M. Francesca Cotrufo

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

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M. Francesca Cotrufo is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Francesca Cotrufo has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Soil Science, 11 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in M. Francesca Cotrufo's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (19 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (4 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (4 papers). M. Francesca Cotrufo is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (19 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (4 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (4 papers). M. Francesca Cotrufo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and China. M. Francesca Cotrufo's co-authors include Karolien Denef, Matthew D. Wallenstein, Claudia M. Boot, Eldor A. Paul, Giovanna Battipaglia, Richard J. Norby, Matthias Saurer, Carlo Calfapietra, Heather R. McCarthy and Paolo Cherubini and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, New Phytologist and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

M. Francesca Cotrufo

21 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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The M icrobial E fficiency‐ M atrix S tabilization ( MEMS ) framework integrates plant litter decomposition with soil organic matter stabilization: do labile plant inputs form stable soil organic matter?

2012 2.4k citations M. Francesca Cotrufo, Matthew D. Wallenstein et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Aligning agriculture and climate policy

2017 234 citations Abad Chabbi, Johannes Lehmann et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mechanisms of soil organic carbon and nitrogen stabilization in mineral-associated organic matter – insights from modeling in phase space 2024 ·Biogeosciences ·Stefano Manzoni, M. Francesca Cotrufo	20
2	Improvements in soil properties under adaptive multipaddock grazing relative to conventional grazing 2022 ·Agronomy Journal ·Samantha Mosier, (unknown), Peter Byck, James A. Ippolito, M. Francesca Cotrufo	8
3	Infrequent compost applications increased plant productivity and soil organic carbon in irrigated pasture but not degraded rangeland 2022 ·Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Shelby C. McClelland, M. Francesca Cotrufo, Michelle L. Haddix, Keith Paustian, Meagan E. Schipanski	19
4	Perennial grain Kernza^® fields have higher particulate organic carbon at depth than annual grain fields 2022 ·Canadian Journal of Soil Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Brandon Schlautman, Timothy E. Crews, M. Francesca Cotrufo	15
5	Precision biochar and inoculum applications shift bacterial community structure and increase specific nutrient availability and maize yield 2020 ·Applied Soil Ecology ·Erika J. Foster, Peter Baas, Matthew D. Wallenstein, M. Francesca Cotrufo	8
6	Shifts in fungal biomass and activities of hydrolase and oxidative enzymes explain different responses of litter decomposition to nitrogen addition 2020 ·Biology and Fertility of Soils ·Xiangping Tan, Megan B. Machmuller, M. Francesca Cotrufo, Weijun Shen	35
7	Belowground biota responses to maize biochar addition to the soil of a Mediterranean vineyard 2019 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Pilar Andrés, Antoni Rosell‐Melé, (unknown), Karolien Denef, M. Francesca Cotrufo, Miquel Riba, Josep M. Alcañiz	43
8	Teaching Authentic Soil & Plant Science in Middle School Classrooms with a Biochar Case Study 2019 ·The American Biology Teacher ·Yamina Pressler, (unknown), (unknown), Beth A. Covitt, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Erika J. Foster, (unknown), M. Francesca Cotrufo, John C. Moore	2
9	Interactions between aged biochar, fresh low molecular weight carbon and soil organic carbon after 3.5 years soil-biochar incubations 2018 ·Geoderma ·Xinyu Jiang, Xiangping Tan, Jiong Cheng, Michelle L. Haddix, M. Francesca Cotrufo	60
10	Amount and incorporation of plant residue inputs modify residue stabilisation dynamics in soil organic matter fractions 2018 ·Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·(unknown), Clemens Scheer, David Rowlings, Richard T. Conant, M. Francesca Cotrufo, Peter Grace	56
11	Temperature enhances the affinity of soil alkaline phosphatase to Cd 2017 ·Chemosphere ·Xiangping Tan, Megan B. Machmuller, Ziquan Wang, Xudong Li, Wenxiang He, M. Francesca Cotrufo, Weijun Shen	19
12	Aligning agriculture and climate policy breakdown → 2017 ·Nature Climate Change ·Abad Chabbi, Johannes Lehmann, Philippe Ciais, Henry W. Loescher, M. Francesca Cotrufo, Axel Don, Michael Sanclements, Louis A. Schipper, Johan Six, Pete Smith, Cornélia Rumpel	234
13	Below‐ground biological responses to pyrogenic organic matter and litter inputs in grasslands 2016 ·Functional Ecology ·Jennifer L. Soong, Marie Dam, Diana H. Wall, M. Francesca Cotrufo	16
14	A new conceptual model on the fate and controls of fresh and pyrolized plant litter decomposition 2015 ·Biogeochemistry ·Jennifer L. Soong, William J. Parton, Francisco J. Calderón, Eleanor E. Campbell, M. Francesca Cotrufo	91
15	Design and Operation of a Continuous <sup>13</sup>C and <sup>15</sup>N Labeling Chamber for Uniform or Differential, Metabolic and Structural, Plant Isotope Labeling 2014 ·Journal of Visualized Experiments ·Jennifer L. Soong, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michelle L. Haddix, Catherine E. Stewart, M. Francesca Cotrufo	26
16	The M icrobial E fficiency‐ M atrix S tabilization ( MEMS ) framework integrates plant litter decomposition with soil organic matter stabilization: do labile plant inputs form stable soil organic matter? breakdown → 2012 ·Global Change Biology ·M. Francesca Cotrufo, Matthew D. Wallenstein, Claudia M. Boot, Karolien Denef, Eldor A. Paul	2353
17	Elevated CO₂ increases tree‐level intrinsic water use efficiency: insights from carbon and oxygen isotope analyses in tree rings across three forest FACE sites 2012 ·New Phytologist ·Giovanna Battipaglia, Matthias Saurer, Paolo Cherubini, Carlo Calfapietra, Heather R. McCarthy, Richard J. Norby, M. Francesca Cotrufo	206
18	Soil Carbon Dynamics 2010 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Werner L. Kutsch, Jukka Pumpanen, Jens‐Arne Subke, Mirco Rodeghiero, M. Francesca Cotrufo, Karolien Denef, Fernando Moyano, Daniel Epron, Edward Ayres, Markus Reichstein, Pete Falloon, Pete Smith, Michael Bahn	33
19	Isotopic evidences for microbiologically mediated and direct C input to soil compounds from three different leaf litters during their decomposition 2008 ·Environmental Chemistry Letters ·Mauro Rubino, Carmine Lubritto, Antonio D’Onofrio, F. Terrasi, C. Kramer, Gerd Gleixner, M. Francesca Cotrufo	22
20	An isotopic method for testing the influence of leaf litter quality on carbon fluxes during decomposition 2007 ·Oecologia ·Mauro Rubino, Carmine Lubritto, Antonio D’Onofrio, F. Terrasi, Gerd Gleixner, M. Francesca Cotrufo	20

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