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Most cited papers from ISRIC - World Soil Information

What are the most cited papers from ISRIC - World Soil Information?

The most cited paper from ISRIC - World Soil Information is "The World Reference Base for Soil Resources" (Otto C. Spaargaren, Jozef Deckers, 1998), with 5,631 citations. Next come "SoilGrids250m: Global gridded soil information based on machine learning" (4,890) and "Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world" (3,271).

Showing 50 of 59 papers. Every paper with more than 315 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
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1 The World Reference Base for Soil Resources Otto C. Spaargaren, Jozef Deckers Book chapterOpen access 1998 5,631
2 SoilGrids250m: Global gridded soil information based on machine learning Tomislav Hengl, Jorge Mendes de Jesus, G.B.M. Heuvelink et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 16 Feb 2017 4,890
3 Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world N.H. Batjes · European Journal of Soil Science Jun 1996 3,271
4 A remote sensing surface energy balance algorithm for land (SEBAL). 1. Formulation W.G.M. Bastiaanssen, Massimo Menenti, Reinder A. Feddes et al. · Journal of Hydrology Open access Dec 1998 3,177
5 Soil quality – A critical review Else K. Bünemann, Giulia Bongiorno, Zhanguo Bai et al. · Soil Biology and Biochemistry Open access 12 Feb 2018 2,924
6 SoilGrids 2.0: producing soil information for the globe with quantified spatial uncertainty Laura Poggio, Luís Moreira de Sousa, N.H. Batjes et al. · SOIL Open access 14 Jun 2021 2,295
7 Soil carbon debt of 12,000 years of human land use Jonathan Sanderman, Tomislav Hengl, Greg J. Fiske · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 21 Aug 2017 1,524
8 SoilGrids1km — Global Soil Information Based on Automated Mapping Tomislav Hengl, Jorge Mendes de Jesus, R.A. MacMillan et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 29 Aug 2014 1,335
9 Landslide hazard and risk zonation—why is it still so difficult? C.J. van Westen, Th.W.J. van Asch, R. Soeters · Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 15 Dec 2005 1,334
10 Development and use of a database of hydraulic properties of European soils J.H.M. Wösten, Allan Lilly, Attila Nemes et al. · Geoderma Open access Jul 1999 1,227
11 A remote sensing surface energy balance algorithm for land (SEBAL). W.G.M. Bastiaanssen, H. Pelgrum, J. Wang et al. · Journal of Hydrology Dec 1998 1,155
12 Proxy global assessment of land degradation Zhanguo Bai, David Dent, Lennart Olsson et al. · Soil Use and Management Open access 24 Jul 2008 998
13 Mapping Soil Properties of Africa at 250 m Resolution: Random Forests Significantly Improve Current Predictions Tomislav Hengl, G.B.M. Heuvelink, Bas Kempen et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 25 Jun 2015 953
14 Emissions of N2O and NO from fertilized fields: Summary of available measurement data Lex Bouwman, Leo J. M. Boumans, N.H. Batjes · Global Biogeochemical Cycles Open access 18 Oct 2002 906
15 Principal response curves: Analysis of time-dependent multivariate responses of biological community to stress Paul J. Van den Brink, Cajo J. F. ter Braak · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Open access Feb 1999 835
16 How to measure, report and verify soil carbon change to realize the potential of soil carbon sequestration for atmospheric greenhouse gas removal Pete Smith, Jean‐François Soussana, Denis A. Angers et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 30 Aug 2019 820
17 Occurrence and distribution of tetraether membrane lipids in soils: Implications for the use of the TEX86 proxy and the BIT index Johan W.H. Weijers, Stefan Schouten, Otto C. Spaargaren et al. · Organic Geochemistry Open access 19 Sep 2006 760
18 Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis Pasquale Borrelli et al. · The Science of The Total Environment Open access 18 Mar 2021 748
19 S-SEBI: A simple remote sensing algorithm to estimate the surface energy balance G.J. Roerink, Zhongbo Su, Massimo Menenti · Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Part B Hydrology Oceans and Atmosphere Open access 2000 728
20 Analysis of monotonic greening and browning trends from global NDVI time-series Rogier de Jong, Sytze de Bruin, Allard J. W. de Wit et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment Open access Dec 2010 687
21 Global mapping of soil salinity change Konstantin Ivushkin, Harm M. Bartholomeus, A.K. Bregt et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment Open access 19 Jun 2019 678
22 Soil-Related Sustainable Development Goals: Four Concepts to Make Land Degradation Neutrality and Restoration Work Saskia Deborah Keesstra, Gerben Mol, Jan de Leeuw et al. · Land Open access 10 Nov 2018 678
23 Modeling global annual N2O and NO emissions from fertilized fields Lex Bouwman, Leo J. M. Boumans, N.H. Batjes · Global Biogeochemical Cycles Open access 12 Nov 2002 670
24 Sixty years of global progress in managed aquifer recharge Peter Dillon et al. · Hydrogeology Journal Open access 7 Sep 2018 666
25 Digital Soil Map of the World Pedro A. Sánchez et al. · Science Open access 6 Aug 2009 651
26 Harmonized soil property values for broad-scale modelling (WISE30sec) with estimates of global soil carbon stocks N.H. Batjes · Geoderma Open access Feb 2016 599
27 Islands as model systems in ecology and evolution: prospects fifty years after MacArthur‐Wilson Ben H. Warren et al. · Ecology Letters Open access 6 Jan 2015 589
28 Arsenic geochemistry and health Alfred Allan Duker, Emmanuel John M. Carranza, Martin Hale · Environment International 13 Dec 2004 586
29 Improving performance of spatio-temporal machine learning models using forward feature selection and target-oriented validation Hanna Meyer, Christoph Reudenbach, Tomislav Hengl et al. · Environmental Modelling & Software Open access 14 Dec 2017 578
30 Compact gravity inversion B. J. Last, Kurt Kubik · Geophysics Jun 1983 569
31 Toward more realistic projections of soil carbon dynamics by Earth system models Yiqi Luo et al. · Global Biogeochemical Cycles Open access 19 Dec 2015 567
32 LISEM: A SINGLE-EVENT PHYSICALLY BASED HYDROLOGICAL AND SOIL EROSION MODEL FOR DRAINAGE BASINS. I: THEORY, INPUT AND OUTPUT Ad P. J. de Roo, C.G. Wesseling, Coen J. Ritsema · Hydrological Processes Open access Aug 1996 566
33 Water repellency of sieve fractions from sandy soils and relationships with organic material and soil structure E.B.A. Bisdom, Louis W. Dekker, J. F. T. Schoute · Geoderma Mar 1993 545
34 Interactions between the atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems: influence on weather and climate Roger A. Pielke, Sr, Roni Avissar et al. · Global Change Biology Open access Jun 1998 538
35 Estimating habitat isolation in landscape planning J.P. Knaapen, Marten Scheffer, Bert Harms · Landscape and Urban Planning Dec 1992 535
36 Estimation of global NH 3 volatilization loss from synthetic fertilizers and animal manure applied to arable lands and grasslands Lex Bouwman, Leo J. M. Boumans, N.H. Batjes · Global Biogeochemical Cycles Open access Jun 2002 527
37 Digital mapping of GlobalSoilMap soil properties at a broad scale: A review Songchao Chen, Dominique Arrouays, Vera Leatitia Mulder et al. · Geoderma Open access 30 Nov 2021 513
38 Trend changes in global greening and browning: contribution of short‐term trends to longer‐term change Rogier de Jong, Jan Verbesselt, Michael E. Schaepman et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 11 Oct 2011 487
39 Effects of agricultural management practices on soil quality: A review of long-term experiments for Europe and China Zhanguo Bai, Thomas Caspari, M. Ruiperez González et al. · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment Open access 30 May 2018 471
40 Calculating soil nutrient balances in Africa at different scales J.J. Stoorvogel, E.M.A. Smaling, Bert H. Janssen · Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems Open access 1993 453
41 Effects of Technological Change and Institutional Reform on Production Growth in Chinese Agriculture Shenggen Fan · American Journal of Agricultural Economics May 1991 452
42 Calculating soil nutrient balances in Africa at different scales E.M.A. Smaling, J.J. Stoorvogel, P.N. Windmeijer · Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 1993 449
43 Mapping the global depth to bedrock for land surface modeling Wei Shangguan, Tomislav Hengl, Jorge Mendes de Jesus et al. · Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems Open access 20 Dec 2016 430
44 Ocean Alkalinity, Buffering and Biogeochemical Processes Jack J. Middelburg, Karline Soetaert, Mathilde Hagens · Reviews of Geophysics Open access 9 Jun 2020 424
45 Integrating Soil Phosphorus Testing into Environmentally Based Agricultural Management Practices J. T. Sims, A.C. Edwards, O.F. Schoumans et al. · Journal of Environmental Quality 2000 413
46 A world dataset of derived soil properties by FAO–UNESCO soil unit for global modelling N.H. Batjes · Soil Use and Management Mar 1997 412
47 Random sampling or geostatistical modelling? Choosing between design-based and model-based sampling strategies for soil (with discussion) Dick J. Brus, Jaap J. de Gruijter · Geoderma Open access Oct 1997 409
48 Global effects of soil and climate on leaf photosynthetic traits and rates Vincent Maire, Ian J. Wright, Iain Colin Prentice et al. · Global Ecology and Biogeography Open access 7 Apr 2015 401
49 A global map of mangrove forest soil carbon at 30 m spatial resolution Jonathan Sanderman et al. · Environmental Research Letters Open access 13 Apr 2018 394
50 GlobalSoilMap Dominique Arrouays, Michael G. Grundy, Alfred E. Hartemink et al. · Advances in agronomy Book chapter 2014 392

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