Most cited papers in Soil and Environmental Studies

Soil and Environmental Studies

What are the most cited papers in Soil and Environmental Studies?

The most cited paper in Soil and Environmental Studies is "A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo), Caucasus" (Rainer Willi Bussmann, Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana, Shalva Sikharulidze et al., 2016), with 1,650 citations. Next come "Spectral Reflectance Changes Associated with Autumn Senescence of Aesculus hippocastanum L. and Acer platanoides L. Leaves. Spectral Features and Relation to Chlorophyll Estimation" (1,464) and "ON THE RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF BIRD SPECIES" (1,200).

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Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 126 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo), Caucasus Rainer Willi Bussmann, Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana, Shalva Sikharulidze et al. · Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Open access	21 Sep 2016	1,650
2	Spectral Reflectance Changes Associated with Autumn Senescence of Aesculus hippocastanum L. and Acer platanoides L. Leaves. Spectral Features and Relation to Chlorophyll Estimation Anatoly A. Gitelson, Mark N. Merzlyak · Journal of Plant Physiology	Mar 1994	1,464
3	ON THE RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF BIRD SPECIES Robert H. MacArthur · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access	15 Mar 1957	1,200
4	Humic Substances in Soil, Sediment, and Water. Geochemistry, Isolation, and Characterization Charles A. Fewson · Geoderma	Dec 1986	798
5	Restoration of mined lands—using natural processes Anthony David Bradshaw · Ecological Engineering	Aug 1997	705
6	Vegetation dynamics and responses to climate change and human activities in Central Asia Liangliang Jiang, Guli·Jiapaer, Anming Bao et al. · The Science of The Total Environment Open access	11 May 2017	677
7	Provenance of loess material and formation of loess deposits on the Chinese Loess Plateau Jimin Sun · Earth and Planetary Science Letters	Nov 2002	570
8	OBSERVATIONS ON EARTHWORM CHANNELS AND INFILTRATION ON TILLED AND UNTILLED LOESS SOIL W. Ehlers · Soil Science	Mar 1975	555
9	PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND TURNOVER OF ORGANIC MATTER IN DIFFERENT FOREST ECOSYSTEMS OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC Tatuo Kira, Tsunahide Shidei · Nihon Seitai Gakkaishi Open access	Apr 1967	554
10	SALT MARSHES AND SALT DESERTS OF THE WORLD V. J. Chapman · Elsevier eBooks Book chapter	1974	552
11	Environmental relevance of heavy metal-substituted chlorophylls using the example of water plants Hendrik Küpper, Frithjof Christian Küpper, Martin Spiller · Journal of Experimental Botany Open access	1996	551
12	An abrupt drowning of the Black Sea shelf William B. F. Ryan, Walter C. Pitman, Candace O. Major et al. · Marine Geology Open access	Apr 1997	541
13	THE GENETIC STRUCTURE OF NATURAL POPULATIONS OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER. I. SPONTANEOUS MUTATION RATE OF POLYGENES CONTROLLING VIABILITY Terumi Mukai · Genetics	2 Jul 1964	484
14	Factors of soil formation. A system of quantitative pedology Roy W. Simonson · Geoderma	Nov 1995	479
15	An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by local people in the lowlands of Konta Special Woreda, southern nations, nationalities and peoples regional state, Ethiopia Tesfaye Hailemariam Bekalo, Sebsebe Demissew Woodmatas, Zemede Asfaw Woldemariam · Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Open access	24 Sep 2009	469
16	Humic Matter in Soil and the Environment: Principles and Controversies K. H. Tan · Thammasat University Digital Collections	1997	441
17	Outline of a Generalized Theory of Soil Genesis Roy W. Simonson · Soil Science Society of America Journal	Mar 1959	437
18	Loess in Europe—its spatial distribution based on a European Loess Map, scale 1:2,500,000 Dagmar Haase, Jennifer L. W. Fink, Gary. Haase et al. · Quaternary Science Reviews	7 Apr 2007	435
19	Ethnobotanical study of knowledge and medicinal plants use by the people in Dek Island in Ethiopia Tilahun Teklehaymanot · Journal of Ethnopharmacology	13 Apr 2009	417
20	Knowledge transmission patterns at the border: ethnobotany of Hutsuls living in the Carpathian Mountains of Bukovina (SW Ukraine and NE Romania) Giulia Mattalia, Nataliya Stryamets, Andréa Pieroni et al. · Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Open access	10 Jul 2020	405
21	Long-term monitoring of microbial biomass, N mineralisation and enzyme activities of a Chernozem under different tillage management Ellen Kandeler, Dagmar Tscherko, Heide Spiegel · Biology and Fertility of Soils	8 Feb 1999	393
22	International approach to assessing soil quality by ecologically-related biological parameters Z. Filip · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment	Feb 2002	319
23	Methods of studying plant water relations J.L. Monteith · Agricultural Meteorology	May 1976	318
24	The importance of a border: Medical, veterinary, and wild food ethnobotany of the Hutsuls living on the Romanian and Ukrainian sides of Bukovina Renata Söukand, Andréa Pieroni · Journal of Ethnopharmacology Open access	8 Mar 2016	309
25	Mechanisms of plant growth stimulation by humic substances: The role of organo-iron complexes Yangmei Chen, C. E. Clapp, Hagit Magen · Soil Science & Plant Nutrition Open access	Feb 2004	307
26	The influence of a large city on some soil properties and metals content Mattia Biasioli, Renzo Barberis, Franco Ajmone-Marsan · The Science of The Total Environment	10 Jun 2005	290
27	Introduction to ecological biochemistry: E.Arthur Bell · Phytochemistry	1989	272
28	Crocetin Esters, Picrocrocin and Its Related Compounds Present in Crocus sativus Stigmas and Gardenia jasminoides Fruits. Tentative Identification of Seven New Compounds by LC-ESI-MS Manuel Carmona, Amaya Zalacaın, Ana María Sánchez et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry	11 Jan 2006	267
29	Primary Production of the Major Vegetation Units of the World Helmut Lieth · Ecological studies Book chapter	1975	265
30	SYNTHESIS OF COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES IN THE GOLGI REGION, AS SHOWN BY RADIOAUTOGRAPHY AFTER INJECTION OF LABELED GLUCOSE Marian R. Peterson, C. P. Leblond · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access	Apr 1964	250
31	Chernozem—Soil of the Year 2005 Manfred Ältermann, Jörg Rinklebe, Ines Merbach et al. · Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science	Dec 2005	250
32	Cyperus rotundus L.: Traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities Arslan Masood Peerzada, Hafiz Haider Ali, Muhammad Aamir Naeem et al. · Journal of Ethnopharmacology	20 Aug 2015	248
33	Quaternary time scales for the Pontocaspian domain: Interbasinal connectivity and faunal evolution Wout Krijgsman et al. · Earth-Science Reviews Open access	18 Oct 2018	243
34	Medicinal plant dynamics in indigenous medicines in farwest Nepal Ripu M. Kunwar, Ram Prasad Acharya, Chhote Lal Chowdhary et al. · Journal of Ethnopharmacology	2 Feb 2015	238
35	Humic acid complexation of calcium and copper Janet Gordon Hering, François M. M. Morel · Environmental Science & Technology Open access	Oct 1988	220
36	The Biosphere Reserve: A Tool for Environmental Conservation and Management Michel Batisse · Environmental Conservation	1982	218
37	Modern aspects of mushroom culture technology C. S�nchez · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology	26 May 2004	217
38	Combating desertification in Iran over the last 50 years: An overview of changing approaches Farshad Amiraslani, Deirdre Dragovich · Journal of Environmental Management	20 Sep 2010	211
39	Carbon isotope geochemistry and nanomorphology of soil black carbon: Black chernozemic soils in central Europe originate from ancient biomass burning Michael W. I. Schmidt, J. O. Skjemstad, Cornelia Jäger · Global Biogeochemical Cycles Open access	Dec 2002	211
40	Soil system and pedogenic processes: Self-organization, time scales, and environmental significance V. O. Targulian, Pavel V. Krasilnikov · CATENA	10 May 2007	201
41	Pedogenesis of Chernozems in Central Europe — A review Eileen Eckmeier, Renate Gerlach, Ernst Gehrt et al. · Geoderma Open access	6 Apr 2007	200
42	Equilibrium partitioning of heavy metals in dutch field soils. I. Relationship between metal partition coefficients and soil characteristics René P.T. Janssen, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg, Leo Posthuma et al. · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry	Dec 1997	199
43	Fractionation of organic carbon based on susceptibility to oxidation W. Loginow, W. Wisniewski, S.S. Gonet et al. · Polish Journal of Soil Science	6 Jul 1987	194
44	Irrigation expansion and dynamics of desertification in the Circum-Aral region of Central Asia Tatyana A. Saiko, Igor S. Zonn · Applied Geography	Oct 2000	193
45	Late glacial to Holocene climate and sedimentation history in the NW Black Sea André Bahr, Frank Lamy, Helge W. Arz et al. · Marine Geology	28 Dec 2004	191
46	Evolution of the plankton paleome in the Black Sea from the Deglacial to Anthropocene Marco J. L. Coolen, William D. Orsi, Cherel Balkema et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access	6 May 2013	189
47	Just beautiful green herbs: use of plants in cultural practices in Bukovina and Roztochya, Western Ukraine Nataliya Stryamets, Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco, Giulia Mattalia et al. · Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Open access	4 Mar 2021	185
48	Impact of agricultural land use in Central Asia: a review Ahmad Hamidov, Katharina Helming, Dagmar Balla · Agronomy for Sustainable Development Open access	7 Jan 2016	184
49	Assessment of rangeland degradation and development of a strategy for rehabilitation Roland A. Geerken, Mohammad Ilaiwi · Remote Sensing of Environment	16 Mar 2004	184
50	Spatiotemporal ecological vulnerability analysis with statistical correlation based on satellite remote sensing in Samara, Russia Mukesh Singh Boori, Komal Choudhary, Rustam A. Paringer et al. · Journal of Environmental Management	16 Feb 2021	183

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