Christopher J. Sweeney

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 862 citations indexed

About

Christopher J. Sweeney is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pollution and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. Sweeney has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 862 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Plant Science, 4 papers in Pollution and 3 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. Sweeney's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (5 papers), Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (3 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (2 papers). Christopher J. Sweeney is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (5 papers), Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (3 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (2 papers). Christopher J. Sweeney collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Germany. Christopher J. Sweeney's co-authors include Richard D. Bardgett, Franciska T. de Vries, Bart E. van Dongen, Marina Semchenko, Matthias C. Rillig, Jens Kattge, Thomas W. Kuyper, Joana Bergmann, Michael McCormack and Jasper van Ruijven and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, New Phytologist and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. Sweeney

9 papers receiving 855 citations

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The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants

2020 564 citations Joana Bergmann, Alexandra Weigelt et al. Science Advances profile →

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10 of 10 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Plant phylogeny, traits and fungal community composition as drivers of plant–soil feedbacks 2025 ·Journal of Ecology ·Christopher J. Sweeney, Marina Semchenko, Franciska T. de Vries, Bart E. van Dongen, Richard D. Bardgett	4
2	Habitat recovery from diverted acid mine drainage pollution determined by increased biodiversity of river and estuarine benthic species 2025 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Andrew P. Dean, (unknown), A. Jones, A. Sykes, (unknown), Christopher J. Sweeney, (unknown), K.N. White, Jon K. Pittman	0
3	The influence of soil organic matter content and substance lipophilicity on the toxicity of pesticides to the earthworm Eisenia andrei 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Christopher J. Sweeney, (unknown), Cornelis A.M. van Gestel	8
4	Soil-specific outcomes in the OECD 216 Nitrogen Transformation Test 2024 ·Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management ·Christopher J. Sweeney, (unknown), (unknown)	3
5	Influence of soil organic matter content on the toxicity of pesticides to soil invertebrates: A review 2023 ·Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management ·(unknown), Christopher J. Sweeney, (unknown), Cornelis A.M. van Gestel	10
6	Considerations for the inclusion of metabarcoding data in the plant protection product risk assessment of the soil microbiome 2023 ·Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management ·Christopher J. Sweeney, (unknown), (unknown)	3
7	Grassland degradation-induced declines in soil fungal complexity reduce fungal community stability and ecosystem multifunctionality 2022 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Shan Luo, G. Kenny Png, Nick Ostle, Huakun Zhou, Xiangyang Hou, Chunling Luo, John Quinton, Urs Schaffner, Christopher J. Sweeney, (unknown), Jihua Wu, Yuwei Wu, Richard D. Bardgett	98
8	Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and the Need for a Meaningful Regulatory Plant Protection Product Testing Strategy 2022 ·Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·Christopher J. Sweeney, (unknown), (unknown), Gregor Ernst, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael Thomas Marx	17
9	The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants breakdown → 2020 ·Science Advances ·Joana Bergmann, Alexandra Weigelt, Fons van der Plas, Daniel C. Laughlin, Thomas W. Kuyper, Nathaly R. Guerrero‐Ramírez, Oscar J. Valverde‐Barrantes, Helge Bruelheide, Grégoire T. Freschet, Colleen M. Iversen, Jens Kattge, Michael McCormack, Ina C. Meier, Matthias C. Rillig, Catherine Roumet, Marina Semchenko, Christopher J. Sweeney, Jasper van Ruijven, Larry M. York, Liesje Mommer	564
10	Root traits explain rhizosphere fungal community composition among temperate grassland plant species 2020 ·New Phytologist ·Christopher J. Sweeney, Franciska T. de Vries, Bart E. van Dongen, Richard D. Bardgett	155

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