Michael J. Castellano

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
120 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Castellano is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Castellano has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Soil Science, 40 papers in Plant Science and 36 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Castellano's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (60 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (36 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (26 papers). Michael J. Castellano is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (60 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (36 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (26 papers). Michael J. Castellano collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Michael J. Castellano's co-authors include John E. Sawyer, Kevin E. Mueller, Johan Six, Sotirios V. Archontoulis, Daniel C. Olk, Fernando E. Miguez, Matthew J. Helmers, R. James Ansley, Hanna Poffenbarger and Thomas J. Valone and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Castellano

113 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Integrating plant litter quality, soil organic matter stabilization, and the carbon saturation concept

2015 526 citations Michael J. Castellano, Daniel C. Olk et al. profile →
Unlocking complex soil systems as carbon sinks: multi-pool management as the key

2023 227 citations Michael J. Castellano et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael J. Castellano United States	43	2.9k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	120	5.2k
Mark A. Liebig United States	39	3.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	2.0k 1.8×	173	6.3k
Michelle M. Wander United States	39	3.8k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	985 0.9×	94	5.5k
Niall P. McNamara United Kingdom	43	2.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	2.7k 2.1×	866 0.7×	859 0.8×	136	6.5k
Verónica Acosta‐Martínez United States	46	4.7k 1.6×	2.5k 1.8×	2.1k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	112	7.5k
Dario Fornara United Kingdom	36	3.0k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	758 0.6×	947 0.9×	89	5.7k
Catherine E. Stewart United States	38	3.9k 1.3×	852 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	763 0.7×	102	6.2k
Abad Chabbi France	32	2.6k 0.9×	970 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	695 0.6×	429 0.4×	87	4.1k
Jennifer L. Soong United States	23	3.6k 1.3×	750 0.5×	2.1k 1.6×	1.0k 0.9×	428 0.4×	37	4.8k
Michel A. Cavigelli United States	34	2.0k 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	831 0.7×	912 0.8×	90	4.5k
Per Ambus Denmark	47	3.8k 1.3×	2.6k 1.9×	1.8k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	1.9k 1.7×	189	7.9k

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Archontoulis, Sotirios V., et al.. (2025). Quantifying the timing asynchrony between soil nitrogen availability and maize nitrogen uptake. Plant and Soil. 513(2). 2939–2954. 1 indexed citations

Lavallee, Jocelyn M., Michelle L. Haddix, Meagan E. Schipanski, et al.. (2025). Quantifying the contribution of MAOM to mineral nitrogen pools under various soil organic matter conditions. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 61(8). 1391–1404. 1 indexed citations

Baum, Mitchell, John E. Sawyer, Emerson D. Nafziger, et al.. (2025). The optimum nitrogen fertilizer rate for maize in the US Midwest is increasing. Nature Communications. 16(1). 404–404. 11 indexed citations

Cassman, Kenneth G., Hanna Poffenbarger, Mitchell Baum, et al.. (2025). The missing link: A purpose‐led framework for assessing soil health. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 89(5).

Edwards, Jode W., Michael J. Castellano, Brenda L. Gambín, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen fertilizer and plant density affect maize residue quantity and quality more than previous crop and genotype. European Journal of Agronomy. 158. 127215–127215. 4 indexed citations

Sanchez, Darlene L., et al.. (2023). Phenotypic and genome-wide association analyses for nitrogen use efficiency related traits in maize (Zea mays L.) exotic introgression lines. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1270166–1270166. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Yifu, Hengzhou Liu, Jungkuk Lee, et al.. (2023). Sustainable waste-nitrogen upcycling enabled by low-concentration nitrate electrodialysis and high-performance ammonia electrosynthesis. EES Catalysis. 1(4). 504–515. 19 indexed citations

Poffenbarger, Hanna, et al.. (2023). Contributions of plant breeding to soil carbon storage: Retrospect and prospects. Crop Science. 63(3). 990–1018. 15 indexed citations

Satyanarayana, M., et al.. (2022). In Planta Nitrate Sensor Using a Photosensitive Epoxy Bioresin. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(22). 25949–25961. 23 indexed citations

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Ali, Md. Azahar, Liang Dong, Xinran Wang, et al.. (2021). Continuous in situ soil nitrate sensors: The importance of high‐resolution measurements across time and a comparison with salt extraction‐based methods. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 85(3). 677–690. 18 indexed citations

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Lai, Xiaoming, Qing Zhu, Michael J. Castellano, & Kaihua Liao. (2021). Soil rock fragments: Unquantified players in terrestrial carbon and nitrogen cycles. Geoderma. 406. 115530–115530. 17 indexed citations

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Castellano, Michael J., Sotirios V. Archontoulis, Matthew J. Helmers, Hanna Poffenbarger, & Johan Six. (2019). Sustainable intensification of agricultural drainage. Nature Sustainability. 2(10). 914–921. 119 indexed citations

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Chen, Zengming, Yehong Xu, Daniela Cusack, Michael J. Castellano, & Weixin Ding. (2019). Molecular insights into the inhibitory effect of nitrogen fertilization on manure decomposition. Geoderma. 353. 104–115. 18 indexed citations

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Poffenbarger, Hanna, John E. Sawyer, Daniel W. Barker, et al.. (2018). Legacy effects of long-term nitrogen fertilizer application on the fate of nitrogen fertilizer inputs in continuous maize. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 265. 544–555. 57 indexed citations

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Poffenbarger, Hanna, Daniel W. Barker, Matthew J. Helmers, et al.. (2017). Maximum soil organic carbon storage in Midwest U.S. cropping systems when crops are optimally nitrogen-fertilized. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0172293–e0172293. 132 indexed citations

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Castellano, Michael J., Hanna Poffenbarger, C. A. Cambardella, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of carbon saturation across gradients of cropping systems diversity and soil depth. EGUGA. 10357. 1 indexed citations

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Ali, Md. Azahar, Kunal Mondal, Yifei Wang, et al.. (2017). Microfluidic detection of soil nitrate ions using novel electrochemical foam electrode. 482–485. 5 indexed citations

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Ali, Md. Azahar, Kunal Mondal, Yifei Wang, et al.. (2016). In situ integration of graphene foam–titanium nitride based bio-scaffolds and microfluidic structures for soil nutrient sensors. Lab on a Chip. 17(2). 274–285. 51 indexed citations

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Castellano, Michael J., David B. Lewis, & Jason P. Kaye. (2013). Response of soil nitrogen retention to the interactive effects of soil texture, hydrology, and organic matter. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 118(1). 280–290. 41 indexed citations

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Hews, Diana K., Michael J. Castellano, & Erina Hara. (2004). Aggression in females is also lateralized: left-eye bias during aggressive courtship rejection in lizards. Animal Behaviour. 68(5). 1201–1207. 66 indexed citations

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