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Erik Verbruggen

Erik Verbruggen

University of Antwerp
Belgium

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
8939
World Ranking
4807
National Ranking
60

Erik Verbruggen publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 133 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Erik Verbruggen D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Erik Verbruggen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Erik Verbruggen is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their research predominantly focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with significant exploration into related subfields such as Plant Science, Ecology, Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Gut microbiota and health

Erik Verbruggen's frequent publication venues include:

  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Change Biology
  • New Phytologist

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Verbruggen are:

  • "Rewetting does not return drained fen peatlands to their old selves" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Soil properties explain tree growth and mortality, but not biomass, across phosphorus-depleted tropical forests" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Is the climate change mitigation effect of enhanced silicate weathering governed by biological processes?" (2021, Global Change Biology)
  • "Carbon and nitrogen cycling in Yedoma permafrost controlled by microbial functional limitations" (2020, Nature Geoscience)
  • "Increased microbial expression of organic nitrogen cycling genes in long-term warmed grassland soils" (2021, ISME Communications)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Sara Vicca
  • Ivan A. Janssens
  • Ivan Nijs
  • Josep Peñuelas
  • Jordi Sardans

Best Publications

  • Reciprocal Rewards Stabilize Cooperation in the Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

    E. Toby Kiers;Marie Duhamel;Marie Duhamel;Yugandhar Beesetty;Yugandhar Beesetty;Jerry A. Mensah

  • Positive effects of organic farming on below-ground mutualists: large-scale comparison of mycorrhizal fungal communities in agricultural soils

    Erik Verbruggen;Wilfred F. M. Röling;Hannes A. Gamper;George A. Kowalchuk

  • Mycorrhizal fungal establishment in agricultural soils: factors determining inoculation success.

    Erik Verbruggen;Marcel G. A. van der Heijden;Marcel G. A. van der Heijden;Matthias C. Rillig;E. Toby Kiers;E. Toby Kiers

  • Plant root and mycorrhizal fungal traits for understanding soil aggregation.

    Matthias C. Rillig;Carlos A. Aguilar‐Trigueros;Joana Bergmann;Erik Verbruggen

  • Evolutionary ecology of mycorrhizal functional diversity in agricultural systems.

    Erik Verbruggen;E. Toby Kiers;E. Toby Kiers

  • Interchange of entire communities: microbial community coalescence.

    Matthias C. Rillig;Janis Antonovics;Tancredi Caruso;Anika Lehmann

  • Community assembly, species richness and nestedness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agricultural soils

    Erik Verbruggen;Marcel G. A. Van Der Heijden;Marcel G. A. Van Der Heijden;James T. Weedon;George A. Kowalchuk

  • Effects of past and current drought on the composition and diversity of soil microbial communities

    Catherine Preece;Erik Verbruggen;Lei Liu;James T. Weedon

  • Evolution of microbial markets

    Gijsbert D. A. Werner;Joan E. Strassmann;Aniek B. F. Ivens;Daniel J. P. Engelmoer

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduce decomposition of woody plant litter while increasing soil aggregation

    E.F. Leifheit;E. Verbruggen;M.C. Rillig

  • Land use influences arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in the farming–pastoral ecotone of northern China

    Dan Xiang;Dan Xiang;Erik Verbruggen;Yajun Hu;Stavros D. Veresoglou

  • Rewetting does not return drained fen peatlands to their old selves.

    J. Kreyling;F. Tanneberger;F. Jansen;S. van der Linden

  • Branching out: Towards a trait-based understanding of fungal ecology

    Carlos A. Aguilar-Trigueros;Stefan Hempel;Jeff R. Powell;Ian C. Anderson

  • Is the climate change mitigation effect of enhanced silicate weathering governed by biological processes

    Sara Vicca;Daniel S. Goll;Mathilde Hagens;Jens Hartmann

  • The handbook for standardized field and laboratory measurements in terrestrial climate change experiments and observational studies (ClimEx)

    Aud Helen Halbritter Rechsteiner;Hans J. De Boeck;Amy Elizabeth Eycott;Amy Elizabeth Eycott;Sabine Reinsch

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities are phylogenetically clustered at small scales

    Sebastian Horn;Tancredi Caruso;Erik Verbruggen;Matthias C Rillig

  • Linking the community structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plants: a story of interdependence?

    Sebastian Horn;Stefan Hempel;Erik Verbruggen;Matthias C Rillig

  • Soil properties explain tree growth and mortality, but not biomass, across phosphorus-depleted tropical forests

    Jennifer L. Soong;Jennifer L. Soong;Ivan A. Janssens;Oriol Grau;Oriol Grau;Olga Margalef

  • Do arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi stabilize litter-derived carbon in soil?

    Erik Verbruggen;Jan Jansa;Edith C. Hammer;Edith C. Hammer;Matthias C. Rillig

  • Reproductive strategy, clonal structure and genetic diversity in populations of the aquatic macrophyte Sparganium emersum in river systems.

    B. J. A. Pollux;M. D. E. Jong;A. Steegh;E. Verbruggen

  • Provision of contrasting ecosystem services by soil communities from different agricultural fields

    Erik Verbruggen;E. Toby Kiers;E. Toby Kiers;Patrick N. C. Bakelaar;Wilfred F. M. Röling

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivan A. Janssens
Ivan A. Janssens University of Antwerp
Josep Peñuelas
Josep Peñuelas Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), CSIC
Matthias C. Rillig
Matthias C. Rillig Freie Universität Berlin
Marcel G. A. van der Heijden
Marcel G. A. van der Heijden University of Zurich
Sara Vicca
Sara Vicca University of Antwerp
Andreas Richter
Andreas Richter University of Bremen
E. Toby Kiers
E. Toby Kiers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jordi Sardans
Jordi Sardans Spanish National Research Council
Bjarni D. Sigurdsson
Bjarni D. Sigurdsson Agricultural University of Iceland
Stavros D. Veresoglou
Stavros D. Veresoglou Freie Universität Berlin

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