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Most cited papers in Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science

What are the most cited papers in Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science?

The most cited paper in Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science is "Soil bacterial and fungal communities across a pH gradient in an arable soil" (Johannes Rousk, Erland Bååth, Philip Charles Brookes et al., 2010), with 4,299 citations. Next come "The Community Land Model Version 5: Description of New Features, Benchmarking, and Impact of Forcing Uncertainty" (2,207) and "Soil Contamination in China: Current Status and Mitigation Strategies" (2,198).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 277 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Soil bacterial and fungal communities across a pH gradient in an arable soil Johannes Rousk, Erland Bååth, Philip Charles Brookes et al. · The ISME Journal Open access 6 May 2010 4,299
2 The Community Land Model Version 5: Description of New Features, Benchmarking, and Impact of Forcing Uncertainty David M. Lawrence et al. · Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems Open access 19 Oct 2019 2,207
3 Soil Contamination in China: Current Status and Mitigation Strategies Fangjie J. Zhao, Yibing Ma, Yong‐Guan Zhu et al. · Environmental Science & Technology 16 Dec 2014 2,198
4 Modeling and optimization I: Usability of response surface methodology Deniz Baş, İsmail Hakkı Boyacı · Journal of Food Engineering 8 Feb 2006 2,147
5 CINeMA: An approach for assessing confidence in the results of a network meta-analysis Adriani Nikolakopoulou, Julian P. T. Higgins, Theodoros Papakonstantinou et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access 3 Apr 2020 1,912
6 Tansley Review No. 95 15 N natural abundance in soil‐plant systems Peter Högberg · New Phytologist Oct 1997 1,618
7 ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EFFICIENT MEDIUM FOR ANTHER CULTURE OF RICE THROUGH COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTS ON THE NITROGEN SOURCES Chih-Ching Chu, Wang Ching-chū, Sun Ching-san et al. · Science of Sintering Open access 20 May 1975 1,305
8 Responses of soil microbial communities to water stress: results from a meta‐analysis Stefano Manzoni, Joshua P. Schimel, Amilcare M Porporato · Ecology 2 Nov 2011 1,238
9 Soil Microbiology, Ecology, and Biochemistry Eldor A. Paul · Elsevier eBooks Book chapter 21 Nov 2014 1,201
10 Sensitivity of between-study heterogeneity in meta-analysis: proposed metrics and empirical evaluation Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos, Evangelos Evangelou, John P. A. Ioannidis · International Journal of Epidemiology Open access 18 Apr 2008 1,187
11 Global predictions of primary soil salinization under changing climate in the 21st century Amirhossein Hassani, Adisa Azapagic, Nima Shokri · Nature Communications Open access 18 Nov 2021 1,033
12 Evaluation and Optimization of DNA Extraction and Purification Procedures for Soil and Sediment Samples Daniel N. Miller, Juliet E. Bryant, E. L. Madsen et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology Open access Nov 1999 988
13 Meta-analysis of the impacts of global change factors on soil microbial diversity and functionality Zhenghu Zhou, Chuankuan Wang, Yiqi Luo · Nature Communications ReviewOpen access 17 Jun 2020 946
14 Variation in NRT1.1B contributes to nitrate-use divergence between rice subspecies Bin Hu, Wei Wang, Shujun Ou et al. · Nature Genetics 8 Jun 2015 823
15 The chemistry of soil organic nitrogen: a review H.‐R. Schulten, Morris I. Schnitzer · Biology and Fertility of Soils 28 Nov 1997 821
16 Alkaline Persulfate Oxidation for Determining Total Nitrogen in Microbial Biomass Extracts M. L. Cabrera, Mike Beare · Soil Science Society of America Journal Jul 1993 777
17 Biochar and denitrification in soils: when, how much and why does biochar reduce N2O emissions? María Luz Cayuela, Miguel Angel Sanchez-Monedero, A. Roig et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 25 Apr 2013 759
18 Spatial and Resource Factors Influencing High Microbial Diversity in Soil Jizhong Z. Zhou, Beicheng Xia, David S. Treves et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology Open access 2002 701
19 CHANGES IN SOIL CARBON STORAGE AFTER CULTIVATION L.K. Mann · Soil Science Nov 1986 687
20 FRACTIONATION METHOD FOR SOIL MICROELEMENTS Larry M. Shuman · Soil Science Jul 1985 681
21 Meta-Analyst: software for meta-analysis of binary, continuous and diagnostic data Byron Wallace, Christopher H. Schmid, Joseph Lau et al. · BMC Medical Research Methodology ReviewOpen access Dec 2009 676
22 Relationship between soil organic carbon and microbial biomass on chronosequences of reclamation sites Heribert Insam, K. H. Domsch · Microbial Ecology Mar 1988 676
23 Is network meta-analysis as valid as standard pairwise meta-analysis? It all depends on the distribution of effect modifiers Jeroen Paul Jansen, Huseyin Naci · BMC Medicine Open access 4 Jul 2013 663
24 Changes in soil fungal:bacterial biomass ratios following reductions in the intensity of management of an upland grassland Richard D. Bardgett, P. J. Hobbs, �sa Frosteg�rd · Biology and Fertility of Soils May 1996 650
25 Carbon and Nitrogen Economy of 24 Wild Species Differing in Relative Growth Rate Hendrik Poorter, Carlo Remkes, Hans Lambers · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Open access Oct 1990 644
26 Methodology for studying fluxes of soil mineral-N in situ R. J. Raison, M.J. Connell, P. K. Khanna · Soil Biology and Biochemistry 1987 634
27 Quantification of biochar effects on soil hydrological properties using meta-analysis of literature data Morris Oduor Omondi, Xin Xia, Alphonse Nahayo et al. · Geoderma Review 12 Apr 2016 611
28 The effect of salt stress on lipid peroxidation and antioxidants in leaves of sugar beet Beta vulgaris L. and wild beet Beta maritima L. Melike Bor, Filiz Özdemir, İsmail Türkan · Plant Science 2 Dec 2002 606
29 Soil organic carbon dynamics jointly controlled by climate, carbon inputs, soil properties and soil carbon fractions Zhongkui Luo, Wenting Feng, Yiqi Luo et al. · Global Change Biology 23 May 2017 604
30 Opportunities for increased nitrogen-use efficiency from improved resource management in irrigated rice systems Kenneth G. Cassman, Shaobing Peng, Daniel C. Olk et al. · Field Crops Research Mar 1998 593
31 The Measurement of Soil pH Robert Kenworthy Schofield, Alan W. Taylor · Soil Science Society of America Journal Apr 1955 560
32 Biometrical Studies of Yield in Segregating Populations of Korean Lespedeza 1 Clarence H. Hanson, H. F. Robinson, Ralph E. Comstock · Agronomy Journal Jun 1956 559
33 Tillage and Manure Effects on Soil and Aggregate‐Associated Carbon and Nitrogen Maysoon M. Mikha, Charles William Rice · Soil Science Society of America Journal May 2004 534
34 Nitrous Oxide from Soil Denitrification: Factors Controlling Its Biological Production Mary K. Firestone, R. B. Firestone, James M. Tiedje · Science 16 May 1980 529
35 Effect of diet on human fecal flora: comparison of Japanese and American diets Sydney M. Finegold, Howard R. Attebery, Vera L. Sutter · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Dec 1974 516
36 Network meta-analysis: application and practice using R software Sung Ryul Shim, Seong‐Jang Kim, Jong Hoo Lee et al. · Epidemiology and Health Open access 8 Apr 2019 512
37 APPLICATIONS OF NMR TO SOIL ORGANIC MATTER ANALYSIS: HISTORY AND PROSPECTS Caroline M. Preston · Soil Science Mar 1996 508
38 Changes in Soil Physical Properties Due to Organic Waste Applications: A Review R.S.A. KHALEEL, Kambham Raja Reddy, MICHAEL R. OVERCASH · Journal of Environmental Quality Apr 1981 508
39 The relationship between xylem conduit diameter and cavitation caused by freezing Stephen D. Davis, John S. Sperry, Uwe G. Hacke · American Journal of Botany Open access Oct 1999 502
40 A manual colorimetric procedure for measuring ammonium nitrogen in soil and plant Kjeldahl digests Walter Baethgen, Mark M. Alley · Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis May 1989 490
41 Measurement of soil organic matter turnover using 13C natural abundance Jérôme Balesdent, André A. Mariotti · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Book chapter 1996 484
42 Hartung-Knapp-Sidik-Jonkman approach and its modification for random-effects meta-analysis with few studies Christian Röver, Guido Knapp, Tim Friede · BMC Medical Research Methodology Open access 14 Nov 2015 475
43 Dramatic loss of inorganic carbon by nitrogen‐induced soil acidification in Chinese croplands Sajjad Raza, Na Miao, Peizhou Wang et al. · Global Change Biology 2 Apr 2020 458
44 Effects of acute gamma irradiation on chemical, physical and biological properties of soils Niall P. McNamara, Helaina I.J. Black, Nicholas A. Beresford et al. · Applied Soil Ecology 22 Sep 2003 448
45 Lateral Load Behavior of Pile Group in Sand Dan A. Brown, Clark Morrison, Lymon C. Reese · Journal of Geotechnical Engineering Nov 1988 441
46 Soil organic carbon pool of grassland soils on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its global implication Wang Genxu, Qian Ju, Cheng Guodong et al. · The Science of The Total Environment May 2002 430
47 Field evaluation of in situ remediation of a heavy metal contaminated soil using lime and red-mud Colin William Gray, S. J. Dunham, Paul G. Dennis et al. · Environmental Pollution 30 Nov 2005 425
48 Method to measure microbial phosphate in soils Michael J. Hedley, John W. Stewart · Soil Biology and Biochemistry 1982 424
49 A DIFFUSION AND MASS-FLOW CONCEPT OF SOIL NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY Stanley A. Barber · Soil Science 1962 422
50 Biochemical, microbiological, and nutritional aspects of kimchi (Korean fermented vegetable products) Hong‐Sik Cheigh, Kun‐Young Park, C. Y. Lee · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 1994 419

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