Bart Vandecasteele

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
145 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Bart Vandecasteele is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bart Vandecasteele has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Soil Science, 54 papers in Plant Science and 34 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Bart Vandecasteele's work include Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques (46 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (33 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (20 papers). Bart Vandecasteele is often cited by papers focused on Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques (46 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (33 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (20 papers). Bart Vandecasteele collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Bart Vandecasteele's co-authors include Filip Tack, Gijs Du Laing, Erik Meers, Jörg Rinklebe, Bruno De Vos, Tommy D’Hose, Jane Debode, Koen Willekens, Marc Verloo and Thijs Vanden Nest and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Bart Vandecasteele

139 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Trace metal behaviour in estuarine and riverine floodplai... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Trace metal behaviour in estuarine and riverine floodplain soils and sediments: A review
    2008 960 citations Gijs Du Laing, Bart Vandecasteele et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bart Vandecasteele Belgium 38 1.9k 1.4k 1.3k 838 749 145 4.9k
Sally Brown United States 31 2.6k 1.3× 865 0.6× 1.7k 1.3× 518 0.6× 706 0.9× 86 5.1k
Raúl Zornoza Spain 41 1.4k 0.7× 2.1k 1.6× 1.1k 0.8× 782 0.9× 761 1.0× 147 5.4k
Engracia Madejón Spain 39 1.8k 0.9× 2.4k 1.8× 1.5k 1.1× 397 0.5× 892 1.2× 132 5.1k
Rongjun Bian China 35 1.7k 0.9× 2.4k 1.8× 1.1k 0.8× 569 0.7× 434 0.6× 92 5.1k
Jinwei Zheng China 35 1.3k 0.7× 3.3k 2.4× 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.4× 581 0.8× 69 5.7k
Jufeng Zheng China 41 1.4k 0.7× 3.5k 2.6× 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 601 0.8× 112 6.0k
Ernst Witter Sweden 27 1.8k 0.9× 2.1k 1.5× 1.1k 0.8× 919 1.1× 748 1.0× 38 5.1k
Zhongmin Dai China 31 1.4k 0.7× 2.4k 1.8× 1.6k 1.2× 1.8k 2.2× 607 0.8× 63 5.6k
Giancarlo Renella Italy 45 2.1k 1.1× 3.1k 2.3× 2.6k 2.0× 1.7k 2.1× 993 1.3× 115 7.2k
Steven A. Wakelin New Zealand 43 1.4k 0.7× 2.4k 1.8× 1.9k 1.5× 1.9k 2.2× 1.1k 1.4× 148 5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Bart Vandecasteele

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bart Vandecasteele

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bart Vandecasteele

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bart Vandecasteele. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bart Vandecasteele 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 Bart Vandecasteele. Bart Vandecasteele is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Joos, Lisa, et al.. (2023). Exploring the microbial response as a potential bio-indicator for soil health: Insights from a controlled incubator experiment. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 356. 108634–108634. 14 indexed citations
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Vandecasteele, Bart, et al.. (2023). End-of-life stage of renewable growing media with biochar versus spent peat or mineral wool. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 128(3). 447–461. 9 indexed citations
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Vandecasteele, Bart, et al.. (2023). End-of-life of organic growing media: assessing the residual nutrient concentrations in mineral and organic growbags of tomato. Acta Horticulturae. 545–552. 1 indexed citations
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Amery, Fien, et al.. (2021). Biochar for Circular Horticulture: Feedstock Related Effects in Soilless Cultivation. Agronomy. 11(4). 629–629. 20 indexed citations
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Vandecasteele, Bart, et al.. (2020). Maize root biomass and architecture depend on site but not on variety: Consequences for prediction of C inputs and spread in topsoil based on root-to-shoot ratios. European Journal of Agronomy. 119. 126121–126121. 11 indexed citations
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Vandecasteele, Bart, et al.. (2020). Risk assessment of additional nitrate leaching under catch crops fertilized with pig slurry after harvest of winter cereals. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 304. 107113–107113. 6 indexed citations
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Sánchez-Monedero, Miguel Á., María Luz Cayuela, María Sánchez‐García, et al.. (2019). Agronomic Evaluation of Biochar, Compost and Biochar-Blended Compost across Different Cropping Systems: Perspective from the European Project FERTIPLUS. Agronomy. 9(5). 225–225. 105 indexed citations
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Tender, Caroline De, Bart Mesuere, Felix Van der Jeugt, et al.. (2019). Peat substrate amended with chitin modulates the N-cycle, siderophore and chitinase responses in the lettuce rhizobiome. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 9890–9890. 51 indexed citations
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Boone, Lieselot, Veerle Van linden, Isabel Roldán-Ruíz, et al.. (2018). Introduction of a natural resource balance indicator to assess soil organic carbon management: Agricultural Biomass Productivity Benefit. Journal of Environmental Management. 224. 202–214. 9 indexed citations
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Vandecasteele, Bart, Koen Willekens, Hanne Steel, et al.. (2016). Feedstock Mixture Composition as Key Factor for C/P Ratio and Phosphorus Availability in Composts: Role of Biodegradation Potential, Biochar Amendment and Calcium Content. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 8(8). 2553–2567. 37 indexed citations
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Viaene, Nicole, Bart Vandecasteele, Tommy D’Hose, et al.. (2016). Traditional and new soil amendments reduce survival and reproduction of potato cyst nematodes, except for biochar. Applied Soil Ecology. 107. 191–204. 30 indexed citations
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Vandecasteele, Bart, Tania Sinicco, Tommy D’Hose, Thijs Vanden Nest, & Claudio Mondini. (2015). Biochar amendment before or after composting affects compost quality and N losses, but not P plant uptake. Journal of Environmental Management. 168. 200–209. 158 indexed citations
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Nest, Thijs Vanden, Greet Ruysschaert, Bart Vandecasteele, et al.. (2015). The long term use of farmyard manure and compost: Effects on P availability, orthophosphate sorption strength and P leaching. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 216. 23–33. 86 indexed citations
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Nest, Thijs Vanden, Bart Vandecasteele, Greet Ruysschaert, et al.. (2014). Effect of organic and mineral fertilizers on soil P and C levels, crop yield and P leaching in a long term trial on a silt loam soil. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 197. 309–317. 65 indexed citations
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Willekens, Koen, Bart Vandecasteele, & Stefaan De Neve. (2014). Limited short-term effect of compost and reduced tillage on N dynamics in a vegetable cropping system. Scientia Horticulturae. 178. 79–86. 11 indexed citations
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Laing, Gijs Du, et al.. (2005). Metal Pore Water Concentrations as affected by Soil Redox Status and Moisture Regime. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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