Mikk Espenberg

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Mikk Espenberg is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mikk Espenberg has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Ecology, 12 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 10 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Mikk Espenberg's work include Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (23 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (14 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (9 papers). Mikk Espenberg is often cited by papers focused on Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (23 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (14 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (9 papers). Mikk Espenberg collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, United Kingdom and United States. Mikk Espenberg's co-authors include Jaak Truu, Ülo Mander, Pete Smith, Mohamed Abdalla, Astley Hastings, Marika Truu, Robert M. Rees, Yue Qian, Kun Cheng and D. R. Chadwick and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Mikk Espenberg

40 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity

2019 471 citations Mohamed Abdalla, Astley Hastings et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Structure and function of the soil microbiome underlying N2O emissions from global wetlands

2022 148 citations Mohammad Bahram, Mikk Espenberg et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mikk Espenberg

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Global peatland greenhouse gas dynamics: state of the art, processes, and perspectives 2025 ·New Phytologist ·Ülo Mander, Maarja Öpik, Mikk Espenberg	6
2	Nitrogen cycling genes abundance in soil and aboveground compartments of tropical peatland cloud forests and a wetland on Réunion Island 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Ülo Mander, (unknown), Maarja Öpik, Kersti Püssa, Kaido Soosaar, Kuno Kasak, (unknown), Claudine Ah‐Peng, Mikk Espenberg	0
3	Springtime soil and tree stem greenhouse gas fluxes and the related soil microbiome pattern in a drained peatland forest 2025 ·Biogeochemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Mikk Espenberg, (unknown), (unknown), Ülo Mander, Kaido Soosaar	0
4	Distinct microbial communities drive methane cycling in below- and above-ground compartments of tropical cloud forests growing on peat 2025 ·Environmental Microbiome ·(unknown), Ülo Mander, (unknown), Maarja Öpik, (unknown), Kaido Soosaar, (unknown), (unknown), Kuno Kasak, Claudine Ah‐Peng, Mikk Espenberg	2
5	N transformations in nitrate-rich groundwaters: combined isotope and microbial approach 2025 ·Biogeosciences ·(unknown), Mikk Espenberg, Reinhard Well, Michał Bucha, (unknown), Ülo Mander, Mariusz Orion Jędrysek, Dominika Lewicka‐Szczebak	0
6	Explaining hot spots of methane flux in a restored wetland: the role of water level, soil disturbance, and methanotrophy 2025 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Camilo Rey‐Sánchez, Ariane Arias‐Ortiz, Kuno Kasak, Robert Shortt, Daphne Szutu, Joseph Verfaillie, Thomas D. Lorenson, Martin Liira, Peeter Somelar, Mikk Espenberg, Dennis Baldocchi	0
7	Application of Floating Beds Constructed with Woodchips for Nitrate Removal and Plant Growth in Wetlands 2024 ·Water Air & Soil Pollution ·(unknown), Mikk Espenberg, (unknown), Kuno Kasak, Samuel Hylander	2
8	Unraveling microbial processes involved in carbon and nitrogen cycling and greenhouse gas emissions in rewetted peatlands by molecular biology 2024 ·Biogeochemistry ·(unknown), Erik Verbruggen, Joachim Audet, (unknown), Klaus Butterbach‐Bahl, Mikk Espenberg, Christian Fritz, Stephan Glatzel, Gerald Jurasinski, Tuula Larmola, Ülo Mander, (unknown), (unknown), Clemens Scheer, Dominik Žák, Hanna Silvennoinen	7
9	Towards an integrated view on microbial CH4, N2O and N2 cycles in brackish coastal marsh soils: A comparative analysis of two sites 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Mikk Espenberg, (unknown), (unknown), Martin Maddison, Mohamed Abdalla, Pete Smith, Xiuzhen Li, Ping‐Lung Chan, Ülo Mander	14
10	Meltwater of freeze-thaw cycles drives N2O-governing microbial communities in a drained peatland forest soil 2023 ·Biology and Fertility of Soils ·(unknown), Mikk Espenberg, Jaan Pärn, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ülo Mander	11
11	15N tracers and microbial analyses reveal in situ N2O sources in contrasting water regimes of a drained peatland forest 2023 ·Pedosphere ·(unknown), Mikk Espenberg, (unknown), Jaan Pärn, (unknown), (unknown), Kalle Kirsimäe, Fotis Sgouridis, Kuno Kasak, Kaido Soosaar, Ülo Mander	10
12	Peatland restoration pathways to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and retain peat carbon 2023 ·Biogeochemistry ·Ülo Mander, Mikk Espenberg, Lulie Melling, Ain Kull	26
13	Impacts of crop type, management and soil quality indicators on background nitrous oxide emissions (BNE) from Chinese croplands: a quantitative review and analysis 2022 ·Environmental Science Atmospheres ·Mohamed Abdalla, Ziyin Shang, Mikk Espenberg, Xiaoqing Cui, Ülo Mander, Pete Smith	3
14	Structure and function of the soil microbiome underlying N2O emissions from global wetlands breakdown → 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Mohammad Bahram, Mikk Espenberg, Jaan Pärn, Laura E. Lehtovirta‐Morley, Sten Anslan, Kuno Kasak, Urmas Kõljalg, Jaan Liira, Martin Maddison, Mari Moora, Ülo Niinemets, Maarja Öpik, Meelis Pärtel, Kaido Soosaar, Martin Zobel, Falk Hildebrand, Leho Tedersoo, Ülo Mander	148
15	Does liming grasslands increase biomass productivity without causing detrimental impacts on net greenhouse gas emissions? 2022 ·Environmental Pollution ·Mohamed Abdalla, Mikk Espenberg, Laura Zavattaro, Eszter Lellei‐Kovács, Ülo Mander, Kate Smith, R. E. Thorman, Claudia Dămătîrcă, R.L.M. Schils, (unknown), Paul Newell‐Price, Pete Smith	10
16	Forest canopy mitigates soil N2O emission during hot moments 2021 ·npj Climate and Atmospheric Science ·Ülo Mander, Alisa Krasnova, (unknown), Mikk Espenberg, Thomas Schindler, Kateřina Macháčová, Jaan Pärn, Martin Maddison, J. Patrick Megonigal, Mari Pihlatie, Kuno Kasak, Ülo Niinemets, Heikki Junninen, Kaido Soosaar	18
17	High denitrification potential but low nitrous oxide emission in a constructed wetland treating nitrate-polluted agricultural run-off 2021 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Ülo Mander, Julien Tournebize, Mikk Espenberg, Cédric Chaumont, (unknown), Josette Garnier, (unknown), Martin Maddison, Jérémie D. Lebrun, Emmanuelle Uher, Kalle Remm, Jaan Pärn, Kaido Soosaar	25
18	Restoring wetlands on intensive agricultural lands modifies nitrogen cycling microbial communities and reduces N2O production potential 2021 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Kuno Kasak, Mikk Espenberg, Tyler L. Anthony, Susannah G. Tringe, Alex Valach, Kyle S. Hemes, Whendee L. Silver, Ülo Mander, (unknown), Gavin McNicol, Daphne Szutu, Joseph Verfaillie, Dennis Baldocchi	12
19	A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity breakdown → 2019 ·Global Change Biology ·Mohamed Abdalla, Astley Hastings, Kun Cheng, Yue Qian, D. R. Chadwick, Mikk Espenberg, Jaak Truu, Robert M. Rees, Pete Smith	471
20	Differences in microbial community structure and nitrogen cycling in natural and drained tropical peatland soils 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Mikk Espenberg, Marika Truu, Ülo Mander, Kuno Kasak, Hiie Nõlvak, Teele Ligi, Kristjan Oopkaup, Martin Maddison, Jaak Truu	76

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