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Kaj Sand-Jensen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kaj Sand-Jensen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 258 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Kaj Sand-Jensen D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kaj Sand-Jensen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kaj Sand-Jensen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these broader fields, the scientist has contributed to subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Kaj Sand-Jensen has several recent papers that reflect their research interests. These include:

  • "Century-long records reveal shifting challenges to seagrass recovery" (2020) published in Global Change Biology
  • "From drought to flood: Sudden carbon inflow causes whole-lake anoxia and massive fish kill in a large shallow lake" (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Drier, darker and more fertile: 140 years of plant habitat change driven by land-use intensification" (2021) published in Journal of Vegetation Science
  • "Large pools and fluxes of carbon, calcium and phosphorus in dense charophyte stands in ponds" (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Methane and carbon dioxide fluxes at high spatiotemporal resolution from a small temperate lake" (2023) published in The Science of The Total Environment

The frequent co-authors in Kaj Sand-Jensen's work include:

  • Theis Kragh
  • Kenneth Thorø Martinsen
  • Jonas Stage Sø
  • Lars Baastrup-Spohr
  • Emil Kristensen

Publications often appear in specific scientific venues, with repeated contributions to the following journals:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Ecological Engineering
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Kaj Sand-Jensen has also published books with Princeton University Press, including:

  • Aquatic Plants of Northern and Central Europe including Britain and Ireland (2023)
  • Key to the Aquatic Plants of Northern and Central Europe including Britain and Ireland (2023)

Best Publications

  • Patterns in decomposition rates among photosynthetic organisms: the importance of detritus C:N:P content

    S. Enríquez;Carlos Duarte;K. Sand-Jensen

  • Interactions among phytoplankton, periphyton, and macrophytes in temperate freshwaters and estuaries

    Kaj Sand-Jensen;Jens Borum

  • Effect of epiphytes on eelgrass photosynthesis

    Kaj Sand-Jensen

  • Influence of submerged macrophytes on sediment composition and near-bed flow in lowland streams

    Kaj Sand-jensen

  • Oxygen release from roots of submerged aquatic macrophytes

    Kaj Sand-Jensen;Claus Prahl;Hans Stokholm;K. Sand-Jensen

  • Size-dependent nitrogen uptake in micro- and macroalgae

    Mette Hein;Morten Foldager Pedersen;Kaj Sand-Jensen

  • Biomass, net production and growth dynamics in an eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) population in Vellerup Vig, Denmark

    Kaj Sand-Jensen

  • Underwater Photosynthesis of Submerged Plants – Recent Advances and Methods

    Ole Pedersen;Ole Pedersen;Timothy David Colmer;Kaj Sand-Jensen

  • Photosynthetic carbon assimilation in aquatic macrophytes

    Tom Vindbæk Madsen;Kaj Sand-Jensen

  • CO 2 increases oceanic primary production

    Mette Hein;Kaj Sand-Jensen

  • Growth and population dynamics of Posidonia oceanica on the Spanish Mediterranean coast:elucidating seagrass decline

    Nuria Marbá;Carlos M Duarte;Just Cebrián;Margarita Gallegos

  • Macrophyte decline in Danish lakes and streams over the past 100 years

    Kaj Sand‐Jensen;Tenna Riis;Ole Vestergaard;Søren Erik Larsen

  • Reconstruction of seagrass dynamics: age determinations and associated tools for the seagrass ecologist

    CM Duarte;N. Marbá;N. Agawin;J. Cebrián

  • Phytoplankton and Epiphyte Development and Their Shading Effect on Submerged Macrophytes in Lakes of Different Nutrient Status

    Kaj Sand‐Jensen;Morten Søndergaard

  • Fine-scale patterns of water velocity within macrophyte patches in streams

    Kaj Sand-Jensen;Jesper Ruggard Mebus

  • Alkalinity and trophic state regulate aquatic plant distribution in Danish lakes

    Ole Vestergaard;Kaj Sand-Jensen

  • Drag and reconfiguration of freshwater macrophytes

    Kaj Sand-Jensen

  • The metabolism of aquatic ecosystems: history, applications, and future challenges

    Peter A. Staehr;Jeremy M. Testa;W. Michael Kemp;Jon J. Cole

  • Seagrass colonization patch formation and patch growth in cymodocea nodosa

    CM Duarte;K Sand-Jensen

  • Environmental variables and their effect on photosynthesis of aquatic plant communities

    Kaj Sand-Jensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Borum
Jens Borum University of Copenhagen
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Ole Pedersen
Ole Pedersen University of Copenhagen
Tenna Riis
Tenna Riis Aarhus University
Peter A. Staehr
Peter A. Staehr Aarhus University
Lars Iversen
Lars Iversen Aarhus University Hospital
Susana Enríquez
Susana Enríquez National Autonomous University of Mexico
Birgit Olesen
Birgit Olesen Aarhus University
Stiig Markager
Stiig Markager Aarhus University
Dorte Krause-Jensen
Dorte Krause-Jensen Aarhus University

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