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Bieke Vanhooydonck

Bieke Vanhooydonck

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
52
Citations
7710
World Ranking
3516
National Ranking
49

Bieke Vanhooydonck 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 Bieke Vanhooydonck sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 108 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bieke Vanhooydonck 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 Bieke Vanhooydonck sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Bieke Vanhooydonck is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with particular attention to subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Social Psychology, Paleontology, and Plant Science.

The main topics of Vanhooydonck's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Horticultural and Viticultural Research, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "Morphology, locomotor performance and habitat use in southern African agamids" (2020), published in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • "Trade-offs between burrowing and biting force in fossorial scincid lizards?" (2020), published in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • "The terroir of the finch: How spatial and temporal variation shapes phenotypic traits in Darwin's finches" (2022), published in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Drivers and patterns of bite force evolution in liolaemid lizards" (2021), published in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • "The relationship between bite force, morphology, and diet in southern African agamids" (2021), published in BMC Ecology and Evolution

Vanhooydonck frequently publishes in these venues:

  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • BMC Ecology and Evolution
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Forensic Science International Genetics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Vanhooydonck are:

  • Anthony Herrel
  • John Measey
  • Wei Cheng Tan
  • Margot Le Guilloux
  • Aurélien Miralles

Best Publications

  • Rapid large-scale evolutionary divergence in morphology and performance associated with exploitation of a different dietary resource

    Anthony Herrel;Katleen Huyghe;Bieke Vanhooydonck;Thierry Backeljau

  • The implications of bite performance for diet in two species of lacertid lizards

    A Herrel;R Van Damme;B Vanhooydonck;F De Vree

  • Performance capacity, fighting tactics and the evolution of life–stage male morphs in the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis)

    Simon P. Lailvaux;Anthony Herrel;Bieke VanHooydonck;Jay J. Meyers

  • Morphology, performance and fighting capacity in male lizards, Gallotia galloti

    K. Huyghe;B. Vanhooydonck;H. Scheers;M. Molina-Borja

  • Performance constraints in decathletes

    Raoul Van Damme;Robbie S. Wilson;Bieke Vanhooydonck;Peter Aerts

  • Evolutionary relationships between body shape and habitat use in lacertid lizards

    Bieke Vanhooydonck;Raoul Van Damme

  • SPEED AND STAMINA TRADE-OFF IN LACERTID LIZARDS

    Bieke Vanhooydonck;Raoul Van Damme;Peter Aerts

  • Omnivory in lacertid lizards: adaptive evolution or constraint?

    A. Herrel;B. Vanhooydonck;R. Van Damme

  • Evolutionary trade-offs in locomotor capacities in lacertid lizards: are splendid sprinters clumsy climbers?

    B. Vanhooydonck;R. Van Damme

  • Relations between microhabitat use and limb shape in phrynosomatid lizards

    Anthony Herrel;Jay J. Meyers;Bieke Vanhooydonck

  • Does dewlap size predict male bite performance in Jamaican Anolis lizards

    B. Vanhooydonck;A. Y. Herrel;R. Van Damme;D. J. Irschick

  • Force–velocity trade-off in Darwin's finch jaw function: a biomechanical basis for ecological speciation?

    Anthony Herrel;Jeffrey Podos;Bieke Vanhooydonck;Andrew P. Hendry

  • Ecological consequences of ontogenetic changes in head shape and bite performance in the Jamaican lizard Anolis lineatopus

    Anthony Herrel;Rebecca Joachim;Bieke Vanhooydonck;Duncan J. Irschick

  • Lizard Locomotion: How Morphology Meets Ecology

    P. Aerts;R. Van Damme;B. Vanhooydonck;A. Zaaf

  • A comparison of habitat use, morphology, clinging performance and escape behaviour among two divergent green anole lizard ( Anolis carolinensis ) populations

    Duncan J. Irschick;Elizabeth Carlisle;Justin Elstrott;Margarita Ramos

  • Relationships between locomotor performance, microhabitat use and antipredator behaviour in lacertid lizards

    B. Vanhooydonck;R. Van Damme

  • Morphology, performance, behavior and ecology of three color morphs in males of the lizard Podarcis melisellensis

    Katleen Huyghe;Bieke Vanhooydonck;Anthony Herrel;Zoran Tadić

  • Correlations between habitat use and body shape in a phrynosomatid lizard (Urosaurus ornatus): a population‐level analysis

    Anthony Herrel;Jay J. Meyers;Bieke Vanhooydonck

  • Origins of interspecific variation in lizard sprint capacity

    R. Van Damme;B. Vanhooydonck

  • LOCOMOTOR COMPENSATION CREATES A MISMATCH BETWEEN LABORATORY AND FIELD ESTIMATES OF ESCAPE SPEED IN LIZARDS: A CAUTIONARY TALE FOR PERFORMANCE‐TO‐FITNESS STUDIES

    Duncan J. Irschick;Anthony Herrel;Bieke Vanhooydonck;Katleen Huyghe

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony Herrel
Anthony Herrel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Duncan J. Irschick
Duncan J. Irschick University of Massachusetts Amherst
Peter Aerts
Peter Aerts University of Antwerp
Raoul Van Damme
Raoul Van Damme University of Antwerp
Krystal A. Tolley
Krystal A. Tolley University of Johannesburg
Thierry Backeljau
Thierry Backeljau Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
G. John Measey
G. John Measey Stellenbosch University
Jerry F. Husak
Jerry F. Husak University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
Jonathan B. Losos
Jonathan B. Losos Washington University in St. Louis
Jeffrey Podos
Jeffrey Podos University of Massachusetts Amherst

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