W. de Vries

57.9k total citations · 12 hit papers
442 papers, 27.1k citations indexed

About

W. de Vries is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. de Vries has authored 442 papers receiving a total of 27.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Soil Science, 111 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 110 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in W. de Vries's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (122 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (106 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (84 papers). W. de Vries is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (122 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (106 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (84 papers). W. de Vries collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, China and United States. W. de Vries's co-authors include Jan Willem Erisman, Johan Rockström, Dieter Gerten, Katherine Richardson, Will Steffen, Stephen R. Carpenter, Belinda Reyers, Elena M. Bennett, Georgina M. Mace and Carl Folke and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

W. de Vries

414 papers receiving 25.7k 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. Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet
    2015 7.1k citations Will Steffen, Katherine Richardson et al. Science profile →
  2. Global assessment of nitrogen deposition effects on terrestrial plant diversity: a synthesis
    2010 2.0k citations W. de Vries et al. profile →
  3. Thermal properties of soils
    1963 1.0k citations W. de Vries profile →
  4. Consequences of human modification of the global nitrogen cycle
    2013 698 citations W. de Vries et al. profile →
  5. Approaches and uncertainties in nutrient budgets: implications for nutrient management and environmental policies
    2003 500 citations O. Oenema, W. de Vries et al. European Journal of Agronomy profile →
  6. Towards a global-scale soil climate mitigation strategy
    2020 469 citations W. de Vries, Roland Bol et al. Nature Communications profile →
  7. Impacts of European livestock production: nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and greenhouse gas emissions, land-use, water eutrophication and biodiversity
    2015 395 citations Adrian Leip, Josette Garnier et al. profile →
  8. Cost-effective mitigation of nitrogen pollution from global croplands
    2023 343 citations W. de Vries et al. profile →
  9. Impacts of nitrogen addition on plant species richness and abundance: A global meta‐analysis
    2018 266 citations W. de Vries et al. profile →
  10. Human impacts on planetary boundaries amplified by Earth system interactions
    2019 249 citations Will Steffen, W. de Vries et al. profile →
  11. From planetary to regional boundaries for agricultural nitrogen pollution
    2022 200 citations W. de Vries et al. profile →
  12. Global mean nitrogen recovery efficiency in croplands can be enhanced by optimal nutrient, crop and soil management practices
    2023 100 citations Luncheng You, Gerard H. Ros et al. Nature Communications profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
W. de Vries 6.5k 6.1k 5.8k 4.6k 4.6k 442 27.1k
Jan Willem Erisman 6.7k 1.0× 6.6k 1.1× 5.7k 1.0× 5.8k 1.3× 5.7k 1.2× 296 27.8k
Lex Bouwman 6.6k 1.0× 6.6k 1.1× 5.7k 1.0× 2.9k 0.6× 10.0k 2.2× 230 28.1k
Sybil P. Seitzinger 5.9k 0.9× 9.5k 1.6× 5.9k 1.0× 3.3k 0.7× 12.9k 2.8× 127 34.0k
Alan R. Townsend 11.0k 1.7× 9.5k 1.6× 5.1k 0.9× 5.2k 1.1× 6.3k 1.4× 174 25.5k
Mark A. Sutton 5.9k 0.9× 5.9k 1.0× 5.5k 1.0× 5.2k 1.1× 4.9k 1.1× 289 25.5k
Pamela A. Matson 10.9k 1.7× 11.8k 2.0× 13.0k 2.2× 8.2k 1.8× 6.8k 1.5× 227 40.5k
Bo Li 4.2k 0.6× 9.3k 1.5× 4.7k 0.8× 5.6k 1.2× 1.5k 0.3× 823 23.9k
Hanqin Tian 4.5k 0.7× 6.2k 1.0× 12.0k 2.1× 2.4k 0.5× 2.6k 0.6× 335 21.4k
Peter M. Groffman 10.8k 1.7× 14.3k 2.4× 9.8k 1.7× 3.6k 0.8× 12.9k 2.8× 466 38.1k
James N. Galloway 8.8k 1.4× 11.2k 1.9× 8.2k 1.4× 6.2k 1.4× 10.7k 2.3× 313 44.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. de Vries

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All Works

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Lou, Yilai, Liangshan Feng, Ning Hu, et al.. (2024). Climate-smart agriculture: Insights and challenges. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1(1). 100003–100003. 24 indexed citations
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Uwiragiye, Yves, Bin Hu, Jianbin Zhou, et al.. (2024). Effects of environmental changes on soil respiration in arid, cold, temperate, and tropical zones. The Science of The Total Environment. 952. 175943–175943. 2 indexed citations
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Gu, Yu, Gerard H. Ros, Qichao Zhu, et al.. (2024). Potential use of phosphorus saturation degree as combined indicator for crop yield and leaching risks at regional scale. European Journal of Agronomy. 161. 127347–127347. 2 indexed citations
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Kros, J., et al.. (2024). Impacts of pH on mechanisms and rates of carbon and nitrogen mineralisation: a review. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 2 indexed citations
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Cameira, Maria do Rosário, W. de Vries, Tommy Dalgaard, et al.. (2024). Assessing nitrate groundwater hotspots in Europe reveals an inadequate designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones. Chemosphere. 355. 141830–141830. 14 indexed citations
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You, Luncheng, Gerard H. Ros, Yongliang Chen, Fusuo Zhang, & W. de Vries. (2024). Optimized agricultural management reduces global cropland nitrogen losses to air and water. Nature Food. 5(12). 995–1004. 27 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ying, Xuejun Liu, O. Oenema, et al.. (2023). Ammonia mitigation measures reduce greenhouse gas emissions from an integrated manure-cropland system. Journal of Cleaner Production. 422. 138561–138561. 11 indexed citations
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Ros, Gerard H., et al.. (2023). The phosphorus saturation degree as a universal agronomic and environmental soil P test. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 54(5). 385–404. 26 indexed citations
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You, Luncheng, et al.. (2023). Global mean nitrogen recovery efficiency in croplands can be enhanced by optimal nutrient, crop and soil management practices. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5747–5747. 100 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chang, Jinfeng, Peter Havlík, David Leclère, et al.. (2021). Reconciling regional nitrogen boundaries with global food security. Nature Food. 2(9). 700–711. 92 indexed citations
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Jiao, Xiaoqiang, et al.. (2021). Model-based analysis of phosphorus flows in the food chain at county level in China and options for reducing the losses towards green development. Environmental Pollution. 288. 117768–117768. 6 indexed citations
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Rodrigo‐Comino, Jesús, Manuel López‐Vicente, Vinod Kumar, et al.. (2020). Soil Science Challenges in a New Era: A Transdisciplinary Overview of Relevant Topics. Air Soil and Water Research. 13. 89 indexed citations
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Zeng, Mufan, W. de Vries, L.T.C. Bonten, et al.. (2017). Model-Based Analysis of the Long-Term Effects of Fertilization Management on Cropland Soil Acidification. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(7). 3843–3851. 149 indexed citations
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Lugato, Emanuele, et al.. (2017). Complementing the topsoil information of the Land Use/Land Cover Area Frame Survey (LUCAS) with modelled N2O emissions. PLoS ONE. 12(4). e0176111–e0176111. 23 indexed citations
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Steffen, Will, Katherine Richardson, Johan Rockström, et al.. (2015). Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet. Science. 347(6223). 1259855–1259855. 7139 indexed citations breakdown →
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Reidsma, Pytrik, Martha Bakker, Argyris Kanellopoulos, et al.. (2015). Sustainable agricultural development in a rural area in the Netherlands? Assessing impacts of climate and socio-economic change at farm and landscape level. Agricultural Systems. 141. 160–173. 50 indexed citations
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Gerritsen, A.L., et al.. (2014). Kringlooplandbouw in Noord-Nederland : van marge naar mainstream. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 2 indexed citations

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