Chris van Kessel

21.6k total citations · 10 hit papers
199 papers, 15.7k citations indexed

About

Chris van Kessel is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris van Kessel has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 15.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Soil Science, 93 papers in Plant Science and 57 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Chris van Kessel's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (115 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (55 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (26 papers). Chris van Kessel is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (115 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (55 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (26 papers). Chris van Kessel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Chris van Kessel's co-authors include Kees Jan van Groenigen, Johan Six, Bruce A. Linquist, William R. Horwáth, Cameron M. Pittelkow, Jan Willem van Groenigen, David J. Harris, Maria Arlene Adviento‐Borbe, Bruce A. Hungate and Rodney T. Venterea and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Chris van Kessel

197 papers receiving 14.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Productivity limits and potentials of the principles of conservation agriculture

2014 1.1k citations Cameron M. Pittelkow, Bruce A. Linquist et al. profile →
Acid fumigation of soils to remove carbonates prior to total organic carbon or CARBON‐13 isotopic analysis

2001 1.0k citations David J. Harris, William R. Horwáth et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal profile →
Towards an agronomic assessment of N₂O emissions: a case study for arable crops

2010 633 citations Jan Willem van Groenigen, G.L. Velthof et al. profile →
When does no-till yield more? A global meta-analysis

2015 617 citations Cameron M. Pittelkow, Bruce A. Linquist et al. Field Crops Research profile →
The Relationship between Carbon Input, Aggregation, and Soil Organic Carbon Stabilization in Sustainable Cropping Systems

2005 574 citations Johan Six, Chris van Kessel et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal profile →
An agronomic assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from major cereal crops

2011 564 citations Bruce A. Linquist, Kees Jan van Groenigen et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Fertilizer management practices and greenhouse gas emissions from rice systems: A quantitative review and analysis

2012 412 citations Bruce A. Linquist, Maria Arlene Adviento‐Borbe et al. Field Crops Research profile →
Global nitrogen budgets in cereals: A 50-year assessment for maize, rice and wheat production systems

2016 404 citations J. K. Ladha, Kenneth G. Cassman et al. profile →
Climate, duration, and N placement determine N₂O emissions in reduced tillage systems: a meta‐analysis

2012 363 citations Chris van Kessel, Johan Six et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and grain arsenic levels in rice systems

2014 328 citations Bruce A. Linquist, Merle M. Anders et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chris van Kessel United States	61	9.2k	6.1k	3.8k	3.4k	3.0k	199	15.7k
K. W. T. Goulding United Kingdom	60	9.8k 1.1×	5.1k 0.8×	4.4k 1.2×	5.7k 1.7×	2.0k 0.7×	250	18.8k
H. H. Janzen Canada	63	9.6k 1.0×	3.6k 0.6×	4.5k 1.2×	3.7k 1.1×	3.5k 1.2×	210	15.3k
William R. Horwáth United States	58	8.2k 0.9×	3.8k 0.6×	3.8k 1.0×	3.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	266	14.4k
Rainer Georg Joergensen Germany	60	13.2k 1.4×	5.3k 0.9×	6.0k 1.6×	3.6k 1.0×	2.0k 0.7×	289	18.0k
Ram C. Dalal Australia	62	8.9k 1.0×	3.2k 0.5×	3.2k 0.8×	3.1k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	311	13.5k
D. S. Powlson United Kingdom	74	15.2k 1.6×	5.2k 0.9×	5.6k 1.5×	5.9k 1.7×	3.5k 1.2×	214	21.7k
Ellen Kandeler Germany	77	12.2k 1.3×	7.0k 1.2×	7.3k 1.9×	3.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.4×	302	22.1k
A. Stuart Grandy United States	56	9.9k 1.1×	3.6k 0.6×	5.5k 1.5×	3.0k 0.9×	1.9k 0.6×	129	14.1k
Kees Jan van Groenigen United Kingdom	51	7.6k 0.8×	4.0k 0.7×	3.5k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	99	12.1k
Eric D. Vance United States	25	10.2k 1.1×	3.3k 0.5×	4.0k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	46	13.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris van Kessel

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Tamagno, Santiago, Tai McClellan Maaz, Chris van Kessel, et al.. (2024). Critical assessment of nitrogen use efficiency indicators: Bridging new and old paradigms to improve sustainable nitrogen management. European Journal of Agronomy. 159. 127231–127231. 13 indexed citations

Eagle, Alison J., Eileen L. McLellan, Martin H. Chantigny, et al.. (2020). Quantifying On‐Farm Nitrous Oxide Emission Reductions in Food Supply Chains. Earth s Future. 8(10). 28 indexed citations

Pittelkow, Cameron M., Martin Burger, Randall Mutters, et al.. (2014). Nitrogen Management and Methane Emissions in Direct‐Seeded Rice Systems. Agronomy Journal. 106(3). 968–980. 28 indexed citations

Anders, Merle M., et al.. (2014). Seasonal CH 4 and N 2 O emissions and plant growth characteristics of several cultivars in direct seeded rice systems. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. 1 indexed citations

Linquist, Bruce A., Lijun Liu, Chris van Kessel, & Kees Jan van Groenigen. (2013). Enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilizers for rice systems: Meta-analysis of yield and nitrogen uptake. Field Crops Research. 154. 246–254. 219 indexed citations

Kessel, Chris van, et al.. (2011). Nitrogen Availability from Poultry Litter and Pelletized Organic Amendments for Organic Rice Production. Agronomy Journal. 103(4). 1284–1291. 21 indexed citations

Groenigen, Jan Willem van, O. Oenema, Kees Jan van Groenigen, G.L. Velthof, & Chris van Kessel. (2011). Best Nitrogen Management Practices to Decrease Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 95(2). 16–17. 6 indexed citations

Linquist, Bruce A., Grace Jones, John F. Williams, et al.. (2008). Nitrogen and Potassium Fertility Impacts on Aggregate Sheath Spot Disease and Yields of Rice. Plant Production Science. 11(2). 260–267. 12 indexed citations

Kessel, Chris van, Bas Boots, Marie‐Anne de Graaff, et al.. (2006). Total soil C and N sequestration in a grassland following 10 years of free air CO ₂ enrichment. Global Change Biology. 12(11). 2187–2199. 38 indexed citations

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Graaff, Marie‐Anne de, Kees Jan van Groenigen, Johan Six, Bruce A. Hungate, & Chris van Kessel. (2006). Interactions between plant growth and soil nutrient cycling under elevated CO₂: a meta‐analysis. Global Change Biology. 12(11). 2077–2091. 491 indexed citations

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Graaff, Marie‐Anne de, Kees Jan van Groenigen, Johan Six, & Chris van Kessel. (2005). Interactions Between Plant Growth and Soil Nutrient Cycling Under Elevated CO2: a Meta-Analysis.. AGUFM. 2005. 27 indexed citations

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Graaff, Marie‐Anne de, Johan Six, Herbert Blum, & Chris van Kessel. (2005). Prolonged elevated atmospheric CO2 does not affect decomposition of plant material. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 38(1). 187–190. 10 indexed citations

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Tate, Kenneth W., Chris van Kessel, Edward R. Atwill, & Randy A. Dahlgren. (2004). Evaluating the effectiveness of vegetated buffers to remove nutrients, pathogens, and sediment transported in runoff from grazed, irrigated pastures. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 3 indexed citations

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Bird, Jeffrey A., Chris van Kessel, & William R. Horwáth. (2003). Stabilization of ¹³ C‐Carbon and Immobilization of ¹⁵ N‐Nitrogen from Rice Straw in Humic Fractions. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 67(3). 806–816. 70 indexed citations

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Walley, F.L., Thomas Yates, Jan Willem van Groenigen, & Chris van Kessel. (2002). Relationships Between Soil Nitrogen Availability Indices, Yield, and Nitrogen Accumulation of Wheat. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 66(5). 1549–1561. 50 indexed citations

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Walley, F.L., et al.. (1999). Use of Anhydrous Ammonia in Single‐Pass Seeding Operations of Spring Wheat at Varied Landscape Positions. Agronomy Journal. 91(6). 969–974. 7 indexed citations

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Weinbaum, Steven A. & Chris van Kessel. (1998). Quantitative estimates of uptake and internal cycling of 14N-labeled fertilizer in mature walnut trees. Tree Physiology. 18(12). 795–801. 61 indexed citations

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Lüscher, A., et al.. (1997). Using stable isotopes to determine soil carbon input differences under ambient and elevated atmospheric CO₂ conditions. Global Change Biology. 3(5). 411–416. 47 indexed citations

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Stevenson, F. Craig, Chris van Kessel, & J. Diane Knight. (1995). Dinitrogen Fixation in Pea: Controls at the Landscape‐ and Micro‐Scale. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 59(6). 1603–1611. 33 indexed citations

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Kessel, Chris van, et al.. (1994). Assessment of N2 fixation and n cycling by Dryas along a chronosequence within the forelands of the athabasca glacier, Canada. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 26(5). 623–632. 39 indexed citations

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