Peter Leinweber

14.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
260 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Peter Leinweber is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Leinweber has authored 260 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Soil Science, 77 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 73 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Peter Leinweber's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (105 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (63 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (41 papers). Peter Leinweber is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (105 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (63 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (41 papers). Peter Leinweber collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Canada and Poland. Peter Leinweber's co-authors include H.‐R. Schulten, Kai‐Uwe Eckhardt, Christel Baum, Wakene Negassa, Karsten Kalbitz, Jens Kruse, Sören Thiele‐Bruhn, Gerald Jandl, Richard Meissner and Ellen Kandeler and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Peter Leinweber

255 papers receiving 10.6k 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.

Organo‐mineral associations in temperate soils: Integrating biology, mineralogy, and organic matter chemistry

2008 973 citations Peter Leinweber et al. profile →
How relevant is recalcitrance for the stabilization of organic matter in soils?

2008 576 citations Gerald Jandl, Peter Leinweber et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Peter Leinweber	4.9k	2.9k	2.6k	2.1k	1.7k	260	11.0k
Bernd Marschner	6.0k 1.2×	2.4k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	146	10.1k
Randy A. Dahlgren	3.5k 0.7×	4.2k 1.4×	3.8k 1.4×	3.6k 1.7×	1.9k 1.1×	388	17.6k
Daniel V. Murphy	7.8k 1.6×	2.8k 1.0×	3.5k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	2.9k 1.7×	196	13.2k
Cliff T. Johnston	3.7k 0.7×	3.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	2.9k 1.4×	2.3k 1.3×	162	14.9k
Heike Knicker	7.0k 1.4×	1.9k 0.6×	3.8k 1.5×	1.8k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	288	14.8k
Roland Bol	8.4k 1.7×	4.1k 1.4×	4.9k 1.9×	1.5k 0.7×	3.1k 1.8×	413	15.7k
Klaus Kaiser	7.4k 1.5×	4.7k 1.6×	4.6k 1.8×	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	210	15.5k
Wolfgang Zech	8.6k 1.7×	2.6k 0.9×	3.0k 1.2×	3.1k 1.5×	2.8k 1.6×	266	17.5k
Martin H. Gerzabek	3.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	2.1k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	217	10.0k
Ronald J. Smernik	4.1k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	175	10.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Leinweber

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Heinrich, Stefan, et al.. (2025). The phosphorus fertilizer effect of biochar from municipal sewage sludge. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 71(1). 1–13. 1 indexed citations

Weber, Jerzy, et al.. (2024). The Influence of Different, Long-Term Fertilizations on the Chemical and Spectroscopic Properties of Soil Organic Matter. Agronomy. 14(4). 837–837. 5 indexed citations

Szymańska, Sonia, Kai‐Uwe Eckhardt, Gerald Jandl, et al.. (2024). Abundance of Human Pathogenic Microorganisms in the Halophyte Salicornia europaea L.: Influence of the Chemical Composition of Shoots and Soils. Agronomy. 14(11). 2740–2740. 1 indexed citations

Jung, Patrick, Karen Baumann, Kai‐Uwe Eckhardt, et al.. (2023). The dark side of orange: Multiorganismic continuum dynamics within a lichen of the Atacama Desert. Mycologia. 116(1). 44–58. 2 indexed citations

Baumann, Karen, Kai‐Uwe Eckhardt, Ingo Schöning, Marion Schrumpf, & Peter Leinweber. (2022). Clay fraction properties and grassland management imprint on soil organic matter composition and stability at molecular level. Soil Use and Management. 38(4). 1578–1596. 3 indexed citations

Kowalczyk, J., Hans Mielke, H. Schenkel, et al.. (2022). Preference and possible consumption of provided enrichment and bedding materials and disinfectant powder by growing pigs. Porcine Health Management. 8(1). 1–1. 6 indexed citations

Shaheen, Sabry M., Jianxu Wang, Karen Baumann, et al.. (2021). Stepwise redox changes alter the speciation and mobilization of phosphorus in hydromorphic soils. Chemosphere. 288(Pt 3). 132652–132652. 24 indexed citations

Baumann, Karen, Kai‐Uwe Eckhardt, Karin Glaser, et al.. (2021). Contribution of biological soil crusts to soil organic matter composition and stability in temperate forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 160. 108315–108315. 24 indexed citations

Jung, Patrick, Karen Baumann, Armin Springer, et al.. (2020). Lichens Bite the Dust – A Bioweathering Scenario in the Atacama Desert. iScience. 23(11). 101647–101647. 14 indexed citations

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Samolov, Elena, Karen Baumann, Burkhard Büdel, et al.. (2020). Biodiversity of Algae and Cyanobacteria in Biological Soil Crusts Collected Along a Climatic Gradient in Chile Using an Integrative Approach. Microorganisms. 8(7). 1047–1047. 66 indexed citations

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Baumann, Karen, Sabry M. Shaheen, Yongfeng Hu, et al.. (2020). Speciation and sorption of phosphorus in agricultural soil profiles of redoximorphic character. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 42(10). 3231–3246. 23 indexed citations

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Baumann, Karen, et al.. (2020). Phosphorus cycling and spring barley crop response to varying redox potential. Vadose Zone Journal. 19(1). 9 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Ashour A., Stella Gypser, Peter Leinweber, Dirk Freese, & Oliver Kühn. (2019). Infrared spectroscopic characterization of phosphate binding at the goethite–water interface. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 21(8). 4421–4434. 54 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Ashour A., Peter Leinweber, & Oliver Kühn. (2017). Unravelling the nature of glyphosate binding to goethite surfaces by ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 20(3). 1531–1539. 36 indexed citations

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Baumann, Karen, Karin Glaser, Ulf Karsten, et al.. (2017). Biological soil crusts of temperate forests: Their role in P cycling. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 109. 156–166. 58 indexed citations

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Wollschläger, Ute, Wulf Amelung, Nicolas Brüggemann, et al.. (2017). Soil as a Sustainable Resource for the Bioeconomy - BonaRes. EGUGA. 16569. 1 indexed citations

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Dimitriou, Ioannis, Christel Baum, Gerald Busch, et al.. (2011). Quantifying environmental effects of Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) on biodiversity, soil and water. OpenAgrar. 39 indexed citations

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Baum, Christel, Peter Leinweber, Martin Weih, Norbert Lamersdorf, & Ioannis Dimitriou. (2009). Effects of short rotation coppice with willows and poplar on soil ecology. 59(3). 183–196. 88 indexed citations

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Meißner, R., et al.. (2009). Contamination of the Elbe river floodplains and testing of its restoration by phytoremediation.. 99(6). 30–37. 1 indexed citations

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Meissner, Richard, Holger Rupp, & Peter Leinweber. (2003). Re-wetting of fen soils and changes in water quality - experimental results and further research needs. Journal of Water and Land Development. 75–91. 7 indexed citations

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