Tom Bongers

15.1k citations

55 papers · 10.7k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 33

Impact in

Plant Science top 0.05%
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
Soil Science top 0.2%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Papers in

Oceanography 20
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 20
Plant Science 47
- Nematode management and characterization studies 47

Co-authors: R.G.M. de Goede G. W. Yeates Howard Ferris Marina Bongers H. Ferris Slavka Georgieva Diana W. Freckman Hanny van Megen
Journals: Nematology (9 papers)Applied Soil Ecology (8 papers)Soil Biology and Biochemistry (4 papers)Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (4 papers)Plant and Soil (2 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands Germany United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Tom Bongers

53 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

7 papers align trajectories log scale

A phylogenetic tree of nematodes based on about 1200 full-length small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences 2009 · 435 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 Nematology
2006 Molecular Biology and Evolution
2001 Applied Soil Ecology
1999 Trends in Ecology & Evolution
1998 Applied Soil Ecology
1993 PubMed
1990 Oecologia

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All Works

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#	Work
1	A phylogenetic tree of nematodes based on about 1200 full-length small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences Nematology ·Hanny van Megen, Sven van den Elsen, Martijn Holterman, Gerrit Karssen, Paul Mooyman, Tom Bongers, Oleksandr Holovachov, Jaap Bakker, Johannes Helder Hit paper breakdown →	2009	435
2	Small subunit ribosomal DNA-based phylogeny of basal Chromadoria (Nematoda) suggests that transitions from marine to terrestrial habitats (and vice versa) require relatively simple adaptations Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Martijn Holterman, Oleksandr Holovachov, Sven van den Elsen, Hanny van Megen, Tom Bongers, Jaap Bakker, Johannes Helder	2008	45
3	A ribosomal DNA‐based framework for the detection and quantification of stress‐sensitive nematode families in terrestrial habitats Molecular Ecology Resources ·Martijn Holterman, Indra Mohan, Sven van den Elsen, Hanny van Megen, Paul Mooyman, Reyes Peña‐Santiago, Tom Bongers, Jaap Bakker, Johannes Helder	2007	109
4	Phylum-Wide Analysis of SSU rDNA Reveals Deep Phylogenetic Relationships among Nematodes and Accelerated Evolution toward Crown Clades Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Martijn Holterman, A.W.G. van der Wurff, Sven van den Elsen, Hanny van Megen, Tom Bongers, Oleksandr Holovachov, Jaap Bakker, Johannes Helder Hit paper breakdown →	2006	838
5	Nematode indicators of organic enrichment. PubMed ·Howard Ferris, Tom Bongers	2006	177
6	The genus Deficephalobus De Ley & Coomans, 1990 (Cephalobina: Osstellidae) from nature reserves in Costa Rica Nematology ·Tom Bongers, Oleksandr Holovachov, С М Севастьянова	2005	1
7	Effects of microelements on soil nematode assemblages seven years after contaminating an agricultural field The Science of The Total Environment ·Péter Nagy, Agbonma Gloria Ogbaki, Tom Bongers, Imre Kádár, Oluwatoyin A. Oyeniran, István Kiss	2004	55
8	Design and evaluation of nematode 18S rDNA primers for PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of soil community DNA Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Ian Waite, Anthony G. O’Donnell, K. Delkeskamp, John T. Davies, Sergio Coto Hernández, Klemens Ekschmitt, Hülya Doğan, Volkmar Wolters, Tom Bongers, Marina Bongers, Gábor Bakonyi, Péter Tamás Nagy, Efimia M. Papatheodorou, George P. Stamou, Sven Boström	2003	59
9	Morphology and systematics of the genus Anonchus Cobb, 1913 (Nematoda: Leptolaimina) and reappraisal of the family Aphanolaimidae Chitwood, 1936 n. rank Nematology ·A. Zullini, Oleksandr Holovachov, P.A.A. Loof, Tom Bongers	2002	3
10	Free-living nematodes from nature reserves in Costa Rica. 3. Araeolaimida Nematology ·A. Zullini, P.A.A. Loof, Tom Bongers	2002	4
11	Description of Aspidonema scheucherae (sachs, 1949) Andrássy, 1958 from Turkey (Nematoda: Bunonematidae) Annales Zoologici ·Oleksandr Holovachov, Tom Bongers	2001	0
12	ACUTE SENSITIVITY OF NEMATODE TAXA TO CuSO4 AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH FEEDING-TYPE AND LIFE-HISTORY CLASSIFICATION Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·Tom Bongers, Krassimira Ilieva‐Makulec, Klemens Ekschmitt	2001	11
13	Nematode community structure as a bioindicator in environmental monitoring Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Tom Bongers, Howard Ferris Hit paper breakdown →	1999	888
14	Nematode faunal indicators of soil food web condition Journal of Nematology ·Howard Ferris, Tom Bongers, R.G.M. de Goede	1999	26
15	Effects of the nematofauna on microbial energy and matter transformation rates in European grassland soils Plant and Soil ·Klemens Ekschmitt, Gábor Bakonyi, Marina Bongers, Tom Bongers, Sven Boström, Hülya Doğan, K. Delkeskamp, Athanasios S. Kallimanis, Péter Tamás Nagy, Anthony G. O’Donnell, Björn Sohlenius, George P. Stamou, Volkmar Wolters	1999	54
16	Nematode communities of northern temperate grassland ecosystems. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·R.G.M. de Goede, Tom Bongers	1998	45
17	Short-term effects of cadmium, copper, nickel and zinc on soil nematodes from different feeding and life-history strategy groups Applied Soil Ecology ·G.W. Korthals, Sun Tao-Tao, Hanny van Megen, Theo M. Lexmond, Jan E. Kammenga, Tom Bongers	1996	115
18	Proposed changes of c-p classification for nematodes. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·Tom Bongers, R.G.M. de Goede, G.W. Korthals, G. W. Yeates	1995	119
19	The maturity index: an ecological measure of environmental disturbance based on nematode species composition Oecologia ·Tom Bongers Hit paper breakdown →	1990	1614
20	Dutch forest nematodes Nematologica ·Tom Bongers	1985	10

About Tom Bongers

Tom Bongers is a scholar working on Oceanography, Plant Science, Ecology, Soil Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 55 papers that have together received 10.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nematode management and characterization studies (47 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (20 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (20 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (8 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (7 papers), Plant and animal studies (6 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (6 papers) and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (8.6k citations), Soil Science (2.2k citations), Oceanography (2.4k citations), Ecology (4.5k citations) and Insect Science (1.6k citations). Tom Bongers has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include R.G.M. de Goede, G. W. Yeates, Howard Ferris, Marina Bongers, H. Ferris, Slavka Georgieva, Diana W. Freckman, Hanny van Megen, Jaap Bakker and Johannes Helder. Their work appears in journals such as Nematology, Applied Soil Ecology, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and Plant and Soil.

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