Thomas Kätterer

12.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
186 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Thomas Kätterer is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Kätterer has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Soil Science, 80 papers in Ecology and 68 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thomas Kätterer's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (144 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (66 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (61 papers). Thomas Kätterer is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (144 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (66 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (61 papers). Thomas Kätterer collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, France and Denmark. Thomas Kätterer's co-authors include Olof Andrén, Holger Kirchmann, Martin A. Bolinder, Gunnar Börjesson, Lorenzo Menichetti, Christopher Poeplau, Markus Reichstein, Neal Haddaway, Bent T. Christensen and Emanuele Lugato and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Kätterer

183 papers receiving 8.2k 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.

Roots contribute more to refractory soil organic matter than above-ground crop residues, as revealed by a long-term field experiment

2011 453 citations Thomas Kätterer, Martin A. Bolinder et al. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment profile →
How does tillage intensity affect soil organic carbon? A systematic review

2017 270 citations Thomas Kätterer et al. profile →
Carbon sequestration in soils and climate change mitigation—Definitions and pitfalls

2023 91 citations Axel Don, Jens Leifeld et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Thomas Kätterer	5.8k	3.0k	2.0k	1.4k	1.4k	186	8.6k
Jo Smith	5.1k 0.9×	3.2k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	170	8.8k
Stephen M. Ogle	6.0k 1.0×	3.1k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	104	9.9k
Axel Don	6.8k 1.2×	3.4k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	141	10.1k
R. F. Follett	6.0k 1.0×	2.7k 0.9×	2.4k 1.2×	1.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	158	9.3k
Rodney T. Venterea	5.8k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	3.1k 1.6×	2.0k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	122	9.0k
Eldor A. Paul	7.0k 1.2×	4.1k 1.4×	2.1k 1.1×	2.0k 1.4×	1.0k 0.7×	75	10.3k
Charles W. Rice	5.9k 1.0×	2.9k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	2.8k 1.9×	1.6k 1.1×	155	10.3k
Philippe Rochette	6.1k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	3.4k 1.7×	1.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	152	9.1k
Bruno Mary	6.5k 1.1×	2.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	2.9k 2.0×	1.9k 1.3×	101	9.8k
Karolien Denef	8.6k 1.5×	3.3k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	2.0k 1.4×	1.0k 0.7×	43	10.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Kätterer

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All Works

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Coucheney, Elsa, Thomas Kätterer, Katharina Meurer, & Nicholas Jarvis. (2024). Improving the sustainability of arable cropping systems by modifying root traits: A modelling study for winter wheat. European Journal of Soil Science. 75(4). 3 indexed citations

Sierra, Carlos A., Bernhard Ahrens, Martin A. Bolinder, et al.. (2024). Carbon sequestration in the subsoil and the time required to stabilize carbon for climate change mitigation. Global Change Biology. 30(1). e17153–e17153. 29 indexed citations

Kätterer, Thomas & Martin A. Bolinder. (2024). Response of maize yield to changes in soil organic matter in a Swedish long‐term experiment. European Journal of Soil Science. 75(2). 4 indexed citations

Don, Axel, Jens Leifeld, Thomas Kätterer, et al.. (2023). Carbon sequestration in soils and climate change mitigation—Definitions and pitfalls. Global Change Biology. 30(1). e16983–e16983. 91 indexed citations breakdown →

Kätterer, Thomas, Dries Roobroeck, Erik Karltun, et al.. (2022). Maize grain yield responses to realistic biochar application rates on smallholder farms in Kenya. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 42(4). 18 indexed citations

Piccoli, Ilaria, Jennifer Bussell, Irina Calciu, et al.. (2022). Opportunities for Mitigating Soil Compaction in Europe—Case Studies from the SoilCare Project Using Soil-Improving Cropping Systems. Land. 11(2). 223–223. 19 indexed citations

Rodrigues, Leonor, Brieuc Hardy, Dario Fornara, et al.. (2021). Achievable agricultural soil carbon sequestration across Europe from country‐specific estimates. Global Change Biology. 27(24). 6363–6380. 45 indexed citations

Sundberg, Cecilia, Erik Karltun, Thomas Kätterer, et al.. (2020). Biochar from cookstoves reduces greenhouse gas emissions from smallholder farms in Africa. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 25(6). 953–967. 34 indexed citations

Chakrawal, Arjun, Anke M. Herrmann, John Koestel, et al.. (2020). Dynamic upscaling of decomposition kinetics for carbon cycling models. Geoscientific model development. 13(3). 1399–1429. 36 indexed citations

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Meurer, Katharina, Claire Chenu, Elsa Coucheney, et al.. (2020). Modelling dynamic interactions between soil structure and the storage and turnover of soil organic matter. Biogeosciences. 17(20). 5025–5042. 42 indexed citations

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Kirchmann, Holger, Gunnar Börjesson, Martin A. Bolinder, Thomas Kätterer, & Faruk Djodjic. (2020). Soil properties currently limiting crop yields in Swedish agriculture – An analysis of 90 yield survey districts and 10 long-term field experiments. European Journal of Agronomy. 120. 126132–126132. 21 indexed citations

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Karltun, Erik, Thomas Kätterer, Mary Njenga, et al.. (2019). Biochar production and application in small-scale farming in Kenya : Yield increases and local perceptions. Lund University Publications (Lund University).

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Börjesson, Gunnar & Thomas Kätterer. (2019). Correction to: Soil fertility effects of repeated application of sewage sludge in two 30-year-old field experiments. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 114(2). 171–172. 3 indexed citations

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Kätterer, Thomas, Giulia Vico, Steve W. Lyon, et al.. (2019). Do alternative irrigation strategies for rice cultivation decrease water footprints at the cost of long-term soil health?. Environmental Research Letters. 14(7). 74011–74011. 46 indexed citations

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Kauer, Karin, et al.. (2019). Evolution of soil organic carbon in a carbonaceous glacial till as an effect of crop and fertility management over 50 years in a field experiment. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 283. 106562–106562. 11 indexed citations

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Poeplau, Christopher, Thomas Kätterer, Niki I. W. Leblans, & Bjarni D. Sigurðsson. (2016). Sensitivity of soil carbon fractions and their specific stabilization mechanisms to extreme soil warming in a subarctic grassland. Global Change Biology. 23(3). 1316–1327. 85 indexed citations

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Poeplau, Christopher, Martin A. Bolinder, Holger Kirchmann, & Thomas Kätterer. (2016). Phosphorus fertilisation under nitrogen limitation can deplete soil carbon stocks: evidence from Swedish meta-replicated long-term field experiments. Biogeosciences. 13(4). 1119–1127. 59 indexed citations

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Poeplau, Christopher, et al.. (2016). Effect of grassland cutting frequency on soil carbon storage – a case study on public lawns in three Swedish cities. SOIL. 2(2). 175–184. 37 indexed citations

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Wesemael, Bas van, Keith Paustian, Olof Andrén, et al.. (2011). . OpenAgrar. 50 indexed citations

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Madeira, M., et al.. (2009). Efeitos da gestão de residuos de abate no crescimento inicial de Eucalyptus globulus Labill.: resultados de um estudo lisimétrico. University of Lisbon Repository (University of Lisbon). 1 indexed citations

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