Sonja Brodowski

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Sonja Brodowski is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonja Brodowski has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Soil Science, 8 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Sonja Brodowski's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (10 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (7 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (5 papers). Sonja Brodowski is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (10 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (7 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (5 papers). Sonja Brodowski collaborates with scholars based in Germany, South Africa and Switzerland. Sonja Brodowski's co-authors include Wulf Amelung, Ludwig Haumaier, Bernd Marschner, Ute Hamer, Wolfgang Zech, Heinz Flessa, B. John, Bruno Glaser, Clarissa Abetz and Guido L. B. Wiesenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Chemosphere and Geoderma.

In The Last Decade

Sonja Brodowski

20 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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How relevant is recalcitrance for the stabilization of organic matter in soils?

2008 576 citations Bernd Marschner, Sonja Brodowski et al. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sonja Brodowski Germany	17	1.6k	697	438	434	408	21	2.7k
Eva Lehndorff Germany	32	1.2k 0.7×	752 1.1×	928 2.1×	527 1.2×	294 0.7×	82	3.5k
José M. de la Rosa Arranz Spain	34	1.4k 0.9×	650 0.9×	397 0.9×	539 1.2×	329 0.8×	143	3.7k
Angelika Kölbl Germany	24	2.1k 1.3×	1.0k 1.5×	314 0.7×	461 1.1×	301 0.7×	49	3.4k
Hans‐Peter Blume Germany	23	1.1k 0.7×	666 1.0×	559 1.3×	562 1.3×	347 0.9×	105	3.3k
Patrick A.W. van Hees Sweden	31	1.3k 0.8×	705 1.0×	264 0.6×	750 1.7×	587 1.4×	56	3.9k
Akira Watanabe Japan	35	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.7×	482 1.1×	345 0.8×	223 0.5×	163	3.8k
Jörg Prietzel Germany	34	1.7k 1.0×	880 1.3×	459 1.0×	369 0.9×	318 0.8×	105	3.6k
Lauric Cécillon France	30	1.8k 1.2×	944 1.4×	274 0.6×	463 1.1×	168 0.4×	59	3.6k
Gérard Bardoux France	31	1.9k 1.2×	1.4k 2.0×	625 1.4×	336 0.8×	195 0.5×	66	3.5k
Philip Clarke Australia	17	2.4k 1.5×	1.1k 1.6×	412 0.9×	351 0.8×	518 1.3×	31	3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sonja Brodowski

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Lehndorff, Eva, Sonja Brodowski, Ludwig Haumaier, et al.. (2015). Industrial carbon input to arable soil since 1958. Organic Geochemistry. 80. 46–52. 16 indexed citations

Wiedemeier, Daniel B., Sonja Brodowski, & Guido L. B. Wiesenberg. (2014). Pyrogenic molecular markers: Linking PAH with BPCA analysis. Chemosphere. 119. 432–437. 58 indexed citations

Lehndorff, Eva, Sonja Brodowski, Ludger Bornemann, et al.. (2012). Differentiation of charcoal, soot and diagenetic carbon in soil: Method comparison and perspectives. Organic Geochemistry. 46. 66–75. 72 indexed citations

Lobe, I., Alexandra Sandhage‐Hofmann, Sonja Brodowski, C. C. du Preez, & Wulf Amelung. (2011). Aggregate dynamics and associated soil organic matter contents as influenced by prolonged arable cropping in the South African Highveld. Geoderma. 162(3-4). 251–259. 62 indexed citations

Nehls, Thomas, Sonja Brodowski, & Gerd Wessolek. (2010). Black Carbon in Paved Urban Soils. EGUGA. 8616.

Preez, C. C. du, et al.. (2010). Carbon sequestration in secondary pasture soils: a chronosequence study in the South African Highveld. European Journal of Soil Science. 61(4). 551–562. 55 indexed citations

Marschner, Bernd, Sonja Brodowski, Alexander Dreves, et al.. (2008). How relevant is recalcitrance for the stabilization of organic matter in soils?. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 171(1). 91–110. 576 indexed citations breakdown →

Rennert, Thilo, Stephan Kaufhold, Sonja Brodowski, & Tim Mansfeldt. (2008). Interactions of ferricyanide with humic soils and charred straw. European Journal of Soil Science. 59(2). 348–358. 10 indexed citations

Bornemann, Ludger, Gerhard Welp, Sonja Brodowski, Andrei Rodionov, & Wulf Amelung. (2008). Rapid assessment of black carbon in soil organic matter using mid-infrared spectroscopy. Organic Geochemistry. 39(11). 1537–1544. 81 indexed citations

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Kaal, Joeri, Sonja Brodowski, Jeff Baldock, Klaas G.J. Nierop, & Antonio Martı́nez Cortizas. (2008). Characterisation of aged black carbon using pyrolysis-GC/MS, thermally assisted hydrolysis and methylation (THM), direct and cross-polarisation 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (DP/CP NMR) and the benzenepolycarboxylic acid (BPCA) method. Organic Geochemistry. 39(10). 1415–1426. 83 indexed citations

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Brodowski, Sonja, Wulf Amelung, Ludwig Haumaier, & Wolfgang Zech. (2007). Black carbon contribution to stable humus in German arable soils. Geoderma. 139(1-2). 220–228. 131 indexed citations

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Rethemeyer, Janet, Pieter Meiert Grootes, Sonja Brodowski, & Bernard Ludwig. (2007). Evaluation of Soil¹⁴C Data for Estimating Inert Organic Matter in the Rothc Model. Radiocarbon. 49(2). 1079–1091. 9 indexed citations

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Zech, Michael, Roland Zech, Wolfgang Zech, et al.. (2007). Characterisation and palaeoclimate of a loess-like permafrost palaeosol sequence in NE Siberia. Geoderma. 143(3-4). 281–295. 52 indexed citations

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Brodowski, Sonja, B. John, Heinz Flessa, & Wulf Amelung. (2006). Aggregate‐occluded black carbon in soil. European Journal of Soil Science. 57(4). 539–546. 336 indexed citations

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Brodowski, Sonja, Wulf Amelung, I. Lobe, & C. C. du Preez. (2005). Losses and biogeochemical cycling of soil organic nitrogen with prolonged arable cropping in the South African Highveld — evidence from d- and l-amino acids. Biogeochemistry. 71(1). 17–42. 28 indexed citations

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Brodowski, Sonja, Wulf Amelung, Ludwig Haumaier, Clarissa Abetz, & Wolfgang Zech. (2005). Morphological and chemical properties of black carbon in physical soil fractions as revealed by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Geoderma. 128(1-2). 116–129. 299 indexed citations

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Brodowski, Sonja, A. A. Rodionov, Ludwig Haumaier, Bruno Glaser, & Wulf Amelung. (2005). Revised black carbon assessment using benzene polycarboxylic acids. Organic Geochemistry. 36(9). 1299–1310. 275 indexed citations

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Hamer, Ute, Bernd Marschner, Sonja Brodowski, & Wulf Amelung. (2004). Interactive priming of black carbon and glucose mineralisation. Organic Geochemistry. 35(7). 823–830. 472 indexed citations

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Brodowski, Sonja, Wulf Amelung, I. Lobe, & C. C. du Preez. (2004). Losses and biogeochemical cycling of soil organic nitrogen with prolonged arable cropping in the South African Highveld ? evidence from - and -amino acids. Biogeochemistry. 71(1). 17–42. 22 indexed citations

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Amelung, Wulf & Sonja Brodowski. (2002). In Vitro Quantification of Hydrolysis-Induced Racemization of Amino Acid Enantiomers in Environmental Samples Using Deuterium Labeling and Electron-Impact Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 74(13). 3239–3246. 28 indexed citations

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