2026 Alfred E. Hartemink: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	61	1780	1598	784	685	284	14379

Overview

Alfred E. Hartemink is an academic affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as Environmental Engineering, Soil Science, Artificial Intelligence, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Ecology.

Their work touches on several main topics, including:

Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Soil and Unsaturated Flow
Soil erosion and sediment transport
Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
Soil and Land Suitability Analysis

Hartemink's recent publications reflect a focus on soil science and environmental issues. Some notable papers include:

"Soils and sustainable development goals of the United Nations: An International Union of Soil Sciences perspective," 2021, published in Geoderma Regional
"Soil and environmental issues in sandy soils," 2020, published in Earth-Science Reviews
"The effects of pH on nutrient availability depend on both soils and plants," 2023, published in Plant and Soil
"Soil pH - nutrient relationships: the diagram," 2023, published in Plant and Soil
"How deep is the soil studied - an analysis of four soil science journals," 2020, published in Plant and Soil

Their frequent coauthors include Yakun Zhang, Jingyi Huang, Annalisa Stevenson, Gafur Gözükara, and Ankur R. Desai, with collaborations ranging from 5 to 37 joint publications. This indicates an active role in collaborative research efforts across multiple topics in soil and environmental sciences.

Hartemink has also contributed to book publications through Springer International Publishing, with titles such as:

Urban Soils, 2022
Sandy Soils, 2023

Publication venues for Hartemink's work include a range of journals, with the most frequent being:

CATENA
Geoderma
Geoderma Regional
Soil Science Society of America Journal
European Journal of Soil Science

Their research integrates interdisciplinary approaches to environmental challenges, blending soil science with aspects of engineering and artificial intelligence. This broad spectrum underlines the complexity and varied methodological perspectives involved in their scientific contributions.

Best Publications

Linking soils to ecosystem services — A global review

Kabindra Adhikari;Alfred E. Hartemink

1291
Citations
Digital Soil Map of the World

Pedro A. Sanchez;Sonya Ahamed;Florence Carré;Alfred E. Hartemink

708
Citations
Soils and sustainable development goals of the United Nations: An International Union of Soil Sciences perspective

Rattan Lal;Johan Bouma;Eric Brevik;Lorna Dawson

439
Citations
GlobalSoilMap: Toward a Fine-Resolution Global Grid of Soil Properties

Dominique Arrouays;Michael G. Grundy;Alfred E. Hartemink;Jonathan W. Hempel

427
Citations
Digital mapping of soil organic carbon contents and stocks in Denmark.

Kabindra Adhikari;Alfred E. Hartemink;Budiman Minasny;Rania Bou Kheir

365
Citations
Soil and environmental issues in sandy soils

Jingyi Huang;Alfred E. Hartemink

360
Citations
Predicting soil properties in the tropics

Budiman Minasny;Alfred E. Hartemink

342
Citations
The effects of pH on nutrient availability depend on both soils and plants

Unknown

332
Citations
Digital Soil Mapping with Limited Data

A.E. Hartemink;A.B. McBratney;M. de Lourdes Mendonça-Santos

298
Citations
Nutrient stocks, nutrient cycling and soil changes in cocoa ecosystems - a review

Alfred E. Hartemink

297
Citations
A soil science renaissance

Alfred E. Hartemink;Alex. McBratney

296
Citations
Soil organic carbon in sandy soils: A review

Jenifer L. Yost;Alfred E. Hartemink

230
Citations
Soil Nitrate and Water Dynamics in Sesbania Fallows, Weed Fallows, and Maize

A. E. Hartemink;R. J. Buresh;Bashir Jama;B. H. Janssen

227
Citations
Total soil organic carbon and carbon sequestration potential in Nigeria

Stephen I.C. Akpa;Stephen I.C. Akpa;Inakwu O.A. Odeh;Thomas F.A. Bishop;Alfred E. Hartemink

220
Citations
Digital soil mapping: bridging research, environmental application, and operation

Janis L. Boettinger;David W. Howell;Amanda C. Moore;Alfred E. Hartemink

217
Citations
Land use and climate change effects on soil organic carbon in North and Northeast China.

Yin Zhou;Alfred E. Hartemink;Zhou Shi;Zhou Shi;Zongzheng Liang

214
Citations
Soil pH - nutrient relationships: the diagram

Unknown

203
Citations
Towards digital soil morphometrics

Alfred E. Hartemink;Budiman Minasny

198
Citations
Early soil knowledge and the birth and development of soil science.

Eric C. Brevik;Alfred E. Hartemink

192
Citations
Soil Fertility Decline in the Tropics: With Case Studies on Plantations

Alfred E. Hartemink

181
Citations
Global pedodiversity, taxonomic distance, and the World Reference Base

Budiman Minasny;Alex. B. McBratney;Alfred E. Hartemink

175
Citations
Assessing soil fertility decline in the tropics using soil chemical data

Alfred E. Hartemink

167
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex B. McBratney University of Sydney

James G. Bockheim University of Wisconsin–Madison

Budiman Minasny University of Sydney

Dominique Arrouays INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

Eric C. Brevik Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Violette Geissen Wageningen University & Research

Inakwu O. A. Odeh University of Sydney

Philippe Lagacherie University of Montpellier

Luca Montanarella European Commission

Rattan Lal The Ohio State University

External Links

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