Peter C. de Ruiter

20.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
106 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Peter C. de Ruiter is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter C. de Ruiter has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Ecology, 33 papers in Soil Science and 33 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Peter C. de Ruiter's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (33 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (28 papers) and Plant and animal studies (25 papers). Peter C. de Ruiter is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (33 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (28 papers) and Plant and animal studies (25 papers). Peter C. de Ruiter collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Peter C. de Ruiter's co-authors include Max Rietkerk, Anje‐Margriet Neutel, John C. Moore, Stefan C. Dekker, L. Brussaard, Johan van de Koppel, Martin J. Wassen, Hans Heesterbeek, Wim H. van der Putten and Jaap Bloem and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Peter C. de Ruiter

104 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Self-Organized Patchiness and Catastrophic Shifts in Ecosystems

2004 1.1k citations Max Rietkerk, Stefan C. Dekker et al. Science profile →
Detritus, trophic dynamics and biodiversity

2004 913 citations John C. Moore, Peter C. de Ruiter et al. Ecology Letters profile →
Spatial vegetation patterns and imminent desertification in Mediterranean arid ecosystems

2007 799 citations Sonia Kéfi, Max Rietkerk et al. Nature profile →
Soil biodiversity for agricultural sustainability

2007 629 citations Peter C. de Ruiter et al. profile →
Interactions between Aboveground and Belowground Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Feedbacks

2000 586 citations David A. Wardle, Wim H. van der Putten et al. profile →
Interaction strengths in food webs: issues and opportunities

2004 559 citations Peter C. de Ruiter et al. profile →
Stability in Real Food Webs: Weak Links in Long Loops

2002 537 citations Anje‐Margriet Neutel, Hans Heesterbeek et al. Science profile →
CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN ECOSYSTEMS: THE ROLE OF STOICHIOMETRY

2004 514 citations Peter C. de Ruiter et al. Ecology profile →
Energetics, Patterns of Interaction Strengths, and Stability in Real Ecosystems

1995 499 citations Peter C. de Ruiter, Anje‐Margriet Neutel et al. Science profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter C. de Ruiter

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Modulation of Litter Decomposition by the Soil Microbial Food Web Under Influence of Land Use Change 2018 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·(unknown), Peter C. de Ruiter, Paul L. E. Bodelier, George A. Kowalchuk	25
2	How habitat-modifying organisms structure the food web of two coastal ecosystems 2016 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Els M. van der Zee, Christine Angelini, Laura L. Govers, Marjolijn J. A. Christianen, Andrew H. Altieri, K.J. van der Reijden, Brian R. Silliman, Johan van de Koppel, Matthijs van der Geest, Jan A. van Gils, Henk W. van der Veer, Theunis Piersma, Peter C. de Ruiter, Han Olff, Tjisse van der Heide	70
3	Fire-induced pine woodland to shrubland transitions in Southern Europe may promote shifts in soil fertility 2016 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Ángeles G. Mayor, Alejandro Valdecantos, V. Ramón Vallejo, Jan Jacob Keizer, Jaap Bloem, Jaime Baeza, Óscar González‐Pelayo, Ana Isabel Machado, Peter C. de Ruiter	44
4	Food-web stability signals critical transitions in temperate shallow lakes 2015 ·Nature Communications ·Jan J. Kuiper, (unknown), Peter C. de Ruiter, L.P.A. van Gerven, Jan H. Janse, Wolf M. Mooij	104
5	An ecosystem approach to assess soil quality in organically and conventionally managed farms in Iceland and Austria 2015 ·SOIL ·Jeroen P. van Leeuwen, T. Lehtinen, Georg J. Lair, Jaap Bloem, Lia Hemerik, KV Ragnarsdottir, Guðrún Gísladóttir, (unknown), Peter C. de Ruiter	56
6	Redefining plant systems biology: from cell to ecosystem 2011 ·Trends in Plant Science ·Joost J. B. Keurentjes, Gerco C. Angenent, Marcel Dicke, Vítor A. P. Martins dos Santos, Jaap Molenaar, Wim H. van der Putten, Peter C. de Ruiter, P.C. Struik, Bart P. H. J. Thomma	50
7	Robust scaling in ecosystems and the meltdown of patch size distributions before extinction 2010 ·Ecology Letters ·Sonia Kéfi, Max Rietkerk, Manojit Roy, Alain Franc, Peter C. de Ruiter, Mercedes Pascual	90
8	Resource contrast in patterned peatlands increases along a climatic gradient 2010 ·Ecology ·Maarten B. Eppinga, Max Rietkerk, Lisa R. Belyea, Mats B. Nilsson, Peter C. de Ruiter, Martin J. Wassen	52
9	Complexity in quantitative food webs 2009 ·Ecology ·Carolin Banašek‐Richter, Louis‐Félix Bersier, Marie-France Cattin, Richard Baltensperger, Jean-Pierre Gabriel, (unknown), Robert E. Ulanowicz, (unknown), D. Dudley Williams, Peter C. de Ruiter, Kirk O. Winemiller, Russell E. Naisbit	87
10	Empirical and theoretical challenges in aboveground–belowground ecology 2009 ·Oecologia ·Wim H. van der Putten, Richard D. Bardgett, Peter C. de Ruiter, W. H. Gera Hol, Katrin Meyer, Т. Martijn Bezemer, Mark A. Bradford, Søren Christensen, Maarten B. Eppinga, Tadashi Fukami, Lia Hemerik, Jane Molofsky, Martin Schädler, Christoph Scherber, Sharon Y. Strauss, Matthijs Vos, David A. Wardle	195
11	Nutrients and Hydrology Indicate the Driving Mechanisms of Peatland Surface Patterning 2009 ·The American Naturalist ·Maarten B. Eppinga, Peter C. de Ruiter, Martin J. Wassen, Max Rietkerk	130
12	Determinants of species richness patterns in the Netherlands across multiple taxonomic groups 2008 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·(unknown), P.A. Verweij, A. Barendregt, R.M.J.C. Kleukers, Vincent J. Kalkman, Peter C. de Ruiter	26
13	Spatial vegetation patterns and imminent desertification in Mediterranean arid ecosystems breakdown → 2007 ·Nature ·Sonia Kéfi, Max Rietkerk, Concepción L. Alados, Yolanda Pueyo, V. P. Papanastasis, A. El-Aich, Peter C. de Ruiter	799
14	Reconciling complexity with stability in naturally assembling food webs 2007 ·Nature ·Anje‐Margriet Neutel, Hans Heesterbeek, Johan van de Koppel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Frank Berendse, Peter C. de Ruiter	292
15	Functional Stability of Microbial Communities in Contaminated Soils Near a Zinc Smelter (Budel, The Netherlands) 2006 ·Ecotoxicology ·Maria A. Tobor‐Kapłon, Jaap Bloem, P.F.A.M. Römkens, Peter C. de Ruiter	39
16	Food Web Ecology: Playing Jenga and Beyond 2005 ·Science ·Peter C. de Ruiter, Volkmar Wolters, John C. Moore, Kirk O. Winemiller	111
17	Self-Organized Patchiness and Catastrophic Shifts in Ecosystems breakdown → 2004 ·Science ·Max Rietkerk, Stefan C. Dekker, Peter C. de Ruiter, Johan van de Koppel	1054
18	Ecosystem response of pasture soil communities to fumigation‐induced microbial diversity reductions: an examination of the biodiversity–ecosystem function relationship 2000 ·Oikos ·Bryan S. Griffiths, Karl Ritz, Richard D. Bardgett, R. Cook, Søren Christensen, Flemming Ekelund, Søren J. Sørensen, Erland Bååth, Jaap Bloem, Peter C. de Ruiter, Jan Dolfing, Bernard Nicolardot	491
19	Modelling food webs and nutrient cycling in agro-ecosystems 1994 ·Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Peter C. de Ruiter, Anje‐Margriet Neutel, John C. Moore	92
20	Synlocation of biological activity, roots, cracks and recent organic inputs in a sugar beet field 1993 ·Geoderma ·Meine van Noordwijk, Peter C. de Ruiter, K.B. Zwart, Jaap Bloem, John C. Moore, H.G. van Faassen, S.L.G.E. Burgers	22

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