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Gert Verstraeten

Gert Verstraeten

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Earth Science
Belgium
2023

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Earth Science

D-Index
67
Citations
15659
World Ranking
1233
National Ranking
11

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Gert Verstraeten is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and conducts research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

The scientist's research work covers several main topics, including:

  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Within subfields of study, the focus is on Soil Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Earth-Surface Processes, and Atmospheric Science.

Gert Verstraeten has published extensively in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • CATENA
  • International Soil and Water Conservation Research
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Remote Sensing
  • Environment and History

Their recent papers highlight diverse themes in environmental and earth sciences. Notable papers include:

  • A data driven gully head susceptibility map of Africa at 30 m resolution (2023), published in Environmental Research
  • Towards a better understanding of pathways of multiple co-occurring erosion processes on global cropland (2023), published in International Soil and Water Conservation Research
  • Regional variability in peatland burning at mid-to high-latitudes during the Holocene (2023), published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • The Scenic Beauty of Geosites and Its Relation to Their Scientific Value and Geoscience Knowledge of Tourists: A Case Study from Southeastern Spain (2021), published in Land
  • Simulating event-scale rainfall erosivity across European climatic regions (2022), published in CATENA

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Nils Broothaerts
  • Renske Hoevers
  • Ward Swinnen
  • Francis Matthews
  • Panos Panagos

Best Publications

  • Gully erosion and environmental change: importance and research needs

    Jean Poesen;Jeroen Nachtergaele;Gert Verstraeten;C Valentin

  • Modelling mean annual sediment yield using a distributed approach

    Anton J. J. Van Rompaey;Gert Verstraeten;Kristof Van Oost;Gerard Govers

  • Predicting soil erosion and sediment yield at regional scales: Where do we stand?

    Joris de Vente;Jean Poesen;Gert Verstraeten;Gerard Govers

  • Prediction of landslide susceptibility using rare events logistic regression: A case-study in the Flemish Ardennes (Belgium)

    M. Van Den Eeckhaut;T. Vanwalleghem;J. Poesen;G. Govers

  • The sediment delivery problem revisited

    Joris de Vente;Jean Poesen;Mahmood Arabkhedri;Gert Verstraeten

  • Estimating trap efficiency of small reservoirs and ponds: methods and implications for the assessment of sediment yield:

    Gert Verstraeten;Jean Poesen

  • Factors controlling sediment yield from small intensively cultivated catchments in a temperate humid climate

    Gert Verstraeten;Jean Poesen

  • Sediment yield in Europe: Spatial patterns and scale dependency

    Matthias Vanmaercke;Jean Poesen;Gert Verstraeten;Joris de Vente

  • Spatially distributed modelling of soil erosion and sediment yield at regional scales in Spain

    Joris de Vente;Joris de Vente;Jean Poesen;Gert Verstraeten;Anton Van Rompaey

  • Use of LIDAR‐derived images for mapping old landslides under forest

    M. Van Den Eeckhaut;J. Poesen;G. Verstraeten;V. Vanacker

  • Sediment yield variability in Spain: a quantitative and semiqualitative analysis using reservoir sedimentation rates

    Gert Verstraeten;Jean Poesen;Joris de Vente;Xenia Koninckx

  • Characteristics of the size distribution of recent and historical landslides in a populated hilly region

    M. Van den Eeckhaut;J. Poesen;G. Govers;G. Verstraeten

  • Evaluating an integrated approach to catchment management to reduce soil loss and sediment pollution through modelling

    Gert Verstraeten;Kristof Van Oost;Anton Van Rompaey;Jean Poesen

  • The effectiveness of hillshade maps and expert knowledge in mapping old deep-seated landslides

    M. Van Den Eeckhaut;J. Poesen;G. Verstraeten;V. Vanacker

  • The nature of small-scale flooding, muddy floods and retention pond sedimentation in central Belgium

    Gert Verstraeten;Jean Poesen

  • Long‐term (105 years) variability in rain erosivity as derived from 10‐min rainfall depth data for Ukkel (Brussels, Belgium): Implications for assessing soil erosion rates

    Gert Verstraeten;Jean Poesen;Gaston Demarée;Christian Salles

  • The application of semi-quantitative methods and reservoir sedimentation rates for the prediction of basin sediment yield in Spain

    Joris de Vente;Jean Poesen;Gert Verstraeten

  • Predicting catchment sediment yield in Mediterranean environments: the importance of sediment sources and connectivity in Italian drainage basins

    Joris de Vente;Jean Poesen;Paolo Bazzoffi;Anton Van Rompaey

  • Qualitative and quantitative applications of LiDAR imagery in fluvial geomorphology.

    Bastiaan Notebaert;Gert Verstraeten;Gerard Govers;Jean Poesen

  • Gully erosion in dryland environments

    J. Poesen;L. Vandekerckhove;J. Nachtergaele;D. Oostwoud Wijdenes

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Poesen
Jean Poesen KU Leuven
Gerard Govers
Gerard Govers KU Leuven
Jan Nyssen
Jan Nyssen Ghent University
Kristof Van Oost
Kristof Van Oost Université Catholique de Louvain
Nigussie Haregeweyn
Nigussie Haregeweyn Tottori University
Jan Moeyersons
Jan Moeyersons Royal Museum for Central Africa
Jef Vandenberghe
Jef Vandenberghe Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Elena Marinova
Elena Marinova University of Tübingen

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