David Kleijn

28.5k total citations · 12 hit papers
169 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

David Kleijn is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Kleijn has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 76 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 59 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in David Kleijn's work include Plant and animal studies (94 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (76 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (35 papers). David Kleijn is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (94 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (76 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (35 papers). David Kleijn collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United Kingdom. David Kleijn's co-authors include William J. Sutherland, Simon G. Potts, Riccardo Bommarco, Teja Tscharntke, Péter Batáry, Jeroen Scheper, Andrea Holzschuh, Andràs Báldí, Jort Verhulst and Yann Clough and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

David Kleijn

162 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

Ecological intensification: harnessing ecosystem... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2012 2003 2006 2015 2008 400 800 1.2k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Ecological intensification: harnessing ecosystem services for food security
    2012 1.3k citations Riccardo Bommarco, David Kleijn et al. profile →
  2. How effective are European agri‐environment schemes in conserving and promoting biodiversity?
    2003 1.1k citations David Kleijn et al. Journal of Applied Ecology profile →
  3. Mixed biodiversity benefits of agri‐environment schemes in five European countries
    2006 780 citations David Kleijn, Yann Clough et al. Ecology Letters profile →
  4. The role of agri‐environment schemes in conservation and environmental management
    2015 725 citations Péter Batáry, David Kleijn et al. profile →
  5. On the relationship between farmland biodiversity and land-use intensity in Europe
    2008 664 citations David Kleijn, Andràs Báldí et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
  6. Agri-environment schemes do not effectively protect biodiversity in Dutch agricultural landscapes
    2001 530 citations David Kleijn, Frank Berendse et al. profile →
  7. Conservation biological control and enemy diversity on a landscape scale
    2007 524 citations Teja Tscharntke, Riccardo Bommarco et al. profile →
  8. Does conservation on farmland contribute to halting the biodiversity decline?
    2011 519 citations David Kleijn, Jeroen Scheper et al. profile →
  9. Landscape-moderated biodiversity effects of agri-environmental management: a meta-analysis
    2010 469 citations Péter Batáry, Andràs Báldí et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
  10. From research to action: enhancing crop yield through wild pollinators
    2014 388 citations Luísa G. Carvalheiro, David Kleijn et al. profile →
  11. Environmental factors driving the effectiveness of European agri‐environmental measures in mitigating pollinator loss – a meta‐analysis
    2013 382 citations Jeroen Scheper, Andrea Holzschuh et al. Ecology Letters profile →
  12. Ecological Intensification: Bridging the Gap between Science and Practice
    2018 373 citations David Kleijn, Riccardo Bommarco et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Kleijn Netherlands 54 7.7k 5.7k 4.8k 4.6k 3.4k 169 14.8k
Henrik G. Smith Sweden 72 10.2k 1.3× 5.0k 0.9× 3.7k 0.8× 5.1k 1.1× 5.2k 1.5× 297 16.2k
Riccardo Bommarco Sweden 60 9.9k 1.3× 5.1k 0.9× 5.6k 1.2× 7.4k 1.6× 2.9k 0.9× 168 16.1k
Ivette Perfecto United States 55 4.7k 0.6× 2.7k 0.5× 3.6k 0.7× 2.6k 0.6× 3.1k 0.9× 215 13.5k
Carsten Thies Germany 36 6.3k 0.8× 4.1k 0.7× 4.0k 0.8× 4.7k 1.0× 2.3k 0.7× 54 10.4k
Richard F. Pywell United Kingdom 50 4.8k 0.6× 4.4k 0.8× 3.5k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 3.0k 0.9× 220 10.4k
Jaboury Ghazoul Switzerland 57 4.2k 0.5× 3.6k 0.6× 2.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.3× 3.4k 1.0× 211 11.6k
Wolfgang W. Weisser Germany 72 8.3k 1.1× 7.5k 1.3× 5.5k 1.2× 6.2k 1.3× 5.2k 1.5× 400 18.9k
Josef Settele Germany 62 12.1k 1.6× 6.1k 1.1× 4.9k 1.0× 7.4k 1.6× 3.4k 1.0× 229 19.7k
Alexandra‐Maria Klein Germany 59 16.7k 2.2× 6.3k 1.1× 8.2k 1.7× 11.3k 2.4× 2.6k 0.7× 211 22.8k
Péter Batáry Hungary 47 3.9k 0.5× 3.8k 0.7× 2.0k 0.4× 2.0k 0.4× 2.9k 0.8× 165 8.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kleijn, David, et al.. (2025). Mass‐flowering lupin has positive, but limited, effect on wild bee conservation in agricultural landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology. 62(3). 492–501. 2 indexed citations
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Plas, Fons van der, et al.. (2024). Arthropod abundance is most strongly driven by crop and semi-natural habitat type rather than management in an intensive agricultural landscape in the Netherlands. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 378. 109298–109298. 5 indexed citations
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Ortego, Joaquín, Matthias Albrecht, Andràs Báldí, et al.. (2024). Seminatural areas act as reservoirs of genetic diversity for crop pollinators and natural enemies across Europe. Conservation Science and Practice. 6(5). 2 indexed citations
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Scheper, Jeroen, Isabelle Badenhausser, Jochen Kantelhardt, et al.. (2023). Biodiversity and pollination benefits trade off against profit in an intensive farming system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(28). e2212124120–e2212124120. 27 indexed citations
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Scheper, Jeroen, Riccardo Bommarco, G.A. de Groot, et al.. (2023). Inconsistent responses of carabid beetles and spiders to land-use intensity and landscape complexity in north-western Europe. Biological Conservation. 283. 110128–110128. 8 indexed citations
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Kleijn, David, Isabelle Badenhausser, Carlos Zaragoza‐Trello, et al.. (2020). The relative importance of green infrastructure as refuge habitat for pollinators increases with local land‐use intensity. Journal of Applied Ecology. 57(8). 1494–1503. 28 indexed citations
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Runhaar, Hens, et al.. (2019). The power of argument. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 17(3). 231–242. 9 indexed citations
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Fijen, Thijs P. M., et al.. (2019). Effects of landscape complexity on pollinators are moderated by pollinators' association with mass-flowering crops. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 286(1900). 20190387–20190387. 37 indexed citations
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Marja, Riho, David Kleijn, Teja Tscharntke, et al.. (2019). Effectiveness of agri‐environmental management on pollinators is moderated more by ecological contrast than by landscape structure or land‐use intensity. Ecology Letters. 22(9). 1493–1500. 57 indexed citations
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Moerman, Romain, Luísa G. Carvalheiro, A.‐L. Jacquemart, et al.. (2016). Drift in distribution and quality of host-plant resources in common bumblebees. Global Change Biology. 1 indexed citations
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Potts, Simon G., et al.. (2015). Status and trends of European pollinators. Key findings of the STEP project. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 10(2). 139–41. 34 indexed citations
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Scheper, Jeroen, Menno Reemer, W.A. Ozinga, et al.. (2014). Museum specimens reveal loss of pollen host plants as key factor driving wild bee decline in The Netherlands. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(49). 17552–17557. 263 indexed citations
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Kleijn, David & Ivo Raemakers. (2012). Waardplantvoorkeur van hommels: terugkijken in de tijd. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 72. 21–35. 3 indexed citations
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Kleijn, David, et al.. (2011). African winter population trends of European waterbirds : the identification of critical sites and the effectiveness of Ramsar and IBA site designation for the conservation of migratory waterbirds. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 2 indexed citations
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Meerburg, B.G., Miriam Koene, & David Kleijn. (2011). Escherichia coli Concentrations in Feces of Geese, Coots, and Gulls Residing on Recreational Water in The Netherlands. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 11(6). 601–603. 21 indexed citations
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Teunissen, Wolf, et al.. (2008). Factoren die de overleving van weidevogelkuikens beïnvloeden. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1 indexed citations
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Clough, Yann, Andrea Holzschuh, Doreen Gabriel, et al.. (2007). Alpha and beta diversity of arthropods and plants in organically and conventionally managed wheat fields. Journal of Applied Ecology. 44(4). 804–812. 148 indexed citations
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Albrecht, Matthias, Peter Duelli, Christine Müller, David Kleijn, & Bernhard Schmid. (2007). The Swiss agri‐environment scheme enhances pollinator diversity and plant reproductive success in nearby intensively managed farmland. Journal of Applied Ecology. 44(4). 813–822. 177 indexed citations
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Berendse, Frank, Dan Chamberlain, David Kleijn, & Hans Schekkerman. (2004). Declining Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes and the Effectiveness of Agri-environment Schemes. AMBIO. 33(8). 499–502. 88 indexed citations
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Kleijn, David, et al.. (1999). De effectiviteit van Agrarisch Natuurbeheer : evaluatie van natuurwinst door beheersovereenkomsten in de polders Westbroek en Maarsseveen. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 16(4). 227–235. 3 indexed citations

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