W.G. Sombroek

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

W.G. Sombroek is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, W.G. Sombroek has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Soil Science, 5 papers in Ecology and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in W.G. Sombroek's work include Soil Management and Crop Yield (3 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (2 papers) and Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (2 papers). W.G. Sombroek is often cited by papers focused on Soil Management and Crop Yield (3 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (2 papers) and Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (2 papers). W.G. Sombroek collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Italy and Brazil. W.G. Sombroek's co-authors include L.R. Oldeman, R.T.A. Hakkeling, N.H. Batjes, Freddy Nachtergaele, Andrew Warren, Ali Ayoub, L.P. van Reeuwijk, E. Klamt, Marrit van den Berg and John Reilly and has published in prestigious journals such as Global Change Biology, Geoderma and AMBIO.

In The Last Decade

W.G. Sombroek

26 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

World map of the status of human-induced soil degradation... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 100 200 300 400

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W.G. Sombroek Netherlands 18 1.2k 816 633 413 407 29 2.9k
Miguel Angel Ayarza Colombia 11 927 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 839 1.3× 473 1.1× 534 1.3× 27 2.9k
S. Mantel Netherlands 10 824 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 825 1.3× 474 1.1× 357 0.9× 33 3.3k
Freddy Rey France 25 1.2k 1.0× 949 1.2× 676 1.1× 398 1.0× 396 1.0× 56 2.7k
Paul L. Woomer Kenya 27 2.1k 1.7× 589 0.7× 681 1.1× 282 0.7× 337 0.8× 66 3.9k
Tal Svoray Israel 30 778 0.6× 870 1.1× 805 1.3× 322 0.8× 387 1.0× 99 2.4k
Robert G. Woodmansee United States 18 841 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 1.4k 2.2× 879 2.1× 416 1.0× 36 3.1k
L.B Guo New Zealand 12 2.4k 1.9× 933 1.1× 1.2k 1.9× 621 1.5× 300 0.7× 13 3.4k
Ilan Stavi Israel 25 998 0.8× 635 0.8× 564 0.9× 298 0.7× 349 0.9× 98 2.4k
Yunfan Wan China 33 991 0.8× 989 1.2× 1.1k 1.7× 389 0.9× 391 1.0× 73 2.9k
Franz Makeschin Germany 36 1.7k 1.4× 1.9k 2.3× 1.2k 2.0× 718 1.7× 360 0.9× 109 4.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W.G. Sombroek

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sombroek, W.G., Dirse Clara Kern, M. da S. Cravo, et al.. (2002). Terra preta and terra mulata: pre-columbian Amazon Kitchen middens and agricultural fields, their sustainability and their replication.. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 29 indexed citations
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Sombroek, W.G.. (2001). Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Amazon Rainfall. AMBIO. 30(7). 388–396. 277 indexed citations
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Sombroek, W.G.. (2000). Amazon landforms and soils in relation to biological diversity. Acta Amazonica. 30(1). 81–81. 116 indexed citations
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Batjes, N.H. & W.G. Sombroek. (1997). Possibilities for carbon sequestration in tropical and subtropical soils. Global Change Biology. 3(2). 161–173. 230 indexed citations
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Berg, Marrit van den, E. Klamt, L.P. van Reeuwijk, & W.G. Sombroek. (1997). Pedotransfer functions for the estimation of moisture retention characteristics of Ferralsols and related soils. Geoderma. 78(3-4). 161–180. 137 indexed citations
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Sombroek, W.G., et al.. (1995). What Do We Understand by Land Use Planning: A state-of-the-art Report. 1 indexed citations
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Sombroek, W.G., et al.. (1994). The Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Land Resources Appraisal. Outlook on Agriculture. 23(4). 249–255. 5 indexed citations
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Sombroek, W.G., et al.. (1993). Amounts, dynamics and sequestering of carbon in tropical and subtropical soils. AMBIO. 22(7). 417–426. 301 indexed citations
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Sombroek, W.G., et al.. (1993). Land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas: rainfed and irrigated lands, rangelands and woodlands. 10 indexed citations
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Sombroek, W.G.. (1992). Biomass and carbon storage in the amazon ecosystems. Interciencia. 17(5). 269–272. 11 indexed citations
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Ayoub, Ali, L.R. Oldeman, R.T.A. Hakkeling, & W.G. Sombroek. (1991). World map of the status of human-induced soil degradation :. 211 indexed citations
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Oldeman, L.R., R.T.A. Hakkeling, & W.G. Sombroek. (1990). World map of the status of human-induced soil degradation: an explanatory note.. 485 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sombroek, W.G. & Lex Bouwman. (1990). Geographic quantification of soils and changes in their properties.. 225–244. 8 indexed citations
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Bouwman, Lex & W.G. Sombroek. (1990). Inputs to climatic change by soil and agriculture related activities.. 20. 15–30. 5 indexed citations
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Sombroek, W.G.. (1980). International Soil Museum in Wageningen, The Netherlands. Soil Survey Horizons. 21(1). 13–17. 1 indexed citations
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Sombroek, W.G.. (1980). Soils of the Amazon region and their ecological stability.. 14–27. 1 indexed citations
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Sombroek, W.G., et al.. (1976). Soils of semi-arid savanna zone of the north-eastern Kenya : site evaluation report. University of Nairobi Research Archive (University of Nairobi). 2 indexed citations
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Sombroek, W.G., et al.. (1973). Report on a site evaluation of the irrigation suitability of the soils and waters of the Merti area (Isiolo district). Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1 indexed citations
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Sombroek, W.G. & I. S. Zonneveld. (1971). Ancient dune fields and fluviatile deposits in the Rima-Sokoto river basin (N.W.Nigeria) : geomorphologic phenomena in relation to Quaternary changes in climate at the southern edge of the Sahara. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 21 indexed citations
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Warren, Andrew & W.G. Sombroek. (1967). Amazon Soils. A Reconnaissance of the Soils of the Brazilian Amazon Region. Geographical Journal. 133(4). 550–550. 175 indexed citations

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