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 →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sven Bacher Switzerland	45	7.7k	5.8k	4.7k	4.2k	3.4k	124	17.3k
William K. Cornwell Australia	50	5.3k 0.7×	7.8k 1.3×	5.6k 1.2×	3.5k 0.8×	3.7k 1.1×	154	16.1k
Bernd Gruber Australia	30	5.4k 0.7×	4.2k 0.7×	4.1k 0.9×	3.4k 0.8×	2.5k 0.7×	90	13.7k
Rodolfo Dirzo United States	58	10.8k 1.4×	9.9k 1.7×	7.2k 1.5×	4.1k 1.0×	5.6k 1.6×	229	24.1k
Lesley Hughes Australia	48	6.0k 0.8×	5.9k 1.0×	4.7k 1.0×	6.7k 1.6×	3.8k 1.1×	204	15.7k
Volker Grimm Germany	61	7.1k 0.9×	6.2k 1.1×	3.9k 0.8×	2.8k 0.7×	6.0k 1.7×	260	20.3k
David I. Warton Australia	45	6.3k 0.8×	7.9k 1.4×	4.9k 1.0×	3.4k 0.8×	4.9k 1.4×	104	17.8k
James M. Bullock United Kingdom	75	7.2k 0.9×	8.8k 1.5×	6.0k 1.3×	2.4k 0.6×	6.9k 2.0×	307	21.6k
William F. Fagan United States	64	8.5k 1.1×	5.8k 1.0×	4.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.5×	3.7k 1.1×	270	16.5k
Carsten F. Dormann Germany	58	10.0k 1.3×	9.4k 1.6×	8.0k 1.7×	7.3k 1.7×	5.9k 1.7×	173	25.9k
Aaron M. Ellison United States	65	8.5k 1.1×	6.2k 1.1×	5.4k 1.2×	2.6k 0.6×	4.9k 1.4×	291	19.5k

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Latombe, Guillaume, Ugo Arbieu, Sven Bacher, et al.. (2025). Clarifying ethical stances in conservation: a trolley problem thought experiment. BioScience. 75(9). 722–736. 1 indexed citations

Bacher, Sven, et al.. (2024). Identifying candidate host plants for trap cropping against Drosophila suzukii in vineyards. Journal of Pest Science. 97(4). 1975–1991. 7 indexed citations

Schwarzländer, Mark, Philip Weyl, Hariet L. Hinz, et al.. (2024). Traits of insect herbivores and target weeds associated with greater biological weed control establishment and impact. BioControl. 69(3). 221–236. 6 indexed citations

Carneiro, Laís, Philip E. Hulme, Ross N. Cuthbert, et al.. (2024). Benefits do not balance costs of biological invasions. BioScience. 74(5). 340–344. 22 indexed citations

Probert, Anna F., Daniel Wegmann, Tim Adriaens, et al.. (2022). Identifying, reducing, and communicating uncertainty in community science: a focus on alien species. Biological Invasions. 24(11). 3395–3421. 10 indexed citations

Bacher, Sven, et al.. (2022). Are species more harmful in their native, neonative or alien range? Insights from a global analysis of bark beetles. Diversity and Distributions. 28(9). 1832–1849. 8 indexed citations

Razinger, Jaka, et al.. (2022). Influence of Wireworm Diet on its Susceptibility to and Control With the Entomopathogenic FungusMetarhizium brunneum(Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) in Laboratory and Field Settings. Journal of Economic Entomology. 116(1). 108–118. 1 indexed citations

Blackburn, Tim M., Sandro Bertolino, Thomas Evans, et al.. (2020). Improving the Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT): a summary of revisions to the framework and guidelines. NeoBiota. 62. 547–567. 30 indexed citations

Wilson, John R., Sven Bacher, Curtis C. Daehler, et al.. (2020). Frameworks used in invasion science: progress and prospects. NeoBiota. 62. 1–30. 16 indexed citations

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Kumschick, Sabrina, Sven Bacher, Sandro Bertolino, et al.. (2020). Appropriate uses of EICAT protocol, data and classifications. NeoBiota. 62. 193–212. 37 indexed citations

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Pyšek, Petr, et al.. (2020). Independent introductions of hedgehogs to the North and South Island of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 44(1). 1 indexed citations

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Gallardo, Belinda, Sven Bacher, Bethany A. Bradley, et al.. (2019). InvasiBES: Understanding and managing the impacts of Invasive alien species on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. NeoBiota. 50. 109–122. 54 indexed citations

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Forster, Beat, et al.. (2018). A local risk map using field observations of the Asian longhorned beetle to optimize monitoring activities. Journal of Applied Entomology. 142(6). 578–588. 5 indexed citations

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Nentwig, Wolfgang, Sven Bacher, Sabrina Kumschick, Petr Pyšek, & Montserrat Vilà. (2018). Correction to: More than “100 worst” alien species in Europe. Biological Invasions. 20(6). 1623–1623. 6 indexed citations

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Pergl, Jan, Petr Pyšek, Sven Bacher, et al.. (2017). Troubling travellers: are ecologically harmful alien species associated with particular introduction pathways?. NeoBiota. 32. 1–20. 60 indexed citations

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Nentwig, Wolfgang, Sven Bacher, Sabrina Kumschick, Petr Pyšek, & Montserrat Vilà. (2017). More than “100 worst” alien species in Europe. Biological Invasions. 20(6). 1611–1621. 222 indexed citations

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Blackburn, T. M., Sven Bacher, Piero Genovesi, et al.. (2015). Tools to address invasive species impacts must build on knowledge not ignorance – some thoughts on Ojaveer et al. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 1 indexed citations

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Vilà, Montserrat, Sven Bacher, Philip E. Hulme, et al.. (2006). Impactos ecológicos de las invasiones de plantas y vertebrados terrestres en Europa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(2). 1–12. 17 indexed citations

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Imboden, Hans, et al.. (2000). A monoclonal antibody to the shield beetle Cassida rubiginosa: a tool for predator gut analysis.. 12. 581–584. 1 indexed citations

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Bacher, Sven, et al.. (1997). Problematic weeds in ecological compensation areas.. 4(2). 65–67. 5 indexed citations

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