Nele Witters

2.6k total citations
38 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Nele Witters is a scholar working on Ecology, Agronomy and Crop Science and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Nele Witters has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 8 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Nele Witters's work include Bioenergy crop production and management (9 papers), Heavy metals in environment (7 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (7 papers). Nele Witters is often cited by papers focused on Bioenergy crop production and management (9 papers), Heavy metals in environment (7 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (7 papers). Nele Witters collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and United States. Nele Witters's co-authors include Jaco Vangronsveld, Erik Meers, Stijn Van Slycken, Filip Tack, Theo Thewys, Ann Ruttens, Nele Weyens, Steven Van Passel, Kristin Adriaensen and Michel Mench and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Nele Witters

37 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nele Witters Belgium 24 576 510 225 220 214 38 1.8k
Magdalena Daria Vaverková Czechia 30 381 0.7× 859 1.7× 124 0.6× 72 0.3× 230 1.1× 176 3.0k
Theo Thewys Belgium 18 635 1.1× 780 1.5× 94 0.4× 194 0.9× 123 0.6× 28 1.6k
Yingying Sun China 21 447 0.8× 313 0.6× 161 0.7× 240 1.1× 166 0.8× 100 2.2k
Hanxi Wang China 28 278 0.5× 430 0.8× 417 1.9× 82 0.4× 133 0.6× 115 2.6k
Xu Hui China 25 253 0.4× 310 0.6× 340 1.5× 85 0.4× 155 0.7× 102 2.0k
Harrij van Velthuizen Austria 21 771 1.3× 342 0.7× 457 2.0× 330 1.5× 88 0.4× 32 3.5k
Subhadip Ghosh Singapore 21 674 1.2× 686 1.3× 251 1.1× 125 0.6× 319 1.5× 71 2.4k
Liming Jia China 24 433 0.8× 237 0.5× 219 1.0× 130 0.6× 234 1.1× 123 1.9k
Yu Jiang China 30 1.1k 1.9× 466 0.9× 733 3.3× 303 1.4× 97 0.5× 92 3.0k
P. Balsari Italy 27 1.3k 2.2× 254 0.5× 320 1.4× 167 0.8× 62 0.3× 156 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Nele Witters

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nele Witters

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nele Witters

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

All Works

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Lizin, Sebastien, et al.. (2021). Can immersive virtual reality increase respondents’ certainty in discrete choice experiments? A comparison with traditional presentation formats. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 109. 102509–102509. 31 indexed citations
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Thijs, Sofie, Nele Witters, Jolien Janssen, et al.. (2018). Tobacco, Sunflower and High Biomass SRC Clones Show Potential for Trace Metal Phytoextraction on a Moderately Contaminated Field Site in Belgium. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 1879–1879. 37 indexed citations
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Evens, Ruben, et al.. (2018). An effective, low-tech drop-off solution to facilitate the retrieval of data loggers in animal-tracking studies. Ringing & Migration. 33(1). 10–18. 6 indexed citations
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Evens, Ruben, Natalie Beenaerts, Thomas Neyens, et al.. (2018). Proximity of breeding and foraging areas affects foraging effort of a crepuscular, insectivorous bird. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 3008–3008. 35 indexed citations
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Bellmore, J. Ryan, et al.. (2018). Quantification of the Indirect Use Value of Functional Group Diversity Based on the Ecological Role of Species in the Ecosystem. Ecological Economics. 153. 181–194. 5 indexed citations
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Schröder, Peter, Bram Beckers, Elena Maestri, et al.. (2017). Intensify production, transform biomass to energy and novel goods and protect soils in Europe—A vision how to mobilize marginal lands. The Science of The Total Environment. 616-617. 1101–1123. 106 indexed citations
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Witters, Nele, et al.. (2017). Monetary Valuation of Natural Predators for Biological Pest Control in Pear Production. Ecological Economics. 134. 160–173. 15 indexed citations
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Cundy, Andrew B., Markus Puschenreiter, Michel Mench, et al.. (2016). Brownfields to green fields: Realising wider benefits from practical contaminant phytomanagement strategies. Journal of Environmental Management. 184(Pt 1). 67–77. 123 indexed citations
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Moretti, Michele, Sylvestre Njakou Djomo, Hossein Azadi, et al.. (2016). A systematic review of environmental and economic impacts of smart grids. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 68. 888–898. 84 indexed citations
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Weyens, Nele, Sofie Thijs, Robert Popek, et al.. (2015). The Role of Plant–Microbe Interactions and Their Exploitation for Phytoremediation of Air Pollutants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 16(10). 25576–25604. 119 indexed citations
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Xue, Kai, Joy D. Van Nostrand, Jaco Vangronsveld, et al.. (2015). Management with willow short rotation coppice increase the functional gene diversity and functional activity of a heavy metal polluted soil. Chemosphere. 138. 469–477. 20 indexed citations
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Cundy, Andrew B., Paul Bardos, Markus Puschenreiter, et al.. (2013). Developing principles of sustainability and stakeholder engagement for “gentle” remediation approaches: The European context. Journal of Environmental Management. 129. 283–291. 158 indexed citations
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Slycken, Stijn Van, Nele Witters, Erik Meers, et al.. (2013). Safe use of metal-contaminated agricultural land by cultivation of energy maize (Zea mays). Environmental Pollution. 178. 375–380. 47 indexed citations
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Slycken, Stijn Van, Nele Witters, Linda Meiresonne, et al.. (2012). Field Evaluation of Willow Under Short Rotation Coppice for Phytomanagement of Metal-Polluted Agricultural Soils. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 15(7). 677–689. 59 indexed citations
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Ruttens, Ann, Jana Boulet, Nele Weyens, et al.. (2011). Short Rotation Coppice Culture of Willows and Poplars as Energy Crops on Metal Contaminated Agricultural Soils. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 13(sup1). 194–207. 91 indexed citations
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Witters, Nele. (2011). Phytoremediation: an alternative remediaton technology and a sustainable marginal land management option. Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt). 4 indexed citations
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Thewys, Theo, Nele Witters, Erik Meers, & Jaco Vangronsveld. (2010). Economic Viability of Phytoremediation of a Cadmium Contaminated Agricultural Area Using Energy Maize. Part II: Economics of Anaerobic Digestion of Metal Contaminated Maize in Belgium. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 12(7). 663–679. 34 indexed citations
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Thewys, Theo, Nele Witters, Stijn Van Slycken, et al.. (2010). Economic Viability of Phytoremediation of a Cadmium Contaminated Agricultural Area Using Energy Maize. Part I: Effect on the Farmer's Income. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 12(7). 650–662. 41 indexed citations
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Compernolle, Tine, Nele Witters, Steven Van Passel, & Theo Thewys. (2010). Analyzing a self-managed CHP system for greenhouse cultivation as a profitable way to reduce CO2-emissions. Energy. 36(4). 1940–1947. 39 indexed citations
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Meers, Erik, Stijn Van Slycken, Kristin Adriaensen, et al.. (2009). The use of bio-energy crops (Zea mays) for ‘phytoattenuation’ of heavy metals on moderately contaminated soils: A field experiment. Chemosphere. 78(1). 35–41. 204 indexed citations

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