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Jacobus M. Verstraten

Jacobus M. Verstraten

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
40
Citations
6676
World Ranking
8044
National Ranking
197

Jacobus M. Verstraten 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 Jacobus M. Verstraten sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 107 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Jacobus M. Verstraten 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 Jacobus M. Verstraten sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Redox

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Soil water, Total organic carbon, Soil pH, Soil organic matter and Environmental chemistry. His Soil water research includes themes of Organic matter, Mineralogy and Vegetation. His study in Total organic carbon is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Inorganic chemistry, Redox, Dissolved organic carbon and Metal.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Podzol and Anthrosol in addition to Inorganic chemistry. His work deals with themes such as Mineral oil, Soil contamination and Biodegradation, which intersect with Environmental chemistry. His study in the field of Soil acidification and Soil carbon is also linked to topics like Macropore and Volcanic ash.

His most cited work include:

  • Improved treatment of uncertainty in hydrologic modeling: Combining the strengths of global optimization and data assimilation (456 citations)
  • The effects of fire and water repellency on infiltration and runoff under Mediterranean type forest (305 citations)
  • Soil water content measurements at different scales: accuracy of time domain reflectometry and ground-penetrating radar (268 citations)

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

Jacobus M. Verstraten focuses on Soil water, Environmental chemistry, Organic matter, Soil organic matter and Ecology. His study in Soil water focuses on Soil horizon in particular. His Environmental chemistry research focuses on Soil acidification and how it relates to Forest ecology.

His Organic matter study also includes fields such as

  • Mineralogy and related Fraction,
  • Soil science which intersects with area such as Geochemistry. His work in the fields of Soil organic matter, such as Humin, intersects with other areas such as Volcanic ash and Tetramethylammonium hydroxide. His research in Ecology intersects with topics in Nitrification and Agronomy.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Soil water (39.08%)
  • Environmental chemistry (34.48%)
  • Organic matter (24.14%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2003-2018)?

  • Soil water (39.08%)
  • Organic matter (24.14%)
  • Ecology (17.24%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Soil water, Organic matter, Ecology, Soil organic matter and Environmental chemistry. His Soil water research integrates issues from Bog, Reforestation and Litter. The Organic matter study combines topics in areas such as Inorganic chemistry and Podzol.

His work on Humin is typically connected to Volcanic ash as part of general Soil organic matter study, connecting several disciplines of science. His work carried out in the field of Environmental chemistry brings together such families of science as Soil pH, Soil chemistry and Soil horizon. His Dissolved organic carbon study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Diffusive gradients in thin films and Throughfall, Stemflow.

Between 2003 and 2018, his most popular works were:

  • Improved treatment of uncertainty in hydrologic modeling: Combining the strengths of global optimization and data assimilation (456 citations)
  • The straight-chain lipid biomarker composition of plant species responsible for the dominant biomass production along two altitudinal transects in the Ecuadorian Andes (119 citations)
  • Towards understanding of carbon stocks and stabilization in volcanic ash soils in natural Andean ecosystems of northern Ecuador (79 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Redox

Jacobus M. Verstraten mostly deals with Organic matter, Soil water, Soil organic matter, Environmental chemistry and Mineralization. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Podzol and Botany, Tannin. His studies deal with areas such as Agronomy and Vegetation as well as Soil water.

His Soil organic matter study is concerned with Soil science in general. His Environmental chemistry study combines topics in areas such as Soil pH, Soil chemistry and Soil horizon. His studies in Dissolved organic carbon integrate themes in fields like Diffusive gradients in thin films, Anthrosol, Inorganic chemistry and Pedogenesis.

Best Publications

  • Improved treatment of uncertainty in hydrologic modeling: Combining the strengths of global optimization and data assimilation

    Jasper A. Vrugt;Cees G. H. Diks;Hoshin V. Gupta;Willem Bouten

  • The effects of fire and water repellency on infiltration and runoff under Mediterranean type forest

    A.C. Imeson;J.M. Verstraten;E.J. van Mulligen;J. Sevink

  • Soil water content measurements at different scales: accuracy of time domain reflectometry and ground-penetrating radar

    J.A. Huisman;C. Sperl;W. Bouten;J.M. Verstraten

  • Dissolved organic matter, aluminium and iron interactions: precipitation induced by metal/carbon ratio, pH and competition.

    Klaas G.J.J Nierop;Boris Jansen;Jacobus M Verstraten

  • Assessing temporal variations in soil water composition with time domain reflectometry

    T.J. Heimovaara;A.G. Focke;W. Bouten;J.M. Verstraten

  • Mobility of Fe(II), Fe(III) and Al in acidic forest soils mediated by dissolved organic matter: influence of solution pH and metal/organic carbon ratios

    Boris Jansen;Klaas G.J Nierop;Jacobus M Verstraten

  • Frequency domain analysis of time domain reflectometry waveforms: 2. A four‐component complex dielectric mixing model for soils

    T. J. Heimovaara;W. Bouten;J. M. Verstraten

  • Nutrient limitations and their implications on the effects of atmospheric deposition in coastal dunes; lime-poor and lime-rich sites in the Netherlands

    A. M. Kooijman;J. C. R. Dopheide;J. Sevink;I. Takken

  • Relation between Bioavailability and Fuel Oil Hydrocarbon Composition in Contaminated Soils

    H. de Jonge;J.I. Freijer;J.M. Verstraten;J.W. Westerveld

  • Occurrence and distribution of ester-bound lipids in Dutch coastal dune soils along a pH gradient

    Klaas G.J. Nierop;Dennis F.W. Naafs;Jacobus M. Verstraten

  • The straight-chain lipid biomarker composition of plant species responsible for the dominant biomass production along two altitudinal transects in the Ecuadorian Andes

    Boris Jansen;Klaas G.J. Nierop;Jos A. Hageman;Antoine M. Cleef

  • Towards understanding of carbon stocks and stabilization in volcanic ash soils in natural Andean ecosystems of northern Ecuador

    F.H. Tonneijck;B. Jansen;K.G.J. Nierop;J.M. Verstraten

  • Spatial variability of throughfall water and chemistry and forest floor water content in a Douglas fir forest stand

    K. J. Raat;G. P. J. Draaijers;M. G. Schaap;A. Tietema

  • Solute fluxes in throughfall and stemflow in four forest ecosystems in northwest Amazonia

    Conrado Tobón;Jan Sevink;Jacobus M. Verstraten

  • Nitrate production in nitrogen-saturated acid forest soils: Vertical distribution and characteristics

    A. Tietema;W. De Boer;L. Riemer;J.M. Verstraten

  • Organic matter formation in sandy subsurface horizons of Dutch coastal dunes in relation to soil acidification

    Klaas G.J Nierop;Jacobus M Verstraten

  • Nitrogen cycling in an acid forest ecosystem in the Netherlands under increased atmospheric nitrogen input The nitrogen budget and the effect of nitrogen transformations on the proton budget

    A. Tietema;J. M. Verstraten

  • Forest floor water content dynamics in a Douglas fir stand

    M.G. Schaap;W. Bouten;J.M. Verstraten

  • Microbial dynamics and litter decomposition under a changed climate in a Dutch heathland

    M.J.M. van Meeteren;A. Tietema;E.E. van Loon;J.M. Verstraten

  • Mechanisms controlling the mobility of dissolved organic matter, aluminium and iron in podzol B horizons

    B. Jansen;K.G.J. Nierop;J.M. Verstraten

  • Linking the B ring hydroxylation pattern of condensed tannins to C, N and P mineralization. A case study using four tannins

    Klaas G.J. Nierop;Caroline M. Preston;Jacobus M. Verstraten

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaas G.J. Nierop
Klaas G.J. Nierop Utrecht University
Albert Tietema
Albert Tietema University of Amsterdam
Willem Bouten
Willem Bouten University of Amsterdam
Henry Hooghiemstra
Henry Hooghiemstra University of Amsterdam
Jasper A. Vrugt
Jasper A. Vrugt University of California, Irvine
L.A. Bruijnzeel
L.A. Bruijnzeel King's College London
Jan Mulder
Jan Mulder Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Pim de Voogt
Pim de Voogt University of Amsterdam
Johannes van der Plicht
Johannes van der Plicht University of Groningen
Caroline M. Preston
Caroline M. Preston Natural Resources Canada

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