2026 T. Martijn Bezemer: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	71	653	603	19	19	253	23418
Ecology and Evolution	71	1287	1229	41	40	255	23437

Overview

T. Martijn Bezemer is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields, including Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Soil Science, and Insect Science.

The scientist's research interests focus on complex interactions within ecosystems, particularly involving plants, soil, and microbial relationships. Major topics in their publications include:

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
Plant and animal studies
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
Plant Parasitism and Resistance
Nematode management and characterization studies

Recent notable publications feature contributions to high-impact journals such as Nature Ecology & Evolution, Nature Communications, Trends in Plant Science, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, and Ecology Letters. Representative papers include:

International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
Persistence of plant-mediated microbial soil legacy effects in soil and inside roots, 2021, Nature Communications
Legacies at work: plant-soil-microbiome interactions underpinning agricultural sustainability, 2022, Trends in Plant Science
Plant-Soil Feedbacks and Temporal Dynamics of Plant Diversity-Productivity Relationships, 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Plant community composition steers grassland vegetation via soil legacy effects, 2020, Ecology Letters

Frequent collaborators include Robin Heinen, S. Emilia Hannula, Katja Steinauer, Renske Jongen, and Klaas Vrieling. These coauthors have worked with Bezemer on multiple occasions, reflecting sustained research partnerships.

The scientist often publishes in journals such as Plant and Soil, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Journal of Ecology, Applied Soil Ecology, and Functional Ecology, indicating a focused engagement with soil and ecological research communities.

Best Publications

Herbivory in global climate change research: direct effects of rising temperature on insect herbivores

Jeffery S. Bale;Gregory J. Masters;Ian D. Hodkinson;Caroline Awmack

3323
Citations
Plant–soil feedbacks: the past, the present and future challenges

Wim H. van der Putten;Richard D. Bardgett;James D. Bever;T. Martijn Bezemer

1768
Citations
Soil invertebrate fauna enhances grassland succession and diversity

Gerlinde B. De Deyn;Ciska E. Raaijmakers;H. Rik Zoomer;Matty P. Berg

764
Citations
Temporal variation in plant–soil feedback controls succession

Paul Kardol;T. Martijn Bezemer;Wim H. van der Putten

759
Citations
Long-term organic farming fosters below and aboveground biota: Implications for soil quality, biological control and productivity

Klaus Birkhofer;T. Martijn Bezemer;Jaap Bloem;Michael Bonkowski

721
Citations
Linking aboveground and belowground interactions via induced plant defenses

T. Martijn Bezemer;Nicole M. van Dam

677
Citations
Plant-Insect Herbivore Interactions in Elevated Atmospheric CO 2 : Quantitative Analyses and Guild Effects

T. Martijn Bezemer;T. Hefin Jones

593
Citations
Soil inoculation steers restoration of terrestrial ecosystems

E. R. Jasper Wubs;Wim H. van der Putten;Machiel Bosch;T. Martijn Bezemer

480
Citations
Plant species and functional group effects on abiotic and microbial soil properties and plant-soil feedback responses in two grasslands

T. Martijn Bezemer;Clare S. Lawson;Katarina Hedlund;Andrew R. Edwards

452
Citations
Plant–Soil Feedback: Bridging Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Pierre Mariotte;Pierre Mariotte;Zia Mehrabi;T. Martijn Bezemer;Gerlinde B. De Deyn

347
Citations
The way forward in biochar research: targeting trade‐offs between the potential wins

Simon Jeffery;T. Martijn Bezemer;Gerard Cornelissen;Thomas W. Kuyper

339
Citations
Successful range-expanding plants experience less above-ground and below-ground enemy impact

Tim Engelkes;Elly Morriën;Koen J. F. Verhoeven;T. Martijn Bezemer

322
Citations
Response of Native Insect Communities to Invasive Plants

T.M. Bezemer;J.A. Harvey;J.T. Cronin

305
Citations
Empirical and theoretical challenges in aboveground-belowground ecology

Wim H. van der Putten;R. D. Bardgett;P. C. de Ruiter;W. H. G. Hol

297
Citations
International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery

Jeffrey A. Harvey;Robin Heinen;Inge Armbrecht;Yves Basset

289
Citations
Interactions between above- and belowground insect herbivores as mediated by the plant defense system

T. M. Bezemer;R. Wagenaar;N. M. Van Dam;F. L. Wackers

285
Citations
Steering Soil Microbiomes to Suppress Aboveground Insect Pests

Ana Pineda;Ian Kaplan;T. Martijn Bezemer

265
Citations
Intra- and interspecific plant-soil interactions, soil legacies and priority effects during old-field succession

Tess F. J. van de Voorde;Wim H. van der Putten;T. Martijn Bezemer

259
Citations
Root herbivore effects on above-ground herbivore, parasitoid and hyperparasitoid performance via changes in plant quality

Roxina Soler;T. Martijn Bezemer;Wim H. Van Der Putten;Louise E. M. Vet

247
Citations
Soil community composition drives aboveground plant-herbivore-parasitoid interactions

T. M. Bezemer;G. B. De Deyn;T. M. Bossinga;N. M. Van Dam

242
Citations
Long-term effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on populations of the peach potato aphid Myzus persicae and its parasitoid Aphidius matricariae.

T. Martijn Bezemer;T. Hefin Jones;Kevin J. Knight

222
Citations
Root herbivores influence the behaviour of an aboveground parasitoid through changes in plant‐volatile signals

Roxina Soler;Jeffrey A. Harvey;Andre F. D. Kamp;Louise E. M. Vet

207
Citations