Benjamin H. Ellert

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Benjamin H. Ellert is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin H. Ellert has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Soil Science, 18 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Benjamin H. Ellert's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (25 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (12 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (6 papers). Benjamin H. Ellert is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (25 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (12 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (6 papers). Benjamin H. Ellert collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Lebanon and New Zealand. Benjamin H. Ellert's co-authors include E. G. Gregorich, Denis A. Angers, Carlos M. Monreal, H. H. Janzen, C. F. Drury, Biqing Liang, Bobbi L. Helgason, Luc Rock, Francis J. Larney and M. Francesca Cotrufo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin H. Ellert

34 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Towards a minimum data set to assess soil organic matter quality in agricultural soils

1994 890 citations E. G. Gregorich, Denis A. Angers et al. Canadian Journal of Soil Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin H. Ellert Canada	18	1.6k	587	580	378	256	35	2.1k
Michael Kaiser Germany	26	1.5k 0.9×	661 1.1×	472 0.8×	311 0.8×	187 0.7×	51	2.2k
Eleanor E. Campbell United States	13	1.4k 0.9×	803 1.4×	522 0.9×	377 1.0×	248 1.0×	24	2.0k
Normand Bertrand Canada	26	1.4k 0.9×	485 0.8×	892 1.5×	483 1.3×	288 1.1×	40	2.2k
Kate A. Congreves Canada	23	1.3k 0.8×	400 0.7×	593 1.0×	675 1.8×	444 1.7×	61	2.1k
Erick Zagal Chile	22	1.3k 0.8×	508 0.9×	268 0.5×	532 1.4×	227 0.9×	89	2.1k
Guillermo Hernandez‐Ramirez Canada	28	1.6k 1.0×	452 0.8×	736 1.3×	446 1.2×	361 1.4×	92	2.3k
Mohamed Abdalla United Kingdom	19	1.4k 0.8×	720 1.2×	538 0.9×	415 1.1×	437 1.7×	72	2.2k
Noelia García-Franco Germany	15	1.7k 1.0×	742 1.3×	364 0.6×	274 0.7×	189 0.7×	32	2.2k
Bobbi L. Helgason Canada	26	1.4k 0.9×	847 1.4×	442 0.8×	667 1.8×	240 0.9×	50	2.1k
Leanne Lisle Australia	10	1.5k 0.9×	418 0.7×	424 0.7×	365 1.0×	204 0.8×	14	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Benjamin H. Ellert

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin H. Ellert

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Randhawa, Harpinder, et al.. (2025). High-Throughput Screening of Wheat Genotypes for Drought Tolerance Using Aerial Thermal Imagery. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

Alexander, Trevor W., et al.. (2024). PSIII-25 Isolation of a deoxynivalenol (DON)-degrading microbial consortia from soil. Journal of Animal Science. 102(Supplement_3). 457–458.

Man, Meiling, E. G. Gregorich, Mike Beare, Benjamin H. Ellert, & Myrna J. Simpson. (2023). Distinct dynamics of plant- and microbial-derived soil organic matter in relation to varying climate and soil properties in temperate agroecosystems. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 361. 276–287. 5 indexed citations

Gregorich, E. G., Sandra F. Yanni, Budong Qian, et al.. (2023). Long-term retention of carbon from litter decay in diverse agricultural soils in Canada and New Zealand. Geoderma. 437. 116608–116608. 5 indexed citations

Bremer, E., Benjamin H. Ellert, D. Pauly, & K.J. Greer. (2023). Variation in over-yielding of pulse-oilseed intercrops. Field Crops Research. 305. 109190–109190. 12 indexed citations

Norris, Charlotte E., Monika A. Gorzelak, Melissa Arcand, et al.. (2022). The story of long-term research sites and soil health in Canadian agriculture. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 103(1). 164–190. 6 indexed citations

Johnson, Daniel L., et al.. (2022). Seasonal changes of stable isotope signals in the primary feathers of plains sharp‐tailed grouse. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 47(2). 3 indexed citations

Lupwayi, Newton Z., Benjamin H. Ellert, E. Bremer, et al.. (2022). Ramifications of crop residue loading for soil microbial community composition, activity and nutrient supply. Soil Use and Management. 39(1). 402–414. 4 indexed citations

Habtewold, Jemaneh, Bobbi L. Helgason, Sandra F. Yanni, et al.. (2021). Warming effects on the structure of bacterial and fungal communities in diverse soils. Applied Soil Ecology. 163. 103973–103973. 15 indexed citations

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Haddix, Michelle L., E. G. Gregorich, Bobbi L. Helgason, et al.. (2020). Climate, carbon content, and soil texture control the independent formation and persistence of particulate and mineral-associated organic matter in soil. Geoderma. 363. 114160–114160. 182 indexed citations

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Smith, Elwin G., H. H. Janzen, & Benjamin H. Ellert. (2018). Soil organic carbon changes as influenced by carbon inputs and previous cropping system. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 98(3). 566–569. 5 indexed citations

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Smith, Elwin G., H. H. Janzen, & Benjamin H. Ellert. (2017). Effect of fertilizer and cropping system on grain nutrient concentrations in spring wheat. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 17 indexed citations

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Gregorich, E. G., H. H. Janzen, Benjamin H. Ellert, et al.. (2016). Litter decay controlled by temperature, not soil properties, affecting future soil carbon. Global Change Biology. 23(4). 1725–1734. 93 indexed citations

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Smith, Elwin G., et al.. (2016). Long-term (47 yr) effects of tillage and frequency of summerfallow on soil organic carbon in a Dark Brown Chernozem soil in western Canada. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 96(4). 347–350. 9 indexed citations

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Gillespie, Adam, Hamed Sanei, Amanda Diochon, et al.. (2013). Perennially and annually frozen soil carbon differ in their susceptibility to decomposition: Analysis of Subarctic earth hummocks by bioassay, XANES and pyrolysis. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 68. 106–116. 44 indexed citations

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Li, Chunli, Xiying Hao, Benjamin H. Ellert, et al.. (2012). Changes in soil C, N, and P with long‐term (58 years) cattle grazing on rough fescue grassland. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 175(3). 339–344. 22 indexed citations

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Tang, Xu, et al.. (2012). Temporal changes in soil organic carbon contents and δ13C values under long-term maize–wheat rotation systems with various soil and climate conditions. Geoderma. 183-184. 67–73. 21 indexed citations

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Rock, Luc, Benjamin H. Ellert, & Bernhard Mayer. (2011). Tracing sources of soil nitrate using the dual isotopic composition of nitrate in 2 M KCl-extracts. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43(12). 2397–2405. 29 indexed citations

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Larney, Francis J., Benjamin H. Ellert, & Andrew F. Olson. (2005). Carbon, ash and organic matter relationships for feedlot manures and composts. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 85(2). 261–264. 37 indexed citations

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Gregorich, E. G., Biqing Liang, C. F. Drury, & Benjamin H. Ellert. (1997). Fertilization Effects on Physically Protected Light Fraction Organic Matter. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 61(2). 482–484. 58 indexed citations

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