Ivan A. Janssens

70.4k total citations · 21 hit papers
380 papers, 39.5k citations indexed

About

Ivan A. Janssens is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ivan A. Janssens has authored 380 papers receiving a total of 39.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 200 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 130 papers in Soil Science and 129 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Ivan A. Janssens's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (145 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (126 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (55 papers). Ivan A. Janssens is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (145 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (126 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (55 papers). Ivan A. Janssens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Spain and France. Ivan A. Janssens's co-authors include Eric A. Davidson, Josep Peñuelas, Philippe Ciais, Shilong Piao, R. Ceulemans, Yongshuo H. Fu, Jordi Sardans, Sara Vicca, Michael Obersteiner and Yiqi Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ivan A. Janssens

371 papers receiving 38.6k citations

Hit Papers

Temperature sensitivity of soil carbon decomposition and ... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2006 2011 2019 2010 2013 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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. Temperature sensitivity of soil carbon decomposition and feedbacks to climate change
    2006 5.1k citations Ivan A. Janssens et al. profile →
  2. Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property
    2011 4.4k citations Ivan A. Janssens et al. profile →
  3. Plant phenology and global climate change: Current progresses and challenges
    2019 1.3k citations Shilong Piao, Qiang Liu et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  4. Reduction of forest soil respiration in response to nitrogen deposition
    2010 1.3k citations Ivan A. Janssens, Wouter Dieleman et al. profile →
  5. Human-induced nitrogen–phosphorus imbalances alter natural and managed ecosystems across the globe
    2013 1.1k citations Josep Peñuelas, Jordi Sardans et al. Nature Communications profile →
  6. On the variability of respiration in terrestrial ecosystems: moving beyondQ10
    2005 1.1k citations Ivan A. Janssens, Yiqi Luo et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  7. Declining global warming effects on the phenology of spring leaf unfolding
    2015 730 citations Yongshuo H. Fu, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  8. Asymmetric effects of daytime and night-time warming on Northern Hemisphere vegetation
    2013 528 citations Shushi Peng, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  9. The human‐induced imbalance between C, N and P in Earth's life system
    2011 467 citations Josep Peñuelas, Jordi Sardans et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  10. Leaf onset in the northern hemisphere triggered by daytime temperature
    2015 463 citations Shilong Piao, Yongshuo H. Fu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  11. Precipitation manipulation experiments – challenges and recommendations for the future
    2012 429 citations Claus Beier, Josep Peñuelas et al. profile →
  12. Delayed autumn phenology in the Northern Hemisphere is related to change in both climate and spring phenology
    2016 387 citations Yongshuo H. Fu, Ivan A. Janssens et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  13. Nutrient availability as the key regulator of global forest carbon balance
    2014 374 citations Marcos Fernández‐Martínez, Sara Vicca et al. profile →
  14. Microbial carbon limitation: The need for integrating microorganisms into our understanding of ecosystem carbon cycling
    2019 364 citations Jennifer L. Soong, Sara Marañón‐Jiménez et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  15. Summer soil drying exacerbated by earlier spring greening of northern vegetation
    2020 362 citations Xu Lian, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  16. Global patterns of phosphatase activity in natural soils
    2017 354 citations Olga Margalef, Jordi Sardans et al. profile →
  17. Microbial temperature sensitivity and biomass change explain soil carbon loss with warming
    2018 338 citations Craig W. Herbold, Niki I. W. Leblans et al. profile →
  18. Soil respiration under climate warming: differential response of heterotrophic and autotrophic respiration
    2014 286 citations Shilong Piao, Ivan A. Janssens et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  19. Extension of the growing season increases vegetation exposure to frost
    2018 261 citations Qiang Liu, Shilong Piao et al. Nature Communications profile →
  20. Anthropogenic global shifts in biospheric N and P concentrations and ratios and their impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem productivity, food security, and human health
    2020 205 citations Josep Peñuelas, Ivan A. Janssens et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  21. The global cropland-sparing potential of high-yield farming
    2020 175 citations Philippe Ciais, Ivan A. Janssens et al. profile →

Peers

Ivan A. Janssens
Comparison fields: 5 of 179
  • Global and Planetary Change 16.9k
  • Soil Science 15.7k
  • Ecology 14.8k
  • Plant Science 7.8k
  • Atmospheric Science 7.6k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Phosphorus constrains global photosynthesis more than nitrogen does
2025 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Songhan Wang, Philippe Ciais, Peter B. Reich, Alessandro Cescatti, David S. Ellsworth, Ivan A. Janssens, Jordi Sardans, Yiqi Luo, Nicholas G. Smith, Enzai Du, Di Tian, Yu Jiang, Yanfeng Ding, Josep Peñuelas
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Soil Respiration Responses to Prolonged Warming Vary Seasonally in a Subarctic Grassland
2025 ·Global Change Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Kathiravan Meeran, Johannes Ingrisch, (unknown), Klaus Steenberg Larsen, Bjarni D. Sigurðsson, Ivan A. Janssens, Michael Bahn
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Different profiles of soil phosphorous compounds depending on tree species and availability of soil phosphorus in a tropical rainforest in French Guiana
2024 ·BMC Plant Biology ·Albert Gargallo‐Garriga, Jordi Sardans, Joan Llusià, Guille Peguero, (unknown), Élodie A. Courtois, Clément Stahl, Otmar Urban, Karel Klem, Pau Nolis, Míriam Pérez‐Trujillo, Teodor Parella, Andreas Richter, Ivan A. Janssens, Josep Peñuelas
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Foliar elementome and functional traits relationships identify tree species niche in French Guiana rainforests
2023 ·Ecology ·Jordi Sardans, Joan Llusià, Romà Ogaya, Helena Vallicrosa, Iolanda Filella, Albert Gargallo‐Garriga, Guille Peguero, Leandro Van Langenhove, Lore T. Verryckt, Clément Stahl, Élodie A. Courtois, Laëtitia Bréchet, Akash Tariq, (unknown), Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Weiqi Wang, Ivan A. Janssens, Josep Peñuelas
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Temporal variability of observed and simulated gross primary productivity, modulated by vegetation state and hydrometeorological drivers
2023 ·Biogeosciences ·Jan De Pue, Sebastian Wieneke, Ana Bastos, (unknown), Liyang Liu, Philippe Ciais, Alirio Arboleda, Rafiq Hamdi, (unknown), Fabienne Maignan, Françoise Gellens-Meulenberghs, Ivan A. Janssens, Manuela Balzarolo
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Long-term warming-induced trophic downgrading in the soil microbial food web
2023 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Mathilde Borg Dahl, Andrea Söllinger, (unknown), Ivan A. Janssens, Josep Peñuelas, Bjarni D. Sigurðsson, Andreas Richter, Alexander Tøsdal Tveit, Tim Urich
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Late autumn warming can both delay and advance spring budburst through contrasting effects on bud dormancy depth in Fagus sylvatica L.
2023 ·Tree Physiology ·(unknown), Inge Dox, (unknown), (unknown), Andrey V. Malyshev, Gerrit T.S. Beemster, Hamada AbdElgawad, Ivan A. Janssens, Han Asard, Matteo Campioli
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Nutrient‐based species selection is a prevalent driver of community assembly and functional trait space in tropical forests
2023 ·Journal of Ecology ·Guille Peguero, (unknown), Jordi Sardans, Dolores Asensio, (unknown), Joan Llusià, Romà Ogaya, Ifigenia Urbina, Leandro Van Langenhove, Lore T. Verryckt, Clément Stahl, Laëtitia Bréchet, Élodie A. Courtois, Jérôme Chave, Bruno Hérault, Ivan A. Janssens, Josep Peñuelas
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Increased microbial expression of organic nitrogen cycling genes in long-term warmed grassland soils
2021 ·ISME Communications ·Joana Séneca, Andrea Söllinger, Craig W. Herbold, Petra Pjevac, Judith Prommer, Erik Verbruggen, Bjarni D. Sigurðsson, Josep Peñuelas, Ivan A. Janssens, Tim Urich, Alexander Tøsdal Tveit, Andreas Richter
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Nutrients control reproductive traits of hygrophytic bryophytes
2021 ·Freshwater Biology ·Marcos Fernández‐Martínez, Catherine Preece, Jordi Corbera, (unknown), Joan Garcia‐Porta, Michał Bogdziewicz, Jordi Sardans, Ivan A. Janssens, Francesc Sabater, Josep Peñuelas
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High foliar K and P resorption efficiencies in old‐growth tropical forests growing on nutrient‐poor soils
2021 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Ifigenia Urbina, Oriol Grau, Jordi Sardans, Olga Margalef, Guille Peguero, Dolores Asensio, Joan Llusià, Romà Ogaya, Albert Gargallo‐Garriga, Leandro Van Langenhove, Lore T. Verryckt, Élodie A. Courtois, Clément Stahl, Jennifer L. Soong, Jérôme Chave, Bruno Hérault, Ivan A. Janssens, Emma J. Sayer, Josep Peñuelas
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Daylength helps temperate deciduous trees to leaf‐out at the optimal time
2019 ·Global Change Biology ·Yongshuo H. Fu, Xuan Zhang, Shilong Piao, Fanghua Hao, Xiaojun Geng, Yann Vitasse, Constantin M. Zohner, Josep Peñuelas, Ivan A. Janssens
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13
Effects of forest management on biomass stocks in Romanian beech forests
2019 ·Forest Ecosystems ·Olivier Bouriaud, Axel Don, Ivan A. Janssens, Giovanni Marin, Ernst‐Detlef Schulze
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Extension of the growing season increases vegetation exposure to frost breakdown →
2018 ·Nature Communications ·Qiang Liu, Shilong Piao, Ivan A. Janssens, Yongshuo H. Fu, Shushi Peng, Xu Lian, Philippe Ciais, Ranga B. Myneni, Josep Peñuelas, Tao Wang
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Phenological responses of Icelandic subarctic grasslands to short‐term and long‐term natural soil warming
2017 ·Global Change Biology ·Niki I. W. Leblans, Bjarni D. Sigurðsson, Sara Vicca, Yongshuo H. Fu, Josep Peñuelas, Ivan A. Janssens
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Pathways for balancing CO2 emissions and sinks
2017 ·Nature Communications ·S. Walsh, Philippe Ciais, Ivan A. Janssens, Josep Peñuelas, Keywan Riahi, (unknown), Detlef P. van Vuuren, Michael Obersteiner
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Explaining the inter-annual variability in the ecosystem fluxes of the Brasschaat Scots pine forest: 20 years of eddy flux and pollution monitoring
2017 ·EGUGA ·(unknown), Marilyn Roland, Ivan A. Janssens, R. Ceulemans
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Soil warming increases metabolic quotients of soil microorganisms without changes in temperature sensitivity of soil respiration
2017 ·EGUGA ·Sara Marañón‐Jiménez, (unknown), Niki I. W. Leblans, Bjarni D. Sigurðsson, (unknown), Erik Fransén, Ivan A. Janssens
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Simple additive effects are rare: a quantitative review of plant biomass and soil process responses to combined manipulations of CO 2 and temperature
2012 ·Global Change Biology ·Wouter Dieleman, Sara Vicca, Feike A. Dijkstra, Frank Hagedorn, Mark J. Hovenden, Klaus Steenberg Larsen, Jack A. Morgan, Astrid Volder, Claus Beier, Jeffrey S. Dukes, John S. King, Sebastian Leuzinger, Sune Linder, Yiqi Luo, Ram Oren, Paolo De Angelis, David T. Tingey, Marcel R. Hoosbeek, Ivan A. Janssens
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The human‐induced imbalance between C, N and P in Earth's life system breakdown →
2011 ·Global Change Biology ·Josep Peñuelas, Jordi Sardans, Albert Rivas‐Ubach, Ivan A. Janssens
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