Ben du Toit

1.7k total citations
56 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Ben du Toit is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben du Toit has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 12 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Ben du Toit's work include Forest ecology and management (37 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (11 papers). Ben du Toit is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (37 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (11 papers). Ben du Toit collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Germany and United States. Ben du Toit's co-authors include Thomas Seifert, Enno Uhl, Hans Pretzsch, Sylvanus Mensah, Thomas Rötzer, Peter Biber, Takayoshi Koike, Juan Caldentey, C. W. Smith and Stephan Pauleit and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Scientific Reports and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Ben du Toit

50 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ben du Toit South Africa	18	660	543	252	186	184	56	1.2k
Yunjian Luo China	16	663 1.0×	833 1.5×	235 0.9×	244 1.3×	284 1.5×	54	1.4k
Yufeng Zhou China	20	393 0.6×	557 1.0×	243 1.0×	272 1.5×	529 2.9×	79	1.3k
Shem Kuyah Kenya	21	704 1.1×	708 1.3×	206 0.8×	184 1.0×	296 1.6×	49	1.6k
Roque Rodríguez‐Soalleiro Spain	27	1.3k 1.9×	1.0k 1.9×	378 1.5×	222 1.2×	212 1.2×	102	2.1k
Jason Grabosky United States	23	470 0.7×	315 0.6×	224 0.9×	133 0.7×	446 2.4×	66	1.2k
Dunmei Lin China	22	631 1.0×	491 0.9×	79 0.3×	288 1.5×	251 1.4×	52	1.5k
Lin Xu China	26	276 0.4×	863 1.6×	244 1.0×	455 2.4×	363 2.0×	67	1.6k
Antti Kilpeläinen Finland	23	638 1.0×	991 1.8×	297 1.2×	177 1.0×	251 1.4×	73	1.6k
N. Lust Belgium	25	865 1.3×	477 0.9×	122 0.5×	556 3.0×	527 2.9×	99	1.9k
Zhaodi Guo China	17	687 1.0×	1.2k 2.2×	512 2.0×	413 2.2×	111 0.6×	24	1.9k

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Toit, Ben du, et al.. (2025). The effect of eucalypt slash burning and repeated disc harrowing on fuel load reduction, soil properties, and stand productivity. Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science. 87(3). 125–138.

Toit, Ben du, et al.. (2025). The genetic control of early growth properties in Pinus patula × Pinus tecunumanii hybrid families. Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science. 87(4). 198–215.

Tonon, Giustino, et al.. (2025). Carbon dynamics and potential nutrient limitations in an oak forest under experimental canopy nitrogen deposition. The Science of The Total Environment. 994. 180027–180027.

Martin, G., Kim Canavan, Willem de Lange, et al.. (2024). Managing wilding pines in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa: Progress and prospects. South African Journal of Botany. 177. 377–391. 2 indexed citations

Toit, Ben du, et al.. (2024). Hydrological and pedological effects of combining Italian alder and blackberries in an agroforestry windbreak system in South Africa. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 28(17). 3963–3982. 2 indexed citations

Toit, Ben du, et al.. (2024). A review of the effect of fertilization on the wood properties of Pinus trees. European Journal of Forest Research. 143(5). 1291–1305.

Haßler, Sibylle K., et al.. (2024). Multivariate characterisation of a blackberry–alder agroforestry system in South Africa: hydrological, pedological, dendrological and meteorological measurements. Earth system science data. 16(9). 3935–3948. 1 indexed citations

Sheppard, Jonathan P., Elena Larysch, Ben du Toit, et al.. (2024). Assessment of biomass and carbon storage of a Populus simonii windbreak located in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Agroforestry Systems. 98(3). 697–714. 2 indexed citations

Toit, Ben du, Camila Gazolla Volpiano, Bruno Brito Lisboa, et al.. (2023). Soil nutrient dynamics, harvest residue management and soil organic matter conservation for the sustainability of black wattle production systems in subtropical soils: a review. New Forests. 55(4). 581–608. 1 indexed citations

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Arx, Georg von, Alessio Giovannelli, Ben du Toit, et al.. (2023). The admixture of Quercus sp. in Pinus sylvestris stands influences wood anatomical trait responses to climatic variability and drought events. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1213814–1213814. 6 indexed citations

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Toit, Ben du, et al.. (2021). Tier 2 above-ground biomass expansion functions for South African plantation forests. Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science. 83(1). 69–78. 3 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Jonathan P., Lars Borrass, Paxie W. Chirwa, et al.. (2020). Agroforestry: An Appropriate and Sustainable Response to a Changing Climate in Southern Africa?. Sustainability. 12(17). 6796–6796. 57 indexed citations

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Drew, David M., et al.. (2020). Allometric relationships to predict aboveground biomass of 8–10-year-oldEucalyptus grandis×E. nitensin south-eastern Mpumalanga, South Africa. Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science. 82(1). 15–23. 4 indexed citations

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Mensah, Sylvanus, Ben du Toit, & Thomas Seifert. (2018). Diversity–biomass relationship across forest layers: implications for niche complementarity and selection effects. Oecologia. 187(3). 783–795. 69 indexed citations

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Pretzsch, Hans, Peter Biber, Enno Uhl, et al.. (2017). Climate change accelerates growth of urban trees in metropolises worldwide. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15403–15403. 160 indexed citations

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Toit, Ben du, et al.. (2017). Survival and long-term growth of eucalypts on semi-arid sites in a Mediterranean climate, South Africa. Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science. 79(3). 235–249. 19 indexed citations

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Mensah, Sylvanus, Ruan Veldtman, Ben du Toit, Romain Glèlè Kakaï, & Thomas Seifert. (2016). Aboveground Biomass and Carbon in a South African Mistbelt Forest and the Relationships with Tree Species Diversity and Forest Structures. Forests. 7(4). 79–79. 65 indexed citations

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Toit, Ben du, et al.. (2016). Potential use of wood ash in South African forestry: a review. Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science. 78(4). 255–266. 25 indexed citations

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Toit, Ben du, et al.. (2015). Nitrogen Mineralisation in a Clonal Eucalyptus Plantation on Sandy Soil After Clearfelling and Residue Burning. Indian Forester. 141(4). 411–421. 1 indexed citations

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Toit, Ben du. (2011). A reflection on achievements and opportunities for Southern Foresters in 2011, the International Year of Forests. Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science. 73(2). iii–iv. 1 indexed citations

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