Per Gundersen

15.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
120 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Per Gundersen is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Per Gundersen has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Soil Science, 70 papers in Ecology and 51 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Per Gundersen's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (83 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (65 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (49 papers). Per Gundersen is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (83 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (65 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (49 papers). Per Gundersen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, China and United Kingdom. Per Gundersen's co-authors include Lars Vesterdal, Jiangming Mo, Bridget A. Emmett, Albert Tietema, Inger Kappel Schmidt, O. Janne Kjønaas, Ingeborg Callesen, W. de Vries, Yunting Fang and Claus Beier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Per Gundersen

117 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

Nitrogen deposition makes a minor contribution to carbon sequestration in temperate forests

1999 599 citations Knute J. Nadelhoffer, Per Gundersen et al. profile →
Impact of nitrogen deposition on nitrogen cycling in forests: a synthesis of NITREX data

1998 511 citations Per Gundersen et al. profile →
Effects of phosphorus addition on soil microbial biomass and community composition in three forest types in tropical China

2011 400 citations Per Gundersen, Jiangming Mo et al. profile →
Do tree species influence soil carbon stocks in temperate and boreal forests?

2013 320 citations Lars Vesterdal, Per Gundersen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Per Gundersen Denmark	56	6.3k	4.6k	3.3k	3.1k	2.2k	120	10.4k
Kate Lajtha United States	56	5.4k 0.9×	4.4k 0.9×	3.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	161	10.8k
William S. Currie United States	33	3.5k 0.6×	2.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	2.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	73	7.1k
Christine L. Goodale United States	46	3.5k 0.6×	3.4k 0.7×	3.5k 1.0×	3.1k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	95	9.9k
Benjamin Z. Houlton United States	39	4.5k 0.7×	3.1k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	90	8.7k
Guoyi Zhou China	55	5.4k 0.9×	3.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.4×	5.3k 1.7×	2.4k 1.1×	247	11.4k
Thomas H. DeLuca United States	55	5.1k 0.8×	3.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	2.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	146	10.3k
Biao Zhu China	60	7.2k 1.1×	5.6k 1.2×	1.5k 0.5×	3.6k 1.2×	2.2k 1.0×	266	13.3k
Jason P. Kaye United States	44	4.3k 0.7×	2.4k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	2.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	139	9.0k
Jiangming Mo China	50	5.9k 0.9×	3.5k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	155	8.5k
Björn Berg Sweden	58	6.9k 1.1×	4.4k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	2.6k 0.9×	4.3k 2.0×	164	12.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Per Gundersen

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Lin, Guigang, Feifei Zhu, Wu Zhou, et al.. (2024). Higher resistance of larch-broadleaf mixed forests than larch forests against soil acidification under experimental nitrogen addition. Plant and Soil. 505(1-2). 335–349. 4 indexed citations

Gundersen, Per, Т. Martijn Bezemer, Sebastian Kepfer‐Rojas, et al.. (2023). Silva Nova – Restoring soil biology and soil functions to gain multiple benefits in new forests. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 1 indexed citations

Duan, Yihang, Dongwei Liu, Kai Huang, et al.. (2022). Design and performance of an ecosystem‐scale forest soil warming experiment with infrared heater arrays. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 13(9). 2065–2077. 12 indexed citations

Zhu, Feifei, Erik A. Hobbie, Weixing Zhu, et al.. (2022). Effects of nitrogen deposition on carbon allocation between wood and leaves in temperate forests. Plants People Planet. 5(2). 267–280. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Ang, Dexiang Chen, Oliver L. Phillips, et al.. (2021). Dynamics and multi‐annual fate of atmospherically deposited nitrogen in montane tropical forests. Global Change Biology. 27(10). 2076–2087. 21 indexed citations

Cheng, Susan J., Peter Hess, William R. Wieder, et al.. (2019). Decadal fates and impacts of nitrogen additions on temperate forest carbon storage: a data–model comparison. Biogeosciences. 16(13). 2771–2793. 9 indexed citations

Gurmesa, Geshere Abdisa, X. L. Lu, Per Gundersen, et al.. (2019). Species Differences in Nitrogen Acquisition in Humid Subtropical Forest Inferred From 15N Natural Abundance and Its Response to Tracer Addition. Forests. 10(11). 991–991. 4 indexed citations

Li, Shanlong, Geshere Abdisa Gurmesa, Weixing Zhu, et al.. (2019). Fate of atmospherically deposited NH₄⁺ and NO₃⁻ in two temperate forests in China: temporal pattern and redistribution. Ecological Applications. 29(6). e01920–e01920. 23 indexed citations

Cheng, Susan J., Peter Hess, William R. Wieder, et al.. (2018). Decadal impacts of nitrogen additions on temperate forest carbon sinks: A data-model comparison. 4 indexed citations

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Gurmesa, Geshere Abdisa, X. L. Lu, Per Gundersen, et al.. (2017). Nitrogen input ¹⁵ N signatures are reflected in plant ¹⁵ N natural abundances in subtropical forests in China. Biogeosciences. 14(9). 2359–2370. 21 indexed citations

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Kloss, Stefanie, Katharina Keiblinger, Patrick Schleppi, et al.. (2015). Vertical patterns of ecoenzyme activities in forest soils after 20 years of simulated nitrogen deposition. EGUGA. 10858. 1 indexed citations

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Bárcena, Téresa G., Ludovica D’Imperio, Anders Priemé, et al.. (2013). Effects of the conversion of cropland to forest on the CH4 oxidation capacity in soils.. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

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Gundersen, Per, Jesper Riis Christiansen, Giorgio Alberti, et al.. (2012). The response of methane and nitrous oxide fluxes to forest change in Europe. Biogeosciences. 9(10). 3999–4012. 72 indexed citations

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Gundersen, Per, Jesper Riis Christiansen, Giorgio Alberti, et al.. (2012). The greenhouse gas exchange responses of methane and nitrous oxide to forest change in Europe. 5 indexed citations

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Christiansen, Jesper Riis & Per Gundersen. (2011). Stand age and tree species affect N ₂ O and CH ₄ exchange from afforested soils. Biogeosciences. 8(9). 2535–2546. 37 indexed citations

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Fang, Yunting, Per Gundersen, Jiangming Mo, & Weixing Zhu. (2008). Input and output of dissolved organic and inorganic nitrogen in subtropical forests of South China under high air pollution. Biogeosciences. 5(2). 339–352. 165 indexed citations

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Mo, Jiangming, Dejun Li, & Per Gundersen. (2008). Seedling growth response of two tropical tree species to nitrogen deposition in southern China. European Journal of Forest Research. 127(4). 275–283. 66 indexed citations

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Fang, Yunting, Per Gundersen, Wei Zhang, et al.. (2008). Soil–atmosphere exchange of N2O, CO2 and CH4 along a slope of an evergreen broad-leaved forest in southern China. Plant and Soil. 319(1-2). 37–48. 62 indexed citations

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Gundersen, Per, Ingeborg Callesen, & W. de Vries. (1998). Nitrate leaching in forest ecosystems is related to forest floor ratios. Environmental Pollution. 102(1). 403–407. 379 indexed citations

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Gundersen, Per. (1995). Nitrogen deposition and leaching in European forests ? Preliminary results from a data compilation. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 85(3). 1179–1184. 80 indexed citations

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