Martin M. Goßner

14.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
205 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Martin M. Goßner is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin M. Goßner has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Insect Science, 93 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 87 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Martin M. Goßner's work include Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (96 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (70 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (59 papers). Martin M. Goßner is often cited by papers focused on Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (96 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (70 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (59 papers). Martin M. Goßner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Martin M. Goßner's co-authors include Wolfgang W. Weisser, Jörg Müller, Nadja K. Simons, Sebastian Seibold, Heinz Bußler, Nico Blüthgen, Peter Schall, Markus Fischer, Daniel Prati and K. Eduard Linsenmair and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Martin M. Goßner

198 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

  1. Arthropod decline in grasslands and forests is associated with landscape-level drivers
    2019 817 citations Sebastian Seibold, Martin M. Goßner et al. profile →
  2. Landscape simplification filters species traits and drives biotic homogenization
    2015 422 citations Martin M. Goßner, Nico Blüthgen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Martin M. Goßner Germany 41 3.1k 2.7k 2.5k 2.4k 1.6k 205 6.3k
Lorenzo Marini Italy 45 2.3k 0.7× 3.1k 1.2× 2.3k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 2.1k 1.3× 171 5.9k
Hervé Jactel France 40 2.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 2.9k 1.2× 2.8k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 144 6.7k
Ben A. Woodcock United Kingdom 41 2.7k 0.9× 3.7k 1.3× 2.7k 1.1× 1.7k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 125 7.0k
Betsy Von Holle United States 26 1.9k 0.6× 2.3k 0.9× 3.9k 1.6× 4.7k 1.9× 1.7k 1.0× 39 8.1k
Bruno Baur Switzerland 44 2.4k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 3.2k 1.3× 1.3k 0.8× 264 6.4k
Elizabeth E. Crone United States 41 1.6k 0.5× 4.1k 1.5× 3.6k 1.4× 2.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 143 6.9k
Claus Bässler Germany 43 3.0k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 2.0k 0.8× 2.2k 1.4× 156 5.2k
Roland Brandl Germany 52 3.2k 1.0× 4.2k 1.6× 3.7k 1.5× 3.8k 1.6× 2.5k 1.6× 252 9.6k
Bernd Blossey United States 40 2.4k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 3.0k 1.2× 2.7k 1.1× 2.3k 1.4× 129 6.6k
Christoph Scherber Germany 40 1.3k 0.4× 2.4k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 106 5.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Martin M. Goßner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martin M. Goßner

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All Works

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Goßner, Martin M., et al.. (2025). Artificial Light at Night Affects Larval Growth Without Altering Survival or Pupation in Spongy Moth ( Lymantria dispar dispar ). Ecology and Evolution. 15(10). e72311–e72311.
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Goßner, Martin M., et al.. (2025). Artificial night light intensity modulates herbivory and phytochemistry in European beech. Journal of Applied Ecology. 62(5). 1258–1270. 2 indexed citations
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Bazzichetto, Manuele, Marta Gaia Sperandii, Caterina Penone, et al.. (2024). Biodiversity promotes resistance but dominant species shape recovery of grasslands under extreme drought. Journal of Ecology. 112(5). 1087–1100. 19 indexed citations
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Staab, Michael, Nadja K. Simons, Konstans Wells, et al.. (2024). The day after mowing: Time and type of mowing influence grassland arthropods. Ecological Applications. 34(6). e3022–e3022. 9 indexed citations
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Santoiemma, Giacomo, Andrea Battisti, Claudine Courtin, et al.. (2024). Testing a trapping protocol for generic surveillance of wood-boring beetles in heterogeneous landscapes. NeoBiota. 95. 77–95. 4 indexed citations
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Shipley, J. Ryan, Margaux Mathieu‐Resuge, Martin J. Kainz, et al.. (2024). Consumer biodiversity increases organic nutrient availability across aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Science. 386(6719). 335–340. 7 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Núñez, Carlos, Martin M. Goßner, Felix Neff, et al.. (2024). Land‐use change in the past 40 years explains shifts in arthropod community traits. Journal of Animal Ecology. 93(5). 540–553. 6 indexed citations
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Neff, Felix, Daniel Prati, Rafael Achury, et al.. (2023). Reduction of invertebrate herbivory by land use is only partly explained by changes in plant and insect characteristics. Ecological Monographs. 93(2). 7 indexed citations
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Shipley, J. Ryan, Martin M. Goßner, Andreas Rigling, & Frank Krumm. (2023). Conserving forest insect biodiversity requires the protection of key habitat features. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 38(9). 788–791. 7 indexed citations
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Staab, Michael, Martin M. Goßner, Nadja K. Simons, et al.. (2023). Insect decline in forests depends on species’ traits and may be mitigated by management. Communications Biology. 6(1). 338–338. 43 indexed citations
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Frei, Esther R., Martin M. Goßner, Yann Vitasse, et al.. (2022). European beech dieback after premature leaf senescence during the 2018 drought in northern Switzerland. Plant Biology. 24(7). 1132–1145. 66 indexed citations
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Goßner, Martin M., et al.. (2022). Invasive Drosophila suzukii outnumbers native controphics and causes substantial damage to fruits of forest plants. NeoBiota. 77. 39–77. 7 indexed citations
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Drag, Lukáš, Ryan C. Burner, Jörg G. Stephan, et al.. (2022). High‐resolution 3D forest structure explains ecomorphological trait variation in assemblages of saproxylic beetles. Functional Ecology. 37(1). 150–161. 14 indexed citations
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Schall, Peter, Steffi Heinrichs, Christian Ammer, et al.. (2021). Among stand heterogeneity is key for biodiversity in managed beech forests but does not question the value of unmanaged forests: Response to Bruun and Heilmann‐Clausen (2021). Journal of Applied Ecology. 58(9). 1817–1826. 10 indexed citations
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Neff, Felix, Martin Brändle, Didem Ambarlı, et al.. (2021). Changes in plant-herbivore network structure and robustness along land-use intensity gradients in grasslands and forests. Science Advances. 7(20). 36 indexed citations
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Seibold, Sebastian, Torsten Hothorn, Martin M. Goßner, et al.. (2021). Insights from regional and short‐term biodiversity monitoring datasets are valuable: a reply to Daskalova et al . 2021. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 14(1). 144–148. 9 indexed citations
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Simons, Nadja K., Wolfgang W. Weisser, & Martin M. Goßner. (2015). Multi‐taxa approach shows consistent shifts in arthropod functional traits along grassland land‐use intensity gradient. Ecology. 97(3). 754–764. 92 indexed citations
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