Olle Zackrisson

12.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
103 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Olle Zackrisson is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Olle Zackrisson has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 31 papers in Ecology and 31 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Olle Zackrisson's work include Lichen and fungal ecology (29 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (24 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (22 papers). Olle Zackrisson is often cited by papers focused on Lichen and fungal ecology (29 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (24 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (22 papers). Olle Zackrisson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and France. Olle Zackrisson's co-authors include Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson, David A. Wardle, Greger Hörnberg, Thomas H. DeLuca, Christiane Gallet, Lars Östlund, Anita Sellstedt, Mikael Ohlson, Anna‐Lena Axelsson and Ingela Bergman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Olle Zackrisson

102 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

Influence of Forest Fires on the North Swedish Boreal Forest 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 2008 200 400 600
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. Influence of Forest Fires on the North Swedish Boreal Forest
    1977 672 citations Olle Zackrisson profile →
  2. Fire-Derived Charcoal Causes Loss of Forest Humus
    2008 523 citations David A. Wardle, Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson 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
Olle Zackrisson Sweden 50 3.1k 3.0k 3.0k 2.8k 2.5k 103 9.6k
Erik A. Hobbie United States 37 1.5k 0.5× 2.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.5× 3.9k 1.4× 1.2k 0.5× 103 7.6k
Dieter Mueller‐Dombois United States 33 5.6k 1.8× 3.9k 1.3× 2.3k 0.8× 3.5k 1.2× 3.2k 1.3× 113 11.1k
Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson Sweden 52 3.0k 1.0× 3.3k 1.1× 2.3k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 144 9.3k
Deborah A. Clark United States 51 6.0k 2.0× 2.5k 0.8× 4.3k 1.5× 1.8k 0.6× 2.2k 0.9× 126 10.4k
Jonathan R. Leake United Kingdom 63 1.7k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 6.1k 2.1× 3.0k 1.2× 141 11.1k
Timothy R. Seastedt United States 54 4.4k 1.4× 4.7k 1.5× 3.5k 1.2× 2.4k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 174 10.9k
William D. Stock Australia 41 3.3k 1.1× 2.3k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 2.3k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 124 6.9k
Heinz Ellenberg Germany 17 6.0k 1.9× 3.9k 1.3× 2.2k 0.7× 5.2k 1.8× 3.6k 1.4× 40 11.9k
Anders Michelsen Denmark 68 1.9k 0.6× 6.1k 2.0× 2.7k 0.9× 3.8k 1.3× 1.9k 0.8× 273 13.5k
Béla Tóthmérész Hungary 52 4.0k 1.3× 3.7k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 256 8.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zackrisson, Olle, Thomas H. DeLuca, Francesco G. Gentili, Anita Sellstedt, & Anders Jäderlund. (2009). Nitrogen fixation in mixed Hylocomium splendens moss communities. Oecologia. 160(2). 309–319. 78 indexed citations
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Zackrisson, Olle, et al.. (2007). Early Mesolithic Hunter–Gatherers and Landscape Acquisition by the Arctic Circle : The Ipmatis valley 7000 BC–1 AD. 1. 123–142. 2 indexed citations
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Zackrisson, Olle, et al.. (2007). Early Mesolithic Hunter–Gatherers and Landscape Acquisition by the Arctic Circle. DiVA at Umeå University (Umeå University). 1(1-2). 123–142. 6 indexed citations
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Carcaillet, Christopher, et al.. (2007). LONG-TERM FIRE FREQUENCY NOT LINKED TO PREHISTORIC OCCUPATIONS IN NORTHERN SWEDISH BOREAL FOREST. Ecology. 88(2). 465–477. 103 indexed citations
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DeLuca, Thomas H., Olle Zackrisson, Francesco G. Gentili, Anita Sellstedt, & Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson. (2007). Ecosystem controls on nitrogen fixation in boreal feather moss communities. Oecologia. 152(1). 121–130. 85 indexed citations
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Bergman, Ingela, et al.. (2007). Stones in the snow: a Norse fur traders' road into Sami country. Antiquity. 81(312). 397–408. 11 indexed citations
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Gentili, Francesco G., Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson, Olle Zackrisson, Thomas H. DeLuca, & Anita Sellstedt. (2005). Physiological and molecular diversity of feather moss associative N2-fixing cyanobacteria. Journal of Experimental Botany. 56(422). 3121–3127. 64 indexed citations
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Wardle, David A. & Olle Zackrisson. (2005). Effects of species and functional group loss on island ecosystem properties. Nature. 435(7043). 806–810. 217 indexed citations
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Zackrisson, Olle, et al.. (2004). NITROGEN FIXATION INCREASES WITH SUCCESSIONAL AGE IN BOREAL FORESTS. Ecology. 85(12). 3327–3334. 161 indexed citations
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DeLuca, Thomas H., Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson, & Olle Zackrisson. (2002). Nitrogen mineralization and phenol accumulation along a fire chronosequence in northern Sweden. Oecologia. 133(2). 206–214. 208 indexed citations
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DeLuca, Thomas H., Olle Zackrisson, Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson, & Anita Sellstedt. (2002). Quantifying nitrogen-fixation in feather moss carpets of boreal forests. Nature. 419(6910). 917–920. 444 indexed citations
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Zackrisson, Olle, et al.. (2000). Characterisation of the differential interference effects of two boreal dwarf shrub species. Oecologia. 123(1). 122–128. 69 indexed citations
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Jönsson, L., A. Dahlberg, Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson, Olle Zackrisson, & Ola Kårén. (1999). Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities in late‐successional Swedish boreal forests, and their composition following wildfire. Molecular Ecology. 8(2). 205–215. 199 indexed citations
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Östlund, Lars, et al.. (1998). Potash Production in Northern Sweden: History and Ecological Effects of a Pre-industrial Forest Exploitation. Environment and History. 4(3). 345–358. 15 indexed citations
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Wardle, David A., Olle Zackrisson, & Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson. (1998). The charcoal effect in Boreal forests: mechanisms and ecological consequences. Oecologia. 115(3). 419–426. 248 indexed citations
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Ohlson, Mikael, et al.. (1997). Habitat qualities versus long-term continuity as determinants of biodiversity in boreal old-growth swamp forests. Biological Conservation. 81(3). 221–231. 237 indexed citations
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Jäderlund, Anders, Olle Zackrisson, & Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson. (1996). Effects of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) litter on seed germination and early seedling growth of four boreal tree species. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 22(5). 973–986. 72 indexed citations
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Dolling, Ann, Olle Zackrisson, & Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson. (1994). Seasonal variation in phytotoxicity of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum L. Kuhn). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 20(12). 3163–3172. 35 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Marie‐Charlotte & Olle Zackrisson. (1992). Inhibition of Scots pine seedling establishment byEmpetrum hermaphroditum. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 18(10). 1857–1870. 89 indexed citations
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Zackrisson, Olle. (1979). Dendroekologiska metoder att spåra tidigare kulturinflytande i den norrländska barrskogen. Fornvännen. 74. 259–268. 1 indexed citations

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