Bernard Spaans
Impact in
- Ecology top 1%
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Marine animal studies overview
- Ecological Modeling top 5%
Papers in
- Ecology 42
- Avian ecology and behavior 35
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 9
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies 7
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- Marine and fisheries research 12
- Co-authors
- Theunis Piersma (37 shared papers)Jan A. van Gils (19 shared papers)B.S. Ebbinge (6 shared papers)Anne Dekinga (18 shared papers)Maarten Brugge (7 shared papers)Jutta Leyrer (6 shared papers)Piet J. van den Hout (5 shared papers)Casper Kraan (4 shared papers)
- Journals
- Ardea (8 papers)Journal of Avian Biology (2 papers)Ibis (2 papers)Behavioral Ecology (2 papers)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- NetherlandsUnited StatesAustralia
In The Last Decade
Bernard Spaans
44 papers receiving 1.5k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 68
- Ecology 1.4k
- Ecological Modeling 161
- Parasitology 192
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 569
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 328
Countries citing papers authored by Bernard Spaans
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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernard Spaans
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Bernard Spaans, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 | 206 | |
| 2 | 2005 | 117 | |
| 3 | 2006 | 114 | |
| 4 | 2004 | 109 | |
| 5 | 2006 | 97 | |
| 6 | 2009 | 83 | |
| 7 | 2006 | 72 | |
| 8 | BREEDING SUCCESS IN BRENT IN RELATION TO INDIVIDUAL FEEDING OPPORTUNITIES DURING SPRING STAGING IN THE WADDEN SEA | 1985 | 71 |
| 9 | Length of stopover, fuel storage and a sex-bias in the occurrence of red knots Calidris c. canutus and C-c. islandica in the Wadden Sea during southward migration | 2000 | 59 |
| 10 | 2003 | 58 | |
| 11 | 2008 | 55 | |
| 12 | 2013 | 48 | |
| 13 | Reversible size-changes in stomachs of shorebirds: when, to what extent, and why? | 1999 | 42 |
| 14 | 2014 | 42 | |
| 15 | Dark-bellied Brent Geese Branta bernicla bernicla forego breeding when Arctic Foxes Alopex lagopus are present during nest initiation | 1998 | 41 |
| 16 | 2015 | 40 | |
| 17 | 2013 | 39 | |
| 18 | 2008 | 37 | |
| 19 | 2002 | 31 | |
| 20 | 2007 | 30 |
About Bernard Spaans
Bernard Spaans is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Oceanography and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 47 papers that have together received 1.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Avian ecology and behavior (35 papers), Marine and fisheries research (12 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (12 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (9 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (9 papers), Bird parasitology and diseases (8 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (7 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (1.4k citations), Ecological Modeling (161 citations), Parasitology (192 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (569 citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (328 citations). Bernard Spaans has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Theunis Piersma, Jan A. van Gils, B.S. Ebbinge, Anne Dekinga, Maarten Brugge, Jutta Leyrer, Piet J. van den Hout, Casper Kraan, Phil F. Battley and R.H. Drent. Their work appears in journals such as Ardea, Journal of Avian Biology, Ibis, Behavioral Ecology and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.
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