Standout Papers

Review of mechanisms and quantification of priming effects 2000 2026 2008 2017 2.3k
  1. Review of mechanisms and quantification of priming effects (2000)
    Yakov Kuzyakov, Jürgen K. Friedel et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  2. Priming effects: Interactions between living and dead organic matter (2010)
    Yakov Kuzyakov Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  3. Mechanisms of real and apparent priming effects and their dependence on soil microbial biomass and community structure: critical review (2008)
    Еvgenia Blagodatskaya, Yakov Kuzyakov Biology and Fertility of Soils
  4. Microbial hotspots and hot moments in soil: Concept & review (2015)
    Yakov Kuzyakov, Еvgenia Blagodatskaya Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  5. Competition between roots and microorganisms for nitrogen: mechanisms and ecological relevance (2013)
    Yakov Kuzyakov, Xingliang Xu New Phytologist
  6. Plant and mycorrhizal regulation of rhizodeposition (2004)
    Davey L. Jones, Angela Hodge et al. New Phytologist
  7. Sources of CO2 efflux from soil and review of partitioning methods (2005)
    Yakov Kuzyakov Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  8. Biochar stability in soil: meta‐analysis of decomposition and priming effects (2015)
    Jinyang Wang, Zhengqin Xiong et al. GCB Bioenergy
  9. Carbon input by plants into the soil. Review (2000)
    Yakov Kuzyakov et al. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
  10. Soil C and N availability determine the priming effect: microbial N mining and stoichiometric decomposition theories (2013)
    Ruirui Chen, Mehmet Şenbayram et al. Global Change Biology
  11. Black carbon decomposition and incorporation into soil microbial biomass estimated by 14C labeling (2008)
    Yakov Kuzyakov, Irina Subbotina et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  12. Review: Factors affecting rhizosphere priming effects (2002)
    Yakov Kuzyakov Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
  13. Active microorganisms in soil: Critical review of estimation criteria and approaches (2013)
    Еvgenia Blagodatskaya, Yakov Kuzyakov Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  14. Carbon input by roots into the soil: Quantification of rhizodeposition from root to ecosystem scale (2017)
    Johanna Pausch, Yakov Kuzyakov Global Change Biology
  15. Rhizosphere bacteriome structure and functions (2022)
    Ning Ling, Tingting Wang et al. Nature Communications
  16. How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar (2021)
    Stephen Joseph, Annette Cowie et al. GCB Bioenergy
  17. REVIEW: Time lag between photosynthesis and carbon dioxide efflux from soil: a review of mechanisms and controls (2010)
    Yakov Kuzyakov, Olga Gavrichkova Global Change Biology
  18. Microbial necromass as the source of soil organic carbon in global ecosystems (2021)
    Baorong Wang, Shaoshan An et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  19. Biochar stability in soil: Decomposition during eight years and transformation as assessed by compound-specific 14C analysis (2014)
    Yakov Kuzyakov, И. Н. Богомолова et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  20. Rhizosphere size and shape: Temporal dynamics and spatial stationarity (2019)
    Yakov Kuzyakov, Bahar S. Razavi Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  21. Pedogenic carbonates: Forms and formation processes (2016)
    Kazem Zamanian, Konstantin Pustovoytov et al. Earth-Science Reviews
  22. Sugars in soil and sweets for microorganisms: Review of origin, content, composition and fate (2015)
    Anna Gunina, Yakov Kuzyakov Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  23. Long-term manure application increases soil organic matter and aggregation, and alters microbial community structure and keystone taxa (2019)
    Yongxin Lin, Guiping Ye et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  24. Carbon and nitrogen recycling from microbial necromass to cope with C:N stoichiometric imbalance by priming (2020)
    Jun Cui, Zhenke Zhu et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  25. Temperature sensitivity of SOM decomposition is linked with a K‐selected microbial community (2021)
    Hui Li, Shan Yang et al. Global Change Biology
  26. Regulation of priming effect by soil organic matter stability over a broad geographic scale (2019)
    Leiyi Chen, Li Liu et al. Nature Communications
  27. Dramatic loss of inorganic carbon by nitrogen‐induced soil acidification in Chinese croplands (2020)
    Sajjad Raza, Xiaotang Ju et al. Global Change Biology
  28. Degradation of Tibetan grasslands: Consequences for carbon and nutrient cycles (2017)
    Shibin Liu, Kazem Zamanian et al. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  29. Effects of six-year biochar amendment on soil aggregation, crop growth, and nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiencies in a rice-wheat rotation (2019)
    Qianqian Zhang, Zhen Wu et al. Journal of Cleaner Production
  30. Drought effects on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in global natural ecosystems (2020)
    Lei Deng, Changhui Peng et al. Earth-Science Reviews
  31. Contrasting pathways of carbon sequestration in paddy and upland soils (2021)
    Xiangbi Chen, Yajun Hu et al. Global Change Biology
  32. Glycoproteins of arbuscular mycorrhiza for soil carbon sequestration: Review of mechanisms and controls (2021)
    Richa Agnihotri, Mahaveer P. Sharma et al. The Science of The Total Environment
  33. Rice paddy soils are a quantitatively important carbon store according to a global synthesis (2021)
    Yalong Liu, Tida Ge et al. Communications Earth & Environment
  34. Deep-C storage: Biological, chemical and physical strategies to enhance carbon stocks in agricultural subsoils (2022)
    Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Daniel V. Murphy et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  35. Mechanisms and implications of bacterial–fungal competition for soil resources (2024)
    Chaoqun Wang, Yakov Kuzyakov The ISME Journal
  36. Increasing contribution of microbial residues to soil organic carbon in grassland restoration chronosequence (2022)
    Yang Yang, Yanxing Dou et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  37. Stoichiometric regulation of priming effects and soil carbon balance by microbial life strategies (2022)
    Zhenke Zhu, Yunying Fang et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  38. Phosphorus addition decreases plant lignin but increases microbial necromass contribution to soil organic carbon in a subalpine forest (2022)
    Ruyi Luo, Yakov Kuzyakov et al. Global Change Biology
  39. Initial soil formation by biocrusts: Nitrogen demand and clay protection control microbial necromass accrual and recycling (2022)
    Baorong Wang, Yimei Huang et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  40. Microbial necromass in cropland soils: A global meta‐analysis of management effects (2023)
    Yuan Liu, Jennifer A. J. Dungait et al. Global Change Biology
  41. Dual nature of soil structure: The unity of aggregates and pores (2023)
    Anna Yudina, Yakov Kuzyakov Geoderma
  42. Nutrients in the rhizosphere: A meta-analysis of content, availability, and influencing factors (2022)
    Shibin Liu, Yakov Kuzyakov et al. The Science of The Total Environment
  43. Microbial community succession in soil is mainly driven by carbon and nitrogen contents rather than phosphorus and sulphur contents (2023)
    Sheng Tang, Qingxu Ma et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  44. Microbial interactions for nutrient acquisition in soil: Miners, scavengers, and carriers (2023)
    Tingting Cao, Yunchao Luo et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  45. Soil organic matter priming: The pH effects (2024)
    Chaoqun Wang, Yakov Kuzyakov Global Change Biology
  46. Microbially mediated mechanisms underlie soil carbon accrual by conservation agriculture under decade-long warming (2024)
    Jing Tian, Jennifer A. J. Dungait et al. Nature Communications
  47. Microplastics alter soil structure and microbial community composition (2024)
    Lanfang Han, Liying Chen et al. Environment International
  48. Microbial necromass under global change and implications for soil organic matter (2023)
    Junxi Hu, Jun Chen et al. Global Change Biology

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Yakov Kuzyakov 41741 21653 19666 940 62.2k
Rattan Lal 48632 17305 14053 913 73.8k
Johan Six 40522 16748 10954 489 55.4k
Johannes Lehmann 34071 10395 10579 368 62.9k
Davey L. Jones 17864 9852 16413 857 47.5k
Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner 25247 13251 4882 363 39.2k
Peter M. Vitousek 26230 29702 18540 343 79.9k
Keith Paustian 26120 11443 4947 247 39.0k
Fusuo Zhang 20462 7042 30858 762 54.1k
Philip C. Brookes 23901 11454 10087 229 38.6k
D. S. Jenkinson 26707 9929 8906 139 34.2k

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