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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Muhammad Asif Naeem
COMSATS University Islamabad
2
Jiashu Zhou
Zhejiang A & F University
3
Jokūbas Daunoras
Vilnius University
4
Debo He
Zhejiang University
5
Muhammad Junaid Nazir
Jiangsu University
6
Jiai Liu
North West Agriculture and Forestry University
7
Siyuan Cai
Chinese Academy of Sciences
8
Maëva Labouyrie
University of Zurich
9
Yao Du
First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University
10
Rebecca Even
Colorado State University

Papers

1
Role of Soil Microbiota Enzymes in Soil Health and Activity Changes Depending on Climate Change and the Type of Soil Ecosystem
Biology|2024
290 cit.
2
Publication in Geoderma (2024) [128 citations, W4390764020]
Geoderma|2024
128 cit.
3
Feedstock and pyrolysis temperature influence biochar properties and its interactions with soil substances: Insights from a DFT calculation
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
105 cit.
4
Oligotrophic microbes are recruited to resist multiple global change factors in agricultural subsoils
Environment International|2024
53 cit.
5
Publication in The Science of The Total Environment (2024) [53 citations, W4399189258]
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
53 cit.
6
Publication in Geoderma (2024) [51 citations, W4401388360]
Geoderma|2024
51 cit.
7
Publication in Biology and Fertility of Soils (2024) [48 citations, W4393233591]
Biology and Fertility of Soils|2024
48 cit.
8
Publication in SOIL (2025) [37 citations, W4406188325]
SOIL|2025
37 cit.
9
Publication in Biology and Fertility of Soils (2025) [31 citations, W4408001597]
Biology and Fertility of Soils|2025
31 cit.
10
Biochar for sustainable agriculture: Improved soil carbon storage and reduced emissions on cropland
Journal of Environmental Management|2024
26 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Ning Ling
Nanjing Agricultural University
2
Luís Moreira de Sousa
University of Lisbon
3
Huadong Zang
Sanya University
4
Bahar S. Razavi
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Kiel
5
Chengjie Ren
Northwest A&F University
6
Xiapu Gai
Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences
7
Eric Verrecchia
University of Lausanne
8
Thea Whitman
University of Wisconsin–Madison
9
Xin Jiang
Shenyang Agricultural University
10
Junhui Chen
Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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
Synthetic community derived from grafted watermelon rhizosphere provides protection for ungrafted watermelon against Fusarium oxysporum via microbial synergistic effects
Microbiome|2024
116 cit.
4
Microbial resistance in rhizosphere hotspots under biodegradable and conventional microplastic amendment: Community and functional sensitivity
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2023
93 cit.
5
Legume-based rotation enhances subsequent wheat yield and maintains soil carbon storage
Agronomy for Sustainable Development|2023
85 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
Thermal sensitivity of soil microbial carbon use efficiency across forest biomes
Nature Communications|2024
69 cit.
9
Altered microbial P cycling genes drive P availability in soil after afforestation
Journal of Environmental Management|2022
61 cit.
10
The biogeography of soil microbiome potential growth rates
Nature Communications|2024
59 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Yakov Kuzyakov
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
2
Robert B. Jackson
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
3
Keith Paustian
Colorado State University
4
Rattan Lal
The Ohio State University
5
Johan Six
ETH Zurich
6
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University
7
Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner
Institute for Advanced Study
8
Richard D. Bardgett
University of Manchester
9
Erland Bååth
Lund University
10
Yiqi Luo
Cornell University

Papers

1
Soil Carbon Sequestration Impacts on Global Climate Change and Food Security
Science|2004
8.1k cit.
2
2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling|2006
6.7k cit.
3
The diversity and biogeography of soil bacterial communities
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2006
5.7k cit.
4
THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL ORGANIC CARBON AND ITS RELATION TO CLIMATE AND VEGETATION
Ecological Applications|2000
5.1k cit.
5
TOWARD AN ECOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL BACTERIA
Ecology|2007
5k cit.
6
Stabilization mechanisms of soil organic matter: Implications for C-saturation of soils
Plant and Soil|2002
4.4k cit.
7
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.
8
Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change
Geoderma|2004
3.8k cit.
9
Soil macroaggregate turnover and microaggregate formation: a mechanism for C sequestration under no-tillage agriculture
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2000
3.3k cit.
10
Review of mechanisms and quantification of priming effects
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2000
3k cit.

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