2026 Erik J. Veneklaas: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	68	765	705	75	69	196	35236

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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705

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35236

Plant Science and Agronomy

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35236

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765

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Overview

Erik J. Veneklaas is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia, focusing on research within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans a range of studies primarily related to plant science, ecology, and soil science, with notable contributions to nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, and forest ecology.

Their research topics include:

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Plant and animal studies
Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
Plant responses to water stress
Forest ecology and management

Veneklaas has published several papers across well-recognized scientific journals. Recent publications include:

"Leaf manganese concentrations as a tool to assess belowground plant functioning in phosphorus-impoverished environments" (2020, Plant and Soil)
"Cicer super-pangenome provides insights into species evolution and agronomic trait loci for crop improvement in chickpea" (2024, Nature Genetics)
"A threatened ecological community: research advances and priorities for Banksia woodlands" (2021, Australian Journal of Botany)
"Individual tree growth in jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest is explained by size and distance of neighbouring trees in thinned and non-thinned plots" (2021, Forest Ecology and Management)
"Potassium Fertilisation Is Required to Sustain Cassava Yield and Soil Fertility" (2020, Agronomy)

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues known for ecological and plant science research, including:

Plant and Soil
Forest Ecology and Management
SSRN Electronic Journal
Restoration Ecology
Nature Genetics

Erik J. Veneklaas collaborates regularly with peers such as Michael Renton, Matthias Leopold, Hans Lambers, Jason C. Stevens, and Shes Kanta Bhandari, contributing to multiple co-authored studies.

Best Publications

The worldwide leaf economics spectrum

Ian J. Wright;Peter B. Reich;Mark Westoby;David D. Ackerly

9978
Citations
New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

N. Pérez-Harguindeguy;S. Díaz;E. Garnier;S. Lavorel

4588
Citations
Corrigendum to: New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

N. Pérez-Harguindeguy;S. Díaz;E. Garnier;S. Lavorel

3348
Citations
TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

1926
Citations
Root structure and functioning for efficient acquisition of phosphorus: Matching morphological and physiological traits.

Hans Lambers;Michael W. Shane;Michael D. Cramer;Stuart J. Pearse

1543
Citations
Opportunities for improving phosphorus-use efficiency in crop plants.

Erik J. Veneklaas;Hans Lambers;Jason Bragg;Patrick M. Finnegan

1029
Citations
Plant and microbial strategies to improve the phosphorus efficiency of agriculture

Alan E. Richardson;Alan E. Richardson;Jonathan P. Lynch;Peter R. Ryan;Emmanuel Delhaize

1015
Citations
Strategies and agronomic interventions to improve the phosphorus-use efficiency of farming systems

Richard J. Simpson;Astrid Oberson;Richard A. Culvenor;Megan H. Ryan

497
Citations
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND TROPICAL MONTANE FOREST PRODUCTIVITY: THE FOG HAS NOT LIFTED YET

L. A. Bruijnzeel;E. J. Veneklaas

450
Citations
Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits

Owen K. Atkin;Keith J. Bloomfield;Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich;Mark G. Tjoelker

435
Citations
Chickpea and white lupin rhizosphere carboxylates vary with soil properties and enhance phosphorus uptake

Erik J. Veneklaas;Jason Stevens;Gregory R. Cawthray;Stephen Turner

385
Citations
Phosphorus benefits of different legume crops to subsequent wheat grown in different soils of Western Australia

Mohammad Nuruzzaman;Hans Lambers;M.D.A. Bolland;Erik Veneklaas

271
Citations
Phosphorus Nutrition of Proteaceae in Severely Phosphorus-Impoverished Soils: Are There Lessons To Be Learned for Future Crops?

Hans Lambers;Patrick M. Finnegan;Etienne Laliberté;Stuart J. Pearse

266
Citations
Distribution of carboxylates and acid phosphatase and depletion of different phosphorus fractions in the rhizosphere of a cereal and three grain legumes

Mohammad Nuruzzaman;Hans Lambers;Michael D. A. Bolland;Erik J. Veneklaas

258
Citations
Growth and carbon partitioning of tropical tree seedlings in contrasting light environments.

E.J. Veneklaas;L. Poorter

252
Citations
Carboxylate release of wheat, canola and 11 grain legume species as affected by phosphorus status

Stuart J. Pearse;Erik J. Veneklaas;Greg R. Cawthray;Mike D. A. Bolland

247
Citations
Carboxylate composition of root exudates does not relate consistently to a crop species' ability to use phosphorus from aluminium, iron or calcium phosphate sources

Stuart J. Pearse;Erik J. Veneklaas;Greg Cawthray;Mike D. A. Bolland

236
Citations
Nature and nurture: the importance of seed phosphorus content

Philip J. White;Erik J. Veneklaas

226
Citations
Leaf trait relationships in Australian plant species

Ian J Wright;Philip K Groom;Byron B Lamont;Pieter Poot

220
Citations
Physiological and ecological significance of biomineralization in plants.

Honghua He;Honghua He;Honghua He;Erik J. Veneklaas;John Kuo;Hans Lambers

219
Citations
World-wide leaf economics spectrum

I. J. Wright;P. B. Reich;M. Westoby;David D. Ackerly

4
Citations