Niko Balkenhol

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Niko Balkenhol is a scholar working on Ecology, Genetics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Niko Balkenhol has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Ecology, 24 papers in Genetics and 23 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Niko Balkenhol's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (68 papers), Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation (29 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (22 papers). Niko Balkenhol is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (68 papers), Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation (29 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (22 papers). Niko Balkenhol collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Niko Balkenhol's co-authors include Lisette P. Waits, Stephen F. Spear, Kim T. Scribner, Marie-Josée Fortin, Brad H. McRae, Johannes Signer, Raymond J. Dezzani, Samuel A. Cushman, Erin L. Landguth and Sam Cushman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Niko Balkenhol

89 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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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.

Use of resistance surfaces for landscape genetic studies: considerations for parameterization and analysis

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niko Balkenhol

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effects of mixed forests and introduced Douglas-fir on the dynamics of European beech seeds and seedlings 2025 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown), Niko Balkenhol	0
2	Combining detection dogs and camera traps improves minimally invasive population monitoring for the cheetah, an elusive and rare large carnivore 2025 ·Ecological Solutions and Evidence ·(unknown), (unknown), Anne Schmidt‐Küntzel, (unknown), (unknown), Hans Bauer, Niko Balkenhol, Herwig Leirs, Stephan Neumann, Bogdan Cristescu, Laurie Marker	1
3	Mixed broadleaf–conifer forests promote coexistence of red squirrels and dormice 2025 ·European Journal of Wildlife Research ·(unknown), M. H. Pineda, Niko Balkenhol	0
4	Better together: Combining expert and citizen science data improves our understanding of occurrence patterns of lynx and wolves in Lower Saxony, Germany 2025 ·European Journal of Wildlife Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Egbert Strauß, (unknown), Raymond Reding, Ole Anders, (unknown), Niko Balkenhol	0
5	Red deer responses to drive hunts are related to habitat and landscape characteristics 2024 ·Journal of Wildlife Management ·Katarzyna Bojarska, (unknown), S. Herzog, J. Isselstein, (unknown), Friederike Riesch, Johannes Signer, (unknown), (unknown), Niko Balkenhol	5
6	Forest composition shapes seed‐rodent interactions in a gradient of broadleaves and conifers 2024 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·(unknown), (unknown), Niko Balkenhol	7
7	Enhancing economic multifunctionality without compromising multidiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality via forest enrichment 2024 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), Matthias Albert, (unknown), (unknown), Jing‐Zhong Lu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jonas Glatthorn, Andreas Schuldt, Andrea Polle, Niko Balkenhol, Stefan Scheu, Christian Ammer, Carola Paul, Nathaly R. Guerrero‐Ramírez	5
8	Douglas fir and Norway spruce have similar effects on small mammal density, but not survival, in Central European managed forests 2023 ·Mammalian Biology ·(unknown), Niko Balkenhol	8
9	A simulation-based evaluation of methods for estimating census population size of terrestrial game species from genetically-identified parent-offspring pairs 2023 ·PeerJ ·(unknown), Niko Balkenhol	5
10	Dehorning impacts white rhinoceros behaviour less than social events: evidence from Botswana 2023 ·Journal of Zoology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Niko Balkenhol, Emily Bennitt, Marina Scheumann	1
11	An objective approach to select surrogate species for connectivity conservation 2023 ·Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ·Trishna Dutta, Marta De Barba, Nuria Selva, (unknown), Luigi Maiorano, Wilfried Thuiller, Andreas Zedrosser, Johannes Signer, (unknown), Shane C. Frank, Pablo M. Lucas, Niko Balkenhol	7
12	Assessing the potential of conspecific playbacks as a post‐translocation management tool for white rhinoceros 2023 ·Conservation Science and Practice ·(unknown), Niko Balkenhol, Emily Bennitt, (unknown), Marina Scheumann	2
13	Quantifying the relationship between prey density, livestock and illegal killing of leopards 2022 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Mahmood Soofi, Ali Turk Qashqaei, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bahram H. Kiabi, Benjamin Bleyhl, Arash Ghoddousi, Niko Balkenhol, J. Andrew Royle, Chris R. Pavey, Igor Khorozyan, Matthias Waltert	15
14	Integrated SDM database: Enhancing the relevance and utility of species distribution models in conservation management 2021 ·Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hendrik Edelhoff, Niko Balkenhol, Jan O. Engler	24
15	Roads constrain movement across behavioural processes in a partially migratory ungulate 2021 ·Movement Ecology ·Gioele Passoni, Tim Coulson, Nathan Ranc, Andrea Corradini, A. J. Mark Hewison, Simone Ciuti, Benedikt Gehr, Marco Heurich, (unknown), (unknown), Atle Mysterud, Niko Balkenhol, Francesca Cagnacci	19
16	Conserving populations at the edge of their geographic range: the endangered Caspian red deer (Cervus elaphus maral) across protected areas of Iran 2020 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thorsten Zeppenfeld, (unknown), Ali Turk Qashqaei, (unknown), (unknown), Bahram H. Kiabi, Chris R. Pavey, Niko Balkenhol, Matthias Waltert, Mahmood Soofi	9
17	First insight into the spatial and foraging ecology of the critically endangered Balkan lynx ( Lynx lynx balcanicus , Buresh 1941) 2020 ·Hystrix ·Dime Melovski, (unknown), Aleksandar Stojanov, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Urs Breitenmoser, Manuela von Arx, (unknown), Miha Krofel, Johannes Signer, Niko Balkenhol	8
18	Landscape genetics : concepts, methods, applications 2016 ·John Wiley & Sons, Inc. eBooks ·Niko Balkenhol, Samuel A. Cushman, Andrew Storfer, Lisette P. Waits	143
19	Integrating movement ecology with biodiversity research - exploring new avenues to address spatiotemporal biodiversity dynamics 2013 ·Movement Ecology ·Florian Jeltsch, Dries Bonte, Guy Pe’er, Björn Reineking, Peter Leimgruber, Niko Balkenhol, Boris Schröder, Carsten M. Buchmann, Thomas Mueller, Niels Blaum, Damaris Zurell, Katrin Böhning‐Gaese, Thorsten Wiegand, Jana A. Eccard, Heribert Hofer, (unknown), Ute Eggers, Silke Bauer	185
20	Identifying future research needs in landscape genetics: where to from here? 2009 ·Landscape Ecology ·Niko Balkenhol, Félix Gugerli, Sam Cushman, Lisette P. Waits, Aurélie Coulon, Jan W. Arntzen, Rolf Holderegger, Helene H. Wagner	151

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