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Jacobus C. Biesmeijer 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 Jacobus C. Biesmeijer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 116 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Jacobus C. Biesmeijer 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 Jacobus C. Biesmeijer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 59 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jacobus C. Biesmeijer is affiliated with the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on fields within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. The scientist's work spans several subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Insect Science; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Ecology; and Genetics.

Research topics covered by their publications include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones

Biesmeijer's recent papers reflect a focus on pollinator species diversity, agricultural policy impacts, and ecological stability. Notable works include:

  • "Global trends in the number and diversity of managed pollinator species," 2021, published in Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • "A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland," 2020, in Journal of Applied Ecology
  • "Wild insect diversity increases inter-annual stability in global crop pollinator communities," 2021, in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Bumblebees moving up: shifts in elevation ranges in the Pyrenees over 115 years," 2020, in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Forest and connectivity loss simplify tropical pollination networks," 2020, in Oecologia

This scientist has also contributed to book publications, including "Sustainable use and conservation of invertebrate pollinators" published by FAO eBooks in 2023.

Frequent coauthors associated with their work include:

  • Leon Marshall
  • Simon G. Potts
  • Deepa Senapathi
  • William E. Kunin
  • Stuart P. M. Roberts

Biesmeijer's research has appeared in multiple publication venues, notably:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Oecologia

Best Publications

  • Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers.

    Simon Geoffrey Potts;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Claire Kremen;Peter Neumann

  • Parallel Declines in Pollinators and Insect-Pollinated Plants in Britain and the Netherlands

    J. C. Biesmeijer;S. P. M. Roberts;M. Reemer;R. Ohlemüller

  • Safeguarding pollinators and their values to human well-being

    Simon G Potts;Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca;Hien T Ngo;Marcelo A Aizen

  • Delivery of crop pollination services is an insufficient argument for wild pollinator conservation

    David Kleijn;Rachael Winfree;Ignasi Bartomeus;Luísa G. Carvalheiro;Luísa G. Carvalheiro

  • MEASURING BEE DIVERSITY IN DIFFERENT EUROPEAN HABITATS AND BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS

    Catrin Westphal;Riccardo Bommarco;Gabriel Carré;Ellen Lamborn

  • Summary for policymakers of the assessment report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on pollinators, pollination and food production

    Simon G. Potts;Vera Imperatriz Fonseca;Hien T. Ngo;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer

  • Multiple stressors on biotic interactions: how climate change and alien species interact to affect pollination

    Oliver Schweiger;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Riccardo Bommarco;Thomas Hickler

  • Combined effects of global change pressures on animal-mediated pollination

    Juan P. González-Varo;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Riccardo Bommarco;Simon G. Potts

  • Species richness declines and biotic homogenisation have slowed down for NW-European pollinators and plants

    Luísa Gigante Carvalheiro;Luísa Gigante Carvalheiro;William E. Kunin;Petr Keil;Petr Keil;Jesus Aguirre-Gutiérrez

  • Avoiding a bad apple: Insect pollination enhances fruit quality and economic value

    M.P.D. Garratt;T.D. Breeze;N. Jenner;C. Polce

  • Global agricultural productivity is threatened by increasing pollinator dependence without a parallel increase in crop diversification

    Marcelo Adrian Aizen;Sebastián Aguiar;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi

  • Dispersal capacity and diet breadth modify the response of wild bees to habitat loss

    Riccardo Bommarco;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Birgit Meyer;Simon G. Potts

  • Climatic Risk and Distribution Atlas of European Bumblebees

    Pierre Rasmont;Markus Franzén;Thomas Lecocq;Alexander Harpke

  • Fit-for-purpose: species distribution model performance depends on evaluation criteria - Dutch Hoverflies as a case study.

    Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez;Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez;Luísa G. Carvalheiro;Luísa G. Carvalheiro;Chiara Polce;E. Emiel van Loon

  • Agricultural policies exacerbate honeybee pollination service supply-demand mismatches across Europe.

    Tom D. Breeze;Bernard E. Vaissière;Riccardo Bommarco;Theodora Petanidou

  • Comparison of pollinators and natural enemies: a meta-analysis of landscape and local effects on abundance and richness in crops.

    Gorm Shackelford;Peter R. Steward;Tim G. Benton;William E. Kunin

  • The potential for indirect effects between co-flowering plants via shared pollinators depends on resource abundance, accessibility and relatedness

    Luísa Gigante Carvalheiro;Luísa Gigante Carvalheiro;Jacobus Christiaan Biesmeijer;Jacobus Christiaan Biesmeijer;Gita Benadi;Jochen Fründ

  • Effects of patch size and density on flower visitation and seed set of wild plants: a pan-European approach

    Jens Dauber;Jens Dauber;Jens Dauber;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Doreen Gabriel;William E. Kunin

  • Sublethal neonicotinoid insecticide exposure reduces solitary bee reproductive success

    Christoph Sandrock;Lorenzo G. Tanadini;Jeffery S. Pettis;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer

  • The use of waggle dance information by honey bees throughout their foraging careers

    Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Thomas D. Seeley

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon G. Potts
Simon G. Potts University of Reading
William E. Kunin
William E. Kunin University of Leeds
Josef Settele
Josef Settele Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter
Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter University of Würzburg
Stuart P. M. Roberts
Stuart P. M. Roberts Université Libre de Bruxelles
Riccardo Bommarco
Riccardo Bommarco Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Luísa G. Carvalheiro
Luísa G. Carvalheiro Universidade Federal de Goiás
Theodora Petanidou
Theodora Petanidou University of the Aegean
Thomas Tscheulin
Thomas Tscheulin University of the Aegean
Catrin Westphal
Catrin Westphal University of Göttingen

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