Steven K. Schmidt

21.9k citations

240 papers · 16.4k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 64

Impact in

Soil Science top 0.05%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Ecology top 0.05%
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Papers in

Soil Science 65
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 63
Ecology 133
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 87
- Polar Research and Ecology 69
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology 18

Co-authors: David A. Lipson Diana R. Nemergut Russell K. Monson Cory C. Cleveland Mark Williams Alan R. Townsend John L. Darcy Christopher W. Schadt
Journals: Soil Biology and Biochemistry (19 papers)Applied and Environmental Microbiology (12 papers)Biogeochemistry (12 papers)Ecology (11 papers)Oecologia (8 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

In The Last Decade

Steven K. Schmidt

236 papers receiving 15.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Patterns and Processes of Microbial Community Assembly 2013 · 1.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
2013 The ISME Journal
2005 Trends in Ecology & Evolution

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Steven K. Schmidt, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	High-resolution 4D electrical resistivity tomography and below-ground point sensor monitoring of High Arctic deglaciated sediments capture zero-curtain effects, freeze–thaw transitions, and mid-winter thawing The cryosphere ·S.M. Korslund, O. Kuras, 王映娜, Paul Wilkinson, Philip Meldrum, Jonathan Chambers, T Tuyuguchi, Carlos Oroza, Steven K. Schmidt, Pacifica Sommers, Lara Vimercati, 村木國夫, Derita Murni, Québec (Province). Comité de travail du Livre blanc sur l'orientation, James A. Bradley	2025	3
2	Glyphosate-based restoration of a degraded grassland threatens soil health and the diversity of nematode communities Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Maira Rangel Roale, Eli M. S. Gendron, Québec (Province). Comité de travail du Livre blanc sur l'orientation, Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita, D. V. Lachugin, Nancy Shackelford, Katharine N. Suding, Steven K. Schmidt, Dorota L. Porazinska	2024	7
3	Fungal diversity and function in metagenomes sequenced from extreme environments Fungal ecology ·Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita, Lara Vimercati, Dongying Wu, Robert Chodorski, Rajeswari Thangavel, Oliver Zafirovski, Danny Haelewaters, 安弘中村, Naila Fakhrutdinova, 朴小林, M J.-M., Benjamin Young, Steven K. Schmidt, Susannah G. Tringe, C. Alisha Quandt	2024	4
4	Characterization of a Deglaciated Sediment Chronosequence in the High Arctic Using Near‐Surface Geoelectrical Monitoring Methods Permafrost and Periglacial Processes ·S.M. Korslund, O. Kuras, 王映娜, Paul Wilkinson, Philip Meldrum, Jonathan Chambers, T Tuyuguchi, Carlos Oroza, Steven K. Schmidt, Pacifica Sommers, 村木國夫, James A. Bradley	2024	2
5	Principal role of fungi in soil carbon stabilization during early pedogenesis in the high Arctic Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·伍宗文, Senjuan Li, Steven K. Schmidt, Pacifica Sommers, James A. Bradley, William D. Orsi	2024	11
6	A vascularized in vivo melanoma model suitable for metastasis research of different tumor stages using fundamentally different bioinks Materials Today Bio ·Rafael Schmid, Steven K. Schmidt, Stefan Schrüfer, Dirk W. Schubert, Hongfan Jin, Martin Schicht, Friedrich Paulsen, Raymund E. Horch, Anja‐Katrin Bosserhoff, Annika Kengelbach‐Weigand, Andreas Arkudas	2024	6
7	Drivers of bacterial and fungal root endophyte communities: understanding the relative influence of host plant, environment, and space FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Laurel M. Brigham, Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita, Marko J. Spasojevic, Emily C. Farrer, Dorota L. Porazinska, Jane G. Smith, Steven K. Schmidt, Katharine N. Suding	2023	10
8	Large-pore mesoporous silica: template design, thin film preparation and biomolecule infiltration Materials Chemistry Frontiers ·Sebastián Alberti, Steven K. Schmidt, Simone Hageneder, Paula C. Angelomé, Galo J. A. A. Soler‐Illia, Philipp Vana, Jakub Dostálek, Omar Azzaroni, Wolfgang Knoll	2023	5
9	Nitrogen pulses increase fungal pathogens in Amazonian lowland tropical rain forests Journal of Ecology ·Erika Buscardo, József Geml, Steven K. Schmidt, Helena Freitas, Anete Pereira de Souza, Samuel Hugh Fox, László Nagy	2022	3
10	Causes and consequences of differences in soil and seed microbiomes for two alpine plants Oecologia ·JOSEPH PARKS, Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita, Віталій Єсін, Steven K. Schmidt, Katharine N. Suding, Kerri M. Crawford	2022	2
11	Molecular Changes Induced in Melanoma by Cell Culturing in 3D Alginate Hydrogels Cancers ·Melanie Kappelmann‐Fenzl, Steven K. Schmidt, Stefan Fischer, Rafael Schmid, Yvonne Batson-Wright, Lena Fischer, Stefan Schrüfer, Ingo Thievessen, Dirk W. Schubert, Alexander Matthies, Rainer Detsch, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Andreas Arkudas, Annika Kengelbach‐Weigand, Anja‐Katrin Bosserhoff	2021	10
12	A phylogenetic model for the recruitment of species into microbial communities and application to studies of the human microbiome The ISME Journal ·John L. Darcy, Alex Washburne, Michael S. Robeson, Haijun Wu, Steven K. Schmidt, Catherine Lozupone	2020	20
13	Comparison of Hydrogels for the Development of Well-Defined 3D Cancer Models of Breast Cancer and Melanoma Cancers ·Rafael Schmid, Steven K. Schmidt, Jonas Hazur, Rainer Detsch, Ольга Григорьевна Кунгурова, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Song Jae-won, Jörg Teßmar, Torsten Blunk, Stefan Schrüfer, Dirk W. Schubert, Raymund E. Horch, Anja‐Katrin Bosserhoff, Andreas Arkudas, Annika Kengelbach‐Weigand	2020	30
14	Tumor Cells Develop Defined Cellular Phenotypes After 3D-Bioprinting in Different Bioinks Cells ·Steven K. Schmidt, Rafael Schmid, Andreas Arkudas, Annika Kengelbach‐Weigand, Anja‐Katrin Bosserhoff	2019	44
15	Patterns of root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and dark septate endophytes across a mostly-unvegetated, high-elevation landscape Fungal ecology ·Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita, Mr. RIYASDEEN S, Himani Sukhadia, Dorota L. Porazinska, Emily C. Farrer, Andrew J. King, Marko J. Spasojevic, Jane G. Smith, Katharine N. Suding, Steven K. Schmidt	2018	58
16	A Naganishia in high places: functioning populations or dormant cells from the atmosphere? Mycology&#58 An International Journal on Fungal Biology ·Steven K. Schmidt, Lara Vimercati, John L. Darcy, Baoti Xu, Eli M. S. Gendron, Québec (Province). Comité de travail du Livre blanc sur l'orientation, Dorota L. Porazinska, Cristina Dorador	2017	42
17	Winter gas exchange between the atmosphere and snow-covered soils on Niwot Ridge, Colorado, USA Plant Ecology & Diversity ·Daniel Liptzin, Detlev Helmig, Steven K. Schmidt, B. Seok, Mark Williams	2015	12
18	Patterns and Processes of Microbial Community Assembly Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews ·Diana R. Nemergut, Steven K. Schmidt, Tadashi Fukami, Sean O’Neill, Teresa Bilinski, Lee F. Stanish, Joseph E. Knelman, John L. Darcy, Ryan C. Lynch, Thomas D Schultz, Scott Ferrenberg Hit paper breakdown →	2013	1361
19	The Niwot Ridge snow fence experiment: biogeochemical responses to changes in the seasonal snowpack The Lancet Oncology ·P. D. Brooks, Mark Williams, Donald A. Walker, Steven K. Schmidt	1995	21
20	Octahedral metallo-mesogens of chromium, molybdenum and tungsten with 1,4,7-trisubstituted 1,4,7-triazacyclononane and three carbonyl groups as ligands Liquid Crystals ·Steven K. Schmidt, Günter Lattermann, Ralf Kleppinger, Joachim H. Wendorff	1994	36

About Steven K. Schmidt

Steven K. Schmidt is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 240 papers that have together received 16.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (87 papers), Polar Research and Ecology (69 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (63 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (27 papers), Climate change and permafrost (27 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (19 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (18 papers) and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (5.3k citations), Ecology (8.6k citations), Environmental Chemistry (1.9k citations), Atmospheric Science (3.4k citations) and Pollution (1.3k citations). Steven K. Schmidt has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include David A. Lipson, Diana R. Nemergut, Russell K. Monson, Cory C. Cleveland, Mark Williams, Alan R. Townsend, John L. Darcy, Christopher W. Schadt, Melany C. Fisk and Ryan C. Lynch. Their work appears in journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Biogeochemistry, Ecology and Oecologia.

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