Manuel Aira

3.9k total citations
71 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Manuel Aira is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Manuel Aira has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Soil Science, 32 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 22 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Manuel Aira's work include Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques (30 papers), Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology (28 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (21 papers). Manuel Aira is often cited by papers focused on Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques (30 papers), Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology (28 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (21 papers). Manuel Aira collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Portugal and United States. Manuel Aira's co-authors include Jorge Domínguez, Fernando Monroy, Marcos Pérez‐Losada, María Gómez‐Brandón, Cristina Lazcano, Alberto Velando, Erland Bååth, Marta Lores, Allison R. Kolbe and José C. Noguera and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Manuel Aira

68 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Manuel Aira 1.6k 643 601 515 497 71 2.7k
Marta Goberna 1.0k 0.7× 706 1.1× 397 0.7× 211 0.4× 1.1k 2.3× 69 3.1k
Alain Brauman 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 1.7× 834 1.4× 203 0.4× 829 1.7× 93 3.6k
James A. Entry 873 0.6× 943 1.5× 255 0.4× 151 0.3× 463 0.9× 100 2.7k
Luís Sampedro 685 0.4× 1.1k 1.6× 1.1k 1.9× 298 0.6× 1.4k 2.7× 96 3.4k
L. F. Elliott 1.6k 1.0× 1.5k 2.4× 238 0.4× 125 0.2× 401 0.8× 86 3.4k
Christian Morel 1.8k 1.2× 1.4k 2.2× 379 0.6× 1.0k 2.0× 417 0.8× 147 3.8k
Heidi M. Waldrip 329 0.2× 235 0.4× 401 0.7× 258 0.5× 322 0.6× 60 1.9k
Regin Rønn 690 0.4× 739 1.1× 212 0.4× 72 0.1× 1.0k 2.1× 63 2.4k
Newton Z. Lupwayi 2.3k 1.5× 2.6k 4.1× 272 0.5× 194 0.4× 659 1.3× 152 4.4k
Kanako Tago 466 0.3× 703 1.1× 221 0.4× 128 0.2× 767 1.5× 46 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Manuel Aira

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manuel Aira

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gómez‐Brandón, María, et al.. (2025). Earthworms attenuate antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements during vermicomposting of sewage sludge. Journal of Environmental Management. 384. 125562–125562.
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Marchán, Daniel F., et al.. (2025). The making of a (soil) star: phylogenetic relationships of the genus Lumbricus with insight into its evolution and biogeography. European Journal of Soil Biology. 125. 103732–103732.
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Aira, Manuel, Alejandro Garrido‐Maestu, Marta Prado, & Jorge Domínguez. (2024). Earthworm activity reduces bacterial pathogen loads in sewage sludge. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(52). 61959–61966. 2 indexed citations
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Aira, Manuel, et al.. (2024). Taxonomic and Functional Dynamics of Bacterial Communities During Drift Seaweed Vermicomposting. Microorganisms. 13(1). 30–30.
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Domínguez, Jorge, Manuel Aira, Keith A. Crandall, & Marcos Pérez‐Losada. (2021). Earthworms drastically change fungal and bacterial communities during vermicomposting of sewage sludge. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 15556–15556. 49 indexed citations
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Kolbe, Allison R., Manuel Aira, María Gómez‐Brandón, Marcos Pérez‐Losada, & Jorge Domínguez. (2019). Bacterial succession and functional diversity during vermicomposting of the white grape marc Vitis vinifera v. Albariño. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 7472–7472. 38 indexed citations
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Aira, Manuel, Marcos Pérez‐Losada, & Jorge Domínguez. (2018). Diversity, structure and sources of bacterial communities in earthworm cocoons. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 6632–6632. 20 indexed citations
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Aira, Manuel, Seth Bybee, Marcos Pérez‐Losada, & Jorge Domínguez. (2015). Feeding on microbiomes: effects of detritivory on the taxonomic and phylogenetic bacterial composition of animal manures. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 91(11). fiv117–fiv117. 48 indexed citations
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Domínguez, Jorge, et al.. (2014). Underground evolution: New roots for the old tree of lumbricid earthworms. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83. 7–19. 72 indexed citations
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Aira, Manuel, et al.. (2011). Selective reduction of the pathogenic load of cow manure in an industrial-scale continuous-feeding vermireactor. Bioresource Technology. 102(20). 9633–9637. 40 indexed citations
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Aira, Manuel & Jorge Domínguez. (2011). Earthworm Effects without Earthworms: Inoculation of Raw Organic Matter with Worm-Worked Substrates Alters Microbial Community Functioning. PLoS ONE. 6(1). e16354–e16354. 53 indexed citations
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Gómez‐Brandón, María, Manuel Aira, Marta Lores, & Jorge Domínguez. (2011). Epigeic Earthworms Exert a Bottleneck Effect on Microbial Communities through Gut Associated Processes. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24786–e24786. 86 indexed citations
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Gómez‐Brandón, María, Manuel Aira, Marta Lores, & Jorge Domínguez. (2010). Changes in microbial community structure and function during vermicomposting of pig slurry. Bioresource Technology. 102(5). 4171–4178. 71 indexed citations
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Domínguez, Jorge, Manuel Aira, & María Gómez‐Brandón. (2009). El papel de las lombrices de tierra en la descomposición de la materia orgánica y el ciclo de nutrientes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18(2). 20–31. 12 indexed citations
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Domínguez, Jorge, et al.. (2009). The role of earthworms on the decomposition of organic matter and nutrient cycling.. Ecosistemas. 18(2). 20–31. 10 indexed citations
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Monroy, Fernando, et al.. (2007). Life cycle of the earthworm Octodrilus complanatus (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae). Comptes Rendus Biologies. 330(5). 389–391. 13 indexed citations
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Aira, Manuel & Jorge Domínguez. (2007). Optimizing vermicomposting of animal wastes: Effects of rate of manure application on carbon loss and microbial stabilization. Journal of Environmental Management. 88(4). 1525–1529. 36 indexed citations
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Monroy, Fernando, Manuel Aira, Jorge Domínguez, & Alberto Velando. (2006). Seasonal population dynamics of Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) in the field. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 329(11). 912–915. 43 indexed citations

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