Leo Zwarts

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Leo Zwarts is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Leo Zwarts has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Ecology, 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Leo Zwarts's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (15 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (7 papers). Leo Zwarts is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (15 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (7 papers). Leo Zwarts collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Australia and Mali. Leo Zwarts's co-authors include Theunis Piersma, Allan J. Baker, Yvonne I. Verkuil, Joop Jukema, Jos C. E. W. Hooijmeijer, Jan H. Wanink, Rob G. Bijlsma, Jan van der Kamp, Bruno J. Ens and Eddy Wymenga and has published in prestigious journals such as Oecologia, Journal of Animal Ecology and Animal Behaviour.

In The Last Decade

Leo Zwarts

43 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

The interplay between habitat availability and population... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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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.

  1. The interplay between habitat availability and population differentiation
    2012 6.4k citations Yvonne I. Verkuil, Theunis Piersma et al. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society profile →

Peers

Leo Zwarts
Yvonne I. Verkuil Netherlands
Joop Jukema Netherlands
Jos C. E. W. Hooijmeijer Netherlands
Patrick G. Meirmans Netherlands
Philippe Jarne France
William F. Hutchinson United Kingdom
D. P. M. Wills United Kingdom
Peter H. van Tienderen Netherlands
Sylvain Piry France
David J. Lohman United States
Yvonne I. Verkuil Netherlands
Leo Zwarts
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Countries citing papers authored by Leo Zwarts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leo Zwarts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leo Zwarts

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Leo Zwarts. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Leo Zwarts 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 Leo Zwarts. Leo Zwarts 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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Zwarts, Leo, Rob G. Bijlsma, & Jan van der Kamp. (2023). Selection by Birds of Shrub and Tree Species in the Sahel. Ardea. 111(1). 10 indexed citations
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Zwarts, Leo, Rob G. Bijlsma, & Jan van der Kamp. (2023). Shrub-Dwelling Birds in the Sahel Forage Less Often on the Ground in Grazed Areas. Ardea. 111(1). 1 indexed citations
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Zwarts, Leo, Rob G. Bijlsma, & Jan van der Kamp. (2023). Seasonal Shifts in Habitat Choice of Birds in the Sahel and the Importance of ‘Refuge Trees’ for Surviving the Dry Season. Ardea. 111(1). 10 indexed citations
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Zwarts, Leo, Rob G. Bijlsma, & Jan van der Kamp. (2023). Downstream Ecological Consequences of Livestock Grazing in the Sahel: A Space-For-Time Analysis of the Relations between Livestock and Birds. Ardea. 111(1). 8 indexed citations
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Zwarts, Leo, Rob G. Bijlsma, & Jan van der Kamp. (2023). Birds and Bush Fires in African Savannahs. Ardea. 111(1). 4 indexed citations
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Zwarts, Leo, Rob G. Bijlsma, & Jan van der Kamp. (2023). Savannah Trees Attract More Migratory Bird Species Than Residents, But Why?. Ardea. 111(1). 3 indexed citations
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Zwarts, Leo, Rob G. Bijlsma, & Jan van der Kamp. (2023). Granivorous Birds in the Sahel: Is Seed Supply Limiting Bird Numbers?. Ardea. 111(1). 9 indexed citations
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Zwarts, Leo, Rob G. Bijlsma, & Jan van der Kamp. (2023). The Fortunes of Migratory Birds from Eurasia: Being on a Tightrope in the Sahel. Ardea. 111(1). 7 indexed citations
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Zwarts, Leo, Rob G. Bijlsma, & Jan van der Kamp. (2023). The Gap of Chad, a Dearth of Migratory Birds in the Central Sahel. Ardea. 111(1). 7 indexed citations
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Zwarts, Leo, Rob G. Bijlsma, & Jan van der Kamp. (2023). Frequent Agonistic Interactions among Arboreal Birds in Savannahs But Not in Humid Forests of Africa. Ardea. 111(1). 5 indexed citations
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Bijlsma, Rob G., Jan van der Kamp, & Leo Zwarts. (2023). Distribution and Relative Density of Raptors in the Sub-Sahara during the Dry Season. Ardea. 111(1). 2 indexed citations
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Verkuil, Yvonne I., Theunis Piersma, Joop Jukema, et al.. (2012). The interplay between habitat availability and population differentiation. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 106(3). 641–656. 6373 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ens, Bruno J., et al.. (1999). Ecologische Atlas van de Nederlandse Wadvogels. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology). 18 indexed citations
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Zwarts, Leo, et al.. (1994). Feeding radius, burying depth and siphon size of Macoma balthica and Scrobicularia plana. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 183(2). 193–212. 51 indexed citations
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Zwarts, Leo & Jan H. Wanink. (1991). The macrobenthos fraction accessible to waders may represent marginal prey. Oecologia. 87(4). 581–587. 59 indexed citations
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Zwarts, Leo & S. Dirksen. (1990). DIGESTIVE BOTTLENECK LIMITS THE INCREASE IN FOOD-INTAKE OF WHIMBRELS PREPARING FOR SPRING MIGRATION FROM THE BANC-DARGUIN, MAURITANIA. Ardea. 78. 257–278. 70 indexed citations
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Wanink, Jan H. & Leo Zwarts. (1985). Does an optimally foraging oystercatcher obey the functional response?. Oecologia. 67(1). 98–106. 46 indexed citations

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