Ken Schoutens

616 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 410 citations indexed

About

Ken Schoutens is a scholar working on Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Schoutens has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 410 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ecology, 16 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ken Schoutens's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (18 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (11 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (10 papers). Ken Schoutens is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (18 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (11 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (10 papers). Ken Schoutens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Ken Schoutens's co-authors include Stijn Temmerman, Julia C. Mullarney, Erik Horstman, Ken W. Krauss, Vanessa Minden, Maike Heuner, Alexandra Silinski, Jean‐Philippe Belliard, Tjeerd J. Bouma and Jonas Schoelynck and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ken Schoutens

18 papers receiving 402 citations

Hit Papers

Marshes and Mangroves as Nature-Based Coastal Storm Buffers 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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. Marshes and Mangroves as Nature-Based Coastal Storm Buffers
    2022 129 citations Stijn Temmerman, Erik Horstman et al. Annual Review of Marine Science profile →

Peers

Ken Schoutens
Thomas G. Hargis United States
Havalend E. Steinmuller United States
Roxanne Johnson United States
Holly Andrews United States
J R Johnston Mexico
Gloria Reithmaier Australia
Ellen R. Herbert United States
Jiali Gu China
James W. Pahl United States
Ali Arman Lubis Indonesia
Thomas G. Hargis United States
Ken Schoutens
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Countries citing papers authored by Ken Schoutens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ken Schoutens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Schoutens

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Groffen, Thimo, Ken Schoutens, Javier Zamora, et al.. (2025). Spatial distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in natural and restored intertidal wetlands in the Scheldt estuary. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 496. 139247–139247.
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Hu, Zhan, Stijn Temmerman, Qin Zhu, et al.. (2025). Predicting nature-based coastal protection by mangroves under extreme waves. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(12). e2410883122–e2410883122. 2 indexed citations
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Schoutens, Ken, Alexandra Silinski, Jean‐Philippe Belliard, et al.. (2024). Wave attenuation by intertidal vegetation is mediated by trade‐offs between shoot‐ and canopy‐scale plant traits. Journal of Applied Ecology. 61(11). 2628–2637. 2 indexed citations
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Temmerman, Stijn, Ken Schoutens, Tom Maris, et al.. (2024). Nature‐based shoreline protection in newly formed tidal marshes is controlled by tidal inundation and sedimentation rate. Limnology and Oceanography. 69(10). 2377–2390. 3 indexed citations
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Xue, Liming, Benwei Shi, Ken Schoutens, et al.. (2024). Response of a patchy intertidal mudflat‐marsh transition zone to a typhoon. Limnology and Oceanography. 69(11). 2716–2731. 3 indexed citations
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Heuner, Maike, Elmar Fuchs, Stijn Temmerman, et al.. (2023). Identifying Key Plant Traits and Ecosystem Properties Affecting Wave Attenuation and the Soil Organic Carbon Content in Tidal Marshes. Estuaries and Coasts. 47(1). 144–161. 2 indexed citations
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Löbel, Swantje, Boris Schröder, Ken Schoutens, et al.. (2023). Plant trait-mediated drag forces on seedlings of four tidal marsh pioneer species. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 3 indexed citations
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Temmerman, Stijn, et al.. (2022). Marshes and Mangroves as Nature-Based Coastal Storm Buffers. Annual Review of Marine Science. 15(1). 95–118. 129 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schoutens, Ken, Maike Heuner, Elmar Fuchs, et al.. (2022). Traits of tidal marsh plants determine survival and growth response to hydrodynamic forcing: implications for nature-based shoreline protection. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 693. 107–124. 6 indexed citations
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Schoutens, Ken, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Stefan Aarninkhof, et al.. (2022). Stability of a Tidal Marsh Under Very High Flow Velocities and Implications for Nature-Based Flood Defense. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 15 indexed citations
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Möller, Iris, Ben Evans, Ken Schoutens, et al.. (2022). Species-specific and seasonal differences in the resistance of salt-marsh vegetation to wave impact. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 8 indexed citations
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Schoutens, Ken, Stefanie Nolte, Ben Evans, et al.. (2021). Survival of the thickest? Impacts of extreme wave‐forcing on marsh seedlings are mediated by species morphology. Limnology and Oceanography. 66(7). 2936–2951. 16 indexed citations
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Heuner, Maike, Elmar Fuchs, Stijn Temmerman, et al.. (2021). Unraveling plant strategies in tidal marshes by investigating plant traits and environmental conditions. Journal of Vegetation Science. 32(3). 7 indexed citations
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Kleyer, Michael, Maike Heuner, Elmar Fuchs, et al.. (2021). Hydrodynamics affect plant traits in estuarine ecotones with impact on carbon sequestration potentials. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 259. 107464–107464. 12 indexed citations
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Schoutens, Ken, Maike Heuner, Elmar Fuchs, et al.. (2020). Nature-based shoreline protection by tidal marsh plants depends on trade-offs between avoidance and attenuation of hydrodynamic forces. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 236. 106645–106645. 42 indexed citations
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Schoutens, Ken, Maike Heuner, Vanessa Minden, et al.. (2019). How effective are tidal marshes as nature‐based shoreline protection throughout seasons?. Limnology and Oceanography. 64(4). 1750–1762. 53 indexed citations
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Silinski, Alexandra, Ken Schoutens, Sara Puijalon, et al.. (2017). Coping with waves: Plasticity in tidal marsh plants as self‐adapting coastal ecosystem engineers. Limnology and Oceanography. 63(2). 799–815. 50 indexed citations
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Emsens, Willem‐Jan, C.J.S. Aggenbach, Ken Schoutens, et al.. (2016). Soil Iron Content as a Predictor of Carbon and Nutrient Mobilization in Rewetted Fens. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0153166–e0153166. 36 indexed citations

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