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Bart Van de Vijver

Bart Van de Vijver

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
7716
World Ranking
5775
National Ranking
73

Bart Van de Vijver publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bart Van de Vijver sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 330 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Bart Van de Vijver D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bart Van de Vijver sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bart Van de Vijver is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research in materials science and environmental science. Their work primarily focuses on the fields of biomaterials and ecology, with additional interests in molecular biology, oceanography, and environmental chemistry.

The scientist's main research topics include diatoms and algae research, microbial community ecology and physiology, polar research and ecology, protist diversity and phylogeny, aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Bart Van de Vijver are:

  • Carlos E. Wetzel
  • Luc Éctor
  • David M. Williams
  • Wolf-Henning Kusber
  • Ingrid Jüttner

The scientist has published regularly in a range of specialized journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • Phytotaxa
  • Botany Letters
  • Nova Hedwigia
  • Fottea
  • Diatom Research

Bart Van de Vijver's recent papers reflect a focus on diatom ecology, biogeography, and environmental indicators. Selected recent publications include:

  • Geographical variation in the diatom communities associated with loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Global radiation in a rare biosphere soil diatom, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Latitudinal Biogeographic Structuring in the Globally Distributed Moss Ceratodon purpureus, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Diatoms define a novel freshwater biogeography of the Antarctic, 2021, Ecography
  • Autecology of terrestrial diatoms under anthropic disturbance and across climate zones, 2021, Ecological Indicators

Best Publications

  • Continent-wide risk assessment for the establishment of nonindigenous species in Antarctica

    Steven L. Chown;Ad H. L. Huiskes;Niek J. M. Gremmen;Jennifer E. Lee

  • Historical processes constrain patterns in global diatom diversity.

    Wim Vyverman;Elie Verleyen;Koen Sabbe;Koenraad Vanhoutte

  • The importance of dispersal related and local factors in shaping the taxonomic structure of diatom metacommunities

    Elie Verleyen;Wim Vyverman;Mieke Sterken;Dominic A. Hodgson

  • Freshwater Diatoms from Ile de la Possession (Crozet - Archipelago, Subantarctica)

    Bart Van de Vijver;Yves Frenot;Louis Beyens

  • A time-calibrated multi-gene phylogeny of the diatom genus Pinnularia.

    Caroline Souffreau;Heroen Verbruggen;Alexander P. Wolfe;Pieter Vanormelingen

  • Evidence for widespread endemism among Antarctic micro-organisms

    Wim Vyverman;Elie Verleyen;Annick Wilmotte;Dominic A. Hodgson

  • Variable temperature effects of Open Top Chambers at polar and alpine sites explained by irradiance and snow depth

    Stef Bokhorst;Ad Huiskes;Rien Aerts;Peter Convey

  • Determination of the biological diatom index (IBD NF T 90-354): results of an intercomparison exercise

    Jean Prygiel;Patrice Carpentier;Salomé Almeida;Michel Coste

  • Responses of aquatic organisms to metal pollution in a lowland river in Flanders: a comparison of diatoms and macroinvertebrates.

    Maarten De Jonge;Bart Van de Vijver;Ronny Blust;Lieven Bervoets

  • The genus Stauroneis in the Arctic and (sub)-Antarctic regions

    Bart Van de Vijver;Louis Beyens;H. Lange-Bertalot

  • Evaluation of European diatom trophic indices

    Anna Besse-Lototskaya;Piet F.M. Verdonschot;Michel Coste;Bart Van de Vijver

  • Morphology, typification and critical analysis of some ecologically important small naviculoid species (Bacillariophyta)

    Carlos E. Wetzel;Luc Ector;Bart Van de Vijver;Pierre Compère

  • Aliens in Antarctica: Assessing transfer of plant propagules by human visitors to reduce invasion risk

    Ad H L Huiskes;Niek J M Gremmen;Dana Michelle Bergstrom;Yves Frenot

  • Molecular evidence for distinct Antarctic lineages in the cosmopolitan terrestrial diatoms Pinnularia borealis and Hantzschia amphioxys.

    Caroline Souffreau;Pieter Vanormelingen;Bart Van de Vijver;Tsvetelina Isheva

  • Humidophila gen. nov., a new genus for a group of diatoms (Bacillariophyta) formerly within the genus Diadesmis: species from Hawai'i, including one new species

    Rex L. Lowe;Patrick Kociolek;Jeff R. Johansen;Bart Van De Vijver

  • Biogeography and ecology of freshwater diatoms in Subantarctica: a review

    Bart Van de Vijver;Louis Beyens

  • The genus Stauroneis (Bacillariophyceae) in the Antarctic region

    Bart Van de Vijver;Niek J. M. Gremmen;Louis Beyens

  • Soil microalgal communities on an antarctic active volcano (Deception Island, South Shetlands)

    Paulina Fermani;Gabriela Mataloni;Gabriela Mataloni;Bart Van de Vijver

  • New and interesting species in the genus Luticola D.G. Mann (Bacillariophyta) from Deception Island (South Shetland Islands)

    Bart Van de Vijver;Gabriela Mataloni

  • New and interesting species of the genus Muelleria (Bacillariophyta) from the Antarctic region and South Africa

    Bart Van de Vijver;Gabriela Mataloni;Lee Stanish;Sarah A. Spaulding

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc Ector
Luc Ector Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Wim Vyverman
Wim Vyverman Ghent University
Koen Sabbe
Koen Sabbe Ghent University
Dominic A. Hodgson
Dominic A. Hodgson British Antarctic Survey
Anne Willems
Anne Willems Ghent University
Peter Convey
Peter Convey British Antarctic Survey
Josef Elster
Josef Elster University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Benoît Schoefs
Benoît Schoefs Université du Maine
Damien Ertz
Damien Ertz Meise Botanic Garden
Lucien Hoffmann
Lucien Hoffmann Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology

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