Rein Brys

6.6k total citations
146 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Rein Brys is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rein Brys has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 85 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 69 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Rein Brys's work include Plant and animal studies (89 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (77 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (43 papers). Rein Brys is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (89 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (77 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (43 papers). Rein Brys collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Rein Brys's co-authors include Hans Jacquemyn, Martin Hermy, Olivier Honnay, Bart Lievens, Patrick Endels, Isabel Roldán-Ruíz, Michael Waud, Geert De Blust, Thorsten Wiegand and Sabrina Neyrinck and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Rein Brys

140 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rein Brys Belgium 45 3.3k 2.5k 2.3k 1.3k 1.1k 146 4.8k
Andrew L. Hipp United States 38 2.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 2.0k 0.9× 1.5k 1.1× 911 0.8× 126 4.8k
Warren L. Wagner United States 40 3.5k 1.1× 1.1k 0.4× 1.7k 0.7× 1.9k 1.4× 805 0.7× 186 5.4k
Colin E. Hughes United Kingdom 38 3.8k 1.2× 1.4k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 1.8k 1.3× 494 0.4× 110 6.0k
Ken Oyama Mexico 37 2.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 625 0.5× 957 0.9× 236 4.7k
Mitchell B. Cruzan United States 36 2.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 1.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 610 0.6× 95 3.9k
N. Joop Ouborg Netherlands 38 2.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 761 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 69 4.5k
J. Gerard B. Oostermeijer Netherlands 35 2.4k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 415 0.3× 869 0.8× 75 4.0k
Christopher G. Eckert Canada 43 5.2k 1.6× 3.2k 1.3× 3.2k 1.4× 1.7k 1.3× 915 0.8× 88 6.7k
Yoko Luise Dupont Denmark 24 2.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 601 0.4× 864 0.8× 50 4.0k
Pablo Vargas Spain 53 4.3k 1.3× 1.6k 0.6× 3.9k 1.7× 2.1k 1.6× 757 0.7× 203 7.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rein Brys

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rein Brys

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

All Works

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Bylemans, Jonas, et al.. (2025). From anarchy to clarity, data pre‐processing and statistical choices influence quantitative environmental DNA ( eDNA ) analyses. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 16(7). 1322–1333. 1 indexed citations
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Benejam, Lluís, Dani Boix, Maria Cuenca Cambronero, et al.. (2025). Drivers of amphibian species richness in European ponds. Ecography. 2025(5). 1 indexed citations
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Peeters, Gerrit, et al.. (2024). The impact of extraction method and pollen concentration on community composition for pollen metabarcoding. Applications in Plant Sciences. 12(5). e11601–e11601. 2 indexed citations
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Backer, Annelies De, Sara Maes, Rein Brys, et al.. (2024). Environmental DNA for monitoring the impact of offshore wind farms on fish and invertebrate community structures. Environmental DNA. 6(4). 6 indexed citations
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Kort, Hanne De, Rein Brys, Karl J. Duffy, et al.. (2023). Historical biogeography and local adaptation explain population genetic structure in a widespread terrestrial orchid. Annals of Botany. 131(4). 623–634. 8 indexed citations
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Lemmens, Pieter, Rein Brys, Luc Denys, et al.. (2021). Metadata description of the ORCA database (ORganic and Conventional Agriculture's impact on aquatic biodiversity). 1–11. 1 indexed citations
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Brys, Rein, et al.. (2020). De Noord-Aziatische modderkruiper - Nieuwe invasieve vissoort duikt dankzij eDNA niet langer ongezien de grens over. 20(2). 70–74. 1 indexed citations
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Jacquemyn, Hans, et al.. (2017). Mycorrhizal Associations and Trophic Modes in Coexisting Orchids: An Ecological Continuum between Auto- and Mixotrophy. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 1497–1497. 50 indexed citations
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Brys, Rein, et al.. (2015). The importance of autonomous selfing in preventing hybridization in three closely related plant species. Journal of Ecology. 104(2). 601–610. 49 indexed citations
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Brys, Rein, Richard P. Shefferson, & Hans Jacquemyn. (2010). Impact of herbivory on flowering behaviour and life history trade-offs in a polycarpic herb: a 10-year experiment. Oecologia. 166(2). 293–303. 31 indexed citations
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Brys, Rein, Hans Jacquemyn, & Tom Beeckman. (2008). Morph‐ratio variation, population size and female reproductive success in distylous Pulmonaria officinalis (Boraginaceae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 21(5). 1281–1289. 39 indexed citations
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Jacquemyn, Hans, Rein Brys, Katrien Vandepitte, et al.. (2007). A spatially explicit analysis of seedling recruitment in the terrestrial orchid Orchis purpurea. New Phytologist. 176(2). 448–459. 130 indexed citations
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Jacquemyn, Hans, et al.. (2001). Korte-termijn effecten van bemesting en beheer op de soorten diversiteit in kalkgraslanden van het type Galio-Trifolietum. 90. 151–157. 1 indexed citations

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