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Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Zhanzhuo Chen
Nagoya University
2
Hannes Weinbrenner
Forest Research Institute
3
Manuel Ebner
Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land
4
Hade Dorst
Ministry of Defence
5
Alice Wanner
BOKU University
6
Josh Gilman
Arizona State University
7
Erik Aschenbrand
Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development
8
Xinyu Dou
Tsinghua University
9
Tuulikki Halla
University of Eastern Finland
10
Mike Baude
Leipzig University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Identifying broken linkages coupling water availability and dryland urbanization for sustainability: The case of the Phoenix metropolitan region, USA
Journal of Environmental Management|2024
12 cit.
2
Walking on sunshine: Application of a choice experiment to understand impacts of climate change on tourism attractions
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism|2024
5 cit.
3
From valleys to peaks: characterizing soundscapes in the Northern European Limestone Alps
Landscape Ecology|2025
5 cit.
4
Co-exposure of phthalates, bisphenols, parabens, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in follicular fluid of women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies and the associations with hormone levels
Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment|2025
5 cit.
5
Participatory mapping of human-nature interactions in mountain landscapes: Instances of experiential multi-functionality
Landscape and Urban Planning|2025
5 cit.
6
How urbanization is shifting the context of nature experiences from economic to recreational
People and Nature|2024
4 cit.
7
Short-term summer trips: Climate hazards & substitution
Annals of Tourism Research|2024
3 cit.
8
Leveraging nature for just cities: Planning nature-based solutions in Greece
Urban forestry & urban greening|2025
3 cit.
9
Assessing ecosystem services of mountain lakes
Landscape Online|2024
2 cit.
10
The influence of payments and time payments: Preconditions to implement nature-based solutions in Austrian cities
Cities|2025
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Barbara Schröter
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research
2
Lara Koegst
University of Tübingen
3
Timo Wiedenlübbert
Ruhr University Bochum
4
Melvin Sossna
Ruhr University Bochum
5
Athare Nejadi
University of Tehran
6
Kristina Wirth
Nordwestdeutsche Forstliche Versuchsanstalt
7
Parisa Ahmadi
University of Waterloo
8
Dennis Edler
Ruhr University Bochum
9
Kevin Sieck
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
10
Greta Schäffauer
University of Tübingen

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Deviant Cartographies: A Contribution to Post-critical Cartography
KN - Journal of Cartography and Geographic Information|2022
47 cit.
2
Beyond Demonstrators—tackling fundamental problems in amplifying nature-based solutions for the post-COVID-19 world
npj Urban Sustainability|2022
36 cit.
3
Neopragmatic Reflections on Coastal Land Loss and Climate Change in Louisiana in Light of Popper’s Theory of Three Worlds
Land|2023
35 cit.
4
Georg Simmel Goes Virtual: From ‘Philosophy of Landscape’ to the Possibilities of Virtual Reality in Landscape Research
Societies|2022
33 cit.
5
Über drei Welten, Räume und Landschaften
Berichte Geographie und Landeskunde|2022
32 cit.
6
Aesthetics and Cartography: Post-Critical Reflections on Deviance in and of Representations
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information|2022
30 cit.
7
Cartographic Representations of Coastal Land Loss in Louisiana: An Investigation Based on Deviant Cartographies
KN - Journal of Cartography and Geographic Information|2022
27 cit.
8
Contingency and Landscape: Basic Considerations on Graphic and Cartographic Representations in Recourse to the Concept of Inverse Landscapes as a Contribution to Deviant Cartographies with Examples on Louisiana
KN - Journal of Cartography and Geographic Information|2023
26 cit.
9
Collective action across boundaries: Collaborative network initiatives as boundary organizations to improve ecosystem services governance
Ecosystem Services|2022
21 cit.
10
Potentials of Digitally Guided Excursions at Universities Illustrated Using the Example of an Urban Geography Excursion in Stuttgart
KN - Journal of Cartography and Geographic Information|2022
18 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Felix Müller
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
2
Qingfeng Guan
China University of Geosciences
3
Yao Yao
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
4
Felix Kienast
Orthopaedic University Hospital Friedrichsheim
5
Olaf Kühne
University of Tübingen
6
Thomas B. Randrup
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
7
Ulrich Schraml
Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg
8
Peter H. Verburg
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
9
Helmut Haberl
Institute for Social Anthropology
10
Hubert Job
Unknown

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Mapping ecosystem service supply, demand and budgets
Ecological Indicators|2011
2.1k cit.
2
Quantifying and mapping the human appropriation of net primary production in earth's terrestrial ecosystems
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2007
1.6k cit.
3
Modeling the Spatial Dynamics of Regional Land Use: The CLUE-S Model
Environmental Management|2002
1.5k cit.
4
Understanding the drivers of sustainable land expansion using a patch-generating land use simulation (PLUS) model: A case study in Wuhan, China
Computers Environment and Urban Systems|2020
1.5k cit.
5
Land use change modelling: current practice and research priorities
GeoJournal|2004
1.1k cit.
6
Comparing the input, output, and validation maps for several models of land change
The Annals of Regional Science|2007
923 cit.
7
Combining top-down and bottom-up dynamics in land use modeling: exploring the future of abandoned farmlands in Europe with the Dyna-CLUE model
Landscape Ecology|2009
804 cit.
8
Used planet: A global history
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2013
795 cit.
9
Ecosystem service potentials, flows and demands-concepts for spatial localisation, indication and quantification
Landscape Online|2014
708 cit.
10
Global socioeconomic material stocks rise 23-fold over the 20th century and require half of annual resource use
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2017
682 cit.

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