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Plant Science and Agronomy
Netherlands
2026
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Plant Science and Agronomy
China
2025

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
101
Citations
37280
World Ranking
151
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem

Oene Oenema spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Nitrous oxide, Agriculture, Denitrification and Greenhouse gas. His research on Agronomy often connects related topics like Nitrogen cycle. Oene Oenema interconnects Tillage, Environmental impact assessment and Agricultural science in the investigation of issues within Agriculture.

His Denitrification study incorporates themes from Environmental chemistry and Nitrification. Oene Oenema has researched Environmental chemistry in several fields, including Soil water, Ammonia and Nitrite. His Greenhouse gas research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Histosol, Environmental engineering, Methane and Environmental planning.

His most cited work include:

  • Role of nitrifier denitrification in the production of nitrous oxide (1281 citations)
  • Closing the global N2O budget: nitrous oxide emissions through the agricultural nitrogen cycle (1042 citations)
  • Too much of a good thing (702 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Agriculture, Soil water, Manure and Nutrient. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Nitrous oxide, Leaching and Soil fertility. Oene Oenema has included themes like Denitrification, Ammonia and Greenhouse gas in his Nitrous oxide study.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Nitrate, Nitrification and Nitrogen cycle. Oene Oenema works mostly in the field of Agriculture, limiting it down to topics relating to Natural resource economics and, in certain cases, Sustainability. His study in Soil water is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Peat, Environmental chemistry and Water content.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (35.10%)
  • Agriculture (21.63%)
  • Soil water (18.75%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Manure (18.99%)
  • Agriculture (21.63%)
  • Agronomy (35.10%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Oene Oenema mainly focuses on Manure, Agriculture, Agronomy, Livestock and Agricultural science. His research in Manure intersects with topics in Fertilizer, Environmental engineering, Soil fertility, Nutrient and Animal science. The various areas that he examines in his Agriculture study include Green development, Natural resource economics and Crop.

His work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as Soil water, Leaching and Arable land. His studies deal with areas such as Peat and Field experiment as well as Soil water. His Nutrient pollution research focuses on Reactive nitrogen and how it relates to Denitrification.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Phosphorus flows and balances of the European Union Member States. (158 citations)
  • The role of nitrifier denitrification in the production of nitrous oxide revisited (105 citations)
  • Sequestering Soil Organic Carbon: A Nitrogen Dilemma (103 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem

His primary areas of investigation include Manure, Agronomy, Agriculture, Fertilizer and Livestock. His Manure study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Productivity, Environmental engineering, Leaching and Animal science. The Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Soil organic matter and Nutrient.

His Agriculture research integrates issues from Sustainability and Agricultural science. As part of one scientific family, he deals mainly with the area of Fertilizer, narrowing it down to issues related to the Crop, and often Soil type, Soil water and Soil pH. His work deals with themes such as Manure storage, Agroforestry and Excretion, which intersect with Livestock.

Best Publications

  • Role of nitrifier denitrification in the production of nitrous oxide

    N Wrage;G.L Velthof;M.L van Beusichem;O Oenema

  • Closing the global N2O budget: nitrous oxide emissions through the agricultural nitrogen cycle

    A. Mosier;C. Kroeze;C. Nevison;O. Oenema

  • Food choices, health and environment: Effects of cutting Europe's meat and dairy intake

    Henk Westhoek;Jan Peter Lesschen;Trudy Rood;Susanne Wagner;Susanne Wagner

  • Towards an agronomic assessment of N2O emissions: a case study for arable crops

    J. W. Van Groenigen;G. L. Velthof;O. Oenema;K. J. Van Groenigen

  • Approaches and uncertainties in nutrient budgets: implications for nutrient management and environmental policies

    Oene Oenema;Hans Kros;Wim de Vries

  • Our Nutrient World: the challenge to produce more food and energy with less pollution.

    M.A. Sutton;A. Bleeker;C.M. Howard;J.W. Erisman

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from farmed organic soils: a review

    Å. Kasimir-Klemedtsson;L. Klemedtsson;K. Berglund;P. Martikainen

  • Trends in Global Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Animal Production Systems

    O. Oenema;N. Wrage;N. Wrage;G.L. Velthof;J.W. van Groenigen

  • Phosphorus flows and balances of the European Union Member States.

    Kimo C. van Dijk;Jan Peter Lesschen;Oene Oenema

  • The role of nitrifier denitrification in the production of nitrous oxide revisited

    Nicole Wrage-Mönnig;Marcus A. Horn;Reinhard Well;Christoph Müller;Christoph Müller

  • Greenhouse gas emission profiles of European livestock sectors

    J.P. Lesschen;M. van den Berg;H.J. Westhoek;H.P. Witzke

  • Ammonia volatilization from dairy farming systems in temperate areas: a review

    D.W. Bussink;O. Oenema

  • Does the crop or the soil indicate how to save nitrogen in maize production? Reviewing the state of the art

    J.J Schröder;J.J Neeteson;O Oenema;P.C Struik

  • Soil mulching significantly enhances yields and water and nitrogen use efficiencies of maize and wheat: a meta-analysis

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  • China's livestock transition: Driving forces, impacts, and consequences

    Zhaohai Bai;Zhaohai Bai;Wenqi Ma;Lin Ma;Gerard L. Velthof

  • The critical soil P levels for crop yield, soil fertility and environmental safety in different soil types

    Zhaohai Bai;Haigang Li;Xueyun Yang;Baoku Zhou

  • Benefits and trade-offs of replacing synthetic fertilizers by animal manures in crop production in China: A meta-analysis

    Xiaoying Zhang;Qunchao Fang;Tao Zhang;Wenqi Ma

  • Nitrous oxide emission from animal manures applied to soil under controlled conditions

    Gerard L. Velthof;Peter J. Kuikman;Oene Oenema

  • Integrated assessment of nitrogen losses from agriculture in EU-27 using MITERRA-EUROPE.

    G.L. Velthof;D.A. Oudendag;H.P. Witzke;W.A.H. Asman

  • Phosphorus management in Europe in a changing world.

    Oscar F. Schoumans;Fayçal Bouraoui;Christian Kabbe;Oene Oenema

  • Nitrous oxide emissions from grazed grassland.

    O. Oenema;G. L. Velthof;S. Yamulki;S. C. Jarvis

  • Nutrient losses from manure management in the European Union

    Oene Oenema;Diti Oudendag;Gerard L. Velthof

  • Closing the global atmospheric N2O budget: nitrous oxide emissions through the agricultural nitrogen cycle. (OECD/IPCC/IEA Phase II Development of IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories).

    A. Mosier;C. Kroeze;C. Nevison;O. Oenema

  • Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories : Chapter 4. Agriculture

    C. Kroeze;A. Mosier;C. Nevison;O. Oenema

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerard L. Velthof
Gerard L. Velthof Wageningen University & Research
Lin Ma
Lin Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fusuo Zhang
Fusuo Zhang China Agricultural University
Jan Willem van Groenigen
Jan Willem van Groenigen Wageningen University & Research
Zhaohai Bai
Zhaohai Bai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peter Kuikman
Peter Kuikman Wageningen University & Research
Mark A. Sutton
Mark A. Sutton Natural Environment Research Council
Wilfried Winiwarter
Wilfried Winiwarter International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Xiaotang Ju
Xiaotang Ju China Agricultural University
S. C. Jarvis
S. C. Jarvis Rothamsted Research

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