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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 73 797 705 24 24 278 18451

Coen J. Ritsema publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Coen J. Ritsema between 1987 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Coen J. Ritsema published across 35 years, from 1987 to 2021, averaging 10.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2017. 33 of the 354 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2017. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 19 publications
1987 2021

354 publications in total across all disciplines

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Coen J. Ritsema: publications per year, 1987 to 2021
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 4
1994 5
1995 13
1996 13
1997 4
1998 8
1999 7
2000 7
2001 10
2002 9
2003 19
2004 6
2005 14
2006 7
2007 4
2008 9
2009 7
2010 4
2011 10
2012 10
2013 14
2014 23
2015 26
2016 26
2017 36
2018 12
2019 11
2020 14
2021 19
Total 354
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Coen J. Ritsema publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Coen J. Ritsema sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 278–287 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 278 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128 278
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Coen J. Ritsema D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Coen J. Ritsema sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54 73
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem

His primary areas of study are Hydrology, Soil water, Water content, Soil science and Infiltration. The various areas that Coen J. Ritsema examines in his Hydrology study include Vegetation and Soil horizon. His Soil water research integrates issues from Wetting and Surface water.

His Water content study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Leaching, Groundwater, Peat, Moisture and Loam. Coen J. Ritsema works mostly in the field of Infiltration, limiting it down to concerns involving Vadose zone and, occasionally, Ponding, Porous medium and Capillary action. His studies in Surface runoff integrate themes in fields like Shrubland and Temporal scales.

His most cited work include:

  • Preferential flow in water repellent sandy soils: principles and modeling implications (122 citations)
  • Response of soil dissolved organic matter to microplastic addition in Chinese loess soil. (118 citations)
  • Exponential increase of publications related to soil water repellency (113 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Hydrology, Soil water, Soil science, Water content and Surface runoff. His work in the fields of Hydrology, such as Erosion, Infiltration and Drainage basin, overlaps with other areas such as Water flow. His research on Soil water frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Environmental chemistry.

His Soil science study frequently involves adjacent topics like Wetting. His Water content research includes themes of Moisture, Organic matter, Loam and Groundwater. His work carried out in the field of Surface runoff brings together such families of science as Soil biodiversity, Shrubland, Loess and Soil retrogression and degradation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Hydrology (38.08%)
  • Soil water (35.15%)
  • Soil science (24.69%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Hydrology (38.08%)
  • Surface runoff (20.92%)
  • Erosion (13.81%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Hydrology, Surface runoff, Erosion, Environmental resource management and Soil water. His Hydrology research integrates issues from Sediment and Topsoil. The concepts of his Surface runoff study are interwoven with issues in Organic matter, Fire frequency and Flume.

Coen J. Ritsema combines subjects such as Mulch, Climate change and Soil retrogression and degradation with his study of Erosion. The various areas that he examines in his Environmental resource management study include Agriculture, Land degradation, Desertification and Sustainable land management. The subject of his Soil water research is within the realm of Soil science.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Response of soil dissolved organic matter to microplastic addition in Chinese loess soil. (118 citations)
  • Evaluating sediment storage dams: structural off-site sediment trapping measures in northwest Ethiopia (82 citations)
  • Persistence of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in loess soil under different combinations of temperature, soil moisture and light/darkness. (71 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem

Coen J. Ritsema focuses on Hydrology, Surface runoff, Erosion, Environmental resource management and Drainage basin. Many of his research projects under Hydrology are closely connected to Outflow with Outflow, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Soil science, Vegetation and Soil horizon.

His study in Topsoil and Soil water falls under the purview of Soil science. His Environmental resource management research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Desertification, Land management, Sustainable land management, Sustainability and Land degradation. The Drainage basin study combines topics in areas such as Sediment, Hydrology and Water resources.

Best Publications

  • Emerging pollutants in the environment: a challenge for water resource management

    Violette Geissen;Hans Mol;Erwin Klumpp;Günter Umlauf

  • How water moves in a water repellent sandy soil: 1. Potential and actual water repellency

    Louis W. Dekker;Coen J. Ritsema

  • The threat of soil salinity: A European scale review

    I.N. Daliakopoulos;I.K. Tsanis;I.K. Tsanis;A. Koutroulis;N.N. Kourgialas

  • LISEM: a single-event physically based hydrological and soil erosion model for drainage basins; I: theory, input and output

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  • Water Repellency and Critical Soil Water Content in a Dune Sand

    Louis W. Dekker;Stefan H. Doerr;Klaas Oostindie;Apostolos K. Ziogas

  • Preferential flow mechanism in a water repellent sandy soil

    Coen J. Ritsema;Louis W. Dekker;J. M. H. Hendrickx;W. Hamminga

  • How water moves in a water repellent sandy soil: 2. Dynamics of fingered flow

    Coen J. Ritsema;Louis W. Dekker

  • Occurrence, prediction and hydrological effects of water repellency amongst major soil and land-use types in a humid temperate climate

    S. H. Doerr;R. A. Shakesby;L. W. Dekker;C. J. Ritsema

  • Wetting patterns and moisture variability in water repellent Dutch soils.

    L.W Dekker;C.J. Ritsema

  • Physics of water repellent soils

    T. W.J. Bauters;T. S. Steenhuis;David DiCarlo;J. L. Nieber

  • Effects of wildfire on soil nutrients in Mediterranean ecosystems

    Lucrezia Caon;V. Ramón Vallejo;Coen J. Ritsema;Violette Geissen

  • Factors affecting farmers' behaviour in pesticide use: insights from a field study in northern China

    Liangxin Fan;Haipeng Niu;Xiaomei Yang;Wei Qin

  • Extension of a GIS procedure for calculating the RUSLE equation LS factor

    Hongming Zhang;Qinke Yang;Rui Li;Qingrui Liu

  • Use of barley straw residues to avoid high erosion and runoff rates on persimmon plantations in Eastern Spain under low frequency–high magnitude simulated rainfall events

    Artemi Cerdà;Óscar González-Pelayo;Antonio Giménez-Morera;Antonio Jordán

  • Persistence of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in loess soil under different combinations of temperature, soil moisture and light/darkness.

    Celia Martins Bento;Xiaomei Yang;Gerrit Gort;Sha Xue

  • Modeling and field evidence of finger formation and finger recurrence in a water repellent sandy soil

    Coen J. Ritsema;Louis W. Dekker;John L. Nieber;Tammo S. Steenhuis

  • EFFECT OF DRYING TEMPERATURE ON THE SEVERITY OF SOIL WATER REPELLENCY

    Louis W. Dekker;Coen J. Ritsema;Klaas Oostindie;Obbe H. Boersma

  • Occurrence of soil water repellency in arid and humid climates

    D.F. Jaramillo;L.W. Dekker;C.J. Ritsema;J.M.H. Hendrickx

  • Preferential Flow Paths in a Water Repellent Clay Soil with Grass Cover

    Louis W. Dekker;Coen J. Ritsema

  • Extraction of compounds associated with water repellency in sandy soils of different origin

    S. H. Doerr;C. T. Llewellyn;P. Douglas;C. P. Morley

  • Water repellency of soils; the influence of ambient relative humidity

    S. H. Doerr;L. W. Dekker;C. J. Ritsema;R. A. Shakesby

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis W. Dekker
Louis W. Dekker Wageningen University & Research
Violette Geissen
Violette Geissen Wageningen University & Research
António Ferreira
António Ferreira Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Tammo S. Steenhuis
Tammo S. Steenhuis Cornell University
Guobin Liu
Guobin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xingmin Mu
Xingmin Mu Northwest A&F University
Jan Jacob Keizer
Jan Jacob Keizer University of Aveiro
Victor Jetten
Victor Jetten University of Twente
Saskia Keesstra
Saskia Keesstra Wageningen University & Research
Celeste Coelho
Celeste Coelho University of Aveiro

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