Sven Bacher

32.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
124 papers, 17.3k citations indexed

About

Sven Bacher is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sven Bacher has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 17.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Ecology, 54 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 52 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Sven Bacher's work include Plant and animal studies (40 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (39 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (32 papers). Sven Bacher is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (40 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (39 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (32 papers). Sven Bacher collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United Kingdom. Sven Bacher's co-authors include Petr Pyšek, Carsten M. Buchmann, Gudrun Carl, Bernd Gruber, Tamara Münkemüller, Boris Schröder, Jane Elith, Colin J. McClean, Jaime Márquez and Pedro J. Leitão and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sven Bacher

124 papers receiving 16.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Collinearity: a review of methods to deal with it and a simulation study evaluating their performance

2012 7.5k citations Sven Bacher et al. profile →
A proposed unified framework for biological invasions

2011 1.9k citations Tim M. Blackburn, Petr Pyšek et al. profile →
Alien species in a warmer world: risks and opportunities

2009 1.0k citations Alain Roques, Philip E. Hulme et al. profile →
Grasping at the routes of biological invasions: a framework for integrating pathways into policy

2008 739 citations Philip E. Hulme, Sven Bacher et al. profile →
Projecting the continental accumulation of alien species through to 2050

2020 446 citations Sven Bacher, Tim M. Blackburn et al. profile →
Defining the Impact of Non‐Native Species

2014 312 citations Jonathan M. Jeschke, Sven Bacher et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sven Bacher

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Clarifying ethical stances in conservation: a trolley problem thought experiment 2025 ·BioScience ·Guillaume Latombe, Ugo Arbieu, Sven Bacher, Stefano Canessa, Franck Courchamp, Stefan Dullinger, Franz Essl, Michael Glaser, Ivan Jarić, Bernd Lenzner, (unknown), John R. Wilson	1
2	Identifying candidate host plants for trap cropping against Drosophila suzukii in vineyards 2024 ·Journal of Pest Science ·(unknown), Sven Bacher, Patrik Kehrli	7
3	Traits of insect herbivores and target weeds associated with greater biological weed control establishment and impact 2024 ·BioControl ·(unknown), Mark Schwarzländer, Philip Weyl, Hariet L. Hinz, Rachel L. Winston, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, (unknown), Sven Bacher, Quentin Paynter	6
4	Benefits do not balance costs of biological invasions 2024 ·BioScience ·Laís Carneiro, Philip E. Hulme, Ross N. Cuthbert, Melina Kourantidou, Alok Bang, Phillip J. Haubrock, Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Paride Balzani, Sven Bacher, Guillaume Latombe, Thomas W. Bodey, Anna F. Probert, Claudio S. Quilodrán, Franck Courchamp	22
5	Identifying, reducing, and communicating uncertainty in community science: a focus on alien species 2022 ·Biological Invasions ·Anna F. Probert, Daniel Wegmann, (unknown), Tim Adriaens, Rigers Bakiu, Sandro Bertolino, Franz Essl, Eugenio Gervasini, Quentin Groom, Guillaume Latombe, D. Marisavljević, John Mumford, Jan Pergl, Cristina Preda, Helen E. Roy, Riccardo Scalerà, Heliana Teixeira, Elena Tricarico, Sonia Vanderhoeven, Sven Bacher	10
6	Are species more harmful in their native, neonative or alien range? Insights from a global analysis of bark beetles 2022 ·Diversity and Distributions ·(unknown), Sven Bacher, Giovanni Vimercati	8
7	Influence of Wireworm Diet on its Susceptibility to and Control With the Entomopathogenic FungusMetarhizium brunneum(Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) in Laboratory and Field Settings 2022 ·Journal of Economic Entomology ·(unknown), (unknown), Jaka Razinger, Sven Bacher, Giselher Grabenweger	1
8	Improving the Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT): a summary of revisions to the framework and guidelines 2020 ·NeoBiota ·(unknown), Tim M. Blackburn, Sandro Bertolino, Thomas Evans, Piero Genovesi, Sabrina Kumschick, Helen E. Roy, Kevin G. Smith, Sven Bacher	30
9	Frameworks used in invasion science: progress and prospects 2020 ·NeoBiota ·John R. Wilson, Sven Bacher, Curtis C. Daehler, Quentin Groom, Sabrina Kumschick, Julie L. Lockwood, Tamara B. Robinson, Tsungai A. Zengeya, David M. Richardson	16
10	Appropriate uses of EICAT protocol, data and classifications 2020 ·NeoBiota ·Sabrina Kumschick, Sven Bacher, Sandro Bertolino, Tim M. Blackburn, Thomas Evans, Helen E. Roy, Kevin G. Smith	37
11	Independent introductions of hedgehogs to the North and South Island of New Zealand 2020 ·New Zealand Journal of Ecology ·(unknown), Petr Pyšek, Sven Bacher, Barbora Černá Bolfíková, Philip E. Hulme	1
12	InvasiBES: Understanding and managing the impacts of Invasive alien species on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services 2019 ·NeoBiota ·Belinda Gallardo, Sven Bacher, Bethany A. Bradley, Francisco A. Comı́n, Laure Gallien, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Cascade J. B. Sorte, Montserrat Vilà	54
13	A local risk map using field observations of the Asian longhorned beetle to optimize monitoring activities 2018 ·Journal of Applied Entomology ·(unknown), Beat Forster, (unknown), Beat Wermelinger, Sven Bacher	5
14	Correction to: More than “100 worst” alien species in Europe 2018 ·Biological Invasions ·Wolfgang Nentwig, Sven Bacher, Sabrina Kumschick, Petr Pyšek, Montserrat Vilà	6
15	Troubling travellers: are ecologically harmful alien species associated with particular introduction pathways? 2017 ·NeoBiota ·Jan Pergl, Petr Pyšek, Sven Bacher, Franz Essl, Piero Genovesi, Colin Harrower, Philip E. Hulme, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Marc Kenis, Ingolf Kühn, Irena Perglová, Wolfgang Rabitsch, Alain Roques, David B. Roy, Helen E. Roy, Montserrat Vilà, Marten Winter, Wolfgang Nentwig	60
16	More than “100 worst” alien species in Europe 2017 ·Biological Invasions ·Wolfgang Nentwig, Sven Bacher, Sabrina Kumschick, Petr Pyšek, Montserrat Vilà	222
17	Tools to address invasive species impacts must build on knowledge not ignorance – some thoughts on Ojaveer et al 2015 ·Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern) ·T. M. Blackburn, Sven Bacher, Piero Genovesi, (unknown), Sabrina Kumschick, D. M. Richardson, Franz Essl, (unknown), (unknown), Wolfgang Nentwig, Jan Pergl, (unknown), Montserrat Vilà, (unknown), Petr Pyšek	1
18	Impactos ecológicos de las invasiones de plantas y vertebrados terrestres en Europa 2006 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Montserrat Vilà, Sven Bacher, Philip E. Hulme, Marc Kenis, (unknown), Wolfgang Nentwig, Daniel Sol, Wojciech Solarz	17
19	A monoclonal antibody to the shield beetle Cassida rubiginosa: a tool for predator gut analysis. 2000 ·(unknown), Hans Imboden, Sven Bacher	1
20	Problematic weeds in ecological compensation areas. 1997 ·Sven Bacher, (unknown), (unknown)	5

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