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 Jan A. van Gils sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 116 publications — 30th percentile
30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Jan A. van Gils sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile
46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Jan A. van Gils is affiliated with the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a substantial body of work in related subfields such as Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, and Ecological Modeling.
The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics including Species Distribution and Climate Change, Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Marine and fisheries research.
Jan A. van Gils has published extensively, with a number of recent papers illustrating key areas of their research:
The scientist regularly contributes to a variety of academic venues. Frequent publication platforms include Birds of the World, SSRN Electronic Journal, Ecology and Evolution, Global Change Biology, and Hydrobiologia.
Jan A. van Gils collaborates with several coauthors often contributing to their research output. Frequent coauthors include Popko Wiersma, Guy M. Kirwan, Mikhail K. Zhemchuzhnikov, Theunis Piersma, and Dmitry Kutcherov.
In addition to articles, Jan A. van Gils has published books, including a work under the University of Groningen Press titled Aanpassingen van trekvogels aan een snel veranderende wereld published in 2022.
Theunis Piersma;Jan A. van Gils
Kenneth A. Schmidt;Sasha R. X. Dall;Jan A. Van Gils
Tjisse van der Heide;Laura L. Govers;Jimmy de Fouw;Han Olff
Jan A. van Gils;Vincent J. Munster;Reinder Radersma;Daan Liefhebber
Jan A. van Gils;Simeon Lisovski;Tamar Lok;Tamar Lok;Włodzimierz Meissner
Jan A. van Gils;Bernard Spaans;Anne Dekinga;Theunis Piersma
Jan A. van Gils;Theunis Piersma;Anne Dekinga;Maurine W. Dietz
Jan A. Van Gils;Sem R. De Rooij;Jelmer Van Belle;Jaap Van Der Meer
Theun Piersma;Jan A. van Gils;Popko Wiersma
Jan A van Gils;Theunis Piersma;Anne Dekinga;Bernard Spaans
Danny I. Rogers;Phil F. Battley;Theunis Piersma;Jan A. Van Gils
Jan A. Van Gils;Anne Dekinga;Bernard Spaans;Wouter K. Vahl
Theunis Piersma;Jan van Gils;Petra de Goeij;Jaap van der Meer
Jan A. van Gils;Ingrid W. Schenk;Oscar Bos;Theunis Piersma
Casper Kraan;Jan A. van Gils;Bernard Spaans;Anne Dekinga
Jan A van Gils;Phil F Battley;Theunis Piersma;Rudi Drent
Allert I. Bijleveld;Jan A. van Gils;Jaap van der Meer;Anne Dekinga
Allert I. Bijleveld;Martijn Egas;Jan A. van Gils;Theunis Piersma
Eldar Rakhimberdiev;Sjoerd Duijns;Julia Karagicheva;Cornelis J. Camphuysen
Noga Kronfeld-Schor;Marcel E. Visser;Lucia Salis;Jan A. van Gils
Jan A. Van Gils;Theunis Piersma
Tjisse van der Heide;Laura L. Govers;Jimmy de Fouw;Han Olff
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