Toby Ahrens

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Toby Ahrens is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Toby Ahrens has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 3 papers in Ecology and 2 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Toby Ahrens's work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (3 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (2 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (1 paper). Toby Ahrens is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (3 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (2 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (1 paper). Toby Ahrens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Australia. Toby Ahrens's co-authors include Jerry M. Melillo, Paul A. Steudler, Heidi Lux, Francis P. Bowles, Christina E. Catricala, A. Magill, John D. Aber, Pamela A. Matson, Peter A. Siver and Brigitte Josefine Feigl and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Water Resources Research and Ecological Applications.

In The Last Decade

Toby Ahrens

8 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Soil Warming and Carbon-Cycle Feedbacks to the Climate System

2002 1.1k citations Jerry M. Melillo, Paul A. Steudler et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Toby Ahrens United States	7	721	504	458	298	217	8	1.3k
Shigeru Mariko Japan	18	502 0.7×	566 1.1×	669 1.5×	308 1.0×	317 1.5×	34	1.4k
O. V. Menyailo Russia	22	827 1.1×	545 1.1×	354 0.8×	323 1.1×	176 0.8×	63	1.4k
Eugenio Díaz‐Pinés Germany	26	1.0k 1.4×	604 1.2×	656 1.4×	207 0.7×	205 0.9×	56	1.9k
N. Gomez‐Casanovas United States	20	434 0.6×	358 0.7×	596 1.3×	186 0.6×	353 1.6×	44	1.3k
Norbert Lamersdorf Germany	25	748 1.0×	576 1.1×	492 1.1×	145 0.5×	370 1.7×	75	1.7k
Christina E. Catricala United States	5	737 1.0×	505 1.0×	478 1.0×	309 1.0×	231 1.1×	6	1.2k
Fengpeng Han China	22	779 1.1×	335 0.7×	290 0.6×	157 0.5×	254 1.2×	51	1.7k
Zhengxi Tan United States	18	750 1.0×	364 0.7×	269 0.6×	101 0.3×	202 0.9×	33	1.3k
A. Magill United States	4	769 1.1×	533 1.1×	539 1.2×	321 1.1×	270 1.2×	7	1.3k
Brian D. Strahm United States	24	945 1.3×	735 1.5×	597 1.3×	151 0.5×	333 1.5×	82	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Toby Ahrens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Toby Ahrens

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toby Ahrens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Toby Ahrens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Toby Ahrens based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Toby Ahrens. Toby Ahrens is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Albrecht, Karl, Yunhua Zhu, Andrew J. Schmidt, et al.. (2016). Impact of heterotrophically stressed algae for biofuel production via hydrothermal liquefaction and catalytic hydrotreating in continuous-flow reactors. Algal Research. 14. 17–27. 69 indexed citations

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Ahrens, Toby, et al.. (2010). Narrowing the agronomic yield gap with improved nitrogen use efficiency: a modeling approach. Ecological Applications. 20(1). 91–100. 43 indexed citations

3.

Ahrens, Toby. (2009). Improving regional nitrogen use efficiency: Opportunities and constraints. 78(4). 223–6. 3 indexed citations

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Ahrens, Toby, et al.. (2008). A synthesis of nitrogen transformations and transfers from land to the sea in the Yaqui Valley agricultural region of northwest Mexico. Water Resources Research. 44(7). 32 indexed citations

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Ahrens, Toby, et al.. (2004). Diurnal changes in nitric oxide emissions from conventional tillage and pasture sites in the Amazon Basin: influence of soil temperature. Plant and Soil. 258(1). 21–29. 16 indexed citations

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Ahrens, Toby, et al.. (2003). Emissions of CO2, N2O, and NO in conventional and no-till management practices in Rondônia, Brazil. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 38(4). 200–208. 56 indexed citations

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Melillo, Jerry M., Paul A. Steudler, John D. Aber, et al.. (2002). Soil Warming and Carbon-Cycle Feedbacks to the Climate System. Science. 298(5601). 2173–2176. 1084 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ahrens, Toby & Peter A. Siver. (2000). Trophic Conditions and Water Chemistry of Lakes on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. Lake and Reservoir Management. 16(4). 268–280. 24 indexed citations

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