Pascal A. Niklaus

17.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
144 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Pascal A. Niklaus is a scholar working on Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pascal A. Niklaus has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Soil Science, 53 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 49 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Pascal A. Niklaus's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (58 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (42 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (27 papers). Pascal A. Niklaus is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (58 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (42 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (27 papers). Pascal A. Niklaus collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and China. Pascal A. Niklaus's co-authors include Andy Hector, Christian Körner, Yann Hautier, Bernhard Schmid, Paul Leadley, Ellen Kandeler, Joseph C. Blankinship, Bruce A. Hungate, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen and Stephan Zimmermann and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Pascal A. Niklaus

138 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

Competition for Light Causes Plant Biodiversity Loss After Eutrophication

2009 1.1k citations Pascal A. Niklaus, Andy Hector et al. profile →
Tree species richness increases ecosystem carbon storage in subtropical forests

2018 242 citations Xiaojuan Liu, Pascal A. Niklaus et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pascal A. Niklaus Switzerland	51	3.0k	2.9k	2.7k	2.5k	2.4k	144	8.0k
Carly Stevens United Kingdom	46	3.3k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	3.4k 1.3×	1.4k 0.6×	2.5k 1.0×	155	8.6k
Amy T. Austin Argentina	38	3.4k 1.1×	1.7k 0.6×	3.1k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	74	8.1k
Kanehiro Kitayama Japan	45	2.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	3.0k 1.3×	167	6.9k
Thomas H. DeLuca United States	55	5.1k 1.7×	2.2k 0.8×	3.5k 1.3×	2.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	146	10.3k
Sébastien Barot France	45	4.3k 1.4×	1.9k 0.7×	2.8k 1.1×	1.7k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	151	8.9k
William D. Bowman United States	45	3.4k 1.1×	3.2k 1.1×	3.4k 1.3×	2.4k 1.0×	3.2k 1.4×	110	9.2k
Annika Nordin Sweden	40	2.5k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	2.9k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	105	7.2k
Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson Sweden	52	2.7k 0.9×	3.0k 1.0×	3.3k 1.2×	2.3k 0.9×	3.0k 1.3×	144	9.3k
Paul Kardol Sweden	48	4.2k 1.4×	4.9k 1.7×	3.2k 1.2×	1.6k 0.6×	3.5k 1.5×	154	10.3k
Christian P. Giardina United States	42	3.5k 1.2×	1.7k 0.6×	2.6k 1.0×	3.9k 1.6×	2.4k 1.0×	144	8.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pascal A. Niklaus

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Heng, Rosetta C. Blackman, Reinhard Furrer, et al.. (2025). Terrestrial land cover shapes fish diversity in a major subtropical river catchment. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1113–1113.

Bodelier, Paul L. E., et al.. (2023). Experimental erosion of microbial diversity decreases soil CH₄ consumption rates. Ecology. 104(12). e4178–e4178. 6 indexed citations

Wuest, Samuel E., Nuno D. Pires, Ueli Grossniklaus, et al.. (2023). Single-gene resolution of diversity-driven overyielding in plant genotype mixtures. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3379–3379. 9 indexed citations

Allan, Eric, Florian Altermatt, Forest Isbell, et al.. (2023). Diversity–functioning relationships across hierarchies of biological organization. Oikos. 2024(1). 4 indexed citations

Niklaus, Pascal A., Florian Bizouard, David Bru, et al.. (2023). Precipitation patterns and N availability legacy govern microbial response to rewetting in a plant-soil system. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 185. 109139–109139. 3 indexed citations

Huang, Yuanyuan, Andreas Schuldt, Lydia Hönig, et al.. (2022). Effects of enemy exclusion on biodiversity–productivity relationships in a subtropical forest experiment. Journal of Ecology. 110(9). 2167–2178. 12 indexed citations

Schmid, Marc W., Sofia J. van Moorsel, Terhi Hahl, et al.. (2021). Effects of plant community history, soil legacy and plant diversity on soil microbial communities. Journal of Ecology. 109(8). 3007–3023. 67 indexed citations

Iturrate‐Garcia, Maitane, Monique M. P. D. Heijmans, J. Hans C. Cornelissen, et al.. (2020). Plant trait response of tundra shrubs to permafrost thaw and nutrient addition. Biogeosciences. 17(20). 4981–4998. 15 indexed citations

Wankel, Scott D., et al.. (2020). Impact of reactive surfaces on the abiotic reaction between nitrite and ferrous iron and associated nitrogen and oxygen isotope dynamics. Biogeosciences. 17(16). 4355–4374. 15 indexed citations

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Ristok, Christian, Katrin N. Leppert, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen, Pascal A. Niklaus, & Helge Bruelheide. (2019). Soil macrofauna and leaf functional traits drive the decomposition of secondary metabolites in leaf litter. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 135. 429–437. 31 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Moritz F., et al.. (2018). Alteration of nitrous oxide emissions from floodplain soils by aggregate size, litter accumulation and plant–soil interactions. Biogeosciences. 15(22). 7043–7057. 13 indexed citations

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Ristok, Christian, Katrin N. Leppert, Katrin Franke, et al.. (2017). Leaf litter diversity positively affects the decomposition of plant polyphenols. Plant and Soil. 419(1-2). 305–317. 17 indexed citations

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Hiltbrunner, Erika, et al.. (2017). Nitrogen fixation by Alnus species boosts soil nitrous oxide emissions. European Journal of Soil Science. 68(5). 740–748. 10 indexed citations

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Leppert, Katrin N., Pascal A. Niklaus, & Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen. (2017). Does species richness of subtropical tree leaf litter affect decomposition, nutrient release, transfer and subsequent uptake by plants?. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 115. 44–53. 26 indexed citations

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Burri, Susanne, Pascal A. Niklaus, Nina Buchmann, & Ansgar Kahmen. (2015). Response of grassland soil respiration to drought: Results from an ecosystem manipulation experiment including 19 sites differing in productivity and diversity. EGUGA. 9059. 1 indexed citations

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Krause, Sascha, Xavier Le Roux, Pascal A. Niklaus, et al.. (2014). Trait-based approaches for understanding microbial biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Frontiers in Microbiology. 5. 251–251. 296 indexed citations

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Schmid, Bernhard, Helge Bruelheide, Xiulian Chi, et al.. (2013). Biodiversity Promotes Tree Growth during Succession in Subtropical Forest. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e81246–e81246. 103 indexed citations

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Samaritani, Emanuela, Juna Shrestha, Bertrand Fournier, et al.. (2011). Heterogeneity of soil carbon pools and fluxes in a channelized and a restored floodplain section (Thur River, Switzerland). Hydrology and earth system sciences. 15(6). 1757–1769. 61 indexed citations

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Shrestha, Juna, Pascal A. Niklaus, Emmanuel Frossard, Klement Tockner, & Jörg Luster. (2010). Potential denitrification and N2O efflux from riparian soils during short-time flooding. EGUGA. 10949. 1 indexed citations

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Marhan, Sven, et al.. (2009). Indirect effects of soil moisture reverse soil C sequestration responses of a spring wheat agroecosystem to elevated CO ₂. Global Change Biology. 16(1). 469–483. 34 indexed citations

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