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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2003 - Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 1999 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

Jan W. Hopmans is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research focuses broadly on environmental science, agricultural and biological sciences, and engineering, with a significant emphasis on several interdisciplinary subfields. These subfields include civil and structural engineering, environmental engineering, soil science, plant science, and water science and technology.

The primary research topics covered by Jan W. Hopmans include soil and unsaturated flow, soil moisture and remote sensing, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, hydrology and watershed management studies, groundwater flow and contamination studies, rice cultivation and yield improvement, and soil erosion and sediment transport.

Jan W. Hopmans has contributed to multiple research publications. Key recent papers include:

  • "Long-term impact of cover crop and reduced disturbance tillage on soil pore size distribution and soil water storage" (2022, SOIL)
  • "Assessing Effects of Salinity on the Performance of a Low-Cost Wireless Soil Water Sensor" (2020, Sensors)
  • "Transdisciplinary soil hydrology" (2020, Vadose Zone Journal)
  • "The time validity of Philip's two-term infiltration equation: An elusive theoretical quantity?" (2024, Vadose Zone Journal)
  • "Design and characterization of a pneumatic micro glass beads matrix sensor for soil water potential threshold control in irrigation management" (2022, Irrigation Science)

Frequent coauthors in Jan W. Hopmans's work include:

  • Isaya Kisekka
  • Asad Sarwar Qureshi
  • Rana Munns
  • S.R. Grattan
  • Pichu Rengasamy

Their research is published notably in venues such as Vadose Zone Journal, SOIL, Sensors, Irrigation Science, and Acta Horticulturae.

Jan W. Hopmans has been recognized with several awards over their career, including the Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award from the American Society of Agronomy in 2003. They are a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2015, a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 2005, and a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) since 1999.

Best Publications

  • Soil and human security in the 21st century

    Ronald Amundson;Asmeret Asefaw Berhe;Jan W. Hopmans;Carolyn Olson

  • Soil Moisture Measurement for Ecological and Hydrological Watershed-Scale Observatories: A Review

    D. A. Robinson;C. S. Campbell;J. W. Hopmans;B. K. Hornbuckle

  • 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

  • Modeling compensated root water and nutrient uptake.

    Jiří Šimůnek;Jan W. Hopmans

  • Determining soil carbon stock changes: Simple bulk density corrections fail

    Juhwan Lee;Jan W. Hopmans;Dennis E. Rolston;Sara G. Baer

  • Frequency, electrical conductivity and temperature analysis of a low-cost capacitance soil moisture sensor

    F. Kizito;C.S. Campbell;G.S. Campbell;D.R. Cobos

  • Critical knowledge gaps and research priorities in global soil salinity

    Jan W. Hopmans;A.S. Qureshi;I. Kisekka;R. Munns;R. Munns

  • Calibration of a two-dimensional root water uptake model

    J. A. Vrugt;J. W. Hopmans;J. Šimunek

  • Two-dimensional modeling of nitrate leaching for various fertigation scenarios under micro-irrigation

    A.I. Gärdenäs;J.W. Hopmans;B.R. Hanson;J. Šimůnek

  • One-, two-, and three-dimensional root water uptake functions for transient modeling

    J. A. Vrugt;M. T. van Wijk;J. W. Hopmans;J. Šimunek

  • Software to model soil water retention curves (SWRC, version 2.00)

    Durval Dourado-Neto;Donald R. Nielsen;Jan W. Hopmans;Klaus Reichardt

  • Sustainability of irrigated agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley, California

    Gerrit Schoups;Jan W. Hopmans;Chuck A. Young;Jasper A. Vrugt

  • Simultaneous modeling of transient three-dimensional root growth and soil water flow

    V. Clausnitzer;J. W. Hopmans

  • Evaluation of urea-ammonium-nitrate fertigation with drip irrigation using numerical modeling

    Blaine R. Hanson;Jirka Šimůnek;Jan W. Hopmans

  • Climate-smart agriculture global research agenda: scientific basis for action

    Kerri L Steenwerth;Amanda K Hodson;Arnold J Bloom;Michael R Carter

  • Current Capabilities and Future Needs of Root Water and Nutrient Uptake Modeling

    Jan W. Hopmans;Keith L. Bristow

  • Evaluation of soil salinity leaching requirement guidelines

    John Letey;Glenn J. Hoffman;Jan W. Hopmans;Stephen R. Grattan

  • Soil Moisture Response to Snowmelt and Rainfall in a Sierra Nevada Mixed-Conifer Forest

    Roger C. Bales;Jan W. Hopmans;Anthony T. O'Geen;Matthew Meadows

  • Transient three-dimensional modeling of soil water and solute transport with simultaneous root growth, root water and nutrient uptake

    F. Somma;J.W. Hopmans;V. Clausnitzer

  • Optimization of Hydraulic Functions from Transient Outflow and Soil Water Pressure Data

    S. O. Eching;J. W. Hopmans

Frequent Co-Authors

Jasper A. Vrugt
Jasper A. Vrugt University of California, Irvine
Roger C. Bales
Roger C. Bales University of California, Merced
Wesley W. Wallender
Wesley W. Wallender University of California, Davis
Thomas Harter
Thomas Harter University of California, Davis
Dennis E. Rolston
Dennis E. Rolston University of California, Davis
Johan Six
Johan Six ETH Zurich
Keith L. Bristow
Keith L. Bristow Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Harry Vereecken
Harry Vereecken Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jan Vanderborght
Jan Vanderborght Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jirka Šimůnek
Jirka Šimůnek University of California, Riverside

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