Torben Hilmers

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 747 citations indexed

About

Torben Hilmers is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Torben Hilmers has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 747 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 25 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 15 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Torben Hilmers's work include Forest ecology and management (24 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (16 papers) and Tree-ring climate responses (15 papers). Torben Hilmers is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (24 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (16 papers) and Tree-ring climate responses (15 papers). Torben Hilmers collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Spain and United States. Torben Hilmers's co-authors include Hans Pretzsch, Jörg Müller, Marco Heurich, Rupert Seidl, Roland Brandl, Claus Bässler, Nicolas Frieß, Peter Biber, Enno Uhl and Thomas Knoke and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Torben Hilmers

35 papers receiving 730 citations

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Biodiversity along temperate forest succession

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Positive mixture effects in pine–oak forests during drought are context‐dependent 2025 ·Plant Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Miren del Rı́o, W. Keith Moser, Michael J. Gundale, Torben Hilmers, (unknown), Enno Uhl, Hans Pretzsch	3
2	Accelerated growth increases the somatic epimutation rate in trees 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Mengjie Zhou, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rashmi R. Hazarika, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Richard L. Peters, Enno Uhl, Robert J. Schmitz, Torben Hilmers, Astor Toraño Caicoya, Alan Crivellaro, Hans Pretzsch, Frank Johannes	0
3	Drivers of forest structure and biomass along a climatic gradient in the Soutpansberg, South Africa 2025 ·Trees Forests and People ·(unknown), Torben Hilmers, C. J. Geldenhuys, (unknown), Johan van Tol, Shamim Ahmed, (unknown), Elmarie Kotzé, (unknown), Paxie W. Chirwa, (unknown), (unknown), Enno Uhl, Hans Pretzsch	1
4	From suppressed to dominant: 3D crown shapes explain the “to grow or wait” growth behavior in close-to-nature forests 2025 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Shamim Ahmed, Torben Hilmers, Enno Uhl, (unknown), Cristóbal Ordóñez, Felipe Bravo, Miren del Rı́o, Richard L. Peters, Hans Pretzsch	1
5	Crown structure indicates tree secondary growth, competition legacy, and growth potential of dominant species in Europe 2025 ·Ecological Indicators ·Shamim Ahmed, Torben Hilmers, Enno Uhl, (unknown), Felipe Bravo, Miren del Rı́o, Hans Pretzsch	3
6	Drivers of forest structure and biomass along a climatic gradient in the Soutpansberg, South Africa, Trees, Forests and People, Volume 21, September 2025, 100945 2025 ·Trees Forests and People ·(unknown), Torben Hilmers, C. J. Geldenhuys, (unknown), Johan van Tol, Shamim Ahmed, (unknown), Elmarie Kotzé, (unknown), Paxie W. Chirwa, (unknown), (unknown), Enno Uhl, Hans Pretzsch	0
7	How forests may support psychological restoration: Modelling forest characteristics based on perceptions of forestry experts and the general public 2024 ·People and Nature ·(unknown), Astor Toraño Caicoya, Torben Hilmers, (unknown), Tord Snäll, (unknown), Patrik Grahn, (unknown)	4
8	Changes in tree-ring wood density of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), silver fir (Abies alba Mill.), and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) in European mountain forests between 1901 and 2016 2024 ·Annals of Forest Science ·Chiara Torresan, Torben Hilmers, Admir Avdagić, (unknown), Matija Klopčić, Mathieu Lévesque, (unknown), Enno Uhl, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Hans Pretzsch	1
9	Unexpected soundscape response to insecticide application in oak forests 2024 ·Conservation Biology ·Oliver Mitesser, (unknown), Zuzana Buřivalová, Sandra Müeller, (unknown), Andrew M. Liebhold, (unknown), Torben Hilmers, Kostadin B. Georgiev, Soyeon Bae, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Jörg Müller	1
10	Towards resource‐efficient forests: Mixing species changes crown biomass allocation and improves growth efficiency 2024 ·Plants People Planet ·Torben Hilmers, Lauri Mehtätalo, Kamil Bielak, Gediminas Brazaitis, Miren del Rı́o, Ricardo Ruíz‐Peinado, (unknown), Enno Uhl, Hans Pretzsch	8
11	Competitive effect, but not competitive response, varies along a climatic gradient depending on tree species identity 2024 ·Forest Ecosystems ·(unknown), Lluís Coll, David I. Forrester, Hans Pretzsch, Miren del Rı́o, Kamil Bielak, Bogdan Brzeziecki, Franz Binder, Torben Hilmers, Zuzana Sitková, Roberto Tognetti, Aitor Améztegui	3
12	Neighborhood competition modulates the link between crown structure and tree ring variability in monospecific and mixed forest stands 2024 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Shamim Ahmed, Torben Hilmers, Enno Uhl, Martin Jacobs, (unknown), (unknown), Miren del Rı́o, Hans Pretzsch	7
13	Structural diversity and carbon stock of forest stands: tradeoff as modified by silvicultural thinning 2024 ·European Journal of Forest Research ·Hans Pretzsch, Torben Hilmers	10
14	Rapid beech decline under recurrent drought stress: Individual neighborhood structure and soil properties matter 2023 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown), Hans Pretzsch, (unknown), Enno Uhl, (unknown), (unknown), Peter Biber, (unknown), (unknown), Karl Heinz Mellert, Torben Hilmers	26
15	Nutrient regime modulates drought response patterns of three temperate tree species 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Torben Hilmers, Karl Heinz Mellert, Enno Uhl, (unknown), (unknown), Mathias Steckel, Peter Biber, (unknown), (unknown), Hans Pretzsch	33
16	Structural and compositional acclimation of forests to extended drought: results of the KROOF throughfall exclusion experiment in Norway spruce and European beech 2023 ·Trees ·Hans Pretzsch, Shamim Ahmed, Thomas Rötzer, (unknown), Torben Hilmers	6
17	The Past Matters: Previous Management Strategies Modulate Current Growth and Drought Responses of Norway Spruce (Picea abies H. Karst.) 2022 ·Forests ·(unknown), Torben Hilmers, Enno Uhl, Hans Pretzsch	18
18	Tracking the temporal dynamics of insect defoliation by high‐resolution radar satellite data 2021 ·Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Soyeon Bae, Jörg Müller, Bernhard Förster, Torben Hilmers, (unknown), Martin Jacobs, (unknown), Hans Pretzsch, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Oliver Mitesser	24
19	Relative impacts of gypsy moth outbreaks and insecticide treatments on forest resources and ecosystems: An experimental approach 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Torben Hilmers, Martin Jacobs, (unknown), (unknown), Jörg Müller, Hans Pretzsch, (unknown), Sebastian Seibold, (unknown), Walter A. Hahn, (unknown), Wolfgang W. Weisser	18
20	Do bark beetle outbreaks amplify or dampen future bark beetle disturbances in Central Europe? 2020 ·Journal of Ecology ·Andreas Sommerfeld, Werner Rammer, Marco Heurich, Torben Hilmers, Jörg Müller, Rupert Seidl	80

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