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Rien Aerts

Active 1987–2023

43
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Citations
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Citations per year for Rien Aerts1989: 3 citations1990: 8 citations1991: 7 citations1992: 5 citations1993: 5 citations1994: 11 citations1995: 9 citations1996: 20 citations1997: 9 citations1998: 11 citations1999: 41 citations2000: 13 citations2001: 26 citations2002: 30 citations2003: 64 citations2004: 47 citations2005: 62 citations2006: 36 citations2007: 55 citations2008: 80 citations2009: 89 citations2010: 92 citations2011: 110 citations2012: 99 citations2013: 110 citations2014: 113 citations2015: 109 citations2016: 77 citations2017: 61 citations2018: 69 citations2019: 90 citations2020: 78 citations2021: 71 citations2022: 54 citations2023: 49 citations2024: 43 citations2025: 17 citations2026: 4 citations

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 597 citing papers, 17.6% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 249 citing papers, 7.3% of this breakdownChina: 214 citing papers, 6.3% of this breakdownNetherlands: 200 citing papers, 5.9% of this breakdownFrance: 184 citing papers, 5.4% of this breakdownCanada: 181 citing papers, 5.3% of this breakdownAustralia: 178 citing papers, 5.3% of this breakdownGermany: 162 citing papers, 4.8% of this breakdownSweden: 142 citing papers, 4.2% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 100 citing papers, 3% of this breakdownSpain: 99 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownFinland: 65 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Environmental Science48%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.1%
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences9.7%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
  • Engineering0.9%
  • Health Professions0.7%
  • Other2.5%

Topics

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies9.3%
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics9.2%
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics4.8%
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology4.8%
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology4.3%
  • Plant and animal studies3.8%
  • Other63.8%

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  1. Global maps of soil temperature

    Authors: Jonas J. Lembrechts, Johan van den Hoogen, Juha Aalto, Michael B. Ashcroft, Pieter De Frenne, Julia Kemppinen, Martin Kopecký, Miska Luoto, Ilya M. D. Maclean, Thomas W. Crowther, Joseph J. Bailey, Stef Haesen, David H. Klinges, Pekka Niittynen, Brett R. Scheffers, Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Peter Aartsma, Otar Abdalaze, Mehdi Abedi, Rien Aerts, Negar Ahmadian, Antje Ahrends, Juha M. Alatalo, Jake M. Alexander, Camille Nina Allonsius, Jan Altman, Christof Ammann, Christian Andrès, Christopher Andrews, Jonas Ardö, Nicola Arriga, Alberto Arzac, Valeria Aschero, Rafael L. Assis, Jakob J. Assmann, Maaike Y. Bader, Khadijeh Bahalkeh, Peter Barančok, Isabel C. Barrio, Agustina Barros, Matti Barthel, Edmund W. Basham, Marijn Bauters, Manuele Bazzichetto, Luca Belelli Marchesini, Michael Bell, Juan C. Benavides, José Luis Benito Alonso, Bernd J. Berauer, Jarle W. Bjerke, Robert G. Björk, Mats P. Björkman, Katrín Björnsdóttir, Benjamin Blonder, Pascal Boeckx, Julia Boike, Stef Bokhorst, Bárbara Brum, J Bruna, Nina Buchmann, Pauline Buysse, José Luís Camargo, Otávio Camargo Campoe, Onur Candan, Rafaella Canessa, Nicoletta Cannone, Michele Carbognani, Jofre Carnicer, Angélica Casanova‐Katny, Simone Cesarz, Bogdan H. Chojnicki, Philippe Choler, Steven L. Chown, Edgar Cifuentes, Marek Čiliak, Tamara Contador, Peter Convey, Elisabeth J. Cooper, Edoardo Cremonese, Salvatore R. Curasi, Robin Curtis, Maurizio Cutini, C. Johan Dahlberg, Gergana N. Daskalova, M. A. de Pablo, Stefano Della Chiesa, Jürgen Dengler, Bart Deronde, Patrice Descombes, Valter Di Cecco, Michele Di Musciano, Jan Dick, Romina D. Dimarco, Jiří Doležal, Ellen Dorrepaal, Jiří Dušek, Nico Eisenhauer, Lars Eklundh, Todd E. Erickson, Brigitta Erschbamer and 306 more - Global Change Biology 2021 cited by 311

  2. Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide

    Authors: William K. Cornwell, Johannes H. C. Cornelissen, Kathryn L. Amatangelo, Ellen Dorrepaal, Valerie T. Eviner, Óscar Godoy, Sarah E. Hobbie, Bart Hoorens, Hiroko Kurokawa, Natalia Pérez Harguindeguy, Helen M. Quested, Louis S. Santiago, David A. Wardle, Ian J. Wright, Rien Aerts, Steven Allison, Peter M. van Bodegom, Victor Brovkin, Alex Chatain, Terry V. Callaghan, Sandra Dı́az, Éric Garnier, Diego E. Gurvich, Elena Kazakou, Julia A. Klein, Jenny Read, Peter B. Reich, Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, María V. Vaieretti, Mark Westoby - Ecology Letters 2008 cited by 2,808

  3. Climate, Leaf Litter Chemistry and Leaf Litter Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Triangular Relationship

    Authors: Rien Aerts - Oikos 1997 cited by 1,772

  4. Methane Feedbacks to the Global Climate System in a Warmer World

    Authors: Joshua Dean, Jack J. Middelburg, Thomas Röckmann, Rien Aerts, Luke G. Blauw, Matthias Egger, Mike S. M. Jetten, Anniek E. E. de Jong, Ove H. Meisel, Olivia Rasigraf, Caroline P. Slomp, Michiel H. in ‘t Zandt, A. J. Dolman - Reviews of Geophysics 2018 cited by 654

  5. Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes

    Authors: I. Tanya Handa, Rien Aerts, Frank Berendse, Matty P. Berg, Andreas Bruder, Olaf Butenschoen, Éric Chauvet, Mark O. Gessner, Jérémy Jabiol, Marika Makkonen, Brendan G. McKie, Björn Malmqvist, E.T.H.M. Peeters, Stefan Scheu, Bernhard Schmid, Jasper van Ruijven, Veronique C. A. Vos, Stephan Hättenschwiler - Nature 2014 cited by 830

  6. A global study of relationships between leaf traits, climate and soil measures of nutrient fertility

    Authors: Jenny Ordóñez, Peter M. van Bodegom, Jan‐Philip M. Witte, Ian J. Wright, Peter B. Reich, Rien Aerts - Global Ecology and Biogeography 2008 cited by 1,066

  7. Highly consistent effects of plant litter identity and functional traits on decomposition across a latitudinal gradient

    Authors: Marika Makkonen, Matty P. Berg, I. Tanya Handa, Stephan Hättenschwiler, Jasper van Ruijven, Peter M. van Bodegom, Rien Aerts - Ecology Letters 2012 cited by 488

  8. The advantages of being evergreen

    Authors: Rien Aerts - Trends in Ecology & Evolution 1995 cited by 601

  9. The freezer defrosting: global warming and litter decomposition rates in cold biomes

    Authors: Rien Aerts - Journal of Ecology 2006 cited by 499

  10. Shifts in soil microorganisms in response to warming are consistent across a range of Antarctic environments

    Authors: Étienne Yergeau, Stef Bokhorst, Sanghoon Kang, Jizhong Zhou, Charles W. Greer, Rien Aerts, George A. Kowalchuk - The ISME Journal 2011 cited by 310

  11. The Mineral Nutrition of Wild Plants Revisited: A Re-evaluation of Processes and Patterns

    Authors: Rien Aerts, F. Stuart Chapin - Advances in ecological research/Advances in Ecological Research 1999 cited by 2,889

  12. Nutrient Resorption from Senescing Leaves of Perennials: Are there General Patterns?

    Authors: Rien Aerts - Journal of Ecology 1996 cited by 1,254

  13. Interspecific competition in natural plant communities: mechanisms, trade-offs and plant-soil feedbacks

    Authors: Rien Aerts - Journal of Experimental Botany 1999 cited by 507

  14. Global negative vegetation feedback to climate warming responses of leaf litter decomposition rates in cold biomes

    Authors: Johannes H. C. Cornelissen, Peter M. van Bodegom, Rien Aerts, Terry V. Callaghan, Richard S. P. van Logtestijn, Juha M. Alatalo, F. Stuart Chapin, Renato Gerdol, Jón Guðmundsson, Dylan Gwynn‐Jones, Anne E. Hartley, David S. Hik, Annika Hofgaard, Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir, P. Staffan Karlsson, Julia A. Klein, Jim Laundre, Borgþór Magnússon, Anders Michelsen, Ulf Molau, В. Г. Онипченко, Helen M. Quested, Sylvi M. Sandvik, Inger Kappel Schmidt, Gus Shaver, Bjørn Solheim, Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, Anna Stenström, Anne Tolvanen, Ørjan Totland, Naoya Wada, J. M. Welker, Xinquan Zhao, M.O.L. Team - Ecology Letters 2007 cited by 484

  15. A plant economics spectrum of litter decomposability

    Authors: Grégoire T. Freschet, Rien Aerts, Johannes H. C. Cornelissen - Functional Ecology 2011 cited by 467

  16. The relation between above- and belowground biomass allocation patterns and competitive ability

    Authors: Rien Aerts, René Boot, P.J.M. Van der Aart - Oecologia 1991 cited by 356

  17. Carbon cycling traits of plant species are linked with mycorrhizal strategy

    Authors: Joep Cornelissen, Rien Aerts, Bruno Enrico Leone Cerabolini, M. J. A. Werger, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden - Oecologia 2001 cited by 351

  18. A frozen feast: thawing permafrost increases plant‐available nitrogen in subarctic peatlands

    Authors: Frida Keuper, Peter M. van Bodegom, Ellen Dorrepaal, James T. Weedon, Jurgen van Hal, Richard S. P. van Logtestijn, Rien Aerts - Global Change Biology 2012 cited by 313

  19. Current measures of nutrient resorption efficiency lead to a substantial underestimation of real resorption efficiency: facts and solutions

    Authors: Luisa M. Van Heerwaarden, Sylvia Toet, Rien Aerts - Oikos 2003 cited by 293

  20. NUTRITIONAL AND PLANT-MEDIATED CONTROLS ON LEAF LITTER DECOMPOSITION OFCAREXSPECIES

    Authors: Rien Aerts, Hannie de Caluwe - Ecology 1997 cited by 279

  21. Size and structure of bacterial, fungal and nematode communities along an Antarctic environmental gradient

    Authors: Étienne Yergeau, Stef Bokhorst, A. H. L. Huiskes, Henricus T. S. Boschker, Rien Aerts, George A. Kowalchuk - FEMS Microbiology Ecology 2006 cited by 226

  22. Polar lessons learned: long‐term management based on shared threats in Arctic and Antarctic environments

    Authors: Joseph Bennett, Justine D. Shaw, Aleks Terauds, John P. Smol, Rien Aerts, Dana M. Bergstrom, Jules M. Blais, William W. L. Cheung, Steven L. Chown, Mary‐Anne Lea, Uffe N. Nielsen, Daniel Pauly, Kenneth J. Reimer, Martin J. Riddle, Ian Snape, Jonathan S. Stark, Vivitskaia Tulloch, Hugh P. Possingham - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2015 cited by 91

  23. Maximum summer temperatures predict the temperature adaptation of Arctic soil bacterial communities

    Authors: Ruud Rijkers, Mark Dekker, Rien Aerts, James T. Weedon - Biogeosciences 2023 cited by 16

  24. Temperature impact on the influence of penguin‐derived nutrients and mosses on non‐native grass in a simulated polar ecosystem

    Authors: Stef Bokhorst, Peter Convey, Richard S. P. van Logtestijn, Rien Aerts - Global Change Biology 2021 cited by 15