Ursula M. Scharler

2.6k total citations
57 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Ursula M. Scharler is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ursula M. Scharler has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Ecology, 31 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 21 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ursula M. Scharler's work include Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis (21 papers), Marine and fisheries research (14 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (11 papers). Ursula M. Scharler is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis (21 papers), Marine and fisheries research (14 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (11 papers). Ursula M. Scharler collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Austria. Ursula M. Scharler's co-authors include Brian D. Fath, D. Baird, Robert E. Ulanowicz, Bruce Hannon, Stuart R. Borrett, Alessandro Ludovisi, Katrin Tirok, Kelly Ortega‐Cisneros, Cristina Bondavalli and Stefano Allesina and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Ursula M. Scharler

53 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ursula M. Scharler South Africa 20 633 576 536 304 114 57 1.4k
Nathan Torbick United States 23 910 1.4× 748 1.3× 579 1.1× 156 0.5× 100 0.9× 52 1.8k
Cristina Bondavalli Italy 17 366 0.6× 337 0.6× 419 0.8× 227 0.7× 73 0.6× 27 1.0k
Paolo Vassallo Italy 26 895 1.4× 680 1.2× 451 0.8× 490 1.6× 72 0.6× 60 1.5k
Ragnhild Asmus Germany 27 1.1k 1.7× 904 1.6× 368 0.7× 1.1k 3.5× 144 1.3× 69 2.0k
Raymond D. Ward Estonia 25 1.2k 1.9× 464 0.8× 225 0.4× 310 1.0× 43 0.4× 61 1.9k
Shuhua Qi China 20 614 1.0× 892 1.5× 331 0.6× 119 0.4× 116 1.0× 49 1.6k
Sunil Narumalani United States 20 894 1.4× 576 1.0× 284 0.5× 283 0.9× 95 0.8× 38 1.5k
Yeqiao Wang United States 21 473 0.7× 653 1.1× 311 0.6× 112 0.4× 57 0.5× 63 1.2k
Michael Sanclements United States 20 609 1.0× 373 0.6× 206 0.4× 132 0.4× 286 2.5× 37 1.4k
Harald Asmus Germany 28 1.4k 2.2× 1.1k 1.9× 373 0.7× 1.3k 4.2× 95 0.8× 86 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Ursula M. Scharler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ursula M. Scharler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ursula M. Scharler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rovenskaya, E., et al.. (2025). An ecological perspective to master the complexities of the digital economy. IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis). 2(1).
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Gerber, G.B. & Ursula M. Scharler. (2024). Jump around: Selecting Markov Chain Monte Carlo parameters and diagnostics for improved food web model quality and ecosystem representation. Ecological Informatics. 84. 102865–102865. 2 indexed citations
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Gerber, G.B., et al.. (2024). Ecological networks reveal important taxa for ecosystem function in two subtropical South African estuaries. Environmental Development. 52. 101090–101090.
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Scharler, Ursula M., et al.. (2023). How drought affects range and variability of environmental conditions in two subtropical South African estuaries. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 293. 108504–108504. 3 indexed citations
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Porri, Francesca, et al.. (2019). Zooplankton metabolism in South African estuaries: does habitat type influence ecological strategies?. Journal of Plankton Research. 41(4). 535–548. 2 indexed citations
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Scharler, Ursula M., et al.. (2018). Spatial and temporal variability of carbon budgets of shallow South African subtropical estuaries. The Science of The Total Environment. 626. 915–926. 13 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Arnab, Ursula M. Scharler, Brian D. Fath, & Santanu Ray. (2017). Temporal variation of keystone species and their impact on system performance in a South African estuarine ecosystem. Ecological Modelling. 363. 207–220. 15 indexed citations
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Tirok, Katrin, et al.. (2016). Hypersaline conditions cause distinct ciliate community structure in a South African estuarine lake system. Journal of Plankton Research. 38(4). 878–887. 5 indexed citations
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Scharler, Ursula M., et al.. (2016). Species composition, abundance and biomass of microphytoplankton in the KwaZulu-Natal Bight on the east coast of South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science. 38(sup1). S139–S153. 6 indexed citations
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Ortega‐Cisneros, Kelly & Ursula M. Scharler. (2015). Nutrient Dynamics of Estuarine Invertebrates Are Shaped by Feeding Guild Rather than Seasonal River Flow. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0137417–e0137417. 10 indexed citations
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Xia, Linlin, Brian D. Fath, Ursula M. Scharler, & Yan Zhang. (2015). Spatial variation in the ecological relationships among the components of Beijing's carbon metabolic system. The Science of The Total Environment. 544. 103–113. 38 indexed citations
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Newman, Brent, et al.. (2014). Salinity tolerance of the South African endemic amphipod Grandidierella lignorum (Amphipoda: Aoridae). African Journal of Aquatic Science. 39(2). 151–156. 4 indexed citations
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Mukherjee, Joyita, Ursula M. Scharler, Brian D. Fath, & Santanu Ray. (2014). Measuring sensitivity of robustness and network indices for an estuarine food web model under perturbations. Ecological Modelling. 306. 160–173. 28 indexed citations
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Tirok, Katrin & Ursula M. Scharler. (2014). Influence of variable water depth and turbidity on microalgae production in a shallow estuarine lake system — A modelling study. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 146. 111–127. 6 indexed citations
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Perissinotto, Renzo, Renzo Perissinotto, Renzo Perissinotto, et al.. (2013). Ecology and Conservation of Estuarine Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 52 indexed citations
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Ortega‐Cisneros, Kelly & Ursula M. Scharler. (2013). Variability and temporal stability of communities in estuaries (Mlalazi and Mpenjati, South Africa). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 500. 11–24. 2 indexed citations
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Ortega‐Cisneros, Kelly, Ursula M. Scharler, & Alan K. Whitfield. (2013). Inlet mouth phase influences density, variability and standing stocks of plankton assemblages in temporarily open/closed estuaries. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 136. 139–148. 23 indexed citations
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Scharler, Ursula M. & Brian D. Fath. (2012). Core network compartments: Relative importance of ecosystems players in moving energy through the system. ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University). 5 indexed citations
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Allesina, Stefano, Cristina Bondavalli, & Ursula M. Scharler. (2005). The consequences of the aggregation of detritus pools in ecological networks. Ecological Modelling. 189(1-2). 221–232. 46 indexed citations
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Scharler, Ursula M. & D. Baird. (2002). The nutrient status of the agriculturally impacted Gamtoos Estuary, South Africa, with special reference to the river‐estuarine interface region (REI). Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 13(2). 99–119. 6 indexed citations

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