Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
I was born in the Netherlands; PhD (1979), and appointed Professor of Ecophysiology at Utrecht University (1985). In 1998, I migrated to Australia, where I was appointed Professor of Plant Biology/Ecology at the University of Western Australia. There, I studied rhizosphere biology and mineral nutrition of Australian native species and crop plants, seeking to discover how some Australian plants acquire phosphorus from depauperate soil and use it very efficiently.
I have published >650 refereed articles, my H index continues to rise, and I feature on recent and current ISI Highly Cited lists. In 2003 I was elected to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and in 2012 to the Australian Academy of Science. I received Honorary Professorships from China Agricultural University (2002), Chinese Academy of Sciences (Research Centre for Eco- Environmental Sciences, Beijing) (2004), Shenyang Agricultural University (2018), and Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China. (2019). I received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Society of Root Research (2018) and was appointed as Distinguished Professor at the National Academy of Agriculture Green Development at China Agricultural University in 2018 (5 years) and again in 2024 (3 years). In 2024, I was appointed as Strategic Scientist at Beijing Forestry University (4 years).
In 2023, I was awarded Life Membership of the Australian Society of Plant Scientists based on outstanding research and teaching contributions to plant science and service to the society and the broader plant science community.
My Clarivate ResearcherID is A-1544-2008, https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/summary/c0203994-cb34-4602-b908-75bc35d7b18d-bef5af0c/relevance/1 and my Google Scholoar profile is at https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=up0v5soAAAAJ&hl=en.
Research
Web of Science ResearcherID A-1544-2008
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/summary/c0203994-cb34-4602-b908-75bc35d7b18d-bef5af0c/relevance/1
Google Scholar profile
https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=up0v5soAAAAJ&hl=en
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Industry keywords
- Environmental
- Agriculture and Food
Research expertise keywords
- Mineral nutrition of Australian plants
- Mineral nutrition of crop and pasture species
- Plant physiology/ecology
- Structure and functioning of cluster roots
- Phosphorus-use efficiency
- Conservation biology
- Silicon
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Acidification associated with plant phosphorus-acquisition strategies decreases nutrient cycling potential of rhizosphere bacteria along the Hailuogou post-glacial chronosequence
Li, X. L., Sun, H., Zhou, J., Chen, Y., Du, H. Q., Ming, Y. X., Wu, S. & Lambers, H., 16 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Plant and Soil. p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anatomical and Trait Analyses Reveal a Silicon-Carbon Trade-Off in the Epidermis of Sedges
de Tombeur, F., Plouzeau, L., Shaw, J., Hodson, M. J., Ranathunge, K., Kotula, J., Hayes, P. E., Tremblay, M., Coq, S., Stein, M., Nakamura, R., Wright, I. J., Lambers, H., Violle, C. & Clode, P. L., Mar 2025, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 48, 3, p. 2396-2410 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Promote Nodulation and N2 Fixation in Soybean by Specific Root Exudates
Li, Y., Lu, L., Wang, Q., Liu, X., Tian, J., Zhang, R., Liao, H., Lambers, H. & Wang, X., 8 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate and pedogenesis exert divergent controls on dissolved organic matter during long-term ecosystem development
Mou, Z., Hao, Y., Chen, X., Wang, T., Turner, B. L., Kandeler, E., Lambers, H. & Liu, Z., 30 Jun 2025, In: Catena. 254, 11 p., 109004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clusters of cultivated soybean landraces from the North China Plain coordinate root morphology and rhizosheath carboxylates enhancing phosphorus acquisition
Jiao, W., Ding, W., Pang, J., Cong, W., Zheng, B. & Lambers, H., Jan 2025, In: Plant and Soil. 506, 1, p. 591-608 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Datasets
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Physiology of delayed greening in glasshouse-grown Hakea prostrata (Proteaceae) - Thirumurugen Kuppusamy
Kuppusamy, T. (Creator), Hahne, D. (Creator), Ranathunge, K. (Creator), Lambers, H. (Creator) & Finnegan, P. (Creator), The University of Western Australia, 16 Sept 2019
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Data from: Greater root phosphatase activity in nitrogen-fixing rhizobial but not actinorhizal plants with declining phosphorus availability
Png, G. K. (Creator), Turner, B. L. (Creator), Albornoz, F. E. (Creator), Hayes, P. E. (Creator), Lambers, H. (Creator) & Laliberté, E. (Creator), DRYAD, 20 Feb 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.65vs3, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.65vs3
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Data from: The rise and fall of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity during ecosystem retrogression
Krüger, M. (Creator), Teste, F. P. (Creator), Laliberté, E. (Creator), Lambers, H. (Creator), Coghlan, M. (Creator), Zemunik, G. (Creator) & Bunce, M. (Creator), DRYAD, 28 Aug 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.tq0ft, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.tq0ft and 2 more links, https://zenodo.org/record/4937224, https://zenodo.org/records/4937224 (show fewer)
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Data from: Shift from an extensive to an intensive root nutrient-acquisition mode with stand development of three Pinus species
Wang, G. (Creator), Lin, G. (Creator), Zhang, Y. (Creator), Zheng, L. (Creator), Zeng, D.-H. (Creator) & Lambers, H. (Creator), DRYAD, 2 Jun 2024
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.51c59zwg6, https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.51c59zwg6 and one more link, https://zenodo.org10623908 (show fewer)
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Data from: Trait convergence in photosynthetic nutrient-use efficiency along a 2-million year dune chronosequence in a global biodiversity hotspot
Guilherme Pereira, C. (Creator), Hayes, P. E. (Creator), O'Sullivan, O. S. (Creator), Weerasinghe, L. K. (Creator), Clode, P. L. (Creator), Atkin, O. K. (Creator) & Lambers, H. (Creator), DRYAD, 7 Mar 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.sn1s14h, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.sn1s14h and one more link, https://zenodo.org/record/4990612 (show fewer)
Dataset
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Cool spots in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot: carboxylate-releasing eucalypts
Lambers, H. (Investigator 01), Finnegan, P. (Investigator 02) & Ranathunge, K. (Investigator 03)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Maintenance of high plant species diversity by oomycete pathogens and mycorrhizal fungi in phosphorus-impoverished ecosystems
Lambers, H. (Investigator 01), Ranathunge, K. (Investigator 02) & Burgess, T. (Investigator 03)
ARC Australian Research Council
4/07/22 → 27/06/25
Project: Research
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Revegetating iron-ore mine waste using a novel ecoengineering pioneer plant-microbe system
Lambers, H. (Investigator 01)
Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies Ltd
21/07/22 → 21/07/23
Project: Research
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Increasing bio-available plant nutrients in iron ore mineral waste using a novel eco-engineering plant-microbe system
Lambers, H. (Investigator 01)
Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies Ltd
3/05/21 → 2/05/22
Project: Research
Prizes
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Life Membership of the Australian Society of Plant Scientist (2023).
Lambers, H. (Recipient), Dec 2023
Prize: Award
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Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Plant and Animal Science (2023); Lambers, Hans (Recipient), 2023
Lambers, H. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Award
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Life Member of the Australian Society of Plant Scientists (2023)
Lambers, H. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Award
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Finalist in the WA Scientist of the Year award (2021)
Lambers, H. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Vision for a Future Yule Brook Regional Park
Lambers, H. (Advisor) & Martin, D. J. (Advisor)
2022Activity: Service and engagement › Expert, expert witness or advisor
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Royal Society of Western Australia (External organisation)
Lambers, H. (Chair)
2019 → 2021Activity: Memberships › Membership of professional association
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Kwongan Foundation for the Conservation of Australian Native Biodiversity (External organisation)
Lambers, H. (Chair)
2006Activity: Memberships › Membership of professional association
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Australian Society of Plant Scientists (External organisation)
Lambers, H. (Chair)
2001 → 2004Activity: Memberships › Membership of professional association
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Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (External organisation)
Lambers, H. (Secretary)
1992 → 1998Activity: Memberships › Membership of professional association
Press/Media
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UWA researchers awarded $8 million in Federal funding
Koutsantonis, G., Miller, K., Giudici, M., Lambers, H., Kuzenko, S. M., Saunders, M., Thompson, S., O'Loughlin, C., Martyniuk, M., Finnegan, P., Wittek, A., Bienen, B., Stewart, S., Vrielink, A., Boruff, B., Wallace, V., Nattabi, B., Dorta, R., Buchbinder, E., Chooi, Y.-H., Ranathunge, K., Savage, G. C. & Vokes, R.
29/11/22
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Precious Reserve - Episode on Gardening Australia
12/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Australia’s south west: a hotspot for wildlife and plants that deserves World Heritage status (The Conversation article)
18/02/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media