Raf Aerts

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
138 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Raf Aerts is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Raf Aerts has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 39 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 38 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Raf Aerts's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (41 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (23 papers) and African Botany and Ecology Studies (20 papers). Raf Aerts is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (41 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (23 papers) and African Botany and Ecology Studies (20 papers). Raf Aerts collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Ethiopia and United States. Raf Aerts's co-authors include Olivier Honnay, Bart Muys, Wouter Achten, Louis Verchot, Erik Mathijs, V. P. Singh, An Van Nieuwenhuyse, Matthias De Beenhouwer, Martin Hermy and Wouter H. Maes and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Raf Aerts

130 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Jatropha bio-diesel production and use

2008 910 citations Wouter Achten, Raf Aerts et al. profile →
Biodiversity and human health: mechanisms and evidence of the positive health effects of diversity in nature and green spaces

2018 318 citations Raf Aerts, Olivier Honnay et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raf Aerts

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The impact of ecosystem nitrogen enrichment on pollen allergy: a cross-sectional paired comparison study 2025 ·The Lancet Planetary Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gerrit Peeters, Lieve Coorevits, Glynis Frans, Laura Van Gerven, Nicolas Bruffaerts, Olivier Honnay, Tobias Ceulemans, Raf Aerts, Rik Schrijvers	0
2	Health impacts of extreme heat in medically at-risk populations: a space-time stratified case-crossover analysis in Belgium 2025 ·BMC Public Health ·Endale Alemayehu Ali, Raf Aerts, Bert Vaes, (unknown), (unknown), K. Van de Vel, (unknown), Gijs Van Pottelbergh	0
3	Spatial configuration of green space matters: Associations between urban land cover and air temperature 2024 ·Landscape and Urban Planning ·(unknown), Raf Aerts, Maarten Reyniers, Ben Somers	37
4	Non-response bias in the analysis of the association between mental health and the urban environment: a cross-sectional study in Brussels, Belgium 2023 ·Archives of Public Health ·(unknown), Ingrid Pelgrims, Raf Aerts, Hans Keune, Roy Remmen, Eva M. De Clercq, Isabelle Thomas, Sophie Vanwambeke	4
5	Impact of environmental nitrogen pollution on pollen allergy: A scoping review 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Olivier Honnay, Niko Speybroeck, (unknown), Nicolas Bruffaerts, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Tobias Ceulemans, Laura Van Gerven, Raf Aerts, Rik Schrijvers	6
6	Impact of Short-Term Exposure to Extreme Temperatures on Mortality: A Multi-City Study in Belgium 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Claire Demoury, Raf Aerts, (unknown), Bert Van Schaeybroeck, Eva M. De Clercq	23
7	Heat related mortality in the two largest Belgian urban areas: A time series analysis 2020 ·Environmental Research ·(unknown), Mariska Bauwelinck, Raf Aerts, (unknown), Julie Berckmans, Andy Delcloo, Rafiq Hamdi, Bert Van Schaeybroeck, Hans Hooyberghs, Dirk Lauwaet, Claire Demoury, An Van Nieuwenhuyse	34
8	Residential green space and medication sales for childhood asthma: A longitudinal ecological study in Belgium 2020 ·Environmental Research ·Raf Aerts, Sébastien Dujardin, Benoît Nemery, An Van Nieuwenhuyse, Jos Van Orshoven, (unknown), Ben Somers, Marijke Hendrickx, Nicolas Bruffaerts, Mariska Bauwelinck, Lídia Casas, Claire Demoury, Michelle Plusquin, Tim S. Nawrot	39
9	Maturation of Esophageal Motility and Esophagogastric Junction in Preterm Infants 2020 ·Neonatology ·Maissa Rayyan, Taher Omari, Gunnar Naulaers, Raf Aerts, Karel Allegaert, Nathalie Rommel	7
10	Residential green space and seasonal distress in a cohort of tree pollen allergy patients 2019 ·International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health ·Raf Aerts, (unknown), (unknown), Marijke Hendrickx, Nicolas Bruffaerts, Lucie Hoebeke, Nicolas Dendoncker, Sébastien Dujardin, Nelly D. Saenen, An Van Nieuwenhuyse, Jean‐Marie Aerts, Jos Van Orshoven, Tim S. Nawrot, Ben Somers	20
11	Determinants of persistent organic pollutant (POP) concentrations in human breast milk of a cross-sectional sample of primiparous mothers in Belgium 2019 ·Environment International ·Raf Aerts, Ilse Van Overmeire, Ann Colles, Mirjana Andjelković, Govindan Malarvannan, Giulia Poma, Elly Den Hond, Els Van de Mieroop, Marie-Christine Dewolf, F. Charlet, An Van Nieuwenhuyse, Joris Van Loco, Adrian Covaci	47
12	LiDAR derived forest structure data improves predictions of canopy N and P concentrations from imaging spectroscopy 2018 ·Remote Sensing of Environment ·Michael Ewald, Raf Aerts, Jonathan Lenoir, Fabian Ewald Fassnacht, Manuel Nicolas, Sandra Skowronek, (unknown), Olivier Honnay, Carol X. Garzón‐López, Hannes Feilhauer, Ruben Van De Kerchove, Ben Somers, Tarek Hattab, Duccio Rocchini, Sebastian Schmidtlein	22
13	Analyzing remotely sensed structural and chemical canopy traits of a forest invaded by Prunus serotina over multiple spatial scales 2018 ·Biological Invasions ·Michael Ewald, Sandra Skowronek, Raf Aerts, Klara Dološ, Jonathan Lenoir, Manuel Nicolas, (unknown), Tarek Hattab, Hannes Feilhauer, Olivier Honnay, Carol X. Garzón‐López, Guillaume Decocq, Ruben Van De Kerchove, Ben Somers, Duccio Rocchini, Sebastian Schmidtlein	11
14	Neonatal factors predictive for respiratory and gastro-intestinal morbidity after esophageal atresia repair 2018 ·Pediatrics & Neonatology ·Maissa Rayyan, (unknown), Hans Van Veer, Raf Aerts, Ilse Hoffman, Marijke Proesmans, Karel Allegaert, Gunnar Naulaers, Nathalie Rommel	12
15	Heat and health in Antwerp under climate change: Projected impacts and implications for prevention 2017 ·Environment International ·Gerardo Sánchez Martínez, Julio Díaz, Hans Hooyberghs, Dirk Lauwaet, Koen De Ridder, Cristina Linares, Rocío Carmona, Cristina Ortíz, Vladimir Kendrovski, Raf Aerts, An Van Nieuwenhuyse, (unknown)	38
16	Mapping an invasive bryophyte species using hyperspectral remote sensing data 2016 ·Biological Invasions ·Sandra Skowronek, Michael Ewald, Maike Isermann, Ruben Van De Kerchove, Jonathan Lenoir, Raf Aerts, (unknown), Tarek Hattab, Olivier Honnay, Sebastian Schmidtlein, Duccio Rocchini, Ben Somers, Hannes Feilhauer	60
17	Fragmentation and Management of Ethiopian Moist Evergreen Forest Drive Compositional Shifts of Insect Communities Visiting Wild Arabica Coffee Flowers 2014 ·Environmental Management ·Gezahegn Berecha, Raf Aerts, Bart Muys, Olivier Honnay	25
18	The Role of Exclosures for Biodiversity Conservation - the Biyo-Kelala Exclosures in Central Ethiopia 2013 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Meron Tekalign, Mekuria Argaw, Bart Muys, Raf Aerts, Jean Poesen, Jan Nyssen	2
19	Effects of Coffee Management Intensity on Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Ethiopian Moist Evergreen Afromontane Forests 2012 ·Environmental Management ·Kitessa Hundera, Raf Aerts, A Fontaine, Maarten Van Mechelen, Pieter Gijbels, Olivier Honnay, Bart Muys	97
20	Global mapping of Jatropha curcas yield based on response of fitness to present and future climate 2010 ·GCB Bioenergy ·Antonio Trabucco, Wouter Achten, (unknown), Raf Aerts, Jos Van Orshoven, Lindsey Norgrove, Bart Muys	98

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