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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Most cited papers

  1. Soil Carbon Sequestration Impacts on Global Climate Change and Food SecurityScience · 2004 · 8,428 citations
  2. Organic matter and water‐stable aggregates in soilsJournal of Soil Science · 1982 · 6,306 citations
  3. The diversity and biogeography of soil bacterial communitiesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2006 · 5,849 citations
  4. THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL ORGANIC CARBON AND ITS RELATION TO CLIMATE AND VEGETATIONEcological Applications · 2000 · 5,255 citations
  5. TOWARD AN ECOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL BACTERIAEcology · 2007 · 5,185 citations
  6. The unseen majority: soil microbes as drivers of plant diversity and productivity in terrestrial ecosystemsEcology Letters · 2007 · 5,164 citations
  7. SoilGrids250m: Global gridded soil information based on machine learningPLoS ONE · 2017 · 4,923 citations
  8. Soil bacterial and fungal communities across a pH gradient in an arable soilThe ISME Journal · 2010 · 4,320 citations
  9. On the Temperature Dependence of Soil RespirationFunctional Ecology · 1994 · 4,253 citations
  10. Soil carbon stocks and land use change: a meta analysisGlobal Change Biology · 2002 · 4,018 citations
  11. Significant Acidification in Major Chinese CroplandsScience · 2010 · 3,980 citations
  12. Analysis of Factors Controlling Soil Organic Matter Levels in Great Plains GrasslandsSoil Science Society of America Journal · 1987 · 3,853 citations
  13. Field‐Scale Variability of Soil Properties in Central Iowa SoilsSoil Science Society of America Journal · 1994 · 3,715 citations
  14. The M icrobial E fficiency‐ M atrix S tabilization ( MEMS ) framework integrates plant litter decomposition with soil organic matter stabilization: do labile plant inputs form stable soil organic matter?Global Change Biology · 2012 · 3,580 citations
  15. Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the worldEuropean Journal of Soil Science · 1996 · 3,284 citations
  16. Resistance, resilience, and redundancy in microbial communitiesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 3,231 citations
  17. Agricultural Intensification and Ecosystem PropertiesScience · 1997 · 3,179 citations
  18. MICROBIAL STRESS-RESPONSE PHYSIOLOGY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONEcology · 2007 · 3,120 citations
  19. The global carbon dioxide flux in soil respiration and its relationship to vegetation and climateTellus B · 1992 · 3,103 citations
  20. Terrestrial ecosystem production: A process model based on global satellite and surface dataGlobal Biogeochemical Cycles · 1993 · 3,102 citations
  21. Particulate Soil Organic‐Matter Changes across a Grassland Cultivation SequenceSoil Science Society of America Journal · 1992 · 3,056 citations
  22. Changes in Inorganic and Organic Soil Phosphorus Fractions Induced by Cultivation Practices and by Laboratory IncubationsSoil Science Society of America Journal · 1982 · 3,034 citations
  23. Stabilization of organic matter in temperate soils: mechanisms and their relevance under different soil conditions – a reviewEuropean Journal of Soil Science · 2006 · 3,005 citations
  24. Nitrous oxide emissions from soils: how well do we understand the processes and their controls?Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2013 · 2,971 citations
  25. Soil Fertility and Biodiversity in Organic FarmingScience · 2002 · 2,959 citations
  26. Soil quality – A critical reviewSoil Biology and Biochemistry · 2018 · 2,955 citations
  27. Biochar physicochemical properties: pyrolysis temperature and feedstock kind effectsReviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology · 2020 · 2,918 citations
  28. Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwideEcology Letters · 2008 · 2,891 citations
  29. Environmental and Economic Costs of Soil Erosion and Conservation BenefitsScience · 1995 · 2,887 citations
  30. NITROGEN LIMITATION OF NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS IS GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTEDEcology · 2008 · 2,842 citations
  31. Terrestrial phosphorus limitation: mechanisms, implications, and nitrogen–phosphorus interactionsEcological Applications · 2010 · 2,809 citations
  32. Global assessment of nitrogen deposition effects on terrestrial plant diversity: a synthesisEcological Applications · 2010 · 2,721 citations
  33. Microbial diversity drives multifunctionality in terrestrial ecosystemsNature Communications · 2016 · 2,691 citations
  34. Nitrogen and Lignin Control of Hardwood Leaf Litter Decomposition DynamicsEcology · 1982 · 2,656 citations
  35. Soil carbon sequestration and land‐use change: processes and potentialGlobal Change Biology · 2000 · 2,634 citations
  36. Stoichiometry of soil enzyme activity at global scaleEcology Letters · 2008 · 2,627 citations
  37. Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systemsProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 2,616 citations
  38. Soil biodiversity and soil community composition determine ecosystem multifunctionalityProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014 · 2,606 citations
  39. Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the worldEuropean Journal of Soil Science · 2014 · 2,575 citations

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