Rien Aerts
Impact in
- Soil Science top 0.02%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.05%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Papers in
- Ecology 136
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology 94
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 27
- Polar Research and Ecology 23
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- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 58
- Co-authors
- F. Stuart Chapin (1 shared paper)Johannes H. C. Cornelissen (52 shared papers)Richard S. P. van Logtestijn (49 shared papers)Peter M. van Bodegom (47 shared papers)Hannie de Caluwe (14 shared papers)Grégoire Freschet (6 shared papers)Ellen Dorrepaal (16 shared papers)Frank Berendse (6 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Ecology (20 papers)Global Change Biology (19 papers)Oecologia (16 papers)Oikos (13 papers)Ecology (12 papers)
- Partner nations
- NetherlandsUnited KingdomSweden
In The Last Decade
Rien Aerts
228 papers receiving 27.5k citations
Rien Aerts's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 159
- Soil Science 8.5k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 10.3k
- Ecology 11.9k
- Global and Planetary Change 6.9k
- Ecological Modeling 1.4k
Countries citing papers authored by Rien Aerts
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Fields of papers citing papers by Rien Aerts
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Rien Aerts, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mineral Nutrition of Wild Plants Revisited: A Re-evaluation of Processes and Patterns Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 2467 |
| 2 | Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 2383 |
| 3 | Climate, Leaf Litter Chemistry and Leaf Litter Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Triangular Relationship Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 1467 |
| 4 | Nutrient Resorption from Senescing Leaves of Perennials: Are there General Patterns? Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 1038 |
| 5 | A global study of relationships between leaf traits, climate and soil measures of nutrient fertility Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 891 |
| 6 | Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 667 |
| 7 | Carbon respiration from subsurface peat accelerated by climate warming in the subarctic Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 615 |
| 8 | Evidence of the ‘plant economics spectrum’ in a subarctic flora Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 521 |
| 9 | 1995 | 496 | |
| 10 | Methane Feedbacks to the Global Climate System in a Warmer World Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 459 |
| 11 | 1999 | 435 | |
| 12 | Highly consistent effects of plant litter identity and functional traits on decomposition across a latitudinal gradient Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 413 |
| 13 | 1992 | 408 | |
| 14 | 2006 | 405 | |
| 15 | 2007 | 403 | |
| 16 | 2011 | 370 | |
| 17 | 2001 | 368 | |
| 18 | 2008 | 358 | |
| 19 | 2001 | 345 | |
| 20 | 1988 | 303 |
About Rien Aerts
Rien Aerts is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science, Soil Science and Plant Science, having authored 229 papers that have together received 28.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (94 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (58 papers), Climate change and permafrost (43 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (42 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (41 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (32 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (27 papers) and Polar Research and Ecology (23 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (8.5k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (10.3k citations), Ecology (11.9k citations), Global and Planetary Change (6.9k citations) and Ecological Modeling (1.4k citations). Rien Aerts has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include F. Stuart Chapin, Johannes H. C. Cornelissen, Richard S. P. van Logtestijn, Peter M. van Bodegom, Hannie de Caluwe, Grégoire Freschet, Ellen Dorrepaal, Frank Berendse, Terry V. Callaghan and Sylvia Toet. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Ecology, Global Change Biology, Oecologia, Oikos and Ecology.
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