Stefan Kreft

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 701 citations indexed

About

Stefan Kreft is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Kreft has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 701 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 4 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 4 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Stefan Kreft's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (4 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (4 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (3 papers). Stefan Kreft is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (4 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (4 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (3 papers). Stefan Kreft collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Poland and Greece. Stefan Kreft's co-authors include Pierre L. Ibisch, Nuria Selva, Vassiliki Kati, Lisa Biber‐Freudenberger, P. R. Hobson, Guy Pe’er, Dominick A. DellaSala, Mariana M. Vale, Monika T. Hoffmann and Bengt‐Gunnar Jonsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Conservation Biology.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Kreft

10 papers receiving 667 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. A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status
    2016 409 citations Pierre L. Ibisch, Monika T. Hoffmann et al. Science profile →

Peers

Stefan Kreft
Vicky J. Meretsky United States
Kathryn E. Brown Australia
Camilo Andrés Correa Ayram Colombia
Céline Clauzel France
Monika T. Hoffmann Germany
John Norman United States
R.P.H. Snep Netherlands
Rajeev Pillay United States
Pablo José Negret Australia
Daniel R. Uden United States
Vicky J. Meretsky United States
Stefan Kreft
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Countries citing papers authored by Stefan Kreft

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefan Kreft

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Stefan Kreft. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Stefan Kreft. The network helps show where Stefan Kreft may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Kreft

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Kreft, Stefan, et al.. (2017). Assessing climate change-robustness of protected area management plans—The case of Germany. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0185972–e0185972. 8 indexed citations
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Ibisch, Pierre L., Monika T. Hoffmann, Stefan Kreft, et al.. (2016). A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status. Science. 354(6318). 1423–1427. 409 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kreft, Stefan, et al.. (2014). Adapting conservation to climate change: a case study on feasibility and implementation in Brandenburg, Germany. Regional Environmental Change. 15(1). 139–153. 6 indexed citations
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Biber‐Freudenberger, Lisa, P. R. Hobson, Stefan Kreft, et al.. (2013). Nature conservation: priority-setting needs a global change. Biodiversity and Conservation. 22(5). 1255–1281. 26 indexed citations
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Biber‐Freudenberger, Lisa, P. R. Hobson, Guy Pe’er, et al.. (2013). Spatial road disturbance index (SPROADI) for conservation planning: a novel landscape index, demonstrated for the State of Brandenburg, Germany. Landscape Ecology. 28(7). 1353–1369. 37 indexed citations
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Selva, Nuria, Stefan Kreft, Vassiliki Kati, et al.. (2011). Roadless and Low-Traffic Areas as Conservation Targets in Europe. Environmental Management. 48(5). 865–877. 117 indexed citations
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Kreft, Stefan, et al.. (2011). Classification of Climate‐Change‐Induced Stresses on Biological Diversity. Conservation Biology. 25(4). 708–715. 35 indexed citations
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Reyer, Christopher, Johann Bachinger, Fred F. Hattermann, et al.. (2011). Climate change adaptation and sustainable regional development: a case study for the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany. Regional Environmental Change. 12(3). 523–542. 57 indexed citations
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Ibisch, Pierre L. & Stefan Kreft. (2008). Anpassung an den Klimawandel: eine systematische Analyse von Handlungsoptionen für den Naturschutz Adaptation to climate change: a systematic analysis of options for action for nature conservation Anpassung an den Klimawandel: Handlungsoptionen für den Naturschutz. 3 indexed citations
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Böhning‐Gaese, Katrin, Wolfgang Crämer, Pierre L. Ibisch, et al.. (2007). Schutzgebiete Deutschlands im Klimawandel - Risiken und Handlungsoptionen. 3 indexed citations

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