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D-Index
68
Citations
35236
World Ranking
765
National Ranking
75

Erik J. Veneklaas 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 Erik J. Veneklaas sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 196 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Erik J. Veneklaas 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 Erik J. Veneklaas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

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

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

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

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • 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

  • Opportunities for improving phosphorus-use efficiency in crop plants.

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

  • 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

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

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

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

    L. A. Bruijnzeel;E. J. Veneklaas

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

    E.J. Veneklaas;L. Poorter

  • 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

  • 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

  • Nature and nurture: the importance of seed phosphorus content

    Philip J. White;Erik J. Veneklaas

  • Leaf trait relationships in Australian plant species

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

  • Physiological and ecological significance of biomineralization in plants.

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

  • World-wide leaf economics spectrum

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Lambers
Hans Lambers University of Western Australia
Kingsley W. Dixon
Kingsley W. Dixon Curtin University
Michael Renton
Michael Renton University of Western Australia
Timothy D. Colmer
Timothy D. Colmer University of Western Australia
Michael W. Shane
Michael W. Shane University of Western Australia
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Ian J. Wright
Ian J. Wright Western Sydney University
Siegfried L. Krauss
Siegfried L. Krauss University of Western Australia
Ladislav Mucina
Ladislav Mucina Murdoch University
Giles E. St. J. Hardy
Giles E. St. J. Hardy Murdoch University

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