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2026

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82
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World Ranking
752
National Ranking
8

Nico Koedam 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 Nico Koedam sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 378 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nico Koedam 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 Nico Koedam sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Nico Koedam is a researcher affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Their work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on the subfields of Ecology, Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes, Global and Planetary Change, and Demography.

The research topics they concentrate on include coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, marine and coastal plant biology, coastal and marine dynamics, agricultural and environmental management, coral and marine ecosystems studies, conservation, biodiversity, and resource management, as well as genetic diversity and population structure.

Koedam has contributed multiple recent papers published in various scientific journals. These include:

  • Reconciling nature, people and policy in the mangrove social-ecological system through the adaptive cycle heuristic (2020, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science)
  • When nature needs a helping hand: Different levels of human intervention for mangrove (re-)establishment (2022, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change)
  • Public Perceptions of Mangrove Forests Matter for Their Conservation (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Mangrove dispersal disrupted by projected changes in global seawater density (2022, Nature Climate Change)
  • Expansion of the mangrove species Rhizophora mucronata in the Western Indian Ocean launched contrasting genetic patterns (2021, Scientific Reports)

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Koedam's frequent co-authors include Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, Tom Van der Stocken, Jean Hugé, James Gitundu Kairo, and Meenakshi Poti.

The venues in which Koedam publishes most often are Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science and Frontiers in Marine Science, each hosting multiple papers. Other notable publication venues include Ocean & Coastal Management, Diversity and Distributions, and Preprints.org.

Best Publications

  • A World Without Mangroves

    Norman C. Duke;Jan-Olaf Meynecke;Sabine Dittmann;Aaron M. Ellison

  • The Loss of Species: Mangrove Extinction Risk and Geographic Areas of Global Concern

    Beth A. Polidoro;Kent E. Carpenter;Lorna Collins;Lorna Collins;Norman C. Duke

  • The magnitude of global marine species diversity

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

  • Ecological role and services of tropical mangrove ecosystems: a reassessment

    Shing Yip Lee;Jurgenne H. Primavera;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Karen McKee

  • How effective were mangroves as a defence against the recent tsunami

    F. Dahdouh-Guebas;L.P. Jayatissa;D. Di Nitto;J.O. Bosire

  • Functionality of restored mangroves: A review

    Jared O. Bosire;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Mark E. Walton;Beatrice Irene Crona

  • The Delphi technique in ecology and biological conservation: applications and guidelines

    Nibedita Mukherjee;Nibedita Mukherjee;Nibedita Mukherjee;Jean Hugé;Jean Hugé;William J. Sutherland;Jeffrey McNeill

  • Primary producers sustaining macro-invertebrate communities in intertidal mangrove forests

    Steven Bouillon;N Koedam;AV Raman;F Dehairs

  • Restoration and management of mangrove systems – A lesson for and from the East African region

    James Gitundu Kairo;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Jared O. Bosire;Nico Koedam

  • Utilization of mangrove wood products around Mida Creek (Kenya) amongst subsistence and commercial users

    Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Christine Mathenge;James Gitundu Kairo;Nico Koedam

  • Sources of organic carbon in mangrove sediments: variability and possible ecological implications

    Steven Bouillon;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;A.V.V.S. Rao;Nico Koedam

  • Urban plant species patterns are highly driven by density and function of built-up areas

    Sandrine Godefroid;Nico Koedam

  • Have mangrove restoration projects worked? An in‐depth study in Sri Lanka

    Kodikara Arachchilage Sunanda Kodikara;Kodikara Arachchilage Sunanda Kodikara;Nibedita Mukherjee;Nibedita Mukherjee;Loku Pullukuttige Jayatissa;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

  • A review of the floral composition and distribution of mangroves in Sri Lanka

    Loku Pulukkuttige Jayatissa;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Nico Koedam

  • How important are large vs. small forest remnants for the conservation of the woodland flora in an urban context

    Sandrine Godefroid;Nico Koedam

  • Advances and limitations of individual-based models to analyze and predict dynamics of mangrove forests: a review

    Uta Berger;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;Thomas W. Doyle;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

  • Ecosystem Service Valuations of Mangrove Ecosystems to Inform Decision Making and Future Valuation Exercises

    Nibedita Mukherjee;William J. Sutherland;Lynn Dicks;Jean Hugé

  • Transitions in ancient inland freshwater resource management in Sri Lanka affect biota and human populations in and around coastal lagoons.

    F Dahdouh-Guebas;S Hettiarachchi;D Lo Seen;Okke Batelaan

  • Colonization of non-planted mangrove species into restored mangrove stands in Gazi Bay, Kenya

    Jared O. Bosire;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;James Gitundu Kairo;Nico Koedam

  • Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters

    Rusty A. Feagin;Nibedita Mukherjee;Nibedita Mukherjee;Kartik Shanker;Kartik Shanker;Andrew H. Baird

  • Resource utilization patterns of epifauna from mangrove forests with contrasting inputs of local versus imported organic matter

    Steven Bouillon;Tom Moens;Inge Overmeer;Nico Koedam

  • Regeneration status of mangrove forests in Mida Creek, Kenya: a compromised or secured future?

    James Gitundu Kairo;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Patrick O. Gwada;Caroline Ochieng

Frequent Co-Authors

Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Farid Dahdouh-Guebas Université Libre de Bruxelles
James G. Kairo
James G. Kairo Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Stefano Cannicci
Stefano Cannicci University of Hong Kong
Uta Berger
Uta Berger TU Dresden
Hans Beeckman
Hans Beeckman Royal Museum for Central Africa
Ludwig Triest
Ludwig Triest Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pierre Cornelis
Pierre Cornelis Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Kartik Shanker
Kartik Shanker Indian Institute of Science
Norman C. Duke
Norman C. Duke James Cook University
Daniel A. Friess
Daniel A. Friess Tulane University

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