Jonathan Leff

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Jonathan Leff is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jonathan Leff has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Ecology, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Jonathan Leff's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (5 papers) and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (3 papers). Jonathan Leff is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (5 papers) and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (3 papers). Jonathan Leff collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Jonathan Leff's co-authors include Noah Fierer, Albert Barberán, Robert R. Dunn, Holly Menninger, Eric W. Seabloom, Elizabeth T. Borer, Carly Stevens, Sarah E. Hobbie, Kimberly La Pierre and Jennifer Firn and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Jonathan Leff

15 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

  1. Consistent responses of soil microbial communities to elevated nutrient inputs in grasslands across the globe
    2015 1.0k citations Jonathan Leff, Stuart E. Jones et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization consistently favor pathogenic over mutualistic fungi in grassland soils
    2021 214 citations Ylva Lekberg, Carlos Alberto Arnillas 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
Jonathan Leff United States 15 1.2k 1.2k 1.1k 715 419 15 3.3k
Nicholas Clipson Ireland 30 850 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 634 0.6× 632 0.9× 194 0.5× 75 2.8k
Jean Charles Munch Germany 39 1.6k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 588 0.8× 399 1.0× 94 4.3k
Hyun S. Gweon United Kingdom 18 1.5k 1.3× 1.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 876 1.2× 124 0.3× 42 3.4k
Maria Teresa Ceccherini Italy 31 2.0k 1.7× 1.5k 1.3× 2.0k 1.8× 1.1k 1.6× 258 0.6× 73 4.9k
Tomáš Větrovský Czechia 30 1.9k 1.6× 2.0k 1.7× 1.1k 1.0× 1.3k 1.8× 183 0.4× 68 4.7k
Jonathan W. Leff United States 27 2.5k 2.2× 1.6k 1.4× 1.4k 1.3× 2.2k 3.0× 343 0.8× 36 5.8k
Wei Shi United States 36 1.1k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.8× 439 0.6× 180 0.4× 118 3.9k
Giacomo Pietramellara Italy 37 2.1k 1.8× 1.8k 1.6× 2.4k 2.2× 1.2k 1.7× 314 0.7× 95 5.8k
Xue Guo China 27 1.9k 1.6× 756 0.7× 733 0.7× 1.0k 1.4× 195 0.5× 96 4.2k
Yi‐Huei Jiang United States 6 1.8k 1.5× 749 0.6× 522 0.5× 1.2k 1.7× 168 0.4× 7 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Jonathan Leff

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jonathan Leff

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jonathan Leff

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jonathan Leff. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jonathan Leff 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 Jonathan Leff. Jonathan Leff is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Lekberg, Ylva, Carlos Alberto Arnillas, Elizabeth T. Borer, et al.. (2021). Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization consistently favor pathogenic over mutualistic fungi in grassland soils. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3484–3484. 214 indexed citations breakdown →
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Semchenko, Marina, Jonathan Leff, Yudi M. Lozano, et al.. (2018). Fungal diversity regulates plant-soil feedbacks in temperate grassland. Science Advances. 4(11). eaau4578–eaau4578. 178 indexed citations
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Wood, Stephen A., Jack A. Gilbert, Jonathan Leff, et al.. (2017). Consequences of tropical forest conversion to oil palm on soil bacterial community and network structure. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 112. 258–268. 62 indexed citations
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Lear, Gavin, Hannah L. Buckley, Bradley S. Case, et al.. (2017). Following Rapoport's Rule: the geographic range and genome size of bacterial taxa decline at warmer latitudes. Environmental Microbiology. 19(8). 3152–3162. 27 indexed citations
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Leff, Jonathan, Stuart E. Jones, Suzanne M. Prober, et al.. (2015). Consistent responses of soil microbial communities to elevated nutrient inputs in grasslands across the globe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(35). 10967–10972. 1045 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barberán, Albert, Joshua Ladau, Jonathan Leff, et al.. (2015). Continental-scale distributions of dust-associated bacteria and fungi. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(18). 5756–5761. 326 indexed citations
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Leff, Jonathan, Peter Del Tredici, William E. Friedman, & Noah Fierer. (2014). Spatial structuring of bacterial communities within individual G inkgo biloba trees. Environmental Microbiology. 17(7). 2352–2361. 83 indexed citations
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Dunn, Robert R., Noah Fierer, Jessica B. Henley, Jonathan Leff, & Holly Menninger. (2013). Home Life: Factors Structuring the Bacterial Diversity Found within and between Homes. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e64133–e64133. 234 indexed citations
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Leff, Jonathan & Noah Fierer. (2013). Bacterial Communities Associated with the Surfaces of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e59310–e59310. 335 indexed citations
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Graham, Emily, William R. Wieder, Jonathan Leff, et al.. (2013). Do we need to understand microbial communities to predict ecosystem function? A comparison of statistical models of nitrogen cycling processes. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 68. 279–282. 131 indexed citations
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Leff, Jonathan, William R. Wieder, Philip G. Taylor, et al.. (2012). Experimental litterfall manipulation drives large and rapid changes in soil carbon cycling in a wet tropical forest. Global Change Biology. 18(9). 2969–2979. 154 indexed citations
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Flores, Gilberto E., Scott T. Bates, J. Gregory Caporaso, et al.. (2012). Diversity, distribution and sources of bacteria in residential kitchens. Environmental Microbiology. 15(2). 588–596. 164 indexed citations
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Leff, Jonathan, Diana R. Nemergut, A. Stuart Grandy, et al.. (2011). The Effects of Soil Bacterial Community Structure on Decomposition in a Tropical Rain Forest. Ecosystems. 15(2). 284–298. 55 indexed citations
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Leff, Jonathan & Noah Fierer. (2008). Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from soil and litter samples. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40(7). 1629–1636. 181 indexed citations
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Erzurum, Serpil C., et al.. (1991). Lack of Benefit of Methotrexate in Severe, Steroid-Dependent Asthma. Annals of Internal Medicine. 114(5). 353–360. 90 indexed citations

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