Benoı̂t Mertens

1.8k total citations
19 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Benoı̂t Mertens is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Forestry. According to data from OpenAlex, Benoı̂t Mertens has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 6 papers in Forestry. Recurrent topics in Benoı̂t Mertens's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (14 papers), African Botany and Ecology Studies (6 papers) and Agriculture and Rural Development Research (6 papers). Benoı̂t Mertens is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (14 papers), African Botany and Ecology Studies (6 papers) and Agriculture and Rural Development Research (6 papers). Benoı̂t Mertens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Indonesia and France. Benoı̂t Mertens's co-authors include Éric F. Lambin, Jon Fjeldså, William D. Sunderlin, Ousseynou Ndoye, Adriano Venturieri, Marie-Gabrielle Piketty, René Poccard-Chapuis, N. Laporte, O. Ndoye and Atie Puntodewo and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecological Economics, World Development and International Journal of Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

Benoı̂t Mertens

18 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benoı̂t Mertens Belgium 11 994 397 243 190 170 19 1.4k
Daniel Redo Puerto Rico 11 828 0.8× 391 1.0× 129 0.5× 238 1.3× 127 0.7× 13 1.2k
Edward A. Ellis Mexico 19 1.3k 1.3× 389 1.0× 288 1.2× 191 1.0× 193 1.1× 43 1.7k
Marcos Antônio Pedlowski Brazil 20 1.1k 1.1× 395 1.0× 200 0.8× 183 1.0× 148 0.9× 46 1.5k
Scott Bergen United States 9 796 0.8× 559 1.4× 224 0.9× 278 1.5× 111 0.7× 14 1.4k
Adalberto Veríssimo United States 20 1.1k 1.1× 294 0.7× 318 1.3× 361 1.9× 155 0.9× 36 1.5k
Eirivelthon Lima United States 10 1.4k 1.4× 435 1.1× 378 1.6× 381 2.0× 123 0.7× 23 1.7k
Christopher Barber United States 10 1.1k 1.1× 733 1.8× 218 0.9× 324 1.7× 145 0.9× 14 1.7k
Nelly Rodríguez Colombia 16 693 0.7× 378 1.0× 172 0.7× 248 1.3× 85 0.5× 35 1.2k
Ruth DeFries United States 6 875 0.9× 534 1.3× 224 0.9× 227 1.2× 144 0.8× 7 1.3k
Fred Stolle United States 10 1.2k 1.2× 960 2.4× 156 0.6× 182 1.0× 105 0.6× 17 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Benoı̂t Mertens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benoı̂t Mertens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benoı̂t Mertens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Benoı̂t Mertens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Benoı̂t Mertens based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Benoı̂t Mertens. Benoı̂t Mertens is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Shapiro, Aurélie, Rémi d’Annunzio, Baudouin Desclée, et al.. (2023). Small scale agriculture continues to drive deforestation and degradation in fragmented forests in the Congo Basin (2015–2020). Land Use Policy. 134. 106922–106922. 27 indexed citations
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Kouamé, Koffi Fernand, et al.. (2022). Contribution of Sentinel-3A Radar Altimetry Data to the Study of the Water Level Variations in Lake Buyo (West of Côte d’Ivoire). Remote Sensing. 14(21). 5602–5602. 6 indexed citations
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Tritsch, Isabelle, et al.. (2020). Do forest-management plans and FSC certification help avoid deforestation in the Congo Basin?. Ecological Economics. 175. 106660–106660. 37 indexed citations
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Vrieling, Anton, et al.. (2013). Detecting Forest Degradation In The Congo Basin By Optical Remote Sensing. 722. 19. 3 indexed citations
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Mertens, Benoı̂t, Liu Hua, B. Belcher, et al.. (2007). Spatial patterns and processes of bamboo expansion in Southern China. Applied Geography. 28(1). 16–31. 32 indexed citations
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Poccard-Chapuis, René, Adriano Venturieri, Marie-Gabrielle Piketty, et al.. (2005). A CADEIA PRODUTIVA DA CARNE: UMA FERRAMENTA PARA MONITORAR AS DINÂMICAS NAS FRENTES PIONEIRAS NA AMAZÔNIA BRASILEIRA?. Cadernos de Ciência & Tecnologia. 22(1). 125–138. 1 indexed citations
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Poccard-Chapuis, René, Adriano Venturieri, Marie-Gabrielle Piketty, et al.. (2005). La filière viande : un levier pour contrôler les dynamiques pionnières en Amazonie brésilienne ?. Cahiers Agricultures. 14(1). 53–58. 4 indexed citations
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Pacheco, Pablo & Benoı̂t Mertens. (2004). Changements de l'utilisation des terres et développement de l'agriculture à Santa Cruz Bolivie. BOIS & FORETS DES TROPIQUES. 280(280). 29–40. 7 indexed citations
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Mertens, Benoı̂t, Marie-Gabrielle Piketty, Adriano Venturieri, Diógenes Salas Alves, & Jean–François Tourrand. (2004). Diversité d'utilisation et de mise en valeur des terres en Amazonie brésilienne. BOIS & FORETS DES TROPIQUES. 280. 17–27. 2 indexed citations
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Mertens, Benoı̂t, et al.. (2004). Modeling Deforestation at Distinct Geographic Scales and Time Periods in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. International Regional Science Review. 27(3). 271–296. 52 indexed citations
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Mertens, Benoı̂t, William D. Sunderlin, Ousseynou Ndoye, & Éric F. Lambin. (2001). Impact of Macroeconomic Change on Deforestation in South Cameroon: Integration of Household Survey and Remotely-Sensed Data. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Lambin, Éric F. & Benoı̂t Mertens. (2001). Abrupt and periodic shifts in a marsh location and their impact on biodiversity and farming activities in Shompole, Kenya. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 22(5). 711–716. 1 indexed citations
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Mertens, Benoı̂t, William D. Sunderlin, Ousseynou Ndoye, & Éric F. Lambin. (2000). Impact of Macroeconomic Change on Deforestation in South Cameroon: Integration of Household Survey and Remotely-Sensed Data. World Development. 28(6). 983–999. 165 indexed citations
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Mertens, Benoı̂t & Éric F. Lambin. (2000). Land-Cover-Change Trajectories in Southern Cameroon. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 90(3). 467–494. 405 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D., et al.. (2000). Economic crisis, small-scale agriculture, and forest cover change in southern Cameroon. Environmental Conservation. 27(3). 284–290. 65 indexed citations
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Mertens, Benoı̂t & Éric F. Lambin. (1999). Modelling land cover dynamics: integration of fine-scale land cover data with landscape attributes. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 1(1). 48–52. 22 indexed citations
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Fjeldså, Jon, Éric F. Lambin, & Benoı̂t Mertens. (1999). Correlation between endemism and local ecoclimatic stability documented by comparing Andean bird distributions and remotely sensed land surface data. Ecography. 22(1). 63–78. 174 indexed citations
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Mertens, Benoı̂t & Éric F. Lambin. (1997). Spatial modelling of deforestation in southern Cameroon. Applied Geography. 17(2). 143–162. 232 indexed citations

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