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Mariet M. Hefting

Mariet M. Hefting

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
46
Citations
8646
World Ranking
4629
National Ranking
120

Mariet M. Hefting publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mariet M. Hefting sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 115 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mariet M. Hefting 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 Mariet M. Hefting sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mariet M. Hefting is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has contributed significantly to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans numerous subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Insect Science, Plant Science, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics, notably Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, and the Fire Effects on Ecosystems.

Frequent co-authors in Mariet M. Hefting's research include Richard S. P. van Logtestijn, Johannes H. C. Cornelissen, Leo Goudzwaard, Ute Sass-Klaassen, and George A. Kowalchuk.

Publications by Hefting appear in multiple scientific venues, with Journal of Ecology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Geoderma, Ecology Letters, and Soil Biology and Biochemistry being the most frequent.

Some of the recent papers associated with their research contributions include:

  • Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally (2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Termite sensitivity to temperature affects global wood decay rates (2022, Science)
  • Cutting peatland CO 2 emissions with water management practices (2022, Biogeosciences)
  • Linking plant litter microbial diversity to microhabitat conditions, environmental gradients and litter mass loss: Insights from a European study using standard litter bags (2020, Soil Biology and Biochemistry)
  • Dead wood diversity promotes fungal diversity (2021, Oikos)

Best Publications

  • Regional and global concerns over wetlands and water quality

    Jos T.A. Verhoeven;Berit Arheimer;Chengqing Yin;Mariet M. Hefting

  • Tea Bag Index: A novel approach to collect uniform decomposition data across ecosystems

    Joost A. Keuskamp;Bas J. J. Dingemans;Taru Lehtinen;Taru Lehtinen;Judith M. Sarneel

  • Hotspots of anaerobic ammonium oxidation at land–freshwater interfaces

    Guibing Zhu;Shanyun Wang;Shanyun Wang;Weidong Wang;Yu Wang

  • Nitrogen Removal by Riparian Buffers along a European Climatic Gradient: Patterns and Factors of Variation

    Sergi Sabater;Andrea Butturini;Jean-Christophe Clement;Tim Burt

  • Water table elevation controls on soil nitrogen cycling in riparian wetlands along a European climatic gradient

    Mariet Hefting;Jean-Christophe Clement;David Dowrick;Anne-Claude Cosandey

  • Nitrous oxide emission and denitrification in chronically nitrate-loaded riparian buffer zones.

    Mariet M. Hefting;Roland Bobbink;Hannie de Caluwe

  • The role of vegetation and litter in the nitrogen dynamics of riparian buffer zones in Europe

    Mariet M. Hefting;Jean-Christophe Clement;Piotr Bienkowski;David Dowrick

  • Global trends and uncertainties in terrestrial denitrification and N2O emissions

    A. F. Bouwman;A. F. Bouwman;A. H. W. Beusen;A. H. W. Beusen;J. Griffioen;J. W. Van Groenigen

  • Nutrient dynamics, transfer and retention along the aquatic continuum from land to ocean: towards integration of ecological and biogeochemical models

    A. F. Bouwman;A. F. Bouwman;M. F. P. Bierkens;J. Griffioen;M. M. Hefting

  • Interaction of Climate Change and Eutrophication

    Erik Jeppesen;Brian Moss;Helen Bennion;Laurence Carvalho

  • Decreased N2O reduction by low soil pH causes high N2O emissions in a riparian ecosystem.

    R. N. Van Den Heuvel;S. E. Bakker;M. S. M. Jetten;M. M. Hefting

  • Patterns of denitrification rates in European alluvial soils under various hydrological regimes

    Gilles Pinay;B. Gumiero;E. Tabacchi;O. Gimenez

  • Nitrogen effects on plant species richness in herbaceous communities are more widespread and stronger than those of phosphorus

    Merel B. Soons;Mariet M. Hefting;Edu Dorland;Leon P.M. Lamers

  • Termite sensitivity to temperature affects global wood decay rates

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  • Testing a climato-topographic index for predicting wetlands distribution along an European climate gradient

    Ph. Merot;H. Squividant;P. Aurousseau;M. Hefting

  • Tamm Review: Sequestration of carbon from coarse woody debris in forest soils

    Rúna Í. Magnússon;Albert Tietema;Johannes H.C. Cornelissen;Mariet M. Hefting

  • Microbial minorities modulate methane consumption through niche partitioning.

    Paul L E Bodelier;Marion Meima-Franke;Cornelis A Hordijk;Anne K Steenbergh

  • Interactions between Thaumarchaea, Nitrospira and methanotrophs modulate autotrophic nitrification in volcanic grassland soil

    Anne Daebeler;Paul L E Bodelier;Zheng Yan;Mariet M Hefting

  • Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally

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  • Controls on Coarse Wood Decay in Temperate Tree Species: Birth of the LOGLIFE Experiment

    Johannes H. C. Cornelissen;Ute Sass-Klaassen;Lourens Poorter;Koert van Geffen

  • Anammox and denitrification separately dominate microbial N-loss in water saturated and unsaturated soils horizons of riparian zones

    Shanyun Wang;Weidong Wang;Siyan Zhao;Xiaomin Wang

  • Water quality dynamics and hydrology in nitrate loaded riparian zones in the Netherlands.

    Mariet Hefting;Boudewijn Beltman;Derek Karssenberg;Karin Rebel

  • Differential Effects of Oxidised and Reduced Nitrogen on Vegetation and Soil Chemistry of Species-Rich Acidic Grasslands

    Edu Dorland;Carly J. Stevens;Cassandre Gaudnik;Emmanuel Corcket

Frequent Co-Authors

Jos T. A. Verhoeven
Jos T. A. Verhoeven Utrecht University
Hendrikus J. Laanbroek
Hendrikus J. Laanbroek Utrecht University
Matty P. Berg
Matty P. Berg Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Richard S. P. van Logtestijn
Richard S. P. van Logtestijn Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Johannes H. C. Cornelissen
Johannes H. C. Cornelissen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Gilles Pinay
Gilles Pinay Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Paul L. E. Bodelier
Paul L. E. Bodelier Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Roland Bobbink
Roland Bobbink Radboud University
Lourens Poorter
Lourens Poorter Wageningen University & Research
Mike S. M. Jetten
Mike S. M. Jetten Radboud University

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