Sean M. Schaeffer

9.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
83 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Sean M. Schaeffer is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sean M. Schaeffer has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Soil Science, 23 papers in Plant Science and 22 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Sean M. Schaeffer's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (47 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (14 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers). Sean M. Schaeffer is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (47 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (14 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers). Sean M. Schaeffer collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Sweden. Sean M. Schaeffer's co-authors include Joshua P. Schimel, Amilcare Porporato, Jennifer M. DeBruyn, Jayne Belnap, Laura Yahdjian, D.A. Ravetta, John M. Stark, Urszula Norton, Amy T. Austin and Sharon Billings and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Sean M. Schaeffer

82 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

Water pulses and biogeochemical cycles in arid and semiarid ecosystems

2004 1.1k citations Sean M. Schaeffer et al. Oecologia profile →
Microbial control over carbon cycling in soil

2012 1.0k citations Joshua P. Schimel, Sean M. Schaeffer profile →
Long term tillage, cover crop, and fertilization effects on microbial community structure, activity: Implications for soil quality

2015 458 citations Jennifer M. DeBruyn, Sean M. Schaeffer et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

Peers

Sean M. Schaeffer

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Luc Abbadie France

Shenglei Fu China

Niall P. McNamara United Kingdom

Per Ambus Denmark

N. Wrage Germany

Thomas H. DeLuca United States

Hannu Fritze Finland

Sergey Blagodatsky Germany

Sha Xue China

Teri C. Balser United States

Luc Abbadie France

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1.4k ×0.9

975 ×0.8

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517 ×0.5

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Citations per year, relative to Sean M. Schaeffer Sean M. Schaeffer (= 1×) peers Luc Abbadie

Countries citing papers authored by Sean M. Schaeffer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sean M. Schaeffer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sean M. Schaeffer

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All Works

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An, Tingting, et al.. (2024). Interaction between maize residues and initial soil carbon status on soil labile organic carbon pools. Applied Soil Ecology. 202. 105482–105482. 3 indexed citations

Ramírez, David A., et al.. (2024). From Rangelands to Cropland, Land-Use Change and Its Impact on Soil Organic Carbon Variables in a Peruvian Andean Highlands: A Machine Learning Modeling Approach. Ecosystems. 27(7). 899–917. 5 indexed citations

Jagadamma, Sindhu, et al.. (2024). Long‐term tillage and cover cropping differentially influenced soil nitrous oxide emissions from cotton cropping system. Agronomy Journal. 116(6). 2804–2816. 1 indexed citations

Faiia, Anthony M., et al.. (2024). Cover crop residue decomposition triggered soil oxygen depletion and promoted nitrous oxide emissions. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 13 indexed citations

Astner, Anton F., Douglas G. Hayes, Hugh O’Neill, et al.. (2023). Assessment of cryogenic pretreatment for simulating environmental weathering in the formation of surrogate micro- and nanoplastics from agricultural mulch film. The Science of The Total Environment. 870. 161867–161867. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Zhenyu, Mingxuan Li, Markus Flury, et al.. (2021). Agronomic performance of polyethylene and biodegradable plastic film mulches in a maize cropping system in a humid continental climate. The Science of The Total Environment. 786. 147460–147460. 60 indexed citations

Liu, Zhihui, Jingchun Tang, Xinwei Ren, & Sean M. Schaeffer. (2021). Effects of phosphorus modified nZVI-biochar composite on emission of greenhouse gases and changes of microbial community in soil. Environmental Pollution. 274. 116483–116483. 68 indexed citations

Sintim, Henry Y., Andy I. Bary, Douglas G. Hayes, et al.. (2020). In situ degradation of biodegradable plastic mulch films in compost and agricultural soils. The Science of The Total Environment. 727. 138668–138668. 268 indexed citations

Li, Lidong, et al.. (2019). Physical, biochemical, and microbial controls on amino sugar accumulation in soils under long-term cover cropping and no-tillage farming. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 135. 369–378. 119 indexed citations

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Ding, Fan, Shuangyi Li, Xiao‐Tao Lü, et al.. (2019). Opposite effects of nitrogen fertilization and plastic film mulching on crop N and P stoichiometry in a temperate agroecosystem. Journal of Plant Ecology. 12(4). 682–692. 25 indexed citations

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Keenan, Sarah W., Sean M. Schaeffer, & Jennifer M. DeBruyn. (2019). Spatial changes in soil stable isotopic composition in response to carrion decomposition. Biogeosciences. 16(19). 3929–3939. 15 indexed citations

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Schaeffer, Sean M., et al.. (2017). Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics throughout the summer drought in a California annual grassland. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 115. 54–62. 97 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xinyu, Wenyi Dong, Xiaoqin Dai, et al.. (2015). Responses of absolute and specific soil enzyme activities to long term additions of organic and mineral fertilizer. The Science of The Total Environment. 536. 59–67. 141 indexed citations

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Jagadamma, Sindhu, Melanie A. Mayes, J. Megan Steinweg, & Sean M. Schaeffer. (2014). Substrate quality alters the microbial mineralization of added substrate and soil organic carbon. Biogeosciences. 11(17). 4665–4678. 65 indexed citations

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Schädel, Christina, et al.. (2013). Separating soil CO2 efflux into C-pool-specific decay rates via inverse analysis of soil incubation data. Oecologia. 171(3). 721–732. 49 indexed citations

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Schaeffer, Sean M., et al.. (2010). Effect of Speed and Intensity of Freezing on Microbial C and N Cycling in Two Arctic Tundra Soils. AGUFM. 2010. 1 indexed citations

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Boot, Claudia M., Sean M. Schaeffer, Mariah S. Carbone, C. J. Still, & Joshua P. Schimel. (2010). Dynamic Response of Forest Litter and Mineral Soil to Pulsed Water Additions. AGUFM. 2010. 2 indexed citations

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Schaeffer, Sean M. & R. Evans. (2005). Pulse additions of soil carbon and nitrogen affect soil nitrogen dynamics in an arid Colorado Plateau shrubland. Oecologia. 145(3). 425–433. 56 indexed citations

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Schaeffer, Sean M., Sharon Billings, & R. D. Evans. (2003). Responses of soil nitrogen dynamics in a Mojave Desert ecosystem to manipulations in soil carbon and nitrogen availability. Oecologia. 134(4). 547–553. 81 indexed citations

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Billings, Sharon, Sean M. Schaeffer, Stephen F. Zitzer, et al.. (2002). Alterations of nitrogen dynamics under elevated carbon dioxide in an intact Mojave Desert ecosystem: evidence from nitrogen-15 natural abundance. Oecologia. 131(3). 463–467. 54 indexed citations

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