Jean‐François Bastin

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Jean‐François Bastin is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Forestry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean‐François Bastin has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 15 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Forestry. Recurrent topics in Jean‐François Bastin's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (17 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (13 papers) and African Botany and Ecology Studies (11 papers). Jean‐François Bastin is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (17 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (13 papers) and African Botany and Ecology Studies (11 papers). Jean‐François Bastin collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Kingdom. Jean‐François Bastin's co-authors include Danilo Mollicone, Thomas W. Crowther, Constantin M. Zohner, Marcelo Rezende, Devin Routh, Yelena Finegold, Claude García, Jan Bogaert, Aurélie Shapiro and Adriaan J. Teuling and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jean‐François Bastin

36 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

The global tree restoration potential 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2022 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. The global tree restoration potential
    2019 1.3k citations Jean‐François Bastin, Yelena Finegold et al. Science profile →
  2. Shifts in regional water availability due to global tree restoration
    2022 204 citations Jean‐François Bastin 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
Jean‐François Bastin Belgium 17 1.5k 701 639 432 235 39 2.5k
Peter Holmgren Sweden 17 1.6k 1.1× 1.0k 1.5× 540 0.8× 431 1.0× 180 0.8× 26 2.8k
Rosa María Román-Cuesta United States 28 2.2k 1.5× 1.1k 1.6× 755 1.2× 417 1.0× 341 1.5× 60 3.1k
Egídio Arai Brazil 22 1.8k 1.2× 1.1k 1.6× 344 0.5× 392 0.9× 240 1.0× 61 2.6k
Rodel D. Lasco Philippines 26 1.4k 0.9× 432 0.6× 450 0.7× 275 0.6× 210 0.9× 102 2.5k
Subrata Nandy India 23 923 0.6× 985 1.4× 464 0.7× 682 1.6× 178 0.8× 84 1.9k
Christina L. Staudhammer United States 29 1.5k 1.0× 636 0.9× 850 1.3× 335 0.8× 195 0.8× 109 2.5k
Ignácio Gasparri Argentina 28 1.9k 1.3× 1.1k 1.5× 540 0.8× 365 0.8× 114 0.5× 73 3.2k
Javier Gallego Italy 18 1.7k 1.2× 1.3k 1.9× 492 0.8× 474 1.1× 246 1.0× 27 2.8k
Fernando Del Bon Espírito-Santo Brazil 22 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 1.6× 903 1.4× 923 2.1× 164 0.7× 40 2.6k
John R. Thomlinson Puerto Rico 17 1.6k 1.1× 822 1.2× 1.2k 1.8× 282 0.7× 225 1.0× 22 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Jean‐François Bastin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jean‐François Bastin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jean‐François Bastin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jean‐François Bastin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jean‐François Bastin 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 Jean‐François Bastin. Jean‐François Bastin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ratsimba, Harifidy Rakoto, et al.. (2025). Potential of global vegetation maps in capturing xerophytic vegetation cover: insights from Madagascar's arid ecosystems. Journal of Arid Environments. 229. 105406–105406. 1 indexed citations
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Ebmeier, S. K., et al.. (2025). Wetland fragmentation associated with large populations across Africa. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5065–5065. 1 indexed citations
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Malaisse, François, et al.. (2024). Protected area creation and its limited effect on deforestation: Insights from the Kiziba-Baluba hunting domain (DR Congo). Trees Forests and People. 18. 100654–100654. 8 indexed citations
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Ligot, Gauthier, Jean‐François Bastin, Philippe Lejeune, et al.. (2024). Scaling up the assessment of logging’s impact on forest structure in Central Africa using field and UAV data. Environmental Research Letters. 20(1). 14018–14018. 1 indexed citations
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Sikuzani, Yannick Useni, et al.. (2024). Anthropogenic Effects on Green Infrastructure Spatial Patterns in Kisangani City and Its Urban–Rural Gradient. Land. 13(11). 1794–1794. 3 indexed citations
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Bastin, Jean‐François, et al.. (2022). Contribution of ‘human induced fires’ to forest and savanna land conversion dynamics in the Luki Biosphere Reserve landscape, western Democratic Republic of Congo. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 43(17). 6406–6429. 12 indexed citations
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Picard, Nicolas, Frédéric Mortier, Pierre Ploton, et al.. (2021). Using Model Analysis to Unveil Hidden Patterns in Tropical Forest Structures. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9. 4 indexed citations
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Zohner, Constantin M., Lidong Mo, Thomas A. M. Pugh, Jean‐François Bastin, & Thomas W. Crowther. (2020). Interactive climate factors restrict future increases in spring productivity of temperate and boreal trees. Global Change Biology. 26(7). 4042–4055. 38 indexed citations
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Bastin, Jean‐François, Yelena Finegold, Claude García, et al.. (2019). The global tree restoration potential. Science. 365(6448). 76–79. 1345 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bastin, Jean‐François, T.S.J. Elliott, Simon P. Hart, et al.. (2019). Understanding climate change from a global analysis of city analogues. PLoS ONE. 14(7). e0217592–e0217592. 104 indexed citations
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Shapiro, Aurélie, et al.. (2016). Using fragmentation to assess degradation of forest edges in Democratic Republic of Congo. Carbon Balance and Management. 11(1). 11–11. 48 indexed citations
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Bastin, Jean‐François, Adeline Fayolle, Jan Van den Bulcke, et al.. (2015). Wood Specific Gravity Variations and Biomass of Central African Tree Species: The Simple Choice of the Outer Wood. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0142146–e0142146. 51 indexed citations
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Bastin, Jean‐François. (2014). Estimating the aboveground biomass of Central African tropical forests at the tree, the canopy and the region level. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 2 indexed citations
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Serckx, Adeline, Marie‐Claude Huynen, Jean‐François Bastin, et al.. (2014). Nest Grouping Patterns of Bonobos (Pan paniscus) in Relation to Fruit Availability in a Forest-Savannah Mosaic. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e93742–e93742. 34 indexed citations
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Fayolle, Adeline, Michael Swaine, Jean‐François Bastin, et al.. (2014). Patterns of tree species composition across tropical African forests. Journal of Biogeography. 41(12). 2320–2331. 85 indexed citations
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Barima, Yao Sadaiou Sabas, Marie André, Jean‐François Bastin, et al.. (2013). Tree Plantation Will Not Compensate Natural Woody Vegetation Cover Loss in the Atlantic Department of Southern Benin. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 31(1). 62–70. 13 indexed citations
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Bastin, Jean‐François, et al.. (2011). Multiscalar analysis of the spatial pattern of forest ecosystems in central Africa justified by the pattern/process paradigm: Two case studies. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 79–98. 1 indexed citations

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