Elly Morriën

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Elly Morriën is a scholar working on Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Elly Morriën has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Elly Morriën's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (15 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (14 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (12 papers). Elly Morriën is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (15 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (14 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (12 papers). Elly Morriën collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and China. Elly Morriën's co-authors include Wim H. van der Putten, S. Emilia Hannula, Tim Engelkes, Franciska T. de Vries, Richard D. Bardgett, Peter Manning, Wietse de Boer, David Moreno‐Mateos, Antton Alberdi and Daniel Montoya and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Ecology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Elly Morriën

37 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The long-term restoration of ecosystem complexity

2020 187 citations David Moreno‐Mateos, Antton Alberdi et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elly Morriën Netherlands	22	764	557	556	522	484	37	1.7k
Jonathan R. De Long Netherlands	20	948 1.2×	576 1.0×	546 1.0×	392 0.8×	611 1.3×	41	1.7k
Benjamin G. Jackson Sweden	12	695 0.9×	561 1.0×	495 0.9×	324 0.6×	600 1.2×	13	1.6k
Carlos A. Aguilar‐Trigueros Germany	17	950 1.2×	359 0.6×	411 0.7×	314 0.6×	467 1.0×	34	1.9k
Simonetta Bagella Italy	24	696 0.9×	479 0.9×	507 0.9×	434 0.8×	231 0.5×	100	1.7k
Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia Netherlands	16	742 1.0×	592 1.1×	414 0.7×	361 0.7×	519 1.1×	23	1.5k
Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia Netherlands	20	1.1k 1.4×	658 1.2×	755 1.4×	674 1.3×	462 1.0×	39	2.2k
Naili Zhang China	19	527 0.7×	394 0.7×	533 1.0×	246 0.5×	610 1.3×	66	1.4k
Maja K. Sundqvist Sweden	21	626 0.8×	778 1.4×	826 1.5×	489 0.9×	682 1.4×	35	2.2k
Graham Zemunik Panama	14	903 1.2×	638 1.1×	285 0.5×	327 0.6×	478 1.0×	18	1.5k
Julien Roy Germany	17	700 0.9×	257 0.5×	647 1.2×	259 0.5×	502 1.0×	33	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Elly Morriën

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elly Morriën

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Hinojosa, Leonardo, et al.. (2025). Root exudates from drought-affected plants increase soil respiration across a range of grassland species. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 203. 109731–109731. 10 indexed citations

Kooijman, A.M., et al.. (2025). Abiotic and biotic drivers of soil microbial diversity in an intensively grazed natural ecosystem. PubMed. 4(1). 10–10. 2 indexed citations

Hannula, S. Emilia, et al.. (2025). Fungal-mediated soil aggregation as a mechanism for carbon stabilization. The ISME Journal. 19(1). 9 indexed citations

Wang, Guohua, Seth M. Munson, Elly Morriën, et al.. (2024). Changes in microbial community and network structure precede shrub degradation in a desert ecosystem. CATENA. 242. 108106–108106. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Jiaoyang, Xinyu Zhang, Hui Huang, et al.. (2024). Bacterial and fungal keystone taxa play different roles in maintaining community resistance and driving soil organic carbon dynamics in response to Solidago Canadensis invasion. The Science of The Total Environment. 954. 176664–176664. 1 indexed citations

Png, G. Kenny, Jonathan R. De Long, Ellen L. Fry, et al.. (2023). Plant-soil feedback: the next generation. Plant and Soil. 485(1-2). 1–5. 7 indexed citations

Morriën, Elly, Xiaoke Zhang, Caiyan Lu, et al.. (2023). Exogenous carbon turnover within the soil food web strengthens soil carbon sequestration through microbial necromass accumulation. Global Change Biology. 29(14). 4069–4080. 47 indexed citations

Long, Jonathan R. De, Robin Heinen, Johannes Heinze, et al.. (2023). Plant-soil feedback: incorporating untested influential drivers and reconciling terminology. Plant and Soil. 25 indexed citations

Hannula, S. Emilia & Elly Morriën. (2022). Will fungi solve the carbon dilemma?. Geoderma. 413. 115767–115767. 75 indexed citations

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Moreno‐Mateos, David, et al.. (2020). The long-term restoration of ecosystem complexity. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 4(5). 676–685. 187 indexed citations breakdown →

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Krishna, M. Rama, et al.. (2020). Successional trajectory of bacterial communities in soil are shaped by plant-driven changes during secondary succession. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 9864–9864. 31 indexed citations

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Ramirez, Kelly S., Stefan Geisen, Elly Morriën, Basten L. Snoek, & Wim H. van der Putten. (2018). Network Analyses Can Advance Above-Belowground Ecology. Trends in Plant Science. 23(9). 759–768. 69 indexed citations

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Hannula, S. Emilia, Elly Morriën, Mattias de Hollander, et al.. (2017). Shifts in rhizosphere fungal community during secondary succession following abandonment from agriculture. The ISME Journal. 11(10). 2294–2304. 161 indexed citations

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Morriën, Elly & Wim H. van der Putten. (2013). Soil microbial community structure of range‐expanding plant species differs from co‐occurring natives. Journal of Ecology. 101(5). 1093–1102. 36 indexed citations

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Morriën, Elly, Tim Engelkes, & Wim H. van der Putten. (2011). Additive effects of aboveground polyphagous herbivores and soil feedback in native and range‐expanding exotic plants. Ecology. 92(6). 1344–1352. 21 indexed citations

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Morriën, Elly, Tim Engelkes, Mirka Macel, Annelein Meisner, & Wim H. van der Putten. (2010). Climate change and invasion by intracontinental range-expanding exotic plants: the role of biotic interactions. Annals of Botany. 105(6). 843–848. 51 indexed citations

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Gripenberg, Sofia, Otso Ovaskainen, Elly Morriën, & Tomas Roslin. (2008). Spatial population structure of a specialist leaf‐mining moth. Journal of Animal Ecology. 77(4). 757–767. 25 indexed citations

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Engelkes, Tim, Elly Morriën, Koen J. F. Verhoeven, et al.. (2008). Successful range-expanding plants experience less above-ground and below-ground enemy impact. Nature. 456(7224). 946–948. 227 indexed citations

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Gestel, Cornelis A.M. van, et al.. (2007). Flooding responses of three earthworm species, Allolobophora chlorotica, Aporrectodea caliginosa and Lumbricus rubellus, in a laboratory-controlled environment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40(3). 587–593. 39 indexed citations

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Gripenberg, Sofia, et al.. (2007). Resource selection by female moths in a heterogeneous environment: what is a poor girl to do?. Journal of Animal Ecology. 76(5). 854–865. 58 indexed citations

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