Bent T. Christensen

17.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
212 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Bent T. Christensen is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Bent T. Christensen has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Soil Science, 68 papers in Ecology and 56 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Bent T. Christensen's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (114 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (54 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (32 papers). Bent T. Christensen is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (114 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (54 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (32 papers). Bent T. Christensen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and Sweden. Bent T. Christensen's co-authors include Ingrid Kaag Thomsen, Per Schjønning, D. S. Powlson, Andrew Sih, Georg Guggenberger, W. Zech, Lennart Persson, Jørgen E. Olesen, Lars Juhl Munkholm and Per Møldrup and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Bent T. Christensen

206 papers receiving 11.2k citations

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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.

Physical fractionation of soil and structural and functional complexity in organic matter turnover

2001 915 citations Bent T. Christensen European Journal of Soil Science profile →
Measurement of soil microbial biomass provides an early indication of changes in total soil organic matter due to straw incorporation

1987 896 citations Bent T. Christensen et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Stable carbon isotope fractionation during microbial turnover of sucrose in different media: Soils, carbon-free quartz and liquid media 2025 ·Applied Soil Ecology ·(unknown), Jakob Magid, Per Ambus, Bent T. Christensen, Sander Bruun, Saadatullah Malghani	0
2	Modelling and validating soil carbon dynamics at the long-term plot scale using the rCTOOL R package 2024 ·Environmental Modelling & Software ·(unknown), (unknown), Bent T. Christensen, Jørgen Eriksen, Nicholas John Hutchings, Jørgen E. Olesen, Johannes Lund Jensen	1
3	Disentangling the effects of mineral fertiliser N, P and K on microbial biomass, necromass and ionome in soil from the Askov long-term field experiment 2024 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·(unknown), Michael Hemkemeyer, Bent T. Christensen, Stefanie Heinze, (unknown), Rainer Georg Joergensen, Florian Wichern	7
4	Limitations of farm management data in analyses of decadal changes in SOC stocks in the Danish soil‐monitoring network 2023 ·European Journal of Soil Science ·(unknown), Jørgen E. Olesen, (unknown), Bent T. Christensen, Lars Elsgaard	6
5	The potential of stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of foxtail and broomcorn millets for investigating ancient farming systems 2022 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·Yu Dong, (unknown), (unknown), Eric J. Belfield, Nicholas P. Harberd, Bent T. Christensen, Mike Charles, Amy Bogaard	27
6	Partitioning soil organic carbon into its centennially stable and active fractions with machine-learning models based on Rock-Eval® thermal analysis (PARTY _SOC v2.0 and PARTY _SOC v2.0 _EU ) 2021 ·Geoscientific model development ·Lauric Cécillon, François Baudin, Claire Chenu, Bent T. Christensen, Uwe Franko, Sabine Houot, (unknown), Thomas Kätterer, Ines Merbach, Folkert van Oort, Christopher Poeplau, (unknown), (unknown), Laure Soucémarianadin, Pierre Barré	21
7	Release of carbon and nitrogen from fodder radish ( Raphanus sativus ) shoots and roots incubated in soils with different management history 2018 ·Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science ·Teng Hu, Jørgen E. Olesen, Bent T. Christensen, Peter Sørensen	9
8	Soil pyrogenic carbon lacks long-term persistence 2015 ·EGUGA ·Suzanne Lutfalla, Samuel Abiven, Pierre Barré, Daniel B. Wiedemeier, Bent T. Christensen, Sabine Houot, Thomas Kätterer, A. J. Macdonald, (unknown), Claire Chenu	1
9	Comparing heavy metal contents in crops receiving mineral fertilisers and animal manure 2014 ·Bent T. Christensen, Lars Elsgaard	1
10	Searching the critical soil organic carbon threshold for satisfactory tilth conditions – test of the Dexter clay:carbon hypothesis 2010 ·Biotechnology and Bioengineering ·Per Schjønning, Lis W. de Jonge, Per Møldrup, Bent T. Christensen, Jørgen E. Olesen	4
11	Habitat preference among amylase genotypes in Asellus aquaticus (Isopoda, Crustacea) 2009 ·Hereditas ·Bent T. Christensen	6
12	Sibling species in the oligochaete worm Lumbricillus rivalis (Enchytraeidae) revealed by enzyme polymorphisms and breeding experiments 2009 ·Hereditas ·Bent T. Christensen, Jens Erik Jelnes	2
13	Constant differential distribution of genetic variants in polyploid parthenogenetic forms of Lumbricillus lineatus (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta) 2009 ·Hereditas ·Bent T. Christensen	6
14	A comparative study on enzyme polymorphism in sympatric diploid and triploid forms of Lumbricillus lineatus (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta) 2009 ·Hereditas ·Bent T. Christensen, (unknown), Jens Erik Jelnes	3
15	Differential reproduction of coexisting clones of triploid parthenogenetic Trichoniscus pusillus (Isopoda, Crustacea) 2008 ·Hereditas ·Bent T. Christensen, (unknown), Bent Friis Theisen	2
16	Genetic variation in coexisting sexual diploid and parthenogenetic triploid Trichoniscus pusillus (Isopoda, Crustacea) 2008 ·Hereditas ·Bent T. Christensen	8
17	A Movable Miniature Free Air CO 2 Enrichment (Mini-FACE) Facility for Field-grown Crops 2001 ·Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science ·Björn Petersen, Bendt Jensen, Bent T. Christensen	0
18	Organic matter in soil - structure, function and turnover. 2000 ·Bent T. Christensen	60
19	Soil porosity as a habitat for microorganisms 1998 ·BMC Public Health ·Per Schjønning, Ingrid Kaag Thomsen, Bent T. Christensen	3
20	The effect of crop production on soil organic matter. II. Field trials on a coarse sandy loam (JB5), 1956-85. 1990 ·Bent T. Christensen	0

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