Lars Elsgaard

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
144 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Lars Elsgaard is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Lars Elsgaard has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Soil Science, 61 papers in Ecology and 45 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Lars Elsgaard's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (60 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (49 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (28 papers). Lars Elsgaard is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (60 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (49 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (28 papers). Lars Elsgaard collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Germany and China. Lars Elsgaard's co-authors include Jørgen E. Olesen, Poul Erik Lærke, Søren O. Petersen, Tanka P. Kandel, Zhi Liang, Bo Barker Jørgensen, Kasia Debosz, Lis Wollesen de Jonge, Carl Christian Hoffmann and Finn Pilgaard Vinther and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Lars Elsgaard

135 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Soil carbon loss with warming: New evidence from carbon‐degrading enzymes

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lars Elsgaard Denmark	36	1.7k	1.5k	985	811	578	144	4.0k
Peter Dörsch Norway	34	2.3k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.5×	489 0.6×	740 1.3×	118	4.0k
Gary Lanigan Ireland	38	2.0k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	816 1.0×	547 0.9×	136	4.4k
Reiner Ruser Germany	23	2.4k 1.4×	953 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	739 0.9×	557 1.0×	64	3.6k
Ronggui Hu China	34	2.4k 1.4×	905 0.6×	986 1.0×	731 0.9×	584 1.0×	125	4.0k
Alan L. Wright United States	34	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	941 1.2×	540 0.9×	181	3.8k
Jianzhao Wu China	24	3.3k 2.0×	1.3k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	910 1.1×	452 0.8×	51	4.2k
Timothy A. Doane United States	25	1.7k 1.0×	832 0.6×	827 0.8×	695 0.9×	407 0.7×	46	3.0k
J. C. Munch Germany	32	2.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	965 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	536 0.9×	71	4.1k
Tobias Rütting Sweden	30	2.3k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	647 1.1×	71	3.6k
Paul W. Hill United Kingdom	37	2.6k 1.6×	1.5k 1.0×	992 1.0×	1.4k 1.7×	402 0.7×	116	4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Lars Elsgaard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lars Elsgaard

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Lama, R., et al.. (2025). Importance of sampling frequency for the observed dynamics of SOC content in the Danish long-term monitoring network. Geoderma Regional. 40. e00931–e00931.

Elsgaard, Lars, et al.. (2025). Improved Microbial Carbon Use Efficiency With Low Tillage Intensity: Evidence and Research Gaps. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 1 indexed citations

Ábalos, Diego, Ji Chen, Zhi Liang, et al.. (2025). Ten-year effects of perennial cropping systems on soil organic carbon stock and stability in sandy soils: Mechanisms and biochemical drivers. European Journal of Agronomy. 168. 127639–127639.

Keel, Sonja G., Alice Budai, Lars Elsgaard, et al.. (2025). Efficiency of Plant Biomass Processing Pathways for Long‐Term Soil Carbon Storage. European Journal of Soil Science. 76(2). 1 indexed citations

Bhople, Parag, David P. Wall, Karl G. Richards, et al.. (2025). Soil nutrient stoichiometry impacts on soil organic carbon stocks in long-term phosphorus fertilisation experiments. Geoderma. 463. 117538–117538.

Sun, Yifei, Xiaolin Yang, Lars Elsgaard, et al.. (2024). Diversified crop rotations improve soil microbial communities and functions in a six-year field experiment. Journal of Environmental Management. 370. 122604–122604. 11 indexed citations

Nielsen, Carsten K., Lars Elsgaard, & Poul Erik Lærke. (2024). Site-dependent carbon and greenhouse gas balances of five fen and bog soils after rewetting and establishment of Phalaris arundinacea paludiculture. The Science of The Total Environment. 957. 177677–177677. 1 indexed citations

Walter, Juline M., Live H. Hagen, Anikó Várnai, et al.. (2024). Microbial consortia driving (ligno)cellulose transformation in agricultural woodchip bioreactors. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 90(12). e0174224–e0174224. 5 indexed citations

Dămătîrcă, Claudia, Tobias Bölscher, Claire Chenu, et al.. (2024). Liming effects on microbial carbon use efficiency and its potential consequences for soil organic carbon stocks. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 191. 109342–109342. 25 indexed citations

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Dămătîrcă, Claudia, Tobias Bölscher, Claire Chenu, et al.. (2024). Response to Čapek and Šantrůčková’s comment to “Liming effects on microbial carbon use efficiency and its potential consequences for soil organic carbon stocks” [Soil Bio. Biochem. 194: 109437]. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 196. 109501–109501.

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Nielsen, Carsten K., Lars Elsgaard, Uffe Jørgensen, & Poul Erik Lærke. (2023). Soil greenhouse gas emissions from drained and rewetted agricultural bare peat mesocosms are linked to geochemistry. The Science of The Total Environment. 896. 165083–165083. 13 indexed citations

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Olesen, Jørgen E., et al.. (2023). Limitations of farm management data in analyses of decadal changes in SOC stocks in the Danish soil‐monitoring network. European Journal of Soil Science. 74(3). 6 indexed citations

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Rodrigues, Leonor, Alice Budai, Lars Elsgaard, et al.. (2023). The importance of biochar quality and pyrolysis yield for soil carbon sequestration in practice. European Journal of Soil Science. 74(4). 35 indexed citations

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Liang, Zhi, Jim Rasmussen, Christopher Poeplau, & Lars Elsgaard. (2023). Priming effects decrease with the quantity of cover crop residues – Potential implications for soil carbon sequestration. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 184. 109110–109110. 30 indexed citations

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Koch, Julian, Lars Elsgaard, Mogens Humlekrog Greve, et al.. (2023). Water-table-driven greenhouse gas emission estimates guide peatland restoration at national scale. Biogeosciences. 20(12). 2387–2403. 36 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huimin, Zhi Liang, Yong Li, et al.. (2022). Liming modifies greenhouse gas fluxes from soils: A meta-analysis of biological drivers. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 340. 108182–108182. 27 indexed citations

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Petersen, Rasmus Jes, et al.. (2020). Nitrate reduction pathways and interactions with iron in the drainage water infiltration zone of a riparian wetland soil. Biogeochemistry. 150(2). 235–255. 22 indexed citations

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Giannopoulos, Georgios, et al.. (2020). Trace Metal Availability Affects Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Microbial Functional Group Abundance in Freshwater Wetland Sediments. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 560861–560861. 21 indexed citations

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Ábalos, Diego, Zhi Liang, & Lars Elsgaard. (2019). Effects of pH on nitrogen transformations and soil microbiology in a long-term liming field trial. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 17654. 1 indexed citations

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Elsgaard, Lars, Anne Berit Olsen, & Søren O. Petersen. (2015). Temperature response of methane production in liquid manures and co-digestates. The Science of The Total Environment. 539. 78–84. 54 indexed citations

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