Content
- Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Book Chapters
- Invited Talks
- Conference Presentations
- Workshops and Trainings
- R Packages
- Media Appearances
Peer-Reviewed Publications
You can also find me on Google Scholar and ResearchGate.
My ORCID ID is 0000-0003-0465-2543.
L Figueiredo, C Scherer & JS Cabral (accepted) A simple kit to use computational notebooks for more openness, reproducibility, and productivity in research. PLOS Computational Biology.
L Marescot, M Franz, S Benhaiem, H Hofer, C Scherer, M East & S Kramer-Schadt (2021) ‘Keeping the kids at home’ can limit the persistence of contagious pathogens in social animals. Journal of Animal Ecology 90 (11):2523–2535.
T Kürschner, C Scherer, V Radchuk, N Blaum & S Kramer-Schadt (2021) Movement can mediate temporal mismatches between resource availability and biological events in host-pathogen interactions. Ecology and Evolution 11 (10):5728–5741.
C Scherer, V Radchuk, M Franz, H-H Thulke, M Lange, V Grimm & S Kramer-Schadt (2020) Moving infections: Individual movement decisions drive disease persistence in spatially structured landscapes. Oikos 129 (5):651–667.
U Schlägel, V Grimm, N Blaum, P Colangeli, M Dammhahn, J Eccard, S Hausmann, A Herde, H Hofer, J Joshi, S Kramer-Schadt, M Litwin, S Lozada-Gobilard, M Müller, T Müller, R Nathan, J Petermann, K Pirhofer-Walzl, V Radchuk, M Rillig, M Roeleke, M Schäfer, C Scherer, G Schiro, C Scholz, L Teckentrup, R Tiedemann, W Ullmann, C Voigt, G Weithoff & F Jeltsch (2020) Movement-mediated community assembly and coexistence. Biological Reviews 95 (4):1073–1096.
B Pietzsch, S Fiedler, K.G Mertens, M Richter, C Scherer, K Widyastuti, M.-C Wimmler, L Zakharova & U Berger (2020) Metamodels for evaluating, calibrating and applying agent-based models: A review. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 23 (2):9.
C Pecoraro, I Zudaire, G Galiberti, M Romeo, H Murua, C Fruciano, C Scherer, F Tinti, N.C Diaha, N Bodin & E Chassot (2020) When size matters: large yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) females allocate more energetic resources for reproduction than smaller individuals in the central–eastern Atlantic Ocean. Fisheries Research 232:105726.
C Scherer, V Radchuk, C Staubach, S Müller, N Blaum, H-H Thulke & S Kramer-Schadt (2019) Seasonal host life-history processes fuel disease dynamics at different spatial scales. Journal of Animal Ecology 88 (11):1639–1824.
V Radchuk, F De Laender, J Sarmento Cabral, I Boulangeat, M Crawford, F Bohn, J De Raedt, C Scherer, J-C Svenning, K Thonicke, F Schurr, V Grimm & S Kramer-Schadt (2019) The dimensionality of stability depends on disturbance type. Ecology Letters 22 (4):647–684.
M Sciaini, M Fritsch, C Scherer & CE Simpkins (2018)
NLMR
andlandscapetools
: An integrated environment for simulating and modifying neutral landscape models in R. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9 (11):2240–2248.C Scherer, F Jeltsch, V Grimm & N Blaum (2016) Merging trait-based and individual-based modelling: An animal functional type approach to explore the responses of birds to climatic and land use changes in semi-arid African savannas. Ecological Modelling 326:75–89.
Book Chapters
V Radchuk, U Berger, C Scherer, P Backmann, V Grimm & S Kramer-Schadt (2021) Individual-based models. In: (eds. R. Salguero-Gómez & M. Gamelon (Eds.), Demographic Methods across the Tree of Life. Oxford University Press, 400 pages, ISBN 0198838603.
Invited Talks
C Scherer (2021) Mit Grafiken Mehrwert schaffen: Prinzipien effektiver Datenvisualisierung und -kommunikation.
Federal Institute for Population Research (Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung) – 02|2022 – Online Meeting
↪ Slides (German) ↪ Slides (English)C Scherer (2021) #30DayMapChallenge: The good, the bad and the ugly of crafting maps with ggplot2.
R Ladies Bangalore – 12|2021 – Online Meeting
↪ Slides ↪ RecordingC Scherer (2021) Beyond bar and box plots: chart alternatives and how to design them with ggplot2.
USGS Community for Data Integration – 09|2021 – Online Meeting
↪ Slides ↪ Recording ↪ Hands-On TutorialC Scherer (2021) My favorite ggplot2 extension packages.
R Ladies Tunis – 07|2021 – Online Meeting
↪ Slides ↪ RecordingC Scherer (2021) The first #30DayChartChallenge: A summary of inspiring contributions, our learnings, and about the value of challenges in general.
DataVis Lisboa – 05|2021 – Online Meeting
↪ Slides ↪ RecordingC Scherer (2021) ggplot Wizardry: My favorite tricks and secrets for beautiful plots in R (Extended Version).
useR Oslo – 03|2021 – Online Meeting
↪ Slides ↪ RecordingC Scherer (2020) Building a modularized Shiny app with
{golem}
and html widgets. CorrelCon: A Weekend of Data4Good – 11|2020 – Online Conference by CorrelAid
↪ Slides ↪ RecordingC Scherer (2020) Effective Data Visualization: How to design impactful and aesthetically pleasing charts.
Heureka Labs & Duke+DataScience – 10|2020 – Webinar by Duke University
↪ Slides ↪ Recording
Conference Presentations
C Scherer & Wendy Shijia (2022) DataViz challenges: A fun way to learn and build a portfolio and network.
Outlier 2022 Unconf Session – 02|2022 – Online ConferenceAlenka Gucek & C Scherer (2022) Data visualization in non-dataviz research.
Outlier 2022 Unconf Session – 02|2022 – Online ConferenceC Scherer (2021) ggplot Wizardry: My favorite tricks and secrets for beautiful plots in R. Outlier 2021 – 02|2021 – Online Conference by the Data Visualization Society (Talk + Seminar)
↪ Slides ↪ Recording ↪ Hands-On TutorialC Scherer, V Radchuk, M Franz, C Staubach, S Müller, H-H Thulke, N Blaum, V Grimm & S Kramer-Schadt (2019): Effects of movement behaviour on disease persistence.
Poster – Gordon Research Conference on Movement Ecology of Animals – 03|2019 – Lucca, ItalyC Scherer, V Radchuk, M Franz, C Staubach, S Müller, H-H Thulke, N Blaum, V Grimm & S Kramer-Schadt (2018) Effects of movement behaviour on disease persistence: The case of classical swine fever in wild boar.
Talk – 1st International BioMove Symposium – 09|2018 – Potsdam, GermanyC Scherer, V Radchuk, N Blaum, V Grimm, F Jeltsch & S Kramer-Schadt (2016): Individual movement decisions shape disease dynamics: Combining movement ecology and epidemiological models.
Talk – Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria & Switzerland (GfOe) – 09|2016 – Marburg, GermanyC Scherer, F Jeltsch, V Grimm & N Blaum (2014): Can we use functional types to predict responses of birds to changes in African savannas? An individual-based modelling approach.
Talk – Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria & Switzerland (GfOe) – 09|2014 – Hildesheim, GermanyC Scherer, N Blaum, V Grimm & S Kramer-Schadt (2017): Infection on the move: Combining movement ecology and epidemiological models.
Poster – Gordon Research Conference on Movement Ecology of Animals – 03|2017 – Ventura, CA, USAC Scherer, V Radchuk, N Blaum, V Grimm, F Jeltsch & S Kramer-Schadt (2016): Combined effects of land-use and individual movement decisions shape disease dynamics.
Poster – CAnMove Animal Movement International Symposium – 02|2016 – Lund, SwedenC Scherer, I Sonnenmann, S Wurst & F Jeltsch (2015): Modelling the vertical and horizontal migration of wireworms: how does timing and intensity of root herbivore pressure impact grassland communities?
Poster – Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria & Switzerland (GfOe) – 09|2015 – Goettingen, Germany
Workshops and Trainings
- “Effective and engaging data visualization with
{ggplot2}
”
(Workshop for Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), 1/2 day, remote, Jan 2022) - “Hands-on data visualization in R: how to create engaging charts with
{ggplot2}
”
(Workshop for National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico (INEGI and CIMAT), 1/2 day, remote, Jan 2022) - “Hands-on data visualization with
{ggplot2}
: how to create engaging and well-designed visualizations in R”
(Pearson/O'Reilly Live Training Event, 5 hours, remote, Sep 2021 and Dec 2021) - “Data visualization in R with
{ggplot2}
”
(Physalia Courses Workshop, 5 days, Berlin/remote, Mar 2020, Nov 2020, and Nov 2021) - “Data visualization in R (Beginner + Advanced)” as part of the VVSOR DataViz Workshop Series
2-Day Workshop for Statistics Communication Section of the Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research, 2 days, remote, Dec 2021) - “Data visualization in science: how to create beautiful charts with
{ggplot2}
”
(Workshop for University of Uppsala, 1/2 day, remote, Nov 2021) - “Effective data visualization: convert information into visual forms—and tell a story”
(Workshop for Senckenberg Young Scientists, 1/2 day, remote, Nov 2021) - “Effective data visualization: theory and hands-on with
{ggplot2}
”
(Workshop for Geo.X Research Network, 1/2 day, Berlin, Nov 2021) - “Data visualization in R (Beginner + Advanced)” as part of the RBSZ DataViz Workshop Series
2-Day Workshop for Royal Zoological Society of Belgium (RZSB), 2 days, remote, Oct 2021) - “Effective Data Visualization: How to design impactful and aesthetically pleasing charts”
(Workshop for Bonn International Graduate School Clinical and Population Science, 1/2 day, remote, Oct 2021) - “Data visualization with
{ggplot2}
: 2–day course on data visualization principles and beautiful plotting in R”
(Workshop for BioMove Research Training Group, 2 days, remote, Apr 2021) - “Data visualisation techniques for data scientists”
(Internal Training for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), 2 days, remote, Feb 2021) - “Data visualization with
{ggplot2}
: data visualization principles and beautiful plotting in R”
(Workshop for NC3 Collaborative Research Centre, 2 days, remote, Nov 2020) - “Scientific data visualization: principles and good practices”
(Workshop at Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, 1 day, Berlin, 2019) - “Introduction to ecological modelling”
(Department of Theoretical Ecology, 5 days, University of Potsdam, Workshop, 2016) - “Introduction to Zoology: Microscopy and Dissection”
(Department for Zoology, University of Potsdam, Practical Workshop, 2009–2014) - “Research and presentation”
(Department for Didactics of Biology, University of Potsdam, Workshop, 2013–2014) - “Systematic zoology II”
(Department for Evolutionary Biology and Systematic Zoology, University of Potsdam, Field Workshop, 2013–2014)
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Contributions to R Packages
CRAN Packages
M Sciaini & C Scherer 2022:
layer
: Create stacked tilted maps in ggplot2. R package version 0.0.1, available on GitHub and CRAN.S Garnier, N Ross, B Rudis, PA Camargo, M Sciaini & C Scherer 2021:
viridis
: Default color maps from ‘matplotlib’. R package version 0.6.2, available on GitHub and CRAN.M Sciaini, C Simpkins, M Fritsch & C Scherer 2017:
NLMR
: Simulating neutral landscape models with R. R package version 1.1, available on GitHub and CRAN.
Non-CRAN Packages
C Scherer 2021:
d6berlin
: Spatial data and template maps for Berlin. Available on GitHub.C Scherer 2020:
d6
: Simplify workflows of D6 research projects. Available on GitHub.
Media Appearances
Video Recordings
- “One Chart At A Time – Episode 32: Beeswarm Charts” as part of the “One Chart At A Time” Series by Jon Schwabisch
Podcasts
- “PolicyViz Episode #212” hosted by Jon Schwabisch
- “Die Sendung mit der Ziege: Lollipops und Regenwolken” hosted by Madlen Ziege
Interviews
- “Data visualization shows countries with highest-rated coffees” by BeanPoet (Erik Rolfsen)
- “Vignette: Interviews of the Beautiful People that Use R” by Georgios Karamanis
Mentions
“Best of The Visualization Web September 2020” by Andy Kirk highlighting the “Not My Cup of Coffee” visualization
“Best of the Tableau Web” by Tableau/Andy Cotgreave mentioning “Evolution of a ggplot (Ep. 1)”
“Mapping Movements – The Art and the Science: we have the winners!” by BES Movement Ecology SIG awarding my cheetah map
“Winners of the 2020 RStudio Table Contest” awarding my IMDb Top 250 Table
“Our first CorrelAidX challenge” by CorrelAid awarding our Shiny app about Berlin bike accidents
“Are beeswarm charts possible in two dimensions?” by Neil Richards mentioning my “One Chart at A Time” video on beeswarm plots
“Creating Lollipop-Jitter Plots in Tableau” by Klaus Schulte replicating my “Evolution of a ggplot (Ep. 1)” with Tableau
Miscellaneous
Collection of tutorials featured on the R Graph Gallery by Yan Holtz, based on my #TidyTuesday contributions
Jon Schwabisch’s “R Sprint” following my step-by-step ggplot2 tutorial