Volker Siegel

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
78 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Volker Siegel is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Volker Siegel has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 35 papers in Oceanography and 32 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Volker Siegel's work include Marine and fisheries research (57 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (27 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (22 papers). Volker Siegel is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (57 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (27 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (22 papers). Volker Siegel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Volker Siegel's co-authors include Valerie J. Loeb, Angus Atkinson, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, P. Rothery, William R. Fraser, W. Trivelpiece, Osmund Holm‐Hansen, R HEWITT, Mark Jessopp and Katrin Schmidt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Volker Siegel

78 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

3 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.

Long-term decline in krill stock and increase in salps within the Southern Ocean

2004 900 citations Angus Atkinson, Volker Siegel et al. Nature profile →
Effects of sea-ice extent and krill or salp dominance on the Antarctic food web

1997 552 citations Valerie J. Loeb, Volker Siegel et al. Nature profile →
Krill (Euphausia superba) distribution contracts southward during rapid regional warming

2019 249 citations Angus Atkinson, Evgeny A. Pakhomov et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Volker Siegel Germany	33	3.1k	2.7k	2.1k	1.1k	973	78	5.0k
Stephen Nicol Australia	42	2.8k 0.9×	3.0k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	989 0.9×	966 1.0×	121	5.4k
Geraint A. Tarling United Kingdom	42	3.0k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	2.7k 1.3×	1.0k 1.0×	602 0.6×	158	5.6k
Robin M. Ross United States	36	1.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	650 0.6×	899 0.9×	63	3.6k
Hein Rune Skjoldal Norway	29	2.2k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	662 0.6×	474 0.5×	88	3.5k
Langdon B. Quetin United States	34	1.8k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	626 0.6×	695 0.7×	48	3.4k
Michael R. Heath United Kingdom	41	3.5k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	2.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	247 0.3×	159	5.0k
Inigo Everson United Kingdom	31	2.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	476 0.5×	98	3.7k
Valerie J. Loeb United States	25	1.8k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	680 0.6×	553 0.6×	40	2.9k
Rainer Knust Germany	22	1.6k 0.5×	2.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	924 0.9×	286 0.3×	61	3.5k
Angus Atkinson United Kingdom	54	4.8k 1.5×	4.9k 1.8×	4.6k 2.2×	1.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	151	8.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Volker Siegel

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pehlke, Hendrik, et al.. (2020). An integrated compilation of data sources for the development of a marine protected area in the Weddell Sea. Earth system science data. 12(2). 1003–1023. 15 indexed citations

Pehlke, Hendrik, et al.. (2019). An integrated data compilation for the development of a marine protected area in the Weddell Sea. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 6 indexed citations

Herr, Helena, Sacha Viquerat, Volker Siegel, et al.. (2016). Model based Humpback, Fin whale and krill distribution - results of a snapshot study from the West Antarctic Peninsula. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 1 indexed citations

Siegel, Volker & J. L. Watkins. (2016). Distribution, biomass and demography of Antarctic krill. NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 6 indexed citations

Siegel, Volker. (2016). Biology and Ecology of Antarctic Krill. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 109 indexed citations

Dorschel, Boris, Julian Gutt, Stefan Hain, et al.. (2013). Proposal for the establishment of a marine CCAMLR MPA in the Weddell Sea (Antarctica) – First conceptual outline. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 89(1). 21–30. 2 indexed citations

Siegel, Volker, et al.. (2013). Distribution and abundance of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) along the Antarctic Peninsula. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 77. 63–74. 56 indexed citations

Flores, Hauke, J.A. van Franeker, Volker Siegel, et al.. (2012). The Association of Antarctic Krill Euphausia superba with the Under-Ice Habitat. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31775–e31775. 88 indexed citations

Siegel, Volker, et al.. (2008). Sex-ratio, seasonality and long-term variation in maturation and spawning of the brown shrimp Crangon crangon (L.) in the German Bight (North Sea). Helgoland Marine Research. 62(4). 339–349. 33 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Angus, Volker Siegel, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, & P. Rothery. (2004). Long-term decline in krill stock and increase in salps within the Southern Ocean. Nature. 432(7013). 100–103. 900 indexed citations breakdown →

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Siegel, Volker, et al.. (2004). Krill demography and large-scale distribution in the southwest Atlantic during January/February 2000. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 51(12-13). 1253–1273. 20 indexed citations

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Hewitt, Roger P., Jon Watkins, Mikio Naganobu, et al.. (2002). Setting a Precautionary Catch Limit for Antarctic Krill. Oceanography. 15(3). 26–33. 52 indexed citations

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Siegel, Volker. (2000). Krill (Euphausiacea) demography and variability in abundance and distribution. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 57(S3). 151–167. 16 indexed citations

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Kim, Suam, Volker Siegel, Roger P. Hewitt, et al.. (1998). Temporal changes in marine environments in the Antarctic Peninsula area during the 1994/95 austral summer. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research. Special issue. 52(52). 186–208. 3 indexed citations

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Brandt, Angelika, Ute Mühlenhardt-Siegel, & Volker Siegel. (1998). An account of the Mysidacea (Crustacea, Malacostraca) of the Southern Ocean. Antarctic Science. 10(1). 3–11. 32 indexed citations

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Siegel, Volker & Uwe Harms. (1996). The composition, abundance, biomass and diversity of the epipelagic zooplankton communities of the southern Bellingshausen Sea (Antarctic) with special references to krill and salps. 44. 115–139. 33 indexed citations

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Siegel, Volker. (1992). Assessment of the krill (Euphausia superba) spawning stock off the Antarctic Peninsula. 41(2). 101–130. 25 indexed citations

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Siegel, Volker, et al.. (1988). On the occurrence and biology of some Antarctic Mysidacea (Crustacea). Polar Biology. 8(3). 181–190. 19 indexed citations

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Siegel, Volker. (1987). Age and growth of Antarctic Euphausiacea (Crustacea) under natural conditions. Marine Biology. 96(4). 483–495. 136 indexed citations

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Siegel, Volker. (1982). Relationship of various length measurements of Euphausia superba Dana. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 21 indexed citations

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