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Doris Vetterlein publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Doris Vetterlein sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 137 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Doris Vetterlein D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Doris Vetterlein sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Doris Vetterlein is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany. Their research lies primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Plant Science, Soil Science, Environmental Engineering, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Ecology. Over the course of their career, they have contributed extensively to the understanding of soil and plant interactions, nutrient dynamics, and rhizosphere ecology.

The scientist's work encompasses key topics such as plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, legume nitrogen-fixing symbiosis, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, soil and unsaturated flow, rice cultivation and yield improvement, as well as crop yield and soil fertility.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Doris Vetterlein include:

  • Rhizosphere Spatiotemporal Organization-A Key to Rhizosphere Functions (2020, Frontiers in Agronomy)
  • Assembly Patterns of the Rhizosphere Microbiome Along the Longitudinal Root Axis of Maize (Zea mays L.) (2021, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • Experimental platforms for the investigation of spatiotemporal patterns in the rhizosphere-Laboratory and field scale (2020, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science)
  • From rhizosphere to detritusphere - Soil structure formation driven by plant roots and the interactions with soil biota (2024, Soil Biology and Biochemistry)
  • Revealing pore connectivity across scales and resolutions with X-ray CT (2020, European Journal of Soil Science)

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authors such as Steffen Schlüter, Eva Lippold, Maxime Phalempin, Mika Tarkka, and Eva Oburger. This network highlights interdisciplinary approaches across microbiology, soil science, and plant biology.

Doris Vetterlein's contributions have been published in various respected scientific venues, with multiple publications in Plant and Soil, Frontiers in Microbiology, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, and Annals of Botany.

Best Publications

  • Rhizosphere: biophysics, biogeochemistry and ecological relevance

    Philippe Hinsinger;A. Glyn Bengough;Doris Vetterlein;Iain M. Young

  • Dynamics of soil water content in the rhizosphere

    Andrea Carminati;Ahmad B. Moradi;Doris Vetterlein;Peter Vontobel

  • Nutrient acquisition from arable subsoils in temperate climates: A review

    Timo Kautz;Wulf Amelung;Frank Ewert;Thomas Gaiser

  • Water and nutrient translocation by hyphae of Glomus mosseae

    Eckhard George;Karl-Uwe Häussler;Doris Vetterlein;Eva Gorgus

  • Plasticity of rhizosphere hydraulic properties as a key for efficient utilization of scarce resources.

    Andrea Carminati;Doris Vetterlein

  • When Roots Lose Contact

    Andrea Carminati;Doris Vetterlein;Ulrich Weller;Hans-Jörg Vogel

  • Three-dimensional visualization and quantification of water content in the rhizosphere

    Ahmad B. Moradi;Andrea Carminati;Doris Vetterlein;Peter Vontobel

  • Soil structure formation along an agricultural chronosequence

    Maik Lucas;Steffen Schlüter;Hans-Jörg Vogel;Hans-Jörg Vogel;Doris Vetterlein;Doris Vetterlein

  • Interaction between silicon cycling and straw decomposition in a silicon deficient rice production system

    A. Marxen;T. Klotzbücher;R. Jahn;K. Kaiser

  • How the Rhizosphere May Favor Water Availability to Roots

    Andrea Carminati;Christoph L. Schneider;Ahmad B. Moradi;Mohsen Zarebanadkouki

  • Do roots mind the gap

    A. Carminati;D. Vetterlein;N. Koebernick;S. Blaser

  • Roots compact the surrounding soil depending on the structures they encounter

    Maik Lucas;Steffen Schlüter;Hans-Jörg Vogel;Hans-Jörg Vogel;Doris Vetterlein;Doris Vetterlein

  • Apple Replant Disease: Causes and Mitigation Strategies.

    Traud Winkelmann;Kornelia Smalla;Wulf Amelung;Gerhard Baab

  • Is the Rhizosphere Temporarily Water Repellent

    Ahmad B. Moradi;Andrea Carminati;Axel Lamparter;Susanne K. Woche

  • Plant-available silicon in paddy soils as a key factor for sustainable rice production in Southeast Asia

    Thimo Klotzbücher;Anika Marxen;Doris Vetterlein;Janina Schneiker

  • Variable silicon accumulation in plants affects terrestrial carbon cycling by controlling lignin synthesis

    Thimo Klotzbücher;Anika Klotzbücher;Klaus Kaiser;Doris Vetterlein

  • Rhizosphere Spatiotemporal Organization–A Key to Rhizosphere Functions

    Doris Vetterlein;Doris Vetterlein;Andrea Carminati;Ingrid Kögel-Knabner;Gerd Patrick Bienert

  • Assembly Patterns of the Rhizosphere Microbiome Along the Longitudinal Root Axis of Maize (Zea mays L.).

    Lioba Rüger;Kai Feng;Kenneth Dumack;Jule Freudenthal

  • Challenges in imaging and predictive modeling of rhizosphere processes

    Tiina Roose;Samuel D. Keyes;Keith Daly;Andrea Carminati

  • A shape-based method for automatic and rapid segmentation of roots in soil from X-ray computed tomography images: Rootine

    Wei Gao;Wei Gao;Steffen Schlüter;Sebastian R. G. A. Blaser;Jianbo Shen

  • Competitive mobilization of phosphate and arsenate associated with goethite by root activity.

    Doris Vetterlein;Krisztian Szegedi;Juliane Ackermann;Jürgen Mattusch

  • Mosaic cycles in agricultural landscapes of Northwest Europe

    Michael Kleyer;Robert Biedermann;Klaus Henle;Elisabeth Obermaier

Frequent Co-Authors

Reinhold Jahn
Reinhold Jahn Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Steffen Schlüter
Steffen Schlüter Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Hans-Jörg Vogel
Hans-Jörg Vogel Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Josef Settele
Josef Settele Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Jan Vanderborght
Jan Vanderborght Forschungszentrum Jülich
Mathieu Javaux
Mathieu Javaux Université Catholique de Louvain
Ingolf Kühn
Ingolf Kühn Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Eva Oburger
Eva Oburger BOKU University
Andrea Schnepf
Andrea Schnepf Forschungszentrum Jülich

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