Ilse van Opzeeland

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Ilse van Opzeeland is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilse van Opzeeland has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Ecology, 30 papers in Oceanography and 24 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Ilse van Opzeeland's work include Marine animal studies overview (52 papers), Underwater Acoustics Research (29 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (24 papers). Ilse van Opzeeland is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (52 papers), Underwater Acoustics Research (29 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (24 papers). Ilse van Opzeeland collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Ilse van Opzeeland's co-authors include Hans Slabbekoorn, A. Coers, Carel ten Cate, Arthur N. Popper, Niels Bouton, Olaf Boebel, Karolin Thomisch, Daniel P. Zitterbart, Lars Kindermann and Sofie M. Van Parijs and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Ilse van Opzeeland

46 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

A noisy spring: the impact of globally rising underwater sound levels on fish

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ilse van Opzeeland Germany	20	1.5k	838	746	314	287	53	1.6k
Enrico Pirotta United Kingdom	26	1.9k 1.3×	802 1.0×	484 0.6×	547 1.7×	412 1.4×	76	2.1k
Leila Hatch United States	19	1.2k 0.8×	694 0.8×	569 0.8×	278 0.9×	139 0.5×	45	1.4k
Erin A. Falcone United States	15	1.4k 0.9×	812 1.0×	413 0.6×	237 0.8×	439 1.5×	33	1.5k
Jorge Urbán R. Mexico	23	1.7k 1.2×	938 1.1×	363 0.5×	363 1.2×	516 1.8×	80	1.9k
Peter T. Stevick United States	20	1.5k 1.0×	661 0.8×	274 0.4×	325 1.0×	475 1.7×	41	1.6k
Denise Risch United Kingdom	19	1.1k 0.7×	790 0.9×	549 0.7×	181 0.6×	256 0.9×	51	1.2k
Erin Ashe United Kingdom	20	1.1k 0.8×	580 0.7×	422 0.6×	300 1.0×	189 0.7×	39	1.3k
Alejandro Acevedo‐Gutiérrez United States	24	1.5k 1.0×	617 0.7×	372 0.5×	508 1.6×	315 1.1×	59	1.7k
Ken Findlay South Africa	24	1.3k 0.9×	732 0.9×	247 0.3×	409 1.3×	422 1.5×	71	1.5k
Lesley H. Thorne United States	18	1.0k 0.7×	392 0.5×	288 0.4×	324 1.0×	153 0.5×	47	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Ilse van Opzeeland

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ilse van Opzeeland

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Peters, Kimberley, et al.. (2025). Narrators of submersive affective atmospheres: Analysing oceanic representations through narratives of sound. Emotion, space and society. 55. 101067–101067.

Thomisch, Karolin, et al.. (2025). Geographical distribution of two acoustic fin whale ( Balaenoptera physalus ) populations across the Weddell Sea. Royal Society Open Science. 12(3). 241866–241866. 1 indexed citations

Opzeeland, Ilse van, et al.. (2025). The biological soundscape of temperate reefs in the Wadden sea. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 9216–9216.

Peters, Kimberley, et al.. (2024). Oceans sing, are you listening? Sounding out potentials for artistic audio engagements with science through the Polar Sounds project. Marine Policy. 169. 106347–106347. 2 indexed citations

Thomisch, Karolin, et al.. (2024). Characterizing offshore polar ocean soundscapes using ecoacoustic intensity and diversity metrics. Royal Society Open Science. 11(8). 231917–231917. 3 indexed citations

El‐Gabbas, Ahmed, et al.. (2023). Dynamic species distribution models of Antarctic blue whales in the Weddell Sea using visual sighting and passive acoustic monitoring data. Diversity and Distributions. 30(1). 87–105. 4 indexed citations

Thomisch, Karolin, et al.. (2022). Passive acoustic monitoring reveals year-round marine mammal community composition off Tasiilaq, Southeast Greenland. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 151(2). 1380–1392. 6 indexed citations

Thomisch, Karolin, et al.. (2021). Humpback whale song recordings suggest common feeding ground occupation by multiple populations. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 18806–18806. 14 indexed citations

El‐Gabbas, Ahmed, et al.. (2021). Static species distribution models in the marine realm: The case of baleen whales in the Southern Ocean. Diversity and Distributions. 27(8). 1536–1552. 20 indexed citations

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Opzeeland, Ilse van, et al.. (2021). Seasonal and diel cycles of fin whale acoustic occurrence near Elephant Island, Antarctica. Royal Society Open Science. 8(5). 201142–201142. 19 indexed citations

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Thomisch, Karolin, et al.. (2021). Multi-year presence of humpback whales in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean but not during El Niño. Communications Biology. 4(1). 790–790. 20 indexed citations

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Thomisch, Karolin, et al.. (2020). Frozen verses: Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) call predominantly during austral winter. Royal Society Open Science. 7(10). 192112–192112. 21 indexed citations

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Iorio, Lucia Di, Catherine L. Berchok, Luis Bedriñana‐Romano, et al.. (2019). Visual and passive acoustic observations of blue whale trios from two distinct populations. Marine Mammal Science. 36(1). 365–374. 27 indexed citations

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Thomisch, Karolin, Olaf Boebel, CW Clark, et al.. (2016). Spatio-temporal patterns in acoustic presence and distribution of Antarctic blue whales Balaenoptera musculus intermedia in the Weddell Sea. Endangered Species Research. 30. 239–253. 56 indexed citations

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Opzeeland, Ilse van, et al.. (2013). Modelling Habitat Suitability of Humpback and Antarctic Minke Whale Feeding Grounds in the Southern Ocean. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 1 indexed citations

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Boebel, Olaf, et al.. (2013). LOCAL TO BASIN SCALE ARRAYS FOR PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING IN THE ATLANTIC SECTOR OF THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 11 indexed citations

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Kindermann, Lars, et al.. (2012). Passive Acoustic Monitoring of ambient noise in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 19(1). 16–22. 1 indexed citations

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Opzeeland, Ilse van & Jennifer Miksis‐Olds. (2011). Acoustic Ecology of Pinnipeds in Polar Habitats. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 2 indexed citations

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Klinck, Holger, Lars Kindermann, Horst Bornemann, et al.. (2007). Characteristics of underwater calls of the Ross seal. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 73(4). 303–303. 1 indexed citations

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Opzeeland, Ilse van & Sofie M. Van Parijs. (2004). Individuality in harp seal, Phoca groenlandica, pup vocalizations. Animal Behaviour. 68(5). 1115–1123. 15 indexed citations

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