Rate My Professor Rolf Ims

Ims's research focuses on the dynamics of populations, communities, and ecosystems, especially in boreal and Arctic environments, impacts of climate change on these systems, and adaptive monitoring and management of populations and ecosystems. As leader of the COAT – Climate-ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra, he directs integrated climate-ecological research and monitoring in the Arctic. His scholarly contributions include the edited book The Biology of Lemmings (Academic Press, 1993) and highly influential papers such as 'Determinants of lemming outbreaks' (PNAS, 2011), 'Arctic greening and bird nest predation risk across tundra ecotones' (Nature Climate Change, 2019), 'Density-dependent dispersal and spatial population dynamics' (Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2005), and 'Trophic interaction cycles in tundra ecosystems and the impact of climate change' (BioScience, 2005). Ims has received major awards including the Nansen Award (1991), UiT’s Research and Development Prize (2016), Research Council of Norway’s Prize for Outstanding Research (2016), UiT’s Dissemination Prize (2022), and recognition as a Highly Cited Researcher and on Reuters' list of top climate scientists (2021). He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Norwegian Academy of Polar Research, Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters, and Academia Borealis. Ims has served on numerous boards and committees, including vice-chair of the International Arctic Science Committee, chair of UiT research programs, and expert councils for Norwegian ministries, and held editorial roles such as Associate Editor for Animal Ecology and The American Naturalist.