Louis Verchot

22.0k total citations · 9 hit papers
184 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

Louis Verchot is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Louis Verchot has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 61 papers in Ecology and 55 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Louis Verchot's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (44 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (37 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (34 papers). Louis Verchot is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (44 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (37 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (34 papers). Louis Verchot collaborates with scholars based in Indonesia, United States and Kenya. Louis Verchot's co-authors include Eric A. Davidson, Kristell Hergoualc’h, Déborah Bossio, Robert J. Zomer, Martin Herold, Antonio Trabucco, Wouter Achten, José Henrique Cattãnio, Ilse L. Ackerman and Daniel Murdiyarso and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Louis Verchot

182 papers receiving 14.1k 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. An assessment of deforestation and forest degradation drivers in developing countries
    2012 919 citations Martin Herold, Veronique De Sy et al. Environmental Research Letters profile →
  2. Jatropha bio-diesel production and use
    2008 910 citations Wouter Achten, Louis Verchot et al. profile →
  3. Climate change mitigation: A spatial analysis of global land suitability for clean development mechanism afforestation and reforestation
    2008 815 citations Robert J. Zomer, Déborah Bossio et al. profile →
  4. Testing a Conceptual Model of Soil Emissions of Nitrous and Nitric Oxides
    2000 723 citations Louis Verchot et al. profile →
  5. Effects of soil water content on soil respiration in forests and cattle pastures of eastern Amazonia
    2000 692 citations Louis Verchot et al. Biogeochemistry profile →
  6. Minimizing artifacts and biases in chamber-based measurements of soil respiration
    2002 601 citations Louis Verchot et al. profile →
  7. Climate change: linking adaptation and mitigation through agroforestry
    2007 468 citations Louis Verchot et al. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change profile →
  8. Global Sequestration Potential of Increased Organic Carbon in Cropland Soils
    2017 330 citations Robert J. Zomer, Déborah Bossio et al. Scientific Reports profile →
  9. The Unseen Effects of Deforestation: Biophysical Effects on Climate
    2022 146 citations Deborah Lawrence, Michael T. Coe et al. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change profile →

Peers

Louis Verchot
C.J. Ritsema Netherlands
Luca Montanarella Italy
Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri Brazil
Elke Stehfest Netherlands
Pascal Boeckx Belgium
Yao Huang China
Mark Rounsevell United Kingdom
Bart Muys Belgium
Joseph Fargione United States
Luiz Antônio Martinelli Brazil
C.J. Ritsema Netherlands
Louis Verchot
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Fields of papers citing papers by Louis Verchot

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Louis Verchot

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nyawira, Sylvia S., Martin Herold, Rosa María Román-Cuesta, et al.. (2024). Pantropical CO2 emissions and removals for the AFOLU sector in the period 1990–2018. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 29(2). 4 indexed citations
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Verchot, Louis, et al.. (2024). Achieving the paris agreement goals by transitioning to low-emissions food systems: A comprehensive review of countries’ actions. Environmental Science & Policy. 163. 103968–103968. 4 indexed citations
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Verchot, Louis, Drochss P. Valencia, Ciniro Costa, et al.. (2024). Identifying rice varieties for mitigating methane and nitrous oxide emissions under intermittent irrigation. Journal of Environmental Management. 372. 123376–123376. 1 indexed citations
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Mickley, Loretta J., Sebastian D. Eastham, Jonathan J. Buonocore, et al.. (2023). Health impacts of smoke exposure in South America: increased risk for populations in the Amazonian Indigenous territories. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 21007–21007. 8 indexed citations
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Drewer, Julia, et al.. (2023). Soil nitrous oxide and methane fluxes from a land-use change transition of primary forest to oil palm in an Indonesian peatland. Biogeochemistry. 167(4). 363–381. 7 indexed citations
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Melton, Joe R., Ed Chan, Koreen Millard, et al.. (2022). A map of global peatland extent created using machine learning (Peat-ML). Geoscientific model development. 15(12). 4709–4738. 42 indexed citations
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Lawrence, Deborah, Michael T. Coe, Wayne Walker, Louis Verchot, & Karen L. Vandecar. (2022). The Unseen Effects of Deforestation: Biophysical Effects on Climate. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 5. 146 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abera, Wuletawu, Lulseged Tamene, Degefie Tibebe, et al.. (2019). Characterizing and evaluating the impacts of national land restoration initiatives on ecosystem services in Ethiopia. Land Degradation and Development. 31(1). 37–52. 90 indexed citations
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Sy, Veronique De, Martin Herold, Frédéric Achard, et al.. (2019). Tropical deforestation drivers and associated carbon emission factors derived from remote sensing data. Environmental Research Letters. 14(9). 94022–94022. 58 indexed citations
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Wanyama, I., Mariana C. Rufino, David E. Pelster, et al.. (2018). Land Use, Land Use History, and Soil Type Affect Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Agricultural Landscapes of the East African Highlands. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 123(3). 976–990. 9 indexed citations
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Arias‐Navarro, Cristina, Eugenio Díaz‐Pinés, Steffen Klatt, et al.. (2017). Spatial variability of soil N2O and CO2 fluxes in different topographic positions in a tropical montane forest in Kenya. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 122(3). 514–527. 50 indexed citations
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell, et al.. (2017). Substantial N2O emissions from peat decomposition and N fertilization in an oil palm plantation exacerbated by hotspots. EGUGA. 1857. 2 indexed citations
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Zomer, Robert J., Déborah Bossio, Rolf Sommer, & Louis Verchot. (2017). Global Sequestration Potential of Increased Organic Carbon in Cropland Soils. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15554–15554. 330 indexed citations breakdown →
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Carter, Sarah, Martin Herold, Mariana C. Rufino, et al.. (2015). Mitigation of agricultural emissions in the tropics: comparing forest land-sparing options at the national level. Biogeosciences. 12(15). 4809–4825. 19 indexed citations
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell, et al.. (2014). Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Soil Properties in Intact and Disturbed Tropical Peatlands of Indonesia. 157–157. 1 indexed citations
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Verchot, Louis, K. Obidzinski, S. Atmadja, et al.. (2010). Reducing forestry emissions in Indonesia. 29(3). 105–29. 28 indexed citations
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Muys, Bart, Wouter Achten, Erik Mathijs, V. P. Singh, & Louis Verchot. (2007). Bio-diesel production from Jatropha curcas L.: energy balance, global warming potential and land use impac. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 55. 3 indexed citations
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Achten, Wouter, Erik Mathijs, Louis Verchot, Virendra Singh, & Bart Muys. (2007). Bio-diesel from Jatropha: the life-cycle perspective. Lirias (KU Leuven). 2 indexed citations
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Achten, Wouter, Bart Muys, Erik Mathijs, Virendra Singh, & Louis Verchot. (2006). Biodiesel production from Jatropha in developing countries: life cycle and relevant impact categories. Lirias (KU Leuven). 106. 1 indexed citations

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