Sybryn L. Maes

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 976 citations indexed

About

Sybryn L. Maes is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sybryn L. Maes has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 976 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Sybryn L. Maes's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (14 papers), Forest ecology and management (9 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers). Sybryn L. Maes is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (14 papers), Forest ecology and management (9 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers). Sybryn L. Maes collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Australia and Germany. Sybryn L. Maes's co-authors include Kris Verheyen, Michael P. Perring, Haben Blondeel, Leen Depauw, Pieter De Frenne, Dries Landuyt, Jörg Brunet, Lander Baeten, Emiel De Lombaerde and Lionel R. Hertzog and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Global Change Biology and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Sybryn L. Maes

33 papers receiving 957 citations

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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.

The functional role of temperate forest understorey vegetation in a changing world

2019 197 citations Dries Landuyt, Emiel De Lombaerde et al. Global Change Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sybryn L. Maes Belgium	15	536	480	178	176	172	34	976
Olivier Flores France	21	558 1.0×	292 0.6×	303 1.7×	101 0.6×	209 1.2×	50	1.1k
Sonia Roig Gómez Spain	18	551 1.0×	386 0.8×	80 0.4×	122 0.7×	175 1.0×	61	911
Ervin Rasztovits Hungary	14	346 0.6×	361 0.8×	81 0.5×	189 1.1×	178 1.0×	44	739
Margot Vanhellemont Belgium	26	826 1.5×	433 0.9×	384 2.2×	157 0.9×	315 1.8×	58	1.4k
Juho Matala Finland	15	451 0.8×	528 1.1×	44 0.2×	132 0.8×	260 1.5×	35	875
Jean‐Noël Candau Canada	15	450 0.8×	799 1.7×	232 1.3×	149 0.8×	627 3.6×	44	1.3k
Callie J. Schweitzer United States	22	1.1k 2.0×	961 2.0×	128 0.7×	86 0.5×	524 3.0×	92	1.6k
Christel C. Kern United States	23	1.1k 2.1×	1.2k 2.5×	90 0.5×	162 0.9×	353 2.1×	68	1.7k
Shuaifeng Li China	22	393 0.7×	291 0.6×	162 0.9×	58 0.3×	257 1.5×	76	1.2k
Joaquín Duque‐Lazo Spain	15	342 0.6×	251 0.5×	56 0.3×	108 0.6×	232 1.3×	24	669

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Goossens, Willy, et al.. (2025). Trait–environment interactions influence tree planting success in Peruvian tropical dry forests. Restoration Ecology. 33(8). 1 indexed citations

Perring, Michael P., Pieter De Frenne, Lionel R. Hertzog, et al.. (2021). “Lianification” or liana invasion – is there a difference?. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 19(7). 377–378. 2 indexed citations

Lombaerde, Emiel De, Haben Blondeel, Lander Baeten, et al.. (2020). Light, temperature and understorey cover predominantly affect early life stages of tree seedlings in a multifactorial mesocosm experiment. Forest Ecology and Management. 461. 117907–117907. 25 indexed citations

Blondeel, Haben, Michael P. Perring, Emiel De Lombaerde, et al.. (2020). Individualistic responses of forest herb traits to environmental change. Plant Biology. 22(4). 601–614. 18 indexed citations

Landuyt, Dries, Emiel De Lombaerde, Michael P. Perring, et al.. (2019). The functional role of temperate forest understorey vegetation in a changing world. Global Change Biology. 25(11). 3625–3641. 197 indexed citations breakdown →

Depauw, Leen, Michael P. Perring, Jörg Brunet, et al.. (2019). Interactive effects of past land use and recent forest management on the understorey community in temperate oak forests in South Sweden. Journal of Vegetation Science. 30(5). 917–928. 22 indexed citations

Zellweger, Florian, David A. Coomes, Jonathan Lenoir, et al.. (2019). Seasonal drivers of understorey temperature buffering in temperate deciduous forests across Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 28(12). 1774–1786. 155 indexed citations

Vanhellemont, Margot, Rita Sousa‐Silva, Sybryn L. Maes, et al.. (2018). Distinct growth responses to drought for oak and beech in temperate mixed forests. The Science of The Total Environment. 650(Pt 2). 3017–3026. 61 indexed citations

Maes, Sybryn L., Michael P. Perring, Margot Vanhellemont, et al.. (2018). Environmental drivers interactively affect individual tree growth across temperate European forests. Global Change Biology. 25(1). 201–217. 57 indexed citations

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Maes, Sybryn L., Haben Blondeel, Michael P. Perring, et al.. (2018). Litter quality, land-use history, and nitrogen deposition effects on topsoil conditions across European temperate deciduous forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 433. 405–418. 48 indexed citations

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Maes, Sybryn L., Vincent Kint, Tom De Mil, et al.. (2017). Using X-ray CT based tree-ring width data for tree growth trend analysis. Dendrochronologia. 44. 66–75. 17 indexed citations

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Maes, Sybryn L., Pieter De Frenne, Jörg Brunet, et al.. (2014). Effects of enhanced nitrogen inputs and climate warming on a forest understorey plant assessed by transplant experiments along a latitudinal gradient. Plant Ecology. 215(8). 899–910. 13 indexed citations

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Tavernier, P., Kristof Baert, Marco van de Bildt, et al.. (2012). Een uitbraak van hondenziekte bij steenmarters (Martes foina) in Vlaanderen. Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift. 81(2). 6 indexed citations

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Vanhaesebrouck, An, et al.. (2012). Bilateral obturator neuropathy caused by an intrapelvic fibrosarcoma with myofibroblastic features in a dog. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 53(7). 423–427. 2 indexed citations

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Cornelis, Ine, Koen Chiers, Sybryn L. Maes, et al.. (2012). Claudin-1 and Glucose Transporter 1 Immunolabelling in a Canine Intraneural Perineurioma. Journal of Comparative Pathology. 147(2-3). 186–190. 6 indexed citations

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Pasmans, Frank, Sybryn L. Maes, Pascale Van Rooij, et al.. (2012). Chytridiomycosis related mortality in a midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) in Belgium. Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift. 79(6). 14 indexed citations

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Maes, Sybryn L., Sara Torfs, G. Vercauteren, et al.. (2011). Transitional cell carcinoma of suspected ureteral origin, with intra-abdominal and distant metastases in two horses. Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift. 80(4).

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Maes, Sybryn L., et al.. (2010). First report of multinodular pulmonary fibrosis associated with equine herpesvirus 5 in Belgium. Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift. 79(4). 13 indexed citations

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Govaere, Jan, Sybryn L. Maes, Maarten Hoogewijs, et al.. (2010). Uterine Fibrosarcoma in a Warmblood Mare. Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 46(3). 564–566. 6 indexed citations

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Pardon, Bart, Sybryn L. Maes, Heidi Nollet, et al.. (2009). An outbreak of the peracute form of malignant catarrhal fever in Belgian cattle. Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift. 78(5). 5 indexed citations

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