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D-Index
45
Citations
8777
World Ranking
4811
National Ranking
127

Frans Witte 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 Frans Witte sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 90 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frans Witte 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 Frans Witte sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frans Witte is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their academic career is connected to this institution, where they contribute to research and scholarship.

Although there is no specific information available about recent papers, co-authors, or publication venues, Frans Witte's professional background is anchored in an established European research environment.

The absence of detailed data on main fields of study, subfields, and research topics suggests that the available public profile remains focused on institutional affiliation rather than individual research themes or outputs at this time.

There are no records of book publications or awards attributed to Frans Witte. This does not preclude contributions in other formats or recognition in less formally documented settings.

Best Publications

  • Cichlid Fish Diversity Threatened by Eutrophication That Curbs Sexual Selection

    Ole Seehausen;Jacques J. M. van Alphen;Frans Witte

  • The destruction of an endemic species flock : quantitative data on the decline of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria

    Frans Witte;Tijs Goldschmidt;Jan Wanink;Martien van Oijen

  • Biodiversity and Fishery Sustainability in the Lake Victoria Basin: An Unexpected Marriage?

    John S. Balirwa;Colin A. Chapman;Lauren J. Chapman;Ian G. Cowx

  • Species Extinction and Concomitant Ecological Changes in Lake Victoria

    F. Witte;T. Goldschmidt;P.C. Goudswaard;W. Ligtvoet

  • Cascading Effects of the Introduced Nile Perch on the Detritivorous/Phytoplanktivorous Species in the Sublittoral Areas of Lake Victoria

    Tijs Goldschmidt;Frans Witte;Jan Wanink

  • An Introduction To the Taxonomy and Morphology of the Haplochromine Cichlidae From Lake Victoria

    Els L.M. Witte-Maas;M.J.P. Van Oijen;F. Witte;C.D.N. Barel

  • Gene expression profiling of the long-term adaptive response to hypoxia in the gills of adult zebrafish.

    David L. M. van der Meer;Guido E. E. J. M. van den Thillart;Frans Witte;Merijn A. G. de Bakker

  • Destruction of fisheries in Africa's lakes

    C.D.N. Barel;R. Dorit;P.H. Greenwood;G. Fryer

  • Zebrafish development and regeneration : new tools for biomedical research

    Sebastiaan A. Brittijn;Suzanne J. Duivesteijn;Mounia Belmamoune;Laura F.M. Bertens

  • Evolutionary origin and development of snake fangs.

    Freek J. Vonk;Jeroen F. Admiraal;Kate Jackson;Ram Reshef

  • The invasion of an introduced predator, Nile perch (Lates niloticus, L.) in Lake Victoria (East Africa): chronology and causes

    Kees P. C. Goudswaard;Frans Witte;Egid F. B. Katunzi

  • Patterns of the Remnant Cichlid Fauna in Southern Lake Victoria

    Ole Seehausen;Frans Witte;Egid F. Katunzi;Jan Smits

  • The Shape of the Skeletal Elements in the Head of a Generalized Haplochromis Species: H. Elegans Trewavas 1933 (Pisces, Cichlidae)

    M.J.P. Van Oijen;C.D.N. Barel;F. Witte

  • Recovery of cichlid species in Lake Victoria: an examination of factors leading to differential extinction

    F. Witte;B.S. Msuku;J.H. Wanink;Ole Seehausen;Ole Seehausen

  • Transcriptome analysis of the response to chronic constant hypoxia in zebrafish hearts

    Ines J. Marques;Jelani T. D. Leito;Herman P. Spaink;Janwillem Testerink;Janwillem Testerink

  • The tilapiine fish stock of Lake Victoria before and after the Nile perch upsurge

    P. C. Goudswaard;F. Witte;E. F. B. Katunzi

  • Ecological segregation in zooplanktivorous haplochromine species (Pisces : Cichlidae) from Lake Victoria

    T. Goldschmidt;F. Witte;J. De Visser

  • Direct mate choice maintains diversity among sympatric cichlids in Lake Victoria

    Ole Seehausen;F. Witte;J. J. M. Alphen;N. Bouton

  • Camouflaged invasion of Lake Malawi by an Oriental gastropod.

    Martin J. Genner;Martin J. Genner;Ellinor Michel;Dirk Erpenbeck;Nicole De Voogd

  • Coupled human and natural system dynamics as key to the sustainability of Lake Victoria's ecosystem services

    Andrea S. Downing;Egbert H. van Nes;John S. Balirwa;Joost Beuving

  • Fish stocks and fisheries of Lake Victoria. A handbook for field observations.

    F. Witte;W.L.T. van Densen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ole Seehausen
Ole Seehausen University of Bern
Michael K. Richardson
Michael K. Richardson Leiden University
Robert E. Hecky
Robert E. Hecky University of Minnesota
Herman P. Spaink
Herman P. Spaink Leiden University
Marten Scheffer
Marten Scheffer Wageningen University & Research
Egbert H. van Nes
Egbert H. van Nes Wageningen University & Research
Lauren J. Chapman
Lauren J. Chapman University of Florida
Wolf M. Mooij
Wolf M. Mooij Wageningen University & Research
Jacques J. M. van Alphen
Jacques J. M. van Alphen Leiden University
Roy E. Weber
Roy E. Weber Aarhus University

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