Stephan Hättenschwiler

19.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
117 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Stephan Hättenschwiler is a scholar working on Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Hättenschwiler has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Soil Science, 50 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 48 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Stephan Hättenschwiler's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (56 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (43 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (32 papers). Stephan Hättenschwiler is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (56 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (43 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (32 papers). Stephan Hättenschwiler collaborates with scholars based in France, Switzerland and Germany. Stephan Hättenschwiler's co-authors include Peter M. Vitousek, Stefan Scheu, Christian Körner, Alexei V. Tiunov, I. Tanya Handa, Nathalie Fromin, Brendan G. McKie, Diana H. Wall, Patrick Gasser and Mark O. Gessner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Hättenschwiler

114 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

Biodiversity and Litter Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecos... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2005 2010 2000 2014 2012 400 800 1.2k
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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. Biodiversity and Litter Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems
    2005 1.3k citations Stephan Hättenschwiler, Stefan Scheu et al. profile →
  2. Diversity meets decomposition
    2010 971 citations Brendan G. McKie, Stephan Hättenschwiler et al. profile →
  3. The role of polyphenols in terrestrial ecosystem nutrient cycling
    2000 908 citations Stephan Hättenschwiler et al. profile →
  4. Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes
    2014 597 citations I. Tanya Handa, Rien Aerts et al. profile →
  5. Highly consistent effects of plant litter identity and functional traits on decomposition across a latitudinal gradient
    2012 381 citations Marika Makkonen, Matty P. Berg et al. Ecology Letters profile →
  6. Nutrient limitation of soil microbial processes in tropical forests
    2017 319 citations Stephan Hättenschwiler et al. profile →
  7. Resolving the intricate role of climate in litter decomposition
    2023 78 citations François‐Xavier Joly, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen et al. profile →

Peers

Stephan Hättenschwiler
Adrien C. Finzi United States
Dan Binkley United States
Frank S. Gilliam United States
J. A. Trofymow Canada
Joseph M. Craine United States
Cindy E. Prescott Canada
Yongfei Bai China
Björn Berg Sweden
Aimée T. Classen United States
Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson Sweden
Adrien C. Finzi United States
Stephan Hättenschwiler
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan Hättenschwiler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jiang, Lei, Stephan Hättenschwiler, Yeqing Ying, et al.. (2025). Root mixing effects on belowground decomposition depend on mycorrhizal type. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10274–10274.
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Beugnon, Rémy, Sylvia Haider, Stephan Hättenschwiler, et al.. (2025). Improving forest ecosystem functions by optimizing tree species spatial arrangement. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6286–6286.
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Fanin, Nicolas, Laurent Augusto, Stephan Hättenschwiler, et al.. (2025). Soil secrets and tree tales: An in-depth comparison of carbon storage in mixed and pure stands of pine and birch. Forest Ecology and Management. 592. 122827–122827. 1 indexed citations
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Luan, Junwei, Siyu Li, Shirong Liu, et al.. (2024). Biodiversity mitigates drought effects in the decomposer system across biomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(13). e2313334121–e2313334121. 11 indexed citations
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Sun, Tao, Lili Dong, Stephan Hättenschwiler, et al.. (2024). General reversal of N-decomposition relationship during long-term decomposition in boreal and temperate forests. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(20). e2401398121–e2401398121. 11 indexed citations
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David, Jean‐François, et al.. (2023). Influence of tree species richness and identity on saprophagous macroarthropod abundance and species richness in some European forest types. Forest Ecology and Management. 534. 120862–120862. 2 indexed citations
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Huys, Raoul, Vincent Poirier, Catherine Roumet, et al.. (2022). Plant litter chemistry controls coarse‐textured soil carbon dynamics. Journal of Ecology. 110(12). 2911–2928. 31 indexed citations
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Canessa, Rafaella, Liesbeth van den Brink, Stephan Hättenschwiler, et al.. (2022). Trait functional diversity explains mixture effects on litter decomposition at the arid end of a climate gradient. Journal of Ecology. 110(9). 2219–2231. 20 indexed citations
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Jing, Xin, Bart Muys, Helge Bruelheide, et al.. (2021). Above‐ and below‐ground complementarity rather than selection drive tree diversity–productivity relationships in European forests. Functional Ecology. 35(8). 1756–1767. 25 indexed citations
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Hättenschwiler, Stephan, Xiao‐Tao Lü, Paul Kardol, et al.. (2021). Carbon limitation overrides acidification in mediating soil microbial activity to nitrogen enrichment in a temperate grassland. Global Change Biology. 27(22). 5976–5988. 108 indexed citations
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Hättenschwiler, Stephan, et al.. (2021). Decomposition in Mixed Beech Forests in the South-Western Alps Under Severe Summer Drought. Ecosystems. 24(8). 2061–2078. 5 indexed citations
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Canessa, Rafaella, Liesbeth van den Brink, Alfredo Saldaña, et al.. (2020). Relative effects of climate and litter traits on decomposition change with time, climate and trait variability. Journal of Ecology. 109(1). 447–458. 66 indexed citations
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Joly, François‐Xavier, Sylvain Coq, Mathieu Coulis, et al.. (2020). Detritivore conversion of litter into faeces accelerates organic matter turnover. Communications Biology. 3(1). 660–660. 78 indexed citations
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Zhou, Shixing, Olaf Butenschoen, Sandra Barantal, et al.. (2020). Decomposition of leaf litter mixtures across biomes: The role of litter identity, diversity and soil fauna. Journal of Ecology. 108(6). 2283–2297. 79 indexed citations
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Joly, François‐Xavier, Sylvain Coq, Mathieu Coulis, Johanne Nahmani, & Stephan Hättenschwiler. (2018). Litter conversion into detritivore faeces reshuffles the quality control over C and N dynamics during decomposition. Functional Ecology. 32(11). 2605–2614. 54 indexed citations
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Sun, Tao, Sarah E. Hobbie, Björn Berg, et al.. (2018). Contrasting dynamics and trait controls in first-order root compared with leaf litter decomposition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(41). 10392–10397. 189 indexed citations
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Fanin, Nicolas, Nathalie Fromin, Sandra Barantal, & Stephan Hättenschwiler. (2017). Stoichiometric plasticity of microbial communities is similar between litter and soil in a tropical rainforest. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12498–12498. 33 indexed citations
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Makkonen, Marika, Matty P. Berg, I. Tanya Handa, et al.. (2012). Highly consistent effects of plant litter identity and functional traits on decomposition across a latitudinal gradient. Ecology Letters. 15(9). 1033–1041. 381 indexed citations breakdown →
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Körner, Christian, Roman Asshoff, Olivier Bignucolo, et al.. (2005). Carbon Flux and Growth in Mature Deciduous Forest Trees Exposed to Elevated CO 2. Science. 309(5739). 1360–1362. 425 indexed citations
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Hättenschwiler, Stephan & Patrick Gasser. (2005). Soil animals alter plant litter diversity effects on decomposition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(5). 1519–1524. 346 indexed citations

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