Jean‐Pierre Maelfait

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
130 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Jean‐Pierre Maelfait is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean‐Pierre Maelfait has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 53 papers in Genetics and 49 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Jean‐Pierre Maelfait's work include Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies (33 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (25 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (24 papers). Jean‐Pierre Maelfait is often cited by papers focused on Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies (33 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (25 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (24 papers). Jean‐Pierre Maelfait collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and France. Jean‐Pierre Maelfait's co-authors include Dries Bonte, Frederik Hendrickx, Luc Lens, Konjev Desender, L. Baert, Marjan Speelmans, Oliver Schweiger, Jaan Liira, Kevin Lambeets and Félix Herzog and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Pollution, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Jean‐Pierre Maelfait

125 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jean‐Pierre Maelfait Belgium 31 1.6k 1.4k 1.4k 1.1k 985 130 3.6k
Frederik Hendrickx Belgium 27 1.3k 0.8× 842 0.6× 889 0.6× 941 0.9× 740 0.8× 100 3.0k
Anthony Joern United States 41 2.4k 1.5× 1.9k 1.3× 2.4k 1.7× 1.2k 1.1× 691 0.7× 108 4.7k
Karen Goodell United States 18 1.9k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 655 0.7× 40 3.3k
Ian P. Vaughan United Kingdom 32 1.9k 1.2× 1.9k 1.4× 1.7k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 568 0.6× 92 4.3k
Heloise Gibb Australia 32 1.8k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 101 3.6k
Gina M. Wimp United States 25 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 817 0.7× 770 0.8× 52 3.2k
Ian Oliver Australia 27 1.1k 0.7× 1.7k 1.2× 1.7k 1.3× 608 0.6× 445 0.5× 65 3.7k
Joachim Adis Germany 25 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 970 0.7× 530 0.5× 930 0.9× 205 3.0k
John Lambrinos United States 20 1.0k 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 360 0.3× 465 0.5× 39 3.3k
G. N. Foster United Kingdom 28 872 0.5× 1.4k 1.0× 982 0.7× 836 0.8× 372 0.4× 82 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Jean‐Pierre Maelfait

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jean‐Pierre Maelfait

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jean‐Pierre Maelfait

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jean‐Pierre Maelfait. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jean‐Pierre Maelfait 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‐Pierre Maelfait. Jean‐Pierre Maelfait 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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Maelfait, Jean‐Pierre, et al.. (2007). Ant biodiversity conservation in Belgian calcareous grasslands: active management is vital. Belgian journal of zoology. 137(2). 137–146. 21 indexed citations
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Speybroeck, Jeroen, Dries Bonte, Wouter Courtens, et al.. (2005). How may beach nourishment affect the sandy beach ecosystem? The case of Belgian beaches. Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute). 4 indexed citations
3.
Desender, Konjev, L. Baert, & Jean‐Pierre Maelfait. (2005). Evaluation of the effects of recent nature development measures in the Yser Estuary on ground beetle and spider assemblages. Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute). 1 indexed citations
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Bonte, Dries, et al.. (2004). Cannibalism and prey sharing among juveniles of the spider Oedothorax gibbosus (Blackwall, 1841) (Erigoninae, Linyphiidae, Araneae). Belgian journal of zoology. 134(2). 23–28. 7 indexed citations
5.
Lehouck, Valérie, Dries Bonte, Wouter Dekoninck, & Jean‐Pierre Maelfait. (2004). The distribution of ant nests (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in coastal grey dunes of Flanders (Belgium) and their relationship to myrmecochorous plants. Belgian journal of zoology. 134(2). 89–96. 4 indexed citations
6.
Bonte, Dries & Jean‐Pierre Maelfait. (2004). Colour variation and crypsis in relation to habitat selection in the males of the crab spider Xysticus sabulosus (Hahn, 1832) (Araneae: Thomisidae). Belgian journal of zoology. 134(2). 3–7. 13 indexed citations
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Maelfait, Jean‐Pierre, et al.. (2004). Comparative study of courtship and copulation in five Oedothorax species. Belgian journal of zoology. 134(2). 29–35. 6 indexed citations
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Hendrickx, Frederik, Katrien De Cock, Domir De Bakker, & Jean‐Pierre Maelfait. (2001). Differences in geographic distribution and habitat of some cryptic species in the Pardosa lugubris group (Lycosidae, Araneae) in Belgium. Belgian journal of zoology. 131. 79–84. 10 indexed citations
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Maelfait, Jean‐Pierre, et al.. (2001). Het effect van temperatuur op de ontwikkeling van de dwergspin Oedothorax gibbosus (Blackwall, 1841) (Erigoninae, Araneae) met speciale aandacht voor het mannelijk dimorfisme. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Maelfait, Jean‐Pierre, L. Baert, Dries Bonte, & Frederik Hendrickx. (2000). The richness and paucity of the spider fauna of the Belgian coast. Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute). 1 indexed citations
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Maelfait, Jean‐Pierre, et al.. (2000). Population genetic effects of forest fragmentation in Flanders (Belgium) on Coelotes terrestris (Wider) (Araneae: Agelenidae) as revealed by allozymes and RAPD.. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 8 indexed citations
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Maelfait, Jean‐Pierre, et al.. (1998). Resultaten van een onderzoek naar aëronautisch actieve spinnen in het duingebied van Oostduinkerke (West-Vlaanderen). Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 6 indexed citations
13.
Beladjal, Lynda, Robert Bosmans, & Jean‐Pierre Maelfait. (1996). Le genre Rhode Simon dans le Maghreb (Araneae, Dysderidae). Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations
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Desender, Konjev, et al.. (1995). Een gedocumenteerde rode lijst van de zandloopkevers en loopkevers van Vlaanderen. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 22 indexed citations
15.
Maelfait, Jean‐Pierre & Konjev Desender. (1995). Field margins as refuges and potential corridors for arthropods in the Flemish agricultural landscape. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Baert, L., Jean‐Pierre Maelfait, & Konjev Desender. (1995). Distribution of the arachnid species of the orders Scorpiones, Solifugae, Amblypigi, Schizomida, Opiliones and Pseudoscorpiones in Galapagos. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3 indexed citations
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Desender, Konjev, et al.. (1994). Loopkevers langs de Grensmaas. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations
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Baert, L., Konjev Desender, & Jean‐Pierre Maelfait. (1994). Evolutionary ecology, systematics and population genetics of terrestrial arthropods in the Galapagos archipelago (Ecuador). Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3 indexed citations
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Desender, Konjev, Michel Baguette, Marc Dufrêne, & Jean‐Pierre Maelfait. (1991). A state of knowledge on the distribution of Carabids in Belgium and northern France.. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 2 indexed citations
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Dufrêne, Marc, Michel Baguette, Konjev Desender, & Jean‐Pierre Maelfait. (1990). Evaluation of Carabids as bioindicators : a case study in Belgium.. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 13 indexed citations

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