Michael Kaiser

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Michael Kaiser is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Kaiser has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Soil Science, 22 papers in Ecology and 22 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael Kaiser's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (42 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (20 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (16 papers). Michael Kaiser is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (42 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (20 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (16 papers). Michael Kaiser collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Russia. Michael Kaiser's co-authors include Ruth H. Ellerbrock, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Bernard Ludwig, Michael Sommer, Markus Kleber, Rainer Georg Joergensen, Khalid Saifullah Khan, Horst H. Gerke, Isabel Greenberg and Bruno Glaser and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Michael Kaiser

50 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Microbial biomass, fungal and bacterial residues, and their relationships to the soil organic matter C/N/P/S ratios

2016 275 citations Khalid Saifullah Khan, Michael Kaiser et al. Geoderma profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Kaiser Germany	26	1.5k	661	472	311	311	51	2.2k
Mirjam Helfrich Germany	23	1.4k 0.9×	646 1.0×	512 1.1×	203 0.7×	246 0.8×	45	2.0k
Iñigo Virto Spain	24	1.8k 1.2×	483 0.7×	495 1.0×	477 1.5×	375 1.2×	65	2.4k
Zengming Chen China	28	1.5k 1.0×	607 0.9×	568 1.2×	251 0.8×	521 1.7×	63	2.1k
Zhangliu Du China	31	1.4k 0.9×	402 0.6×	295 0.6×	482 1.5×	364 1.2×	72	2.1k
J. L. Gaunt United Kingdom	19	1.4k 0.9×	605 0.9×	578 1.2×	214 0.7×	385 1.2×	33	2.3k
Kristiina Karhu Finland	23	1.9k 1.2×	982 1.5×	305 0.6×	514 1.7×	382 1.2×	54	2.8k
Erick Zagal Chile	22	1.3k 0.9×	508 0.8×	268 0.6×	215 0.7×	532 1.7×	89	2.1k
Leanne Lisle Australia	10	1.5k 1.0×	418 0.6×	424 0.9×	243 0.8×	365 1.2×	14	1.9k
Agustı́n Merino Spain	35	1.4k 0.9×	740 1.1×	275 0.6×	164 0.5×	341 1.1×	113	3.3k
David A.N. Ussiri United States	20	1.2k 0.8×	565 0.9×	500 1.1×	240 0.8×	297 1.0×	31	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Kaiser

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Kaiser

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Li, Lidong, et al.. (2025). Soil organic carbon fractionation in sandy soils in the semiarid grasslands and forested areas of Nebraska Sandhills. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 89(3).

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Li, Lidong, et al.. (2024). Machine Learning for Modeling Soil Organic Carbon as Affected by Land Cover Change in the Nebraska Sandhills, USA. Environmental Modeling & Assessment. 29(3). 535–547. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Lidong, Tala Awada, Yeyin Shi, Virginia L. Jin, & Michael Kaiser. (2024). Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Agriculture: Pathways to Sustainable Reductions. Global Change Biology. 31(1). e70015–e70015. 19 indexed citations

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Li, Lidong, et al.. (2023). Conversion of native grassland to coniferous forests decreased stocks of soil organic carbon and microbial biomass. Plant and Soil. 491(1-2). 591–604. 10 indexed citations

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Cooper, Jennifer, et al.. (2023). Effect of cover cropping on soil organic matter characteristics: Insights from a five-year field experiment in Nebraska. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 347. 108393–108393. 17 indexed citations

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Yang, Haishun, Martha Mamo, Michael Kaiser, et al.. (2023). Effects of litter placement, soil moisture and temperature on soil carbon dioxide emissions in a sandy grassland soil. Grassland Science. 69(3). 197–206. 2 indexed citations

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Drijber, Rhae A., et al.. (2022). Evaluating coal char as an alternative to biochar for mitigating nutrient and carbon loss from manure‐amended soils: Insights from a greenhouse experiment. Journal of Environmental Quality. 51(2). 272–287. 11 indexed citations

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Li, Lidong, et al.. (2022). Effects of pyrolysis temperature and feedstock type on biochar characteristics pertinent to soil carbon and soil health: A meta‐analysis. Soil Use and Management. 39(1). 43–52. 65 indexed citations

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Malakar, Arindam, Daniel D. Snow, Michael Kaiser, et al.. (2021). Ferrihydrite enrichment in the rhizosphere of unsaturated soil improves nutrient retention while limiting arsenic and uranium plant uptake. The Science of The Total Environment. 806(Pt 4). 150967–150967. 12 indexed citations

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Panday, Dinesh, Maysoon M. Mikha, Harold P. Collins, et al.. (2020). Optimum rates of surface‐applied coal char decreased soil ammonia volatilization loss. Journal of Environmental Quality. 49(2). 256–267. 25 indexed citations

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Greenberg, Isabel, Michael Kaiser, Anna Gunina, et al.. (2019). Substitution of mineral fertilizers with biogas digestate plus biochar increases physically stabilized soil carbon but not crop biomass in a field trial. The Science of The Total Environment. 680. 181–189. 59 indexed citations

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Greenberg, Isabel, et al.. (2019). The effect of biochar with biogas digestate or mineral fertilizer on fertility, aggregation and organic carbon content of a sandy soil: Results of a temperate field experiment. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 182(5). 824–835. 28 indexed citations

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Gunina, Anna, et al.. (2019). Decomposition of beech leaves and roots in the topsoil and subsoil of a sandy Cambisol: Results of a one-year incubation. European Journal of Soil Biology. 95. 103136–103136. 2 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Michael, et al.. (2017). Influence of the individual or combined application of biochar and slurry on soil macro-aggregate formation under varying moisture conditions. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 6581. 1 indexed citations

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Khan, Khalid Saifullah, et al.. (2016). Microbial biomass, fungal and bacterial residues, and their relationships to the soil organic matter C/N/P/S ratios. Geoderma. 271. 115–123. 275 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kaiser, Michael, et al.. (2016). Maize root decomposition in subsoil horizons of two silt loams differing in soil organic C accumulation due to colluvial processes. Geoderma. 283. 101–109. 6 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Michael & Asmeret Asefaw Berhe. (2014). How does sonication affect the mineral and organic constituents of soil aggregates?—A review. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 177(4). 479–495. 82 indexed citations

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Ryals, Rebecca, Michael Kaiser, Margaret Torn, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, & Whendee L. Silver. (2013). Impacts of organic matter amendments on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in grassland soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 68. 52–61. 172 indexed citations

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Kayler, Zachary, Michael Kaiser, Arthur Geßler, Ruth H. Ellerbrock, & Michael Sommer. (2011). Application of δ ¹³ C and δ ¹⁵ N isotopic signatures of organic matter fractions sequentially separated from adjacent arable and forest soils to identify carbon stabilization mechanisms. 2 indexed citations

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Kayler, Zachary, Michael Kaiser, Arthur Geßler, Ruth H. Ellerbrock, & Michael Sommer. (2011). Application of δ ¹³ C and δ ¹⁵ N isotopic signatures of organic matter fractions sequentially separated from adjacent arable and forest soils to identify carbon stabilization mechanisms. Biogeosciences. 8(10). 2895–2906. 35 indexed citations

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