Jens Leifeld

17.5k citations
167 papers · 11.0k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 56
Topics
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (104 papers)Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (71 papers)Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (34 papers)

In The Last Decade

Jens Leifeld

162 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

Temperature and soil organic matter decomposition rates -...2011202620162021201120112018202020214008001.2k

Peers

Jens Leifeld
Comparison fields: 5 of 129
  • Soil Science 6.5k
  • Ecology 4.6k
  • Global and Planetary Change 2.1k
  • Environmental Chemistry 1.9k
  • Atmospheric Science 1.6k
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All Works

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Carbon sequestration in soils and climate change mitigation—Definitions and pitfallsbreakdown →
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Agricultural management affects below ground carbon input estimations
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Large uncertainty in soil carbon modelling related to carbon input calculation method
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Black carbon quantification in charcoal-enriched soils by differential scanning calorimetry
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Carbohydrates and thermal analysis reflects changes in soil organic matter stability after forest expansion on abandoned grassland
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Conversion of cropland to grassland: increasing or decreasing soil organic carbon?
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Alpine pasture soils accumulate a large fraction of labile carbon due to combined effects of low temperature, low pH, and poor litter quality on decomposition
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Land use change impact on soil organic carbon stocks: Development of carbon response functions from a meta-analysis data set
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Nitrogen balance of hay meadows with and without fertilization.
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About Jens Leifeld

Jens Leifeld is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology, having authored 167 papers that have together received 11.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (104 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (71 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (34 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (6.5k citations), Environmental Chemistry (1.9k citations) and Ecology (4.6k citations). Jens Leifeld has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Jürg Fuhrer, Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner, Lorenzo Menichetti, Michael Zimmermann, Christine Alewell, A. Neftel, Franz Conen, Bas van Wesemael, Christof Ammann and José M. Fernández. Their work appears in journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

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