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60
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11780
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2321
National Ranking
30

Steven Degraer 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 Steven Degraer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 448 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven Degraer 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 Steven Degraer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Steven Degraer is affiliated with the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Belgium and has contributed extensively to environmental science, particularly within marine and coastal research domains. Their work spans multiple subfields including global and planetary change, ecology, oceanography, management, monitoring, policy and law, and ocean engineering.

The core areas of Degraer's research focus on marine and fisheries studies, coastal and marine management, coral and marine ecosystems, marine biology and ecology, marine bivalve and aquaculture, isotope analysis in ecology, and marine and offshore engineering.

Recent publications by Steven Degraer include the following:

  • "Offshore Wind Farm Artificial Reefs Affect Ecosystem Structure and Functioning" (2020) published in Oceanography
  • "A Global Horizon Scan of Issues Impacting Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Conservation" (2022) published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Setting the Context for Offshore Wind Development Effects on Fish and Fisheries" (2020) published in Oceanography
  • "Operationalizing Risk-Based Cumulative Effect Assessments in the Marine Environment" (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "From Plate to Plug: The Impact of Offshore Renewables on European Fisheries and the Role of Marine Spatial Planning" (2022) published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Frequent collaborators in Degraer's work include Jan Vanaverbeke, Ninon Mavraki, Joop W.P. Coolen, Silvana N.R. Birchenough, and Ulrike Braeckman.

Steven Degraer has published extensively in several scientific venues, notably:

  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Oceanography
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Best Publications

  • Identification, definition and quantification of goods and services provided by marine biodiversity: Implications for the ecosystem approach

    Nj Beaumont;Mc Austen;Jp Atkins;D Burdon

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • Macrobenthic community structure of soft-bottom sediments at the Belgian Continental Shelf

    Gert Van Hoey;Steven Degraer;Magda Vincx

  • Long-term research challenges in wind energy – a research agenda by the European Academy of Wind Energy

    G. A. M. van Kuik;Joachim Peinke;R. Nijssen;D.J. Lekou

  • Beach nourishment: an ecologically sound coastal defence alternative? A review

    Jeroen Speybroeck;Dries Bonte;Wouter Courtens;Tom Gheskiere

  • The use of benthic indicators in Europe: From the Water Framework Directive to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

    Gert Van Hoey;Angel Borja;Silvana Birchenough;Lene Buhl-Mortensen

  • Offshore wind farm artificial reefs affect ecosystem structure and functioning : a synthesis

    Steven Degraer;Drew A. Carey;Joop W.P. Coolen;Zoë L. Hutchison

  • Succession and seasonal dynamics of the epifauna community on offshore wind farm foundations and their role as stepping stones for non-indigenous species

    Ilse De Mesel;Francis Kerckhof;Alain Norro;Bob Rumes

  • Habitat suitability modelling as a mapping tool for macrobenthic communities: An example from the Belgian part of the North Sea

    Steven Degraer;Els Verfaillie;Wouter Willems;Els Adriaens

  • A bio-engineered soft-bottom environment: The impact of Lanice conchilega on the benthic species-specific densities and community structure

    Marijn Rabaut;Katja Guilini;Gert Van Hoey;Magda Vincx

  • Benthos distribution modelling and its relevance for marine ecosystem management

    Henning Reiss;Silvana Birchenough;Angel Borja;Lene Buhl-Mortensen

  • Meiofauna as descriptor of tourism-induced changes at sandy beaches.

    Tom Gheskiere;Magda Vincx;Jan Marcin Weslawski;Felicita Scapini

  • Spatial patterns of infauna, epifauna, and demersal fish communities in the North Sea

    Henning Reiss;Steven Degraer;Gerard C. A. Duineveld;Ingrid Kröncke

  • Benthic and fish aggregation inside an offshore wind farm: Which effects on the trophic web functioning?

    Aurore Raoux;Samuele Tecchio;Jean-Philippe Pezy;Géraldine Lassalle

  • Aggregation at windmill artificial reefs: CPUE of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and pouting (Trisopterus luscus) at different habitats in the Belgian part of the North Sea

    J.T. Reubens;U. Braeckman;J. Vanaverbeke;C. Van Colen

  • The effect of temperature and salinity on the survival of Mytilopsis leucophaeata larvae (Mollusca, Bivalvia): The search for environmental limits

    Annick Verween;Magda Vincx;Steven Degraer

  • Ecological implications of the presence of the tube-building polychaete Lanice conchilega on soft-bottom benthic ecosystems

    Gert Van Hoey;Katja Guilini;Marijn Rabaut;Magda Vincx

  • Environmental benefits of leaving offshore infrastructure in the ocean

    Ashley M. Fowler;Anne-Mette Jørgensen;Jon Christian Svendsen;Peter I. Macreadie

  • Monitoring and evaluation of spatially managed areas: A generic framework for implementation of ecosystem based marine management and its application

    Vanessa Stelzenmüller;Patricia Breen;Tammy Stamford;Frank Thomsen

  • Benthic effects of offshore renewables: identification of knowledge gaps and urgently needed research

    Jennifer Dannheim;Lena Bergström;Silvana N R Birchenough;Radosław Brzana

  • Climate change and marine benthos: a review of existing research and future directions in the North Atlantic

    S.N.R. Birchenough;H. Reiss;S. Degraer;N. Mieszkowska

  • Aggregation and feeding behaviour of pouting (Trisopterus luscus) at wind turbines in the Belgian part of the North Sea

    Jan Reubens;Steven Degraer;Steven Degraer;Magda Vincx

Frequent Co-Authors

Magda Vincx
Magda Vincx Ghent University
Jan Vanaverbeke
Jan Vanaverbeke Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Dick Botteldooren
Dick Botteldooren Ghent University
Dries Bonte
Dries Bonte Ghent University
Peter M. J. Herman
Peter M. J. Herman Delft University of Technology
Michael L. Zettler
Michael L. Zettler Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Tom Moens
Tom Moens Ghent University
Gerard C.A. Duineveld
Gerard C.A. Duineveld Utrecht University
Jan Marcin Węsławski
Jan Marcin Węsławski Polish Academy of Sciences
Koen Sabbe
Koen Sabbe Ghent University

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