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Marinus J. A. Werger

Marinus J. A. Werger

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
54
Citations
11428
World Ranking
1687
National Ranking
48

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
55
Citations
11596
World Ranking
2976
National Ranking
87

Marinus J. A. Werger publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marinus J. A. Werger sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 162 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Marinus J. A. Werger D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marinus J. A. Werger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1987 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Marinus J. A. Werger is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Plant Science. The scientist's work concentrates on topics such as Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and animal studies, and Plant Parasitism and Resistance.

Werger has contributed to academic literature, including a recent paper titled Are Alpine Gentianaceae Plants Mixotrophic? published in 2021 in Biology Bulletin Reviews. This publication has been cited multiple times and reflects their interest in plant physiological ecology.

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Geraldo Alves
  • Arnildo Pott
  • Cátia Nunes da Cunha
  • Ivan Bergier
  • Walfrido Moraes

Werger's publications have appeared in venues such as:

  • Biology Bulletin Reviews

Beyond articles, Werger has made contributions to book publications, including a title published by Springer Nature (Netherlands), Flora and Vegetation of the Pantanal Wetland (2021), which has been cited extensively within related fields.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Werger was awarded membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1987.

Best Publications

  • Author Correction: Identifying long-term stable refugia for relict plant species in East Asia.

    Cindy Q. Tang;Tetsuya Matsui;Haruka Ohashi;Yi-Fei Dong

  • Biogeography and Ecology of Southern Africa

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  • Maximizing daily canopy photosynthesis with respect to the leaf nitrogen allocation pattern in the canopy

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  • Nitrogen use efficiency in instantaneous and daily photosynthesis of leaves in the canopy of a Solidago altissima stand

    Tadaki Hirose;Marinus J. A. Werger

  • Carbon cycling traits of plant species are linked with mycorrhizal strategy

    J. H. C. Cornelissen;R. Aerts;B. Cerabolini;M. J. A. Werger

  • Patterns of light and nitrogen distribution in relation to whole canopy carbon gain in C3 and C4 mono- and dicotyledonous species.

    N. P. R. Anten;N. P. R. Anten;F. Schieving;M. J. A. Werger

  • Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystems.

    J. Proctor;H. Lieth;M. J. A. Werger

  • Identifying long-term stable refugia for relict plant species in East Asia

    Cindy Q. Tang;Tetsuya Matsui;Haruka Ohashi;Yi-Fei Dong

  • Canopy Structure and Photon Flux Partitioning Among Species in a Herbaceous Plant Community

    Tadaki Hirose;Marinus J. A. Werger

  • Canopy structure and leaf nitrogen distribution in a stand of Lysimachia vulgaris L. as influenced by stand density.

    Tadaki Hirose;M J A Werger;T L Pons;J W A van Rheenen

  • Foliar nutrients in relation to growth, allocation and leaf traits in seedlings of a wide range of woody plant species and types

    J. H. C. Cornelissen;M. J. A. Werger;P. Castro-Díez;J. W. A. van Rheenen

  • Functional traits of woody plants: correspondence of species rankings between field adults and laboratory-grown seedlings?

    J.H.C. Cornelissen;B. Cerabolini;P. Castro-Díez;P. Villar-Salvador

  • Plant Form and Vegetation Structure.

    S. Waite;M. J. A. Werger;P. J. M. van der Aert;H. J. During

  • Life Strategies of Succulents in Deserts: With Special Reference to the Namib Desert

    D. J. von Willert;B. M. Eller;M. J. A. Werger;E Brinckmann

  • On concepts and techniques applied in the Ziirich-Montpellier method of vegetation survey

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  • Gap-dependence and leaf characteristics of trees in a tropical lowland rain forest in Mexico.

    J. Popma;F. Bongers;M.J.A. Werger

  • Light environment, sapling architecture, and leaf display in six rain forest tree species.

    Lourens Poorter;Marinus J. A. Werger

  • Canopy Development and Leaf Nitrogen Distribution in a Stand of Carex Acutiformis

    Tadaki Hirose;Tadaki Hirose;Marinus J. A. Werger;Jan W. A. van Rheenen

  • Carbon and nutrient dynamics in relation to growth rhythm in the giant bamboo Phyllostachys pubescens

    R. Li;M.J.A. Werger;H.J. During;Z.C. Zhong

  • Optimal leaf area indices in C3 and C4 mono‐ and dicotyledonous species at low and high nitrogen availability

    N. P. R. Anten;F. Schieving;E. Medina;M. J. A. Werger

  • Leaf nitrogen distribution and whole canopy photosynthetic carbon gain in herbaceous stands

    M. J. A. Werger;T. Hirose

  • Tropical rain forest types and soil factors in a watershed area in Guyana

    Hans ter Steege;Hans ter Steege;Victor G. Jetten;Victor G. Jetten;A. Marcel Polak;A. Marcel Polak;Marinus J. A. Werger

  • Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in a tropical rainforest: 15N natural abundance measurements supported by experimental isotopic enrichment.

    Thijs L. Pons;Kristel Perreijn;Chris Van Kessel;Marinus J. A. Werger

  • Clump spacing in a desert dwarf shrub community

    I. C. Prentice;I. C. Prentice;M. J. A. Werger

  • Photosynthetic capacity and nitrogen partitioning among species in the canopy of a herbaceous plant community.

    T. Hirose;M. J. A. Werger

  • Eurasian steppes : ecological problems and livelihoods in a changing world

    Marinus J.A. Werger;Marja A. van Staalduinen

  • Identifying long-term stable refugia for relict plant species in East Asia (vol 9, 4488, 2018)

    Cindy Q. Tang;Tetsuya Matsui;Haruka Ohashi;Yi-Fei Dong

Frequent Co-Authors

Niels P. R. Anten
Niels P. R. Anten Wageningen University & Research
Fei-Hai Yu
Fei-Hai Yu Taizhou University
Ming Dong
Ming Dong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dennis F. Whigham
Dennis F. Whigham Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Tadaki Hirose
Tadaki Hirose Tohoku University
Pieter A. Zuidema
Pieter A. Zuidema Wageningen University & Research
Onno Muller
Onno Muller Forschungszentrum Jülich
Johannes H. C. Cornelissen
Johannes H. C. Cornelissen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Kouki Hikosaka
Kouki Hikosaka Tohoku University
Avi Shmida
Avi Shmida Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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