Florian Wichern

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Florian Wichern is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Florian Wichern has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Soil Science, 30 papers in Plant Science and 21 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Florian Wichern's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (44 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (17 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (13 papers). Florian Wichern is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (44 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (17 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (13 papers). Florian Wichern collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Kyrgyzstan. Florian Wichern's co-authors include Rainer Georg Joergensen, Jannike Wichern, Torsten Müller, Jochen Mayer, Conor Watson, Michael Hemkemeyer, Andreas Buerkert, Stefanie Heinze, Dirk P. Bockmühl and Rainer Kalscheuer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Florian Wichern

80 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Quantitative assessment of the fungal contribution to mic... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Quantitative assessment of the fungal contribution to microbial tissue in soil
    2008 496 citations Rainer Georg Joergensen, Florian Wichern Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Florian Wichern Germany 25 1.5k 1.1k 753 408 363 86 2.8k
Gongwen Luo China 30 1.8k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 767 1.0× 457 1.1× 419 1.2× 69 3.0k
Flavio Fornasier Italy 30 2.1k 1.4× 1.3k 1.2× 651 0.9× 402 1.0× 553 1.5× 106 3.7k
Sara Marinari Italy 28 2.0k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 604 0.8× 417 1.0× 369 1.0× 77 3.1k
Baoku Zhou China 24 1.6k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 780 1.0× 285 0.7× 249 0.7× 53 2.4k
Chong Wang China 33 1.0k 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 491 0.7× 322 0.8× 359 1.0× 131 2.8k
Daozhong Wang China 23 1.9k 1.3× 1.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.5× 379 0.9× 390 1.1× 54 3.2k
Minggang Xu China 31 2.0k 1.4× 1.5k 1.4× 546 0.7× 557 1.4× 243 0.7× 113 3.2k
Xisheng Guo China 21 1.6k 1.1× 1.4k 1.3× 1.0k 1.4× 281 0.7× 660 1.8× 47 3.1k
Magdalena Frąc Poland 28 1.0k 0.7× 1.8k 1.6× 534 0.7× 244 0.6× 375 1.0× 155 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Florian Wichern

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Fields of papers citing papers by Florian Wichern

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Florian Wichern

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Joergensen, Rainer Georg & Florian Wichern. (2025). Turnover of fungal glucosamine and bacterial muramic acid in comparison with soil organic carbon in two arable soils with distinct fungal communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 209. 109889–109889. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, Conor, et al.. (2024). Urease inhibition stimulates fungal degradation of chitin in frass‐amended soil. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 188(1). 45–51.
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Hemkemeyer, Michael, et al.. (2024). Disentangling the effects of mineral fertiliser N, P and K on microbial biomass, necromass and ionome in soil from the Askov long-term field experiment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 195. 109449–109449. 7 indexed citations
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Wichern, Florian, Martin Wiesmeier, Franz Buegger, et al.. (2024). Organic carbon loading of soils determines the fate of added fresh plant-derived organic matter. Geoderma. 443. 116816–116816. 10 indexed citations
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Joergensen, Rainer Georg, et al.. (2024). A hitchhiker’s guide: estimates of microbial biomass and microbial gene abundance in soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 60(4). 457–470. 17 indexed citations
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Hemkemeyer, Michael, Stefan Geisen, Stefanie Heinze, et al.. (2024). Potato yield and quality are linked to cover crop and soil microbiome, respectively. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 60(4). 525–545. 10 indexed citations
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Haase, Thorsten, Christian Bruns, Jürgen Heß, et al.. (2024). I have the touch – evidence for considerable N transfer from peas to oats by rhizodeposition. Plant and Soil. 509(1-2). 987–998. 2 indexed citations
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Joergensen, Rainer Georg, et al.. (2024). Influence of Soil Extractable Plant Nutrients on the Walnut Kernel Ionome in Southern Kyrgyzstan at Different Elevations. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 25(1). 134–146. 1 indexed citations
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Joergensen, Rainer Georg, et al.. (2023). No Evidence of an Elevation Effect Caused by Temperature Differences on Soil Microbial Properties in a Walnut Fruit Forest in Kyrgyzstan. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 23(2). 2662–2672. 3 indexed citations
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Darr, Dietrich, et al.. (2023). Challenges and opportunities for nutrient circularity: an innovation platform approach. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 129(3). 375–391. 6 indexed citations
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Heinze, Stefanie, et al.. (2021). Microbial Biomass Sulphur—An Important Yet Understudied Pool in Soil. Agronomy. 11(8). 1606–1606. 15 indexed citations
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Hemkemeyer, Michael, et al.. (2021). Functions of elements in soil microorganisms. Microbiological Research. 252. 126832–126832. 96 indexed citations
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Wichern, Florian, et al.. (2020). Winter is coming – Impact of temperature on the variation of beta-lactamase and mcr genes in a wastewater treatment plant. The Science of The Total Environment. 712. 136499–136499. 65 indexed citations
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Joergensen, Rainer Georg & Florian Wichern. (2017). Alive and kicking: Why dormant soil microorganisms matter. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 116. 419–430. 212 indexed citations
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Potthoff, Martin, et al.. (2015). Priming effects of Aporrectodea caliginosa on young rhizodeposits and old soil organic matter following wheat straw addition. European Journal of Soil Biology. 70. 38–45. 16 indexed citations
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Gebauer, Jens, et al.. (2014). The Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.): Wild African Fruit for Germany and Europe?!. 1 indexed citations
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Siemens, Jan, et al.. (2013). Dose-dependent reactions of Aporrectodea caliginosa to perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid in soil. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 95. 39–43. 24 indexed citations

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