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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Soil Science ID: T10004

Current Trend

+2%

vs baseline

1,097

works this month

1,078

baseline/mo

Monthly Publications

Monthly Trend History

Annual Publications

Most-Cited Papers (Past 12 Months)

Functional diversity of soil microbial communities increases with ecosystem development

Tord Ranheim Sveen et al. · Nature Communications · 2025-11-22 · 66 citations

National Soil Carbon Research Programme: Field and Laboratory Methodologies

Jonathan Sanderman et al. · CSIRO · 2026-08-18 · 61 citations

Soil microbial life history strategies covary with ecosystem multifunctionality across aridity gradients

Tao Zhou et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2025-10-09 · 44 citations

Biochar Amendments for Soil Restoration: Impacts on Nutrient Dynamics and Microbial Activity

Kuok Ho Daniel Tang · Environments · 2025-11-09 · 43 citations

Increased microbial extracellular polymeric substances as a key factor in deep soil organic carbon accumulation

Mengxi Feng et al. · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · 2025-10-06 · 43 citations

Rising Papers (High Citation Velocity)

Nutrient Cycling and Plant-Microbe Interaction in Alpine Ecosystem

Mian Muhammad Ahmed et al. · · 2026-04-16 · 4 citations · FWCI 103.3

Soil microbes are the tiny bioengineers running Earth’s underground factory

Suzanne Hassan-Dalléac et al. · Communications Earth & Environment · 2026-04-29 · 16 citations · FWCI 56.9

☘ Annals of Botany Company Journals

Drought stress increases total C released from roots

Danielle Ulrich et al. · Annals of Botany · 2026-01-08 · 3 citations

Elevation pattern of resource allocation in Picea crassifolia Kom. and its coupling mechanism with soil factors in Helan Mountains, China

Kuan Zhang et al. · AoB Plants · 2025-10-11 · 1 citations

The non-negligible roles of root phenolic compounds in soil organic carbon storage – a commentary on: ‘Taxonomically conservative root phenolic compounds underpin biogeochemical niche separation between grasses and forbs in temperate steppes of northern China’

Na Zhou et al. · Annals of Botany · 2026-07-08 · 0 citations