Xavier Desmit

784 total citations
18 papers, 544 citations indexed

About

Xavier Desmit is a scholar working on Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xavier Desmit has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 544 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Oceanography, 8 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Xavier Desmit's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (17 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (7 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (5 papers). Xavier Desmit is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (17 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (7 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (5 papers). Xavier Desmit collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Xavier Desmit's co-authors include Geneviève Lacroix, T. C. Prins, Alain Ménesguen, J.G. Baretta-Bekker, Valérie Dulière, Vincent Thieu, Pierre Regnier, Robin Wollast, Ramiro Neves and Jan Vanderborght and has published in prestigious journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Xavier Desmit

17 papers receiving 524 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xavier Desmit Belgium 11 371 170 162 119 58 18 544
S. B. Choudhury India 13 250 0.7× 211 1.2× 190 1.2× 56 0.5× 86 1.5× 47 513
Antje Baum Germany 11 248 0.7× 287 1.7× 111 0.7× 94 0.8× 65 1.1× 12 519
Vania Neu Brazil 10 282 0.8× 172 1.0× 135 0.8× 124 1.0× 89 1.5× 24 455
V. Sudheesh India 15 469 1.3× 223 1.3× 153 0.9× 137 1.2× 33 0.6× 31 612
Amy E. Kleckner United States 3 406 1.1× 238 1.4× 159 1.0× 119 1.0× 45 0.8× 6 569
Chris Kelble United States 9 365 1.0× 169 1.0× 143 0.9× 98 0.8× 67 1.2× 15 514
Linping Xie China 9 440 1.2× 210 1.2× 110 0.7× 122 1.0× 41 0.7× 17 604
Durga Rao Gijjapu India 15 622 1.7× 247 1.5× 242 1.5× 166 1.4× 105 1.8× 31 814
D.K. Mills United Kingdom 10 356 1.0× 128 0.8× 174 1.1× 85 0.7× 38 0.7× 11 449
Igor Polikarpov Kuwait 14 494 1.3× 252 1.5× 134 0.8× 145 1.2× 28 0.5× 30 634

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xavier Desmit

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xavier Desmit

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xavier Desmit. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xavier Desmit based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Xavier Desmit. Xavier Desmit is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Sabbe, Koen, M. Fettweis, Xavier Desmit, et al.. (2025). Phytoplankton enhances the flocculation of suspended particulate matter in a turbid estuary. Limnology and Oceanography. 70(11). 3431–3446.
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Fettweis, M., et al.. (2025). Clay minerals and the stability of organic carbon in suspension along coastal to offshore transects. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 395. 229–237. 1 indexed citations
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Desmit, Xavier, et al.. (2024). The transition between coastal and offshore areas in the North Sea unraveled by suspended particle composition. The Science of The Total Environment. 915. 169966–169966. 6 indexed citations
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Leeuwen, Sonja M. van, T. C. Prins, Anouk Blauw, et al.. (2023). Deriving pre-eutrophic conditions from an ensemble model approach for the North-West European seas. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 9 indexed citations
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Fettweis, M., R. Riethmüller, Dimitry Van der Zande, & Xavier Desmit. (2023). Sample based water quality monitoring of coastal seas: How significant is the information loss in patchy time series compared to continuous ones?. The Science of The Total Environment. 873. 162273–162273. 8 indexed citations
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Fettweis, M., Jin Hur, Xavier Desmit, et al.. (2022). Flocculation kinetics and mechanisms of microalgae- and clay-containing suspensions in different microalgal growth phases. Water Research. 226. 119300–119300. 24 indexed citations
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Fettweis, M., Markus Schartau, Xavier Desmit, et al.. (2021). Organic Matter Composition of Biomineral Flocs and Its Influence on Suspended Particulate Matter Dynamics Along a Nearshore to Offshore Transect. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 127(1). 26 indexed citations
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Desmit, Xavier, et al.. (2019). Changes in chlorophyll concentration and phenology in the North Sea in relation to de‐eutrophication and sea surface warming. Limnology and Oceanography. 65(4). 828–847. 56 indexed citations
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Desmit, Xavier, Vincent Thieu, Gilles Billen, et al.. (2018). Reducing marine eutrophication may require a paradigmatic change. The Science of The Total Environment. 635. 1444–1466. 94 indexed citations
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Desmit, Xavier, et al.. (2018). Marine phytoplankton community composition data from the Belgian part of the North Sea, 1968–2010. Scientific Data. 5(1). 180126–180126. 10 indexed citations
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Ménesguen, Alain, Xavier Desmit, Valérie Dulière, et al.. (2018). How to avoid eutrophication in coastal seas? A new approach to derive river-specific combined nitrate and phosphate maximum concentrations. The Science of The Total Environment. 628-629. 400–414. 54 indexed citations
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Desmit, Xavier, Kevin Ruddick, & Geneviève Lacroix. (2015). Salinity predicts the distribution of chlorophyll a spring peak in the southern North Sea continental waters. Journal of Sea Research. 103. 59–74. 27 indexed citations
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Lacroix, Geneviève, Gilles Billen, Xavier Desmit, et al.. (2013). Ecosystem Models as Support to Eutrophication Management in the North Atlantic Ocean (EMoSEM). Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute). 13654. 2 indexed citations
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Prins, T. C., Xavier Desmit, & J.G. Baretta-Bekker. (2012). Phytoplankton composition in Dutch coastal waters responds to changes in riverine nutrient loads. Journal of Sea Research. 73. 49–62. 27 indexed citations
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Mills, David K., Sonja M. van Leeuwen, Johan van der Molen, et al.. (2010). Predicting the consequences of nutrient reduction on the eutrophication status of the North Sea. Journal of Marine Systems. 81(1-2). 148–170. 116 indexed citations
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Baretta-Bekker, J.G., et al.. (2008). Description of the long-term (1991–2005) temporal and spatial distribution of phytoplankton carbon biomass in the Dutch North Sea. Journal of Sea Research. 61(1-2). 50–59. 31 indexed citations
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Desmit, Xavier, Jan Vanderborght, Pierre Regnier, & Robin Wollast. (2005). Control of phytoplankton production by physical forcing in a strongly tidal, well-mixed estuary. Biogeosciences. 2(2). 205–218. 51 indexed citations
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Desmit, Xavier, et al.. (2005). Etude et modélisation de la production phytoplanctonique dans l'estuaire de l'Escaut. Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute). 2 indexed citations

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