Willem de Clercq

952 total citations
57 papers, 660 citations indexed

About

Willem de Clercq is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Soil Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Willem de Clercq has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 660 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Water Science and Technology, 23 papers in Soil Science and 17 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Willem de Clercq's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (20 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (15 papers) and Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (12 papers). Willem de Clercq is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (20 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (15 papers) and Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (12 papers). Willem de Clercq collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Germany and Botswana. Willem de Clercq's co-authors include Sydney Mavengahama, Andrei Rozanov, Adriaan van Niekerk, Catherine E. Clarke, Moses Azong Cho, Zama Eric Mashimbye, David P. Turner, Jodie Miller, Andrew Watson and Ben du Toit and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Hydrology and Geoderma.

In The Last Decade

Willem de Clercq

57 papers receiving 641 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Willem de Clercq South Africa 17 218 140 139 135 107 57 660
El-Sayed E. Omran Egypt 16 299 1.4× 113 0.8× 78 0.6× 136 1.0× 72 0.7× 32 640
Abdalhaleem A. Hassaballa Saudi Arabia 12 165 0.8× 148 1.1× 61 0.4× 71 0.5× 146 1.4× 32 468
Amélie Beucher Denmark 15 293 1.3× 65 0.5× 159 1.1× 57 0.4× 104 1.0× 38 581
Акмал Акрамханов Germany 10 171 0.8× 128 0.9× 201 1.4× 47 0.3× 156 1.5× 24 596
Giuliano Langella Italy 17 208 1.0× 217 1.6× 152 1.1× 45 0.3× 154 1.4× 41 825
Ahmad Heidari Iran 16 162 0.7× 79 0.6× 319 2.3× 63 0.5× 117 1.1× 76 745
Paresh Shirsath India 15 163 0.7× 173 1.2× 167 1.2× 93 0.7× 158 1.5× 28 766
Navneet Kumar Germany 15 178 0.8× 305 2.2× 66 0.5× 201 1.5× 153 1.4× 64 811
Johnson Toyin Fasinmirin Nigeria 16 147 0.7× 355 2.5× 322 2.3× 119 0.9× 144 1.3× 45 868
Roberto De Mascellis Italy 16 181 0.8× 165 1.2× 287 2.1× 83 0.6× 85 0.8× 27 786

Countries citing papers authored by Willem de Clercq

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Fields of papers citing papers by Willem de Clercq

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Willem de Clercq

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wiel, Marco Van De, et al.. (2023). Predicting gully erosion susceptibility in South Africa by integrating literature directives with regional spatial data. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 48(14). 2661–2681. 3 indexed citations
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Wiel, Marco Van De, et al.. (2022). Intersecting views of gully erosion in South Africa. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 48(1). 119–142. 18 indexed citations
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Rozanov, Andrei, et al.. (2022). Farm-scale digital soil mapping of soil classes in South Africa. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. 39(3). 175–186. 7 indexed citations
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Clercq, Willem de, et al.. (2021). Challenges and opportunities for water conservation in irrigated agriculture in South Africa. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. 38(3). 238–246. 4 indexed citations
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Clarke, Catherine E., et al.. (2020). Pedogenesis of bleached topsoils occurring on weakly structured, high chroma subsoils in South Africa. CATENA. 193. 104634–104634. 3 indexed citations
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Clercq, Willem de, Jörg Helmschrot, Thomas Himmelsbach, et al.. (2018). Water research in southern Africa: Data collection and innovative approaches towards climate change adaptation in the water sector. Biodiversity & Ecology. 6. 54–65. 1 indexed citations
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Kruger, Herculina S., Carlos Ribeiro, Mary Seely, et al.. (2018). SASSCAL WeatherNet: present state, challenges, and achievements of the regional climatic observation network and database. Biodiversity & Ecology. 6. 34–43. 21 indexed citations
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Clercq, Willem de, et al.. (2018). Applying the water-energy-food nexus to farm profitability in the Middle Breede Catchment, South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 114(11/12). 20 indexed citations
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Watson, Andrew, et al.. (2018). Distributive rainfall/runoff modelling to determine runoff to baseflowproportioning and its impact on the determination of the ecological reserve. Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union). 1 indexed citations
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Cullis, James, et al.. (2018). Economic risks due to declining water quality in the Breede River catchment. Water SA. 44(3 July). 20 indexed citations
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Hernández, María Isabel Sánchez, Rafael Robina Ramírez, & Willem de Clercq. (2017). Water Management Reporting in the Agro-Food Sector in South Africa. Water. 9(11). 830–830. 12 indexed citations
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Helness, Herman, et al.. (2017). A FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF WATER CYCLE SERVICES. European Journal of Sustainable Development. 6(4). 5 indexed citations
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Mavengahama, Sydney, et al.. (2016). Effect of soil amendments on yield of wild okra (Corchorus olitorius) in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Genomics. 1 indexed citations
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Wiese, Liesl, et al.. (2015). An approach to soil carbon accounting and mapping using vertical distribution functions for known soil types. Geoderma. 263. 264–273. 23 indexed citations
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Toit, Ben du, et al.. (2014). Nutrient leaching under zero tension in a subtropical clonal eucalypt plantation on a sandy soil in South Africa. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. 31(3). 153–162. 3 indexed citations
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Mavengahama, Sydney, Willem de Clercq, & Milla McLachlan. (2014). Trace element composition of two wild vegetables in response to soil-applied micronutrients. South African Journal of Science. 110(9/10). 5–5. 3 indexed citations
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Clercq, Willem de, Marc Van Meirvenne, & M. V. Fey. (2008). Prediction of the soil-depth salinity-trend in a vineyard after sustained irrigation with saline water. Agricultural Water Management. 96(3). 395–404. 17 indexed citations
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Clercq, Willem de & Marc Van Meirvenne. (2006). Regional sustainability in table grape production on saline soils. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. 23(2). 113–119. 3 indexed citations

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