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Researcher · Stellenbosch University · South Africa

Brian W. van Wilgen

Brian W. van Wilgen publishes mostly in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science and Global and Planetary Change, on topics such as Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, African Botany and Ecology Studies and Biological Control of Invasive Species.

ORCID 0000-0002-1536-7521 OpenAlex
World rank
#74,543
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in South Africa
#137
of 5,570
Works
72
Citations
407
Citations per work
5.7

What does Brian W. van Wilgen research?

Nature and Landscape Conservation: 16.2%Plant Science: 10.8%Global and Planetary Change: 9.5%Insect Science: 8.1%other fields: 55.4%16%top field
Nature and Landscape Conservation16.2%Plant Science10.8%Global and Planetary Change9.5%Insect Science8.1%other fields55.4%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Nature and Landscape Conservation16% of their works
  2. 2Plant Science11% of their works
  3. 3Global and Planetary Change10% of their works
  4. 4Insect Science8% of their works
  5. 5Forestry8% of their works
  6. 6Ecology7% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Brian W. van Wilgen's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Conservation, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Functional Diversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Climate Change and Agroforestry.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Conservation223 topics
  2. Invasive Species223 topics
  3. Biodiversity162 topics
  4. Ecosystem162 topics
  5. Functional Diversity121 topic
  6. Habitat Fragmentation121 topic
  7. Climate Change82 topics
  8. Agroforestry61 topic
  9. Biological Control61 topic
  10. Tree Domestication61 topic
  11. Water Hyacinth61 topic
  12. Biogeography52 topics
  13. Forest Fires41 topic
  14. Sagebrush41 topic
  15. Wildfire Activity41 topic
  16. Wildlife Habitat41 topic
  17. Cyperus31 topic
  18. Phylogeny31 topic
  19. Plant Hormones31 topic
  20. Strigolactones31 topic
  21. Angiosperm Phylogeny21 topic
  22. Flowering Plants21 topic

Where does Brian W. van Wilgen work?

Brian W. van Wilgen's main affiliation in the publication record is Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

How many publications and citations does Brian W. van Wilgen have?

Science Explorer counts 72 works and 407 citations for Brian W. van Wilgen, ranking #74,543 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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