Alexander Komarov

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Alexander Komarov is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Komarov has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Ecology, 28 papers in Soil Science and 28 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Alexander Komarov's work include Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (27 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (26 papers) and Forest ecology and management (17 papers). Alexander Komarov is often cited by papers focused on Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (27 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (26 papers) and Forest ecology and management (17 papers). Alexander Komarov collaborates with scholars based in Russia, Germany and Finland. Alexander Komarov's co-authors include Oleg Chertov, С. С. Быховец, Marina Nadporozhskaya, Alexey Mikhailov, Pete Smith, Vladimir Shanin, Steve Frolking, J. R. M. Arah, W. B. McGill and Chengdao Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Global Change Biology and Plant and Soil.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Komarov

61 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

A comparison of the performance of nine soil organic matt... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A comparison of the performance of nine soil organic matter models using datasets from seven long-term experiments
    1997 892 citations Pete Smith, Oleg Chertov et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Komarov Russia 21 1.2k 801 731 481 396 66 2.1k
Oleg Chertov Russia 23 1.4k 1.1× 794 1.0× 802 1.1× 439 0.9× 428 1.1× 68 2.2k
P. J. Polglase Australia 28 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 704 1.0× 773 1.6× 445 1.1× 45 2.7k
Eugenio Díaz‐Pinés Germany 26 1.0k 0.9× 656 0.8× 604 0.8× 314 0.7× 250 0.6× 56 1.9k
Mark Easter United States 24 1.0k 0.8× 585 0.7× 557 0.8× 291 0.6× 259 0.7× 48 1.8k
Brian D. Strahm United States 24 945 0.8× 597 0.7× 735 1.0× 378 0.8× 244 0.6× 82 1.9k
Jérôme Laganière Canada 18 1.4k 1.1× 937 1.2× 748 1.0× 776 1.6× 207 0.5× 39 2.3k
L. E. Nave United States 23 1.0k 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 796 1.1× 760 1.6× 215 0.5× 56 2.3k
Katja Klumpp France 24 890 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 686 0.9× 250 0.5× 221 0.6× 56 2.3k
Rose Abramoff United States 18 1.5k 1.2× 486 0.6× 876 1.2× 228 0.5× 347 0.9× 32 2.1k
Megan McGroddy United States 17 1.0k 0.9× 669 0.8× 654 0.9× 754 1.6× 438 1.1× 22 2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Komarov

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Babeshko, Kirill V., Anton S. Esaulov, Alexander Komarov, et al.. (2024). Biodiversity of testate amoebae in Sphagnum bogs: the dataset from forest-steppe ecotone (Middle Volga Territory, Russia). ZooKeys. 12. e125582–e125582. 2 indexed citations
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Lehtonen, Aleksi, Tapio Linkosalo, Mikko Peltoniemi, et al.. (2016). Soil carbon stock estimates in a nationwide inventory: evaluating performance of the ROMUL and Yasso07 models. 1 indexed citations
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Lehtonen, Aleksi, Tapio Linkosalo, Mikko Peltoniemi, et al.. (2016). Forest soil carbon stock estimates in a nationwide inventory: evaluating performance of the ROMULv and Yasso07 models in Finland. Geoscientific model development. 9(11). 4169–4183. 31 indexed citations
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Komarov, Alexander, et al.. (2015). A cellular automata model for a community comprising two plant species of different growth forms. Biology Bulletin. 42(4). 279–286. 7 indexed citations
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Chertov, Oleg, Alexander Komarov, С. С. Быховец, & Jagtar S. Bhatti. (2015). Difference in the ecological strategies of coniferous tree species in European and Canadian boreal forests: a modeling analysis. 7(3). 1 indexed citations
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Komarov, Alexander, et al.. (2015). Retrospective assessment of the dynamics of nitrogen availability in pine forests of the near-Moscow region based on the data of phytoindication. Contemporary Problems of Ecology. 8(7). 916–924. 4 indexed citations
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Komarov, Alexander, et al.. (2015). Effects of the Аspen Short-Rotation Plantation on the C and N Biological Cycles in Boreal Forests: The Model Experiment. Mathematical Biology and Bioinformatics. 10(2). 398–415. 9 indexed citations
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Komarov, Alexander, et al.. (2014). Plant biodiversity and soil nitrogen and carbon pools changes as a result of nitrogen deposition at permanent pine plots in Central Russia. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 9958. 4 indexed citations
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Shanin, Vladimir, et al.. (2014). Evidence of plant biodiversity changes as a result of nitrogen deposition in permanent pine forest plots in central Russia. Ecoscience. 21(3-4). 286–300. 6 indexed citations
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Chertov, Oleg & Alexander Komarov. (2013). Theoretical approaches to modelling the dynamics of soil organic matter. Eurasian Soil Science. 46(8). 845–853. 16 indexed citations
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Komarov, Alexander, et al.. (2013). Rank distributions and biomass partitioning of plants. Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)). 3 indexed citations
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Shanin, Vladimir, et al.. (2013). Carbon turnover in mixed stands: Modelling possible shifts under climate change. Ecological Modelling. 251. 232–245. 14 indexed citations
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Komarov, Alexander. (2012). Modeling of the Soil Organic Matter Dynamics and the Soil Nutrients in Mineral Soil and Forest Floor. Mathematical Biology and Bioinformatics. 7(1). 162–176. 3 indexed citations
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Yurova, Alla, et al.. (2009). Effects of variations in simulated changes in soil carbon contents and dynamics on future climate projections. Global Change Biology. 16(2). 823–835. 31 indexed citations
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Nadporozhskaya, Marina, Pavel Cudlín, František Novák, et al.. (2009). Analysis of the soil organic matter stability in spruce forests of Krkonose in Czechia on the basis of the ROMUL mathematical model. Eurasian Soil Science. 42(6). 657–667. 6 indexed citations
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Komarov, Alexander. (2008). Use of mathematical models for assessing the pool and dynamics of carbon in forest soils. Eurasian Soil Science. 41(13). 1387–1397. 4 indexed citations
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Peltoniemi, Mikko, Esther Thürig, Stephen M. Ogle, et al.. (2007). Models in country scale carbon accounting of forest soils. Silva Fennica. 41(3). 63 indexed citations
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Chertov, Oleg, et al.. (2005). The use of forest ecosystem model EFIMOD for research and practical implementation at forest stand, local and regional levels. Ecological Modelling. 194(1-3). 227–232. 19 indexed citations
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Кузнецова, Т. В., et al.. (1995). Current state of coniferous-broad-leaved forests in Russia and Ukraine: historical development, biodiversity, dynamic. 1 indexed citations

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