| The role of the natural environment in the emergence of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria EMH Wellington, ABA Boxall, P Cross, EJ Feil, WH Gaze, PM Hawkey, ... The Lancet infectious diseases 13 (2), 155-165, 2013 | 788 | 2013 |
| Microbial distribution in soils: physics and scaling IM Young, JW Crawford, N Nunan, W Otten, A Spiers Advances in agronomy 100, 81-121, 2008 | 181 | 2008 |
| Observer-dependent variability of the thresholding step in the quantitative analysis of soil images and X-ray microtomography data PC Baveye, M Laba, W Otten, L Bouckaert, PD Sterpaio, RR Goswami, ... Geoderma 157 (1-2), 51-63, 2010 | 158 | 2010 |
| Transparent soil for imaging the rhizosphere H Downie, N Holden, W Otten, AJ Spiers, TA Valentine, LX Dupuy PLoS One 7 (9), e44276, 2012 | 126 | 2012 |
| Effect of bulk density on the spatial organisation of the fungus Rhizoctonia solani in soil K Harris, IM Young, CA Gilligan, W Otten, K Ritz FEMS Microbiology Ecology 44 (1), 45-56, 2003 | 107 | 2003 |
| From dust bowl to dust bowl: soils are still very much a frontier of science PC Baveye, D Rangel, AR Jacobson, M Laba, C Darnault, W Otten, ... Soil Science Society of America Journal 75 (6), 2037-2048, 2011 | 96 | 2011 |
| Saprotrophic invasion by the soil‐borne fungal plant pathogen Rhizoctonia solani and percolation thresholds DJ Bailey, W Otten, CA Gilligan New Phytologist 146 (3), 535-544, 2000 | 94 | 2000 |
| Empirical evidence of spatial thresholds to control invasion of fungal parasites and saprotrophs W Otten, DJ Bailey, CA Gilligan New Phytologist 163 (1), 125-132, 2004 | 83 | 2004 |
| Challenges and opportunities for quantifying roots and rhizosphere interactions through imaging and image analysis HF Downie, MO Adu, S Schmidt, W Otten, LX Dupuy, PJ White, ... Plant, cell & environment 38 (7), 1213-1232, 2015 | 74 | 2015 |
| Earthworm‐induced N mineralization in fertilized grassland increases both N2O emission and crop‐N uptake IM Lubbers, L Brussaard, W Otten, JW Van Groenigen European Journal of Soil Science 62 (1), 152-161, 2011 | 74 | 2011 |
| Soil physics, fungal epidemiology and the spread of Rhizoctonia solani W Otten, D Hall, K Harris, K Ritz, IM Young, CA Gilligan New Phytologist 151 (2), 459-468, 2001 | 74 | 2001 |
| Continuity of air-filled pores and invasion thresholds for a soil-borne fungal plant pathogen, Rhizoctonia solani W Otten, CA Gilligan, CW Watts, AR Dexter, D Hall Soil Biology and Biochemistry 31 (13), 1803-1810, 1999 | 68 | 1999 |
| Emergent properties of microbial activity in heterogeneous soil microenvironments: different research approaches are slowly converging, yet major challenges remain PC Baveye, W Otten, A Kravchenko, M Balseiro-Romero, É Beckers, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 9, 1929, 2018 | 66 | 2018 |
| Estimation of multiple transmission rates for epidemics in heterogeneous populations AR Cook, W Otten, G Marion, GJ Gibson, CA Gilligan Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (51), 20392-20397, 2007 | 60 | 2007 |
| Effect of scanning and image reconstruction settings in X-ray computed microtomography on quality and segmentation of 3D soil images AN Houston, S Schmidt, AM Tarquis, W Otten, PC Baveye, SM Hapca Geoderma 207, 154-165, 2013 | 57 | 2013 |
| Effect of physical conditions on the spatial and temporal dynamics of the soil‐borne fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani W Otten, CA Gilligan New Phytologist 138 (4), 629-637, 1998 | 56 | 1998 |
| Challenges in imaging and predictive modeling of rhizosphere processes T Roose, SD Keyes, KR Daly, A Carminati, W Otten, D Vetterlein, S Peth Plant and Soil 407 (1-2), 9-38, 2016 | 55 | 2016 |
| Combining X-ray CT and 3D printing technology to produce microcosms with replicable, complex pore geometries W Otten, R Pajor, S Schmidt, PC Baveye, R Hague, RE Falconer Soil Biology and Biochemistry 51, 53-55, 2012 | 55 | 2012 |
| Bayesian estimation for percolation models of disease spread in plant populations GJ Gibson, W Otten, JAN Filipe, A Cook, G Marion, CA Gilligan Statistics and Computing 16 (4), 391-402, 2006 | 52 | 2006 |
| Modelling and quantifying the effect of heterogeneity in soil physical conditions on fungal growth RE Falconer, SM Hapca, W Otten Biogeosciences 7, 3731-3740, 2010 | 51 | 2010 |
