Henning Petersen

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Henning Petersen is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Henning Petersen has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 10 papers in Ecology and 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Henning Petersen's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (7 papers), Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies (6 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers). Henning Petersen is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (7 papers), Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies (6 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers). Henning Petersen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Spain and United Kingdom. Henning Petersen's co-authors include Malcolm Luxton, Susanne Elmholt, Martin Holmstrup, Volker Loeschcke, Simon Bahrndorff, E. Davis Parker, Marc Estiarte, Kristian Thorup‐Kristensen, Eduardo Mateos and György Kröel‐Dulay and has published in prestigious journals such as Global Change Biology, Soil Biology and Biochemistry and Oikos.

In The Last Decade

Henning Petersen

25 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

A Comparative Analysis of Soil Fauna Populations and Thei... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 250 500 750
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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. A Comparative Analysis of Soil Fauna Populations and Their Role in Decomposition Processes
    1982 972 citations Henning Petersen, Malcolm Luxton Oikos profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Henning Petersen Denmark 16 791 622 598 381 341 25 1.6k
Sigmund Hågvar Norway 23 859 1.1× 636 1.0× 254 0.4× 305 0.8× 443 1.3× 52 1.5k
Cindy M. Hale United States 15 921 1.2× 951 1.5× 641 1.1× 522 1.4× 327 1.0× 23 1.7k
Mary Ann McLean Canada 14 622 0.8× 576 0.9× 474 0.8× 267 0.7× 250 0.7× 20 1.2k
Reinhard Langel Germany 26 1.1k 1.4× 1.3k 2.1× 787 1.3× 510 1.3× 445 1.3× 33 2.4k
Jan Lagerlöf Sweden 21 799 1.0× 474 0.8× 701 1.2× 360 0.9× 404 1.2× 50 2.1k
Malcolm Luxton United Kingdom 18 1.3k 1.6× 656 1.1× 432 0.7× 358 0.9× 580 1.7× 57 1.9k
Veikko Huhta Finland 30 996 1.3× 893 1.4× 979 1.6× 561 1.5× 498 1.5× 58 2.3k
Jean‐François David France 20 371 0.5× 412 0.7× 355 0.6× 481 1.3× 397 1.2× 58 1.2k
Sandrine Salmon France 23 655 0.8× 352 0.6× 478 0.8× 383 1.0× 240 0.7× 43 1.4k
Melanie M. Pollierer Germany 22 658 0.8× 904 1.5× 474 0.8× 375 1.0× 275 0.8× 44 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Henning Petersen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Henning Petersen

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All Works

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Denay, Grégoire, et al.. (2023). Benchmarking and Validation of a Bioinformatics Workflow for Meat Species Identification Using 16S rDNA Metabarcoding. Foods. 12(5). 968–968. 2 indexed citations
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Petersen, Henning, Sandrine Salmon, Jean‐François Ponge, et al.. (2022). Trait‐mediated responses to aridity and experimental drought by springtail communities across Europe. Functional Ecology. 37(1). 44–56. 10 indexed citations
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Denay, Grégoire, et al.. (2021). Identification of Mammalian and Poultry Species in Food and Pet Food Samples Using 16S rDNA Metabarcoding. Foods. 10(11). 2875–2875. 19 indexed citations
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Peters, Martin C., et al.. (2021). Increased mortality in wild tits in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) in 2020 with a special focus on Suttonella ornithocola and other infectious pathogens. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 67(3). 4 indexed citations
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Peguero, Guille, Daniel Sol, Miquel A. Arnedo, et al.. (2019). Fast attrition of springtail communities by experimental drought and richness–decomposition relationships across Europe. Global Change Biology. 25(8). 2727–2738. 29 indexed citations
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Gelaye, Esayas, et al.. (2012). Molecular Evidence of Very Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Viruses in Chickens in Ethiopia. Avian Diseases Digest. 7(3). e40–e41. 3 indexed citations
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Bahrndorff, Simon, Martin Holmstrup, Henning Petersen, & Volker Loeschcke. (2006). Geographic variation for climatic stress resistance traits in the springtail Orchesella cincta. Journal of Insect Physiology. 52(9). 951–959. 50 indexed citations
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Georgieva, Slavka, et al.. (2005). Early decomposer assemblages of soil organisms in litterbags with vetch and rye roots. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 37(6). 1145–1155. 25 indexed citations
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Petersen, Henning, et al.. (2004). Long-term changes in collembolan communities in grazed and non-grazed abandoned arable fields in Denmark. Pedobiologia. 48(5-6). 559–573. 21 indexed citations
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Elmholt, Susanne, et al.. (2003). Collembolan dietary specialisation on soil grown fungi. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 39(1). 9–15. 56 indexed citations
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Petersen, Henning. (2002). Effects of non-inverting deep tillage vs. conventional ploughing on collembolan populations in an organic wheat field. European Journal of Soil Biology. 38(2). 177–180. 34 indexed citations
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Petersen, Henning. (2002). General aspects of collembolan ecology at the turn of the millennium. Pedobiologia. 46(3-4). 246–260. 86 indexed citations
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Petersen, Henning, et al.. (2000). Environmental stress and reproductive mode in Mesaphorura macrochaeta (Tullbergiinae, Collembola). Pedobiologia. 44(3-4). 476–488. 23 indexed citations
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Petersen, Henning, R. V. O’Neill, & Robert H. Gardner. (1985). Use of an ecosystem model for testing ecosystem responses to inaccuracies of root and microflora productivity estimates.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 233–242. 3 indexed citations
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Petersen, Henning & Malcolm Luxton. (1982). A Comparative Analysis of Soil Fauna Populations and Their Role in Decomposition Processes. Oikos. 39(3). 288–288. 972 indexed citations breakdown →
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Petersen, Henning. (1982). A comparative analysis of soil fauna populations and their role in decomposition processes, 5: The total soil fauna biomass and its composition [total soil fauna estimate].. 4 indexed citations
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Petersen, Henning. (1981). The Respiratory Metabolism of Collembola Species from a Danish Beech Wood. Oikos. 37(3). 273–273. 23 indexed citations

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