Standout Papers

Stabilization mechanisms of soil organic matter: Implications for C-saturation o... 1998 2026 2007 2016 3.3k
  1. Stabilization mechanisms of soil organic matter: Implications for C-saturation of soils (2002)
    Johan Six, Richard T. Conant et al. Plant and Soil
  2. A history of research on the link between (micro)aggregates, soil biota, and soil organic matter dynamics (2004)
    Johan Six, H. Bossuyt et al. Soil and Tillage Research
  3. Soil macroaggregate turnover and microaggregate formation: a mechanism for C sequestration under no-tillage agriculture (2000)
    Johan Six, Edward T. Elliott et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  4. Bacterial and Fungal Contributions to Carbon Sequestration in Agroecosystems (2006)
    Johan Six, Serita D. Frey et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal
  5. Aggregation and Soil Organic Matter Accumulation in Cultivated and Native Grassland Soils (1998)
    Johan Six, Edward T. Elliott et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal
  6. Soil Structure and Organic Matter I. Distribution of Aggregate‐Size Classes and Aggregate‐Associated Carbon (2000)
    Johan Six, Keith Paustian et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal
  7. Aggregate and Soil Organic Matter Dynamics under Conventional and No‐Tillage Systems (1999)
    Johan Six, Edward T. Elliott et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal
  8. Productivity limits and potentials of the principles of conservation agriculture (2014)
    Cameron M. Pittelkow, Xinqiang Liang et al. Nature
  9. Soil organic matter, biota and aggregation in temperateand tropical soils - Effects of no-tillage (2002)
    Johan Six, Christian Feller et al. Agronomie
  10. Soil carbon storage informed by particulate and mineral-associated organic matter (2019)
    M. Francesca Cotrufo, Maria Giovanna Ranalli et al. Nature Geoscience
  11. The Impact of Agricultural Soil Erosion on the Global Carbon Cycle (2007)
    Kristof Van Oost, Timothy A. Quine et al. Science
  12. Soil carbon saturation: concept, evidence and evaluation (2007)
    Catherine E. Stewart, Keith Paustian et al. Biogeochemistry
  13. The potential to mitigate global warming with no‐tillage management is only realized when practised in the long term (2004)
    Johan Six, Stephen M. Ogle et al. Global Change Biology
  14. Aggregate-associated soil organic matter as an ecosystem property and a measurement tool (2013)
    Johan Six, Keith Paustian Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  15. Management options for reducing CO2 emissions from agricultural soils (2000)
    Keith Paustian, Johan Six et al. Biogeochemistry
  16. The temperature response of soil microbial efficiency and its feedback to climate (2013)
    Serita D. Frey, Juhwan Lee et al. Nature Climate Change
  17. When does no-till yield more? A global meta-analysis (2015)
    Cameron M. Pittelkow, Bruce A. Linquist et al. Field Crops Research
  18. Soil carbon storage controlled by interactions between geochemistry and climate (2015)
    Sebastian Döetterl, Antoine Stevens et al. Nature Geoscience
  19. Influence of dry–wet cycles on the interrelationship between aggregate, particulate organic matter, and microbial community dynamics (2001)
    Karolien Denef, Johan Six et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  20. Soil structure and microbiome functions in agroecosystems (2022)
    Martin Hartmann, Johan Six Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  21. Illuminated darkness: Molecular signatures of Congo River dissolved organic matter and its photochemical alteration as revealed by ultrahigh precision mass spectrometry (2010)
    Aron Stubbins, Robert G. M. Spencer et al. Limnology and Oceanography
  22. The Relationship between Carbon Input, Aggregation, and Soil Organic Carbon Stabilization in Sustainable Cropping Systems (2005)
    Angela Y. Y. Kong, Johan Six et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal
  23. Measuring and Understanding Carbon Storage in Afforested Soils by Physical Fractionation (2002)
    Johan Six, P. Callewaert et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal
  24. Food system resilience: Defining the concept (2015)
    Danielle M. Tendall, Jonas Joerin et al. Global Food Security
  25. Integrating plant litter quality, soil organic matter stabilization, and the carbon saturation concept (2015)
    Michael J. Castellano, Kevin E. Mueller et al. Global Change Biology
  26. Soil biodiversity and human health (2015)
    Diana H. Wall, Uffe N. Nielsen et al. Nature
  27. Object-based crop identification using multiple vegetation indices, textural features and crop phenology (2011)
    José M. Peña, Richard E. Plant et al. Remote Sensing of Environment
  28. Permanganate Oxidizable Carbon Reflects a Processed Soil Fraction that is Sensitive to Management (2012)
    Steve W. Culman, Sieglinde S. Snapp et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal
  29. The interdisciplinary nature of SOIL (2015)
    Eric C. Brevik, Artemi Cerdà et al. SOIL
  30. Use of Chemical and Physical Characteristics To Investigate Trends in Biochar Feedstocks (2013)
    Fungai N.D. Mukome, Xiaoming Zhang et al. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  31. Intercropping enhances soil carbon and nitrogen (2014)
    Wen‐Feng Cong, Ellis Hoffland et al. Global Change Biology
  32. Climate, duration, and N placement determine N2O emissions in reduced tillage systems: a meta‐analysis (2012)
    Chris van Kessel, Rodney T. Venterea et al. Global Change Biology
  33. Greenhouse-gas emissions from soils increased by earthworms (2013)
    Ingrid M. Lubbers, Kees Jan van Groenigen et al. Nature Climate Change
  34. Organic and conservation agriculture promote ecosystem multifunctionality (2021)
    Raphaël Wittwer, S. Franz Bender et al. Science Advances

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Author Peers

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Johan Six 40522 12311 16748 489 55.4k
Yakov Kuzyakov 41741 10378 21653 940 62.2k
Johannes Lehmann 34071 6910 10395 368 62.9k
Rattan Lal 48632 10389 17305 913 73.8k
Keith Paustian 26120 9102 11443 247 39.0k
Pete Smith 24153 8241 20148 742 62.8k
Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner 25247 8152 13251 363 39.2k
D. S. Jenkinson 26707 8886 9929 139 34.2k
Eric A. Davidson 20393 8040 13758 267 44.2k
Yiqi Luo 22113 5253 17397 572 46.5k
Philip C. Brookes 23901 7578 11454 229 38.6k

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