Robin Engler

8.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
16 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Robin Engler is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Engler has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 13 papers in Ecological Modeling and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robin Engler's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers). Robin Engler is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers). Robin Engler collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and United Kingdom. Robin Engler's co-authors include Antoine Guisan, Wilfried Thuiller, Miguel B. Araújo, Pascal Vittoz, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Christophe F. Randin, Olivier Broennimann, Wim Hordijk, Peter B. Pearman and Nicolas Salamin and has published in prestigious journals such as Global Change Biology, Ecology Letters and Conservation Biology.

In The Last Decade

Robin Engler

16 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

BIOMOD – a platform for ensemble forecasting of species d... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2009 2016 2004 2009 500 1000 1.5k
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. BIOMOD – a platform for ensemble forecasting of species distributions
    2009 2.0k citations Wilfried Thuiller, Robin Engler et al. Ecography profile →
  2. ecospat: an R package to support spatial analyses and modeling of species niches and distributions
    2016 866 citations Valeria Di Cola, Olivier Broennimann et al. Ecography profile →
  3. An improved approach for predicting the distribution of rare and endangered species from occurrence and pseudo‐absence data
    2004 787 citations Robin Engler, Antoine Guisan et al. Journal of Applied Ecology profile →
  4. Climate change and plant distribution: local models predict high‐elevation persistence
    2009 458 citations Christophe F. Randin, Robin Engler et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robin Engler Switzerland 15 4.2k 2.8k 2.8k 1.6k 937 16 5.9k
Omri Allouche Israel 8 3.6k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 2.7k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 1.0k 1.1× 9 5.4k
Peter B. Pearman Switzerland 36 3.6k 0.8× 2.8k 1.0× 2.5k 0.9× 2.0k 1.3× 1.5k 1.6× 68 6.3k
Jeremy VanDerWal Australia 44 3.9k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 3.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 1.8k 1.9× 90 6.3k
Allen H. Hurlbert United States 35 2.5k 0.6× 2.8k 1.0× 2.9k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 70 5.6k
Luigi Maiorano Italy 44 3.5k 0.8× 2.6k 0.9× 3.9k 1.4× 1.3k 0.8× 2.3k 2.4× 136 7.2k
I‐Ching Chen Taiwan 11 2.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 22 4.6k
Susanne A. Fritz Germany 29 2.0k 0.5× 2.3k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 2.2k 1.4× 796 0.8× 55 5.8k
Amy L. Angert United States 38 2.7k 0.6× 3.2k 1.1× 2.1k 0.7× 2.8k 1.8× 1.1k 1.2× 81 6.1k
Stephen G. Willis United Kingdom 37 3.3k 0.8× 2.7k 1.0× 3.1k 1.1× 1.8k 1.1× 1.0k 1.1× 80 5.8k
Monica Papeş United States 27 3.0k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 2.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 730 0.8× 92 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robin Engler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Engler

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Choi, Yuyoung, et al.. (2022). Integrated spatial model based evaluation methodology for optimal invasive species management: common ragweed in the Republic of Korea. Environmental Research Letters. 17(3). 34047–34047. 12 indexed citations
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Dhingra, Madhur, Jean Artois, Timothy P. Robinson, et al.. (2016). Global mapping of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and H5Nx clade 2.3.4.4 viruses with spatial cross-validation. eLife. 5. 42 indexed citations
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Cola, Valeria Di, Olivier Broennimann, Blaise Petitpierre, et al.. (2016). ecospat: an R package to support spatial analyses and modeling of species niches and distributions. Ecography. 40(6). 774–787. 866 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pio, Dorothea, Robin Engler, H. Peter Linder, et al.. (2014). Climate change effects on animal and plant phylogenetic diversity in southern Africa. Global Change Biology. 20(5). 1538–1549. 57 indexed citations
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Engler, Robin, et al.. (2013). An Assessment of Forest Cover Trends in South and North Korea, From 1980 to 2010. Environmental Management. 53(1). 194–201. 26 indexed citations
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Engler, Robin, Lars T. Waser‬, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, et al.. (2013). Combining ensemble modeling and remote sensing for mapping individual tree species at high spatial resolution. Forest Ecology and Management. 310. 64–73. 81 indexed citations
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Engler, Robin, Wim Hordijk, & Antoine Guisan. (2012). The MIGCLIM R package – seamless integration of dispersal constraints into projections of species distribution models. Ecography. 35(10). 872–878. 146 indexed citations
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Lay, Gwenaëlle Le, et al.. (2010). Prospective sampling based on model ensembles improves the detection of rare species. Ecography. 33(6). 1015–1027. 67 indexed citations
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Engler, Robin & Antoine Guisan. (2009). MigClim: Predicting plant distribution and dispersal in a changing climate. Diversity and Distributions. 15(4). 590–601. 232 indexed citations
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Thuiller, Wilfried, et al.. (2009). BIOMOD – a platform for ensemble forecasting of species distributions. Ecography. 32(3). 369–373. 1996 indexed citations breakdown →
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Randin, Christophe F., Robin Engler, Signe Normand, et al.. (2009). Climate change and plant distribution: local models predict high‐elevation persistence. Global Change Biology. 15(6). 1557–1569. 458 indexed citations breakdown →
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Engler, Robin, Christophe F. Randin, Pascal Vittoz, et al.. (2009). Predicting future distributions of mountain plants under climate change: does dispersal capacity matter?. Ecography. 32(1). 34–45. 252 indexed citations
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Pearman, Peter B., Christophe F. Randin, Olivier Broennimann, et al.. (2008). Prediction of plant species distributions across six millennia. Ecology Letters. 11(4). 357–369. 159 indexed citations
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Vittoz, Pascal & Robin Engler. (2007). Seed dispersal distances: a typology based on dispersal modes and plant traits. IRIS. 117(2). 109–124. 308 indexed citations
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Guisan, Antoine, Olivier Broennimann, Robin Engler, et al.. (2006). Using Niche‐Based Models to Improve the Sampling of Rare Species. Conservation Biology. 20(2). 501–511. 417 indexed citations
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Engler, Robin, et al.. (2004). An improved approach for predicting the distribution of rare and endangered species from occurrence and pseudo‐absence data. Journal of Applied Ecology. 41(2). 263–274. 787 indexed citations breakdown →

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