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2026

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Citations
15707
World Ranking
929
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Frank Dehairs is affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Their research spans mainly the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions also in several specialized subfields. These subfields include Ecology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, primarily focusing on:

  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Frank Dehairs, notable examples include:

  • "Zooplankton-based δ13C and δ15N isoscapes from the outer continental shelf and slope in the subtropical western South Atlantic," 2020, published in Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers
  • "Skin δ13C and δ15N reveal spatial and temporal patterns of habitat and resource use by free-ranging odontocetes from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean," 2020, published in Marine Biology
  • "Combining isotopic analysis of bulk-skin and individual amino acids to investigate the trophic position and foraging areas of multiple cetacean species in the western South Atlantic," 2021, published in Environmental Research
  • "Particulate Trace Element Export in the North Atlantic (GEOTRACES GA01 Transect, GEOVIDE Cruise)," 2020, published in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • "The biogeochemical role of a microbial biofilm in sea ice," 2021, published in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene

Frank Dehairs frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Genyffer Cibele Troina
  • Silvina Botta
  • Eduardo R. Secchi
  • Florian Deman
  • François Fripiat

The scientist's work is regularly published in key venues such as:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers
  • Marine Biology
  • Environmental Research
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

Best Publications

  • DISCRETE SUSPENDED PARTICLES OF BARITE AND THE BARIUM CYCLE IN THE OPEN OCEAN

    F.A. Dehairs;R. Chesselet;J. Jedwab

  • Revisiting Carbon Flux Through the Ocean's Twilight Zone

    Ken O. Buesseler;Carl H. Lamborg;Philip W. Boyd;Phoebe J. Lam

  • High resolution distribution of trace elements in the calcite shell layer of modern mytilus edulis: environmental and biological controls

    Erika Vander Putten;Frank Dehairs;Edward Keppens;Willy Baeyens

  • Primary producers sustaining macro-invertebrate communities in intertidal mangrove forests

    Steven Bouillon;N Koedam;AV Raman;F Dehairs

  • Sources of organic carbon in mangrove sediments: variability and possible ecological implications

    Steven Bouillon;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;A.V.V.S. Rao;Nico Koedam

  • The Behaviour of Dissolved Barium in Estuaries

    M. Coffey;F.A. Dehairs;O. Collette;G. Luther

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2017

    Reiner Schlitzer;Robert F. Anderson;Elena Masferrer Dodas;Maeve Lohan

  • Assessing the apparent imbalance between geochemical and biochemical indicators of meso- and bathypelagic biological activity: What the @#! is wrong with present calculations of carbon budgets?

    Adrian B. Burd;Dennis A. Hansell;Deborah K. Steinberg;Thomas R. Anderson

  • Strong biological controls on Sr/Ca ratios in aragonitic marine bivalve shells

    David Paul Gillikin;Anne Lorrain;Anne Lorrain;Jacques Navez;Jacques Navez;James W. Taylor

  • Hydrocarbons and oxidized organic compounds in hydrothermal fluids from Rainbow and Lost City ultramafic-hosted vents

    Cécile Konn;Jean-Luc Charlou;Jean-Pierre Donval;Nils Holm

  • The distribution of Fe in the antarctic circumpolar current

    B.M. Löscher;de Henricus Baar;J.T.M. de Jong;C. Veth

  • Stable carbon isotopic composition of Mytilus edulis shells: relation to metabolism, salinity, δ13CDIC and phytoplankton

    David Paul Gillikin;Anne Lorrain;Steven Bouillon;Philippe Willenz

  • Trophic relationships in an interlinked mangrove-seagrass ecosystem as traced by delta 13C and delta 15N

    S. Marguillier;G. van der Velde;F.A. Dehairs;Hemminga

  • Sources of suspended organic matter and selective feeding by zooplankton in an estuarine mangrove ecosystem as traced by stable isotopes

    Steven Bouillon;PC Mohan;N Sreenivas;F Dehairs

  • The marine barite saturation state of the world's oceans

    Christophe Monnin;Catherine Jeandel;Thierry Cattaldo;Frank Dehairs

  • Barium uptake into the shells of the common mussel (Mytilus edulis) and the potential for estuarine paleo-chemistry reconstruction

    David P. Gillikin;Frank Dehairs;Anne Lorrain;Dirk Steenmans

  • Trophic Relationships in the Rhine Food Web during Invasion and after Establishment of the Ponto-Caspian Invader Dikerogammarus villosus

    M.C. Van Riel;G. van der Velde;S. Rajagopal;S. Marguillier

  • Resource utilization patterns of epifauna from mangrove forests with contrasting inputs of local versus imported organic matter

    Steven Bouillon;Tom Moens;Inge Overmeer;Nico Koedam

  • High-resolution trace element profiles in shells of the mangrove bivalve Isognomon ephippium : a record of environmental spatio-temporal variations?

    C.E. Lazareth;E. Vander Putten;L. André;F.A. Dehairs

  • Inorganic and organic carbon biogeochemistry in the Gautami Godavari estuary (Andhra Pradesh, India) during pre-monsoon: the local impact of extensive mangrove forests.

    Steven Bouillon;Michel Frankignoulle;Frank Dehairs;Branko Velimirov

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of water quality along the estuarine salinity gradient of the Scheldt estuary (Belgium and The Netherlands): results of an integrated monitoring approach

    S. Van Damme;E. Struyf;T. Maris;T.J. Ysebaert

  • Importance of intertidal sediment processes and porewater exchange on the water column biogeochemistry in a pristine mangrove creek (Ras Dege, Tanzania)

    Steven Bouillon;Jack J. Middelburg;Frank Dehairs;Alberto Borges

Frequent Co-Authors

Damien Cardinal
Damien Cardinal Sorbonne University
Luc André
Luc André Royal Museum for Central Africa
Marc Elskens
Marc Elskens Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Johan Schoukens
Johan Schoukens Eindhoven University of Technology
Rik Pintelon
Rik Pintelon Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Willy Baeyens
Willy Baeyens Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Nicolas Savoye
Nicolas Savoye University of Bordeaux
Thomas W. Trull
Thomas W. Trull Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
David P. Gillikin
David P. Gillikin Union College

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