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Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Tan Zou
Lingnan Normal University
2
Chaoqun Wang
University of British Columbia
3
Arthur Groß
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
4
Luncheng You
Shandong Agricultural University
5
Siyuan Cai
Chinese Academy of Sciences
6
Yuqing Ma
Hefei University of Technology
7
Jianhong Wu
Zhejiang A & F University
8
Haowei Ni
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
9
Liyuan Liu
Korea Testing Certification
10
Malte Lessmann
Wageningen University & Research

Rising Stars Papers

1
Mechanisms and implications of bacterial–fungal competition for soil resources
The ISME Journal|2024
553 cit.
2
Soil organic matter priming: The <scp>pH</scp> effects
Global Change Biology|2024
311 cit.
3
Long-term biochar and soil organic carbon stability – Evidence from field experiments in Germany
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
84 cit.
4
Effects of winter soil warming on crop biomass carbon loss from organic matter degradation
Nature Communications|2024
27 cit.
5
Towards precise nitrogen fertilizer management for sustainable agriculture
Earth Critical Zone|2025
16 cit.
6
Placing cropping systems under suboptimal phosphorus conditions promotes plant nutrient acquisition and microbial carbon supply without compromising biomass
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2025
14 cit.
7
The wetter the better? Preferences in plant-microbial competition for phosphorus sources in rice cultivation under contrasting irrigation
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2024
12 cit.
8
Microbial strategies for phosphorus acquisition in rice paddies under contrasting water regimes: Multiple source tracing by 32P and 33P
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
7 cit.
9
Alternate wetting-drying had no preferences for rice P uptake but increased microbial P allocation to phospholipids: Evidence from dual 32P and 33P labeling
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2024
7 cit.
10
Multi-scale effects of topography and landscape pattern on riverine nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients in an agricultural watershed
Landscape Ecology|2025
7 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Xiapu Gai
Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2
Tara L. Greaver
Environmental Protection Agency
3
Ning Ling
Nanjing Agricultural University
4
Pin-an Ren
Southwest University of Science and Technology
5
Guoce Xu
Xi'an University of Technology
6
Jingheng Guo
China Agricultural University
7
Remegio Confesor
Heidelberg University
8
Verena-Isabell Lehr
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
9
Andrew J. Margenot
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
10
Qiuzhi Peng
Kunming University of Science and Technology

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Rhizosphere bacteriome structure and functions
Nature Communications|2022
1.1k cit.
2
Core species impact plant health by enhancing soil microbial cooperation and network complexity during community coalescence
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2023
245 cit.
3
Straw return exacerbates soil acidification in major Chinese croplands
Resources Conservation and Recycling|2023
176 cit.
4
Synthetic community derived from grafted watermelon rhizosphere provides protection for ungrafted watermelon against Fusarium oxysporum via microbial synergistic effects
Microbiome|2024
116 cit.
5
Enzymatic C:N:P stoichiometry: Questionable assumptions and inconsistencies to infer soil microbial nutrient limitation
Geoderma|2022
96 cit.
6
Carbon starvation raises capacities in bacterial antibiotic resistance and viral auxiliary carbon metabolism in soils
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2024
75 cit.
7
Elevated temperature and CO2 strongly affect the growth strategies of soil bacteria
Nature Communications|2023
73 cit.
8
Long-term manure inputs induce a deep selection on agroecosystem soil antibiotic resistome
Journal of Hazardous Materials|2022
55 cit.
9
Effects of driving factors at multi-spatial scales on seasonal runoff and sediment changes
CATENA|2022
52 cit.
10
Revisiting the permanganate oxidizable carbon (POXC) assay assumptions: POXC is lignin sensitive
Agricultural & Environmental Letters|2023
49 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Keith Paustian
Colorado State University
2
Tamie L. Veith
Waters (United States)
3
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University
4
Yakov Kuzyakov
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
5
Erland Bååth
Lund University
6
Johan Six
ETH Zurich
7
Raghavan Srinivasan
Blackstone (United States)
8
Peter M. Groffman
Brooklyn College
9
Gene E. Likens
University of Connecticut
10
O. Oenema
Wageningen University & Research

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Model Evaluation Guidelines for Systematic Quantification of Accuracy in Watershed Simulations
Transactions of the ASABE|2007
13.2k cit.
2
2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling|2006
6.7k cit.
3
Stabilization mechanisms of soil organic matter: Implications for C-saturation of soils
Plant and Soil|2002
4.4k cit.
4
A history of research on the link between (micro)aggregates, soil biota, and soil organic matter dynamics
Soil and Tillage Research|2004
4.3k cit.
5
Controlling Eutrophication: Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Science|2009
3.9k cit.
6
Soil macroaggregate turnover and microaggregate formation: a mechanism for C sequestration under no-tillage agriculture
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2000
3.3k cit.
7
Review of mechanisms and quantification of priming effects
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2000
3k cit.
8
Enhanced nitrogen deposition over China
Nature|2013
2.6k cit.
9
Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2009
2.6k cit.
10
Bacterial and Fungal Contributions to Carbon Sequestration in Agroecosystems
Soil Science Society of America Journal|2006
2.1k cit.

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