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, Katherine Richardson, Will Steffen, Stephen R. Carpenter, Dieter Gerten, Johan Rockström, Elena M. Bennett, Belinda Reyers, Reinette Biggs and Georgina M. Mace 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

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.

Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet

2015 7.1k citations Will Steffen, Katherine Richardson et al. Science profile →
Global assessment of nitrogen deposition effects on terrestrial plant diversity: a synthesis

2010 2.0k citations W. de Vries et al. profile →
Thermal properties of soils

1963 1.0k citations W. de Vries profile →
Consequences of human modification of the global nitrogen cycle

2013 698 citations W. de Vries et al. profile →
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 →
Towards a global-scale soil climate mitigation strategy

2020 469 citations W. de Vries, Roland Bol et al. Nature Communications profile →
Impacts of European livestock production: nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and greenhouse gas emissions, land-use, water eutrophication and biodiversity

2015 395 citations Josette Garnier, Luis Lassaletta et al. profile →
Cost-effective mitigation of nitrogen pollution from global croplands

2023 343 citations W. de Vries et al. profile →
Impacts of nitrogen addition on plant species richness and abundance: A global meta‐analysis

2018 266 citations W. de Vries et al. profile →
Human impacts on planetary boundaries amplified by Earth system interactions

2019 249 citations Will Steffen, W. de Vries et al. profile →
From planetary to regional boundaries for agricultural nitrogen pollution

2022 200 citations W. de Vries et al. profile →
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 →

Peers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. de Vries. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. de Vries 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 W. de Vries. W. de Vries 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	A multi-level integration framework for sustainable nitrogen management in tropical agriculture 2025 ·One Earth ·Tingyu Li, Weifang Li, Junjie Yi, Yi Wang, Chaoqing Yu, Robert M. Rees, Wilfried Winiwarter, W. de Vries, Xiaotang Ju	0
2	Potential use of phosphorus saturation degree as combined indicator for crop yield and leaching risks at regional scale 2024 ·European Journal of Agronomy ·Yu Gu, Gerard H. Ros, Qichao Zhu, (unknown), Jianbo Shen, Zejiang Cai, Minggang Xu, W. de Vries	2
3	Climate-smart agriculture: Insights and challenges 2024 ·Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·Yilai Lou, Liangshan Feng, (unknown), Ning Hu, Elke Noellemeyer, Edith Le Cadre, Kazunori Minamikawa, Pardon Muchaonyerwa, Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman, Érika Flávia Machado Pinheiro, W. de Vries, Jian Liu, Scott X. Chang, Jizhong Zhou, (unknown), Weiping Hao, Xurong Mei	24
4	Effects of environmental changes on soil respiration in arid, cold, temperate, and tropical zones 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Yves Uwiragiye, Bin Hu, Jianbin Zhou, Michael Dannenmann, Pierluigi Calanca, Roland Bol, W. de Vries, Yakov Kuzyakov, Heinz Rennenberg	2
5	Impacts of pH on mechanisms and rates of carbon and nitrogen mineralisation: a review 2024 ·Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·(unknown), J. Kros, W. de Vries	2
6	Heterogeneous co-supplies of phosphorus, sulfur and carbon enhance phosphorus availability by improving rhizosphere processes in a calcareous soil 2024 ·Plant and Soil ·Dongfang Zheng, Yang Lyu, Gerard H. Ros, W. de Vries, Zed Rengel, Jianbo Shen	3
7	Assessing nitrate groundwater hotspots in Europe reveals an inadequate designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones 2024 ·Chemosphere ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Maria do Rosário Cameira, W. de Vries, Tommy Dalgaard, Nicholas John Hutchings, Morten Graversgaard, (unknown), Luis Lassaletta, Alberto Sanz-Cobeña, Miguel Quemada, Eduardo Aguilera, Sergiy Medinets, Rasmus Einarsson, Josette Garnier	14
8	Ammonia mitigation measures reduce greenhouse gas emissions from an integrated manure-cropland system 2023 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·(unknown), (unknown), Ying Zhang, Xuejun Liu, O. Oenema, Gerard H. Ros, W. de Vries, Wen Xu, Yong Hou, Hongliang Wang, Fusuo Zhang	11
9	The phosphorus saturation degree as a universal agronomic and environmental soil P test 2023 ·Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology ·(unknown), (unknown), Gerard H. Ros, G.F. Koopmans, Erik Smolders, W. de Vries	26
10	Contrasting effects of different organic amendments on the microbial responses to extreme temperature changes 2023 ·Geoderma ·(unknown), W. de Vries, Laura Scherer, Peter M. van Bodegom	0
11	Global mean nitrogen recovery efficiency in croplands can be enhanced by optimal nutrient, crop and soil management practices breakdown → 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Luncheng You, Gerard H. Ros, Yongliang Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Fusuo Zhang, W. de Vries	100
12	Reconciling regional nitrogen boundaries with global food security 2021 ·Nature Food ·Jinfeng Chang, Peter Havlík, David Leclère, W. de Vries, Hugo Valin, Андре Депперманн, Tomoko Hasegawa, Michael Obersteiner	92
13	Model-based analysis of phosphorus flows in the food chain at county level in China and options for reducing the losses towards green development 2021 ·Environmental Pollution ·(unknown), Xiaoqiang Jiao, Lin Ma, W. de Vries, Fusuo Zhang, Jianbo Shen	6
14	Model-Based Analysis of the Long-Term Effects of Fertilization Management on Cropland Soil Acidification 2017 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Mufan Zeng, W. de Vries, L.T.C. Bonten, Qichao Zhu, Tianxiang Hao, Xuejun Liu, Minggang Xu, Xiaojun Shi, Fusuo Zhang, Jianbo Shen	149
15	Modelling trends in ammonia in the Netherlands over the period 1990–2014 2017 ·Atmospheric Environment ·R.J. Wichink Kruit, (unknown), W. de Vries, Ferd Sauter, E. van der Swaluw, M.C. van Zanten, W.A.J. van Pul	35
16	The contribution of nitrogen deposition to the eutrophication signal in understorey plant communities of European forests 2016 ·Ecology and Evolution ·H.F. van Dobben, W. de Vries	41
17	Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet breakdown → 2015 ·Science ·Will Steffen, Katherine Richardson, Johan Rockström, Sarah Cornell, Ingo Fetzer, Elena M. Bennett, Reinette Biggs, Stephen R. Carpenter, W. de Vries, Cynthia A. de Wit, Carl Folke, Dieter Gerten, Jens Heinke, Georgina M. Mace, Linn Persson, V. Ramanathan, Belinda Reyers, Sverker Sörlin	7139
18	Spatio-temporal trends of nitrogen deposition and climate effects on Sphagnum productivity in European peatlands 2014 ·Environmental Pollution ·Gustaf Granath, Juul Limpens, Maximilian Posch, C.A. Mücher, W. de Vries	24
19	Using advanced surface complexation models for modelling soil chemistry under forests: Solling forest, Germany 2011 ·Environmental Pollution ·L.T.C. Bonten, J.E. Groenenberg, Henning Meesenburg, W. de Vries	15
20	Minkowski's Object: A Starburst Triggered by a Radio Jet 2004 ·AAS ·S. Croft, Wil van Breugel, W. de Vries, J. H. van Gorkom, R. Morganti, (unknown), M. A. Dopita	2

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