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Research Institute for Nature and Forest Subject Rankings 2025

Agriculture and Forestry, Architecture and Design, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings along with their 197 sub-branches, can be analyzed at global, national, and regional levels. You can also evaluate them based on the i10 index and citation numbersAs of Sep 18, 2024, rankings are according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in beta. This is due to the exclusion of (1.014.193) scientists categorized under 'others,' whose profiles cannot yet be determined, edited, or classified. As these fields are updated, the rankings will adjust accordingly. Please keep this in mind. See Also: [University Subject Rankings]

* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Hoffmann, Maurice
ecology
nature conservation
nature management
seed dispersal
herbivory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
130
7,229
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Joachim Mergeay
population genetics
ecology
evolution
conservation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
78
4,799
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Claude Belpaire
Aquatic ecology
fish ecology
ecotoxicology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
78
5,615
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Dirk Bauwens
ecology herpetology animal behaviour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
70
6,295
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Bruno De Vos
forest soils - site research - soil pollution - ecology - carbon sequestration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
73
5,404
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sander Jacobs
Nature's contributions to people
ecosystem services
natural capital accounting
integrated valuation
socio-ecosystems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
71
6,619
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Margot Vanhellemont
forest ecology - grassland restoration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
49
2,928
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Francis Turkelboom
Multifunctional landscapes
ecosystem services
socio-ecological systems
multistakeholder interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
53
5,227
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Hugo Verreycken
Invasive freshwater fish
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
35
2,157
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Johan Neirynck
biogeochemistry
air pollution
global change
critical load
ozone
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
42
4,179
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nathalie Cools
long-term ecological research
soil science
forestry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
35
2,708
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Arne Verstraeten
atmospheric deposition
forest health
biogeochemistry
carbon and nitrogen cycling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
29
2,682
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
An Vanden Broeck
conservation genetics
conservation biology
ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
37
1,956
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Kris Decleer
ecological restoration
wetland management
invertebrate conservation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
34
3,470
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Arno Thomaes
forest ecology and saproxylic beetles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
38
1,324
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Geert De Knijf
Freshwater ecology
Odonata
entomology
conservation
monitoring
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
44
1,982
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Wouter Van Landuyt
Botany
nature conservation
ecology
biogeography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
33
2,770
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dirk Maes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
97
8,480
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hoffmann, Maurice
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
130
7,229
ecology
nature conservation
nature management
seed dispersal
herbivory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joachim Mergeay
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
41
78
4,799
population genetics
ecology
evolution
conservation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Claude Belpaire
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
41
78
5,615
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Luc De Bruyn
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
41
101
6,548
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dirk Bauwens
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
41
70
6,295
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bruno De Vos
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
73
5,404
forest soils - site research - soil pollution - ecology - carbon sequestration
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sander Jacobs
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
71
6,619
Nature's contributions to people
ecosystem services
natural capital accounting
integrated valuation
socio-ecosystems
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tim Adriaens
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
72
5,252
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Margot Vanhellemont
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
49
2,928
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francis Turkelboom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
53
5,227
Multifunctional landscapes
ecosystem services
socio-ecological systems
multistakeholder interaction
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eric Stienen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
95
4,515
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hugo Verreycken
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
35
2,157
Invasive freshwater fish
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hans Van Calster
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
36
4,676
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Johan Neirynck
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
42
4,179
biogeochemistry
air pollution
global change
critical load
ozone
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nathalie Cools
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
25
35
2,708
long-term ecological research
soil science
forestry
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Arne Verstraeten
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
29
2,682
atmospheric deposition
forest health
biogeochemistry
carbon and nitrogen cycling
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kris Vandekerkhove
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
46
2,232
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
An Vanden Broeck
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
37
1,956
conservation genetics
conservation biology
ecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kris Decleer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
34
3,470
ecological restoration
wetland management
invertebrate conservation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Arno Thomaes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
38
1,324
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jeroen Speybroeck
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
40
2,886
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Frank Van de Meutter
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
28
2,342
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Geert De Knijf
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
19
44
1,982
Freshwater ecology
Odonata
entomology
conservation
monitoring
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wouter Van Landuyt
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
19
33
2,770
Botany
nature conservation
ecology
biogeography