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Pieter Johannes Verkerk

Pieter Johannes Verkerk

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
8102
World Ranking
6024
National Ranking
97

Pieter Johannes Verkerk 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 Johannes Verkerk sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 77 publications — 5th percentile

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

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

Pieter Johannes Verkerk 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 Johannes Verkerk sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pieter Johannes Verkerk is affiliated with the European Forest Institute in Finland. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with specific application to forestry and bioeconomy-related areas.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields explored in their work are:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Ecology
  • Strategy and Management

Their research topics cover various aspects of forestry, sustainability, and bioeconomy, such as:

  • Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry

Verkerk has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Climate-Smart Forestry: the missing link (2020), published in Forest Policy and Economics
  • Development of the Circular Bioeconomy: Drivers and Indicators (2021), published in Sustainability
  • Non-wood forest products in Europe - A quantitative overview (2020), published in Forest Policy and Economics
  • How does management affect soil C sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in boreal and temperate forests? - A review (2022), published in Forest Ecology and Management
  • Concerns about reported harvests in European forests (2021), published in Nature

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Verkerk include:

  • Mariana Hassegawa
  • Raisa Mäkipää
  • Elias Hurmekoski
  • Anna Karlberg
  • Magnus Hertzberg

The scientist's work has been published in various venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Policy briefs
  • Forest Policy and Economics
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Land

Best Publications

  • Increasing forest disturbances in Europe and their impact on carbon storage

    Rupert Seidl;Mart-Jan Schelhaas;Werner Rammer;Pieter Johannes Verkerk

  • First signs of carbon sink saturation in European forest biomass

    Gert-Jan Nabuurs;Marcus Lindner;Pieter J. Verkerk;Katja Gunia

  • Where are Europe's last primary forests?

    Francesco Maria Sabatini;Sabina Burrascano;William S. Keeton;Christian Levers

  • Challenges and opportunities in mapping land use intensity globally

    Tobias Kuemmerle;Tobias Kuemmerle;Karlheinz Erb;Patrick Meyfroidt;Daniel Müller;Daniel Müller

  • Hotspots of land use change in Europe

    Tobias Kuemmerle;Christian Levers;Karlheinz Erb;Stephan Estel;Stephan Estel

  • Development of the Circular Bioeconomy: Drivers and Indicators

    Maximilian Kardung;Kutay Cingiz;Ortwin Costenoble;Roel Delahaye

  • Archetypical patterns and trajectories of land systems in Europe

    Christian Levers;Daniel Müller;Daniel Müller;Karlheinz Erb;Helmut Haberl;Helmut Haberl

  • Substitution effects of wood-based products in climate change mitigation

    Pekka Leskinen;Giuseppe Cardellini;Sara González-García;Elias Hurmekoski

  • The realisable potential supply of woody biomass from forests in the European Union.

    Pieter Johannes Verkerk;Perttu Anttila;Jeannette Eggers;Marcus Lindner

  • Trade-offs of European agricultural abandonment

    Emma H. van der Zanden;Peter H. Verburg;Peter H. Verburg;Catharina J.E. Schulp;Pieter Johannes Verkerk

  • Drivers of forest harvesting intensity patterns in Europe

    Christian Levers;Pieter J. Verkerk;Daniel Müller;Daniel Müller;Peter H. Verburg

  • Assessing bundles of ecosystem services from regional to landscape scale: insights from the French Alps

    Emilie Crouzat;Maud Mouchet;Maud Mouchet;Francis Turkelboom;Coline Byczek

  • EU-wide maps of growing stock and above-ground biomass in forests based on remote sensing and field measurements

    Heinz Gallaun;Giuliana Zanchi;Gert-Jan Nabuurs;Geerten Hengeveld

  • Climate-Smart Forestry: the missing link

    P. J. Verkerk;Robert Costanza;L. Hetemaki;Ida Kubiszewski

  • Bundles of ecosystem (dis)services and multifunctionality across European landscapes.

    M.A. Mouchet;M.A. Mouchet;M.L. Paracchini;C.J.E. Schulp;J. Stürck

  • Ex ante impact assessment of policies affecting land use, Part B: application of the analytical framework

    Katharina Helming;Katharina Diehl;Tom Kuhlman;Torbjörn Jansson

  • Non-wood forest products in Europe – A quantitative overview

    Marko Lovrić;Riccardo Da Re;Enrico Vidale;Irina Prokofieva

  • Projection of the future EU forest CO2 sink as affected by recent bioenergy policies using two advanced forest management models.

    Hannes Böttcher;Pieter Johannes Verkerk;Mykola Gusti;Mykola Gusti;Petr HavlÍk;Petr HavlÍk

  • Assessing impacts of intensified biomass removal on deadwood in European forests

    P. J. Verkerk;M. Lindner;Giuliana Zanchi;S. Zudin

  • Climate-Smart Forestry: mitigation impacts in three European regions

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  • Assessing impacts of intensified biomass production and biodiversity protection on ecosystem services provided by European forests.

    P.J. Verkerk;R. Mavsar;M. Giergiczny;M. Lindner

  • Simulating and delineating future land change trajectories across Europe

    Julia Stürck;Christian Levers;Emma Henriëtta van der Zanden;Catharina Johanna Elizabeth Schulp

  • Model documentation for the European Forest Information Scenario model (EFISCEN 3.1.3)

    M.J. Schelhaas;J. Eggers;M. Lindner;G.J. Nabuurs

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcus Lindner
Marcus Lindner European Forest Institute
Peter H. Verburg
Peter H. Verburg Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Daniel Müller
Daniel Müller Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Tobias Kuemmerle
Tobias Kuemmerle Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Mart-Jan Schelhaas
Mart-Jan Schelhaas Wageningen University & Research
Gert-Jan Nabuurs
Gert-Jan Nabuurs Wageningen University & Research
Karl-Heinz Erb
Karl-Heinz Erb BOKU University
Catharina J.E. Schulp
Catharina J.E. Schulp Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Hermann Lotze-Campen
Hermann Lotze-Campen Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Giacomo Grassi
Giacomo Grassi Joint Research Centre

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