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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4788 4411 33 33 246 6355

Veerle Vanacker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Veerle Vanacker between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Veerle Vanacker published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 11.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2013. 19 of the 327 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2013. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 6 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 9 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 3 publications
1999 2026

327 publications in total across all disciplines

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Veerle Vanacker: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 6
2001 11
2002 3
2003 3
2004 2
2005 7
2006 1
2007 9
2008 5
2009 10
2010 13
2011 17
2012 18
2013 25
2014 25
2015 19
2016 16
2017 14
2018 15
2019 12
2020 20
2021 11
2022 21
2023 11
2024 13
2025 16
2026 3
Total 327
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Veerle Vanacker publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Veerle Vanacker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 238–247 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 246 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243 246
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Veerle Vanacker D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Veerle Vanacker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248 44
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Veerle Vanacker is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with 40 and 27 publications respectively in these fields.

The scientist's subfields of study include Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Soil Science, and Civil and Structural Engineering. Their work extends across various main topics such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Veerle Vanacker's recent publications include the following papers:

  • The human impact on North American erosion, sediment transfer, and storage in a geologic context, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Parameterization of river incision models requires accounting for environmental heterogeneity: insights from the tropical Andes, 2020, Earth Surface Dynamics
  • Slope Gradient Controls Soil Thickness and Chemical Weathering in Subtropical Brazil: Understanding Rates and Timescales of Regional Soilscape Evolution Through a Combination of Field Data and Modeling, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Mountain Observatories: Status and Prospects for Enhancing and Connecting a Global Community, 2021, Mountain Research and Development
  • Vegetation effects on soil pore structure and hydraulic properties in volcanic ash soils of the high Andes, 2022, Hydrological Processes

The scientist has published frequently in venues including zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Earth Surface Dynamics, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface, Hydrological Processes, and Biogeosciences.

Recurring collaborations involve coauthors such as:

  • Armando Molina
  • Sophie Opfergelt
  • Miluska A. Rosas
  • François Jonard
  • Kristof Van Oost

Best Publications

  • Soil erosion as a driver of land-use change

    Martha M. Bakker;Gerard Govers;Costas Kosmas;Veerle Vanacker

  • Reproducibility of UAV-based earth topography reconstructions based on Structure-from-Motion algorithms

    François Clapuyt;Veerle Vanacker;Kristof Van Oost

  • Use of LIDAR‐derived images for mapping old landslides under forest

    M. Van Den Eeckhaut;J. Poesen;G. Verstraeten;V. Vanacker

  • The effectiveness of hillshade maps and expert knowledge in mapping old deep-seated landslides

    M. Van Den Eeckhaut;J. Poesen;G. Verstraeten;V. Vanacker

  • Impacts of forest cover change on ecosystem services in high Andean mountains

    Vincent Balthazar;Veerle Vanacker;Armando Molina;Armando Molina;Eric F. Lambin;Eric F. Lambin

  • Restoring dense vegetation can slow mountain erosion to near natural benchmark levels

    Veerle Vanacker;Friedhelm von Blanckenburg;Gerard Govers;Armando Molina

  • Dynamic interactions of life and its landscape : feedbacks at the interface of geomorphology and ecology

    Liam Reinhardt;Douglas Jerolmack;Brad J. Cardinale;Veerle Vanacker

  • Linking hydrological, infinite slope stability and land-use change models through GIS for assessing the impact of deforestation on slope stability in high Andean watersheds

    Veerle Vanacker;Michiel Vanderschaeghe;Gerard Govers;Edith Willems

  • Runoff generation in a degraded Andean ecosystem: Interaction of vegetation cover and land use

    Armando Molina;Gerard Govers;Veerle Vanacker;Jean Poesen

  • Impacts of forests and forestation on hydrological services in the Andes: A systematic review

    Vivien Bonnesoeur;Bruno Locatelli;Bruno Locatelli;Manuel R. Guariguata;Boris F. Ochoa-Tocachi

  • River channel response to short-term human-induced change in landscape connectivity in Andean ecosystems

    Veerle Vanacker;Armando Molina;Gerard Govers;Jean Poesen

  • Evaluating the potential of post-processing kinematic (PPK) georeferencing for UAV-based structure- from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry and surface change detection

    He Zhang;Emilien Aldana-Jague;François Clapuyt;Florian Wilken;Florian Wilken

  • The effect of short-term socio-economic and demographic change on landuse dynamics and its corresponding geomorphic response with relation to water erosion in a tropical mountainous catchment, Ecuador

    Veerle Vanacker;Gerard Govers;Sandra Barros;Jean Poesen

  • Environmental factors controlling spatial variation in sediment yield in a central Andean mountain area

    Armando Molina;Gerard Govers;Jean Poesen;Hendrik Van Hemelryck

  • Low erosion rates measured for steep, sparsely vegetated catchments in southeast Spain

    N. Sougnez;B. van Wesemael;V. Vanacker

  • Evaluation and parameterization of ATCOR3 topographic correction method for forest cover mapping in mountain areas

    Vincent Balthazar;Veerle Vanacker;Eric F. Lambin;Eric F. Lambin

  • Constraining landscape development of the Sri Lankan escarpment with cosmogenic nuclides in river sediment

    Veerle Vanacker;F. von Blanckenburg;T. Hewawasam;P. W. Kubik

  • Impact of short-term rainfall fluctuation on interannual land cover change in sub-Saharan Africa

    Veerle Vanacker;Marc Linderman;Frederick Lupo;Stephanne Flasse

  • Abandonment of soil and water conservation structures in Mediterranean ecosystems: A case study from south east Spain

    N. Bellin;B. van Wesemael;A. Meerkerk;V. Vanacker

  • Logistic regression applied to natural hazards: rare event logistic regression with replications

    M. Guns;Veerle Vanacker

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerard Govers
Gerard Govers KU Leuven
Jean Poesen
Jean Poesen KU Leuven
Sophie Opfergelt
Sophie Opfergelt Université Catholique de Louvain
Kristof Van Oost
Kristof Van Oost Université Catholique de Louvain
Marcus Christl
Marcus Christl ETH Zurich
Eric F. Lambin
Eric F. Lambin Stanford University
Jozef Deckers
Jozef Deckers KU Leuven
Peter W. Kubik
Peter W. Kubik ETH Zurich
Pierre Delmelle
Pierre Delmelle Université Catholique de Louvain

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