World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
47
Citations
8508
World Ranking
5781
National Ranking
149

Overview

Jacco C. Kromkamp is affiliated with the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on Oceanography and Ecology. The scientist's work spans several related subfields, including Environmental Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their main research topics include Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Algal Biology and Biofuel Production, and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics.

Jacco C. Kromkamp has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed journals, frequently publishing in the Journal of Phycology and the Journal of Applied Phycology, with additional publications in Frontiers in Microbiology, Biogeosciences, and PLoS ONE.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by this scientist include:

  • Effect of light quality and quantity on productivity and phycoerythrin concentration in the cryptophyte Rhodomonas sp., 2021, Journal of Applied Phycology
  • How light and biomass density influence the reproduction of delayed Saccharina latissima gametophytes (Phaeophyceae), 2020, Journal of Phycology
  • The role of gas vacuoles and carbohydrate content in the buoyancy and vertical distribution of Anabaena minutissima in Lake Rotongaio, New Zealand, 2023, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Drivers of the spatial phytoplankton gradient in estuarine-coastal systems: generic implications of a case study in a Dutch tidal bay, 2020, Biogeosciences
  • Assessing biomass and primary production of microphytobenthos in depositional coastal systems using spectral information, 2021, PLoS ONE

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers such as Klaas R. Timmermans, Alexander Ebbing, Ronald Pierik, Tjeerd J. Bouma, and Gregory S. Fivash.

Best Publications

  • Primary Production by Phytoplankton and Microphytobenthos in Estuaries

    G.J.C. Underwood;J.C. Kromkamp

  • Production and consumption of biological particles in temperate tidal estuaries

    C.H.R. Heip;N.K. Goosen;P.M.J. Herman;J.C. Kromkamp

  • The use of variable fluorescence measurements in aquatic ecosystems: differences between multiple and single turnover measuring protocols and suggested terminology

    Jacco C. Kromkamp;Rodney M. Forster

  • Determination of microphytobenthos PSII quantum efficiency and photosynthetic activity by means of variable chlorophyll fluorescence

    Jacco Kromkamp;Christiane Barranguet;Jan Peene

  • Uncoupling of silicon compared with carbon and nitrogen metabolisms and the role of the cell cycle in continuous cultures of Thalassiosira pseudonana (Bacillariophyceae) under light, nitrogen, and phosphorus control

    Pascal Claquin;Véronique Martin-Jézéquel;Jacco C. Kromkamp;Marcel J. W. Veldhuis

  • A computer model of buoyancy and vertical migration in cyanobacteria

    Jacco Kromkamp;Anthony E. Walsby

  • Factors controlling primary production and photosynthetic characteristics of intertidal microphytobenthos

    Christiane Barranguet;Jacco Kromkamp;Jan Peene

  • Nutrients, Light and Primary Production by Phytoplankton and Microphytobenthos in the Eutrophic, Turbid Westerschelde Estuary (the Netherlands)

    J.C. Kromkamp;J. Peene;P. Van Rijswijk;A.J.J. Sandee

  • Estimating primary production rates from photosynthetic electron transport in estuarine microphytobenthos

    Christiane Barranguet;Jacco Kromkamp

  • Light dependence of quantum yields for PSII charge separation and oxygen evolution in eucaryotic algae

    Inez A. Flameling;Jacco Kromkamp

  • Bacterial and phytoplankton production in the maximum turbidity zone of three European estuaries: the Elbe, Westerschelde and Gironde

    Nico K Goosen;Jacco Kromkamp;Jan Peene;Pieter van Rijswijk

  • Biomarker and carbon isotopic constraints on bacterial and algal community structure and functioning in a turbid, tidal estuary

    H. T. S. Boschker;J. C. Kromkamp;J. J. Middelburg

  • Phospholipid-derived fatty acids as chemotaxonomic markers for phytoplankton: application for inferring phytoplankton composition

    Nicole A. Dijkman;Jacco C. Kromkamp

  • Possibility of Net Phytoplankton Primary Production in the Turbid Schelde Estuary (Sw Netherlands)

    J.C. Kromkamp;J. Peene

  • Buoyant density changes in the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa due to changes in the cellular carbohydrate content

    Jacco C. Kromkamp;Luuc R. Mur

  • Influence of temperature on the relationship between oxygen- and fluorescence-based estimates of photosynthetic parameters in a marine benthic diatom (Cylindrotheca closterium)

    Edward P. Morris;Jacco C. Kromkamp

  • Predicting the electron requirement for carbon fixation in seas and oceans.

    Evelyn Lawrenz;Greg Silsbe;Elisa Capuzzo;Pasi Ylöstalo

  • Estimating phytoplankton primary production in Lake IJsselmeer (The Netherlands) using variable fluorescence (PAM-FRRF) and C-uptake techniques

    J.C. Kromkamp;N.A. Dijkman;J. Peene;J.G.H. Simis

  • Formation and functional significance of storage products in cyanobacteria

    Jacco Kromkamp

  • Turbidity, nutrients and phytoplankton primary production in the Oosterschelde (The Netherlands) before, during and after a large-scale coastal engineering project (1980-1990)

    L. P. M. J. Wetsteyn;J. C. Kromkamp

Frequent Co-Authors

Luuc R. Mur
Luuc R. Mur University of Amsterdam
Patrick Meire
Patrick Meire University of Antwerp
Karline Soetaert
Karline Soetaert Utrecht University
Peter M. J. Herman
Peter M. J. Herman Delft University of Technology
David J. Suggett
David J. Suggett University of Technology Sydney
Jack J. Middelburg
Jack J. Middelburg Utrecht University
R. Pamela Reid
R. Pamela Reid University of Miami
Allan Konopka
Allan Konopka Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Félix L. Figueroa
Félix L. Figueroa University of Malaga
Ondřej Prášil
Ondřej Prášil Institute of Microbiology

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students interested in advancing their expertise beyond a bachelor’s in Environmental Sciences, exploring online degree options offers flexibility and diverse opportunities. Many professionals consider pursuing a doctorate degree online no dissertation, which allows focused research and practical application without the extended commitment of a traditional dissertation.

Educators and advocates in environmental policy often transition from an eds to edd program to deepen their leadership and impact within communities. This pathway enhances career prospects in academia, administration, and specialized consulting roles.

For those interested in integrating social work with environmental justice, affordable options like online dsw programs in social work provide avenues to address critical societal and environmental challenges through interdisciplinary approaches.

Additionally, students seeking a versatile academic foundation can explore a budget friendly online general studies degree. This degree supports varied interests and can be a stepping stone to specialized graduate training or career shifts related to sustainability and environmental advocacy.

Best Scientists Citing Jacco C. Kromkamp

Trending Scientists