Sonja Kistenich

759 total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 496 citations indexed

About

Sonja Kistenich is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonja Kistenich has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 496 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 7 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sonja Kistenich's work include Lichen and fungal ecology (8 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (6 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (5 papers). Sonja Kistenich is often cited by papers focused on Lichen and fungal ecology (8 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (6 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (5 papers). Sonja Kistenich collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Sweden and Germany. Sonja Kistenich's co-authors include Mika Bendiksby, Karl‐Henrik Larsson, Brita Stedje, Siri Birkeland, Lutz Bachmann, Torsten H. Struck, Lee Hsiang Liow, Dimitar Dimitrov, Michael Nowak and Vladimir I. Gusarov and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Taxon and Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Sonja Kistenich

10 papers receiving 489 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.

Finding Evolutionary Processes Hidden in Cryptic Species

2017 371 citations Torsten H. Struck, Jeffrey L. Feder et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sonja Kistenich Norway	7	246	139	138	133	110	11	496
Chrissen E. C. Gemmill New Zealand	15	281 1.1×	186 1.3×	153 1.1×	145 1.1×	141 1.3×	33	562
Gwynne S. Lim United States	7	399 1.6×	131 0.9×	162 1.2×	92 0.7×	278 2.5×	11	622
José Cerca Norway	10	242 1.0×	222 1.6×	235 1.7×	102 0.8×	180 1.6×	25	665
Mari Kekkonen Finland	5	199 0.8×	157 1.1×	236 1.7×	46 0.3×	182 1.7×	8	528
Gemma E. Beatty United Kingdom	16	237 1.0×	257 1.8×	283 2.1×	205 1.5×	158 1.4×	28	736
Céline Born France	11	233 0.9×	143 1.0×	297 2.2×	159 1.2×	93 0.8×	17	537
François Mallard France	12	214 0.9×	195 1.4×	318 2.3×	64 0.5×	90 0.8×	19	587
Matthew J. Larcombe New Zealand	14	185 0.8×	132 0.9×	110 0.8×	126 0.9×	94 0.9×	38	502
Niklas Tysklind French Guiana	13	148 0.6×	139 1.0×	154 1.1×	52 0.4×	131 1.2×	41	477
Göte Turesson Germany	10	316 1.3×	103 0.7×	152 1.1×	259 1.9×	117 1.1×	16	624

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sonja Kistenich

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Halıcı, Mehmet Gökhan, et al.. (2021). Toniniopsisbartakii - A new species of lichenised fungus from James Ross Island (Antarctic Peninsula). TURKISH JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 45(3). 216–223. 5 indexed citations

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Kistenich, Sonja, et al.. (2019). A regional study of the genus Phyllopsora (Ramalinaceae) in Asia and Melanesia. MycoKeys. 53. 23–72. 5 indexed citations

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Kistenich, Sonja, et al.. (2019). Towards an integrative taxonomy ofPhyllopsora(Ramalinaceae). The Lichenologist. 51(4). 323–392. 9 indexed citations

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Kistenich, Sonja, Stefan Ekman, Mika Bendiksby, & Einar Timdal. (2019). (2687) Proposal to conserve the name Phyllopsora against Triclinum and Crocynia (Ramalinaceae, lichenized Ascomycota). Taxon. 68(3). 590–591. 2 indexed citations

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Kistenich, Sonja, et al.. (2019). DNA Sequencing Historical Lichen Specimens. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7. 12 indexed citations

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Kistenich, Sonja, Einar Timdal, Mika Bendiksby, & Stefan Ekman. (2018). Electronic Supplement to: Molecular systematics and character evolution in the lichen family Ramalinaceae (Ascomycota: Lecanorales). Taxon.

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Kistenich, Sonja, Jouko Rikkinen, Holger Thüs, et al.. (2018). Three new species of Krogia (Ramalinaceae, lichenised Ascomycota) from the Paleotropics. MycoKeys. 40(40). 69–88. 7 indexed citations

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Kistenich, Sonja, Einar Timdal, Mika Bendiksby, & Stefan Ekman. (2018). Molecular systematics and character evolution in the lichen family Ramalinaceae (Ascomycota: Lecanorales). Taxon. 67(5). 871–904. 63 indexed citations

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Struck, Torsten H., Jeffrey L. Feder, Mika Bendiksby, et al.. (2017). Finding Evolutionary Processes Hidden in Cryptic Species. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 33(3). 153–163. 371 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dreßler, Mirko, et al.. (2015). Applied use of taxonomy: lessons learned from the first German intercalibration exercise for benthic diatoms. Acta Botanica Croatica. 74(2). 211–232. 6 indexed citations

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Kistenich, Sonja, Mirko Dreßler, Jonas Zimmermann, et al.. (2014). An investigation into the morphology and genetics ofCyclotella comensisand closely related taxa. Diatom Research. 29(4). 423–440. 16 indexed citations

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