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Frederik De Laender

Frederik De Laender

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
3853
World Ranking
7451
National Ranking
96

Frederik De Laender 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 Frederik De Laender sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 132 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frederik De Laender 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 Frederik De Laender sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frederik De Laender is affiliated with the University of Namur in Belgium and has contributed extensively to environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their research focuses primarily on ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, with significant work in nature and landscape conservation, ecological modeling, and genetics.

De Laender's work covers key topics such as plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics, species distribution and climate change, evolution and genetic dynamics, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, marine biology and ecology research, and ecosystem dynamics and resilience. This range illustrates a broad engagement with biological and ecological processes in varying environments.

Recent publications include:

  • Towards a unified study of multiple stressors: divisions and common goals across research disciplines, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Biodiversity promotes ecosystem functioning despite environmental change, 2021, Ecology Letters
  • Density declines, richness increases, and composition shifts in stream macroinvertebrates, 2023, Science Advances
  • Intuitive and broadly applicable definitions of niche and fitness differences, 2020, Ecology Letters
  • Interactive effects of multiple stressors vary with consumer interactions, stressor dynamics and magnitude, 2022, Ecology Letters

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jürg W. Spaak
  • Dries Bonte
  • György Barabás
  • Paul J. Van den Brink
  • Camille Carpentier

De Laender has published multiple papers in notable scientific outlets. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ecology Letters
  • Oikos
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Best Publications

  • Towards a unified study of multiple stressors: divisions and common goals across research disciplines.

    James A Orr;Rolf D Vinebrooke;Michelle C Jackson;Kristy J Kroeker

  • Biodiversity promotes ecosystem functioning despite environmental change.

    Pubin Hong;Bernhard Schmid;Frederik De Laender;Nico Eisenhauer

  • Reintroducing Environmental Change Drivers in Biodiversity–Ecosystem Functioning Research

    Frederik De Laender;Jason R. Rohr;Roman Ashauer;Donald J. Baird

  • Bottom-up and top-down control of dispersal across major organismal groups

    Emanuel A Fronhofer;Emanuel A Fronhofer;Emanuel A Fronhofer;Delphine Legrand;Florian Altermatt;Florian Altermatt;Armelle Ansart

  • Shifts of community composition and population density substantially affect ecosystem function despite invariant richness

    Jurg W. Spaak;Jurg W. Spaak;Jan M. Baert;Jan M. Baert;Donald J. Baird;Nico Eisenhauer

  • Density declines, richness increases, and composition shifts in stream macroinvertebrates

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  • Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning respond unimodally to environmental stress

    Jan M. Baert;Jan M. Baert;Nico Eisenhauer;Colin R. Janssen;Frederik De Laender

  • Interactive effects of multiple stressors vary with consumer interactions, stressor dynamics and magnitude

    Unknown

  • The dimensionality of stability depends on disturbance type

    Viktoriia Radchuk;Frederik De Laender;Juliano Sarmento Cabral;Isabelle Boulangeat;Isabelle Boulangeat

  • Biodiversity increases functional and compositional resistance, but decreases resilience in phytoplankton communities.

    Jan M. Baert;Frederik De Laender;Koen Sabbe;Colin R. Janssen

  • Intuitive and broadly applicable definitions of niche and fitness differences.

    Jurg W. Spaak;Frederik De Laender

  • Comparison of nickel toxicity to cladocerans in soft versus hard surface waters.

    Nele M.E. Deleebeeck;Brita T.A. Muyssen;Frederik De Laender;Colin R. Janssen

  • Do we have to incorporate ecological interactions in the sensitivity assessment of ecosystems? An examination of a theoretical assumption underlying species sensitivity distribution models.

    Frederik De Laender;Karel A.C. De Schamphelaere;Peter A. Vanrolleghem;Peter A. Vanrolleghem;Colin R. Janssen

  • Community- and ecosystem-level effects of multiple environmental change drivers: Beyond null model testing

    Frederik De Laender

  • Modeling the Sensitivity of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates to Chemicals Using Traits.

    Sanne J. P. Van den Berg;Sanne J. P. Van den Berg;Hans Baveco;Emma Butler;Frederik De Laender

  • Oil droplets do not affect assimilation and survival probability of first feeding larvae of North-East Arctic cod

    Trond Nordtug;Anders Johny Olsen;Dag Altin;Ingrid Overrein

  • Per capita interactions and stress tolerance drive stress-induced changes in biodiversity effects on ecosystem functions

    Jan M. Baert;Colin R. Janssen;Koen Sabbe;Frederik De Laender

  • Niche differences, not fitness differences, explain predicted coexistence across ecological groups

    Unknown

  • Horizontal and vertical diversity jointly shape food web stability against small and large perturbations.

    Qinghua Zhao;Paul J. Van den Brink;Camille Carpentier;Yingying X.G. Wang

  • Relationships of temperature and biodiversity with stability of natural aquatic food webs

    Unknown

  • Resilience trinity: safeguarding ecosystem functioning and services across three different time horizons and decision contexts

    Hanna Weise;Hanna Weise;Harald Auge;Cornelia Baessler;Ilona Bärlund

  • Seasonal PCB Bioaccumulation in an Arctic Marine Ecosystem: A Model Analysis Incorporating Lipid Dynamics, Food-Web Productivity and Migration

    Frederik De Laender;Dick Van Oevelen;Sylvia Frantzen;Jack J. Middelburg

  • Validation of an ecosystem modelling approach as a tool for ecological effect assessments.

    Frederik De Laender;Karel A.C. De Schamphelaere;Peter A. Vanrolleghem;Peter A. Vanrolleghem;Colin R. Janssen

  • A single bioavailability model can accurately predict Ni toxicity to green microalgae in soft and hard surface waters.

    Nele M.E. Deleebeeck;Frederik De Laender;Victor A. Chepurnov;Wim Vyverman

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin R. Janssen
Colin R. Janssen Ghent University
Paul J. Van den Brink
Paul J. Van den Brink Wageningen University & Research
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Peter A. Vanrolleghem Université Laval
Karel De Schamphelaere
Karel De Schamphelaere Ghent University
Peter Goethals
Peter Goethals Ghent University
Nico Eisenhauer
Nico Eisenhauer Leipzig University
Volker Grimm
Volker Grimm Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Matty P. Berg
Matty P. Berg Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jakob Zscheischler
Jakob Zscheischler Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Jo Dewulf
Jo Dewulf Ghent University

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