Frank Adriaensen

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Frank Adriaensen is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Adriaensen has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Ecology, 34 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 13 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Frank Adriaensen's work include Avian ecology and behavior (36 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (27 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (25 papers). Frank Adriaensen is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (36 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (27 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (25 papers). Frank Adriaensen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Frank Adriaensen's co-authors include Erik Matthysen, André A. Dhondt, J.P. Chardon, Geert De Blust, Hubert Gulinck, Else Swinnen, Bart Kempenaers, Luc Lens, Thijs van Overveld and Luc De Bruyn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Frank Adriaensen

65 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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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.

The application of ‘least-cost’ modelling as a functional landscape model

2003 1.1k citations Frank Adriaensen, Erik Matthysen et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank Adriaensen Belgium	30	3.2k	1.4k	968	901	679	66	4.1k
Giacomo Tavecchia Spain	40	3.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	958 1.0×	784 0.9×	641 0.9×	119	4.3k
Beatriz Arroyo Spain	36	4.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	591 0.7×	976 1.4×	206	5.0k
Keith L. Bildstein United States	35	3.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	886 0.9×	796 0.9×	861 1.3×	157	4.4k
Joël Bêty Canada	40	3.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	717 0.7×	686 0.8×	838 1.2×	123	4.5k
José Luis Tellerı́a Spain	41	3.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	1.7k 1.8×	677 0.8×	1.0k 1.5×	161	4.5k
John M. Eadie United States	36	2.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	586 0.7×	435 0.6×	118	3.7k
Fabrizio Sergio Spain	42	4.4k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.5×	575 0.6×	1.0k 1.5×	103	5.3k
Brett K. Sandercock United States	40	3.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	708 0.8×	672 1.0×	154	4.4k
Geoff M. Hilton United Kingdom	34	2.9k 0.9×	867 0.6×	863 0.9×	583 0.6×	667 1.0×	121	3.5k
Petra Quillfeldt Germany	37	3.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	685 0.7×	957 1.1×	414 0.6×	230	4.9k

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Baardsen, Lisa F., Luc De Bruyn, Frank Adriaensen, et al.. (2021). No overall effect of urbanization on nest-dwelling arthropods of great tits (Parus major).. Urban Ecosystems. 24(5). 959–972. 6 indexed citations

Matthysen, Erik, et al.. (2021). Great and blue tit laying dates vary with fine-scale variation in local tree composition but not tree budburst. Journal für Ornithologie. 162(3). 709–722. 3 indexed citations

Stenseth, Nils Chr., Joël M. Durant, Mike S. Fowler, et al.. (2015). Testing for effects of climate change on competitive relationships and coexistence between two bird species. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 282(1807). 20141958–20141958. 43 indexed citations

Overveld, Thijs van, Frank Adriaensen, & Erik Matthysen. (2014). No evidence for correlational selection on exploratory behaviour and natal dispersal in the great tit. Evolutionary Ecology. 29(1). 137–156. 11 indexed citations

Heylen, Dieter, Frank Adriaensen, Stefan Van Dongen, Hein Sprong, & Erik Matthysen. (2013). Ecological factors that determine Ixodes ricinus tick burdens in the great tit (Parus major), an avian reservoir of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.. International Journal for Parasitology. 43(8). 603–611. 35 indexed citations

Overveld, Thijs van, Vincent Careau, Frank Adriaensen, & Erik Matthysen. (2013). Seasonal- and sex-specific correlations between dispersal and exploratory behaviour in the great tit. Oecologia. 174(1). 109–120. 28 indexed citations

Matthysen, Erik, Frank Adriaensen, & André A. Dhondt. (2010). Multiple responses to increasing spring temperatures in the breeding cycle of blue and great tits (Cyanistes caeruleus, Parus major). Global Change Biology. 17(1). 1–16. 94 indexed citations

Matthysen, Erik, Thijs van Overveld, Tom Van de Casteele, & Frank Adriaensen. (2009). Family movements before independence influence natal dispersal in a territorial songbird. Oecologia. 162(3). 591–597. 27 indexed citations

Sæther, Bernt-Erik, Steinar Engen, Vidar Grøtan, et al.. (2007). The extended Moran effect and large‐scale synchronous fluctuations in the size of great tit and blue tit populations. Journal of Animal Ecology. 76(2). 315–325. 75 indexed citations

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Adriaensen, Frank, Mwangi Githiru, Erik Matthysen, & Luc Lens. (2006). Modelling forest connectivity for critically-endangered bird species: A case study in the Taita Hills, Kenya. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 7 indexed citations

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Wauters, Lucas A., Erik Matthysen, Frank Adriaensen, & Guido Tosi. (2004). Within‐sex density dependence and population dynamics of red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris. Journal of Animal Ecology. 73(1). 11–25. 82 indexed citations

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Tufto, Jarle, et al.. (2004). A Parametric Model for Estimation of Dispersal Patterns Applied to Five Passerine Spatially Structured Populations. The American Naturalist. 165(1). E13–E26. 54 indexed citations

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Lens, Luc, Frank Adriaensen, & Erik Matthysen. (1999). Dispersal studies in recently and historically fragmented forests - a comparison between Kenya and Belgium. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 12 indexed citations

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Adriaensen, Frank, et al.. (1998). Between cohort variation in dispersal distance in the Eurasian Kestrel **Falco tinnunculus** L. as shown by ringing recoveries. Ardea. 86(2). 147–152. 15 indexed citations

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Matthysen, Erik, et al.. (1995). DIVERSE EFFECTS OF FOREST FRAGMANTATION ON A NUMBER OF ANIMAL SPECIES. Belgian journal of zoology. 125(1). 175–183. 23 indexed citations

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Matthysen, Erik, Frank Adriaensen, André A. Dhondt, & André A. Dhondt. (1995). Dispersal Distances of Nuthatches, Sitta europaea, in a Highly Fragmented Forest Habitat. Oikos. 72(3). 375–375. 109 indexed citations

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Dhondt, André A., Bart Kempenaers, & Frank Adriaensen. (1992). Density-Dependent Clutch Size Caused by Habitat Heterogeneity. Journal of Animal Ecology. 61(3). 643–643. 171 indexed citations

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Adriaensen, Frank, André A. Dhondt, & Erik Matthysen. (1990). Bird migration. Nature. 347(6288). 23–23. 6 indexed citations

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Adriaensen, Frank & André A. Dhondt. (1990). Population Dynamics and Partial Migration of the European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in Different Habitats. Journal of Animal Ecology. 59(3). 1077–1077. 135 indexed citations

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Adriaensen, Frank. (1987). The timing of Robin migration in Belgium as shown by ringing recoveries. Ringing & Migration. 8(1). 43–55. 4 indexed citations

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