Ingo Schöning

11.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Ingo Schöning is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ingo Schöning has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Soil Science, 38 papers in Ecology and 21 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ingo Schöning's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (46 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (19 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (19 papers). Ingo Schöning is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (46 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (19 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (19 papers). Ingo Schöning collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Ingo Schöning's co-authors include Marion Schrumpf, François Buscot, Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner, Ernst‐Detlef Schulze, Heiko Nacke, Markus Fischer, Rolf Daniel, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Steffen Boch and Tesfaye Wubet and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Ingo Schöning

79 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Implementing large-scale and long-term functional biodiversity research: The Biodiversity Exploratories

2010 614 citations Markus Fischer, Falk Hänsel et al. profile →
Pyrosequencing-Based Assessment of Bacterial Community Structure Along Different Management Types in German Forest and Grassland Soils

2011 445 citations Ingo Schöning, Marion Schrumpf et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ingo Schöning Germany	38	1.9k	1.9k	1.5k	1.1k	996	79	4.8k
Daniel S. Maynard United States	27	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	851 0.8×	701 0.7×	42	3.7k
Yosef Steinberger Israel	40	1.8k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	986 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	260	5.7k
Uffe N. Nielsen Australia	33	2.4k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	639 0.6×	870 0.9×	107	5.1k
Christine V. Hawkes United States	40	1.8k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	3.0k 2.0×	1.9k 1.8×	1.6k 1.7×	92	6.0k
Rebecca L. McCulley United States	33	1.9k 1.0×	2.2k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	575 0.5×	980 1.0×	95	4.9k
Colin Averill United States	21	1.5k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	765 0.7×	367 0.4×	36	3.9k
Xiaoming Zou China	40	1.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	948 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	158	4.8k
Pablo García‐Palacios Spain	37	1.8k 1.0×	2.3k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.5×	989 1.0×	78	5.1k
Marion Schrumpf Germany	37	2.1k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	516 0.5×	368 0.4×	104	4.5k
Richard S. P. van Logtestijn Netherlands	45	3.0k 1.6×	1.5k 0.8×	2.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	984 1.0×	110	6.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ingo Schöning

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All Works

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Schöning, Ingo, Christian Poll, Ellen Kandeler, et al.. (2025). Land use and mineral type determine stability of newly formed mineral-associated organic matter. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 1 indexed citations

Manning, Peter, Andrea Larissa Boesing, Christian Ammer, et al.. (2024). Identifying the stand properties that support both high biodiversity and carbon storage in German forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 572. 122328–122328. 5 indexed citations

Schöning, Ingo, Beate Michalzik, Christian Ammer, et al.. (2023). Forest Structure and Fine Root Biomass Influence Soil CO2 Efflux in Temperate Forests under Drought. Forests. 14(2). 411–411. 1 indexed citations

Poll, Christian, Ingo Schöning, Marion Schrumpf, et al.. (2023). Mineral type and land-use intensity control composition and functions of microorganisms colonizing pristine minerals in grassland soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 182. 109037–109037. 10 indexed citations

Poll, Christian, Johannes Ballauff, Marion Schrumpf, et al.. (2023). Mineral type versus environmental filters: What shapes the composition and functions of fungal communities in the mineralosphere of forest soils?. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 190. 109288–109288. 3 indexed citations

Huang, Jianbei, Henrik Hartmann, Romà Ogaya, et al.. (2023). Hormone and carbohydrate regulation of defense secondary metabolites in a Mediterranean forest during drought. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 209. 105298–105298. 7 indexed citations

Schöning, Ingo, Beate Michalzik, Valentin H. Klaus, et al.. (2022). Drivers of soil respiration across a management intensity gradient in temperate grasslands under drought. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 124(1). 101–116. 9 indexed citations

Richter, Andreas S., et al.. (2022). Effects of management intensity, soil properties and region on the nematode communities in temperate forests in Germany. Forest Ecology and Management. 529. 120675–120675. 12 indexed citations

Schöning, Ingo, Valentin H. Klaus, Beate Michalzik, et al.. (2022). Direct and plant community mediated effects of management intensity on annual nutrient leaching risk in temperate grasslands. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 123(3). 83–104. 9 indexed citations

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Baumann, Karen, Kai‐Uwe Eckhardt, Ingo Schöning, Marion Schrumpf, & Peter Leinweber. (2022). Clay fraction properties and grassland management imprint on soil organic matter composition and stability at molecular level. Soil Use and Management. 38(4). 1578–1596. 3 indexed citations

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Leimer, Sophia, Doreen Berner, Klaus Birkhofer, et al.. (2021). Land‐use intensity and biodiversity effects on infiltration capacity and hydraulic conductivity of grassland soils in southern Germany. Ecohydrology. 14(6). 12 indexed citations

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Heinrichs, Steffi, Christian Ammer, Martina Mund, et al.. (2019). Landscape-Scale Mixtures of Tree Species are More Effective than Stand-Scale Mixtures for Biodiversity of Vascular Plants, Bryophytes and Lichens. Forests. 10(1). 73–73. 33 indexed citations

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Leimer, Sophia, Sebastian Bischoff, Steffen Boch, et al.. (2018). Does plant diversity affect the water balance of established grassland systems?. Ecohydrology. 11(4). 7 indexed citations

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Solly, Emily F., Ivano Brunner, Heljä‐Sisko Helmisaari, et al.. (2018). Unravelling the age of fine roots of temperate and boreal forests. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3006–3006. 59 indexed citations

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Goldmann, Kezia, Katharina Herz, Guillaume Lentendu, et al.. (2018). Land-Use Intensity Rather Than Plant Functional Identity Shapes Bacterial and Fungal Rhizosphere Communities. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 2711–2711. 57 indexed citations

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Schöning, Ingo, et al.. (2017). Das Kohlenstoffspeichervermögen von Waldböden. Max Planck Digital Library. 72(2). 23–25. 2 indexed citations

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Pena, Rodica, Christa Lang, Gertrud Lohaus, et al.. (2016). Phylogenetic and functional traits of ectomycorrhizal assemblages in top soil from different biogeographic regions and forest types. Mycorrhiza. 27(3). 233–245. 41 indexed citations

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Goldmann, Kezia, Ingo Schöning, François Buscot, & Tesfaye Wubet. (2015). Forest Management Type Influences Diversity and Community Composition of Soil Fungi across Temperate Forest Ecosystems. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 1300–1300. 136 indexed citations

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Stempfhuber, Barbara, Marion Engel, Doreen Fischer, et al.. (2014). pH as a Driver for Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea in Forest Soils. Microbial Ecology. 69(4). 879–883. 70 indexed citations

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Meyer, Annabel, Andreas Focks, Viviane Radl, et al.. (2013). Influence of Land Use Intensity on the Diversity of Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria and Archaea in Soils from Grassland Ecosystems. Microbial Ecology. 67(1). 161–166. 24 indexed citations

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