David Achat

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

David Achat is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Achat has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Soil Science, 9 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in David Achat's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (9 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (7 papers). David Achat is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (9 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (7 papers). David Achat collaborates with scholars based in France, Morocco and Belgium. David Achat's co-authors include Laurent Augusto, Mark R. Bakker, Bruno Ringeval, Guy Landmann, Mathieu Jonard, David Vidal, Anne Gallet‐Budynek, Jacques Ranger, Noémie Pousse and Christine Deleuze and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Global Change Biology and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

David Achat

21 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Soil parent material—A major driver of plant nutrient limitations in terrestrial ecosystems

2017 278 citations Laurent Augusto, David Achat et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Quantifying consequences of removing harvesting residues on forest soils and tree growth – A meta-analysis

2015 265 citations David Achat, Christine Deleuze et al. Forest Ecology and Management profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
David Achat	817	464	457	335	326	21	1.5k
Lawrence A. Morris	734 0.9×	353 0.8×	383 0.8×	225 0.7×	261 0.8×	44	1.4k
Brian D. Strahm	945 1.2×	597 1.3×	378 0.8×	735 2.2×	333 1.0×	82	1.9k
Norbert Lamersdorf	748 0.9×	492 1.1×	282 0.6×	576 1.7×	370 1.1×	75	1.7k
M. Derek MacKenzie	1.2k 1.4×	899 1.9×	404 0.9×	748 2.2×	335 1.0×	51	2.0k
Timothy J. Blumfield	865 1.1×	363 0.8×	289 0.6×	324 1.0×	315 1.0×	52	1.3k
Xiangyin Ni	1.2k 1.5×	566 1.2×	393 0.9×	781 2.3×	379 1.2×	127	2.1k
B. D. Titus	670 0.8×	540 1.2×	521 1.1×	529 1.6×	237 0.7×	31	1.6k
A. M. O’Connell	1.2k 1.5×	615 1.3×	795 1.7×	504 1.5×	298 0.9×	52	2.0k
Yahya Kooch	1.2k 1.5×	335 0.7×	490 1.1×	755 2.3×	404 1.2×	139	2.0k
Rong Mao	888 1.1×	324 0.7×	361 0.8×	882 2.6×	432 1.3×	100	1.8k

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Delerue, Florian, et al.. (2018). Competition along productivity gradients: news from heathlands. Oecologia. 187(1). 219–231. 9 indexed citations

Ringeval, Bruno, Laurent Augusto, Hervé Monod, et al.. (2017). Phosphorus in agricultural soils: drivers of its distribution at the global scale. Global Change Biology. 23(8). 3418–3432. 82 indexed citations

Augusto, Laurent, David Achat, Mathieu Jonard, David Vidal, & Bruno Ringeval. (2017). Soil parent material—A major driver of plant nutrient limitations in terrestrial ecosystems. Global Change Biology. 23(9). 3808–3824. 278 indexed citations breakdown →

Bakker, Mark R., Laurent Augusto, Pavel Barsukov, et al.. (2016). What is the P value of Siberian soils? Soil phosphorus status in south-western Siberia and comparison with a global data set. Biogeosciences. 13(8). 2493–2509. 14 indexed citations

Achat, David, Laurent Augusto, Anne Gallet‐Budynek, & Denis Loustau. (2016). Future challenges in coupled C–N–P cycle models for terrestrial ecosystems under global change: a review. Biogeochemistry. 131(1-2). 173–202. 81 indexed citations

Bakker, Mark R., Laurent Augusto, Pavel Barsukov, et al.. (2015). What is the P value of Siberian soils?. 1 indexed citations

Achat, David, Mathieu Fortin, Guy Landmann, Bruno Ringeval, & Laurent Augusto. (2015). Forest soil carbon is threatened by intensive biomass harvesting. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 15991–15991. 171 indexed citations

Achat, David, Christine Deleuze, Guy Landmann, et al.. (2015). Quantifying consequences of removing harvesting residues on forest soils and tree growth – A meta-analysis. Forest Ecology and Management. 348. 124–141. 265 indexed citations breakdown →

Augusto, Laurent, David Achat, Mark R. Bakker, et al.. (2014). Biomass and nutrients in tree root systems–sustainable harvesting of an intensively managedPinus pinaster(Ait.) planted forest. GCB Bioenergy. 7(2). 231–243. 43 indexed citations

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Achat, David, Mark R. Bakker, Laurent Augusto, et al.. (2013). Phosphorus status of soils from contrasting forested ecosystems in southwestern Siberia: effects of microbiological and physicochemical properties. Biogeosciences. 10(2). 733–752. 34 indexed citations

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Augusto, Laurent, Florian Delerue, Anne Gallet‐Budynek, & David Achat. (2013). Global assessment of limitation to symbiotic nitrogen fixation by phosphorus availability in terrestrial ecosystems using a meta‐analysis approach. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 27(3). 804–815. 83 indexed citations

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Achat, David, Mark R. Bakker, Laurent Augusto, et al.. (2012). Phosphorus status of soils from contrasting forested ecosystems in Southwestern Siberia: combined effects of plant species and climate. 1 indexed citations

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González, Maya, Laurent Augusto, Anne Gallet‐Budynek, et al.. (2012). Contribution of understory species to total ecosystem aboveground and belowground biomass in temperate Pinus pinaster Ait. forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 289. 38–47. 62 indexed citations

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Achat, David, Laurent Augusto, Anne Gallet‐Budynek, & Mark R. Bakker. (2012). Drying-induced changes in phosphorus status of soils with contrasting soil organic matter contents – Implications for laboratory approaches. Geoderma. 187-188. 41–48. 37 indexed citations

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Jonard, Mathieu, Laurent Augusto, Emmanuel Hanert, et al.. (2010). Modeling forest floor contribution to phosphorus supply to maritime pine seedlings in two-layered forest soils. Ecological Modelling. 221(6). 927–935. 14 indexed citations

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Augusto, Laurent, Mark R. Bakker, Christian Morel, et al.. (2010). Is ‘grey literature’ a reliable source of data to characterize soils at the scale of a region? A case study in a maritime pine forest in southwestern France. European Journal of Soil Science. 61(6). 807–822. 57 indexed citations

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Achat, David, Mark R. Bakker, E. Saur, et al.. (2010). Quantifying gross mineralisation of P in dead soil organic matter: Testing an isotopic dilution method. Geoderma. 158(3-4). 163–172. 23 indexed citations

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Jonard, Mathieu, Laurent Augusto, Christian Morel, David Achat, & E. Saur. (2009). Forest floor contribution to phosphorus nutrition: experimental data. Annals of Forest Science. 66(5). 510–510. 42 indexed citations

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Achat, David, Mark R. Bakker, & Pierre Trichet. (2008). Rooting patterns and fine root biomass of Pinus pinaster assessed by trench wall and core methods. Journal of Forest Research. 13(3). 165–175. 58 indexed citations

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Bakker, Mark R., Laurent Augusto, & David Achat. (2006). Fine root distribution of trees and understory in mature stands of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) on dry and humid sites. Plant and Soil. 286(1-2). 37–51. 108 indexed citations

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