Rolf P. M. Bak

2.7k total citations
36 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Rolf P. M. Bak is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolf P. M. Bak has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Ecology, 23 papers in Oceanography and 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Rolf P. M. Bak's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (28 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (16 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (12 papers). Rolf P. M. Bak is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (28 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (16 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (12 papers). Rolf P. M. Bak collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Curacao and United States. Rolf P. M. Bak's co-authors include Erik H. Meesters, G. Nieuwland, Maggy M. Nugues, Mark J. A. Vermeij, Garriet W. Smith, Ruben van Hooidonk, Maria Inês Seabra, Fleur C. van Duyl, Guillaume van Eys and Brian E. Luckhurst and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Rolf P. M. Bak

35 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rolf P. M. Bak Netherlands 24 1.8k 1.2k 887 217 122 36 2.0k
RPM Bak Netherlands 21 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 719 0.8× 130 0.6× 114 0.9× 30 1.7k
Takashi Nakamura Japan 24 1.7k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 775 0.9× 124 0.6× 122 1.0× 105 2.1k
Selina Ward Australia 19 1.7k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 992 1.1× 301 1.4× 119 1.0× 34 2.0k
R. P. Dunne United Kingdom 20 1.8k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 849 1.0× 77 0.4× 167 1.4× 33 2.1k
Erik H. Meesters Netherlands 30 2.2k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 334 1.5× 277 2.3× 64 2.6k
Cynthia Hunter United States 17 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 904 1.0× 190 0.9× 89 0.7× 32 1.9k
Bradford E. Brown United States 14 1.5k 0.8× 912 0.8× 741 0.8× 241 1.1× 164 1.3× 35 1.8k
Maggy M. Nugues France 29 2.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 124 0.6× 156 1.3× 64 2.3k
Andrew W. Bruckner United States 25 1.5k 0.9× 695 0.6× 884 1.0× 236 1.1× 100 0.8× 64 1.9k
Luke Smith Australia 21 1.7k 1.0× 939 0.8× 1.3k 1.5× 353 1.6× 103 0.8× 38 2.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rolf P. M. Bak

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Duyl, Fleur C. van, Judith van Bleijswijk, Cornelia Wuchter, et al.. (2022). Recovery patterns of the coral microbiome after relief of algal contact. Journal of Sea Research. 191. 102309–102309. 2 indexed citations
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Debrot, Adolphe O. & Rolf P. M. Bak. (2019). Brief history of Carmabi (Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity), Curacao, up to 2010. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1 indexed citations
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Bongaerts, Pim, Pedro R. Frade, Kyra B. Hay, et al.. (2015). Deep down on a Caribbean reef: lower mesophotic depths harbor a specialized coral-endosymbiont community. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 7652–7652. 88 indexed citations
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Frade, Pedro R., et al.. (2013). Comparison between Colony Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny in the Caribbean Scleractinian Coral Genus Madracis. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e71287–e71287. 11 indexed citations
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Bongaerts, Pim, Pedro R. Frade, Kyra B. Hay, et al.. (2013). Sharing the slope: depth partitioning of agariciid corals and associated Symbiodinium across shallow and mesophotic habitats (2-60 m) on a Caribbean reef. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13(1). 205–205. 86 indexed citations
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Vermeij, Mark J. A., Judith Bakker, Noam van der Hal, & Rolf P. M. Bak. (2011). Juvenile Coral Abundance Has Decreased by More Than 50% in Only Three Decades on a Small Caribbean Island. Diversity. 3(3). 296–307. 49 indexed citations
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Scheffers, Sander, Rob W. M. van Soest, G. Nieuwland, & Rolf P. M. Bak. (2010). Coral Reef Framework Cavities: Is Functional Similarity Reflected in Composition of the Cryptic Macrofaunal Community?. Atoll research bulletin. 583. 1–24. 21 indexed citations
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Kaandorp, Jaap A., Marten Postma, Robert van Liere, et al.. (2010). A comparison between coral colonies of the genusMadracisand simulated forms. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 277(1700). 3555–3561. 25 indexed citations
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Bak, Rolf P. M., G. Nieuwland, & Erik H. Meesters. (2009). Coral Growth Rates Revisited after 31 Years: What is Causing Lower Extension Rates in Acropora Palmata?. Bulletin of Marine Science. 84(3). 287–294. 49 indexed citations
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Bak, Rolf P. M., G. Nieuwland, & Erik H. Meesters. (2005). Coral reef crisis in deep and shallow reefs: 30 years of constancy and change in reefs of Curacao and Bonaire. Coral Reefs. 24(3). 475–479. 171 indexed citations
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Nugues, Maggy M., Garriet W. Smith, Ruben van Hooidonk, Maria Inês Seabra, & Rolf P. M. Bak. (2004). Algal contact as a trigger for coral disease. Ecology Letters. 7(10). 919–923. 246 indexed citations
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Maier, Cornelia, Jürgen Pätzold, & Rolf P. M. Bak. (2003). The skeletal isotopic composition as an indicator of ecological and physiological plasticity in the coral genus Madracis. Coral Reefs. 22(4). 370–380. 18 indexed citations
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Bak, Rolf P. M. & Erik H. Meesters. (1999). Population Structure as a Response of Coral Communities to Global Change. American Zoologist. 39(1). 56–65. 118 indexed citations
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Bak, Rolf P. M., et al.. (1999). Impact of grazing by benthic eukaryotic organisms on the nitrogen sediment–water exchange in the North Sea. Journal of Sea Research. 41(4). 255–268. 9 indexed citations
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Meesters, Erik H., et al.. (1997). Coral colony tissue damage in six species of reef-building corals: partial mortality in relation with depth and surface area. Journal of Sea Research. 37(1-2). 131–144. 72 indexed citations
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Starink, Mathieu, Marie‐José Bär‐Gilissen, Rolf P. M. Bak, & Thomas E. Cappenberg. (1996). Bacterivory by heterotrophic nanoflagellates and bacterial production in sediments of a freshwater littoral system. Limnology and Oceanography. 41(1). 62–69. 33 indexed citations
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Starink, Mathieu, Marie‐José Bär‐Gilissen, Rolf P. M. Bak, & Thomas E. Cappenberg. (1994). Quantitative Centrifugation To Extract Benthic Protozoa from Freshwater Sediments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 60(1). 167–173. 43 indexed citations
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Bak, Rolf P. M. & Brian E. Luckhurst. (1980). Constancy and change in coral reef habitats along depth gradients at Cura�ao. Oecologia. 47(2). 145–155. 76 indexed citations
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Bak, Rolf P. M. & Guillaume van Eys. (1975). Predation of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum Philippi on living coral. Oecologia. 20(2). 111–115. 76 indexed citations
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Bak, Rolf P. M.. (1975). Ecological Aspects of the Distribution of Reef Corals in the Netherlands Antilles. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 45(2). 181–190. 86 indexed citations

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