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Jan Diels

KU Leuven · BE
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Area of research
Soil Science · Civil and Structural Engineering
Research interest
Research interests include Environmental science, Tillage, Surface runoff, Agronomy, Soil water, and Water content.
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1,829
works
29
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Recent publications

Agrivoltaic cultivation of pears under semi-transparent panels reduces yield consistently and maintains fruit quality in Belgium
Agronomy for Sustainable Development 2025cited by 18position: middledoi
Room for renewables: A GIS-based agrivoltaics site suitability analysis in urbanized landscapes
Agricultural Systems 2025cited by 9position: middledoi
A multidisciplinary view on agrivoltaics: Future of energy and agriculture
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2024cited by 92position: middledoi
Potential of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) and wheat (Triticum aestivum) production in vertical bifacial, tracked, or elevated agrivoltaic systems in Belgium
Applied Energy 2024cited by 53position: middledoi
Calibration and validation of the FAO AquaCrop water productivity model for cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
Agricultural Water Management 2022cited by 40position: middledoi
Soil organic carbon in Andean high-mountain ecosystems: importance, challenges, and opportunities for carbon sequestration
Regional Environmental Change 2022cited by 37position: middledoi
Impact of agricultural management on soil aggregates and associated organic carbon fractions: analysis of long-term experiments in Europe
SOIL 2022cited by 26position: middledoi
Soil Water Retention as Affected by Management Induced Changes of Soil Organic Carbon: Analysis of Long-Term Experiments in Europe
Land 2021cited by 70position: middledoi
Evapotranspiration simulation from a sparsely vegetated agricultural field in a semi-arid agro-ecosystem using Penman-Monteith models
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 2021cited by 36position: middledoi
Anaerobic Respiration in the Unsaturated Zone of Agricultural Soil Mobilizes Phosphorus and Manganese
Environmental Science & Technology 2020cited by 49position: middledoi
Canopy cover evolution, diurnal patterns and leaf area index relationships in a Mchare and Cavendish banana cultivar under different soil moisture regimes
Scientia Horticulturae 2020cited by 28position: middledoi
Investigating regionalization techniques for large-scale hydrological modelling
Journal of Hydrology 2019cited by 88position: middledoi
Internal Loading and Redox Cycling of Sediment Iron Explain Reactive Phosphorus Concentrations in Lowland Rivers
Environmental Science & Technology 2017cited by 122position: middledoi
Minimum tillage, tied ridging and mulching for better maize yield and yield stability in the Central Highlands of Kenya
Soil and Tillage Research 2017cited by 87position: middledoi
Phosphorus losses from agricultural land to natural waters are reduced by immobilization in iron-rich sediments of drainage ditches
Water Research 2015cited by 98position: middledoi
Dissolved phosphorus transport from soil to surface water in catchments with different land use
AMBIO 2015cited by 53position: lastdoi
Length of growing season, rainfall temporal distribution, onset and cessation dates in the Kenyan highlands
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 2014cited by 132position: middledoi
Effects of selected soil and water conservation techniques on runoff, sediment yield and maize productivity under sub-humid and semi-arid conditions in Kenya
CATENA 2014cited by 99position: middledoi
Effects of selected soil and water conservation technologies on nutrient losses and maize yields in the central highlands of Kenya
Agricultural Water Management 2014cited by 82position: middledoi
Controls on dissolved organic carbon export through surface runoff from loamy agricultural soils
Geoderma 2014cited by 63position: lastdoi
A semi-quantitative approach for modelling crop response to soil fertility: evaluation of the AquaCrop procedure
The Journal of Agricultural Science 2014cited by 58position: middledoi
Noninvasive Monitoring of Soil Water Dynamics in Mixed Cropping Systems: A Case Study in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand
Vadose Zone Journal 2013cited by 57position: middledoi
Importance of correct B value determination to quantify biological N2 fixation and N balances of faba beans (Vicia faba L.) via 15N natural abundance
Biology and Fertility of Soils 2013cited by 44position: middledoi
Spatial patterns, causes and consequences of landslides in the Gilgel Gibe catchment, SW Ethiopia
CATENA 2012cited by 94position: lastdoi
Large-Scale Hydrological Simulations Using the Soil Water Assessment Tool, Protocol Development, and Application in the Danube Basin
Journal of Environmental Quality 2012cited by 67position: lastdoi
Estimating the parameters of the Green–Ampt infiltration equation from rainfall simulation data: Why simpler is better
Journal of Hydrology 2012cited by 65position: lastdoi
Evaluating Experimental Design of ERT for Soil Moisture Monitoring in Contour Hedgerow Intercropping Systems
Vadose Zone Journal 2012cited by 62position: middledoi
Soil functioning and conservation tillage in the Belgian Loam Belt
Soil and Tillage Research 2012cited by 51position: middledoi
Long-Term Integrated Soil Fertility Management in South-Western Nigeria: Crop Performance and Impact on the Soil Fertility Status
2012cited by 49position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

· 4 papers (2014–2017)Thomas Reher · KU Leuven4 papers (2024–2025)Jean Poesen · KU Leuven4 papers (2012–2022)Gérard Govers · KU Leuven4 papers (2012–2015) · 4 papers (2014–2017) · 4 papers (2014–2017) · 4 papers (2014–2017)Bram Van de Poel · KU Leuven4 papers (2024–2025)Patrick Willems · KU Leuven3 papers (2012–2022)Erik Smolders · KU Leuven3 papers (2015–2020)Johan A. Martens · KU Leuven3 papers (2024–2025)Wim Clymans · KU Leuven3 papers (2012–2014) · 3 papers (2014–2014)Roel Merckx · KU Leuven3 papers (2012–2015)Jan Vanderborght · KU Leuven3 papers (2012–2014)Dirk Raes · KU Leuven3 papers (2012–2022)Eline Vanuytrecht · KU Leuven3 papers (2012–2020)Jan Cappelle · KU Leuven3 papers (2024–2025) · 2 papers (2021–2022)Dries Verheyen · KU Leuven2 papers (2015–2015)
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