Serita D. Frey

29.5k total citations · 14 hit papers
139 papers, 17.7k citations indexed

About

Serita D. Frey is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Serita D. Frey has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 17.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Soil Science, 69 papers in Ecology and 46 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Serita D. Frey's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (88 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (35 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (34 papers). Serita D. Frey is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (88 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (35 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (34 papers). Serita D. Frey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. Serita D. Frey's co-authors include Johan Six, A. Stuart Grandy, Edward T. Elliott, Jerry M. Melillo, Melissa A. Knorr, Rachel K. Thiet, Cynthia M. Kallenbach, Keith Paustian, Katharine M. Batten and Peter S. Curtis and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Serita D. Frey

137 papers receiving 17.3k citations

Hit Papers

Bacterial and Fungal Cont... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2006 2016 2011 2005 2008 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Bacterial and Fungal Contributions to Carbon Sequestration in Agroecosystems
    2006 1.6k citations Serita D. Frey et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal profile →
  2. Direct evidence for microbial-derived soil organic matter formation and its ecophysiological controls
    2016 1.2k citations Serita D. Frey, A. Stuart Grandy et al. Nature Communications profile →
  3. Temperature and soil organic matter decomposition rates - synthesis of current knowledge and a way forward
    2011 1.2k citations Eric A. Davidson, Serita D. Frey et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  4. NITROGEN ADDITIONS AND LITTER DECOMPOSITION: A META-ANALYSIS
    2005 833 citations Melissa A. Knorr, Serita D. Frey et al. Ecology profile →
  5. Thermal adaptation of soil microbial respiration to elevated temperature
    2008 654 citations Serita D. Frey, Jerry M. Melillo et al. profile →
  6. Chronic nitrogen enrichment affects the structure and function of the soil microbial community in temperate hardwood and pine forests
    2004 621 citations Serita D. Frey, Melissa A. Knorr et al. profile →
  7. The temperature response of soil microbial efficiency and its feedback to climate
    2013 618 citations Serita D. Frey, Jerry M. Melillo et al. profile →
  8. Long-term pattern and magnitude of soil carbon feedback to the climate system in a warming world
    2017 579 citations Jerry M. Melillo, Serita D. Frey et al. profile →
  9. Influence of dry–wet cycles on the interrelationship between aggregate, particulate organic matter, and microbial community dynamics
    2001 578 citations Serita D. Frey, Edward T. Elliott et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
  10. Microbial diversity drives carbon use efficiency in a model soil
    2020 365 citations Luiz A. Domeignoz‐Horta, Grace Pold et al. Nature Communications profile →
  11. Mycorrhizal Fungi as Mediators of Soil Organic Matter Dynamics
    2019 350 citations Serita D. Frey profile →
  12. Microbial carbon use efficiency: accounting for population, community, and ecosystem-scale controls over the fate of metabolized organic matter
    2016 295 citations Kevin M. Geyer, Emily Kyker‐Snowman et al. Biogeochemistry profile →
  13. Clarifying the evidence for microbial‐ and plant‐derived soil organic matter, and the path toward a more quantitative understanding
    2022 238 citations Emily D. Whalen, A. Stuart Grandy et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  14. Fast-decaying plant litter enhances soil carbon in temperate forests but not through microbial physiological traits
    2022 206 citations Kevin M. Geyer, Serita D. Frey et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Serita D. Frey United States 56 12.4k 8.4k 4.5k 3.3k 2.0k 139 17.7k
Matthew D. Wallenstein United States 58 11.6k 0.9× 9.6k 1.1× 4.5k 1.0× 3.4k 1.0× 2.3k 1.1× 94 19.7k
Sophie Zechmeister‐Boltenstern Austria 53 8.9k 0.7× 6.2k 0.7× 3.1k 0.7× 3.4k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 157 14.1k
Robert L. Sinsabaugh United States 70 13.6k 1.1× 10.4k 1.2× 6.6k 1.5× 5.4k 1.6× 1.9k 0.9× 153 22.6k
Wolfgang Wanek Austria 62 7.3k 0.6× 6.0k 0.7× 4.6k 1.0× 2.4k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 274 14.8k
A. Stuart Grandy United States 56 9.9k 0.8× 5.5k 0.7× 3.6k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 129 14.1k
Rainer Georg Joergensen Germany 60 13.2k 1.1× 6.0k 0.7× 5.3k 1.2× 3.6k 1.1× 1.0k 0.5× 289 18.0k
Johannes Rousk Sweden 56 9.2k 0.7× 7.3k 0.9× 4.5k 1.0× 1.9k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 143 15.4k
Cory C. Cleveland United States 62 10.7k 0.9× 9.3k 1.1× 5.3k 1.2× 5.0k 1.5× 4.1k 2.0× 121 22.0k
Erland Bååth Sweden 79 14.8k 1.2× 11.7k 1.4× 8.9k 2.0× 3.9k 1.2× 2.1k 1.0× 216 27.5k
Nick Ostle United Kingdom 60 5.9k 0.5× 7.6k 0.9× 4.6k 1.0× 1.8k 0.5× 2.1k 1.1× 175 14.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Serita D. Frey

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Man, Meiling, Laura Castañeda‐Gómez, Christine Martineau, et al.. (2025). Deciphering the Complex Interactions between Litter Inputs and Microbial Responses in Modulating Long-Term Soil Organic Matter Dynamics. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(48). 25853–25864.
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Srikanthan, Nivetha, et al.. (2024). Long-term warming in a temperate forest accelerates soil organic matter decomposition despite increased plant-derived inputs. Biogeochemistry. 167(9). 1159–1174. 8 indexed citations
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Whalen, Emily D., A. Stuart Grandy, Kevin M. Geyer, Eric W. Morrison, & Serita D. Frey. (2024). Microbial trait multifunctionality drives soil organic matter formation potential. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10209–10209. 32 indexed citations
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Stoica, Iuliana, et al.. (2023). Chronic Warming and Nitrogen-Addition Alter Soil Organic Matter Molecular Composition Distinctly in Tandem Compared to Individual Stressors. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 7(3). 609–622. 5 indexed citations
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Romero‐Olivares, Adriana L., Serita D. Frey, & Kathleen K. Treseder. (2023). Tracking fungal species-level responses in soil environments exposed to long-term warming and associated drying. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 370. 1 indexed citations
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Stephens, Ryan B., et al.. (2023). Wind and small mammals are complementary fungal dispersers. Ecology. 104(6). e4039–e4039. 14 indexed citations
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Domeignoz‐Horta, Luiz A., Grace Pold, David Sebag, et al.. (2022). Substrate availability and not thermal acclimation controls microbial temperature sensitivity response to long‐term warming. Global Change Biology. 29(6). 1574–1590. 45 indexed citations
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Romero‐Olivares, Adriana L., Cleo L. Davie‐Martin, Magnus Kramshøj, Riikka Rinnan, & Serita D. Frey. (2022). Soil volatile organic compound emissions in response to soil warming and nitrogen deposition. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene. 10(1). 6 indexed citations
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Whalen, Emily D., A. Stuart Grandy, Noah W. Sokol, et al.. (2022). Clarifying the evidence for microbial‐ and plant‐derived soil organic matter, and the path toward a more quantitative understanding. Global Change Biology. 28(24). 7167–7185. 238 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stephens, Ryan B., Serita D. Frey, Anthony W. D’Amato, & Rebecca J. Rowe. (2021). Functional, temporal and spatial complementarity in mammal‐fungal spore networks enhances mycorrhizal dispersal following forest harvesting. Functional Ecology. 35(9). 2072–2083. 12 indexed citations
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Anthony, Mark, et al.. (2021). Biogeochemical evolution of soil organic matter composition after a decade of warming and nitrogen addition. Biogeochemistry. 156(2). 161–175. 21 indexed citations
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Whalen, Emily D., Kevin M. Geyer, Mark Anthony, et al.. (2021). Root control of fungal communities and soil carbon stocks in a temperate forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 161. 108390–108390. 32 indexed citations
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Anthony, Mark, et al.. (2021). Effects of an introduced mustard, Thlaspi arvense, on soil fungal communities in subalpine meadows. Fungal ecology. 56. 101135–101135. 1 indexed citations
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Pold, Grace, Luiz A. Domeignoz‐Horta, Eric W. Morrison, et al.. (2020). Carbon Use Efficiency and Its Temperature Sensitivity Covary in Soil Bacteria. mBio. 11(1). 70 indexed citations
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Kyker‐Snowman, Emily, William R. Wieder, Serita D. Frey, & A. Stuart Grandy. (2020). Stoichiometrically coupled carbon and nitrogen cycling in the MIcrobial-MIneral Carbon Stabilization model version 1.0 (MIMICS-CN v1.0). Geoscientific model development. 13(9). 4413–4434. 41 indexed citations
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Kyker‐Snowman, Emily, William R. Wieder, Serita D. Frey, & A. Stuart Grandy. (2019). Stoichiometrically coupled carbon and nitrogen cycling in the MIcrobial-MIneral Carbon Stabilization model (MIMICS-CN). 7 indexed citations
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Frey, Serita D., et al.. (2018). Molecular-level changes in soil organic matter composition after 10 years of litter, root and nitrogen manipulation in a temperate forest. Biogeochemistry. 141(2). 183–197. 23 indexed citations
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Sierra, Carlos A., Susan Trumbore, Eric A. Davidson, et al.. (2012). Predicting decadal trends and transient responses of radiocarbon storage and fluxes in a temperate forest soil. Biogeosciences. 9(8). 3013–3028. 23 indexed citations
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Sierra, Carlos A., Susan Trumbore, Eric A. Davidson, et al.. (2012). Predicting decadal trends and transient responses of radiocarbon storage and fluxes in a temperate forest soil. 1 indexed citations
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Motavalli, Peter P., C. A. Palm, Edward T. Elliott, Serita D. Frey, & P.C. Smithson. (1995). Nitrogen Mineralization in Humid Tropical Forest Soils: Mineralogy, Texture, and Measured Nitrogen Fractions. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 59(4). 1168–1175. 35 indexed citations

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