Holger Beßler

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Holger Beßler is a scholar working on Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Holger Beßler has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Soil Science, 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Holger Beßler's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (12 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers) and Pasture and Agricultural Systems (4 papers). Holger Beßler is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (12 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers) and Pasture and Agricultural Systems (4 papers). Holger Beßler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Holger Beßler's co-authors include Gerd Gleixner, Nico Eisenhauer, Stefan Scheu, Christof Engels, Sibylle Steinbeiss, Markus Lange, Christiane Roscher, Carlos A. Sierra, Robert I. Griffiths and Jacques Roy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Holger Beßler

16 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Plant diversity increases soil microbial activity and soi... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Plant diversity increases soil microbial activity and soil carbon storage
    2015 1.2k citations Markus Lange, Nico Eisenhauer et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Holger Beßler Germany 13 1.5k 900 853 757 424 16 2.6k
Juliette Bloor France 24 1.1k 0.7× 786 0.9× 806 0.9× 725 1.0× 668 1.6× 49 2.3k
Wenming Bai China 29 1.2k 0.8× 755 0.8× 592 0.7× 976 1.3× 471 1.1× 76 2.3k
Zhuwen Xu China 31 1.6k 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 621 0.7× 883 1.2× 418 1.0× 73 2.5k
Minghua Song China 33 1000 0.7× 997 1.1× 792 0.9× 729 1.0× 556 1.3× 104 2.5k
Marı́a Julia Mazzarino Argentina 30 1.4k 0.9× 536 0.6× 775 0.9× 564 0.7× 514 1.2× 55 2.5k
Hannie de Caluwe Netherlands 25 873 0.6× 875 1.0× 855 1.0× 1.1k 1.5× 400 0.9× 36 2.4k
Ann E. Russell United States 23 1.0k 0.7× 550 0.6× 717 0.8× 481 0.6× 604 1.4× 40 2.2k
Sara G. Baer United States 31 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.6× 1.4k 1.7× 784 1.0× 589 1.4× 92 3.3k
Kate H. Orwin New Zealand 26 1.1k 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 975 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 448 1.1× 50 2.9k
Florian Hofhansl Austria 22 1.5k 1.0× 996 1.1× 471 0.6× 740 1.0× 456 1.1× 37 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Holger Beßler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Holger Beßler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Holger Beßler. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Holger Beßler. The network helps show where Holger Beßler may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Holger Beßler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Holger Beßler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Holger Beßler based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Holger Beßler. Holger Beßler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Beßler, Holger, et al.. (2024). Processing Municipal Waste for Phytostabilization of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils. Soil Systems. 8(4). 109–109. 1 indexed citations
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Fischer, Christine, Sophia Leimer, Christiane Roscher, et al.. (2018). Plant species richness and functional groups have different effects on soil water content in a decade‐long grassland experiment. Journal of Ecology. 107(1). 127–141. 88 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Mathias, Stephan Wirth, Holger Beßler, et al.. (2017). Combining a root exclusion technique with continuous chamber and porous tube measurements for a pin‐point separation of ecosystem respiration in croplands. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 181(1). 41–50. 9 indexed citations
4.
Lange, Markus, Nico Eisenhauer, Carlos A. Sierra, et al.. (2015). Plant diversity increases soil microbial activity and soil carbon storage. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6707–6707. 1209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lange, Markus, Maike Habekost, Nico Eisenhauer, et al.. (2014). Biotic and Abiotic Properties Mediating Plant Diversity Effects on Soil Microbial Communities in an Experimental Grassland. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e96182–e96182. 184 indexed citations
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Ravenek, Janneke, Holger Beßler, Christof Engels, et al.. (2014). Long‐term study of root biomass in a biodiversity experiment reveals shifts in diversity effects over time. Oikos. 123(12). 1528–1536. 169 indexed citations
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Pérès, Guenola, Safya Menasseri, Jean‐François Soussana, et al.. (2013). Mechanisms linking plant community properties to soil aggregate stability in an experimental grassland plant diversity gradient. Plant and Soil. 373(1-2). 285–299. 125 indexed citations
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Leimer, Sophia, Yvonne Kreutziger, Holger Beßler, et al.. (2013). Plant diversity effects on the water balance of an experimental grassland. Ecohydrology. 7(5). 1378–1391. 31 indexed citations
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Beßler, Holger, Yvonne Oelmann, Christiane Roscher, et al.. (2012). Nitrogen uptake by grassland communities: contribution of N2 fixation, facilitation, complementarity, and species dominance. Plant and Soil. 358(1-2). 301–322. 59 indexed citations
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Eisenhauer, Nico, Alexandru Milcu, Alexander C.W. Sabais, et al.. (2011). Plant Diversity Surpasses Plant Functional Groups and Plant Productivity as Driver of Soil Biota in the Long Term. PLoS ONE. 6(1). e16055–e16055. 168 indexed citations
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Scherber, Christoph, Peter Mwangi, Martin Schmitz, et al.. (2010). Biodiversity and belowground interactions mediate community invasion resistance against a tall herb invader. Journal of Plant Ecology. 3(2). 99–108. 19 indexed citations
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Beßler, Holger, Vicky M. Temperton, Christiane Roscher, et al.. (2009). Aboveground overyielding in grassland mixtures is associated with reduced biomass partitioning to belowground organs. Ecology. 90(6). 1520–1530. 106 indexed citations
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Eisenhauer, Nico, Alexandru Milcu, Alexander C.W. Sabais, et al.. (2009). Plant community impacts on the structure of earthworm communities depend on season and change with time. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 41(12). 2430–2443. 69 indexed citations
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Roscher, Christiane, Holger Beßler, Yvonne Oelmann, et al.. (2008). Resources, recruitment limitation and invader species identity determine pattern of spontaneous invasion in experimental grasslands. Journal of Ecology. 97(1). 32–47. 54 indexed citations
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Steinbeiss, Sibylle, Holger Beßler, Christof Engels, et al.. (2008). Plant diversity positively affects short‐term soil carbon storage in experimental grasslands. Global Change Biology. 14(12). 2937–2949. 262 indexed citations
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Steinbeiss, Sibylle, Holger Beßler, Christof Engels, et al.. (2007). Plant Biodiversity Positively Affects Short-term Soil Carbon Storage in Experimental Grasslands. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 4 indexed citations

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