Thorsten Blenckner

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Thorsten Blenckner is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten Blenckner has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 37 papers in Oceanography and 34 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Thorsten Blenckner's work include Marine and fisheries research (33 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (23 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (20 papers). Thorsten Blenckner is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (33 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (23 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (20 papers). Thorsten Blenckner collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Germany and Finland. Thorsten Blenckner's co-authors include Helmut Hillebrand, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer, Susa Niiranen, Kurt Pettersson, Bärbel Müller‐Karulis, Martin Lindegren, Henrik Österblom, Johanna Yletyinen, Maciej T. Tomczak and Anna Gårdmark and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten Blenckner

90 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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The importance of benthic–pelagic coupling for marine ecosystem functioning in a changing world

2017 322 citations Erik Bonsdorff, Anna Gårdmark et al. profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Thorsten Blenckner

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thorsten Blenckner

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thorsten Blenckner

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Novelty, variability, and resilience: Exploring adaptive cycles in a marine ecosystem under pressure 2025 ·AMBIO ·(unknown), Riikka Puntila-Dodd, Maciej T. Tomczak, Magnus Nyström, Thorsten Blenckner	1
2	Assessing the invasion risk of the cnidaria Blackfordia virginica Mayer, 1910: a threat to the Baltic Sea ecosystem? 2025 ·Biological Invasions ·(unknown), Boris Leroy, Thorsten Blenckner, Felix Mittermayer, Catriona Clemmesen, Joana Cruz, Antoine Nowaczyk, (unknown)	1
3	Spatial distribution projections of suitable environmental conditions for key Baltic Sea zooplankton species 2024 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·(unknown), Thorsten Blenckner, (unknown), Boris Leroy, Berta Ramiro‐Sánchez, (unknown), Monika Winder	1
4	Robust fisheries management strategies under deep uncertainty 2024 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Camilla Sguotti, R. Voss, Thorsten Blenckner, Christian Möllmann	2
5	The quiet crossing of ocean tipping points 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Christoph Heinze, Thorsten Blenckner, Helena Martins, Dagmara Rusiecka, Ralf Döscher, Marion Gehlen, Nicolas Gruber, Elisabeth A. Holland, Øystein Hov, Fortunat Joos, J. B. Matthews, Rolf Rødven, Simon Wilson	88
6	Governing complexity: Integrating science, governance, and law to manage accelerating change in the globalized commons 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Barbara Cosens, J. B. Ruhl, Niko Soininen, Lance Gunderson, Antti Belinskij, Thorsten Blenckner, Alejandro E. Camacho, Brian C. Chaffin, Robin Kundis Craig, Holly Doremus, Robert L. Glicksman, Anna‐Stiina Heiskanen, (unknown), Jukka Similä	44
7	Integrating diverse model results into decision support for good environmental status and blue growth 2021 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Laura Uusitalo, Thorsten Blenckner, Riikka Puntila-Dodd, (unknown), (unknown), R. Voss, Bärbel Müller‐Karulis, Maciej T. Tomczak, Christian Möllmann, Heikki Peltonen	12
8	The importance of transient social dynamics for restoring ecosystems beyond ecological tipping points 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Romina Martin, Maja Schlüter‬, Thorsten Blenckner	27
9	Attuning to a changing ocean 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Nils Chr. Stenseth, Mark Payne, Erik Bonsdorff, Dorothy J. Dankel, Joël M. Durant, Leif G. Anderson, Claire W. Armstrong, Thorsten Blenckner, Ailin Brakstad, Sam Dupont, Anne Maria Eikeset, Anders Goksøyr, Steingrímur Jónsson, Anna Kuparinen, Kjetil Våge, Henrik Österblom, Øyvind Paasche	14
10	Baltic Sea management: Successes and failures 2015 ·AMBIO ·Ragnar Elmgren, Thorsten Blenckner, Agneta Andersson	67
11	Coping with persistent environmental problems: systemic delays in reducing eutrophication of the Baltic Sea 2014 ·Ecology and Society ·Riku Varjopuro, Eugeniusz Andrulewicz, Thorsten Blenckner, Tobias Dolch, Anna‐Stiina Heiskanen, (unknown), Urs Steiner Brandt, (unknown), Kira Gee, Tavis Potts, (unknown)	25
12	HELCOM, we have a problem : gradually unfolding crises and problem detection in international organisations 2014 ·Global Environmental Change ·(unknown), Andreas Duit, Thorsten Blenckner	1
13	Modeling Social–Ecological Scenarios in Marine Systems 2013 ·BioScience ·Henrik Österblom, Andrew Merrie, Marc Métian, Wiebren J. Boonstra, Thorsten Blenckner, James R. Watson, Ryan R. Rykaczewski, Yoshitaka Ota, Jorge L. Sarmiento, Villy Christensen, Maja Schlüter‬, Simon Birnbaum, Bo G. Gustafsson, Christoph Humborg, (unknown), Bärbel Müller‐Karulis, Maciej T. Tomczak, Max Troell, Carl Folke, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	42
14	Ecological Network Indicators of Ecosystem Status and Change in the Baltic Sea 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Maciej T. Tomczak, Johanna J. Heymans, Johanna Yletyinen, Susa Niiranen, Saskia A. Otto, Thorsten Blenckner	64
15	Uncertainties in a Baltic Sea Food-Web Model Reveal Challenges for Future Projections 2012 ·AMBIO ·Susa Niiranen, Thorsten Blenckner, Olle Hjerne, Maciej T. Tomczak	28
16	Impact of Climate Change on Fish Population Dynamics in the Baltic Sea: A Dynamical Downscaling Investigation 2012 ·AMBIO ·Brian R. MacKenzie, H. E. Markus Meier, Martin Lindegren, Stefan Neuenfeldt, Margit Eero, Thorsten Blenckner, Maciej T. Tomczak, Susa Niiranen	46
17	Predator transitory spillover induces trophic cascades in ecological sinks 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Michele Casini, Thorsten Blenckner, Christian Möllmann, Anna Gårdmark, Martin Lindegren, Marcos Llope, Georgs Kornilovs, Maris Plikshs, Nils Chr. Stenseth	96
18	Regional and local impact on species diversity – from pattern to processes 2002 ·Oecologia ·Helmut Hillebrand, Thorsten Blenckner	150
19	Climate Related Impacts on a Lake: From Physics to Biology 2001 ·KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) ·Thorsten Blenckner	6
20	Species-Specific Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in Freshwater Spring Phytoplankton: Application of a Novel Method 2001 ·Journal of Plankton Research ·Karin Rengefors, K. Pettersson, Thorsten Blenckner, Donald M. Anderson	81

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