Matthias Vanmaercke

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
99 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Matthias Vanmaercke is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthias Vanmaercke has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Soil Science, 45 papers in Ecology and 33 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Matthias Vanmaercke's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (74 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (42 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (33 papers). Matthias Vanmaercke is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (74 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (42 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (33 papers). Matthias Vanmaercke collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Poland and Italy. Matthias Vanmaercke's co-authors include Jean Poesen, Gert Verstraeten, Willem Maetens, Joris de Vente, Jan Nyssen, Jente Broeckx, Gérard Govers, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Jozef Deckers and Wouter Vannoppen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Matthias Vanmaercke

93 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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Predicting soil erosion and sediment yield at regional scales: Where do we stand?

2013 350 citations Jean Poesen, Gert Verstraeten et al. profile →

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Fenli Zheng China

Estela Nadal‐Romero Spain

Dino Torri Italy

Nufang Fang China

Manuel López‐Vicente Spain

Noemí Lana‐Renault Spain

Olivier Cerdan France

Vincenzo Bagarello Italy

Massimo Rinaldi Italy

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Vanmaercke, Matthias, et al.. (2025). Effects of agricultural terraces on landslide occurrence: Insights from a tropical mountainous region (Rwanda, Africa). CATENA. 253. 108898–108898. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Yixian, Jean Poesen, Francis Matthews, et al.. (2025). Global patterns of gully occurrence and their sensitivity to environmental changes. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 14(1). 100572–100572. 1 indexed citations

Vanmaercke, Matthias, et al.. (2024). Assessing the 3D distribution of soil organic carbon by integrating predictions of water and tillage erosion into a digital soil mapping-approach: a case study for silt loam cropland (Belgium). Geoderma. 447. 116928–116928. 3 indexed citations

Bibentyo, Toussaint Mugaruka, Antoine Dille, Arthur Depicker, et al.. (2024). Landslides, bedrock incision and human-induced environmental changes in an extremely rapidly formed tropical river gorge. Geomorphology. 449. 109046–109046. 4 indexed citations

Depicker, Arthur, Gérard Govers, Liesbet Jacobs, et al.. (2024). Mobilization rates of landslides in a changing tropical environment: 60-year record over a large region of the East African Rift. Geomorphology. 454. 109156–109156. 3 indexed citations

Taye, Gebeyehu, Jean Poesen, Matthias Vanmaercke, et al.. (2024). Impact of soil and water conservation structures on the spatial variability of topsoil moisture content and crop productivity in semi-arid Ethiopia. Soil and Tillage Research. 238. 105998–105998. 8 indexed citations

Berihun, Mulatu Liyew, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Nigussie Haregeweyn, et al.. (2024). Unveiling gully erosion susceptibility: A semi-quantitative modeling approach integrated with field data in contrasting landscapes and climate regions. Geomorphology. 468. 109485–109485. 1 indexed citations

Borrelli, Pasquale, Christine Alewell, Jae E. Yang, et al.. (2023). Towards a better understanding of pathways of multiple co-occurring erosion processes on global cropland. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 11(4). 713–725. 20 indexed citations

Chen, Yixian, Matthias Vanmaercke, Leichao Bai, et al.. (2022). Quantifying the importance of different erosion processes and soil and water conservation measure collapses following an extreme rainstorm in the Chinese Loess Plateau. Land Degradation and Development. 34(2). 403–422. 13 indexed citations

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Borrelli, Pasquale, Panos Panagos, Christine Alewell, et al.. (2022). Policy implications of multiple concurrent soil erosion processes in European farmland. Nature Sustainability. 6(1). 103–112. 64 indexed citations

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Ebabu, Kindiye, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Nigussie Haregeweyn, et al.. (2022). Global analysis of cover management and support practice factors that control soil erosion and conservation. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 10(2). 161–176. 52 indexed citations

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Vanmaercke, Matthias, et al.. (2020). A first data-driven gully head density map of the world. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Yixian, et al.. (2020). Spatial variation of gully density and morphology and their controlling factors at a regional scale: a case study for the Chinese Loess Plateau. 1 indexed citations

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Broeckx, Jente, Moses Isabirye, Liesbet Jacobs, et al.. (2018). Landslide susceptibility and rates in the Mount Elgon region, Uganda. Lirias (KU Leuven).

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Vanmaercke, Matthias, Fils Makanzu Imwangana, Olivier Dewitte, et al.. (2018). Prevention and Mitigation of Urban Gullies: Lessons learned from Failures and Successes. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations

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Broeckx, Jente, et al.. (2017). A landslide susceptibility map of Africa. Lirias (KU Leuven). 3 indexed citations

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Tan, Zeli, L. Ruby Leung, Hong‐Yi Li, et al.. (2017). A Global Data Analysis for Representing Sediment and Particulate Organic Carbon Yield in Earth System Models. Water Resources Research. 53(12). 10674–10700. 21 indexed citations

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Haregeweyn, Nigussie, Jean Poesen, Atsushi Tsunekawa, et al.. (2015). Sediment yield variability at various catchment scales and its impact on reservoirs in the Ethiopian highlands. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 5 indexed citations

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Maetens, Willem, Jean Poesen, & Matthias Vanmaercke. (2011). Confrontation of the PESERA map with measured soil loss rates at plot scale. 13. 2287. 1 indexed citations

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Vanmaercke, Matthias, Amanuel Zenebe, Jean Poesen, et al.. (2008). Magnitude and Dynamics of Runoff and Sediment Transport in the Geba River Catchment, Northern Ethiopia. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 2 indexed citations

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