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Matthias Vanmaercke

Matthias Vanmaercke

Matthias Vanmaercke 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 Matthias Vanmaercke sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Matthias Vanmaercke 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 Matthias Vanmaercke sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Matthias Vanmaercke is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and specializes in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their primary research fields include soil science, ecology, management, monitoring, policy and law, earth-surface processes, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's work focuses on topics such as soil erosion and sediment transport, hydrology and sediment transport processes, aeolian processes and effects, landslides and related hazards, flood risk assessment and management, hydrology and watershed management studies, and cryospheric studies and observations.

Recent publications by Matthias Vanmaercke include the following:

  • Measuring, modelling and managing gully erosion at large scales: A state of the art (2021, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • Policy implications of multiple concurrent soil erosion processes in European farmland (2022, Nature Sustainability)
  • Gully prevention and control: Techniques, failures and effectiveness (2020, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms)
  • Global analysis of cover management and support practice factors that control soil erosion and conservation (2022, International Soil and Water Conservation Research)
  • HyLands 1.0: a hybrid landscape evolution model to simulate the impact of landslides and landslide-derived sediment on landscape evolution (2020, Geoscientific Model Development)

The scientist frequently publishes in several key venues, including:

  • International Soil and Water Conservation Research
  • CATENA
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Geomorphology

Matthias Vanmaercke has collaborated extensively with multiple co-authors, most notably:

  • Jean Poesen
  • Panos Panagos
  • Pasquale Borrelli
  • Nigussie Haregeweyn
  • Sofie De Geeter

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, including a work published by KU Leuven titled "The state of soils in Europe: Fully evidenced, spatially organised assessment of the pressures driving soil degradation" in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Predicting soil erosion and sediment yield at regional scales: Where do we stand?

    Joris de Vente;Jean Poesen;Gert Verstraeten;Gerard Govers

  • How fast do gully headcuts retreat

    Matthias Vanmaercke;Matthias Vanmaercke;Jean Poesen;Bert Van Mele;Matthias Demuzere;Matthias Demuzere

  • A review of the mechanical effects of plant roots on concentrated flow erosion rates

    W. Vannoppen;Matthias Vanmaercke;S. De Baets;J. Poesen

  • Sediment yield in Europe: Spatial patterns and scale dependency

    Matthias Vanmaercke;Jean Poesen;Gert Verstraeten;Joris de Vente

  • Impact of soil and water conservation measures on catchment hydrological response - a case in north Ethiopia.

    Jan Nyssen;Wim Clymans;Katrien Descheemaeker;Jean Poesen

  • How effective are soil conservation techniques in reducing plot runoff and soil loss in Europe and the Mediterranean

    Willem Maetens;Jean Poesen;Matthias Vanmaercke

  • Effects of land use on annual runoff and soil loss in Europe and the Mediterranean: A meta-analysis of plot data

    W. Maetens;Matthias Vanmaercke;J. Poesen;B. Jankauskas

  • Measuring, modelling and managing gully erosion at large scales: A state of the art

    Matthias Vanmaercke;Matthias Vanmaercke;Panos Panagos;Tom Vanwalleghem;Antonio Hayas

  • Land susceptibility to water and wind erosion risks in the East Africa region.

    Ayele Almaw Fenta;Ayele Almaw Fenta;Atsushi Tsunekawa;Nigussie Haregeweyn;Jean Poesen

  • Effects of land use, slope gradient, and soil and water conservation structures on runoff and soil loss in semi-arid Northern Ethiopia

    Gebeyehu Taye;Jean Poesen;Bas Van Wesemael;Matthias Vanmaercke

  • A data-based landslide susceptibility map of Africa

    Jente Broeckx;Matthias Vanmaercke;Matthias Vanmaercke;Matthias Vanmaercke;Rica Duchateau;Jean Poesen

  • Sediment yield in Africa

    Matthias Vanmaercke;Jean Poesen;Jente Broeckx;Jan Nyssen

  • Sediment dynamics and the role of flash floods in sediment export from medium-sized catchments: a case study from the semi-arid tropical highlands in northern Ethiopia

    Matthias Vanmaercke;Amanuel Zenebe;Amanuel Zenebe;Jean Poesen;Jan Nyssen

  • Sediment yield as a desertification risk indicator

    Matthias Vanmaercke;J. Poesen;W. Maetens;J. de Vente

  • Scale-dependency of sediment yield from badland areas in Mediterranean environments

    E. Nadal-Romero;J. F. Martínez-Murillo;Matthias Vanmaercke;J. Poesen

  • Modelling sediment fluxes in the Danube River Basin with SWAT.

    Olga Vigiak;Anna Malagó;Fayçal Bouraoui;Matthias Vanmaercke

  • Adapting SWAT hillslope erosion model to predict sediment concentrations and yields in large Basins.

    Olga Vigiak;Anna Malagó;Fayçal Bouraoui;Matthias Vanmaercke

  • Policy implications of multiple concurrent soil erosion processes in European farmland

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  • Factors controlling sediment yield at the catchment scale in NW Mediterranean geoecosystems

    Joris de Vente;Joris de Vente;Rubia Verduyn;Gert Verstraeten;Matthias Vanmaercke

  • Global analysis of cover management and support practice factors that control soil erosion and conservation

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  • A comparison of measured catchment sediment yields with measured and predicted hillslope erosion rates in Europe

    Matthias Vanmaercke;Matthias Vanmaercke;Willem Maetens;Jean Poesen;Benediktas Jankauskas

  • Evolution of the effectiveness of stone bunds and trenches in reducing runoff and soil loss in the semi-arid Ethiopian highlands

    Gebeyehu Taye;Jean Poesen;Matthias Vanmaercke;Bas van Wesemael

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Poesen
Jean Poesen KU Leuven
Jan Nyssen
Jan Nyssen Ghent University
Nigussie Haregeweyn
Nigussie Haregeweyn Tottori University
Gerard Govers
Gerard Govers KU Leuven
Jozef Deckers
Jozef Deckers KU Leuven
Olivier Dewitte
Olivier Dewitte Royal Museum for Central Africa
Charles Bielders
Charles Bielders Université Catholique de Louvain
Bas van Wesemael
Bas van Wesemael Université Catholique de Louvain

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