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D-Index
56
Citations
7550
World Ranking
2886
National Ranking
38

Rein Brys 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 Rein Brys sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 177 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rein Brys 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 Rein Brys sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rein Brys is affiliated with the Research Institute for Nature and Forest in Belgium. Their research primarily addresses topics within Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The focus areas include Ecology, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics covered in Brys' work encompass Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Identification and Quantification in Food, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Plant and Animal Studies, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Brys has contributed extensively to several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include Environmental DNA, Management of Biological Invasions, BioInvasions Records, ARPHA Conference Abstracts, and Molecular Ecology.

The following are selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Brys:

  • Reliable eDNA detection and quantification of the European weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis), 2020, Journal of Fish Biology
  • Monitoring of spatiotemporal occupancy patterns of fish and amphibian species in a lentic aquatic system using environmental DNA, 2020, Molecular Ecology

Brys has collaborated frequently with the following researchers:

  • Sabrina Neyrinck
  • David Halfmaerten
  • Teun Everts
  • Hans Jacquemyn
  • Charlotte Van Driessche

Among book publications, Brys contributed to a title published by Pensoft Publishers: A practical guide to DNA-based methods for biodiversity assessment (2021).

Best Publications

  • Prospects and challenges of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring in freshwater ponds

    Lynsey R. Harper;Andrew S. Buxton;Helen C. Rees;Kat Bruce

  • Short-term effects of different management regimes on the response of calcareous grassland vegetation to increased nitrogen

    Hans Jacquemyn;Rein Brys;Martin Hermy

  • Patch occupancy, population size and reproductive success of a forest herb (Primula elatior) in a fragmented landscape.

    Hans Jacquemyn;Rein Brys;Martin Hermy

  • A spatially explicit analysis of seedling recruitment in the terrestrial orchid Orchis purpurea

    Hans Jacquemyn;Rein Brys;Katrien Vandepitte;Olivier Honnay

  • Analysis of network architecture reveals phylogenetic constraints on mycorrhizal specificity in the genus Orchis (Orchidaceae).

    Hans Jacquemyn;Vincent Merckx;Rein Brys;Daniel Tyteca

  • Reduced reproductive success in small populations of the self‐incompatible Primula vulgaris

    Rein Brys;Hans Jacquemyn;Patrick Endels;Fabienne Van Rossum;Fabienne Van Rossum

  • A practical guide to DNA-based methods for biodiversity assessment

    Kat Bruce;Rosetta Blackman;Sarah J. Bourlat;Ann Micaela Hellstrom

  • Low specificity and nested subset structure characterize mycorrhizal associations in five closely related species of the genus Orchis

    Hans Jacquemyn;Olivier Honnay;Bruno P. A. Cammue;Rein Brys

  • Management effects on the vegetation and soil seed bank of calcareous grasslands: An 11-year experiment

    Hans Jacquemyn;Carmen Van Mechelen;Rein Brys;Olivier Honnay

  • Does nectar reward affect rarity and extinction probabilities of orchid species? An assessment using historical records from Belgium and the Netherlands

    Hans Jacquemyn;Rein Brys;Martin Hermy;Jo H. Willems

  • The effects of grassland management on plant performance and demography in the perennial herb Primula veris

    Rein Brys;Hans Jacquemyn;Patrick Endels;Geert De Blust

  • Size-dependent flowering and costs of reproduction affect population dynamics in a tuberous perennial woodland orchid.

    Hans Jacquemyn;Rein Brys;Eelke Jongejans

  • Coexisting orchid species have distinct mycorrhizal communities and display strong spatial segregation.

    Hans Jacquemyn;Rein Brys;Vincent S. F. T. Merckx;Michael Waud

  • Spatial variation in below-ground seed germination and divergent mycorrhizal associations correlate with spatial segregation of three co-occurring orchid species

    Hans Jacquemyn;Rein Brys;Bart Lievens;Thorsten Wiegand

  • Mycorrhizal networks and coexistence in species-rich orchid communities.

    Hans Jacquemyn;Rein Brys;Michael Waud;Pieter Busschaert

  • Different responses of bees and hoverflies to land use in an urban-rural gradient show the importance of the nature of the rural land use

    Hans A.F. Verboven;Roel Uyttenbroeck;Rein Brys;Rein Brys;Martin Hermy

  • EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND USE AND FRAGMENTATION ON GENETICS, DEMOGRAPHY AND POPULATION PERSISTENCE OF THE RARE PRIMULA VULGARIS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION

    Hans Jacquemyn;Fabienne Van Rossum;Rein Brys;Patrick Endels

  • Reliable eDNA detection and quantification of the European weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis).

    Rein Brys;David Halfmaerten;Sabrina Neyrinck;Quentin Mauvisseau

  • Local forest environment largely affects below-ground growth, clonal diversity and fine-scale spatial genetic structure in the temperate deciduous forest herb Paris quadrifolia.

    Hans Jacquemyn;Rein Brys;Olivier Honnay;Martin Hermy

  • Influence of accuracy, repeatability and detection probability in the reliability of species-specific eDNA based approaches

    Quentin Mauvisseau;Alfred Burian;Ceri Gibson;Rein Brys

  • Fine-scale genetic structure of life history stages in the food-deceptive orchid Orchis purpurea.

    Hans Jacquemyn;Rein Brys;Katrien Vandepitte;Olivier Honnay

  • Pollination efficiency and reproductive patterns in relation to local plant density, population size, and floral display in the rewarding Listera ovata (Orchidaceae)

    Rein Brys;Rein Brys;Hans Jacquemyn;Martin Hermy

  • Combining ddPCR and environmental DNA to improve detection capabilities of a critically endangered freshwater invertebrate.

    Quentin Mauvisseau;John Davy-Bowker;Mark Bulling;Rein Brys

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Hermy
Martin Hermy KU Leuven
Bart Lievens
Bart Lievens KU Leuven
Isabel Roldán-Ruiz
Isabel Roldán-Ruiz Ghent University
Ludwig Triest
Ludwig Triest Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Thorsten Wiegand
Thorsten Wiegand Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Marc-André Selosse
Marc-André Selosse University of Gdańsk
Michael J. Hutchings
Michael J. Hutchings University of Sussex

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