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D-Index
65
Citations
15794
World Ranking
1791
National Ranking
54

Willem Bouten 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 Willem Bouten sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 257 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Willem Bouten 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 Willem Bouten sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Willem Bouten is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Ecology, which accounts for a significant portion of their work. Additional subfields of interest include Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling.

Their main topics of study encompass a broad range of ecological and environmental concerns. Key areas of research include Avian ecology and behavior, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies.

Among their frequent co-authors are Peter Desmet, Tanja Milotić, Bruno J. Ens, Henk-Jan van der Kolk, and Kees Oosterbeek.

Willem Bouten has contributed numerous articles to various scientific journals and repositories. Frequent publication venues include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Animal Ecology, and Movement Ecology.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Willem Bouten include:

  • Long-distance migrants vary migratory behaviour as much as short-distance migrants: An individual-level comparison from a seabird species with diverse migration strategies (2021) - Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Hotspots in the grid: Avian sensitivity and vulnerability to collision risk from energy infrastructure interactions in Europe and North Africa (2022) - Journal of Applied Ecology
  • A predictive model for improving placement of wind turbines to minimise collision risk potential for a large soaring raptor (2021) - Journal of Applied Ecology
  • When speed matters: The importance of flight speed in an avian collision risk model (2021) - Environmental Impact Assessment Review
  • Winds at departure shape seasonal patterns of nocturnal bird migration over the North Sea (2020) - Journal of Avian Biology

Best Publications

  • A Shuffled Complex Evolution Metropolis algorithm for optimization and uncertainty assessment of hydrologic model parameters

    Jasper A. Vrugt;Hoshin V. Gupta;Willem Bouten;Soroosh Sorooshian

  • Soil water content measurements at different scales: accuracy of time domain reflectometry and ground-penetrating radar

    J.A. Huisman;C. Sperl;W. Bouten;J.M. Verstraten

  • Modeling water retention curves of sandy soils using neural networks

    Marcel G. Schaap;Marcel G. Schaap;Willem Bouten

  • A quantitative framework for assessing spatial flows of ecosystem services

    H.M. Serna-Chavez;C.J.E. Schulp;P.M. van Bodegom;W. Bouten

  • A flexible GPS tracking system for studying bird behaviour at multiple scales

    Willem Bouten;Edwin W. Baaij;Judy Shamoun-Baranes;Kees C. J. Camphuysen

  • Gross rainfall and its partitioning into throughfall, stemflow and evaporation of intercepted water in four forest ecosystems in western Amazonia

    C.Tobón Marin;W Bouten;J Sevink

  • A Computer-Controlled 36-Channel Time Domain Reflectometry System for Monitoring Soil Water Contents

    T. J. Heimovaara;W. Bouten

  • RNCEP: global weather and climate data at your fingertips

    Michael U. Kemp;E. Emiel van Loon;Judy Shamoun-Baranes;Willem Bouten

  • Assessing temporal variations in soil water composition with time domain reflectometry

    T.J. Heimovaara;A.G. Focke;W. Bouten;J.M. Verstraten

  • How predictability of feeding patches affects home range and foraging habitat selection in avian social scavengers

    Sophie Monsarrat;Simon Benhamou;François Sarrazin;Carmen Bessa-Gomes

  • Segmentation optimization and stratified object-based analysis for semi-automated geomorphological mapping

    Niels S. Anders;Arie C. Seijmonsbergen;Willem Bouten

  • From sensor data to animal behaviour: an oystercatcher example

    Judy Shamoun-Baranes;Roeland Bom;E. Emiel van Loon;Bruno J. Ens

  • Mapping spatial variation in surface soil water content: comparison of ground-penetrating radar and time domain reflectometry

    J.A. Huisman;J.J.J.C. Snepvangers;W. Bouten;G.B.M. Heuvelink

  • Frequency domain analysis of time domain reflectometry waveforms: 2. A four‐component complex dielectric mixing model for soils

    T. J. Heimovaara;W. Bouten;J. M. Verstraten

  • Spatial patterns of throughfall and soil water dynamics in a Douglas fir stand

    W. Bouten;T. J. Heimovaara;A. Tiktak

  • Overseas seed dispersal by migratory birds.

    Duarte S. Viana;Laura Gangoso;Willem Bouten;Jordi Figuerola

  • Can wind help explain seasonal differences in avian migration speed

    Michael U. Kemp;Judy Shamoun-Baranes;Hans Van Gasteren;Willem Bouten

  • Arctic Geese Tune Migration to a Warming Climate but Still Suffer from a Phenological Mismatch.

    Thomas K. Lameris;Henk P. van der Jeugd;Götz Eichhorn;Adriaan M. Dokter;Adriaan M. Dokter

  • Regional and seasonal flight speeds of soaring migrants and the role of weather conditions at hourly and daily scales

    W. M. G. Vansteelant;W. Bouten;R. H. G. Klaassen;B. J. Koks

  • Integrating Meteorology into Research on Migration

    Judy Shamoun-Baranes;Willem Bouten;E. Emiel van Loon

  • Modeling daily gas exchange of a Douglas-fir forest: comparison of three stomatal conductance models with and without a soil water stress function.

    M. T. Van Wijk;S. C. Dekker;W. Bouten;F. C. Bosveld

Frequent Co-Authors

Judy Shamoun-Baranes
Judy Shamoun-Baranes University of Amsterdam
Jasper A. Vrugt
Jasper A. Vrugt University of California, Irvine
Johan Alexander Huisman
Johan Alexander Huisman Forschungszentrum Jülich
Raymond H. G. Klaassen
Raymond H. G. Klaassen University of Groningen
Stefan C. Dekker
Stefan C. Dekker Utrecht University
Hoshin V. Gupta
Hoshin V. Gupta University of Arizona
Jacobus M. Verstraten
Jacobus M. Verstraten University of Amsterdam
Marcel G. Schaap
Marcel G. Schaap University of Arizona
Bruno J. Ens
Bruno J. Ens University of Groningen
M.T. van Wijk
M.T. van Wijk International Livestock Research Institute

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