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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
58
Citations
13524
World Ranking
2541
National Ranking
31

Dries Bonte 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 Dries Bonte sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 366 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dries Bonte 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 Dries Bonte sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dries Bonte is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their research spans multiple fields including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Ecology, Plant Science, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Bonte's work covers a wide range of topics, including:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

The scientist has a record of frequent cooperation with several co-authors, notably Femke Batsleer, Martijn L. Vandegehuchte, Frederik Mortier, Dirk Maes, and Maxime Dahirel.

Bonte's publications often appear in specific venues, with numerous articles published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). Other notable venues include Oikos, Journal of Animal Ecology, and Movement Ecology.

Recent publications include:

  • Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover, 2022, Science
  • The neglected impact of tracking devices on terrestrial arthropods, 2020, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • The physiology of movement, 2020, Movement Ecology
  • The duplication of genomes and genetic networks and its potential for evolutionary adaptation and survival during environmental turmoil, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Diapause and bet-hedging strategies in insects: a meta-analysis of reaction norm shapes, 2021, Oikos

Best Publications

  • Costs of dispersal

    Dries Bonte;Hans Van Dyck;James M Bullock;Aurélie Coulon

  • Dispersal and species’ responses to climate change

    Justin M. J. Travis;Maria del Mar Delgado;Greta Bocedi;Michel Baguette

  • Beach nourishment: an ecologically sound coastal defence alternative? A review

    Jeroen Speybroeck;Dries Bonte;Wouter Courtens;Tom Gheskiere

  • Urbanization drives cross-taxon declines in abundance and diversity at multiple spatial scales.

    Elena Piano;Elena Piano;Caroline Souffreau;Thomas Merckx;Thomas Merckx;Lisa F. Baardsen

  • Body-size shifts in aquatic and terrestrial urban communities.

    Thomas Merckx;Caroline Souffreau;Aurelien Kaiser;Lisa F Baardsen

  • Integrating movement ecology with biodiversity research - exploring new avenues to address spatiotemporal biodiversity dynamics.

    Florian Jeltsch;Dries Bonte;Guy Pe’er;Björn Reineking

  • Genetics of Dispersal

    Marjo Anna Kaarina Saastamoinen;Greta Bocedi;Julien Cote;Dephine Legrand

  • A comparative analysis of dispersal syndromes in terrestrial and semi-terrestrial animals.

    Virginie M. Stevens;Sarah Whitmee;Sarah Whitmee;Sarah Whitmee;Jean-François Le Galliard;Jean-François Le Galliard;Jean Clobert

  • The lost generation hypothesis: could climate change drive ectotherms into a developmental trap ?

    Hans Van Dyck;Dries Bonte;Rik Puls;Karl Gotthard

  • Eco‐evolutionary feedbacks—Theoretical models and perspectives

    Lynn Govaert;Lynn Govaert;Lynn Govaert;Emanuel A. Fronhofer;Sébastien Lion;Christophe Eizaguirre

  • Modelling dispersal: an eco-evolutionary framework incorporating emigration, movement, settlement behaviour and the multiple costs involved

    Justin M. J. Travis;Karen Mustin;Kamil A. Bartoń;Tim G. Benton

  • Dispersal: a central and independent trait in life history

    Dries Bonte;Maxime Dahirel;Maxime Dahirel

  • Low propensity for aerial dispersal in specialist spiders from fragmented landscapes.

    Dries Bonte;Nele Vandenbroecke;Luc Lens;Jean-Pierre Maelfait

  • Adaptation to fragmentation: evolutionary dynamics driven by human influences.

    Pierre-Olivier Cheptou;Anna L. Hargreaves;Dries Bonte;Hans Jacquemyn

  • Urbanization drives community shifts towards thermophilic and dispersive species at local and landscape scales

    Elena Piano;Elena Piano;Katrien De Wolf;Katrien De Wolf;Francesca Bona;Dries Bonte

  • Environmental Adaptations, Ecological Filtering, and Dispersal Central to Insect Invasions.

    David Renault;Mathieu Laparie;Shannon J McCauley;Dries Bonte

  • SPIDER ASSEMBLAGE STRUCTURE AND STABILITY IN A HETEROGENEOUS COASTAL DUNE SYSTEM (BELGIUM)

    Dries Bonte;Leon Baert;Jean-Pierre Maelfait

  • Density and genetic relatedness increase dispersal distance in a subsocial organism.

    EV Bitume;EV Bitume;Dries Bonte;O Ronce;F Bach

  • Human-Mediated Dispersal and the Rewiring of Spatial Networks.

    James M. Bullock;Dries Bonte;Gesine Pufal;Carolina da Silva Carvalho

  • Understanding the impact of flooding on trait-displacements and shifts in assemblage structure of predatory arthropods on river banks

    Kevin Lambeets;Martijn L. Vandegehuchte;Jean-Pierre Maelfait;Jean-Pierre Maelfait;Dries Bonte

  • Integrating movement ecology with biodiversity research

    Florian Jeltsch;Dries Bonte;Guy Pe'er;Björn Reineking

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc Lens
Luc Lens Ghent University
Jean-Pierre Maelfait
Jean-Pierre Maelfait Ghent University
Kris Verheyen
Kris Verheyen Ghent University
Robby Stoks
Robby Stoks KU Leuven
An Martel
An Martel Ghent University
Lander Baeten
Lander Baeten Ghent University
Emanuel A. Fronhofer
Emanuel A. Fronhofer University of Montpellier
Rampal S. Etienne
Rampal S. Etienne University of Groningen
Thomas Hovestadt
Thomas Hovestadt University of Würzburg
Steven Degraer
Steven Degraer Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

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