Simon Baeckens

1.1k total citations
50 papers, 727 citations indexed

About

Simon Baeckens is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Baeckens has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 727 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 37 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Simon Baeckens's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (38 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (33 papers) and Plant and animal studies (16 papers). Simon Baeckens is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (38 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (33 papers) and Plant and animal studies (16 papers). Simon Baeckens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Spain. Simon Baeckens's co-authors include Raoul Van Damme, Katleen Huyghe, José Martı́n, Roberto García‐Roa, Christopher J. Mayerl, Shelley Edwards, Panayiotis Pafilis, William E. Cooper, Anthony Herrel and Martin J. Whiting and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Simon Baeckens

46 papers receiving 720 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Baeckens Belgium	18	496	464	151	126	99	50	727
Roberto García‐Roa Spain	15	397 0.8×	258 0.6×	160 1.1×	131 1.0×	54 0.5×	47	565
Viviana Cadena Canada	15	454 0.9×	290 0.6×	109 0.7×	390 3.1×	85 0.9×	20	800
Ines Van Bocxlaer Belgium	17	399 0.8×	696 1.5×	314 2.1×	126 1.0×	85 0.9×	22	964
Antonieta Labra Chile	22	924 1.9×	894 1.9×	160 1.1×	296 2.3×	102 1.0×	68	1.3k
Daniele Pellitteri‐Rosa Italy	18	455 0.9×	427 0.9×	106 0.7×	205 1.6×	35 0.4×	54	799
Fabio Pupin Italy	18	433 0.9×	452 1.0×	190 1.3×	231 1.8×	28 0.3×	30	767
Martín Alejandro Serrano‐Meneses Mexico	17	677 1.4×	194 0.4×	247 1.6×	333 2.6×	47 0.5×	36	903
Christopher E. Oufiero United States	17	452 0.9×	366 0.8×	170 1.1×	360 2.9×	35 0.4×	35	910
Anna Runemark Sweden	18	514 1.0×	205 0.4×	446 3.0×	239 1.9×	58 0.6×	49	977
Janne K. Valkonen Finland	17	626 1.3×	273 0.6×	242 1.6×	156 1.2×	60 0.6×	49	884

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Baeckens

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20 of 20 papers shown

Baeckens, Simon & Colin M. Donihue. (2025). Evolutionary consequences of extreme climate events. Current Biology. 35(17). R850–R864.

Zhang, Jindong, Simon Baeckens, Raoul Van Damme, & Kristina Wanieck. (2025). Overlooked sources of inspiration in biomimetic research. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 25590–25590.

Bock, Dan G., Simon Baeckens, Jason J. Kolbe, & Jonathan B. Losos. (2023). When adaptation is slowed down: Genomic analysis of evolutionary stasis in thermal tolerance during biological invasion in a novel climate. Molecular Ecology. 33(10). e17075–e17075. 1 indexed citations

Broeckhoven, Chris, et al.. (2023). Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of the Cape Cliff Lizard (Hemicordylus capensis). Genome Biology and Evolution. 15(2). 4 indexed citations

Baeckens, Simon, Shai Meiri, & Richard Shine. (2023). Foraging mode affects extinction risk of snakes and lizards, but in different ways. Conservation Letters. 16(5). 2 indexed citations

Mangiacotti, Marco, Simon Baeckens, Marco Fumagalli, et al.. (2023). Protein–lipid Association in Lizard Chemical Signals. Integrative Organismal Biology. 5(1). obad016–obad016. 5 indexed citations

Mangiacotti, Marco, Simon Baeckens, Marco Fumagalli, et al.. (2023). Sexual selection and proteinaceous diversity in the femoral gland secretions of lacertid lizards. Institutional Repository University of Antwerp (University of Antwerp).

Bock, Dan G., et al.. (2023). Stronger evidence for genetic ancestry than environmental conditions in shaping the evolution of a complex signalling trait during biological invasion. Molecular Ecology. 32(20). 5558–5574. 1 indexed citations

Mangiacotti, Marco, Simon Baeckens, Marco Fumagalli, et al.. (2023). Sexual Selection and Proteinaceous Diversity in the Femoral Gland Secretions of Lacertid Lizards. Diversity. 15(6). 777–777.

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Shine, Richard & Simon Baeckens. (2023). Rapidly evolved traits enable new conservation tools: perspectives from the cane toad invasion of Australia. Evolution. 77(8). 1744–1755. 2 indexed citations

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Goyens, Jana, et al.. (2022). Parallel evolution of semicircular canal form and sensitivity in subterranean mammals. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 208(5-6). 627–640. 3 indexed citations

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Mangiacotti, Marco, Simon Baeckens, Stefano Scali, et al.. (2021). Evolutionary and biogeographical support for species-specific proteins in lizard chemical signals. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 134(4). 912–928. 9 indexed citations

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Martínez, Alejandro, et al.. (2021). Quantifying surface topography of biological systems from 3D scans. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12(7). 1265–1276. 6 indexed citations

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Baeckens, Simon, et al.. (2021). The gullible genius: fast learners fall for fake news. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 76(1). 4 indexed citations

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Donihue, Colin M., Jonathan B. Losos, Adam C. Algar, et al.. (2020). Hurricane effects on Neotropical lizards span geographic and phylogenetic scales. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(19). 10429–10434. 47 indexed citations

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Baeckens, Simon & Raoul Van Damme. (2020). The island syndrome. Current Biology. 30(8). R338–R339. 38 indexed citations

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Goyens, Jana, et al.. (2019). Habitat use and vestibular system's dimensions in lacertid lizards. Journal of Anatomy. 235(1). 1–14. 11 indexed citations

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Baeckens, Simon, et al.. (2019). Where to do number two: Lizards prefer to defecate on the largest rock in the territory. Behavioural Processes. 167. 103937–103937. 4 indexed citations

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Baeckens, Simon, Roberto García‐Roa, José Martı́n, & Raoul Van Damme. (2017). The Role of Diet in Shaping the Chemical Signal Design of Lacertid Lizards. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 43(9). 902–910. 17 indexed citations

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Baeckens, Simon, Anthony Herrel, Chris Broeckhoven, et al.. (2017). Evolutionary morphology of the lizard chemosensory system. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10141–10141. 38 indexed citations

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