Heike Knicker

18.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
288 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Heike Knicker is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Heike Knicker has authored 288 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Soil Science, 63 papers in Ecology and 46 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Heike Knicker's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (113 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (40 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (38 papers). Heike Knicker is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (113 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (40 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (38 papers). Heike Knicker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Spain and Brazil. Heike Knicker's co-authors include Francisco Javier González-Vila, Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner, Gonzalo Almendros, José Antonío González‐Pérez, José M. de la Rosa Arranz, Patrick G. Hatcher, André Hilscher, H.‐D. Lüdemann, Déborah Pinheiro Dick and U. Schwertmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Heike Knicker

283 papers receiving 14.3k 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.

The effect of fire on soil organic matter—a review

2004 928 citations José Antonío González‐Pérez, Francisco Javier González-Vila et al. profile →
How does fire affect the nature and stability of soil organic nitrogen and carbon? A review

2007 683 citations Heike Knicker profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Heike Knicker	7.0k	3.8k	3.2k	1.9k	1.8k	288	14.8k
Cornélia Rumpel	11.8k 1.7×	5.7k 1.5×	2.4k 0.7×	3.0k 1.6×	2.0k 1.1×	259	18.0k
Wolfgang Zech	8.6k 1.2×	3.0k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	2.6k 1.4×	3.1k 1.7×	266	17.5k
Caroline A. Masiello	5.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.1×	108	12.9k
Bruno Glaser	9.1k 1.3×	3.4k 0.9×	1.9k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	247	20.0k
Jeff Baldock	9.2k 1.3×	5.8k 1.5×	1.9k 0.6×	3.2k 1.7×	1.3k 0.7×	212	16.4k
Randy A. Dahlgren	3.5k 0.5×	3.8k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	4.2k 2.2×	3.6k 1.9×	388	17.6k
Roland Bol	8.4k 1.2×	4.9k 1.3×	1.5k 0.5×	4.1k 2.2×	1.5k 0.8×	413	15.7k
Markus Kleber	12.6k 1.8×	6.9k 1.8×	1.9k 0.6×	4.6k 2.4×	3.0k 1.6×	122	24.5k
J. O. Skjemstad	4.8k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	61	8.8k
Klaus Kaiser	7.4k 1.1×	4.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.4×	4.7k 2.5×	2.2k 1.2×	210	15.5k

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Poeplau, Christopher, Tobias Bölscher, Katharina Meurer, et al.. (2025). The Effect of Crop Diversification and Season on Microbial Carbon Use Efficiency Across a European Pedoclimatic Gradient. European Journal of Soil Science. 76(2). 1 indexed citations

Calabi-Floody, Marcela, Jorge Medina, Alan E. Richardson, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Soil Carbon Sequestration with C-Rich Carrier Materials from Spent Mushroom Substrate and Composted Wheat Straw: Implications for Smart Fertilizer Design. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 24(4). 6691–6706. 1 indexed citations

Groß, Arthur, et al.. (2024). Impact of Biochar Aging on Soil Physicochemical Properties. Agronomy. 14(12). 3007–3007. 9 indexed citations

Morillo, N. T. Jiménez, José Antonío González‐Pérez, Heike Knicker, et al.. (2023). Soil Organic Matter Molecular Composition Shifts Driven by Forest Regrowth or Pasture after Slash-and-Burn of Amazon Forest. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(4). 3485–3485. 3 indexed citations

Arranz, José M. de la Rosa, et al.. (2023). Evolution of Maize Compost in a Mediterranean Agricultural Soil: Implications for Carbon Sequestration. Agronomy. 13(3). 769–769. 3 indexed citations

Nocentini, M., Giovanni Mastrolonardo, Marco Michelozzi, et al.. (2023). Effects of biochar and compost addition in potting substrates on growth and volatile compounds profile of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 104(3). 1609–1620. 8 indexed citations

Paneque, Marina, José M. de la Rosa Arranz, Antonio F. Patti, & Heike Knicker. (2021). Changes in the Bio-Availability of Phosphorus in Pyrochars and Hydrochars Derived from Sewage Sludge after Their Amendment to Soils. Agronomy. 11(4). 623–623. 7 indexed citations

Subdiaga, Edisson, et al.. (2020). High-pH and anoxic conditions during soil organic matter extraction increases its electron-exchange capacity and ability to stimulate microbial Fe(III) reduction by electron shuttling. Biogeosciences. 17(3). 683–698. 26 indexed citations

Arranz, José M. de la Rosa, et al.. (2017). What happens with the nitrogen in sewage sludge once this material is pyrolyzed. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 17662. 1 indexed citations

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Knicker, Heike, Sascha Lange, Barth‐Jan van Rossum, & Hartmut Oschkinat. (2016). Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) solid-state NMR spectroscopy, a new approach to study humic material?. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 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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Paneque, Marina, José M. de la Rosa Arranz, C. A. Aragón, et al.. (2015). Sewage sludge hydrochars: properties and agronomic impact as related to different production conditions. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 467. 5 indexed citations

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Arranz, José M. de la Rosa, Heike Knicker, José Antonío González‐Pérez, et al.. (2014). Revisiting molecular-level research on the impact of fire on soil organic matter: Progresses in the 21st century. Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica. 40(2). 387–402. 1 indexed citations

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Arranz, José M. de la Rosa, et al.. (2013). Effects of N-ammonoxidized lignins amendment on N availability and soil fertility: an incubation study. EGUGA. 1 indexed citations

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González-Vila, Francisco Javier, et al.. (2012). On the structural factors of soil humic matter related to soil water repellence in fire-affected soils. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 8712. 2 indexed citations

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Dick, Déborah Pinheiro, et al.. (2009). Impact of pinus afforestation on soil chemical attributes and organic matter in South Brazilian highlands. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 6418. 1 indexed citations

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Eusterhues, Karin, Thilo Rennert, Heike Knicker, & Kai Uwe Totsche. (2009). Association of organic matter and ferrihydrite: adsorption versus coprecipitation. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 12074. 1 indexed citations

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Kögel‐Knabner, Ingrid, et al.. (2007). Origin and composition of organic matter in pits from the Neolithic settlement at Murr, Bavaria. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 2 indexed citations

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González‐Pérez, José Antonío, et al.. (2004). A FIRST APPROACH TO THE ESTIMATION OF BLACK CARBON PRODUCTION BY FOREST FIRES IN ANDALUSIAN MEDITERRANEAN FOREST. 11(2). 219–228. 1 indexed citations

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Knicker, Heike & J. O. Skjemstad. (2000). Nature of organic carbon and nitrogen in physically protected organic matter of some Australian soils as revealed by solid-state 13 C and 15 N NMR spectroscopy. Australian Journal of Soil Research. 38(1). 113–128. 75 indexed citations

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