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2022

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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60
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12429
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1222
National Ranking
35

Ecology and Evolution

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Niels P. R. Anten 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 Niels P. R. Anten sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 196 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Niels P. R. Anten 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 Niels P. R. Anten sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Niels P. R. Anten is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research spans several fields predominantly within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Subfields of research cover various specialized areas such as:

  • Plant Science
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Horticulture
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

The core topics of Niels P. R. Anten's work focus on:

  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Oil Palm Production and Sustainability

Selected recent publications include:

  • "Annual intercropping suppresses weeds: A meta-analysis," 2021, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • "Detect thy family: Mechanisms, ecology and agricultural aspects of kin recognition in plants," 2021, Plant Cell & Environment
  • "Tallo: A global tree allometry and crown architecture database," 2022, Global Change Biology
  • "Phosphorus recovered from human excreta: A socio-ecological-technical approach to phosphorus recycling," 2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • "Agronomic analysis of nitrogen performance indicators in intensive arable cropping systems: An appraisal of big data from commercial farms," 2021, Field Crops Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Niels P. R. Anten include:

  • Jochem B. Evers
  • Pieter A. Zuidema
  • Alejandro Morales
  • Jacob C. Douma
  • Bin Chen

Consistent publication venues for their work show a spread across multiple journals with repeat contributions to:

  • Field Crops Research
  • Plant Cell & Environment
  • Agricultural Systems
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scientia Horticulturae

Best Publications

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • No growth stimulation of tropical trees by 150 years of CO2 fertilization but water-use efficiency increased

    Peter van der Sleen;Peter Groenendijk;Mart Vlam;Niels P. R. Anten;Niels P. R. Anten

  • 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

  • A physiological production model for cocoa (Theobroma cacao): model presentation validation and application

    Pieter A. Zuidema;Pieter A. Zuidema;Peter A. Leffelaar;Wouter Gerritsma;Liesje Mommer;Liesje Mommer

  • Optimal Photosynthetic Characteristics of Individual Plants in Vegetation Stands and Implications for Species Coexistence

    Niels P. R. Anten

  • Plant resistance to mechanical stress: evidence of an avoidance-tolerance trade-off.

    Sara Puijalon;Tjeerd J. Bouma;Christophe J. Douady;Christophe J. Douady;Jan van Groenendael

  • The contribution of phenotypic plasticity to complementary light capture in plant mixtures

    Junqi Zhu;Wopke van der Werf;Niels P. R. Anten;Jan Vos

  • A plant economics spectrum in Mediterranean forests along environmental gradients: is there coordination among leaf, stem and root traits?

    Enrique G. de la Riva;Ambra Tosto;Ignacio M. Pérez-Ramos;Carmen M. Navarro-Fernández

  • BAAD: a Biomass And Allometry Database for woody plants

    Daniel S. Falster;Remko A. Duursma;Masae I. Ishihara;Diego R. Barneche

  • Interspecific differences in above-ground growth patterns result in spatial and temporal partitioning of light among species in a tall-grass meadow

    Niels P. R. Anten;Tadaki Hirose

  • Making conservation research more relevant for conservation practitioners

    William F. Laurance;Harko Koster;Monique Grooten;Anthony B. Anderson

  • Detect thy neighbor: identity recognition at the root level in plants.

    Bin J.W. Chen;Heinjo J. During;Niels P.R. Anten

  • Wind and mechanical stimuli differentially affect leaf traits in Plantago major.

    Niels P R Anten;Rafael Alcalá-Herrera;Rafael Alcalá-Herrera;Feike Schieving;Yusuke Onoda;Yusuke Onoda

  • Effects of Mechanical Stress and Plant Density on Mechanical Characteristics, Growth, and Lifetime Reproduction of Tobacco Plants

    Niels P. R. Anten;Raquel Casado‐Garcia;Hisae Nagashima

  • Effects of light and nutrient availability on leaf mechanical properties of Plantago major: a conceptual approach.

    Yusuke Onoda;Feike Schieving;Niels P.R. Anten

  • Canopy-level photosynthetic compensation after defoliation in a tropical understorey palm

    N P R Anten;D D Ackerly

  • Global dependence of field‐observed leaf area index in woody species on climate: a systematic review

    Atsuhiro Iio;Kouki Hikosaka;Niels P. R. Anten;Yoshiaki Nakagawa

  • Neighbor detection at the leaf tip adaptively regulates upward leaf movement through spatial auxin dynamics

    Chrysoula K. Pantazopoulou;Franca J. Bongers;Franca J. Bongers;Jesse J. Küpers;Emilie Reinen

  • 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

  • The Role of Wood Mass Density and Mechanical Constraints in the Economy of Tree Architecture

    Niels P. R. Anten;Feike Schieving

  • DEFOLIATION AND GROWTH IN AN UNDERSTORY PALM: QUANTIFYING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF COMPENSATORY RESPONSES

    Niels P. R. Anten;Miguel Martínez-Ramos;David D. Ackerly

Frequent Co-Authors

Jochem B. Evers
Jochem B. Evers Wageningen University & Research
Pieter A. Zuidema
Pieter A. Zuidema Wageningen University & Research
Marinus J. A. Werger
Marinus J. A. Werger Utrecht University
Miguel Martínez-Ramos
Miguel Martínez-Ramos National Autonomous University of Mexico
Yusuke Onoda
Yusuke Onoda Kyoto University
Frans Bongers
Frans Bongers Wageningen University & Research
Kouki Hikosaka
Kouki Hikosaka Tohoku University
David D. Ackerly
David D. Ackerly University of California, Berkeley
Thijs L. Pons
Thijs L. Pons Utrecht University
Frank J. Sterck
Frank J. Sterck Wageningen University & Research

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