Kris Verheyen

35.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
547 papers, 18.2k citations indexed

About

Kris Verheyen is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kris Verheyen has authored 547 papers receiving a total of 18.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 317 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 198 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 147 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Kris Verheyen's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (276 papers), Plant and animal studies (101 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (92 papers). Kris Verheyen is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (276 papers), Plant and animal studies (101 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (92 papers). Kris Verheyen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and Sweden. Kris Verheyen's co-authors include Martin Hermy, An De Schrijver, Pieter De Frenne, Lander Baeten, Jeroen Staelens, Mark Vellend, Olivier Honnay, Bart Muys, Jan Mertens and Margot Vanhellemont and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kris Verheyen

525 papers receiving 17.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Global buffering of temperatures under forest canopies

2019 485 citations Pieter De Frenne, Miska Luoto et al. profile →
Global meta-analysis reveals no net change in local-scale plant biodiversity over time

2013 387 citations Mark Vellend, Lander Baeten et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Latitudinal gradients as natural laboratories to infer species' responses to temperature

2013 345 citations Pieter De Frenne, Bente J. Graae et al. Journal of Ecology profile →
The functional role of temperate forest understorey vegetation in a changing world

2019 197 citations Dries Landuyt, Emiel De Lombaerde et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kris Verheyen

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

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A meta-analysis on the impact of trees on yield of intercrops in alley-cropping systems of temperate climates 2025 ·Agricultural Systems ·Anna Panozzo, Paul Quataert, Tom De Swaef, Paul Pardon, Teofilo Vamerali, Kris Verheyen, Bert Reubens	0
2	Reassembly dynamics of tropical secondary succession: Evidence from Atlantic forests 2025 ·Journal of Ecology ·(unknown), Vânia Regina Pivello, Pieter Vangansbeke, Catarina C. Jakovac, Kris Verheyen, Luciano M. Verdade, Renato A. Ferreira de Lima	0
3	A trait-based modelling approach towards dynamic predictions of understorey communities in temperate forests 2024 ·Ecological Modelling ·Dries Landuyt, Haben Blondeel, (unknown), Michael P. Perring, Kathy Steppe, Kris Verheyen	1
4	Tree Species Diversity Affects Litter Decomposition via Modification of the Microenvironment 2024 ·Ecosystems ·(unknown), Dries Landuyt, Els Dhiedt, Pieter De Frenne, Kris Verheyen	5
5	How nitrogen deposition hampers common juniper regeneration in heathlands 2024 ·Plant and Soil ·(unknown), Kris Verheyen, Alfons J. P. Smolders, Christian Smit	1
6	The concentrations of microelements in forest mushrooms are influenced by soil pH and C/N ratio and less by stand characteristics 2024 ·Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology ·(unknown), Mirosław Krośniak, Barbara Bobrowska‐Korczak, Patryk Czortek, (unknown), (unknown), Annemieke Verbeken, Kris Verheyen, Bogdan Jaroszewicz	4
7	Exploring the influence of tree species richness on vertical structure variability in young plantations using terrestrial laser scanning 2023 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown), Kim Calders, Hans Verbeeck, Kris Verheyen, Lander Baeten, Haben Blondeel, Bart Muys, Quentin Ponette, John Armston, Frieke Van Coillie	3
8	Forest understorey flowering phenology responses to experimental warming and illumination 2023 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown), Kris Verheyen, Haben Blondeel, Karen De Pauw, Pieter Sanczuk, Pieter De Frenne, Dries Landuyt	15
9	Forest management drives evolution of understorey herbs 2023 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown), Pieter De Frenne, Martí March‐Salas, Thomas Vanneste, Kris Verheyen, J. F. Scheepens	5
10	Competition mediates understorey species range shifts under climate change 2022 ·Journal of Ecology ·Pieter Sanczuk, Emiel De Lombaerde, Stef Haesen, Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Miska Luoto, Sebastiaan Van der Veken, (unknown), Martin Hermy, Kris Verheyen, Pieter Vangansbeke, Pieter De Frenne	14
11	Rapid thermophilization of understorey plant communities in a 9 year‐long temperate forest experiment 2021 ·Journal of Ecology ·Sanne Govaert, Pieter Vangansbeke, Haben Blondeel, Kathy Steppe, Kris Verheyen, Pieter De Frenne	42
12	Above‐ and below‐ground complementarity rather than selection drive tree diversity–productivity relationships in European forests 2021 ·Functional Ecology ·Xin Jing, Bart Muys, Helge Bruelheide, Ellen Desie, Stephan Hättenschwiler, Hervé Jactel, Bogdan Jaroszewicz, Paul Kardol, Sophia Ratcliffe, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen, Federico Selvi, Karen Vancampenhout, Fons van der Plas, Kris Verheyen, Lars Vesterdal, Juan Zuo, Koenraad Van Meerbeek	25
13	Overstorey composition shapes across‐trophic level community relationships in deciduous forest regardless of fragmentation context 2020 ·Journal of Ecology ·Michael P. Perring, Lionel R. Hertzog, (unknown), Daan Dekeukeleire, Wouter Dekoninck, Pallieter De Smedt, Willem Proesmans, Bram Sercu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pieter Vantieghem, Lander Baeten, Dries Bonte, An Martel, Kris Verheyen, Luc Lens	2
14	Contrasting microclimates among hedgerows and woodlands across temperate Europe 2019 ·Agricultural and Forest Meteorology ·Thomas Vanneste, Sanne Govaert, Fabien Spicher, Jörg Brunet, Sara A. O. Cousins, Guillaume Decocq, Martin Diekmann, Bente J. Graae, Per‐Ola Hedwall, Rozália E. Kapás, Jonathan Lenoir, Jaan Liira, Sigrid Lindmo, (unknown), Tobias Naaf, Anna Orczewska, Jan Plue, Monika Wulf, Kris Verheyen, Pieter De Frenne	29
15	Global meta-analysis reveals no net change in local-scale plant biodiversity over time breakdown → 2013 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mark Vellend, Lander Baeten, Isla H. Myers‐Smith, Sarah C. Elmendorf, Robin Beauséjour, Carissa D. Brown, Pieter De Frenne, Kris Verheyen, Sonja Wipf	387
16	Tree species traits cause divergence in soil acidification during four decades of postagricultural forest development 2011 ·Global Change Biology ·An De Schrijver, Pieter De Frenne, Jeroen Staelens, Gorik Verstraeten, Bart Muys, Lars Vesterdal, Karen Wuyts, Lotte Van Nevel, Stephanie Schelfhout, Stefaan De Neve, Kris Verheyen	125
17	La recherche sur la biodiversité et le fonctionnement des écosystèmes forestiers 2010 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Kris Verheyen, Étienne Branquart	0
18	Soil damage after skidding: results of a meta-analysis 2009 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Evy Ampoorter, Kris Verheyen, Martin Hermy	2
19	) Feasability of forest conversion: ecological, social and economic aspects (FEFOCON). SPSDII, mixed actions, MA/04, final report, 2006 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Kris Verheyen, N. Lust, Monique Carnol, Luc Hens, (unknown)	3
20	Trage planten in een snel landschap: herstel van bosplantenpopulaties in jonge bossen 2004 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Kris Verheyen, (unknown), Martin Hermy	0

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