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Pieter Boets

Pieter Boets

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
32
Citations
4149
World Ranking
8069
National Ranking
106

Pieter Boets 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 Pieter Boets sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 101 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pieter Boets 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 Pieter Boets sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pieter Boets is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on ecology, nature and landscape conservation, and environmental health. Their research spans various subfields including ecology, molecular biology, environmental chemistry, and public health.

Their work covers a variety of main topics including:

  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Crustacean biology and ecology

Boets has published several papers recently, some of which include:

  • "Environmental and biotic factors affecting freshwater snail intermediate hosts in the Ethiopian Rift Valley region," 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • "A strategy for successful integration of DNA-based methods in aquatic monitoring," 2022, Metabarcoding and Metagenomics
  • "Small Patches of Riparian Woody Vegetation Enhance Biodiversity of Invertebrates," 2020, Water
  • "Alien macrocrustaceans in freshwater ecosystems in the eastern part of Flanders (Belgium)," 2024, Belgian journal of zoology
  • "Bio-Control of Anopheles Mosquito Larvae Using Invertebrate Predators to Support Human Health Programs in Ethiopia," 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Peter Goethals
  • Seid Tiku Mereta
  • Koen Lock
  • Beekam Kebede Olkeba
  • Argaw Ambelu

Boets has published frequently in a number of venues, particularly:

  • Water
  • Belgian journal of zoology
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Plants
  • ARPHA Conference Abstracts

Best Publications

  • Implementation options for DNA-based identification into ecological status assessment under the European Water Framework Directive.

    Daniel Hering;Angel Borja;J.Iwan Jones;Didier Pont

  • Tackling invasive alien species in Europe: the top 20 issues

    Joe M. Caffrey;Jan-Robert Baars;Jenny H. Barbour;Pieter Boets

  • Invader Relative Impact Potential: a new metric to understand and predict the ecological impacts of existing, emerging and future invasive alien species

    Jaimie T.A. Dick;Ciaran Laverty;Jack J. Lennon;Daniel Barrios-O'Neill

  • Development of a multimetric index based on benthic macroinvertebrates for the assessment of natural wetlands in Southwest Ethiopia

    Seid Tiku Mereta;Seid Tiku Mereta;Pieter Boets;Luc De Meester;Peter L.M. Goethals

  • DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe

    Florian Leese;Florian Altermatt;Agnès Bouchez;Torbjørn Ekrem

  • Ecological water quality analysis of the Guayas river basin (Ecuador) based on macroinvertebrates indices

    Minar Naomi Damanik-Ambarita;Koen Lock;Pieter Boets;Gert Everaert

  • Physico-chemical and biological characterization of anopheline mosquito larval habitats (Diptera: Culicidae): implications for malaria control

    Seid Tiku Mereta;Seid Tiku Mereta;Delenasaw Yewhalaw;Pieter Boets;Abdulhakim Ahmed

  • Analysis of environmental factors determining the abundance and diversity of macroinvertebrate taxa in natural wetlands of Southwest Ethiopia

    Seid Tiku Mereta;Seid Tiku Mereta;Pieter Boets;Argaw Ambelu Bayih;Asgdom Malu

  • Combining data-driven methods and lab studies to analyse the ecology of Dikerogammarus villosus

    Pieter Boets;Koen Lock;Marjolein Messiaen;Peter L.M. Goethals

  • Conceptual Frameworks and Methods for Advancing Invasion Ecology

    Tina Heger;Tina Heger;Anna T. Pahl;Zoltan Botta-Dukát;Francesca Gherardi

  • Assessing the ecological impacts of invasive species based on their functional responses and abundances

    Ciaran Laverty;Ciaran Laverty;Kyle D. Green;Kyle D. Green;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Daniel Barrios-O’Neill

  • Potential effects of the invasive 'killer shrimp' (Dikerogammarus villosus) on macroinvertebrate assemblages and biomonitoring indices

    Calum Macneil;Pieter Boets;Koen Lock;Peter L. M. Goethals

  • Bayesian belief network models to analyse and predict ecological water quality in rivers

    Marie Anne Eurie Forio;Dries Landuyt;Dries Landuyt;Elina Bennetsen;Koen Lock

  • Trans-national horizon scanning for invasive non-native species: a case study in western Europe

    Belinda Gallardo;Belinda Gallardo;Alexandra Zieritz;Alexandra Zieritz;Tim Adriaens;Céline Bellard;Céline Bellard

  • Advancing the use of molecular methods for routine freshwater macroinvertebrate biomonitoring – the need for calibration experiments

    Rosetta C Blackman;Elvira Mächler;Florian Altermatt;Amanda Arnold

  • Water Quality Assessment of Streams and Wetlands in a Fast Growing East African City

    Niels De Troyer;Seid Tiku Mereta;Peter L.M. Goethals;Pieter Boets

  • Environmental and biotic factors affecting freshwater snail intermediate hosts in the Ethiopian Rift Valley region

    Beekam Kebede Olkeba;Beekam Kebede Olkeba;Beekam Kebede Olkeba;Pieter Boets;Seid Tiku Mereta;Mesfin Yeshigeta

  • Development and application of an integrated ecological modelling framework to analyze the impact of wastewater discharges on the ecological water quality of rivers

    Javier E. Holguin-Gonzalez;Gert Everaert;Pieter Boets;Alberto Galvis

  • A search for standardized protocols to detect alien invasive crayfish based on environmental DNA (eDNA) : a lab and field evaluation

    Aurora N. Geerts;Pieter Boets;Stef Van den Heede;Peter Goethals

  • Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species

    Pablo González-Moreno;Lorenzo Lazzaro;Montserrat Vilà;Cristina Preda

  • Habitat suitability of the invasive water hyacinth and its relation to water quality and macroinvertebrate diversity in a tropical reservoir

    Tien Hanh Thi Nguyen;Pieter Boets;Koen Lock;Minar Naomi Damanik Ambarita

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Goethals
Peter Goethals Ghent University
Koen Lock
Koen Lock Ghent University
Erik Meers
Erik Meers Ghent University
Frances E. Lucy
Frances E. Lucy Institute of Technology Sligo
Sovan Lek
Sovan Lek Paul Sabatier University
Luc De Meester
Luc De Meester Freie Universität Berlin
Jonathan M. Jeschke
Jonathan M. Jeschke Freie Universität Berlin
Jaimie T. A. Dick
Jaimie T. A. Dick Queen's University Belfast
Filip Tack
Filip Tack Ghent University
Colin R. Janssen
Colin R. Janssen Ghent University

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