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Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ID: T12832

Current Trend

-23%
vs baseline
31
works this month
41
baseline/mo

Monthly Publications

Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology — Monthly Publications 0 32 64 96 128 47 Oct '25 11 Nov '25 53 Dec '25 128 Jan '26 64 Feb '26 118 Mar '26 93 Apr '26 72 May '26 75 Jun '26 82 Jul '26 98 Aug '26 101 Sep '26 31 Oct '26 Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live

Monthly Trend History

Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology — Trend vs Baseline (%) -54% 0% +54% +108% +162% +216% Sep '24 Nov '24 Jan '25 Mar '25 May '25 Jul '25 Sep '25 Nov '25 Jan '26 Mar '26 May '26 Jul '26 Sep '26 Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live

Annual Publications

Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology — Annual Publications 0 200 400 600 673 2015 521 2016 668 2017 618 2018 652 2019 683 2020 712 2021 727 2022 732 2023 733 2024 799 2025 Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live

Most-Cited Papers (Past 12 Months)

Biocrusts Are Highly Vulnerable to Multidimensional Global Change
Dexun Qiu et al. · Global Change Biology · 2026-01-01 · 7 citations
Restoring dryland soils functionality through synergism between biocrust-forming cyanobacteria and paper waste amendment
Lisa Maggioli et al. · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · 2025-10-03 · 6 citations
Biocrusts facilitate organic carbon preservation in tropical coral islands undergoing primary succession
Lin Wang et al. · Geoderma · 2025-10-17 · 5 citations
Novel Glomeromycotina–moss associations identified in California dryland biocrusts
Kaitlin Kelly et al. · New Phytologist · 2026-05-04 · 4 citations
Exploring the phylogeny, molecular and genomic adaptations of thermophilic microalgae and cyanobacteria
Prakash Palanivel et al. · Planta · 2026-04-24 · 4 citations

Rising Papers (High Citation Velocity)

The synergistic effects of Algal and Bryophyte colonization on soil formation and microbial community assembly in acidic mine tailings
Xinyue Wang et al. · Environmental Research · 2026-04-07 · 4 citations · FWCI 30
Pinnaculosum gen. nov.: a fossil form-genus for pinnacled biological soil crust
Gregory J. Retallack · Alcheringa An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology · 2026-04-03 · 3 citations · FWCI 22.7
Response Changes in Biological Soil Crusts (BSCs) to Different Sand-Fixing Plantations in Alpine Sandy Land
Xionglian Jin et al. · Biology · 2026-06-10 · 2 citations · FWCI 15.2

☘ Annals of Botany Company Journals

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