Research Institute for Nature and Forest is a prestigious institution university established in 1878 in Belgium. It is represented by 46 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Natural Sciences (17 scientists), Agriculture & Forestry (7 scientists), and Engineering & Technology (3 scientists).

Total 46 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Dirk Maes
Conservation biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
30
0.638
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Hoffmann, Maurice
ecology
nature conservation
nature management
seed dispersal
herbivory
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
25
0.556
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Joachim Mergeay
population genetics
ecology
evolution
conservation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
29
0.707
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Claude Belpaire
Aquatic ecology
fish ecology
ecotoxicology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
22
0.537
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Dirk Bauwens
ecology herpetology animal behaviour
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
20
0.488
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Luc De Bruyn
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
19
0.463
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Sander Jacobs
Nature's contributions to people
ecosystem services
natural capital accounting
integrated valuation
socio-ecosystems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
33
0.846
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Bruno De Vos
forest soils - site research - soil pollution - ecology - carbon sequestration
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Tim Adriaens
Conservation Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
31
0.838
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Margot Vanhellemont
forest ecology - grassland restoration
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
25
0.735
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Francis Turkelboom
Multifunctional landscapes
ecosystem services
socio-ecological systems
multistakeholder interaction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
23
0.719
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Eric Stienen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
21
0.700
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Hugo Verreycken
Invasive freshwater fish
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
22
0.815
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Johan Neirynck
biogeochemistry
air pollution
global change
critical load
ozone
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
17
0.654
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nathalie Cools
long-term ecological research
soil science
forestry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
19
0.760
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Kris Vandekerkhove
Forest Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
18
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Arne Verstraeten
atmospheric deposition
forest health
biogeochemistry
carbon and nitrogen cycling
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
An Vanden Broeck
conservation genetics
conservation biology
ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
16
0.727
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Kris Decleer
ecological restoration
wetland management
invertebrate conservation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
13
0.619
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Frank Van de Meutter
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
13
0.619
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Arno Thomaes
forest ecology and saproxylic beetles
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Geert De Knijf
Freshwater ecology
Odonata
entomology
conservation
monitoring
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
14
0.700
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Wouter Van Landuyt
Botany
nature conservation
ecology
biogeography
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
13
0.650
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Jeroen Speybroeck
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dirk Maes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
30
0.638
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hoffmann, Maurice
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
25
0.556
ecology
nature conservation
nature management
seed dispersal
herbivory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joachim Mergeay
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
29
0.707
population genetics
ecology
evolution
conservation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Claude Belpaire
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
22
0.537
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dirk Bauwens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
20
0.488
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Luc De Bruyn
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
19
0.463
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sander Jacobs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
33
0.846
Nature's contributions to people
ecosystem services
natural capital accounting
integrated valuation
socio-ecosystems
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bruno De Vos
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
forest soils - site research - soil pollution - ecology - carbon sequestration
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tim Adriaens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
31
0.838
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Margot Vanhellemont
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
25
0.735
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francis Turkelboom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
23
0.719
Multifunctional landscapes
ecosystem services
socio-ecological systems
multistakeholder interaction
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eric Stienen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
21
0.700
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hugo Verreycken
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
22
0.815
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hans Van Calster
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
20
0.769
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Johan Neirynck
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
17
0.654
biogeochemistry
air pollution
global change
critical load
ozone
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nathalie Cools
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
19
0.760
long-term ecological research
soil science
forestry
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kris Vandekerkhove
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
18
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Arne Verstraeten
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826
atmospheric deposition
forest health
biogeochemistry
carbon and nitrogen cycling
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
An Vanden Broeck
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
16
0.727
conservation genetics
conservation biology
ecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kris Decleer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
13
0.619
ecological restoration
wetland management
invertebrate conservation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Frank Van de Meutter
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
13
0.619
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Arno Thomaes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Geert De Knijf
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
14
0.700
Freshwater ecology
Odonata
entomology
conservation
monitoring
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wouter Van Landuyt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
13
0.650
Botany
nature conservation
ecology
biogeography
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeroen Speybroeck
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600