Willem Ligtvoet

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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Willem Ligtvoet is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Willem Ligtvoet has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 8 papers in Ecology and 7 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Willem Ligtvoet's work include Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (6 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (5 papers). Willem Ligtvoet is often cited by papers focused on Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (6 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (5 papers). Willem Ligtvoet collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and France. Willem Ligtvoet's co-authors include Philip J. Ward, Arno Bouwman, Hessel Winsemius, Rens van Beek, Marc F. P. Bierkens, Brenden Jongman, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Jaap Kwadijk, Paul Lucas and Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Climate Change and Global Environmental Change.

In The Last Decade

Willem Ligtvoet

34 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Global drivers of future river flood risk

2015 793 citations Hessel Winsemius, Rens van Beek et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Willem Ligtvoet Netherlands	16	1.4k	573	524	389	324	36	1.9k
Daming He China	29	955 0.7×	852 1.5×	523 1.0×	563 1.4×	392 1.2×	80	2.5k
Sarah E. Null United States	23	780 0.6×	1.0k 1.8×	226 0.4×	553 1.4×	149 0.5×	74	2.0k
Philip Micklin United States	18	597 0.4×	597 1.0×	303 0.6×	292 0.8×	811 2.5×	50	1.9k
Kathleen A. Miller United States	20	1.6k 1.2×	992 1.7×	701 1.3×	398 1.0×	200 0.6×	41	2.6k
Timo A. Räsänen Finland	14	857 0.6×	915 1.6×	176 0.3×	382 1.0×	180 0.6×	28	1.6k
Shailesh Nayak India	26	1.1k 0.8×	164 0.3×	754 1.4×	762 2.0×	98 0.3×	113	2.6k
Brent M. Lofgren United States	24	1.1k 0.8×	530 0.9×	714 1.4×	486 1.2×	51 0.2×	53	1.8k
Rafael Schmitt United States	21	567 0.4×	727 1.3×	83 0.2×	668 1.7×	185 0.6×	43	1.6k
G. M. Kondolf United States	20	691 0.5×	949 1.7×	199 0.4×	1.5k 3.8×	235 0.7×	27	2.4k
Desirèe Tullos United States	23	720 0.5×	777 1.4×	228 0.4×	679 1.7×	258 0.8×	62	1.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mortensen, Eric M., Timothy Tiggeloven, Toon Haer, et al.. (2024). The potential of global coastal flood risk reduction using various DRR measures. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 24(4). 1381–1400. 8 indexed citations

Tiggeloven, Timothy, et al.. (2023). Potential for Various Riverine Flood DRR Measures at the Global Scale. VU Research Portal. 1. 1 indexed citations

Eilander, Dirk, Anaïs Couasnon, Frederiek Sperna Weiland, et al.. (2023). Modeling compound flood risk and risk reduction using a globally applicable framework: a pilot in the Sofala province of Mozambique. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 23(6). 2251–2272. 18 indexed citations

Eck, Jan Ritsema van, et al.. (2021). Grote opgaven in een beperkte ruimte : Ruimtelijke keuzes voor een toekomstbestendige leefomgeving. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS).

Tiggeloven, Timothy, Hans de Moel, Hessel Winsemius, et al.. (2020). Global-scale benefit–cost analysis of coastal flood adaptation to different flood risk drivers using structural measures. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 20(4). 1025–1044. 123 indexed citations

Bouma, J., et al.. (2020). Burger in zicht, overheid aan zet : Balans van de Leefomgeving 2020. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 2 indexed citations

Tiggeloven, Timothy, Hans de Moel, Hessel Winsemius, et al.. (2019). Global scale benefit-cost analysis of coastal flood adaptation to different flood risk drivers. 6 indexed citations

Boelee, Eline, et al.. (2017). Overcoming water challenges through nature-based solutions. Water Policy. 19(5). 820–836. 39 indexed citations

Ward, Philip J., Arno Bouwman, Brenden Jongman, et al.. (2014). The impact of changes in climate and socio-economic conditions on river flood losses at the global scale. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 5757. 1 indexed citations

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Puijenbroek, Peter van, et al.. (2014). Towards standardised evaluative measurement of nature impacts: two spatial planning case studies for major Dutch lakes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(4). 2467–2478. 3 indexed citations

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Weiland, Frederiek Sperna, Philip J. Ward, Arno Bouwman, et al.. (2013). Global flood risks under changing climate and socioeconomic conditions. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

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Klijn, Frans, J. M. Knoop, Willem Ligtvoet, & Marjolein Mens. (2012). In search of robust flood risk management alternatives for the Netherlands. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 12(5). 1469–1479. 24 indexed citations

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Knaap, Martin Van der & Willem Ligtvoet. (2010). Is Western consumption of Nile perch from Lake Victoria sustainable?. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management. 13(4). 429–436. 15 indexed citations

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Berk, Maurice, G.J. van den Born, L. van Bree, et al.. (2005). The effects of climate change in the Netherlands. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 25 indexed citations

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Janse, Jan H., et al.. (2002). Model study on the role of wetland zones in lake eutrophication and restoration.. 605–614. 1 indexed citations

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Densen, W.L.T. van, et al.. (1996). Intra-cohort variation in the individual size of juvenile pikeperch, Stizostedion lucioperca, and perch, Perca fluviatilis, in relation to the size spectrum of their food items. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 33. 495–506. 44 indexed citations

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Ligtvoet, Willem, Peter J. Mous, O.C. Mkumbo, et al.. (1995). The Lake Victoria fish stocks and fisheries.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 11–53. 8 indexed citations

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Ligtvoet, Willem, O.C. Mkumbo, Peter J. Mous, & P.C. Goudswaard. (1995). Monitoring fish stocks from survey data.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 119–134. 2 indexed citations

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Behrens, H., Willem Ligtvoet, Ruurd Noordhuis, et al.. (1992). How an estuary changed into a freshwater lake: The water management of Lake Volkerak/Zoom. TNO Repository. 1 indexed citations

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Mkumbo, O.C. & Willem Ligtvoet. (1992). Changes in the diet of Nile perch, Lates niloticus (L), in the Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria. Hydrobiologia. 232(1). 79–83. 44 indexed citations

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