J. Bouma

16.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
225 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

J. Bouma is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Bouma has authored 225 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Soil Science, 87 papers in Environmental Engineering and 79 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in J. Bouma's work include Soil and Unsaturated Flow (76 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (59 papers) and Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (58 papers). J. Bouma is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Unsaturated Flow (76 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (59 papers) and Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (58 papers). J. Bouma collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Italy. J. Bouma's co-authors include Alex B. McBratney, L.W. Dekker, A. Veldkamp, P. Droogers, Alfred Stein, Brett Whelan, Tihomir Ancev, H.W.G. Booltink, Luca Montanarella and J.H.M. Wösten and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

J. Bouma

222 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
    2016 1.1k citations Saskia Keesstra, J. Bouma et al. SOIL profile →
  2. Future Directions of Precision Agriculture
    2005 556 citations J. Bouma et al. profile →
  3. Pedotransfer Functions in Earth System Science: Challenges and Perspectives
    2017 377 citations J. Bouma, Yakov Pachepsky et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
J. Bouma 3.8k 3.7k 2.8k 1.8k 1.6k 225 9.8k
Thomas Scholten 3.6k 0.9× 2.9k 0.8× 893 0.3× 2.0k 1.1× 933 0.6× 244 9.6k
C.J. Ritsema 4.5k 1.2× 2.3k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 5.6k 3.1× 2.0k 1.3× 332 16.5k
Bas van Wesemael 7.2k 1.9× 4.6k 1.2× 868 0.3× 1.9k 1.1× 916 0.6× 191 11.9k
Zhou Shi 2.8k 0.7× 6.0k 1.6× 871 0.3× 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 394 12.3k
N.H. Batjes 8.3k 2.2× 4.6k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 4.0k 2.2× 1.4k 0.9× 145 17.0k
Dominique Arrouays 5.4k 1.4× 3.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.5× 846 0.5× 758 0.5× 155 8.6k
Peng Li 4.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.3× 956 0.3× 1.9k 1.1× 937 0.6× 602 10.7k
Alfred E. Hartemink 3.4k 0.9× 2.8k 0.8× 921 0.3× 900 0.5× 889 0.6× 215 7.4k
Kenneth A. Sudduth 2.4k 0.6× 3.9k 1.1× 1.0k 0.4× 550 0.3× 586 0.4× 222 7.9k
Eric C. Brevik 3.3k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 679 0.2× 992 0.6× 917 0.6× 218 7.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Bouma

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Bouma

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All Works

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Gabriëls, D., et al.. (2026). Soil Structure Assessment. A.A. Balkema eBooks.
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Bouma, J.. (2023). The role of hydropedology when aiming for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Vadose Zone Journal. 23(3). 9 indexed citations
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Bouma, J., Antonello Bonfante, Angelo Basile, et al.. (2022). How can pedology and soil classification contribute towards sustainable development as a data source and information carrier?. Geoderma. 424. 115988–115988. 14 indexed citations
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Al‐Ismaily, Said, Ali Al‐Maktoumi, A. R. Kacimov, et al.. (2020). A smart capillary barrier-wick irrigation system for home gardens in arid zones. Irrigation Science. 38(3). 235–250. 15 indexed citations
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Bonfante, Antonello, Angelo Basile, & J. Bouma. (2020). Targeting the soil quality and soil health concepts when aiming for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Green Deal. SOIL. 6(2). 453–466. 62 indexed citations
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Bouma, J., Saskia Keesstra, & Artemi Cerdà. (2017). The importance of Soil Science to understand and remediate Land Degradation and Desertification processes. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 16112. 1 indexed citations
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Keesstra, Saskia, J. Bouma, Jakob Wallinga, et al.. (2016). FORUM paper: The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 39 indexed citations
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Keesstra, Saskia, J. Bouma, Jakob Wallinga, et al.. (2016). The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. SOIL. 2(2). 111–128. 1109 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bouma, J. & Luca Montanarella. (2016). Facing policy challenges with inter- and transdisciplinary soil research focused on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. SOIL. 2(2). 135–145. 49 indexed citations
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Bouma, J., P. Droogers, M.P.W. Sonneveld, et al.. (2011). Hydropedological insights when considering catchment classification. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 15(6). 1909–1919. 23 indexed citations
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Stoorvogel, J.J. & J. Bouma. (2005). Precision agriculture: the solution to control nutrient emissions?. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 47–55. 5 indexed citations
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Walvoort, D.J.J., J. Bouma, Piet Peters, & J.J. de Gruijter. (2000). Using isfets for proximal sensing in precision agriculture. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 2 indexed citations
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Wopereis, M.C.S., M.J. Kropff, J. Bouma, Ad van Wijk, & T. Woodhead. (1994). Soil physical properties: measurement and use in rice-based cropping systems.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 13 indexed citations
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Bouma, J. & M.J.D. Hack‐ten Broeke. (1993). Simulation modelling as a method to study land qualities and crop productivity related to soil structure differences. Geoderma. 57(1-2). 51–67. 6 indexed citations
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Spaans, Egbert J. A., et al.. (1990). Measuring soil hydraulic properties after clearing of tropical rain forest in a Costa Rican soil.. Tropical Agriculture. 67(1). 61–65. 9 indexed citations
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Bouma, J., H.A.J. van Lanen, A. Breeuwsma, Henk Wösten, & M.J. Kooistra. (1986). Soil survey data needs when studying modern land use problems. Soil Use and Management. 2(4). 125–130. 17 indexed citations

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