F. Gil‐Sotres

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

F. Gil‐Sotres is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Gil‐Sotres has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Soil Science, 30 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 14 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in F. Gil‐Sotres's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (33 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (20 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (13 papers). F. Gil‐Sotres is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (33 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (20 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (13 papers). F. Gil‐Sotres collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and Germany. F. Gil‐Sotres's co-authors include Carmen Trasar-Cepeda, M.C. Leirós, Socorro Seoane Labandeira, Félix Camiña, Isabel Miralles, T. Carballas, Jorge Paz‐Ferreiro, Antonio Saá-Requejo, J. Torrent and Elisabetta Barberis and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Environmental Pollution and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

F. Gil‐Sotres

62 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Different approaches to evaluating soil quality using biochemical properties

2004 592 citations F. Gil‐Sotres, Carmen Trasar-Cepeda et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
F. Gil‐Sotres Spain	31	2.4k	951	833	759	681	62	3.8k
Carmen Trasar-Cepeda Spain	32	2.7k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	852 1.0×	882 1.2×	855 1.3×	77	4.3k
M.C. Leirós Spain	24	1.8k 0.8×	730 0.8×	596 0.7×	608 0.8×	503 0.7×	42	2.9k
George E. Rayment Australia	12	1.5k 0.6×	925 1.0×	897 1.1×	599 0.8×	574 0.8×	44	3.7k
Bernard Nicolardot France	28	2.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	441 0.6×	1.0k 1.5×	78	4.2k
Mary E. Stromberger United States	23	1.9k 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	505 0.6×	434 0.6×	964 1.4×	49	3.3k
Jingheng Guo China	16	2.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.7×	804 1.0×	480 0.6×	706 1.0×	30	4.0k
Raúl Zornoza Spain	41	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	761 0.9×	1.4k 1.9×	782 1.1×	147	5.4k
Raúl S. Lavado Argentina	35	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 1.6×	518 0.6×	597 0.8×	484 0.7×	140	3.5k
D. G. Westfall United States	38	2.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.6×	931 1.1×	313 0.4×	714 1.0×	125	4.0k
Eduardo de Sá Mendonça Brazil	34	2.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	397 0.5×	430 0.6×	768 1.1×	200	4.1k

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Miralles, Isabel, Carmen Trasar-Cepeda, M.C. Leirós, Letricia Barbosa‐Pereira, & F. Gil‐Sotres. (2014). Capacity of biological soil crusts colonized by the lichen Diploschistes to metabolize simple phenols. Plant and Soil. 385(1-2). 229–240. 6 indexed citations

Trasar-Cepeda, Carmen, et al.. (2013). Effect of sawdust amendment on mineralization of organic nitrogen in a 2,4,5-trichlorophenol contaminated soil. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 0–0. 2 indexed citations

Miralles, Isabel, Raúl Ortega, Gonzalo Almendros, et al.. (2012). Modifications of organic matter and enzymatic activities in response to change in soil use in semi‐arid mountain ecosystems (southern Spain). European Journal of Soil Science. 63(2). 272–283. 15 indexed citations

Miralles, Isabel, Carmen Trasar-Cepeda, M.C. Leirós, & F. Gil‐Sotres. (2012). Labile carbon in biological soil crusts in the Tabernas desert, SE Spain. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 58. 1–8. 54 indexed citations

Trasar-Cepeda, Carmen, et al.. (2008). Behaviour of enzymatic activities and root elongation in Argiudoll soils from the Argentine Humid Pampa treated with biosolids.. PubMed. 40(2). 120–3. 3 indexed citations

Trasar-Cepeda, Carmen, et al.. (2008). Evaluation of various tests for the diagnosis of soil contamination by 2,4,5-trichlorophenol (2,4,5-TCP). Environmental Pollution. 156(3). 611–617. 21 indexed citations

Trasar-Cepeda, Carmen, M.C. Leirós, Socorro Seoane Labandeira, & F. Gil‐Sotres. (2008). Biochemical properties of soils under crop rotation. Applied Soil Ecology. 39(2). 133–143. 52 indexed citations

Trasar-Cepeda, Carmen, et al.. (2008). MODIFICATION OF BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES BY SOIL USE. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 8(2). 5 indexed citations

Paz‐Ferreiro, Jorge, Carmen Trasar-Cepeda, M.C. Leirós, Socorro Seoane Labandeira, & F. Gil‐Sotres. (2007). Biochemical properties of acid soils under native grassland in a temperate humid zone. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 50(4). 537–548. 32 indexed citations

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Moscoso, F., et al.. (2007). Suitability of the OCDE tests to estimate contamination with 2,4-dichlorophenol of soils from Galicia (NW Spain). The Science of The Total Environment. 378(1-2). 58–62. 8 indexed citations

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Leirós, M.C., et al.. (2007). Biochemical properties of vineyard soils in Galicia, Spain. The Science of The Total Environment. 378(1-2). 218–222. 40 indexed citations

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Trasar-Cepeda, Carmen, et al.. (2006). Modification of the degradative capacity of a soil artificially contaminated with diesel. Chemosphere. 67(5). 1057–1063. 14 indexed citations

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Miralles, Isabel, Raúl Ortega, Manuel Sánchez‐Marañón, et al.. (2006). Biochemical properties of range and forest soils in Mediterranean mountain environments. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 43(6). 721–729. 21 indexed citations

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Leirós, M.C., et al.. (1999). Defining the validity of a biochemical index of soil quality. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 30(1-2). 140–146. 57 indexed citations

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Trasar-Cepeda, Carmen, et al.. (1997). Towards a biochemical quality index for soils: An expression relating several biological and biochemical properties. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 26(2). 100–106. 185 indexed citations

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Rubio, B. & F. Gil‐Sotres. (1997). Distribution of four major forms of potassium in soils of Galicia (N.W. Spain). Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 28(19-20). 1805–1816. 15 indexed citations

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Rubio, B. & F. Gil‐Sotres. (1996). Determination of K forms in K-fertilized soils by electro-ultrafiltration. Plant and Soil. 180(2). 303–310. 8 indexed citations

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Rubio, B. & F. Gil‐Sotres. (1995). Potassium fixation in suspensions of soils of Galicia (N.W. Spain). Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 26(3-4). 577–591. 6 indexed citations

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Trasar-Cepeda, Carmen, et al.. (1991). Early stages of lignite mine soil genesis: Changes in biochemical properties. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 23(6). 589–595. 25 indexed citations

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Trasar-Cepeda, Carmen & F. Gil‐Sotres. (1987). Phosphatase activity in acid high organic matter soils in galicia (NW Spain). Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 19(3). 281–287. 39 indexed citations

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