Johan van de Koppel

20.1k citations

170 papers · 14.5k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 56

Impact in

Earth-Surface Processes top 0.1%
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Global and Planetary Change top 0.1%
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Papers in

Ecology 97
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 66
Earth-Surface Processes 25
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics 18

Co-authors: Max Rietkerk P.M.J. Herman Tjeerd J. Bouma Peter C. de Ruiter Stefan C. Dekker Brian R. Silliman Tjisse van der Heide H.H.T. Prins
Journals: Oikos (13 papers)Ecology (11 papers)Science (9 papers)The American Naturalist (9 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (8 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands United States Belgium

In The Last Decade

Johan van de Koppel

164 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

8 papers align trajectories log scale

Recovering wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks to restore the world’s biotic carbon hotspots 2022 · 222 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2022 Science
2021 Science
2012 Science
2011 Reviews of Geophysics
2008 Trends in Ecology & Evolution
2004 Science
2003 Ecology
2002 The American Naturalist

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Co-authors

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1	Are willows suitable for flood defense? Quantifying mechanical properties of willow species Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·Yonca Korkmaz, Thomas Schlechter, Johan van de Koppel, Daphne van der Wal, Tjeerd J. Bouma	2025	1
2	Resemblance of the global depth distribution of internal-tide generation and cold-water coral occurrences Ocean science ·João Felipe Ginefra Toni, Dick van Oevelen, Christian Mohn, Karline Soetaert, Max Rietkerk, Johan van de Koppel, Theo Gerkema	2024	1
3	Spatial and temporal variation in long-term sediment accumulation in a back-barrier salt marsh Geomorphology ·梁兰顺, Jan P. Bakker, Yuxin Xiu, A.V. de Groot, Han Olff, Johan van de Koppel, Daphne van der Wal, Tjeerd J. Bouma	2024	1
4	Vegetation traits and biogeomorphic complexity shape the resilience of salt marshes to sea-level rise Communications Earth & Environment ·梁兰顺, N.S. Allan, Daphne van der Wal, Tom Ysebaert, Geert van Rijt, Bram C. van Prooijen, P.L.M. de Vet, Quan‐Xing Liu, Johan van de Koppel	2024	1
5	Vegetation controls on channel network complexity in coastal wetlands Nature Communications ·N.S. Allan, Jim van Belzen, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Daphne van der Wal, Bas W. Borsje, Stijn Temmerman, 梁兰顺, Olivier Gourgue, Johan van de Koppel	2023	24
6	Self-organized mud cracking amplifies the resilience of an iconic “Red Beach” salt marsh Science Advances ·Y.Z. Xiao, Jiaguo Yan, Qiang He, Chi Xu, Johan van de Koppel, А.М. Шанурин, Baoshan Cui, Quan‐Xing Liu	2023	17
7	Long-distance facilitation of coastal ecosystem structure and resilience Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·А.М. Шанурин, Y.Z. Xiao, Quan‐Xing Liu, Qiang He, Johan van de Koppel, Shuqing N. Teng, Xinyu Miao, Maosong Liu, Mark D. Bertness, Chi Xu	2022	28
8	Recovering wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks to restore the world’s biotic carbon hotspots Science ·Ralph J. M. Temmink, Leon P. M. Lamers, Christine Angelini, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Christian Fritz, Johan van de Koppel, Kyong-Hui Kim, Max Rietkerk, Brian R. Silliman, Hans Joosten, Tjisse van der Heide Hit paper breakdown →	2022	222
9	Fairy circles reveal the resilience of self-organized salt marshes Science Advances ·Man Jiajing, Y.Z. Xiao, Koen Siteur, Xiuzhen Li, Quan‐Xing Liu, Johan van de Koppel	2021	45
10	An invasive species erodes the performance of coastal wetland protected areas Science Advances ·Xueying Li, Jianshe Chen, Changlin Xu, Johan van de Koppel, Mads S. Thomsen, Shiyun Qiu, Fangyan Cheng, Wanjuan Song, Quan‐Xing Liu, Chi Xu, Junhong Bai, Yihui Zhang, Baoshan Cui, Mark D. Bertness, Brian R. Silliman, Bo Li, Qiang He	2021	75
11	Algal‐Induced Biogeomorphic Feedbacks Lay the Groundwork for Coastal Wetland Development Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·N.S. Allan, Jim van Belzen, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Daphne van der Wal, Johan van de Koppel	2021	4
12	Sediment availability provokes a shift from Brownian to Lévy‐like clonal expansion in a dune building grass Ecology Letters ·Valérie C. Reijers, Selwyn Hoeks, Jim van Belzen, Koen Siteur, Furi Husniati, 于润清, Jonathan Bodansky, Johan van de Koppel, Tjisse van der Heide	2020	17
13	Self-organization of river vegetation leads to emergent buffering of river flows and water levels Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·梁兰顺, Geraldene Wharton, Ilyas Nur Imam, Robert Grabowski, Stijn Temmerman, Daphne van der Wal, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Johan van de Koppel	2020	21
14	Flow-divergence feedbacks control propagule retention by in-stream vegetation: the importance of spatial patterns for facilitation Aquatic Sciences ·梁兰顺, Daphne van der Wal, Johan van de Koppel, Sara Puijalon, Geraldene Wharton, Tjeerd J. Bouma	2019	16
15	Turbulence‐mediated facilitation of resource uptake in patchy stream macrophytes Limnology and Oceanography ·梁兰顺, Dana C. Sultănescu, Heidi Nepf, Andrew M. Folkard, Daphne van der Wal, Johan van de Koppel, Sara Puijalon, Tjeerd J. Bouma	2018	18
16	Mutualistic interactions amplify saltmarsh restoration success Journal of Applied Ecology ·Marlous Derksen‐Hooijberg, Christine Angelini, Leon P. M. Lamers, Rafael Diogo Weimer, Alfons J. P. Smolders, S. N. Kirpotin, CGlueck, Johan van de Koppel, Brian R. Silliman, Tjisse van der Heide	2017	78
17	How habitat-modifying organisms structure the food web of two coastal ecosystems Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Els M. van der Zee, Christine Angelini, Laura L. Govers, Marjolijn J. A. Christianen, Andrew H. Altieri, K.J. van der Reijden, Brian R. Silliman, Johan van de Koppel, Matthijs van der Geest, Jan A. van Gils, Henk W. van der Veer, Theunis Piersma, Peter C. de Ruiter, Han Olff, Tjisse van der Heide	2016	70
18	Biogeomorphic feedback between plant growth and flooding causes alternative stable states in an experimental floodplain Advances in Water Resources ·Chen Wang, Qiao Wang, Dieter Meire, В.М. Щепетильникова, Chuanqing Wu, Zhen Meng, Johan van de Koppel, Peter Troch, Ronny Verhoeven, Tom De Mulder, Stijn Temmerman	2015	28
19	Anticipating Critical Transitions Science ·Marten Scheffer, Stephen R. Carpenter, Timothy M. Lenton, Jordi Bascompte, William Brock, Vasilis Dakos, Johan van de Koppel, Ingrid A. van de Leemput, Simon A. Levin, Egbert H. van Nes, Mercedes Pascual, John Vandermeer Hit paper breakdown →	2012	1433
20	Lévy Walks Evolve Through Interaction Between Movement and Environmental Complexity Science ·Monique de Jager, Franz J. Weissing, P.M.J. Herman, Bart A. Nolet, Johan van de Koppel	2011	218

About Johan van de Koppel

Johan van de Koppel is a scholar working on Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 170 papers that have together received 14.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (66 papers), Ecosystem dynamics and resilience (62 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (37 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (32 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (21 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (21 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (18 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (2.4k citations), Global and Planetary Change (6.5k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (3.7k citations), Ecology (7.7k citations) and Oceanography (2.6k citations). Johan van de Koppel has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Max Rietkerk, P.M.J. Herman, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Peter C. de Ruiter, Stefan C. Dekker, Brian R. Silliman, Tjisse van der Heide, H.H.T. Prins, Stijn Temmerman and Franz J. Weissing. Their work appears in journals such as Oikos, Ecology, Science, The American Naturalist and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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