F. Essl

Most-cited papers

A function-based typology for Earth’s ecosystems
D. Keith, J. Ferrer-Paris, E. Nicholson, M. Bishop +37 more
2022Nature299 citations Open access
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Economic costs of invasive alien species across Europe
P. Haubrock, Anna J. Turbelin, Ross N. Cuthbert, A. Nóvoa +14 more
2021NeoBiota247 citations Open access
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Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable
H. Roy, A. Pauchard, P. Stoett, Tanara Renard Truong +84 more
2024Nature Ecology & Evolution211 citations Open access
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Global models and predictions of plant diversity based on advanced machine learning techniques.
Lirong Cai, H. Kreft, Amanda Taylor, Pierre Denelle +21 more
2022New Phytologist169 citations Open access
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Biological invasion costs reveal insufficient proactive management worldwide.
Ross N. Cuthbert, C. Diagne, E. Hudgins, Anna J. Turbelin +11 more
2022Science of the Total Environment161 citations Open access
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Relative effects of land conversion and land-use intensity on terrestrial vertebrate diversity
P. Semenchuk, C. Plutzar, T. Kastner, Sarah Matej +7 more
2022Nature Communications138 citations Open access
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The economic costs of biological invasions around the world
R. Zenni, F. Essl, E. García-Berthou, Shana M. McDermott
2021NeoBiota136 citations Open access
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Achieving global biodiversity goals by 2050 requires urgent and integrated actions
P. Leadley, Andrew Gonzalez, D. Obura, C. Krug +47 more
2022One Earth116 citations Open access
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Biological invasions are as costly as natural hazards
Anna J. Turbelin, Ross N. Cuthbert, F. Essl, P. Haubrock +2 more
2023Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation99 citations Open access
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Naturalized alien floras still carry the legacy of European colonialism
B. Lenzner, G. Latombe, Anna Schertler, H. Seebens +10 more
2022Nature Ecology & Evolution91 citations Open access
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Dimensions of invasiveness: Links between local abundance, geographic range size, and habitat breadth in Europe’s alien and native floras
Trevor S. Fristoe, M. Chytrý, W. Dawson, F. Essl +55 more
2021Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America85 citations Open access
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Citizen science is a vital partnership for invasive alien species management and research
Michael J. O. Pocock, T. Adriaens, Sandro Bertolino, René Eschen +6 more
2023iScience76 citations Open access
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The worldwide networks of spread of recorded alien species
César Capinha, F. Essl, Miguel Porto, H. Seebens
2022Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America75 citations Open access
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Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats
I. Biurrun, R. Pielech, I. Dembicz, F. Gillet +218 more
2021Journal of Vegetation Science74 citations Open access
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The EICAT+ framework enables classification of positive impacts of alien taxa on native biodiversity
G. Vimercati, A. Probert, Lara Volery, R. Bernardo‐Madrid +22 more
2022PLoS Biology73 citations Open access
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Biological Invasion Costs Reveal Insufficient Proactive Management Worldwide
Ross N. Cuthbert, C. Diagne, E. Hudgins, Anna J. Turbelin +11 more
2021Social Science Research Network70 citations Open access
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Climatic stability and geological history shape global centers of neo- and paleoendemism in seed plants
Lirong Cai, H. Kreft, Amanda Taylor, Julian Schrader +7 more
2023Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America63 citations Open access
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Think globally, measure locally: The MIREN standardized protocol for monitoring plant species distributions along elevation gradients
S. Haider, J. Lembrechts, K. McDougall, Aníbal Pauchard +54 more
2022Ecology and Evolution63 citations Open access
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The impact of land use on non-native species incidence and number in local assemblages worldwide
Dai-Jun Liu, P. Semenchuk, F. Essl, B. Lenzner +20 more
2023Nature Communications62 citations Open access
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Persistent soil seed banks promote naturalisation and invasiveness in flowering plants
M. Gioria, A. Carta, C. Baskin, W. Dawson +7 more
2021Ecology Letters62 citations Open access
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The role of phylogenetic relatedness on alien plant success depends on the stage of invasion
Ali Omer, Trevor S. Fristoe, Qiang Yang, Mialy Razanajatovo +8 more
2022Nature Plants52 citations Open access
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Biodiversity models need to represent land‐use intensity more comprehensively
Iwona Dullinger, F. Essl, D. Moser, Karlheinz Erb +2 more
202151 citations
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Invasion Culturomics and iEcology
I. Jarić, C. Bellard, Ricardo A Correia, F. Courchamp +14 more
2021Conservation Biology50 citations Open access
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Invading plants remain undetected in a lag phase while they explore suitable climates
Philipp Robeck, F. Essl, M. van Kleunen, P. Pyšek +3 more
2024Nature Ecology & Evolution46 citations Open access
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Alternative futures for global biological invasions
N. Roura-Pascual, B. Leung, W. Rabitsch, L. Rutting +26 more
2021bioRxiv41 citations Open access
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Fine‐grain beta diversity of Palaearctic grassland vegetation
I. Dembicz, J. Dengler, Manuel J. Steinbauer, T. Matthews +53 more
2021Journal of Vegetation Science37 citations Open access
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Global costs of plant invasions must not be underestimated
A. Nóvoa, D. Moodley, J. Catford, Marina Golivets +5 more
2021NeoBiota36 citations Open access
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A latitudinal gradient in Darwin’s naturalization conundrum at the global scale for flowering plants
Shu-ya Fan, Qiang Yang, Shao‐peng Li, Trevor S. Fristoe +10 more
2023Nature Communications34 citations Open access
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Environmental and socioeconomic correlates of extinction risk in endemic species
R. Pouteau, C. Brunel, W. Dawson, F. Essl +9 more
2021Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity32 citations Open access
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Introduction history mediates naturalization and invasiveness of cultivated plants
N. Kinlock, K. Dehnen-Schmutz, F. Essl, J. Pergl +6 more
2022Global Ecology and Biogeography31 citations Open access
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Monograph of invasive plants in Europe N°6: Asclepias syriaca L
S. Follak, László Bakacsy, F. Essl, L. Hochfellner +4 more
2021Botany Letters31 citations
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Evolutionary imbalance, climate and human history jointly shape the global biogeography of alien plants
Trevor S. Fristoe, Jonas Bleilevens, N. Kinlock, Qiang Yang +12 more
2023Nature Ecology & Evolution30 citations Open access
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Potential sources of time lags in calibrating species distribution models
F. Essl, Adrián García‐Rodríguez, B. Lenzner, J. Alexander +11 more
2023Journal of Biogeography30 citations Open access
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Small genome size and variation in ploidy levels support the naturalization of vascular plants but constrain their invasive spread.
P. Pyšek, M. Lučanová, W. Dawson, F. Essl +9 more
2023New Phytologist30 citations Open access
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Alien plants of Europe
V. Kalusová, Natálie Čeplová, Jiří Danihelka, Martin Večeřa +16 more
2024Preslia (Praha)26 citations Open access
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Dynamics of standing deadwood in Austrian forests under varying forest management and climatic conditions
J. Oettel, Anita Zolles, T. Gschwantner, K. Lapin +4 more
2023Journal of Applied Ecology24 citations Open access
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Invasion trends: An interpretable measure of change is needed to support policy targets
M. Mcgeoch, Yehezkel Buba, E. Arlé, Jonathan Belmaker +12 more
2023Conservation Letters24 citations Open access
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Anthropogenic and environmental drivers shape diversity of naturalized plants across the Pacific
Michael R. Wohlwend, D. Craven, P. Weigelt, H. Seebens +9 more
2021Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity24 citations Open access
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Comparing environmental impacts of alien plants, insects and pathogens in protected riparian forests
K. Lapin, S. Bacher, T. Cech, Rok Damjanič +20 more
2021NeoBiota24 citations Open access
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Biological invasions on Indigenous peoples’ lands
H. Seebens, A. Niamir, F. Essl, S. Garnett +4 more
2024Nature Sustainability21 citations
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Climate and socio‐economic factors explain differences between observed and expected naturalization patterns of European plants around the world
R. Pouteau, W. Thuiller, C. Hobohm, C. Brunel +76 more
2021Global Ecology and Biogeography21 citations Open access
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How Instagram users influence nature conservation: A case study on protected areas in Central Europe
Jitka Šmelhausová, C. Riepe, I. Jarić, F. Essl
2022Biological Conservation20 citations Open access
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Environmental drivers and spatial scaling of species abundance distributions in Palaearctic grassland vegetation
W. Ulrich, T. Matthews, I. Biurrun, J. Campos +9 more
2022Ecology20 citations Open access
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The nature of economic costs of biological invasions
A. Vaissière, P. Courtois, F. Courchamp, Melina Kourantidou +5 more
2022Biological Invasions19 citations Open access
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The naturalized vascular flora of Malesia
R. Holmes, P. Pelser, J. Barcelona, S. Tjitrosoedirdjo +12 more
2023Biological Invasions18 citations Open access
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Alien and cryptogenic fungi and oomycetes in Austria: an annotated checklist (2nd edition)
H. Voglmayr, Anna Schertler, F. Essl, I. Krisai-Greilhuber
2022Biological Invasions18 citations Open access
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Characteristics of the naturalized flora of Southern Africa largely reflect the non‐random introduction of alien species for cultivation
Ali Omer, Trevor S. Fristoe, Qiang Yang, N. Maurel +8 more
2021Ecography18 citations Open access
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Two centuries of spatial and temporal dynamics of freshwater fish introductions
R. Muñoz-Mas, F. Essl, M. van Kleunen, H. Seebens +3 more
2023Global Ecology and Biogeography16 citations Open access
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Analysing ecological dynamics with relational event models: The case of biological invasions
Rūta Juozaitienė, H. Seebens, G. Latombe, F. Essl +1 more
2023Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity15 citations Open access
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Biogeography and global flows of 100 major alien fungal and fungus‐like oomycete pathogens
Anna Schertler, B. Lenzner, S. Dullinger, D. Moser +17 more
2023Journal of Biogeography15 citations Open access
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