Gerard Cornelissen

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
83 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Gerard Cornelissen is a scholar working on Soil Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerard Cornelissen has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Soil Science, 18 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 16 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gerard Cornelissen's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (30 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (14 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (14 papers). Gerard Cornelissen is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (30 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (14 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (14 papers). Gerard Cornelissen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Sweden and United States. Gerard Cornelissen's co-authors include Sarah E. Hale, Jan Mulder, Vegard Martinsen, Alfred Obia, Gijs D. Breedveld, Hans‐Peter Schmidt, Vanja Alling, Trond Børresen, Magnus Sparrevik and David W. Rutherford and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Gerard Cornelissen

83 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Quantifying the Total and Bioavailable Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Dioxins in Biochars

2012 531 citations Sarah E. Hale, David W. Rutherford et al. profile →
In situ effects of biochar on aggregation, water retention and porosity in light-textured tropical soils

2015 387 citations Alfred Obia, Jan Mulder et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gerard Cornelissen Norway	41	2.4k	1.2k	953	865	862	83	5.5k
Marta Camps Arbestain New Zealand	32	2.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	901 1.0×	849 1.0×	100	5.7k
Jun Meng China	40	2.0k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	734 0.8×	756 0.9×	587 0.7×	141	5.1k
Gerhard Soja Austria	39	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	863 0.9×	866 1.0×	872 1.0×	126	5.9k
Qaiser Hussain Pakistan	37	2.5k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	623 0.7×	564 0.7×	108	5.3k
Gabriel Gascó Spain	46	1.9k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	1.5k 1.7×	112	6.1k
Ana Méndez Spain	43	1.9k 0.8×	1.7k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	117	5.9k
Mark G. Johnson United States	33	2.1k 0.9×	982 0.8×	688 0.7×	577 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	92	6.1k
Liqiang Cui China	31	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 1.5×	1.0k 1.1×	551 0.6×	782 0.9×	83	5.1k
Rongjun Bian China	35	2.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	533 0.6×	541 0.6×	92	5.1k
Akio Enders United States	26	2.4k 1.0×	809 0.7×	901 0.9×	865 1.0×	861 1.0×	34	4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerard Cornelissen

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Cornelissen, Gerard, Thomas D. Bucheli, Andrea Gredelj, et al.. (2025). A Virtuous Cycle of Phytoremediation, Pyrolysis, and Biochar Applications toward Safe PFAS Levels in Soil, Feed, and Food. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(6). 3283–3285. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Yixuan, Hanbo Chen, Yurong Gao, et al.. (2025). Optimizing biochar for carbon sequestration: a synergistic approach using machine learning and natural language processing. Biochar. 7(1). 2 indexed citations

Sørmo, Erlend, Raoul Wolf, Aleksandar I. Goranov, et al.. (2024). The impact of biochar's physicochemical properties on sorption of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). The Science of The Total Environment. 955. 177191–177191. 7 indexed citations

Ritter, Stefan, et al.. (2023). Biochar in Quick Clay Stabilization: Reducing Carbon Footprint and Improving Shear Strength. 15–24. 4 indexed citations

Sørmo, Erlend, et al.. (2023). The decomposition and emission factors of a wide range of PFAS in diverse, contaminated organic waste fractions undergoing dry pyrolysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 454. 131447–131447. 49 indexed citations

Hale, Sarah E., Neneng Laela Nurida, Jubaedah, et al.. (2020). The effect of biochar, lime and ash on maize yield in a long-term field trial in a Ultisol in the humid tropics. The Science of The Total Environment. 719. 137455–137455. 85 indexed citations

Pandit, Naba Raj, Hans‐Peter Schmidt, Jan Mulder, et al.. (2019). Nutrient effect of various composting methods with and without biochar on soil fertility and maize growth. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 66(2). 250–265. 84 indexed citations

Munera-Echeverri, J. L., et al.. (2018). Cation exchange capacity of biochar: An urgent method modification. The Science of The Total Environment. 642. 190–197. 174 indexed citations

Cornelissen, Gerard, et al.. (2017). 活性化炭素をベースにした堆積物修復のための混合とキャッピング技術Lumbriculus variegatusの効率と副作用【Powered by NICT】. Water Research. 114. 112. 1 indexed citations

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Martinsen, Vegard, et al.. (2017). Cation Exchange Capacity of Biochar: An urgent method modification. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 4588. 1 indexed citations

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Pandit, Naba Raj, Jan Mulder, Sarah E. Hale, Hans‐Peter Schmidt, & Gerard Cornelissen. (2017). Biochar from "Kon Tiki" flame curtain and other kilns: Effects of nutrient enrichment and kiln type on crop yield and soil chemistry. PLoS ONE. 12(4). e0176378–e0176378. 45 indexed citations

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Nybom, Inna, et al.. (2017). Mixing and capping techniques for activated carbon based sediment remediation – Efficiency and adverse effects for Lumbriculus variegatus. Water Research. 114. 104–112. 38 indexed citations

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Okkenhaug, Gudny, Katja Amstaetter, Hannes Herzel, et al.. (2016). Antimony (Sb) and lead (Pb) in contaminated shooting range soils: Sb and Pb mobility and immobilization by iron based sorbents, a field study. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 307. 336–343. 133 indexed citations

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Obia, Alfred, Gerard Cornelissen, Jan Mulder, & Peter Dörsch. (2015). Suppression of N2O and NO from denitrification by biochar: the role of pH. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 15587. 1 indexed citations

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Hale, Sarah E., et al.. (2015). Sustainable Technologies for Small-Scale Biochar Production—A Review. 5(1). 10–31. 57 indexed citations

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Hale, Sarah E., et al.. (2015). Designing and Performance Evaluation of Biochar Production in a Top-Lit Updraft Up-scaled Gasifier. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 5(2). 41–55. 18 indexed citations

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Kupryianchyk, D., Sarah E. Hale, Andrew R. Zimmerman, et al.. (2015). Sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds to a diverse suite of carbonaceous materials with emphasis on biochar. Chemosphere. 144. 879–887. 66 indexed citations

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Hale, Sarah E., et al.. (2014). Improved Gasification of Rice Husks for Optimized Biochar Production in a Top Lit Updraft Gasifier. 4(4). 225–242. 14 indexed citations

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Hale, Sarah E., Vanja Alling, Vegard Martinsen, et al.. (2013). The sorption and desorption of phosphate-P, ammonium-N and nitrate-N in cacao shell and corn cob biochars. Chemosphere. 91(11). 1612–1619. 397 indexed citations

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Cornelissen, Gerard, et al.. (1999). Chronomedical aspects of oncology and geriatrics.. PubMed. 13(1). 77–82. 7 indexed citations

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