 264–273. 27 indexed citations

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Karatayev, Alexander Y., Lyubov E. Burlakova, Knut Mehler, et al.. (2018). Life after Dreissena: The decline of exotic suspension feeder may have significant impacts on lake ecosystems. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 44(4). 650–659. 20 indexed citations

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Karatayev, Alexander Y., Knut Mehler, Lyubov E. Burlakova, Elizabeth K. Hinchey, & Glenn J. Warren. (2018). Benthic video image analysis facilitates monitoring of Dreissena populations across spatial scales. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 44(4). 629–638. 20 indexed citations

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Karatayev, Alexander Y., et al.. (2018). Food depletion regulates the demography of invasive dreissenid mussels in a stratified lake. Limnology and Oceanography. 63(5). 2065–2079. 27 indexed citations

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Lopes‐Lima, Manuel, Lyubov E. Burlakova, Alexander Y. Karatayev, et al.. (2018). Conservation of freshwater bivalves at the global scale: diversity, threats and research needs. Hydrobiologia. 810(1). 1–14. 278 indexed citations breakdown →

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Karatayev, Alexander Y., Lyubov E. Burlakova, Knut Mehler, et al.. (2017). Biomonitoring using invasive species in a large Lake: Dreissena distribution maps hypoxic zones. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 44(4). 639–649. 45 indexed citations

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Mehler, Knut, Kumud Acharya, Donald W. Sada, & Zhongbo Yu. (2013). Elemental stoichiometry of basal resources and benthic macroinvertebrates along a land use gradient in a Great Basin watershed. Hydrobiologia. 716(1). 115–129. 11 indexed citations

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