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2026

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D-Index
103
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World Ranking
239
National Ranking
9

Frank Berendse 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 Frank Berendse sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 274 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank Berendse 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 Frank Berendse sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Frank Berendse is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and agricultural sciences, with a particular emphasis on plant science, ecology, and nature and landscape conservation.

Their work spans several interconnected fields including environmental science, agricultural and biological sciences, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. Specific subfields of study include plant science, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, as well as general health professions.

The main topics they explore involve ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, weed control and herbicide applications, plant and animal studies, the impact of light on environment and health, circadian rhythm and melatonin, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, and peatlands and wetlands ecology.

Frank Berendse has published research in multiple scientific venues. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Basic and Applied Ecology
  • Functional Ecology
  • Current Biology
  • Diversity and Distributions
  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Frank Berendse include:

  • "Agriculture intensification reduces plant taxonomic and functional diversity across European arable systems," 2020, Functional Ecology
  • "Experimental light at night has a negative long-term impact on macro-moth populations," 2020, Current Biology
  • "A matter of time: Recovery of plant species diversity in wild plant communities at declining nitrogen deposition," 2021, Diversity and Distributions
  • "The EU needs a nutrient directive," 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Agricultural intensification affects birds' trait diversity across Europe," 2023, Basic and Applied Ecology

Throughout their scientific career, Berendse has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including Irene Guerrero, Manuel B. Morales, Juan J. Oñate, Tomas Pärt, and Jaan Liira, each having co-authored multiple publications together.

Best Publications

  • Regional nitrogen budgets and riverine N & P fluxes for the drainages to the North Atlantic Ocean: Natural and human influences

    Robert Howarth;Gilles Billen;Dennis Swaney;Andrea Townsend

  • Persistent negative effects of pesticides on biodiversity and biological control potential on European farmland

    Flavia Geiger;Jan Bengtsson;Frank Berendse;Wolfgang W. Weisser

  • Peatlands and the carbon cycle: from local processes to global implications - a synthesis

    J. Limpens;F. Berendse;Christian Blodau;J. G. Canadell

  • Constraints in the restoration of ecological diversity in grassland and heathland communities

    Jan P. Bakker;Frank Berendse

  • Agri-environment schemes do not effectively protect biodiversity in Dutch agricultural landscapes

    David Kleijn;Frank Berendse;Ruben Smit;Niels Gilissen

  • Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes

    I. Tanya Handa;Rien Aerts;Frank Berendse;Matty P. Berg

  • Nitrogen-use efficiency : a biologically meaningful definition?

    F. Berendse;R. Aerts

  • Diversity–productivity relationships: Initial effects, long-term patterns, and underlying mechanisms

    Jasper van Ruijven;Frank Berendse

  • The Effect of Increased Nutrient Availability on Vegetation Dynamics in Wet Heathlands

    Rien Aerts;Frank Berendse

  • Plant species identity and diversity effects on different trophic levels of nematodes in the soil food web

    Gerlinde B. De Deyn;Ciska E. Raaijmakers;Jasper van Ruijven;Frank Berendse

  • Reconciling complexity with stability in naturally assembling food webs

    Anje-Margriet Neutel;Anje-Margriet Neutel;Johan A.P. Heesterbeek;Johan van de Koppel;Guido Hoenderboom

  • How Agricultural Intensification Affects Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

    M. Emmerson;M.B. Morales;J.J. Oñate;P. Batáry

  • Raised atmospheric CO2 levels and increased N deposition cause shifts in plant species composition and production in Sphagnum bogs

    Frank Berendse;Nico van Breemen;HÅkan Rydin;Alexandre Buttler

  • A global synthesis of the effects of diversified farming systems on arthropod diversity within fields and across agricultural landscapes.

    Elinor M. Lichtenberg;Elinor M. Lichtenberg;Christina M. Kennedy;Claire Kremen;Péter Batáry

  • The influence of savanna trees on nutrient, water and light availability and the understorey vegetation

    F. Ludwig;J.C.J.M. de Kroon;F. Berendse;H.H.T. Prins

  • Soil acidity and nutrient supply ratio as possible factors determining changes in plant species diversity in grassland and heathland communities.

    W.J Roem;F Berendse

  • Shrub expansion may reduce summer permafrost thaw in Siberian tundra

    Daan Blok;Monique M P D Heijmans;Gabriela Schaepman-Strub;Gabriela Schaepman-Strub;A. V. Kononov

  • Predicting ecosystem stability from community composition and biodiversity

    Claire de Mazancourt;Claire de Mazancourt;Forest Isbell;Forest Isbell;Allen Larocque;Frank Berendse

  • Plant species richness promotes soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in grasslands without legumes

    Wen‐Feng Cong;Jasper van Ruijven;Liesje Mommer;Gerlinde B. De Deyn

  • Mixed effects of organic farming and landscape complexity on farmland biodiversity and biological control potential across Europe

    Camilla Winqvist;Jan Bengtsson;Tsipe Aavik;Frank Berendse

  • Organic matter accumulation and nitrogen mineralization during secondary succession in heathland ecosystems.

    F. Berendse

Frequent Co-Authors

Monique M. P. D. Heijmans
Monique M. P. D. Heijmans Wageningen University & Research
Juul Limpens
Juul Limpens Wageningen University & Research
Elmar M. Veenendaal
Elmar M. Veenendaal Wageningen University & Research
Jasper van Ruijven
Jasper van Ruijven Wageningen University & Research
Trofim C. Maximov
Trofim C. Maximov Russian Academy of Sciences
Bjorn J. M. Robroek
Bjorn J. M. Robroek Radboud University Medical Center
Teja Tscharntke
Teja Tscharntke University of Göttingen
Wolfgang W. Weisser
Wolfgang W. Weisser Technical University of Munich
Gabriela Schaepman-Strub
Gabriela Schaepman-Strub University of Zurich
Riccardo Bommarco
Riccardo Bommarco Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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