Kris Bal

1.1k total citations
26 papers, 936 citations indexed

About

Kris Bal is a scholar working on Ecology, Plant Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kris Bal has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 936 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Kris Bal's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (9 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (8 papers) and Silicon Effects in Agriculture (7 papers). Kris Bal is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (9 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (8 papers) and Silicon Effects in Agriculture (7 papers). Kris Bal collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, South Africa and Netherlands. Kris Bal's co-authors include Patrick Meire, Jonas Schoelynck, Eric Struyf, Hans Backx, Tomasz Okruszko, Stijn Temmerman, Peter Troch, S. Van Damme, Jack J. Middelburg and Ronny Verhoeven and has published in prestigious journals such as New Phytologist, Limnology and Oceanography and Functional Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Kris Bal

26 papers receiving 911 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kris Bal Belgium 15 484 342 248 196 165 26 936
Ke Jin China 15 246 0.5× 204 0.6× 93 0.4× 486 2.5× 91 0.6× 47 925
Xiaojie Mou China 15 596 1.2× 96 0.3× 72 0.3× 99 0.5× 126 0.8× 31 863
Sheila M. Palmer United Kingdom 15 701 1.4× 203 0.6× 101 0.4× 145 0.7× 306 1.9× 20 1.1k
A. G. Chalmers United Kingdom 16 603 1.2× 196 0.6× 49 0.2× 219 1.1× 313 1.9× 26 1.1k
Jiafang Huang China 23 987 2.0× 189 0.6× 71 0.3× 224 1.1× 310 1.9× 78 1.4k
Virginie Bouchard United States 20 776 1.6× 112 0.3× 44 0.2× 103 0.5× 259 1.6× 39 1.1k
J. A. Hatten United States 20 516 1.1× 88 0.3× 81 0.3× 466 2.4× 171 1.0× 57 1.2k
Qiong Xiao China 16 172 0.4× 108 0.3× 167 0.7× 258 1.3× 119 0.7× 58 647
Pablo José Bouza Argentina 16 218 0.5× 84 0.2× 121 0.5× 100 0.5× 93 0.6× 42 693
Annette Burden United Kingdom 15 647 1.3× 116 0.3× 42 0.2× 132 0.7× 229 1.4× 23 956

Countries citing papers authored by Kris Bal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kris Bal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kris Bal

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kris Bal. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kris Bal 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 Kris Bal. Kris Bal 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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Bal, Kris, et al.. (2017). Consequences of different cutting regimes on regrowth and nutrient stoichiometry of Sparganium erectum L. and Potamogeton natans L.. River Research and Applications. 33(9). 1420–1427. 2 indexed citations
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Schoelynck, Jonas, Kris Bal, Ellis Penning, et al.. (2014). Different morphology of Nuphar lutea in two contrasting aquatic environments and its effect on ecosystem engineering. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 39(15). 2100–2108. 25 indexed citations
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Schoelynck, Jonas, Dieter Meire, Kris Bal, et al.. (2013). Submerged macrophytes avoiding a negative feedback in reaction to hydrodynamic stress. Limnologica. 43(5). 371–380. 35 indexed citations
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Schoelynck, Jonas, Floor Vandevenne, Kris Bal, et al.. (2013). Silicon–vegetation interaction in multiple ecosystems: a review. Journal of Vegetation Science. 25(1). 301–313. 38 indexed citations
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Bal, Kris, Natacha Brion, Jonas Schoelynck, et al.. (2013). Influence of hydraulics on the uptake of ammonium by two freshwater plants. Freshwater Biology. 58(12). 2452–2463. 12 indexed citations
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Boerema, Annelies, Jonas Schoelynck, Kris Bal, et al.. (2013). Economic valuation of ecosystem services, a case study for aquatic vegetation removal in the Nete catchment (Belgium). Ecosystem Services. 7. 46–56. 43 indexed citations
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Schoelynck, Jonas, Kris Bal, Sara Puijalon, Patrick Meire, & Eric Struyf. (2012). Hydrodynamically mediated macrophyte silica dynamics. Plant Biology. 14(6). 997–1005. 28 indexed citations
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Schoelynck, Jonas, Olivier Beauchard, Sander Jacobs, et al.. (2012). Dissolved Silicon and Its Origin in Belgian Beers—A Multivariate Analysis. Silicon. 5(1). 3–12. 2 indexed citations
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Meire, Patrick, et al.. (2012). Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics : process and field studies in the upper reaches of lowland rivers (Manudyn II) : final report. 1 indexed citations
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Bal, Kris, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Kerst Buis, et al.. (2011). Trade‐off between drag reduction and light interception of macrophytes: comparing five aquatic plants with contrasting morphology. Functional Ecology. 25(6). 1197–1205. 55 indexed citations
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Struyf, Eric, Wiktor Kotowski, Sander Jacobs, et al.. (2011). Tracing Si–N–P ecosystem-pathways: is relative uptake in riparian vegetation influenced by soil waterlogging, mowing management and species diversity?. Hydrobiologia. 674(1). 41–50. 6 indexed citations
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Schoelynck, Jonas, T. De Groote, Kris Bal, et al.. (2011). Self‐organised patchiness and scale‐dependent bio‐geomorphic feedbacks in aquatic river vegetation. Ecography. 35(8). 760–768. 109 indexed citations
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Staes, Jan, Patrick Willems, Philippe Marbaix, et al.. (2011). Impact of climate change on river hydrology and ecology : a case study for interdisciplinary policy oriented research SUDEM-CLI. 1–13. 3 indexed citations
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Schoelynck, Jonas, Kris Bal, Hans Backx, et al.. (2010). Silica uptake in aquatic and wetland macrophytes: a strategic choice between silica, lignin and cellulose?. New Phytologist. 186(2). 385–391. 200 indexed citations
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Troch, Peter, et al.. (2009). Relation between resistance characteristics due to aquatic weed growth and the hydraulic capacity of the river Aa. River Research and Applications. 25(10). 1287–1303. 26 indexed citations
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Struyf, Eric, S. Van Damme, Britta Gribsholt, et al.. (2007). Phragmites australis and silica cycling in tidal wetlands. Aquatic Botany. 87(2). 134–140. 79 indexed citations
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Bal, Kris, Nele Desmet, Kerst Buis, et al.. (2007). Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics in the upper reaches of the Schelde basin (MANUDYN I). Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute). 2 indexed citations
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Troch, Peter, Ronny Verhoeven, Kris Bal, et al.. (2007). Impact of vegetation development on the hydraulic characteristics and flow patterns in lowland rivers. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 165–172. 2 indexed citations
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Bal, Kris, et al.. (2006). The Re-growth Capacity of Sago Pondweed Following Mechanical Cutting. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management. 44. 139–141. 10 indexed citations
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Buis, Kerst, Christian Anibas, Kris Bal, et al.. (2005). A multidisciplinary study on exchange processes in river ecosystems. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 60–60. 2 indexed citations

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