Willem‐Jan Emsens

1.0k total citations
27 papers, 617 citations indexed

About

Willem‐Jan Emsens is a scholar working on Ecology, Plant Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Willem‐Jan Emsens has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 617 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Willem‐Jan Emsens's work include Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (12 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (9 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers). Willem‐Jan Emsens is often cited by papers focused on Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (12 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (9 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers). Willem‐Jan Emsens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Willem‐Jan Emsens's co-authors include Ben T. Hirsch, Roland Kays, Patrick A. Jansen, Veronica Zamora‐Gutierrez, Martin Wikelski, Rudy van Diggelen, C.J.S. Aggenbach, Alfons J. P. Smolders, Jan Frouz and J. Marcus Rowcliffe and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Willem‐Jan Emsens

23 papers receiving 605 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Willem‐Jan Emsens Belgium 14 442 216 182 120 75 27 617
David Ott Germany 14 292 0.7× 223 1.0× 206 1.1× 91 0.8× 101 1.3× 19 577
Volker Audorff Germany 11 150 0.3× 255 1.2× 183 1.0× 116 1.0× 63 0.8× 17 446
Chelse M. Prather United States 12 196 0.4× 220 1.0× 200 1.1× 70 0.6× 112 1.5× 25 547
Eduardo Vélez‐Martin Brazil 10 192 0.4× 302 1.4× 184 1.0× 113 0.9× 199 2.7× 12 595
Nicholas A. C. Marino Brazil 14 353 0.8× 213 1.0× 210 1.2× 87 0.7× 107 1.4× 17 646
Eduardo Martínez Carretero Argentina 13 208 0.5× 301 1.4× 265 1.5× 210 1.8× 124 1.7× 64 697
Solana Tabeni Argentina 13 350 0.8× 265 1.2× 182 1.0× 55 0.5× 74 1.0× 25 583
Kristin E. Haskins United States 12 236 0.5× 187 0.9× 136 0.7× 180 1.5× 110 1.5× 15 574
D. A. Beaumont United Kingdom 10 158 0.4× 158 0.7× 132 0.7× 67 0.6× 105 1.4× 19 438
Gianalberto Losapio Switzerland 18 251 0.6× 340 1.6× 274 1.5× 226 1.9× 104 1.4× 41 725

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Fields of papers citing papers by Willem‐Jan Emsens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Willem‐Jan Emsens

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All Works

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Radujković, Dajana, Miguel Portillo‐Estrada, Giandiego Campetella, et al.. (2025). Soil biodiversity and ecosystem functions in grasslands: Is more always better?. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 211. 109988–109988.
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Emsens, Willem‐Jan, et al.. (2024). Effects of microarthropod density on soil fungal community composition in nutrient‐poor ecosystems. Functional Ecology. 39(2). 432–445. 1 indexed citations
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Emsens, Willem‐Jan, et al.. (2022). Strong conditionality in plant-fungal community assembly after soil inoculation in post-agricultural grasslands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 166. 108580–108580. 6 indexed citations
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Emsens, Willem‐Jan, Rudy van Diggelen, C.J.S. Aggenbach, et al.. (2022). Stable isotopes (δ13C, δ15N) and biomarkers as indicators of the hydrological regime of fens in a European east–west transect. The Science of The Total Environment. 838(Pt 4). 156603–156603. 5 indexed citations
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Angst, Gerrit, Ľubomír Lichner, Anikó Csecserits, et al.. (2022). Controls on labile and stabilized soil organic matter during long-term ecosystem development. Geoderma. 426. 116090–116090. 13 indexed citations
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Sun, Daquan, Qiang Lin, Gerrit Angst, et al.. (2021). Microbial communities in soil macro-aggregates with less connected networks respire less across successional and geographic gradients. European Journal of Soil Biology. 108. 103378–103378. 13 indexed citations
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Emsens, Willem‐Jan, et al.. (2021). Degradation legacy and current water levels as predictors of carbon emissions from two fen sites. Mires and Peat. 27. 14–14.
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Emsens, Willem‐Jan, Rudy van Diggelen, C.J.S. Aggenbach, et al.. (2020). Recovery of fen peatland microbiomes and predicted functional profiles after rewetting. The ISME Journal. 14(7). 1701–1712. 49 indexed citations
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Emsens, Willem‐Jan, C.J.S. Aggenbach, Håkan Rydin, Alfons J. P. Smolders, & Rudy van Diggelen. (2018). Competition for light as a bottleneck for endangered fen species: An introduction experiment. Biological Conservation. 220. 76–83. 9 indexed citations
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Mertens, Jan E. J., et al.. (2018). From natural forest to coffee agroforest: implications for communities of large mammals in the Ethiopian highlands. Oryx. 54(5). 715–722. 15 indexed citations
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Rebelo, Alanna J., Willem‐Jan Emsens, Karen J. Esler, & Patrick Meire. (2018). Quantification of water purification in South African palmiet wetlands. Water Science & Technology. 78(5). 1199–1207. 4 indexed citations
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Schoelynck, Jonas, Kerst Buis, Tom De Mulder, et al.. (2017). What is a macrophyte patch? Patch identification in aquatic ecosystems and guidelines for consistent delineation. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology. 18(1). 1–9. 20 indexed citations
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Emsens, Willem‐Jan, Jonas Schoelynck, Ab P. Grootjans, Eric Struyf, & Rudy van Diggelen. (2016). Eutrophication alters Si cycling and litter decomposition in wetlands. Biogeochemistry. 130(3). 289–299. 13 indexed citations
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Emsens, Willem‐Jan, C.J.S. Aggenbach, Ken Schoutens, et al.. (2016). Soil Iron Content as a Predictor of Carbon and Nutrient Mobilization in Rewetted Fens. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0153166–e0153166. 36 indexed citations
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Emsens, Willem‐Jan, C.J.S. Aggenbach, Alfons J. P. Smolders, & Rudy van Diggelen. (2015). Topsoil removal in degraded rich fens: Can we force an ecosystem reset?. Ecological Engineering. 77. 225–232. 30 indexed citations
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Aggenbach, C.J.S., Willem‐Jan Emsens, Albert Grootjans, et al.. (2013). Do high iron concentrations in rewetted rich fens hamper restoration. Preslia. 85(3). 405–420. 20 indexed citations
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Emsens, Willem‐Jan, Ben T. Hirsch, Roland Kays, & Patrick A. Jansen. (2013). Prey refuges as predator hotspots: ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) attraction to agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) dens. ACTA THERIOLOGICA. 59(2). 257–262. 22 indexed citations
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Emsens, Willem‐Jan, et al.. (2012). Effects of Food Availability on Space and Refuge Use by a Neotropical Scatterhoarding Rodent. Biotropica. 45(1). 88–93. 24 indexed citations
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Jansen, Patrick A., Ben T. Hirsch, Willem‐Jan Emsens, et al.. (2012). Data from: Thieving rodents as substitute dispersers of megafaunal seeds. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology). 1 indexed citations

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