Robert L. Sinsabaugh

32.1k total citations · 15 hit papers
153 papers, 22.6k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Sinsabaugh is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Sinsabaugh has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 22.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Ecology, 64 papers in Soil Science and 47 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Sinsabaugh's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (60 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (40 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (37 papers). Robert L. Sinsabaugh is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (60 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (40 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (37 papers). Robert L. Sinsabaugh collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Robert L. Sinsabaugh's co-authors include Daryl Moorhead, Jennifer J. Follstad Shah, Donald R. Zak, Brian H. Hill, Arthur E. Linkins, Michael Weintraub, Deborah A. Repert, Margaret M. Carreiro, Stuart Findlay and Andrea Porras‐Alfaro and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Sinsabaugh

150 papers receiving 21.9k 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.

Soil enzymes in a changing environment: Current knowledge and future directions

2012 1.7k citations Robert L. Sinsabaugh, Michael Weintraub et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
The effects of long term nitrogen deposition on extracellular enzyme activity in an Acer saccharum forest soil

2002 1.7k citations Robert L. Sinsabaugh, Donald R. Zak et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry of microbial organic nutrient acquisition in soil and sediment

2009 1.3k citations Robert L. Sinsabaugh, Brian H. Hill et al. Nature profile →
Phenol oxidase, peroxidase and organic matter dynamics of soil

2009 1.1k citations Robert L. Sinsabaugh Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
MICROBIAL ENZYME SHIFTS EXPLAIN LITTER DECAY RESPONSES TO SIMULATED NITROGEN DEPOSITION

2000 813 citations Robert L. Sinsabaugh et al. profile →
Ecoenzymatic Stoichiometry and Ecological Theory

2012 769 citations Robert L. Sinsabaugh, Jennifer J. Follstad Shah profile →
Carbon use efficiency of microbial communities: stoichiometry, methodology and modelling

2013 709 citations Robert L. Sinsabaugh, Daryl Moorhead et al. profile →
A THEORETICAL MODEL OF LITTER DECAY AND MICROBIAL INTERACTION

2006 688 citations Daryl Moorhead, Robert L. Sinsabaugh profile →
Vector analysis of ecoenzyme activities reveal constraints on coupled C, N and P dynamics

2015 608 citations Daryl Moorhead, Robert L. Sinsabaugh et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
Resource allocation to extracellular enzyme production: A model for nitrogen and phosphorus control of litter decomposition

1994 491 citations Robert L. Sinsabaugh, Daryl Moorhead Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry of microbial nutrient acquisition in tropical soils

2013 406 citations Robert L. Sinsabaugh et al. profile →
Stoichiometry of microbial carbon use efficiency in soils

2016 363 citations Robert L. Sinsabaugh, Jennifer S. Powers et al. profile →
Dynamic relationships between microbial biomass, respiration, inorganic nutrients and enzyme activities: informing enzyme-based decomposition models

2013 332 citations Daryl Moorhead, Robert L. Sinsabaugh et al. profile →
Drought consistently alters the composition of soil fungal and bacterial communities in grasslands from two continents

2018 288 citations Raúl Ochoa‐Hueso, Scott L. Collins et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Soil carbon loss with warming: New evidence from carbon‐degrading enzymes

2020 198 citations Ji Chen, Kees Jan van Groenigen et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers

Robert L. Sinsabaugh

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Matthew D. Wallenstein United States

Cory C. Cleveland United States

Ellen Kandeler Germany

Joshua P. Schimel United States

Mary K. Firestone United States

Serita D. Frey United States

Andreas Richter Austria

Erland Bååth Sweden

Donald R. Zak United States

Rainer Georg Joergensen Germany

Matthew D. Wallenstein United States

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Chen, Ji, Xiao‐Tao Lü, Dejun Li, et al.. (2025). Decoupling of plant nitrogen and phosphorus under global change over the last two decades. Journal of Ecology. 113(8). 2120–2130. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Ji, Bruce A. Hungate, Pete Smith, et al.. (2025). Digging deeper into microbial carbon use efficiency in soil: Perspectives from microbial growth and respiration. 4(1). 100183–100183.

Chen, Ji, Johannes J. Le Roux, Mark van Kleunen, et al.. (2025). Global Patterns and Drivers of Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities in Response to Plant Invasion: A Meta‐Analysis. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34(7).

Cui, Yongxing, Shushi Peng, Matthias C. Rillig, et al.. (2025). Global patterns of nutrient limitation in soil microorganisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(20). e2424552122–e2424552122. 8 indexed citations

Cui, Yongxing, et al.. (2024). Predicting microbial nutrient limitations from a stoichiometry-based threshold framework. 2(1). 100048–100048. 34 indexed citations

Moorhead, Daryl, Yongxing Cui, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, & Joshua P. Schimel. (2023). Interpreting patterns of ecoenzymatic stoichiometry. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 180. 108997–108997. 47 indexed citations

Cui, Yongxing, Shushi Peng, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, et al.. (2023). Microbial communities in terrestrial surface soils are not widely limited by carbon. Global Change Biology. 29(15). 4412–4429. 31 indexed citations

Chen, Ji, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, & Kees Jan van Groenigen. (2023). Soil extracellular enzymes for climate-smart and resource-efficient agroecosystems: Research priorities. PLOS Climate. 2(5). e0000210–e0000210. 6 indexed citations

Feng, Jiao, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, Daryl Moorhead, et al.. (2023). Trade‐offs in carbon‐degrading enzyme activities limit long‐term soil carbon sequestration with biochar addition. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 98(4). 1184–1199. 56 indexed citations

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Sinsabaugh, Robert L., Corey Nelson, Ana Giraldo‐Silva, et al.. (2020). What Could Explain δ13C Signatures in Biocrust Cyanobacteria of Drylands?. Microbial Ecology. 81(1). 134–145. 1 indexed citations

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Ochoa‐Hueso, Raúl, Scott L. Collins, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, et al.. (2018). Drought consistently alters the composition of soil fungal and bacterial communities in grasslands from two continents. Global Change Biology. 24(7). 2818–2827. 288 indexed citations breakdown →

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Warnock, Daniel D., et al.. (2015). Root-associated fungal community response to drought-associated changes in vegetation community. Mycologia. 107(6). 1089–1104. 12 indexed citations

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Hathaway, Jennifer, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, Maria de Lurdes Enes Dapkevicius, & Diana E. Northup. (2013). Diversity of Ammonia Oxidation (amoA) and Nitrogen Fixation (nifH) Genes in Lava Caves of Terceira, Azores, Portugal. Geomicrobiology Journal. 31(3). 221–235. 23 indexed citations

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Sinsabaugh, Robert L., David J. Horn, Jennifer J. Follstad Shah, & Stuart Findlay. (2010). Ecoenzymatic Stoichiometry in Relation to Productivity for Freshwater Biofilm and Plankton Communities. Microbial Ecology. 60(4). 885–893. 48 indexed citations

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Sinsabaugh, Robert L., Brian H. Hill, & Jennifer J. Follstad Shah. (2009). Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry of microbial organic nutrient acquisition in soil and sediment. Nature. 462(7274). 795–798. 1263 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harner, Mary J., Chelsea L. Crenshaw, Manuela Abelho, et al.. (2009). Decomposition of leaf litter from a native tree and an actinorhizal invasive across riparian habitats. Ecological Applications. 19(5). 1135–1146. 49 indexed citations

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Sinsabaugh, Robert L., Christian L. Lauber, Michael Weintraub, et al.. (2008). Stoichiometry of soil enzyme activity at global scale. University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository (University of New Hampshire at Manchester). 5 indexed citations

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Lauber, Christian L., Robert L. Sinsabaugh, & Donald R. Zak. (2008). Laccase Gene Composition and Relative Abundance in Oak Forest Soil is not Affected by Short-Term Nitrogen Fertilization. Microbial Ecology. 57(1). 50–57. 31 indexed citations

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Zeglin, Lydia H., Martina Štursová, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, & Scott L. Collins. (2007). Microbial responses to nitrogen addition in three contrasting grassland ecosystems. Oecologia. 154(2). 349–359. 165 indexed citations

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Sinsabaugh, Robert L. & Stuart Findlay. (1995). Microbial production, enzyme activity, and carbon turnover in surface sediments of the Hudson River estuary. Microbial Ecology. 30(2). 127–41. 132 indexed citations

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