Ellen van Donk

21.1k citations

213 papers · 14.2k · 3 hit papers · h-index 63

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Environmental Chemistry top 0.01%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
Oceanography top 0.05%
- Marine and coastal ecosystems

Papers in

Environmental Chemistry 143
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics 139
Ecology 109
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior 41
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology 26
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 17

Co-authors: R. D. Gulati (29 shared papers)Dag O. Hessen (17 shared papers)Miquel Lürling (22 shared papers)Wouter van de Bund (8 shared papers)Bas W. Ibelings (14 shared papers)Dedmer B. Van de Waal (21 shared papers)Lisette N. de Senerpont Domis (24 shared papers)Jef Huisman (12 shared papers)
Journals: Hydrobiologia (29 papers)Freshwater Biology (25 papers)Limnology and Oceanography (11 papers)Journal of Phycology (7 papers)Oecologia (5 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands Germany Norway

In The Last Decade

Ellen van Donk

211 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Ellen van Donk's Hit Papers

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Beyond the Plankton Ecology Group (PEG) Model: Mechanisms Driving Plankton Succession 2012 · 604 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
2011 Global Change Biology
2009 Limnology and Oceanography

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1	Lakes as sentinels of climate change Limnology and Oceanography ·Rita Adrian, Catherine M. O’Reilly, Horacio E. Zagarese, Stephen B. Baines, Dag O. Hessen, Wendel Keller, David M. Livingstone, Rubén Sommaruga, Dietmar Straile, Ellen van Donk, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer, Monika Winder Hit paper breakdown →	2009	1398
2	Warmer climates boost cyanobacterial dominance in shallow lakes Global Change Biology ·Sarian Kosten, Vera L. M. Huszar, Eloy Bécares, Luciana S. Costa, Ellen van Donk, Lars‐Anders Hansson, Erik Jeppesen, Carla Kruk, Gissell Lacerot, Néstor Mazzeo, Luc De Meester, Brian Moss, Miquel Lürling, Tiina Nõges, Susana Romo, Marten Scheffer Hit paper breakdown →	2011	694
3	Beyond the Plankton Ecology Group (PEG) Model: Mechanisms Driving Plankton Succession Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics ·Ulrich Sommer, Rita Adrian, Lisette N. de Senerpont Domis, James J. Elser, Ursula Gaedke, Bas W. Ibelings, Erik Jeppesen, Miquel Lürling, Juan Carlos Molinero, Wolf M. Mooij, Ellen van Donk, Monika Winder Hit paper breakdown →	2012	604
4	Impact of submerged macrophytes including charophytes on phyto- and zooplankton communities: allelopathy versus other mechanisms Aquatic Botany ·Ellen van Donk, Wouter van de Bund	2002	487
5	Plankton dynamics under different climatic conditions in space and time Freshwater Biology ·Lisette N. de Senerpont Domis, James J. Elser, Alena S. Gsell, Vera L. M. Huszar, Bas W. Ibelings, Erik Jeppesen, Sarian Kosten, Wolf M. Mooij, Fábio Roland, Ulrich Sommer, Ellen van Donk, Monika Winder, Miquel Lürling	2012	252
6	Parasitic chytrids: their effects on phytoplankton communities and food-web dynamics Hydrobiologia ·Maiko Kagami, Arnout de Bruin, Bas W. Ibelings, Ellen van Donk	2007	251
7	Morphological changes in Scenedesmus induced by substances released from Daphnia Archiv für Hydrobiologie ·Dag O. Hessen, Ellen van Donk	1993	242
8	Altered cell wall morphology in nutrient‐deficient phytoplankton and its impact on grazers Limnology and Oceanography ·Ellen van Donk, Miquel Lürling, Dag O. Hessen, Gijsbert M. Lokhorst	1997	230
9	Lakes in the Netherlands, their origin, eutrophication and restoration: state-of-the-art review* Hydrobiologia ·R. D. Gulati, Ellen van Donk	2002	228
10	Induced defences in marine and freshwater phytoplankton: a review Hydrobiologia ·Ellen van Donk, Adrianna Ianora, Matthijs Vos	2010	216
11	Impact of the fungicide carbendazim in freshwater microcosms. II. Zooplankton, primary producers and final conclusions Aquatic Toxicology ·Paul J. Van den Brink, Jasper Hattink, Fred Bransen, Ellen van Donk, Theo C.M. Brock	2000	204
12	HOST PARASITE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN FRESHWATER PHYTOPLANKTON AND CHYTRID FUNGI (CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA)¹ Journal of Phycology ·Bas W. Ibelings, Arnout de Bruin, Maiko Kagami, Machteld Rijkeboer, Michaela Brehm, Ellen van Donk	2004	192
13	Climate‐driven changes in the ecological stoichiometry of aquatic ecosystems Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ·Dedmer B. Van de Waal, Antonie M. Verschoor, Jolanda M. H. Verspagen, Ellen van Donk, Jef Huisman	2009	190
14	Daphnia food limitation in three hypereutrophic Dutch lakes: Evidence for exclusion of large‐bodied species by interfering filaments of cyanobacteria Limnology and Oceanography ·William R. DeMott, R. D. Gulati, Ellen van Donk	2001	187
15	Cross continental increase in methane ebullition under climate change Nature Communications ·Ralf Aben, Nathan Barros, Ellen van Donk, Thijs Frenken, Sabine Hilt, Garabet Kazanjian, Leon P. M. Lamers, E.T.H.M. Peeters, Jan G. M. Roelofs, Lisette N. de Senerpont Domis, Susanne Stephan, Mandy Velthuis, Dedmer B. Van de Waal, M. Wik, Brett F. Thornton, Jeremy Wilkinson, Tonya DelSontro, Sarian Kosten	2017	185
16	Rising CO2 Levels Will Intensify Phytoplankton Blooms in Eutrophic and Hypertrophic Lakes PLoS ONE ·Jolanda M. H. Verspagen, Dedmer B. Van de Waal, Jan F. Finke, P. Visser, Ellen van Donk, Jef Huisman	2014	180
17	The ecological stoichiometry of toxins produced by harmful cyanobacteria: an experimental test of the carbon‐nutrient balance hypothesis Ecology Letters ·Dedmer B. Van de Waal, Jolanda M. H. Verspagen, Miquel Lürling, Ellen van Donk, P. Visser, Jef Huisman	2009	178
18	Reversal in competitive dominance of a toxic versus non-toxic cyanobacterium in response to rising CO2 The ISME Journal ·Dedmer B. Van de Waal, Jolanda M. H. Verspagen, Jan F. Finke, Vasiliki Vournazou, Anne Immers, W.E.A. Kardinaal, Linda Tonk, Sven Becker, Ellen van Donk, P. Visser, Jef Huisman	2011	175
19	Biomanipulation Tool for Water Management R. D. Gulati, Eddy H. R. R. Lammens, Marie-Louise Meijer, Ellen van Donk	1990	171
20	Macrophyte-related shifts in the nitrogen and phosphorus contents of the different trophic levels in a biomanipulated shallow lake Hydrobiologia ·Ellen van Donk, R. D. Gulati, Arjen Iedema, John T. Meulemans	1993	166

About Ellen van Donk

Ellen van Donk is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, having authored 213 papers that have together received 14.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (139 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (71 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (41 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (41 papers), Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (26 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (21 papers), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (19 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Chemistry (8.4k citations), Oceanography (5.6k citations), Ecology (6.7k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.6k citations) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (1.3k citations). Ellen van Donk has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Norway. Frequent co-authors include R. D. Gulati, Dag O. Hessen, Miquel Lürling, Wouter van de Bund, Bas W. Ibelings, Dedmer B. Van de Waal, Lisette N. de Senerpont Domis, Jef Huisman, Wolf M. Mooij and Monika Winder. Their work appears in journals such as Hydrobiologia, Freshwater Biology, Limnology and Oceanography, Journal of Phycology and Oecologia.

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