Dietrich Hertel

11.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Dietrich Hertel is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Dietrich Hertel has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 62 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 40 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Dietrich Hertel's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (53 papers), Forest ecology and management (41 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (38 papers). Dietrich Hertel is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (53 papers), Forest ecology and management (41 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (38 papers). Dietrich Hertel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Indonesia and Switzerland. Dietrich Hertel's co-authors include Christoph Leuschner, Gerald M. Moser, Dirk Hölscher, Martyna M. Kotowska, Catharina Meinen, Bernhard Schuldt, Sophie Graefe, Michael Kessler, Heinz Coners and Kristina Kirfel and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Dietrich Hertel

128 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

Multifunctional shade-tree management in tropical agrofor... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. Multifunctional shade-tree management in tropical agroforestry landscapes - a review
    2011 554 citations Teja Tscharntke, Damayanti Buchori 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
Dietrich Hertel Germany 49 2.8k 2.8k 2.1k 1.8k 1.4k 128 6.9k
Niels P. R. Anten Netherlands 48 2.2k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 541 0.3× 3.4k 1.9× 1.2k 0.8× 178 6.7k
Bruno Hérault France 42 3.1k 1.1× 2.6k 0.9× 391 0.2× 865 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 150 5.5k
Shibu Jose United States 38 1.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 972 0.7× 152 5.1k
G.M.J. Mohren Netherlands 38 3.0k 1.1× 3.6k 1.3× 633 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 141 5.7k
Gerardo Moreno Spain 45 1.9k 0.6× 3.0k 1.1× 818 0.4× 1.7k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 173 6.5k
Cristina Armas Spain 35 3.6k 1.2× 1.5k 0.5× 831 0.4× 2.4k 1.4× 1.4k 1.0× 72 5.9k
Rebecca Ostertag United States 34 2.6k 0.9× 1.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 722 0.4× 1.5k 1.1× 75 4.7k
Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen Germany 55 6.4k 2.2× 3.9k 1.4× 2.6k 1.3× 2.7k 1.5× 2.7k 1.9× 162 11.2k
John A. Parrotta United States 35 3.6k 1.3× 3.3k 1.2× 1.0k 0.5× 868 0.5× 1.8k 1.3× 83 6.9k
David I. Forrester Germany 51 6.1k 2.1× 5.2k 1.9× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 126 8.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dietrich Hertel

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All Works

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Coners, Heinz, et al.. (2025). Fine root morphological traits and root dynamics of beech, oak, pine and Douglas fir along a climatic aridity gradient. Plant and Soil. 515(2). 2073–2099. 1 indexed citations
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Weigel, Robert, et al.. (2024). Recent growth decline and shifts in climatic growth constraints suggest climate vulnerability of beech, Douglas fir, pine and oak in Northern Germany. Forest Ecology and Management. 566. 122022–122022. 14 indexed citations
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Hertel, Dietrich, et al.. (2024). Intraspecific variation in fine root morphology of European beech: a root order-based analysis of phenotypic root morphospace. Oecologia. 205(1). 121–133. 3 indexed citations
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Hertel, Dietrich, et al.. (2023). Opening up new niche dimensions: The stoichiometry of soil microarthropods in European beech and Norway spruce forests. Ecology and Evolution. 13(5). e10122–e10122. 8 indexed citations
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Härdtle, Werner, Kirstin Jansen, Bernhard Schuldt, et al.. (2018). Higher drought sensitivity of radial growth of European beech in managed than in unmanaged forests. The Science of The Total Environment. 642. 1201–1208. 51 indexed citations
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Yang, Nan, Olaf Butenschoen, Lars Köhler, et al.. (2018). Leaf litter species identity influences biochemical composition of ectomycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza. 29(2). 85–96. 9 indexed citations
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Gundlach, Jan, Christina Herzberg, Dietrich Hertel, et al.. (2017). Adaptation of Bacillus subtilis to Life at Extreme Potassium Limitation. mBio. 8(4). 48 indexed citations
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Kirfel, Kristina, Christoph Leuschner, Dietrich Hertel, & Bernhard Schuldt. (2017). Influence of Root Diameter and Soil Depth on the Xylem Anatomy of Fine- to Medium-Sized Roots of Mature Beech Trees in the Top- and Subsoil. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 1194–1194. 31 indexed citations
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Gundlach, Jan, Christina Herzberg, Volkhard Kaever, et al.. (2017). Control of potassium homeostasis is an essential function of the second messenger cyclic di-AMP in Bacillus subtilis. Science Signaling. 10(475). 128 indexed citations
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Angst, Gerrit, Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner, Kristina Kirfel, Dietrich Hertel, & Carsten W. Mueller. (2015). Spatial distribution and chemical composition of soil organic matter fractions in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil under European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). Geoderma. 264. 179–187. 82 indexed citations
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Hajek, Peter, Christoph Leuschner, Dietrich Hertel, Sylvain Delzon, & Bernhard Schuldt. (2014). Trade-offs between xylem hydraulic properties, wood anatomy and yield in Populus. Tree Physiology. 34(7). 744–756. 75 indexed citations
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Kessler, Michael, Dietrich Hertel, Hermann F. Jungkunst, et al.. (2012). Can Joint Carbon and Biodiversity Management in Tropical Agroforestry Landscapes Be Optimized?. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e47192–e47192. 49 indexed citations
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Hertel, Dietrich & Lars Köhler. (2010). Are tree roots in the canopy ecologically important? A critical reassessment from a case study in a tropical montane rainforest. Plant Ecology & Diversity. 3(2). 141–150. 5 indexed citations
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Meinen, Catharina, Dietrich Hertel, & Christoph Leuschner. (2009). Biomass and morphology of fine roots in temperate broad-leaved forests differing in tree species diversity: is there evidence of below-ground overyielding?. Oecologia. 161(1). 99–111. 133 indexed citations
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Meinen, Catharina, Dietrich Hertel, & Christoph Leuschner. (2009). Root Growth and Recovery in Temperate Broad-Leaved Forest Stands Differing in Tree Species Diversity. Ecosystems. 12(7). 1103–1116. 54 indexed citations
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Hertel, Dietrich. (1999). Das Feinwurzelsystem von Rein- und Mischbeständen der - Rotbuche: Struktur, Dynamik und interspezifische Konkurrenz. 57 indexed citations

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