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44
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5136
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65

Jan Vanaverbeke 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 Jan Vanaverbeke sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 234 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Jan Vanaverbeke 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 Jan Vanaverbeke sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jan Vanaverbeke is affiliated with the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to the subfields of oceanography, global and planetary change, ecology, management, monitoring, policy and law, and ocean engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include marine biology and ecology research, marine and fisheries research, coastal and marine management, marine and coastal plant biology, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, ocean acidification effects and responses, and coral and marine ecosystems studies.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on the ecological impacts of offshore wind farms and marine ecosystems. These papers include:

  • Offshore Wind Farm Artificial Reefs Affect Ecosystem Structure and Functioning: A Synthesis (2020) Oceanography
  • Priorities for ocean microbiome research (2022) Nature Microbiology
  • Offshore wind farms and the attraction-production hypothesis: insights from a combination of stomach content and stable isotope analyses (2021) Hydrobiologia
  • Offshore Wind Farm Footprint on Organic and Mineral Particle Flux to the Bottom (2021) Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Generalized changes of benthic communities after construction of wind farms in the southern North Sea (2022) Journal of Environmental Management

Vanaverbeke has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • S. Degraer
  • Ulrike Braeckman
  • Ninon Mavraki
  • Tom Moens
  • Joop W.P. Coolen

Their work has been published in several scientific venues where they have multiple contributions. The most frequent venues include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Marine Environmental Research

Best Publications

  • The magnitude of global marine species diversity

    Ward Appeltans;Shane T. Ahyong;Shane T. Ahyong;Gary Anderson;Martin V. Angel

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • Exploring the use of cytochrome oxidase c subunit 1 (COI) for DNA barcoding of free-living marine nematodes.

    Sofie Derycke;Jan Vanaverbeke;Annelien Rigaux;Thierry Backeljau;Thierry Backeljau

  • The contribution of deep-sea macrohabitat heterogeneity to global nematode diversity

    Ann Vanreusel;Gustavo Fonseca;Roberto Danovaro;Maria Cristina Da Silva

  • Role of macrofauna functional traits and density in biogeochemical fluxes and bioturbation

    U. Braeckman;P. Provoost;B. Gribsholt;D. van Gansbeke

  • Offshore wind farm artificial reefs affect ecosystem structure and functioning : a synthesis

    Steven Degraer;Drew A. Carey;Joop W.P. Coolen;Zoë L. Hutchison

  • 3. Ecology of free-living marine nematodes

    Tom Moens;Ulrike Braeckman;Sofie Derycke;Gustavo Fonseca

  • Enrichment and shifts in macrobenthic assemblages in an offshore wind farm area in the Belgian part of the North Sea

    Delphine A. Coates;Yana Deschutter;Magda Vincx;Jan Vanaverbeke

  • The importance of fine-scale, vertical profiles in characterising nematode community structure

    Maaike Steyaert;Jan Vanaverbeke;Ann Vanreusel;C Barranguet

  • Aggregation at windmill artificial reefs: CPUE of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and pouting (Trisopterus luscus) at different habitats in the Belgian part of the North Sea

    J.T. Reubens;U. Braeckman;J. Vanaverbeke;C. Van Colen

  • The role of the benthic biota in sedimentary metabolism and sediment-water exchange processes in the Goban Spur area (NE Atlantic)

    Carlos Heip;G Duineveld;E Flach;G Graf

  • Null models reveal preferential sampling, spatial autocorrelation and overfitting in habitat suitability modelling

    Bea Merckx;Maaike Steyaert;Ann Vanreusel;Magda Vincx

  • Environmental benefits of leaving offshore infrastructure in the ocean

    Ashley M. Fowler;Anne-Mette Jørgensen;Jon Christian Svendsen;Peter I. Macreadie

  • Benthic effects of offshore renewables: identification of knowledge gaps and urgently needed research

    Jennifer Dannheim;Lena Bergström;Silvana N R Birchenough;Radosław Brzana

  • Variable Importance of Macrofaunal Functional Biodiversity for Biogeochemical Cycling in Temperate Coastal Sediments

    U. Braeckman;M. Yazdani Foshtomi;D. Van Gansbeke;F. Meysman

  • The metazoan meiobenthos along the continental slope of the Goban Spur (NE Atlantic)

    Jan Vanaverbeke;Karline Soetaert;Carlos Heip;Ann Vanreusel

  • Horizontal zonation patterns and feeding structure of marine nematode assemblages on a macrotidal, ultra-dissipative sandy beach (De Panne, Belgium)

    Tom Gheskiere;Eveline Hoste;Jan Vanaverbeke;Magda Vincx

  • The metazoan meiobenthos along a depth gradient in the Arctic Laptev Sea with special attention to nematode communities

    Jan Vanaverbeke;Pedro Martinez Arbizu;H.-U. Dahms;Horst K. Schminke

  • Nematode biomass spectra as descriptors of functional changes due to human and natural impact

    Jan Vanaverbeke;Maaike Steyaert;Ann Vanreusel;Magda Vincx

  • Sediment-related distribution patterns of nematodes and macrofauna: two sides of the benthic coin?

    Jan Vanaverbeke;Bea Merckx;Steven Degraer;Magda Vincx

  • Changes in structural and functional diversity of nematode communities during a spring phytoplankton bloom in the southern North Sea

    Jan Vanaverbeke;Maaike Steyaert;Karline Soetaert;Véronique Rousseau

  • Changes in morphometric characteristics of nematode communities during a spring phytoplankton bloom deposition

    Jan Vanaverbeke;Karline Soetaert;Magda Vincx

Frequent Co-Authors

Magda Vincx
Magda Vincx Ghent University
Steven Degraer
Steven Degraer Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Karline Soetaert
Karline Soetaert Utrecht University
Ann Vanreusel
Ann Vanreusel Ghent University
Tom Moens
Tom Moens Ghent University
Sofie Derycke
Sofie Derycke Ghent University
Jack J. Middelburg
Jack J. Middelburg Utrecht University
Anne Willems
Anne Willems Ghent University
Tine Huyse
Tine Huyse KU Leuven

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