Carsten Simon

901 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 477 citations indexed

About

Carsten Simon is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carsten Simon has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 477 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Ecology, 5 papers in Soil Science and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Carsten Simon's work include Isotope Analysis in Ecology (6 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (5 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (3 papers). Carsten Simon is often cited by papers focused on Isotope Analysis in Ecology (6 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (5 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (3 papers). Carsten Simon collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Carsten Simon's co-authors include Gerd Gleixner, Thorsten Dittmar, Vanessa-Nina Roth, Markus Lange, Norbert Hertkorn, Tim Goodall, Alexandra Weigelt, Robert I. Griffiths, Natalie J. Oram and Liesje Mommer and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Carsten Simon

10 papers receiving 473 citations

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Persistence of dissolved organic matter explained by molecular changes during its passage through soil

2019 351 citations Vanessa-Nina Roth, Markus Lange et al. Nature Geoscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carsten Simon Germany	7	237	186	102	102	69	13	477
Jason Toyoda United States	11	244 1.0×	91 0.5×	110 1.1×	107 1.0×	56 0.8×	31	505
Kosuke Ikeya Japan	12	156 0.7×	199 1.1×	51 0.5×	67 0.7×	47 0.7×	20	437
Fotis Sgouridis United Kingdom	13	236 1.0×	144 0.8×	34 0.3×	168 1.6×	97 1.4×	27	464
Fanzhu Qu China	13	215 0.9×	88 0.5×	56 0.5×	63 0.6×	64 0.9×	23	492
Sebastian Bischoff Germany	9	129 0.5×	118 0.6×	33 0.3×	86 0.8×	69 1.0×	14	428
Marie‐Cécile Gruselle United States	10	131 0.6×	153 0.8×	49 0.5×	98 1.0×	39 0.6×	14	370
Jaan Pärn Estonia	14	304 1.3×	121 0.7×	41 0.4×	174 1.7×	84 1.2×	28	617
Jean‐Marcel Dorioz France	11	183 0.8×	91 0.5×	109 1.1×	326 3.2×	91 1.3×	15	651
Morimaru Kida Japan	12	324 1.4×	43 0.2×	178 1.7×	63 0.6×	50 0.7×	26	500
Haryun Kim South Korea	12	234 1.0×	38 0.2×	126 1.2×	100 1.0×	141 2.0×	35	481

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Jaggi, Madalina, Stefano M. Bernasconi, Andreas Künkel, et al.. (2025). Photochemical Chain Scissions Enhance Polyethylene Glycol Biodegradability: from Probabilistic Modeling to Experimental Demonstration. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(33). 17773–17784.

Simon, Carsten, Anja Miltner, Ines Mulder, et al.. (2025). Long-term effects of manure addition on soil organic matter molecular composition: Carbon transformation as a major driver of energetic potential. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 205. 109755–109755. 8 indexed citations

Schlüter, Steffen, Maxime Phalempin, Еvgenia Blagodatskaya, et al.. (2025). Divergence in physical, chemical, and biological soil properties caused by different long-term bare fallow management and natural succession. Geoderma. 459. 117361–117361.

Tang, Wei, et al.. (2025). Enhancing Chimeric Fragmentation Spectra Deconvolution Using Direct Infusion–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Across High‐Resolution Mass Spectrometric Platforms. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 40(3). e10170–e10170.

Simon, Carsten, et al.. (2025). Deciphering the energy use channels in soil organic Matter: Impacts of long-term manure addition and necromass revealed by LC-FT-ICR-MS. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 208. 109857–109857. 2 indexed citations

Schäfer, Thorsten, et al.. (2024). Cycling of dissolved organic nutrients and indications for nutrient limitations in contrasting Amazon rainforest ecosystems. Biogeochemistry. 167(12). 1567–1588. 2 indexed citations

Stincone, Paolo, Robin Schmid, Irina Koester, et al.. (2024). Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Untangles the Deep Metabolome of Marine Dissolved Organic Matter. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(43). 19289–19304. 14 indexed citations

Lange, Markus, et al.. (2023). Stability and carbon uptake of the soil microbial community is determined by differences between rhizosphere and bulk soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 189. 109280–109280. 28 indexed citations

Simon, Carsten, Kai Dührkop, Daniel Petras, et al.. (2022). Mass Difference Matching Unfolds Hidden Molecular Structures of Dissolved Organic Matter. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(15). 11027–11040. 18 indexed citations

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Simon, Carsten, Tânia Pena Pimentel, Luiz Antônio Cândido, et al.. (2021). Molecular links between whitesand ecosystems and blackwater formation in the Rio Negro watershed. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 311. 274–291. 4 indexed citations

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Simon, Carsten, Helena Osterholz, Andrea Koschinsky, & Thorsten Dittmar. (2019). Riverine mixing at the molecular scale – An ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry study on dissolved organic matter and selected metals in the Amazon confluence zone (Manaus, Brazil). Organic Geochemistry. 129. 45–62. 15 indexed citations

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Roth, Vanessa-Nina, Markus Lange, Carsten Simon, et al.. (2019). Persistence of dissolved organic matter explained by molecular changes during its passage through soil. Nature Geoscience. 12(9). 755–761. 351 indexed citations breakdown →

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Simon, Carsten, Vanessa-Nina Roth, Thorsten Dittmar, & Gerd Gleixner. (2018). Molecular Signals of Heterogeneous Terrestrial Environments Identified in Dissolved Organic Matter: A Comparative Analysis of Orbitrap and Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometers. Frontiers in Earth Science. 6. 35 indexed citations

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