Hans‐Peter Schmidt

9.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
103 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Hans‐Peter Schmidt is a scholar working on Soil Science, Pollution and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans‐Peter Schmidt has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Soil Science, 18 papers in Pollution and 16 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hans‐Peter Schmidt's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (21 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (12 papers) and Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques (9 papers). Hans‐Peter Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (21 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (12 papers) and Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques (9 papers). Hans‐Peter Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Hans‐Peter Schmidt's co-authors include Claudia Kammann, Nikolas Hagemann, Simon Shackley, Gerard Cornelissen, Bruce A. McCarl, Stephen Joseph, Abbie Clare, Thomas D. Bucheli, Pellegrino Conte and Jens Leifeld and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Hans‐Peter Schmidt

97 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Biochar for Environmental Management

2009 807 citations Simon Shackley, Abbie Clare et al. profile →
Organic coating on biochar explains its nutrient retention and stimulation of soil fertility

2017 466 citations Nikolas Hagemann, Stephen Joseph et al. profile →
Plant growth improvement mediated by nitrate capture in co-composted biochar

2015 409 citations Claudia Kammann, Hans‐Peter Schmidt et al. Scientific Reports profile →
Biochar for composting improvement and contaminants reduction. A review

2017 320 citations Hans‐Peter Schmidt et al. profile →
European Biochar Certificate (EBC) - guidelines version 6.1

2015 313 citations Hans‐Peter Schmidt profile →
Biochar in agriculture – A systematic review of 26 global meta‐analyses

2021 267 citations Hans‐Peter Schmidt, Claudia Kammann et al. GCB Bioenergy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hans‐Peter Schmidt Germany	41	2.7k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	1.0k	103	6.8k
Jorge Paz‐Ferreiro Spain	53	2.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	2.3k 1.9×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	167	8.7k
Hailin Zhang United States	53	2.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	2.7k 2.6×	333	10.0k
Mingxin Guo United States	26	1.0k 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	923 0.8×	885 0.9×	76	5.7k
K. C. Das United States	42	2.6k 1.0×	2.8k 2.0×	964 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	700 0.7×	100	7.7k
P. G. Hunt United States	40	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	1.8k 1.5×	1000 1.0×	178	6.9k
Renduo Zhang China	52	1.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	510 0.4×	1.1k 1.1×	239	8.3k
Manzoor Qadir Canada	42	1.9k 0.7×	776 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	2.0k 1.9×	111	8.4k
Christoph Steiner Germany	28	4.2k 1.6×	1.2k 0.8×	969 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.5×	75	7.2k
Guanghui Yu China	51	1.9k 0.7×	792 0.6×	2.4k 1.9×	1.4k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	169	7.9k
Pil Joo Kim South Korea	57	2.7k 1.0×	812 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	522 0.4×	3.9k 3.8×	290	9.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schmidt, Hans‐Peter, Samuel Abiven, Annette Cowie, et al.. (2025). Biochar Permanence—A Policy Commentary. GCB Bioenergy. 17(12).

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

Schmidt, Hans‐Peter, D. Kray, Thomas D. Bucheli, et al.. (2025). Biochar acidification increased sorption and reduced leaching of nitrate. Journal of Environmental Management. 393. 127224–127224.

Hagemann, Nikolas, et al.. (2024). Biochars from chlorine-rich feedstock are low in polychlorinated dioxins, furans and biphenyls. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 183. 106764–106764. 2 indexed citations

Möllmer, Jens, E. Marie Muehe, Claudia Kammann, et al.. (2024). Granulation compared to co-application of biochar plus mineral fertilizer and its impacts on crop growth and nutrient leaching. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 16555–16555. 6 indexed citations

Lotz, Simon, Thomas D. Bucheli, Hans‐Peter Schmidt, & Nikolas Hagemann. (2024). Quantification of soil organic carbon: the challenge of biochar-induced spatial heterogeneity. Frontiers in Climate. 6.

Hilber, Isabel, Nikolas Hagemann, José M. de la Rosa Arranz, et al.. (2024). Biochar Production From Plastic‐Contaminated Biomass. GCB Bioenergy. 16(11).

Schmidt, Hans‐Peter, et al.. (2023). Biochar from animal manure: A critical assessment on technical feasibility, economic viability, and ecological impact. GCB Bioenergy. 15(9). 1078–1104. 50 indexed citations

Hilber, Isabel, F. Blum, Hans‐Peter Schmidt, & Thomas D. Bucheli. (2022). Current analytical methods to quantify PAHs in activated carbon and vegetable carbon (E153) are not fit for purpose. Environmental Pollution. 309. 119599–119599. 6 indexed citations

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Husson, Olivier, Jean‐Pierre Sarthou, Lydia Bousset, et al.. (2021). Soil and plant health in relation to dynamic sustainment of Eh and pH homeostasis: A review. Plant and Soil. 466(1-2). 391–447. 30 indexed citations

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Conte, Pellegrino, Roberta Bertani, Paolo Sgarbossa, et al.. (2021). Recent Developments in Understanding Biochar’s Physical–Chemistry. Agronomy. 11(4). 615–615. 57 indexed citations

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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

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Schmidt, Hans‐Peter, et al.. (2017). Using biochar in animal farming to recycle nutrients and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 5719. 7 indexed citations

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Kammann, Claudia, et al.. (2017). Enhanced plant growth at reduced N2O emissions: 15N dynamics confirm nitrate capture and release of co-composted biochar. EGUGA. 5326. 1 indexed citations

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Frišták, Vladimír, et al.. (2016). Sorption interactions of biochars and pyrogenic carbonaceous materials with anionic contaminants. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

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Kammann, Claudia, et al.. (2016). Using Biochar composts for improving sandy vineyard soils while reducing the risk of. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 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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Mackie, K.A., Sven Marhan, Franziska Ditterich, Hans‐Peter Schmidt, & Ellen Kandeler. (2015). The effects of biochar and compost amendments on copper immobilization and soil microorganisms in a temperate vineyard. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 201. 58–69. 125 indexed citations

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Shackley, Simon, Abbie Clare, Stephen Joseph, Bruce A. McCarl, & Hans‐Peter Schmidt. (2009). Biochar for Environmental Management. 807 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pommer, Andreas, et al.. (2003). Confidential storage and transmission of medical image data. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 33(3). 277–292. 76 indexed citations

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