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I am a geospatial data scientist and environmental researcher with an interdisciplinary background in environmental data science, ecology, and molecular biology. My work focuses on developing scalable, data-driven approaches to understand environmental change and address global challenges related to biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, and climate change.
I work at the intersection of Earth observation, machine learning, environmental data engineering, and field-based ecology. By integrating satellite observations, ecological measurements, bioacoustic monitoring, and molecular biodiversity data, I develop spatial and temporal models that reveal how ecosystems are distributed, how they function, and how they respond to environmental change.
A central part of my work is the design of robust and reproducible geospatial data infrastructure. I lead the development of analysis-ready environmental data stacks, spatial machine-learning pipelines, and cloud- and HPC-enabled workflows that support research across biodiversity, ecosystem monitoring, agriculture, forestry, and natural hazards. My technical work primarily uses Google Earth Engine, Python, and R.
Throughout my academic career, I have contributed to research published in journals including Nature, Science, Global Change Biology, Nature Communications, Ecology Letters, mBio, PLOS Pathogens, Soil Organisms, and Scientific Data. My work has also contributed to international science and policy initiatives, including the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the World Economic Forum, and the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC.
I am open to collaborations at the intersection of geospatial data science, environmental research, and technical platform development. You can reach me through LinkedIn or by email at johan [at] johanvandenhoogen [dot] com.
Van Galen LG, A Corrales, C Truong, J van den Hoogen, et al. 2025: The Biogeography and Conservation of Earth's 'Dark' Ectomycorrhizal Fungi, Current Biology
Bialic-Murphy L, RM McElderry, A Esquivel-Muelbert, J van den Hoogen, et al. 2024: The Pace of Life for Forest Trees, Science
Greenwood EE, T Lauber, J van den Hoogen, et al. 2024: Mapping Safe Drinking Water Use in Low-and Middle-Income Countries, Science
Crowther TW, R Rappuoli, [...], J van den Hoogen, et al. 2024: Scientists' Call to Action: Microbes, Planetary Health, and the Sustainable Development Goal, Cell
Potapov, Anton M., CA Guerra, J van den Hoogen, et al 2023: Globally Invariant Metabolism but Density-Diversity Mismatch in Springtails, Nature Communications
Mo L, CM Zohner, PB Reich, J Liang, S De Miguel, GJ Nabuurs, SS Renner, J van den Hoogen, et al. 2023: Integrated Global Assessment of the Natural Forest Carbon Potential, Nature
Averill C, MA Anthony, P Baldrian, F Finkbeiner, J van den Hoogen, et al. 2022: Defending Earth's Terrestrial Microbiome, Nature Microbiology
Guerra CA, RD Bardgett, L Caon, TW Crowther, M Delgado-Baquerizo, [...] J van den Hoogen, et al. 2021: Tracking, Targeting, and Conserving Soil Biodiversity, Science
Cook-Patton, Susan C, Sara M. Leavitt, David Gibbs, [...] J van den Hoogen, et al. 2020: Mapping Carbon Accumulation Potential from Global Natural Forest Regrowth, Nature
Crowther TW, J van den Hoogen, et al. 2019: The Global Soil Community and Its Influence on Biogeochemistry, Science
Phillips HRP, CA Guerra, MLC Bartz, MJI Briones, G Brown, TW Crowther, O Ferlian, KB Gongalsky, J van den Hoogen, et al. 2019: Global Distribution of Earthworm Diversity, Science
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