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Karel De Schamphelaere

Karel De Schamphelaere

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
65
Citations
12981
World Ranking
2247
National Ranking
36

Karel De Schamphelaere publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karel De Schamphelaere sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 305 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Karel De Schamphelaere D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karel De Schamphelaere sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Karel De Schamphelaere is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has made significant contributions in the field of Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on environmental toxicology, pollution, and the ecological impact of various contaminants.

Their work covers multiple subfields of study including:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pollution
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Oceanography

Karel De Schamphelaere has frequently published in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (25 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (5 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (5 publications)
  • Aquatic Toxicology (3 publications)
  • Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (3 publications)

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact

They have collaborated extensively with several researchers including:

  • Karel Viaene (12 coauthored works)
  • Kristof Demeestere (11 coauthored works)
  • Colin Janssen (10 coauthored works)
  • Jana Asselman (10 coauthored works)
  • Patrick Van Sprang (10 coauthored works)

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Karel De Schamphelaere are:

  • Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Cobalt to Freshwater Organisms: Using a Species Sensitivity Distribution Approach to Establish International Water Quality Standards, 2020, published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Metabarcoding reveals hidden species and improves identification of marine zooplankton communities in the North Sea, 2020, published in ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Phycotoxin-Enriched Sea Spray Aerosols: Methods, Mechanisms, and Human Exposure, 2021, published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • Interplay between dietary lipids and cadmium exposure in rainbow trout liver: Influence on fatty acid metabolism, metal accumulation and stress response, 2020, published in Aquatic Toxicology
  • Development and Validation of a Mixture Toxicity Implementation in the Dynamic Energy Budget-Individual-Based Model: Effects of Copper and Zinc on Daphnia magna Populations, 2020, published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Best Publications

  • A biotic ligand model predicting acute copper toxicity for Daphnia magna: the effects of calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, and pH.

    Karel A C de Schamphelaere;Colin R Janssen

  • Fate and effects of CeO2 nanoparticles in aquatic ecotoxicity tests.

    Karen Van Hoecke;Joris T. K. Quik;Joanna Mankiewicz-Boczek;Joanna Mankiewicz-Boczek;Karel A. C. De Schamphelaere

  • Combined and interactive effects of global climate change and toxicants on populations and communities

    S. Jannicke Moe;Karel De Schamphelaere;William H. Clements;Mary T. Sorensen

  • Ecotoxicity of silica nanoparticles to the green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata: importance of surface area.

    Karen Van Hoecke;Karel A C De Schamphelaere;Paul Van der Meeren;Stéphane Lucas

  • Effect of natural organic matter on cerium dioxide nanoparticles settling in model fresh water

    Joris T.K. Quik;Iseult Lynch;Karen Van Hoecke;Cornelis J.H. Miermans

  • Predicting acute zinc toxicity for Daphnia magna as a function of key water chemistry characteristics: Development and validation of a biotic ligand model

    Dagobert G. Heijerick;Karel A. C. De Schamphelaere;Colin R. Janssen

  • Environmental risk assessment of metals: tools for incorporating bioavailability.

    C.R Janssen;D.G Heijerick;K.A.C De Schamphelaere;H.E Allen

  • Refinement and field validation of a biotic ligand model predicting acute copper toxicity to Daphnia magna.

    Karel A.C. De Schamphelaere;Dagobert G. Heijerick;Colin R. Janssen

  • The toxicity of metal mixtures to the estuarine mysid Neomysis integer (Crustacea: Mysidacea) under changing salinity.

    Tim Verslycke;Marnix Vangheluwe;Dagobert Heijerick;Karel De Schamphelaere

  • Aggregation and ecotoxicity of CeO2 nanoparticles in synthetic and natural waters with variable pH, organic matter concentration and ionic strength

    Karen Van Hoecke;Karel A.C. De Schamphelaere;Paul Van der Meeren;Guy Smagghe

  • Mechanisms of chronic waterborne Zn toxicity in Daphnia magna

    Brita T.A. Muyssen;Karel A.C. De Schamphelaere;Colin R. Janssen

  • Development and field validation of a biotic ligand model predicting chronic copper toxicity to Daphnia magna

    Karel A.C. De Schamphelaere;Colin R. Janssen

  • Reproductive toxicity of dietary zinc to Daphnia magna

    K.A.C. De Schamphelaere;M. Canli;V. Van Lierde;I. Forrez

  • Catches in 'ghost fishing' set nets

    Kaiser Mj;Bullimore B;Newman P;Lock K

  • Effect of dissolved organic matter source on acute copper toxicity to Daphnia magna.

    Karel A. C. De Schamphelaere;Flavio M. Vasconcelos;Filip M. G. Tack;Herbert E. Allen

  • Bioavailability and chronic toxicity of zinc to juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): comparison with other fish species and development of a biotic ligand model.

    Karel A. C. De Schamphelaere;Colin R. Janssen

  • Effects of dissolved organic carbon concentration and source, pH, and water hardness on chronic toxicity of copper to Daphnia magna

    Karel A. C. De Schamphelaere;Colin R. Janssen

  • Biotic ligand model development predicting Zn toxicity to the alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata: possibilities and limitations.

    D.G. Heijerick;K.A.C. De Schamphelaere;C.R. Janssen

  • Development and field validation of a predictive copper toxicity model for the green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata.

    Karel A. C. De Schamphelaere;Flavio M. Vasconcelos;Dagobert G. Heijerick;Filip M. G. Tack

  • A novel method for predicting chronic nickel bioavailability and toxicity to Daphnia magna in artificial and natural waters.

    Nele M. E. Deleebeeck;Karel A. C. De Schamphelaere;Colin R. Janssen

  • Chronic toxicity of dietary copper to Daphnia magna

    K.A.C. De Schamphelaere;I. Forrez;K. Dierckens;P. Sorgeloos

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin R. Janssen
Colin R. Janssen Ghent University
Frederik De Laender
Frederik De Laender University of Namur
Frank Vanhaecke
Frank Vanhaecke Ghent University
Erik Smolders
Erik Smolders KU Leuven
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Peter A. Vanrolleghem Université Laval
Ronny Blust
Ronny Blust University of Antwerp
John K. Colbourne
John K. Colbourne University of Birmingham
Guy Smagghe
Guy Smagghe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Kristof Demeestere
Kristof Demeestere Ghent University
Luc De Meester
Luc De Meester Freie Universität Berlin

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