Bruno Glaser

27.9k total citations · 11 hit papers
247 papers, 20.0k citations indexed

About

Bruno Glaser is a scholar working on Soil Science, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruno Glaser has authored 247 papers receiving a total of 20.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Soil Science, 77 papers in Atmospheric Science and 68 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Bruno Glaser's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (81 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (71 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (38 papers). Bruno Glaser is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (81 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (71 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (38 papers). Bruno Glaser collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Bruno Glaser's co-authors include Wolfgang Zech, Johannes Lehmann, Ludwig Haumaier, Georg Guggenberger, Christoph Steiner, Yakov Kuzyakov, Jago Jonathan Birk, Thomas Nehls, Björn Buggle and Sonja Schimmelpfennig and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Bruno Glaser

239 papers receiving 19.2k citations

Hit Papers

Ameliorating physical and chemical properties of highly w... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2002 2003 2001 2008 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Ameliorating physical and chemical properties of highly weathered soils in the tropics with charcoal - a review
    2002 2.2k citations Bruno Glaser, Johannes Lehmann et al. profile →
  2. Nutrient availability and leaching in an archaeological Anthrosol and a Ferralsol of the Central Amazon basin: fertilizer, manure and charcoal amendments
    2003 1.5k citations Johannes Lehmann, Wolfgang Zech et al. profile →
  3. The 'Terra Preta' phenomenon: a model for sustainable agriculture in the humid tropics
    2001 778 citations Bruno Glaser, Ludwig Haumaier et al. profile →
  4. Nitrogen retention and plant uptake on a highly weathered central Amazonian Ferralsol amended with compost and charcoal
    2008 525 citations Bruno Glaser, Johannes Lehmann et al. profile →
  5. Technical, Economical, and Climate-Related Aspects of Biochar Production Technologies: A Literature Review
    2011 500 citations Bruno Glaser et al. profile →
  6. Biochar stability in soil: Decomposition during eight years and transformation as assessed by compound-specific 14C analysis
    2014 498 citations Yakov Kuzyakov, Bruno Glaser et al. profile →
  7. Effects of biochar compared to organic and inorganic fertilizers on soil quality and plant growth in a greenhouse experiment
    2012 416 citations Bruno Glaser et al. profile →
  8. One Step Forward toward Characterization: Some Important Material Properties to Distinguish Biochars
    2012 415 citations Bruno Glaser et al. profile →
  9. An evaluation of geochemical weathering indices in loess–paleosol studies
    2010 387 citations Bruno Glaser et al. profile →
  10. State of the scientific knowledge on properties and genesis of Anthropogenic Dark Earths in Central Amazonia (terra preta de Índio)
    2012 375 citations Bruno Glaser, Jago Jonathan Birk profile →
  11. Meta-analysis on how manure application changes soil organic carbon storage
    2021 190 citations Arthur Groß, Bruno Glaser profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bruno Glaser Germany 67 9.1k 3.4k 3.4k 3.2k 2.6k 247 20.0k
Wolfgang Zech Germany 60 8.6k 0.9× 3.0k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 2.8k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 266 17.5k
Markus Kleber United States 52 12.6k 1.4× 6.9k 2.0× 2.4k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 3.0k 1.1× 122 24.5k
Caroline A. Masiello United States 44 5.0k 0.5× 2.1k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 1.7k 0.7× 108 12.9k
Cornélia Rumpel France 64 11.8k 1.3× 5.7k 1.7× 1.6k 0.5× 2.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 259 18.0k
Heike Knicker Germany 71 7.0k 0.8× 3.8k 1.1× 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 288 14.8k
Wulf Amelung Germany 77 10.1k 1.1× 5.4k 1.6× 2.1k 0.6× 3.5k 1.1× 1.8k 0.7× 352 22.8k
Scott X. Chang Canada 82 10.5k 1.2× 5.5k 1.6× 1.1k 0.3× 5.0k 1.6× 1.7k 0.7× 532 23.3k
Roland Bol Germany 64 8.4k 0.9× 4.9k 1.4× 1.7k 0.5× 3.1k 1.0× 965 0.4× 413 15.7k
Xuejun Liu China 66 7.8k 0.9× 3.9k 1.1× 4.8k 1.4× 5.4k 1.7× 743 0.3× 418 20.9k
Jeff Baldock Australia 67 9.2k 1.0× 5.8k 1.7× 1.7k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 212 16.4k

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All Works

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Schmidt, Hans‐Peter, Samuel Abiven, Annette Cowie, et al.. (2025). Biochar Permanence—A Policy Commentary. GCB Bioenergy. 17(12).
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Lucquin, Alexandre, Samuel Abiven, Pierre Bodu, et al.. (2025). Organic geochemical investigations of an MIS 5 fire in the Palaeolithic deposits of Ormesson (Seine-et-Marne, France): Anthropic or natural?. Quaternary Science Reviews. 371. 109708–109708.
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Groß, Arthur, et al.. (2024). Impact of Biochar Aging on Soil Physicochemical Properties. Agronomy. 14(12). 3007–3007. 9 indexed citations
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Bromm, Tobias, Bruno Glaser, Wolfgang Zech, et al.. (2023). Terrestrial versus aquatic source identification of sedimentary n-alkane and sugar biomarkers: a case study from the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. Journal of Paleolimnology. 70(4). 347–360. 1 indexed citations
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Paradelo, Remigio, et al.. (2023). Potential and Constraints of Use of Organic Amendments from Agricultural Residues for Improvement of Soil Properties. Sustainability. 16(1). 158–158. 17 indexed citations
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Meyer, Nele, Outi‐Maaria Sietiö, Sylwia Adamczyk, et al.. (2023). Fate and stabilization of labile carbon in a sandy boreal forest soil – A question of nitrogen availability?. Applied Soil Ecology. 191. 105052–105052. 7 indexed citations
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Bromm, Tobias, Clemens Geitner, Jean Nicolas Haas, et al.. (2022). Human and livestock faecal biomarkers at the prehistorical encampment site of Ullafelsen in the Fotsch Valley, Stubai Alps, Austria – potential and limitations. Biogeosciences. 19(4). 1135–1150. 9 indexed citations
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Hepp, Johannes, Christoph Mayr, Kazimierz Różański, et al.. (2021). Validation of a coupled δ 2 H n -alkane – δ 18 O sugar paleohygrometer approach based on a climate chamber experiment. Biogeosciences. 18(19). 5363–5380. 5 indexed citations
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Hepp, Johannes, Jörg Franke, Marcel Bliedtner, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of bacterial glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether and 2 H– 18 O biomarker proxies along a central European topsoil transect. Biogeosciences. 17(3). 741–756. 18 indexed citations
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Hepp, Johannes, Tobias Bromm, Marcel Bliedtner, et al.. (2019). How dry was the Younger Dryas? Evidence from a coupled δ 2 H– δ 18 O biomarker paleohygrometer applied to the Gemündener Maar sediments, Western Eifel, Germany. Climate of the past. 15(2). 713–733. 26 indexed citations
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Gunina, Anna, Michaela A. Dippold, Bruno Glaser, & Yakov Kuzyakov. (2017). Turnover of microbial groups and cell components in soil: 13 C analysis of cellular biomarkers. Biogeosciences. 14(2). 271–283. 91 indexed citations
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Gunina, Anna, Michaela A. Dippold, Bruno Glaser, & Yakov Kuzyakov. (2016). Carbon turnover in cell compartments and microbial groups in soil. 1 indexed citations
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Glaser, Bruno, et al.. (2012). Compared Biochar and Compost effects on plant growth and soil factors as reported for three consequent greenhouse trial setups. EGUGA. 1114.
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McKey, Doyle, Stéphen Rostain, José Iriarte, et al.. (2010). Pre-Columbian agricultural landscapes, ecosystem engineers, and self-organized patchiness in Amazonia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(17). 7823–7828. 139 indexed citations
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Rodionov, A. A., Wulf Amelung, N. Peinemann, et al.. (2010). Black carbon in grassland ecosystems of the world. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 24(3). 80 indexed citations
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Sauheitl, Leopold, Bruno Glaser, & Roland Bol. (2005). Short‐term dynamics of slurry‐derived plant and microbial sugars in a temperate grassland soil as assessed by compound‐specific δ 13 C analyses. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 19(11). 1437–1446. 30 indexed citations

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