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Denmark
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
72
Citations
16540
World Ranking
872
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2005 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

Per Moldrup is affiliated with Aalborg University in Denmark, where they focus their research on environmental science and engineering. Their scholarly work covers a variety of fields including environmental engineering, civil and structural engineering, and soil science, illustrating a multidisciplinary approach to soil and environmental studies.

Their research addresses significant topics such as soil and unsaturated flow, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, soil geostatistics and mapping, fire effects on ecosystems, climate change and permafrost, groundwater flow and contamination studies, and soil moisture and remote sensing. These subjects indicate a deep engagement with soil behavior and environmental processes at various scales.

Moldrup has contributed extensively to several publication venues. Notably, they have published frequently in the journal Geoderma and the Soil Science Society of America Journal, alongside works appearing in SSRN Electronic Journal, Vadose Zone Journal, and Construction and Building Materials. This spread reflects their impact across soil science and environmental engineering disciplines.

Their recent papers include:

  • Improvements in soil physical properties after long-term manure addition depend on soil and crop type, 2022, Geoderma
  • Contribution of organic carbon to the total specific surface area of soils with varying clay mineralogy, 2022, Geoderma
  • Linking litter decomposition to soil physicochemical properties, gas transport, and land use, 2021, Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Estimating Atterberg limits of soils from hygroscopic water content, 2020, Geoderma
  • Moisture-dependent Water Repellency of Greenlandic Cultivated Soils, 2021, Geoderma

Throughout their career, Moldrup has collaborated with several frequent coauthors, including Lis Wollesen de Jonge, Emmanuel Arthur, Mogens Humlekrog Greve, Peter Lystbæk Weber, and Trine Nørgaard. These continued partnerships have contributed to a consistent body of work in soil and environmental sciences.

In recognition of their expertise and contribution to soil science, Moldrup was named a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America in 2005, reflecting their standing within the professional community.

Best Publications

  • Tortuosity, diffusivity, and permeability in the soil liquid and gaseous phases

    Per Møldrup;T. Olesen;T. Komatsu;P. Schjønning

  • Predicting the Gas Diffusion Coefficient in Repacked Soil Water-Induced Linear Reduction Model

    Per Møldrup;T. Olesen;J. Gamst;P. Schjønning

  • Predicting the Gas Diffusion Coefficient in Undisturbed Soil from Soil Water Characteristics

    P. Møldrup;Torben Olesen;P. Schjønning;T. Yamaguchi

  • Soil water repellency: effects of water content, temperature, and particle size

    L. W. de Jonge;O. H. Jacobsen;P. Moldrup

  • Linking soil microbial activity to water- and air-phase contents and diffusivities

    Per Schjønning;Ingrid K. Thomsen;Per Moldrup;Bent T. Christensen

  • Colloids and Colloid-Facilitated Transport of Contaminants in Soils: An Introduction

    L.W. de Jonge;C. Kjærgaard;Per Møldrup

  • RELATIONS BETWEEN SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA AND SOIL PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

    L. W. Petersen;P. Moldrup;O. H. Jacobsen;D. E. Rolston

  • Particle transport in macropores of undisturbed soil columns

    O.H Jacobsen;P Moldrup;C Larsen;L Konnerup

  • Glyphosate Sorption in Soils of Different ph and Phosphorus Content

    H. de Jonge;L. W. de Jonge;O. H. Jacobsen;T. Yamaguchi

  • Linking air and water transport in intact soils to macropore characteristics inferred from X-ray computed tomography

    S. Katuwal;Trine Nørgaard;Per Møldrup;Mathieu André Maurice Lamande

  • In situ, on-site and laboratory measurements of soil air permeability: Boundary conditions and measurement scale

    B. V. Iversen;P. Schjønning;T. G. Poulsen;Per Møldrup

  • Particle Leaching and Particle-Facilitated Transport of Phosphorus at Field Scale

    L. W. de Jonge;P. Moldrup;G. H. Rubæk;K. Schelde

  • 4.3 Gas Diffusivity

    Dennis E. Rolston;Per Moldrup

  • Natural Capital, Ecosystem Services, and Soil Change: Why Soil Science Must Embrace an Ecosystems Approach

    D. A. Robinson;N. Hockley;E. Dominati;I. Lebron

  • Degradation of 4-nonylphenol in homogeneous and nonhomogeneous mixtures of soil and sewage sludge.

    Martin Hesselsøe;Dennis Jensen;Kim Skals;Torben Olesen

  • Three-Porosity Model for Predicting the Gas Diffusion Coefficient in Undisturbed Soil

    Per Moldrup;Torben Olesen;Seiko Yoshikawa;Toshiko Komatsu

  • Modeling Diffusion and Reaction in Soils: VII. Predicting Gas and Ion Diffusivity in Undisturbed and Sieved Soils

    P. Møldrup;Torben Olesen;D. E. Rolston;T. Yamaguchi

  • Comparison of Air and Water Permeability between Disturbed and Undisturbed Soils

    Atac Tuli;Jan W. Hopmans;Dennis E. Rolston;Per Moldrup

  • Modelling soil pore characteristics from measurements of air exchange: the long-term effects of fertilization and crop rotation

    P. Schjønning;L. J. Munkholm;Per Møldrup;O. H. Jacobsen

  • Modeling diffusion and reaction in soils. IX. The Buckingham-Burdine-Campbell equation for gas diffusivity in undisturbed soil

    P. Møldrup;Torben Olesen;T. Yamaguchi;P. Schjønning

  • Colloids and colloid-facilitated transport of contaminants in soils and sediments

    L. W. De Jonge;Per Møldrup;O. H. Jacobsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Lis Wollesen de Jonge
Lis Wollesen de Jonge Aarhus University
Per Schjønning
Per Schjønning Aarhus University
Dennis E. Rolston
Dennis E. Rolston University of California, Davis
Emmanuel Arthur
Emmanuel Arthur Aarhus University
Markus Tuller
Markus Tuller University of Arizona
Mogens Humlekrog Greve
Mogens Humlekrog Greve Aarhus University
Ty P. A. Ferré
Ty P. A. Ferré University of Arizona
Kate M. Scow
Kate M. Scow University of California, Davis
Dorthe Wildenschild
Dorthe Wildenschild Oregon State University
Syuntaro Hiradate
Syuntaro Hiradate Kyushu University

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