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Bruno Delvaux publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bruno Delvaux sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 276 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Bruno Delvaux D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bruno Delvaux sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bruno Delvaux is affiliated with Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Their research contributions focus primarily on the study of silicon dynamics in agricultural and environmental systems, with substantial work related to geochemistry and plant science.

The core fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Subfields covered extensively are Plant Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, Biomaterials, Environmental Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.

The main research topics addressed by Delvaux encompass:

  • Silicon Effects in Agriculture
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements

Delvaux's recent scholarly output includes publications on the role and behavior of silicon in soil-plant systems. Selected papers are:

  • Neoformed aluminosilicate and phytogenic silica are competitive sinks in the silicon soil-plant cycle, 2020, Geoderma
  • Combined Silicon-Phosphorus Fertilization Affects the Biomass and Phytolith Stock of Rice Plants, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Aggregation reduces the release of bioavailable silicon from allophane and phytolith, 2022, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Soil and climate affect foliar silicification patterns and silica-cellulose balance in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), 2020, Plant and Soil
  • Rainfall is the major driver of plant Si availability in perudic gibbsitic Andosols, 2021, Geoderma

The venues in which Delvaux frequently publishes include:

  • Geoderma
  • Plant and Soil
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Journal of Agricultural and Crop Research

Collaborations have been significant with several co-authors contributing to Delvaux's work. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Zimin Li
  • Charles Vander Linden
  • Éric Van Ranst
  • Jean-Thomas Cornelis
  • Jean-Dominique Meunier

Best Publications

  • Halloysite clay minerals — a review

    E. Joussein;S. Petit;J. Churchman;B. Theng

  • Tracing the origin of dissolved silicon transferred from various soil-plant systems towards rivers: a review

    J.-T. Cornelis;B. Delvaux;R Georg;Yves Lucas

  • Silicon isotopic fractionation during adsorption of aqueous monosilicic acid onto iron oxide

    Séverine Delstanche;Sophie Opfergelt;Damien Cardinal;Françoise Elsass

  • Soil processes drive the biological silicon feedback loop

    Jean‐Thomas Cornelis;Bruno Delvaux

  • Tree species impact the terrestrial cycle of silicon through various uptakes

    J.-T. Cornelis;J. Ranger;A. Iserentant;B. Delvaux

  • Effects, distribution and uptake of silicon in banana (Musa spp.) under controlled conditions

    C Henriet;X Draye;I Oppitz;Rony Swennen

  • Soil organic horizons as a major source for radiocesium biorecycling in forest ecosystems.

    Nathalie Kruyts;Bruno Delvaux

  • Mechanisms of magnesium isotope fractionation in volcanic soil weathering sequences, Guadeloupe

    Sophie Opfergelt;Sophie Opfergelt;R.B. Georg;Bruno Delvaux;Y.M. Cabidoche

  • Porosity and soil water properties of Caribbean volcanic ash soils

    Marc Dorel;Jean Roger-Estrade;Hubert Manichon;Bruno Delvaux

  • Characterization of a weathering sequence of soils derived from volcanic ash in Cameroon. Taxonomic, mineralogical and agronomic implications

    Bruno Delvaux;Adrien J. Herbillon;Léon Vielvoye

  • Behavior of halloysite clay under formamide treatment

    Emmanuel Joussein;Sabine Petit;Bruno Delvaux

  • Rhizospheric mobilization of radiocesium in soils

    Bruno Delvaux;Nathalie Kruyts;Adrien Cremers

  • Variations of δ30Si and Ge/Si with weathering and biogenic input in tropical basaltic ash soils under monoculture

    Sophie Opfergelt;Damien Cardinal;Luc André;Colette Delvigne

  • Identification and distribution of the readily soluble silicon pool in a temperate forest soil below three distinct tree species

    Jean-Thomas Cornelis;Hugues Titeux;Jacques Ranger;Bruno Delvaux

  • Silicon isotopic fractionation by banana (Musa spp.) grown in a continuous nutrient flow device

    Sophie Opfergelt;Damien Cardinal;Céline Henriet;Xavier Draye

  • High-resolution imaging of a vineyard in south of France using ground penetrating radar, electromagnetic induction and electrical resistivity tomography

    Frédéric André;Cornelis van Leeuwen;Stéphanie Saussez;Renaud Van Durmen

  • Impact of soil weathering degree on silicon isotopic fractionation during adsorption onto iron oxides in basaltic ash soils, Cameroon

    S. Opfergelt;G. de Bournonville;D. Cardinal;L. André

  • Phytolith‐rich biochar: a potential Si fertilizer in desilicated soils

    Zimin Li;Bruno Delvaux

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi might alleviate aluminium toxicity in banana plants

    G. Rufyikiri;S. Declerck;J. E. Dufey;B. Delvaux

  • Tracing mechanisms controlling the release of dissolved silicon in forest soil solutions using Si isotopes and Ge/Si ratios

    Jean-Thomas Cornélis;Bruno Delvaux;D. Cardinal;Luc André

  • Uranium uptake and translocation by the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus, Glomus intraradices, under root-organ culture conditions

    Gervais Rufyikiri;Yves Thiry;Lian Wang;Bruno Delvaux

  • Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on severity of root rot of bananas caused by Cylindrocladium spathiphylli

    Stéphane Declerck;Jean-Michel Risède;Gervais Rufyikiri;Bruno Delvaux

  • Coexistence of allophane, gibbsite, kaolinite and hydroxy-Al-interlayered 2 : 1 clay minerals in a perudic andosol

    Samuel Ndayiragije;Bruno Delvaux

  • Fixation of radiocaesium traces in a weathering sequence mica vermiculite hydroxy interlayered vermiculite

    E. Maes;L. Vielvoye;W. Stone;B. Delvaux

  • The functional role of silicon in plant biology. Soil processes drive the biological silicon feedback loop

    Jean-Thomas Cornélis;Bruno Delvaux

  • Variations of delta30Si and Ge/Si with weathering and biogenic input in tropical basaltic ash soils under monoculture

    Sophie Opfergelt;Damien Cardinal;Luc André;C. Delvigne

Frequent Co-Authors

Sophie Opfergelt
Sophie Opfergelt Université Catholique de Louvain
Damien Cardinal
Damien Cardinal Sorbonne University
Luc André
Luc André Royal Museum for Central Africa
Jacques Ranger
Jacques Ranger INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Stéphane Declerck
Stéphane Declerck Université Catholique de Louvain
Pierre Delmelle
Pierre Delmelle Université Catholique de Louvain
Sébastien Lambot
Sébastien Lambot Université Catholique de Louvain
Harry Vereecken
Harry Vereecken Forschungszentrum Jülich
Nadine Mattielli
Nadine Mattielli Université Libre de Bruxelles
Iver Jakobsen
Iver Jakobsen University of Copenhagen

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