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D-Index
37
Citations
5653
World Ranking
6855
National Ranking
87

Dirk Bauwens 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 Dirk Bauwens sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 73 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dirk Bauwens 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 Dirk Bauwens sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dirk Bauwens is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their research spans multiple aspects of environmental science, with a focus on agricultural and biological sciences. The primary subfields of study include ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, genetics, ecological modeling, and global and planetary change.

Their work concentrates on several main topics, notably animal behavior and reproduction, plant and animal studies, species distribution and climate change, wildlife ecology and conservation, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, amphibian and reptile biology, and the impact of fire on ecosystems.

Recent publications by Dirk Bauwens include the following:

  • Negative frequency-dependent selection on polymorphic color morphs in adders, 2022, Current Biology
  • High genetic diversity but limited gene flow in Flemish populations of the crested newt, Triturus cristatus, 2024, Belgian Journal of Zoology
  • The impact of an extreme climatic event on adder (Vipera berus) demography in southern Sweden, 2023, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Genetic and demographic vulnerability of adder populations: Results of a genetic study in mainland Britain, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Cracking the chemical code: European common lizards (Zootoca vivipara) respond to an hexane soluble predator kairomone, 2020, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Dirk Bauwens include:

  • Thomas Madsen
  • Beáta Újvári
  • Katja Claus
  • Bo Stille
  • Joachim Mergeay

Their work has been published in journals such as Current Biology, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Belgian Journal of Zoology, PLoS ONE, and Biochemical Systematics and Ecology.

Best Publications

  • EVOLUTION OF SPRINT SPEED IN LACERTID LIZARDS: MORPHOLOGICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND BEHAVIORAL COVARIATION.

    Dirk Bauwens;Theodore Garland;Aurora M. Castilla;Raoul Van Damme

  • Escape Tactics and Vulnerability to Predation Associated with Reproduction in the Lizard Lacerta vivipara

    Dirk Bauwens;Chris Thoen

  • Incubation temperature differentially affects hatching time, egg survival, and hatchling performance in the lizard Podarcis muralis

    R Van Damme;Dirk Bauwens;F Braña;R. F Verheyen

  • Ecological characteristics of small farmland ponds: Associations with land use practices at multiple spatial scales

    Steven Declerck;Thomas De Bie;Dirk Ercken;Henrietta Hampel

  • The thermal dependence of feeding behaviour, food consumption and gut-passage time in the lizard Lacerta vivipara Jacquin

    R Van Damme;Dirk Bauwens;R. F Verheyen

  • Thermoregulation in a Lacertid Lizard: The Relative Contributions of Distinct Behavioral Mechanisms

    Dirk Bauwens;Paul E. Hertz;Aurora M. Castilla

  • Altitudinal variation of the thermal biology and running performance in the lizard Podarcis tiliguerta

    Raoul Van Damme;Dirk Bauwens;Aurora M. Castilla;Rudolf F. Verheyen

  • COVARIATION OF LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS IN LACERTID LIZARDS : A COMPARATIVE STUDY

    Dirk Bauwens;Ramon Diaz-Uriarte

  • Thermoregulatory responses to environmental seasonality by the lizard Lacerta vivipara

    R Van Damme;Dirk Bauwens;R. F Verheyen

  • Selected body temperatures in the lizard Lacerta vivipara: Variation within and between populations

    Raoul Van Damme;Dirk Bauwens;Rudolf F. Verheyen

  • Evolutionary rigidity of thermal physiology: the case of the cool temperate lizard Lacerta vivipara

    R Van Damme;Dirk Bauwens;R. F Verheyen

  • A Possible Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation from Mobile Phone Base Stations on the Number of Breeding House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)

    Joris Everaert;Dirk Bauwens

  • The Timing of Reproduction in the Lizard Lacerata vivipara: Differences Between Individual Females

    D. Bauwens;R. F. Verheyen

  • An experimental demonstration of direct behavioural interference in two Mediterranean lacertid lizard species

    Sharon Downes;Dirk Bauwens

  • Verspreiding van amfibieën en reptielen in vlaanderen

    Dirk Bauwens;K Claus

  • Chemoreceptive and behavioural responses of the common lizard Lacerta vivipara to snake chemical deposits

    Chris Thoen;Dirk Bauwens;Rudolf F. Verheyen

  • Responses of the lizard Lacerta vivipara to predator chemical cues: The effects of temperature

    Raoul van Damme;Dirk Bauwens;Dirk Vanderstighelen;Rudolf F. Verheyen

  • Survivorship during Hibernation in the European Common Lizard, Lacerta vivipara

    Dirk Bauwens

  • Thermal biology, microhabitat selection, and conservation of the insular lizard Podarcis hispanica atrata.

    Aurora M. Castilla;Dirk Bauwens

  • The lizards Lacerta agilis and L. vivipara as hosts to larvae and nymphs of the tick Ixodes ricinus

    D. Bauwens;H. Strijbosch;A. H. P. Stumpel

Frequent Co-Authors

Raoul Van Damme
Raoul Van Damme University of Antwerp
Dirk Maes
Dirk Maes Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Koen Martens
Koen Martens Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Luc De Meester
Luc De Meester Freie Universität Berlin
Joachim Mergeay
Joachim Mergeay Research Institute for Nature and Forest
José A. Díaz
José A. Díaz Complutense University of Madrid
Sharon Downes
Sharon Downes Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Patrick Kestemont
Patrick Kestemont University of Namur
Bertrand Losson
Bertrand Losson University of Liège

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