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2026

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97
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World Ranking
323
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10

Peter M. J. Herman 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 Peter M. J. Herman sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 346 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Peter M. J. Herman 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 Peter M. J. Herman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 96th percentile

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

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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Peter M. J. Herman is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to environmental science. The main areas of study include coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, coastal and marine dynamics, and marine biology and ecology research.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and marine dynamics
  • Marine biology and ecology research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coral and marine ecosystems studies
  • Geological formations and processes

Peter M. J. Herman has published extensively in subfields including ecology, oceanography, earth-surface processes, global and planetary change, and atmospheric science.

The frequent co-authors associated with the scientist are:

  • Tjeerd J. Bouma
  • Tom Ysebaert
  • Sebastiaan Mestdagh
  • Leo Koop
  • Laura L. Govers

Their research appears regularly in journals such as:

  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications (Wageningen University & Research)
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Limnology and Oceanography

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter M. J. Herman include:

  • "Modeling Decadal Salt Marsh Development: Variability of the Salt Marsh Edge Under Influence of Waves and Sediment Availability," 2021, Water Resources Research
  • "Climate change mitigation by coral reefs and seagrass beds at risk: How global change compromises coastal ecosystem services," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Tropical Biogeomorphic Seagrass Landscapes for Coastal Protection: Persistence and Wave Attenuation During Major Storms Events," 2020, Ecosystems
  • "Seagrass coastal protection services reduced by invasive species expansion and megaherbivore grazing," 2020, Journal of Ecology
  • "Variations in storm-induced bed level dynamics across intertidal flats," 2020, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Ecosystem-based coastal defence in the face of global change

    Stijn Temmerman;Patrick Meire;Tjeerd J Bouma;Peter M J Herman

  • Production and consumption of biological particles in temperate tidal estuaries

    C.H.R. Heip;N.K. Goosen;P.M.J. Herman;J.C. Kromkamp

  • The fate of intertidal microphytobenthos carbon: An in situ 13C-labeling study

    Jack J. Middelburg;Christiane Barranguet;Henricus T. S. Boschker;Peter M. J. Herman

  • Ecology of estuarine macrobenthos

    P.M.J. Herman;J.J. Middelburg;J. van de Koppel;C.H.R. Heip

  • Trade-offs related to ecosystem engineering: A case study on stiffness of emerging macrophytes

    T. J. Bouma;M. B. De Vries;E. Low;G. Peralta

  • Linking diagenetic alteration of amino acids and bulk organic matter reactivity

    Birgit Dauwe;Jack J. Middelburg;Peter M. J. Herman;Carlo H. R. Heip

  • A model of early diagenetic processes from the shelf to abyssal depths

    Karline Soetaert;Peter M.J. Herman;Jack J. Middelburg

  • Vegetation causes channel erosion in a tidal landscape

    S. Temmerman;T.J. Bouma;van de Johan Koppel;D. van der Wal

  • Indices of diversity and evenness

    C.H.R. Heip;P.M.J. Herman;K.E.R. Soetaert

  • Spatial flow and sedimentation patterns within patches of epibenthic structures: Combining field, flume and modelling experiments

    T.J. Bouma;L.A. van Duren;S. Temmerman;T. Claverie

  • Denitrification in marine sediments: A model study

    Jack J. Middelburg;Karline Soetaert;Peter M. J. Herman;Carlo H. R. Heip

  • Spatial and temporal variation in benthic macrofauna and relationships with environmental variables in an estuarine, intertidal soft-sediment environment

    Tom Ysebaert;Peter M. J. Herman

  • Impact of vegetation on flow routing and sedimentation patterns: Three-dimensional modeling for a tidal marsh

    S Temmerman;TJ Bouma;Gerard Govers;ZB Wang

  • Organic matter processing in tidal estuaries

    Jack J. Middelburg;Peter M.J. Herman

  • Empirical relationships for use in global diagenetic models

    Jack J. Middelburg;Karline Soetaert;Peter M.J. Herman

  • Windows of opportunity: thresholds to mangrove seedling establishment on tidal flats

    Thorsten Balke;Tjeerd J. Bouma;Erik M. Horstman;Edward L. Webb

  • Self‐Organization and Vegetation Collapse in Salt Marsh Ecosystems

    van de Johan Koppel;D van der Wal;Jan Bakker;Pmj Herman

  • Identifying knowledge gaps hampering application of intertidal habitats in coastal protection: Opportunities & steps to take

    T.J. Bouma;J. van Belzen;T. Balke;Z. Zhu

  • Large-scale spatial patterns in estuaries: estuarine macrobenthic communities in the Schelde estuary, NW Europe

    T. Ysebaert;P.M.J. Herman;P. Meire;J.A.M. Craeymeersch

  • Stable isotopes' as trophic tracers: combining field sampling and manipulative labelling of food resources for macrobenthos

    Peter M. J. Herman;Jack J. Middelburg;John Widdows;Cathy H. Lucas

  • Vegetation causes channel erosion in a tidal landscape

    S. Temmerman;T.J. Bouma;J. van de Koppel;D. van der Wal

Frequent Co-Authors

Tjeerd J. Bouma
Tjeerd J. Bouma Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Jack J. Middelburg
Jack J. Middelburg Utrecht University
Karline Soetaert
Karline Soetaert Utrecht University
Carlo H. R. Heip
Carlo H. R. Heip Ghent University
Johan van de Koppel
Johan van de Koppel Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Magda Vincx
Magda Vincx Ghent University
Stijn Temmerman
Stijn Temmerman University of Antwerp
Suzanne J.M.H. Hulscher
Suzanne J.M.H. Hulscher University of Twente
Steven Degraer
Steven Degraer Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
M.M. van Katwijk
M.M. van Katwijk Radboud University

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