Uffe N. Nielsen

9.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
107 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Uffe N. Nielsen is a scholar working on Ecology, Plant Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Uffe N. Nielsen has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Ecology, 40 papers in Plant Science and 38 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Uffe N. Nielsen's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (36 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (22 papers). Uffe N. Nielsen is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (36 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (22 papers). Uffe N. Nielsen collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Uffe N. Nielsen's co-authors include Diana H. Wall, Johan Six, Becky A. Ball, Byron J. Adams, Richard D. Bardgett, Edward Ayres, Sarah M. Owens, David Wall, Noah Fierer and Jonathan W. Leff and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Uffe N. Nielsen

94 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Cross-biome metagenomic analyses of soil microbial communities and their functional attributes

2012 1.2k citations Uffe N. Nielsen et al. profile →
Soil biodiversity and human health

2015 525 citations Uffe N. Nielsen et al. profile →
Impacts of altered precipitation regimes on soil communities and biogeochemistry in arid and semi‐arid ecosystems

2014 438 citations Uffe N. Nielsen et al. profile →
Soil biodiversity and carbon cycling: a review and synthesis of studies examining diversity–function relationships

2010 437 citations Uffe N. Nielsen et al. profile →

Peers

Uffe N. Nielsen

ECOLO

EEBS

Rebecca L. McCulley United States

Ingo Schöning Germany

Bruce C. Thomson United Kingdom

Liliane Rueß Germany

Yosef Steinberger Israel

Andrew Bissett Australia

Kirsten Hofmockel United States

Michael S. Strickland United States

Tancredi Caruso United Kingdom

Mark A. Williams United States

Rebecca L. McCulley United States

Uffe N. Nielsen

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ECOLO

2.2k ×1.2

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812 ×0.9

980 ×1.1

EEBS

Citations per year, relative to Uffe N. Nielsen Uffe N. Nielsen (= 1×) peers Rebecca L. McCulley

Countries citing papers authored by Uffe N. Nielsen

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Uffe N. Nielsen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Uffe N. Nielsen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Uffe N. Nielsen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Uffe N. Nielsen 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 Uffe N. Nielsen. Uffe N. Nielsen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rymer, Paul D., et al.. (2025). Phylogeography of Antarctic soil invertebrate fauna reveals ancient origins, repeated colonization and recent evolution. Antarctic Science. 37(1). 13–30. 1 indexed citations

Nielsen, Uffe N., et al.. (2025). Silicon-Mediated Interactions Between Plant Antagonists. Plants. 14(8). 1204–1204. 1 indexed citations

House, Clarissa M., et al.. (2025). Virulence and biocontrol potential of entomopathogenic nematodes against soil‐dwelling stages of the small hive beetle under laboratory and semi‐field conditions. Pest Management Science. 81(7). 4004–4015.

House, Clarissa M., et al.. (2025). Entomopathogenic nematode performance in three honey bee pests: small hive beetle, greater and lesser wax moths. Apidologie. 56(6).

Carrillo, Yolima, et al.. (2024). Soil Health to Enhance Ecological Restoration and Conservation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Chongzhe, Ian J. Wright, Uffe N. Nielsen, Stefan Geisen, & Manqiang Liu. (2024). Linking nematodes and ecosystem function: a trait-based framework. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 39(7). 644–653. 29 indexed citations

Egidi, Eleonora, et al.. (2024). The influence of plant traits on soil microbial communities varies between arid and mesic grasslands. Plant and Soil. 509(1-2). 501–521. 1 indexed citations

Cui, Hanwen, Jiajia Wang, Yajun Wang, et al.. (2024). Grazing induces positive direct effect of shrubs on nematode diversity but suppresses indirect effects through microbial pathways. Plant and Soil. 500(1-2). 681–695. 1 indexed citations

Plett, Jonathan M., et al.. (2024). Soil nematodes modify interactions between nitrogen-fixing and non-fixing tree seedlings from late, but not early, successional stages. Plant and Soil. 510(1-2). 71–83.

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Nielsen, Uffe N., et al.. (2024). Prolonged drought moderates flood effects on soil nutrient pools across a rainfall gradient. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 193. 109404–109404. 10 indexed citations

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Ma, Bing, et al.. (2024). Phosphorus addition ameliorates soil micro-food web simplification due to nitrogen enrichment but does not restore nematode community composition. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 195. 109447–109447. 5 indexed citations

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Cui, Hanwen, Xu Liu, Shuyan Chen, et al.. (2023). Contrasting responses of nematode composition, richness and biomass to long-term warming. The Science of The Total Environment. 894. 165074–165074. 6 indexed citations

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Eldridge, David J., Ian Oliver, Jeff R. Powell, et al.. (2022). Temporal dynamics in biotic and functional recovery following mining. Journal of Applied Ecology. 59(6). 1632–1643. 15 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Uffe N., et al.. (2022). Effect of temperature on survival of Australian entomopathogenic nematodes and their virulence against the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni. BioControl. 67(6). 617–628. 9 indexed citations

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Dastogeer, Khondoker M. G., et al.. (2022). Climate change-driven shifts in plant–soil feedbacks: a meta-analysis. Ecological Processes. 11(1). 15 indexed citations

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Carrillo, Yolima, et al.. (2021). The effect of prolonged drought legacies on plant–soil feedbacks. Journal of Vegetation Science. 32(6). 14 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Uffe N., et al.. (2021). Isolation and molecular characterization of five entomopathogenic nematode species and their bacterial symbionts from eastern Australia. BioControl. 67(1). 63–74. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiangtai, Sa Xiao, Xianhui Zhou, et al.. (2021). Dominant plants affect litter decomposition mainly through modifications of the soil microbial community. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 161. 108399–108399. 57 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiangtai, Sa Xiao, Xianhui Zhou, et al.. (2019). Dominant plant species influence nematode richness by moderating understory diversity and microbial assemblages. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 137. 107566–107566. 37 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiangtai, Uffe N. Nielsen, Limin Zhang, et al.. (2018). Grazing induces direct and indirect shrub effects on soil nematode communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 121. 193–201. 38 indexed citations

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