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Ecology and Evolution
Netherlands
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
120
Citations
69954
World Ranking
104
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2015 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Wim H. van der Putten is affiliated with the Netherlands Institute of Ecology in the Netherlands. Their academic work primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to several subfields including Plant Science, Ecology, Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research addresses multiple main topics, notably:

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Van der Putten has published frequently in several venues including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications (Wageningen University & Research)
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Scientists' warning on climate change and insects" (2022), published in Ecological Monographs
  • "The long-term restoration of ecosystem complexity" (2020), published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Plant-Soil Feedbacks and Temporal Dynamics of Plant Diversity-Productivity Relationships" (2021), published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Microbial storage and its implications for soil ecology" (2021), published in The ISME Journal
  • "A global database of soil nematode abundance and functional group composition" (2020), published in Scientific Data

Frequent co-authors collaborating with van der Putten include:

  • G. F. Veen
  • Raúl Ochoa-Hueso
  • Stefan Geisen
  • Lilia Serrano Grijalva
  • Freddy C. ten Hooven

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Wim H. van der Putten was awarded membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Ecological linkages between aboveground and belowground biota.

    David A. Wardle;David A. Wardle;Richard D. Bardgett;John N. Klironomos;Heikki Setälä

  • Going back to the roots: the microbial ecology of the rhizosphere.

    Laurent Philippot;Jos M. Raaijmakers;Philippe Lemanceau;Wim H. van der Putten

  • Belowground biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

    Richard D. Bardgett;Wim H. van der Putten

  • Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes - eight hypotheses

    Teja Tscharntke;Jason M. Tylianakis;Tatyana A. Rand;Raphael K. Didham;Raphael K. Didham;Raphael K. Didham

  • Biodiversity increases the resistance of ecosystem productivity to climate extremes

    Forest Isbell;Dylan Craven;John Connolly;Michael Loreau

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

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

  • The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations sustainable development goals

    Saskia D. Keesstra;Johan Bouma;Jakob Wallinga;Pablo Tittonell

  • Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale

    Johan van den Hoogen;Stefan Geisen;Devin Routh;Howard Ferris

  • Intensive agriculture reduces soil biodiversity across Europe

    Maria A. Tsiafouli;Elisa Thébault;Stefanos P. Sgardelis;Peter C. de Ruiter

  • DNA Methylation Signatures Identify Biologically Distinct Subtypes in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    Maria E. Figueroa;Sanne Lugthart;Yushan Li;Claudia Erpelinck-Verschueren

  • Predicting species distribution and abundance responses to climate change: why it is essential to include biotic interactions across trophic levels

    Wim H. Van der Putten;Mirka Macel;Marcel E. Visser

  • Interactions between Aboveground and Belowground Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Feedbacks

    David U. Hooper;David E. Bignell;Valerie K. Brown;Lijbert Brussard

  • Mutations in nucleophosmin (NPM1) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML): Association with other gene abnormalities and previously established gene expression signatures and their favorable prognostic significance

    Roel G. W. Verhaak;Chantal S. Goudswaard;Wim van Putten;Maarten A. Bijl

  • Soil networks become more connected and take up more carbon as nature restoration progresses

    Elly Morriën;S. Emilia Hannula;L. Basten Snoek;Nico R. Helmsing

  • Soil food web properties explain ecosystem services across European land use systems

    Franciska T. de Vries;Franciska T. de Vries;Elisa Thébault;Elisa Thébault;Mira Liiri;Klaus Birkhofer

  • Species divergence and trait convergence in experimental plant community assembly

    T. Fukami;T.M. Bezemer;S.R. Mortimer;W.H. Van der Putten

  • Soil invertebrate fauna enhances grassland succession and diversity

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

  • Temporal variation in plant–soil feedback controls succession

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

  • Plant-specific soil-borne diseases contribute to succession in foredune vegetation

    W. H. Van der Putten;C. Van Dijk;B. A. M. Peters

  • 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

  • Linking above- and belowground multitrophic interactions of plants, herbivores, pathogens, and their antagonists

    Wim H. Van der Putten;Louise E.M. Vet;Jeffrey A. Harvey;Felix L. Wäckers

  • The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

    Saskia Keesstra;Johan Bouma;Jakob Wallinga;Pablo Tittonell

Frequent Co-Authors

T. Martijn Bezemer
T. Martijn Bezemer Leiden University
David A. Wardle
David A. Wardle Umeå University
Richard D. Bardgett
Richard D. Bardgett Lancaster University
Wietse de Boer
Wietse de Boer Wageningen University & Research
Stefan Geisen
Stefan Geisen Wageningen University & Research
Arjen Biere
Arjen Biere Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Paul Kardol
Paul Kardol Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Gerlinde B. De Deyn
Gerlinde B. De Deyn Wageningen University & Research
Jeffrey A. Harvey
Jeffrey A. Harvey Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Nicole M. van Dam
Nicole M. van Dam Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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