Gerrit Angst

4.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
51 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Gerrit Angst is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerrit Angst has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Soil Science, 23 papers in Ecology and 14 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Gerrit Angst's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (38 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (15 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (11 papers). Gerrit Angst is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (38 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (15 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (11 papers). Gerrit Angst collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, Germany and United States. Gerrit Angst's co-authors include Kevin E. Mueller, Carsten W. Mueller, Klaas G.J. Nierop, Myrna J. Simpson, Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner, Jan Frouz, Šárka Angst, Martin Wiesmeier, Katherine H. Freeman and Janet Rethemeyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Gerrit Angst

49 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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What are hit papers?

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.

Plant- or microbial-derived? A review on the molecular composition of stabilized soil organic matter

2021 696 citations Gerrit Angst, Kevin E. Mueller et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
Unlocking complex soil systems as carbon sinks: multi-pool management as the key

2023 227 citations Gerrit Angst, Kevin E. Mueller et al. Nature Communications profile →
Conceptualizing soil fauna effects on labile and stabilized soil organic matter

2024 51 citations Gerrit Angst, Šárka Angst et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gerrit Angst Czechia	23	2.1k	1.1k	525	477	294	51	2.8k
Ute Hamer Germany	26	2.0k 0.9×	962 0.9×	623 1.2×	537 1.1×	363 1.2×	50	3.0k
Noah W. Sokol United States	15	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	543 1.0×	410 0.9×	237 0.8×	21	2.4k
Yichao Rui China	31	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	776 1.5×	456 1.0×	410 1.4×	79	3.1k
Lydie Chapuis‐Lardy France	25	1.5k 0.7×	834 0.8×	600 1.1×	557 1.2×	489 1.7×	69	2.8k
Florian Hofhansl Austria	22	1.5k 0.7×	996 0.9×	740 1.4×	472 1.0×	456 1.6×	37	2.8k
M. Francesca Cotrufo United States	17	2.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	694 1.3×	707 1.5×	522 1.8×	21	3.3k
Sherri J. Morris United States	19	1.8k 0.8×	935 0.9×	439 0.8×	483 1.0×	402 1.4×	32	2.4k
Jocelyn M. Lavallee United States	15	2.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	543 1.0×	761 1.6×	427 1.5×	27	3.8k
Cynthia M. Kallenbach Canada	16	2.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	741 1.4×	679 1.4×	241 0.8×	29	3.0k
Joseph C. Blankinship United States	21	1.5k 0.7×	943 0.9×	391 0.7×	415 0.9×	441 1.5×	35	2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Schädler, Martin, et al.. (2026). Global environmental changes threaten the feeding activity of soil detritivores. Current Biology. 36(3). 734–747.e3.

Nannipieri, P., Gerrit Angst, Carsten W. Mueller, & Giacomo Pietramellara. (2025). The role of death and lysis of microbial and plant cells in the formation of soil organic matter. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 204. 109750–109750. 9 indexed citations

Angst, Šárka, Gerrit Angst, Kevin E. Mueller, Markus Lange, & Nico Eisenhauer. (2025). Un(der)explored links between plant diversity and particulate and mineral-associated organic matter in soil. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5548–5548. 1 indexed citations

Angst, Šárka, Ondřej Mudrák, Jan Frouz, et al.. (2024). The effect of dead standing (marcescent) biomass on litter decomposition in herbaceous flora is governed by plant functional group. Functional Ecology. 38(5). 1309–1319. 4 indexed citations

Angst, Gerrit, Šárka Angst, Jan Frouz, et al.. (2024). Stabilized microbial necromass in soil is more strongly coupled with microbial diversity than the bioavailability of plant inputs. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 190. 109323–109323. 36 indexed citations

Kaštovská, Eva, Michal Choma, Gerrit Angst, et al.. (2023). Root but not shoot litter fostered the formation of mineral-associated organic matter in eroded arable soils. Soil and Tillage Research. 235. 105871–105871. 9 indexed citations

Jílková, Veronika, Petr Macek, Gerrit Angst, et al.. (2023). Macrofauna amplify plant litter decomposition and stabilization in arctic soils in a warming climate. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 188. 109245–109245. 5 indexed citations

Mudrák, Ondřej, Šárka Angst, Gerrit Angst, et al.. (2023). Ecological significance of standing dead phytomass: Marcescence as a puzzle piece to the nutrient cycle in temperate ecosystems. Journal of Ecology. 111(10). 2245–2256. 8 indexed citations

Eisenhauer, Nico, Gerrit Angst, Rémy Beugnon, et al.. (2023). The heterogeneity–diversity–system performance nexus. National Science Review. 10(7). nwad109–nwad109. 8 indexed citations

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Eisenhauer, Nico, Stefan Scheu, Gerrit Angst, et al.. (2023). Climate-dependent plant responses to earthworms in two land-use types. Oecologia. 204(1). 133–146. 1 indexed citations

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Angst, Šárka, et al.. (2022). Changes in the quality of marcescent and shed senescent leaves during the dormant season. Plant and Soil. 474(1-2). 373–382. 10 indexed citations

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Jílková, Veronika, et al.. (2022). Post-fire forest floor succession in a Central European temperate forest depends on organic matter input from recovering vegetation rather than on pyrogenic carbon input from fire. The Science of The Total Environment. 861. 160659–160659. 12 indexed citations

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Sun, Daquan, Qiang Lin, Gerrit Angst, et al.. (2021). Microbial communities in soil macro-aggregates with less connected networks respire less across successional and geographic gradients. European Journal of Soil Biology. 108. 103378–103378. 13 indexed citations

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Meador, Travis B., et al.. (2021). Substrate quality effects on stabilized soil carbon reverse with depth. Geoderma. 406. 115511–115511. 11 indexed citations

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Angst, Šárka, Lenka Harantová, Petr Baldrián, et al.. (2019). Tree species identity alters decomposition of understory litter and associated microbial communities: a case study. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 55(5). 525–538. 27 indexed citations

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Angst, Gerrit, Carsten W. Mueller, Isabel Prater, et al.. (2019). Earthworms act as biochemical reactors to convert labile plant compounds into stabilized soil microbial necromass. Communications Biology. 2(1). 441–441. 103 indexed citations

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Angst, Gerrit, Carsten W. Mueller, Šárka Angst, et al.. (2018). Fast accrual of C and N in soil organic matter fractions following post-mining reclamation across the USA. Journal of Environmental Management. 209. 216–226. 17 indexed citations

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Angst, Šárka, Tomáš Cajthaml, Gerrit Angst, et al.. (2017). Retention of dead standing plant biomass (marcescence) increases subsequent litter decomposition in the soil organic layer. Plant and Soil. 418(1-2). 571–579. 29 indexed citations

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Angst, Šárka, Carsten W. Mueller, Tomáš Cajthaml, et al.. (2016). Stabilization of soil organic matter by earthworms is connected with physical protection rather than with chemical changes of organic matter. Geoderma. 289. 29–35. 89 indexed citations

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Angst, Gerrit, et al.. (2016). Tracing the sources and spatial distribution of organic carbon in subsoils using a multi-biomarker approach. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 29478–29478. 88 indexed citations

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