W. Merbach

3.4k total citations
98 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

W. Merbach is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Merbach has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Plant Science, 41 papers in Soil Science and 25 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in W. Merbach's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (39 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (23 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (18 papers). W. Merbach is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (39 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (23 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (18 papers). W. Merbach collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Russia and India. W. Merbach's co-authors include Jürgen Augustin, Lutz Wittenmayer, Birgit W. Hütsch, Andreas Gransee, Annette Deubel, Silke Ruppel, Rainer Remus, Joachim Schulze, Heiner Flessa and Bernard Ludwig and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Chemosphere and Plant and Soil.

In The Last Decade

W. Merbach

94 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Merbach Germany 24 1.4k 856 513 344 310 98 2.4k
C. Marol France 19 1.1k 0.8× 810 0.9× 703 1.4× 219 0.6× 163 0.5× 23 2.1k
Sajjad Raza China 21 1.4k 1.0× 1.0k 1.2× 277 0.5× 266 0.8× 354 1.1× 52 2.4k
Stuart J. Pearse Australia 16 2.1k 1.6× 961 1.1× 241 0.5× 222 0.6× 315 1.0× 24 2.7k
Russell K. Hynes Canada 24 1.4k 1.0× 435 0.5× 381 0.7× 375 1.1× 218 0.7× 47 2.5k
Shaomin Huang China 23 917 0.7× 1.2k 1.4× 408 0.8× 430 1.3× 406 1.3× 42 2.0k
Bingnian Zhai China 27 855 0.6× 1.4k 1.6× 555 1.1× 211 0.6× 357 1.2× 87 2.2k
W. Reichardt Philippines 20 691 0.5× 464 0.5× 703 1.4× 381 1.1× 166 0.5× 55 2.0k
Pauline M. Mele Australia 23 637 0.5× 846 1.0× 591 1.2× 225 0.7× 182 0.6× 45 1.7k
Sara Marinari Italy 28 1.1k 0.8× 2.0k 2.4× 604 1.2× 433 1.3× 417 1.3× 77 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by W. Merbach

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Merbach

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Merbach

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

All Works

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Schmidt, Lothar, et al.. (2017). Die Entwicklung des Ertragsniveaus im „Ewigen Roggenbau“ in Halle/S. seit 1879. Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (Julius Kühn-Institut). 1 indexed citations
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Beschow, Heidrun, et al.. (2015). Nitrogen allocation in barley: Relationships between amino acid transport and storage protein synthesis during grain filling. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 95(3). 451–459. 7 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Andreas, et al.. (2012). Root exudation of phloridzin by apple seedlings (Malus x domestica Borkh.) with symptoms of apple replant disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 36 indexed citations
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Muratova, A. Yu., Lutz Wittenmayer, Frank Hirche, et al.. (2011). Rhizosphere indole-3-acetic acid as a mediator in the Sorghum bicolor–phenanthrene–Sinorhizobium meliloti interactions. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 49(6). 600–608. 19 indexed citations
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Fankem, Henri, et al.. (2006). Occurrence and functioning of phosphate solubilizing microorganisms from oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis) rhizosphere in Cameroon. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 5(24). 2450–2460. 102 indexed citations
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Muratova, A. Yu., Neeru Narula, H. Wand, et al.. (2003). Rhizosphere microflora of plants used for the phytoremediation of bitumen-contaminated soil. Microbiological Research. 158(2). 151–161. 51 indexed citations
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Hüve, Katja, Rainer Remus, Dietmar Lüttschwager, & W. Merbach. (2003). Transport of Foliar Applied Iron (59Fe) in Vicia faba. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 26(10-11). 2231–2242. 12 indexed citations
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Broll, Gabriele, W. Merbach, & Eva‐Maria Pfeiffer. (2002). Wetlands in Central Europe : soil organisms, soil ecological processes, and trace gas emissions. Springer eBooks. 22 indexed citations
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Schulze, Joachim, Heidrun Beschow, W. Merbach, et al.. (2000). Nitrogen fixation in blue and white lupin during pod-filling.. 246–248. 1 indexed citations
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Beschow, Heidrun, Joachim Schulze, & W. Merbach. (2000). Transfer of Symbiotically Fixed Nitrogen in an Alfalfa-Grass Mixture Studied Through Isotope Dilution in a Pot Experiment. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 36(1). 21–33. 3 indexed citations
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Merbach, W., et al.. (2000). The long-term fertilization experiments in Halle (Saale), Germany — Introduction and survey. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 163(6). 629–638. 34 indexed citations
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Merbach, W., Silke Ruppel, & Joachim Schulze. (1998). Dinitrogen Fixation of Microbe-Plant Associations as Affected by Nitrate and Ammonium Supply. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 34(1-2). 67–73. 9 indexed citations
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Augustin, Jürgen, W. Merbach, & Jutta Rogasik. (1998). Factors influencing nitrous oxide and methane emissions from minerotrophic fens in northeast Germany. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 28(1). 1–4. 59 indexed citations
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Merbach, W.. (1995). Relationships between Nitrogen Translocation and Accumulation in Growing Plant Parts of Grain Legumes. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 31(3-4). 327–338. 1 indexed citations
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Merbach, W., et al.. (1995). 15N-Dynamics of Cucumber (Cucumis sativusL.) in Field Trials on Sandy Loam in Brandenburg (Germany). Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 31(3-4). 357–362. 1 indexed citations
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Merbach, W.. (1990). Buchbesprechungen. Zentralblatt für Mikrobiologie. 145(2). 143–143. 1 indexed citations
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Merbach, W.. (1990). Carbon requirements of leguminous plants receiving different nitrogen nutrition.. Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences). 39. 382–384. 1 indexed citations
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Merbach, W. & G. Schilling. (1980). Uptake, transport and utilization of 15N labelled mineral nitrogen by white lupins in pot trials.. 24(1). 39–46. 1 indexed citations

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