Léo Vanhecke

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 867 citations indexed

About

Léo Vanhecke is a scholar working on Plant Science, Paleontology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Léo Vanhecke has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 867 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Plant Science, 6 papers in Paleontology and 6 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Léo Vanhecke's work include Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (7 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 papers) and Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (6 papers). Léo Vanhecke is often cited by papers focused on Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (7 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 papers) and Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (6 papers). Léo Vanhecke collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and South Korea. Léo Vanhecke's co-authors include Marleen Vermoere, Marc Waelkens, Erik Smets, Boudewijn Goddeeris, T. De Bie, Jeroen Van Wichelen, Steven Declerck, Wim Vyverman, Dirk Ercken and Luc De Meester and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology Letters, Landscape and Urban Planning and Global Ecology and Biogeography.

In The Last Decade

Léo Vanhecke

18 papers receiving 844 citations

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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.

Body size and dispersal mode as key traits determining metacommunity structure of aquatic organisms

2012 537 citations T. De Bie, Luc De Meester et al. Ecology Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Léo Vanhecke Belgium	11	450	297	160	154	152	21	867
Francesc Mesquita‐Joanes Spain	21	648 1.4×	228 0.8×	201 1.3×	308 2.0×	95 0.6×	86	1.1k
Josep R. Roca Spain	16	397 0.9×	85 0.3×	137 0.9×	161 1.0×	100 0.7×	25	841
Francesc Mezquita Spain	18	447 1.0×	84 0.3×	158 1.0×	292 1.9×	131 0.9×	29	965
Francis Dov Pór Israel	14	467 1.0×	140 0.5×	72 0.5×	315 2.0×	128 0.8×	25	986
Milan Valachovič Slovakia	17	270 0.6×	291 1.0×	106 0.7×	46 0.3×	346 2.3×	60	921
Juan Rueda Spain	17	445 1.0×	186 0.6×	262 1.6×	234 1.5×	80 0.5×	58	777
Alan Bedford United Kingdom	16	447 1.0×	119 0.4×	108 0.7×	92 0.6×	48 0.3×	23	818
Ángel Baltanás Spain	19	800 1.8×	323 1.1×	196 1.2×	338 2.2×	154 1.0×	57	1.4k
Sonia L. Fontana Germany	18	303 0.7×	73 0.2×	60 0.4×	75 0.5×	170 1.1×	38	866
Aline Waterkeyn Belgium	22	973 2.2×	486 1.6×	522 3.3×	261 1.7×	127 0.8×	36	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Léo Vanhecke

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Léo Vanhecke

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Vanhecke, Léo, et al.. (2015). Turning over a New Leaf: Leaf Impressions of Styrax Officinalis L. and Vitis Vinifera L. on Late Roman Sagalassos Amphorae. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 4(1). 106–165.

Landuyt, Wouter Van, et al.. (2012). Florabank1: a grid-based database on vascular plant distribution in the northern part of Belgium (Flanders and the Brussels Capital region). PhytoKeys. 12(0). 59–67. 16 indexed citations

Bie, T. De, Luc De Meester, Luc Brendonck, et al.. (2012). Body size and dispersal mode as key traits determining metacommunity structure of aquatic organisms. Ecology Letters. 15(7). 740–747. 537 indexed citations breakdown →

Landuyt, Wouter Van, Léo Vanhecke, Ivan Hoste, & Dirk Bauwens. (2010). Do the distribution patterns of vascular plant species correspond to biogeographical classifications based on environmental data? A case study from northern Belgium. Landscape and Urban Planning. 99(2). 93–103. 9 indexed citations

Mahy, Grégory, Léo Vanhecke, Pierre Meerts, & Ivan Nijs. (2006). Invasive plant species in Belgium: patterns, processes and monitoring. Final report.. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 1 indexed citations

Vermoere, Marleen, Léo Vanhecke, Marc Waelkens, & Erik Smets. (2003). Modern and ancient olive stands near Sagalassos (south‐west Turkey) and reconstruction of the ancient agricultural landscape in two valleys. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 12(3). 217–235. 26 indexed citations

Vermoere, Marleen, Sytze Bottema, Léo Vanhecke, et al.. (2002). Palynological evidence for late-Holocene human occupation recorded in two wetlands in SW Turkey. The Holocene. 12(5). 569–584. 53 indexed citations

Vermoere, Marleen, et al.. (2002). Late Holocene local vegetation dynamics in the marsh of Gravgaz(southwest Turkey). Journal of Paleolimnology. 27(4). 429–451. 19 indexed citations

Vanhecke, Léo, et al.. (2002). The predictive value of dental microwear in the assessment of caprine diet. 337–355. 1 indexed citations

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Vermoere, Marleen, Léo Vanhecke, Marc Waelkens, & Erik Smets. (2001). Modern pollen studies in the territory of Sagalassos (Southwest Turkey) and their use in the interpretation of a Late Holocene pollen diagram. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 114(1-2). 29–56. 22 indexed citations

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Verloove, Filip & Léo Vanhecke. (2000). Myriophyllum aquaticum: expansieve waterneofiet in Vlaanderen. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 76. 28–29. 1 indexed citations

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Vermoere, Marleen, Erik Smets, Marc Waelkens, et al.. (2000). Late Holocene Environmental Change and the Record of Human Impact at Gravgaz near Sagalassos, Southwest Turkey. Journal of Archaeological Science. 27(7). 571–595. 56 indexed citations

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Cupere, Bea De, Marleen Vermoere, Léo Vanhecke, et al.. (2000). Modern sheep and goat herding near Sagalassos and its relevance to the reconstruction of pastoral practices in Roman times. 1 indexed citations

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Vermoere, Marleen, Léo Vanhecke, Marc Waelkens, & Erik Smets. (2000). A comparison between modern pollen spectra of moss cushions and Cundill pollen traps. Grana. 39(2-3). 146–158. 24 indexed citations

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Vermoere, Marleen, Patrick Degryse, Léo Vanhecke, et al.. (1999). Pollen analysis of two travertine sections in Basköy (southwestern Turkey): implications for environmental conditions during the early Holocene. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 105(1-2). 93–110. 41 indexed citations

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Vanhecke, Léo, et al.. (1997). Euphorbia maculata, een cactus-adventief?. 68. 1 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Maurice, et al.. (1996). Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla en Schoenoplectus (Reichb.) Palla in de getijdenzone van Zeeschelde, Rupel, Dijle en Beneden-Nete. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2–7. 2 indexed citations

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Meijden, R. van der & Léo Vanhecke. (1986). Naamlijst van de flora van Nederland en België. Gorteria. 13. 87–170. 1 indexed citations

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Vanhecke, Léo, et al.. (1981). Landschappen in Vlaanderen vroeger en nu : van groene armoede naar grijze overvloed. 2 indexed citations

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Vanhecke, Léo. (1974). Embryography of Some Genera of the Cladiinae and the Gahniinae (Cyperaceae) with Additional Notes on Their Fruit Anatomy. Bulletin du Jardin botanique national de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België. 44(3/4). 367–367. 12 indexed citations

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