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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 65 1389 1232 89 82 498 16446

Jan Vanderborght publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan Vanderborght between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan Vanderborght published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2018. 51 of the 650 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2018. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 32 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 36 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 40 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 23 publications
1975 2025

650 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan Vanderborght: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 0
1977 3
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 2
1996 3
1997 8
1998 4
1999 0
2000 4
2001 5
2002 12
2003 7
2004 16
2005 23
2006 19
2007 26
2008 17
2009 32
2010 28
2011 28
2012 30
2013 36
2014 33
2015 37
2016 29
2017 27
2018 40
2019 21
2020 23
2021 31
2022 21
2023 26
2024 28
2025 23
Total 650
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Jan Vanderborght publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Vanderborght sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 498–507 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 498 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18 498
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Jan Vanderborght D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Vanderborght sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83 65
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Jan Vanderborght is affiliated with Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a notable focus on several subfields including Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Soil Science, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics related to plant and soil interactions, including plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, soil and unsaturated flow, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, soil moisture and remote sensing, irrigation practices and water management, hydrology and watershed management studies, and rice cultivation and yield improvement.

Recent publications by Jan Vanderborght include:

  • Soil hydrology in the Earth system, 2022, published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • A functional-structural model of upland rice root systems reveals the importance of laterals and growing root tips for phosphate uptake from wet and dry soils, 2020, published in Annals of Botany
  • CPlantBox, a whole-plant modelling framework for the simulation of water- and carbon-related processes, 2020, published in in silico Plants
  • On the impact of increasing drought on the relationship between soil water content and evapotranspiration of a grassland, 2020, published in Vadose Zone Journal
  • Linking rhizosphere processes across scales: Opinion, 2022, published in Plant and Soil

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jan Vanderborght include:

  • Harry Vereecken
  • Andrea Schnepf
  • Mathieu Javaux
  • Guillaume Lobet
  • Daniel Leitner

Key venues for their publications reflect an interdisciplinary approach, focusing on both plant and soil sciences as well as environmental modeling. These include:

  • Vadose Zone Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Plant and Soil
  • in silico Plants
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • On the value of soil moisture measurements in vadose zone hydrology: a review

    H. Vereecken;J. A. Huisman;H. Bogena;J. Vanderborght

  • Modeling Soil Processes: Review, Key Challenges, and New Perspectives

    H. Vereecken;A. Schnepf;J. W. Hopmans;M. Javaux

  • On the spatio-temporal dynamics of soil moisture at the field scale

    H. Vereecken;J.A. Huisman;Y. Pachepsky;C. Montzka

  • Imaging and characterisation of subsurface solute transport using electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and equivalent transport models

    Andreas Kemna;Jan Vanderborght;Bernd Kulessa;Harry Vereecken

  • Pedotransfer functions in Earth system science: challenges and perspectives

    Kris Van Looy;Johan Bouma;Michael Herbst;John Koestel

  • Use of a Three-Dimensional Detailed Modeling Approach for Predicting Root Water Uptake

    Mathieu Javaux;Tom Schröder;Jan Vanderborght;Harry Vereecken

  • Review of Dispersivities for Transport Modeling in Soils

    Jan Vanderborght;Harry Vereecken

  • Soil hydrology in the Earth system

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

    Timo Kautz;Wulf Amelung;Frank Ewert;Thomas Gaiser

  • Upscaling Hydraulic Properties and Soil Water Flow Processes in Heterogeneous Soils: A Review

    H Vereecken;R Kasteel;Jan Vanderborght;T Harter

  • Variability of the gas transfer velocity of CO2 in a macrotidal estuary (The Scheldt)

    Alberto Vieira Borges;Jean-Pierre Vanderborght;Laure-Sophie Schiettecatte;Frédéric Gazeau;Frédéric Gazeau

  • Proof of concept of regional scale hydrologic simulations at hydrologic resolution utilizing massively parallel computer resources

    Stefan J. Kollet;Reed M. Maxwell;Carol S. Woodward;Steve Smith

  • Soil hydrology: Recent methodological advances, challenges, and perspectives

    H. Vereecken;J. A. Huisman;H. J. Hendricks Franssen;N. Brüggemann

  • Explaining soil moisture variability as a function of mean soil moisture: A stochastic unsaturated flow perspective

    H Vereecken;T Kamai;T Harter;R Kasteel

  • A simple three-dimensional macroscopic root water uptake model based on the hydraulic architecture approach

    Valentin Couvreur;Jan Vanderborght;Mathieu Javaux;Mathieu Javaux

  • Vertical distribution of nitrate concentration in interstitial water of marine sediments with nitrification and denitrification

    Jean-Pierre Vanderborght;Gilles Billen

  • 20 years of long-term atrazine monitoring in a shallow aquifer in western Germany.

    David Vonberg;Jan Vanderborght;Nils Cremer;Thomas Pütz

  • CRootBox: a structural-functional modelling framework for root systems.

    Andrea Schnepf;Daniel Leitner;Magdalena Landl;Guillaume Lobet

  • Modelling Water Flow and Solute Transport in Heterogeneous Soils: A Review of Recent Approaches☆

    Jan Feyen;Diederik Jacques;Anthony Timmerman;Jan Vanderborght

  • Root Water Uptake: From Three-Dimensional biophysical Processes to Macroscopic Modeling Approaches

    Mathieu Javaux;Mathieu Javaux;Valentin Couvreur;Jan Vanderborght;Harry Vereecken

  • Three-dimensional electrical resistivity tomography to monitor root zone water dynamics

    Sarah Garré;Mathieu Javaux;Jan Vanderborght;Loïc Pagès

  • Potential of electrical resistivity tomography to infer aquifer transport characteristics from tracer studies: A synthetic case study

    Jan Vanderborght;Andreas Kemna;Horst Hardelauf;Harry Vereecken

  • Two-dimensional characterization of hydraulic heterogeneity by multiple pumping tests

    Wei Li;Andreas Englert;Olaf A. Cirpka;Jan Vanderborght

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry Vereecken
Harry Vereecken Forschungszentrum Jülich
Mathieu Javaux
Mathieu Javaux Université Catholique de Louvain
Andrea Schnepf
Andrea Schnepf Forschungszentrum Jülich
Andreas Kemna
Andreas Kemna University of Bonn
Johan Alexander Huisman
Johan Alexander Huisman Forschungszentrum Jülich
Lutz Weihermüller
Lutz Weihermüller Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jan Feyen
Jan Feyen University of Cuenca
Xavier Draye
Xavier Draye Université Catholique de Louvain
Heye Bogena
Heye Bogena Forschungszentrum Jülich
Marnik Vanclooster
Marnik Vanclooster Université Catholique de Louvain

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