2026 Jan P. Bakker: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	83	370	344	12	12	256	27045
Ecology and Evolution	86	588	561	21	20	311	28354

Jan P. Bakker publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan P. Bakker sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 467+

This scientist: 256 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Jan P. Bakker D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan P. Bakker sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Jan P. Bakker is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and specializes primarily in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans several subfields, including Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science, and Plant Science.

Their work covers a range of topics related to coastal and marine environments. Key areas of focus include:

Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Aeolian processes and effects
Plant Parasitism and Resistance
Marine and coastal plant biology
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Bakker has published multiple papers on these themes, with recent contributions such as:

Long-term cross-scale comparison of grazing and mowing on plant diversity and community composition in a salt-marsh system (2021, Journal of Ecology)
Salt Marsh Accretion With and Without Deep Soil Subsidence as a Proxy for Sea-Level Rise (2022, Estuaries and Coasts)
A Diachronic Triangular Perspective on Landscapes: a Conceptual Tool for Research and Management Applied to Wadden Sea Salt Marshes (2021, MAST. Maritime studies/Maritime studies)
Long-term management is needed for conserving plant diversity in a Wadden Sea salt marsh (2020, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Temporal and Spatial Accretion Patterns and the Impact of Livestock Grazing in a Restored Coastal Salt Marsh (2021, Estuaries and Coasts)

The principal publication venues for Bakker's work include:

Estuaries and Coasts
Journal of Ecology
MAST. Maritime studies/Maritime studies
Biodiversity and Conservation
Ocean & Coastal Management

Frequent collaborators include Christian Smit, Han Olff, Qingqing Chen, Juan Alberti, and Marinka van Puijenbroek, reflecting ongoing cooperative research efforts.

Best Publications

TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

1926
Citations
The LEDA Traitbase: A database of life-history traits of the Northwest European flora

M Kleyer;RM Bekker;RM Bekker;IC Knevel;IC Knevel;JP Bakker

1725
Citations
The Soil Seed Banks of North West Europe: Methodology, Density and Longevity

Ken Thompson;Jan Pouwel Bakker;Renée M. Bekker

1425
Citations
Constraints in the restoration of ecological diversity in grassland and heathland communities

Jan P. Bakker;Frank Berendse

1128
Citations
Nature Management by Grazing and Cutting: On the ecological significance of grazing and cutting regimes applied to restore former species-rich grassland communities in the Netherlands

Jan Pouwel Bakker

1005
Citations
Seed banks and seed dispersal: important topics in restoration ecology

J. P. Bakker;P. Poschlod;R. J. Strykstra;R. M. Bekker

971
Citations
An improved method for seed-bank analysis: Seedling emergence after removing the soil by sieving

G.N.J. ter Heerdt;R.M. Bekker;J.P. Bakker;G.L. Verweij

695
Citations
Seed size, shape and vertical distribution in the soil: Indicators of seed longevity

R. M. Bekker;J. P. Bakker;U. Grandin;R. Kalamees

676
Citations
Relationship between soil chemical factors and grassland diversity

Frédéric Janssens;Alain Peeters;Jrb Tallowin;JP Bakker

622
Citations
Why do we need permanent plots in the study of long-term vegetation dynamics?

Jan Bakker;Han Olff;JH Willems;M Zobel

508
Citations
Ecological correlates of seed persistence in soil in the north-west European flora

Ken Thompson;Jan P. Bakker;Renée M. Bekker;John G. Hodgson

498
Citations
Changing land use and its impact on biodiversity

P. Poschlod;J.P. Bakker;S. Kahmen

435
Citations
Soil seed banks in European grasslands: does land use affect regeneration perspectives?

Renee Bekker;G.L. Verweij;R.E.N. Smith;R. Reine

423
Citations
Self‐Organization and Vegetation Collapse in Salt Marsh Ecosystems

van de Johan Koppel;D van der Wal;Jan Bakker;Pmj Herman

381
Citations
Vegetation succession and herbivory in a salt marsh: changes induced by sea level rise and silt deposition along an elevational gradient

Han Olff;J De Leeuw;Jan Bakker;RJ Platerink

334
Citations
Salt-marsh restoration: evaluating the success of de-embankments in north-west Europe

Mineke Wolters;Angus Garbutt;Jan P. Bakker

333
Citations
Dispersal phenology of hydrochorous plants in relation to discharge, seed release time and buoyancy of seeds: the flood pulse concept supported

Ger Boedeltje;Ger Boedeltje;Jan P. Bakker;Albert Ten Brinke;Jan M. Van Groenendael

324
Citations
Dispersal failure contributes to plant losses in NW Europe.

Wim A. Ozinga;Wim A. Ozinga;Christine Römermann;Renée M. Bekker;Andreas Prinzing

324
Citations
Predictability of plant species composition from environmental conditions is constrained by dispersal limitation

W.A. Ozinga;J.H.J. Schaminée;R.M. Bekker;S. Bonn

303
Citations
Plant dispersal in a lowland stream in relation to occurrence and three specific life‐history traits of the species in the species pool

Ger Boedeltje;Ger Boedeltje;Jan P. Bakker;Renée M. Bekker;Jan M. Van Groenendael

296
Citations
The Soil Seed Banks of North West Europe.

A. R. Watkinson;K. Thompson;J. P. Bakker;R. M. Bekker

108
Citations