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Stefaan De Neve

Stefaan De Neve

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
51
Citations
8942
World Ranking
2033
National Ranking
23

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
52
Citations
9836
World Ranking
4488
National Ranking
64

Overview

Stefaan De Neve is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has an extensive research portfolio in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work includes 83 publications in agricultural biology and 45 in environmental science, with a notable focus on soil science, plant science, environmental chemistry, ecology, and environmental engineering.

The scientist's research examines topics related to soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, soil and water nutrient dynamics, legume nitrogen fixing symbiosis, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, soil geostatistics and mapping, nematode management and characterization studies, as well as peatlands and wetlands ecology. These topics reflect a broad interest in soil functions and plant interactions within ecosystems.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stefaan De Neve include Steven Sleutel, Mesfin Tsegaye Gebremikael, Junwei Hu, Orly Mendoza, and Astrid Françoys.

Common venues for their publications include Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Soil and Tillage Research, Applied Soil Ecology, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Stefaan De Neve are:

  • Nitrogen management of vegetable crops, 2020, Agricultural Water Management
  • Data fusion approach for map-based variable-rate nitrogen fertilization in barley and wheat, 2020, Soil and Tillage Research
  • Current sensor technologies for in situ and on-line measurement of soil nitrogen for variable rate fertilization: A review, 2021, Advances in agronomy
  • Soil texture controls added organic matter mineralization by regulating soil moisture-evidence from a field experiment in a maritime climate, 2022, Geoderma
  • How do novel and conventional agri-food wastes, co-products and by-products improve soil functions and soil quality?, 2020, Waste Management

Best Publications

  • Interactions between biochar stability and soil organisms: review and research needs

    N. Ameloot;E. R. Graber;F. G. A. Verheijen;S. De Neve

  • Short-term CO2 and N2O emissions and microbial properties of biochar amended sandy loam soils

    Nele Ameloot;Stefaan De Neve;Kanagaratnam Jegajeevagan;Güray Yildiz

  • Soil microbial communities and activities under intensive organic and conventional vegetable farming in West Java, Indonesia

    Bram Moeskops;Sukristiyonubowo;David Buchan;Steven Sleutel

  • Changes of soil enzyme activities under different tillage practices in the Chinese Loess Plateau

    K. Jin;S. Sleutel;D. Buchan;S. De Neve

  • Nitrogen mineralization dynamics of different valuable organic amendments commonly used in agriculture

    Raphael Habai Masunga;Veronica Nwakaego Uzokwe;Peter Deusdedit Mlay;Inakwu Odeh

  • Biochar amendment to soils with contrasting organic matter level: effects on N mineralization and biological soil properties

    Nele Ameloot;Steven Sleutel;K. C. Das;Jegajeevagan Kanagaratnam

  • Nematodes enhance plant growth and nutrient uptake under C and N-rich conditions.

    Mesfin Tsegaye Gebremikael;Hanne Steel;David Buchan;Wim Bert

  • C mineralization and microbial activity in four biochar field experiments several years after incorporation

    Nele Ameloot;Steven Sleutel;Sean D.C. Case;Giorgio Alberti

  • Effects of different management practices on the soil–water balance and crop yield for improved dryland farming in the Chinese Loess Plateau

    Ke Jin;Wim M. Cornelis;Wouter Schiettecatte;Junjie Lu

  • Nitrogen mineralization of vegetable root residues and green manures as related to their (bio)chemical composition

    Barbara Chaves;Stefaan De Neve;Georges Hofman;Pascal Boeckx

  • Effect of manure and fertilizer application on the distribution of organic carbon in different soil fractions in long-term field experiments

    Steven Sleutel;Stefaan De Neve;Tamás Németh;Tibor Tóth

  • Tree species traits cause divergence in soil acidification during four decades of postagricultural forest development

    An de Schrijver;Pieter de Frenne;Jeroen Staelens;Gorik Verstraeten

  • Modelling N mineralization of vegetable crop residues during laboratory incubations

    S. De Neve;G. Hofman

  • Estimates of carbon stock changes in Belgian cropland

    S. Sleutel;S. De Neve;G. Hofman

  • Influence of DCD and DMPP on soil N dynamics after incorporation of vegetable crop residues

    Barbara Chaves;Andrews Opoku;Andrews Opoku;Stefaan De Neve;Pascal Boeckx

  • Reduced tillage effects on physical properties of silt loam soils growing root crops

    Karoline D’Haene;Jan Vermang;Wim M. Cornelis;Ben L.M. Leroy

  • The quality of exogenous organic matter: short-term effects on soil physical properties and soil organic matter fractions

    B. L. M. Leroy;H. M. S. K. Herath;S. Sleutel;S. De Neve

  • Residue cover and rainfall intensity effects on runoff soil organic carbon losses

    K. Jin;W.M. Cornelis;D. Gabriels;M. Baert

  • Carbon stock changes and carbon sequestration potential of Flemish cropland soils

    Steven Sleutel;Stefaan De Neve;Georges Hofman;Pascal Boeckx

  • Four decades of post-agricultural forest development have caused major redistributions of soil phosphorus fractions.

    An De Schrijver;Lars Vesterdal;Karin Hansen;Pieter De Frenne

  • Nitrogen management of vegetable crops

    Francesco Tei;Stefaan De Neve;Janjo de Haan;Hanne Lakkenborg Kristensen

  • Temperature effects on C- and N-mineralization from vegetable crop residues

    S. De Neve;J. Pannier;G. Hofman

  • Biochar-induced N2O emission reductions after field incorporation in a loam soil

    Nele Ameloot;Peter Maenhout;Stefaan De Neve;Steven Sleutel

  • The application of vegetable, fruit and garden waste (VFG) compost in addition to cattle slurry in a silage maize monoculture: Effects on soil fauna and yield

    Ben L.M.M. Leroy;Lydia Bommele;Dirk Reheul;Maurice Moens

  • Soil quality is positively affected by reduced tillage and compost in an intensive vegetable cropping system

    Koen Willekens;Bart Vandecasteele;David Buchan;Stefaan De Neve

  • Soil management effects on runoff and soil loss from field rainfall simulation

    Ke Jin;Wim M. Cornelis;Donald Gabriels;Wouter Schiettecatte

  • Assessing causes of recent organic carbon losses from cropland soils by means of regional-scaled input balances for the case of Flanders (Belgium)

    Steven Sleutel;Stefaan De Neve;Georges Hofman

  • Manipulating N mineralization from high N crop residues using on- and off-farm organic materials

    Stefaan De Neve;Susana Gaona Sáez;Barbara Chaves Daguilar;Steven Sleutel

  • Optimization of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) measurements in aqueous samples with high inorganic nitrogen concentrations

    Jeroen Vandenbruwane;Stefaan De Neve;Robert G. Qualls;Joost Salomez

  • Soil microbial communities and activities under intensive organic and conventional vegetable farming in West Java, Indonesia

    Bram Moeskops;Sukristiyonubowo;Lenita Herawaty;Edi Husen

Frequent Co-Authors

Georges Hofman
Georges Hofman Ghent University
Pascal Boeckx
Pascal Boeckx Ghent University
Veerle Cnudde
Veerle Cnudde Utrecht University
Oswald Van Cleemput
Oswald Van Cleemput Ghent University
Donald Gabriëls
Donald Gabriëls Ghent University
Kris Verheyen
Kris Verheyen Ghent University
An De Schrijver
An De Schrijver Ghent University
Maurice Moens
Maurice Moens Ghent University
Dirk Reheul
Dirk Reheul Ghent University
Geert Haesaert
Geert Haesaert Ghent University

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