Uwe Franko

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Uwe Franko is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Uwe Franko has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Soil Science, 32 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 26 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Uwe Franko's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (46 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (31 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (18 papers). Uwe Franko is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (46 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (31 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (18 papers). Uwe Franko collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Sweden. Uwe Franko's co-authors include Pete Smith, Jo Smith, K. Coleman, D. S. Powlson, Steve Frolking, J. R. M. Arah, Chengdao Li, W. B. McGill, D. S. Jenkinson and Torsten Müeller and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Atmospheric Environment.

In The Last Decade

Uwe Franko

61 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

A comparison of the performance of nine soil organic matt... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 250 500 750
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.

  1. A comparison of the performance of nine soil organic matter models using datasets from seven long-term experiments
    1997 892 citations Pete Smith, Jo Smith et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Uwe Franko Germany 21 1.4k 745 696 379 368 62 2.1k
Steven De Gryze United States 17 2.0k 1.4× 565 0.8× 822 1.2× 330 0.9× 203 0.6× 23 2.5k
Tod A. Frolking United States 9 990 0.7× 674 0.9× 506 0.7× 449 1.2× 233 0.6× 14 1.7k
Guillermo Hernandez‐Ramirez Canada 28 1.6k 1.1× 736 1.0× 452 0.6× 399 1.1× 199 0.5× 92 2.3k
C. P. Webster United Kingdom 23 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 595 0.9× 387 1.0× 370 1.0× 61 2.4k
Diane E. Allen Australia 23 1.1k 0.8× 552 0.7× 992 1.4× 457 1.2× 207 0.6× 48 2.3k
Martin Körschens Germany 22 1.9k 1.3× 708 1.0× 782 1.1× 290 0.8× 336 0.9× 63 2.6k
Jorge Álvaro‐Fuentes Spain 28 1.7k 1.2× 556 0.7× 672 1.0× 308 0.8× 320 0.9× 73 2.4k
Jianjun Qiu China 21 861 0.6× 435 0.6× 647 0.9× 558 1.5× 329 0.9× 45 1.8k
Melannie D. Hartman United States 26 1.4k 1.0× 689 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 1000 2.6× 342 0.9× 63 3.0k
Minghua Zhou China 27 1.5k 1.1× 780 1.0× 610 0.9× 274 0.7× 150 0.4× 79 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Uwe Franko

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Fields of papers citing papers by Uwe Franko

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Uwe Franko

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

All Works

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Eichler‐Löbermann, Bettina, et al.. (2023). Simulating the soil phosphorus dynamics of four long‐term field experiments with a novel phosphorus model. Soil Use and Management. 39(2). 867–880. 3 indexed citations
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Cécillon, Lauric, François Baudin, Claire Chenu, et al.. (2021). Partitioning soil organic carbon into its centennially stable and active fractions with machine-learning models based on Rock-Eval® thermal analysis (PARTY SOC v2.0 and PARTY SOC v2.0 EU ). Geoscientific model development. 14(6). 3879–3898. 21 indexed citations
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Gebel, Michael, et al.. (2019). Large-scale integrated assessment of soil carbon and organic matter-related nitrogen fluxes in Saxony (Germany). Journal of Environmental Management. 237. 272–280. 10 indexed citations
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O’Keeffe, S., Uwe Franko, Katja Oehmichen, Jaqueline Daniel‐Gromke, & Daniela Thrän. (2019). Give them credit‐the greenhouse gas performance of regional biogas systems. GCB Bioenergy. 11(6). 791–808. 9 indexed citations
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Franko, Uwe, et al.. (2018). Biogas residue parameterization for soil organic matter modeling. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0204121–e0204121. 11 indexed citations
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Franko, Uwe, et al.. (2018). Long-Term Impact of Biogas Production on Soil Organic Carbon Storage. 7(2). 2 indexed citations
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Franko, Uwe & Ines Merbach. (2017). Modelling bare fallow SOM dynamics on a Chernozem soil in Central Germany. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 201. 1 indexed citations
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Schüngel, Jan, Rüdiger Schaldach, Katharina Meurer, et al.. (2017). Future land use and land cover in Southern Amazonia and resulting greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soils. Regional Environmental Change. 18(1). 129–142. 15 indexed citations
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Brock, Christopher, Hans‐Rudolf Oberholzer, & Uwe Franko. (2017). Soil organic matter balance as a practical tool for environmental impact assessment and management support in arable farming. European Journal of Soil Science. 68(6). 951–952. 7 indexed citations
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Franko, Uwe, et al.. (2015). A modelling approach to find stable and reliable soil organic carbon values for further regionalization.. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 12902. 1 indexed citations
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Freudenschuß, Alexandra, et al.. (2014). Austrian Carbon Calculator (ACC) - modelling soil carbon dynamics in Austrian soils. EGUGA. 12363. 1 indexed citations
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Kuka, Katrin, et al.. (2013). Investigation of different amendments for dump reclamation in Northern Vietnam. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 132. 41–53. 11 indexed citations
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Franko, Uwe, et al.. (2010). Multi-site validation of a soil organic matter model based on generally available input data. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 4250.
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Franko, Uwe, et al.. (2010). Spatially Distributed Lateral Nitrate Transport at the Catchment Scale. Journal of Environmental Quality. 39(1). 193–203. 28 indexed citations
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Leifeld, Jens, Uwe Franko, & Elke Schulz. (2006). Thermal stability responses of soil organic matter to long-term fertilization practices. Biogeosciences. 3(3). 371–374. 25 indexed citations
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Richter, G. M., Thomas Schmidt, & Uwe Franko. (2004). Using long-term experiments to evaluate models for assessing climatic impacts on future crop production. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 50(6). 553–562. 2 indexed citations
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Powlson, D. S., Pete Smith, K. Coleman, et al.. (1998). A European network of long-term sites for studies on soil organic matter. Soil and Tillage Research. 47(3-4). 263–274. 75 indexed citations
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Franko, Uwe. (1997). Modellierung des umsatzes der organischen bodensubstanz. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 41(6). 527–547. 34 indexed citations

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