| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 110 | 75 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 682 | 42543 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Gerard Govers between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gerard Govers published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 19.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 63 publications in 2001. 9 of the 791 publications appeared in the last two years.
791 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 13 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1998 | 25 |
| 1999 | 42 |
| 2000 | 32 |
| 2001 | 63 |
| 2002 | 36 |
| 2003 | 37 |
| 2004 | 30 |
| 2005 | 36 |
| 2006 | 44 |
| 2007 | 40 |
| 2008 | 29 |
| 2009 | 24 |
| 2010 | 32 |
| 2011 | 31 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2014 | 19 |
| 2015 | 26 |
| 2016 | 27 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| Total | 791 |
The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerard Govers sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 682 publications — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 38–47 | 5 | |
| 48–57 | 33 | |
| 58–67 | 94 | |
| 68–77 | 161 | |
| 78–87 | 278 | |
| 88–97 | 376 | |
| 98–107 | 404 | |
| 108–117 | 484 | |
| 118–127 | 540 | |
| 128–137 | 557 | |
| 138–147 | 491 | |
| 148–157 | 495 | |
| 158–167 | 458 | |
| 168–177 | 490 | |
| 178–187 | 414 | |
| 188–197 | 401 | |
| 198–207 | 333 | |
| 208–217 | 292 | |
| 218–227 | 290 | |
| 228–237 | 262 | |
| 238–247 | 243 | |
| 248–257 | 208 | |
| 258–267 | 185 | |
| 268–277 | 147 | |
| 278–287 | 128 | |
| 288–297 | 119 | |
| 298–307 | 120 | |
| 308–317 | 107 | |
| 318–327 | 93 | |
| 328–337 | 87 | |
| 338–347 | 64 | |
| 348–357 | 87 | |
| 358–367 | 60 | |
| 368–377 | 60 | |
| 378–387 | 34 | |
| 388–397 | 50 | |
| 398–407 | 44 | |
| 408–417 | 31 | |
| 418–427 | 39 | |
| 428–437 | 27 | |
| 438–447 | 36 | |
| 448–457 | 27 | |
| 458–467 | 29 | |
| 468–477 | 30 | |
| 478–487 | 19 | |
| 488–497 | 15 | |
| 498–507 | 18 | |
| 508–517 | 19 | |
| 518–527 | 16 | |
| 528–537 | 10 | |
| 538–547 | 11 | |
| 548–557 | 14 | |
| 558–567 | 11 | |
| 568–577 | 7 | |
| 578–587 | 14 | |
| 588–597 | 5 | |
| 598–602 | 4 | |
| 603+ | 100 | 682 |
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerard Govers sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 110 D-Index — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 144 | |
| 31 | 215 | |
| 32 | 278 | |
| 33 | 379 | |
| 34 | 366 | |
| 35 | 372 | |
| 36 | 389 | |
| 37 | 366 | |
| 38 | 344 | |
| 39 | 349 | |
| 40 | 296 | |
| 41 | 289 | |
| 42 | 277 | |
| 43 | 279 | |
| 44 | 248 | |
| 45 | 257 | |
| 46 | 212 | |
| 47 | 202 | |
| 48 | 207 | |
| 49 | 204 | |
| 50 | 183 | |
| 51 | 178 | |
| 52 | 182 | |
| 53 | 178 | |
| 54 | 163 | |
| 55 | 117 | |
| 56 | 163 | |
| 57 | 120 | |
| 58 | 113 | |
| 59 | 136 | |
| 60 | 135 | |
| 61 | 96 | |
| 62 | 103 | |
| 63 | 83 | |
| 64 | 103 | |
| 65 | 83 | |
| 66 | 89 | |
| 67 | 92 | |
| 68 | 89 | |
| 69 | 78 | |
| 70 | 75 | |
| 71 | 53 | |
| 72 | 62 | |
| 73 | 54 | |
| 74 | 35 | |
| 75 | 52 | |
| 76 | 50 | |
| 77 | 32 | |
| 78 | 37 | |
| 79 | 20 | |
| 80 | 33 | |
| 81 | 36 | |
| 82 | 34 | |
| 83 | 34 | |
| 84 | 24 | |
| 85 | 19 | |
| 86 | 18 | |
| 87 | 26 | |
| 88 | 30 | |
| 89 | 17 | |
| 90 | 21 | |
| 91 | 19 | |
| 92 | 15 | |
| 93 | 14 | |
| 94 | 20 | |
| 95 | 9 | |
| 96 | 10 | |
| 97 | 15 | |
| 98 | 13 | |
| 99 | 3 | |
| 100 | 13 | |
| 101 | 3 | |
| 102 | 9 | |
| 103 | 4 | |
| 104 | 6 | |
| 105 | 6 | |
| 106+ | 98 | 110 |
Gerard Govers is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and specializes in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their body of work spans multiple subfields, notably ecology, soil science, oceanography, atmospheric science, and management, monitoring, policy, and law.
The scientist's research encompasses a range of topics with significant contributions to soil erosion and sediment transport, geophysics and gravity measurements, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, geology and paleoclimatology research, landslides and related hazards, hydrology and sediment transport processes, and soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics.
Recent notable publications by Gerard Govers include:
Frequent co-authors working alongside Gerard Govers include Liesbet Jacobs, Jean-Philippe Belliard, Stijn Temmerman, Olivier Gourgue, and Benjamin Campforts.
The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, among which:
Rpc Morgan;JN Quinton;RE Smith;Gerard Govers
Pjj Desmet;Gerard Govers
K. Van Oost;T. A. Quine;G. Govers;S. De Gryze
John N. Quinton;Gerard Govers;Kristof Van Oost;Richard D. Bardgett
O. Cerdan;G. Govers;Y. Le Bissonnais;K. Van Oost
Kristof Van Oost;Gerard Govers;Phillipe Desmet
H. Vereecken;A. Schnepf;J. W. Hopmans;M. Javaux
Anke Knapen;Jean Poesen;Gerard Govers;Gwendolyn Gyssels
Laurent Beuselinck;Gerard Govers;Jean Poesen;G. Degraer
Anton J. J. Van Rompaey;Gert Verstraeten;Kristof Van Oost;Gerard Govers
Gerard Govers;Karel Vandaele;P Desmet;Jean Poesen
Erwin Wauters;Charles Bielders;Jean Poesen;Gerard Govers
Joris de Vente;Jean Poesen;Gert Verstraeten;Gerard Govers
Victor Jetten;Gerard Govers;Rudi Hessel
M. Van Den Eeckhaut;T. Vanwalleghem;J. Poesen;G. Govers
G. Govers
S Temmerman;TJ Bouma;Gerard Govers;ZB Wang
Martha M. Bakker;Gerard Govers;Anne van Doorn;Fabien Quetier
An Van den Putte;Gerard Govers;Jan Diels;Katleen Gillijns
Gerard Govers
Martha M. Bakker;Gerard Govers;Costas Kosmas;Veerle Vanacker
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