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Rudolf de Groot

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
55
Citations
75973
World Ranking
2888
National Ranking
85

Rudolf de Groot publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 102 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rudolf de Groot 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 Rudolf de Groot sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rudolf de Groot is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research concentrates primarily on ecosystems and the services they provide, with significant work exploring the relationships between human well-being and ecological health.

The scientist's main fields of study include Environmental Science, with subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Economics and Econometrics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Ecology.

Key research topics addressed by Rudolf de Groot encompass:

  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Agricultural and Environmental Management
  • Environmental Conservation and Management

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Ecosystem Services
  • Global Change Biology
  • Trees Forests and People
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Journal of Environmental Management

They have collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors including Ekaningrum Damastuti, Marcel Silvius, Yuehan Dou, Xiubo Yu, and Martha Bakker.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Rudolf de Groot include:

  • Ecosystem health, ecosystem services, and the well-being of humans and the rest of nature (2022) published in Global Change Biology
  • Economic values for ecosystem services: A global synthesis and way forward (2024) published in Ecosystem Services
  • Effectiveness of community-based mangrove management for biodiversity conservation: A case study from Central Java, Indonesia (2022) published in Trees Forests and People
  • Analysis of the relationship between cross-cultural perceptions of landscapes and cultural ecosystem services in Genheyuan region, Northeast China (2020) published in Ecosystem Services
  • Ecosystem services or nature's contributions? Reasons behind different interpretations in Latin America (2020) published in Ecosystem Services

Best Publications

  • The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital

    Robert Costanza;Rudolf de Groot;Stephen Farberk;Monica Grasso

  • A typology for the classification, description and valuation of ecosystem functions, goods and services

    R.S. de Groot;M.A. Wilson;R.M.J. Boumans

  • Challenges in integrating the concept of ecosystem services and values in landscape planning, management and decision making

    R.S. de Groot;R. Alkemade;L. Braat;L. Hein

  • Global estimates of the value of ecosystems and their services in monetary units

    Rudolf De Groot;Luke Brander;Sander Van Der Ploeg;Robert Costanza

  • Twenty years of ecosystem services: How far have we come and how far do we still need to go?

    Robert Costanza;Rudolph de Groot;Leon Braat;Ida Kubiszewski

  • The history of ecosystem services in economic theory and practice: From early notions to markets and payment schemes

    Erik Gómez-Baggethun;Rudolf de Groot;Pedro L. Lomas;Carlos Montes

  • The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital

    Robert Costanza;Robert Costanza;Ralph d'Arge;Rudolf de Groot;Stephen Farber

  • Spatial scales, stakeholders and the valuation of ecosystem services

    L.G. Hein;C.S.A. van Koppen;R.S. de Groot;E.C. van Ierland

  • The ecosystem services agenda:bridging the worlds of natural science and economics, conservation and development, and public and private policy

    Leon C. Braat;Rudolf de Groot

  • A framework for the practical application of the concepts of critical natural capital and strong sustainability

    Paul Ekins;Sandrine Simon;Lisa Deutsch;Carl Folke;Carl Folke

  • Function-analysis and valuation as a tool to assess land use conflicts in planning for sustainable, multi-functional landscapes

    Rudolf de Groot

  • A conceptual framework for selecting environmental indicator sets

    David Niemeijer;Rudolf S. de Groot

  • Benefits of restoring ecosystem services in urban areas

    Thomas Elmqvist;Heikki Martti Setälä;SN Handel;S van der Ploeg

  • Ecosystem Services as a Contested Concept: a Synthesis of Critique and Counter-Arguments

    Matthias Schröter;Emma H. van der Zanden;Alexander P.E. van Oudenhoven;Roy P. Remme

  • Ecosystem services and economic theory: integration for policy-relevant research.

    Brendan Fisher;Kerry Turner;Matthew Zylstra;Roy Brouwer

  • Framework for systematic indicator selection to assess effects of land management on ecosystem services

    Alexander P.E. van Oudenhoven;Katalin Petz;Rob Alkemade;Lars Hein

  • The value of ecosystem services: putting the issues in perspective

    Robert Costanza;Ralph d’Arge;Rudolf de Groot;Stephen Farber

  • Ecosystem services and ethics

    Kurt Jax;Kurt Jax;David N. Barton;Kai M.A. Chan;Rudolf de Groot

  • Critical natural capital: a socio-cultural perspective

    Anna Chiesura;Rudolf de Groot

  • Benefits of Investing in Ecosystem Restoration

    Rudolf S. De Groot;James Nelson Blignaut;Sander Van der Ploeg;James Aronson;James Aronson

  • Framing environmental indicators: moving from causal chains to causal networks

    David Niemeijer;Rudolf S. de Groot

  • Assessing Landscape Functions with Broad-Scale Environmental Data: Insights Gained from a Prototype Development for Europe

    Felix Kienast;Janine Bolliger;Marion Potschin;Rudolf S. de Groot

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Costanza
Robert Costanza University College London
James Aronson
James Aronson Missouri Botanical Garden
Erik Gómez-Baggethun
Erik Gómez-Baggethun Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Paul C. Sutton
Paul C. Sutton University of Denver
Karin E. Limburg
Karin E. Limburg SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Rik Leemans
Rik Leemans Wageningen University & Research
José M. Paruelo
José M. Paruelo University of Buenos Aires
Shahid Naeem
Shahid Naeem Columbia University
James Nelson Blignaut
James Nelson Blignaut Stellenbosch University
Ignacio Palomo
Ignacio Palomo Grenoble Alpes University

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