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 Jean-Pierre Maelfait sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 115 publications — 29th percentile
29% 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 Jean-Pierre Maelfait sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile
20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Jean-Pierre Maelfait was affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their research primarily contributed to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
The scientist focused on several subfields, including Genetics, Insect Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Their work covered main topics related to Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, and broader Plant and Animal Studies.
Jean-Pierre Maelfait's publications appeared predominantly in the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik (OEGEF), a venue where they had at least one paper published.
One recent paper authored by Maelfait was titled Lasius platythorax Seifert, 1991 as a host of several Chthonolasius species, with remarks on the colony foundation of the parasites (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), published in 2024 in the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik (OEGEF). This paper has been cited five times.
Throughout their career, Maelfait frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:
R. Billeter;J. Liira;D. Bailey;R.J.F. Bugter
Frederik Hendrickx;Jean-Pierre Maelfait;Walter Van Wingerden;Oliver Schweiger
O Schweiger;Jean-Pierre Maelfait;W Van Wingerden;Frederik Hendrickx
Konjev Desender;Marc Dufrêne;Michel Loreau;M.-L. Luff
Jeroen Speybroeck;Dries Bonte;Wouter Courtens;Tom Gheskiere
Carsten F. Dormann;Oliver Schweiger;Isabel Augenstein;Debra Bailey
Dries Bonte;Nele Vandenbroecke;Luc Lens;Jean-Pierre Maelfait
Dries Bonte;Leon Baert;Jean-Pierre Maelfait
Oliver Schweiger;Martin Musche;Debra Bailey;Regula Billeter
Kevin Lambeets;Martijn L. Vandegehuchte;Jean-Pierre Maelfait;Jean-Pierre Maelfait;Dries Bonte
Dries Bonte;Jeroen Vanden Borre;Luc Lens;Jean-Pierre Maelfait
Carsten F. Dormann;Oliver Schweiger;P. Arens;I. Augenstein
Konjev Desender;Marc Dufrêne;Jean-Pierre Maelfait
Konjev Desender;Jean-Pierre Maelfait
Frederik Hendrickx;Frederik Hendrickx;Jean-Pierre Maelfait;Konjev Desender;Stephanie Aviron
Konjev Desender;D Maes;Jean-Pierre Maelfait;M Van Kerckvoorde
Frederik Hendrickx;Jean-Pierre Maelfait;Luc Lens
Jean-Pierre Maelfait;Frederik Hendrickx;K. L. Ledeganckstraat
Dries Bonte;Luc Lens;Jean-Pierre Maelfait;Maurice Hoffmann
Jean-Pierre Maelfait;Ronny De Keer
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