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Papers

(The median citation count of European Journal of Soil Science is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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Quantitative characterization of bidirectional reflectance distribution of mine soil using physical models	97
Determination of nuclear magnetic resonance T₂ cutoff in remoulded loess by the freezing point	76
Pedological features of a sustainable halophyte wetland: El Hito saline pond (Central Spain)	67
How to Refocus Soil Research When Reacting to the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture	61
Agricultural Cultivation Improved Soil Nitrogen Sequestration by Accelerating the Accumulation of Labile Nitrogen	60
Correction to “Cover Crops Affect Pool Specific Soil Organic Carbon in Cropland—A Meta‐Analysis”	54
Coefficient of linear extensibility of soil can be estimated from hygroscopic water content or clay and organic carbon contents	48
The ConSoil project: An integrated framework for monitoring plant protection product residues in agricultural soil	41
Continuous straw return for 8 years mitigates the negative effects of inorganic fertilisers on C‐cycling soil bacteria	41
Factors driving microbial biomass and necromass relationships display ecosystem‐dependent responses	39
Increased sugarcane productivity and environmental improvement in acid sulfate soils: A win–win system	38
Sugarcane harvesting systems in Brazil: Effects on soil carbon stocks and ethanol payback time	37
Effects of drying and simulated flooding on soil phosphorus dynamics from two contrasting UK grassland soils	36
Fine earth soil bulk density at 0.2 m depth from Land Use and Coverage Area Frame Survey (LUCAS) soil 2018	33
Scenario modelling of carbon mineralization in 3D soil architecture at the microscale: Toward an accessibility coefficient of organic matter for bacteria	31
Crop Rotation With Ley and Nitrogen Fertilisation Reduced Soil Carbon Loss in Three Swedish Long‐Term Field Experiments	30
Release, availability and geochemical interaction of Fe in soil after long‐term integrated nutrient management in wheat	27
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Effect of Elevation and Mineralogy on the Amount and Turnover of Fractionated Organic Carbon in Paddy Soils in Nepal	25
Optimising Root and Grain Yield Through Variety Selection in Winter Wheat Across a European Climate Gradient	23
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The Effect of Crop Diversification and Season on Microbial Carbon Use Efficiency Across a European Pedoclimatic Gradient	22
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Assessment of variability of peat physicochemical properties, subsidence and their interactions within Selangor forests	21
The elevational patterns and key drivers of soil microbial communities strongly depend on soil layer and season	21
Invasion by red imported fire ants depletes soil microarthropod communities in agricultural systems	20
Spatial distribution of Azospirillum brasilense in 2D flow cell: Effect of irrigation and inoculation regimes	20
The first documented and characterized Norwegian acid sulfate soils	20
Land use and soil property effects on aggregate stability assessed by three different slaking methods	19
Effects of soil internal forces on splash detachment and transport of aggregate fragments in Mollisols of Northeast China	19
Precise estimation of dodecylbenzenesulfonate in aqueous solution containing dissolved organic matter extracted from soil using UV‐spectrometry	19
Development of a Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Method for the Determination of Ergosterol in Forest Soils	19
Fairy ring‐induced soil potassium depletion gradients reshape microbial community composition in a montane grassland	19
Tracing of fire‐induced soil phosphorus transformations using phosphate oxygen isotope ratio	19
Using model simulation to evaluate soil loss potential in diversified agricultural landscapes	19
Effects of altitude on soil properties in coastal fog ecosystems in Morro Moreno National Park, Antofagasta, Chile	19
Soil health—From practical issues to indicators: A workshop at the 1st European Healthy Soils Conference	18
REFEREES LIST 2021	18
Destisol: A decision‐support tool to assess the ecosystem services provided by urban soils for better urban planning	18
Changes in soil pH and mobility of heavy metals in contaminated soils	18
Parameter Estimation of Soil Water Retention and Thermal Conductivity Curves Using HYDRUS‐1D and Inverse Solution	17
Delineating vineyard management zones: Intrafield spatial variability of soil properties of carbonate vineyard soils	17
Correction to ‘Organic carbon enables the biotic engineering of beneficial soil structure in Profundihumic and Haplic Ferralsols’	17
'Only One Earth' – Celebrating soil science on World Environment Day 2022	16
Microbes alter substrate from mineral‐associated carbon to litterfall with nitrogen additions and warming	16
Sand fractions micromorphometry detected by Vis‐NIR‐MIR and its impact on water retention	16
Opposing patterns of carbon and nitrogen stability in soil organic matter fractions compared to whole soil	16
Extending grassland age for climate change mitigation and adaptation on clay soils	16
National Soil Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture (ENASAS): A new systemic approach in Mexico	16
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Storage of soil carbon is not sequestration: Straightforward graphical visualization of their basic differences	15
Limited short‐term benefits of glacial rock flour for enhancing the physical quality of tropical arable soils	15
Is soil an organic carbon sink or source upon erosion, transport and deposition?	15
Soil properties of vineyards on arkoses as a basis to understand their suitability and optimum performance	15
A Review of Fe–S–C Dynamics in Blue Carbon Environments: Potential Influence of Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils	15
Seasonal Mineralisation of Organic Matter in Alpine Soils and Responses to Global Warming: An In Vitro Approach	14
Long‐term changes in paddy soil fertility in tropical Asia after 50 years of the Green Revolution	14
Lichen biocrusts contribute to soil microbial biomass carbon in the northern temperate zone: A meta‐analysis	14
Effect of salt concentration on osmotic potential in drying soils—Measurement and models	13
Corrigendum to “Oxygen isotope ratios of phosphates in the soil–plant system: Limitations and future developments”	13
Quantifying aboveground biomass, soil organic carbon and erosion with a detailed crop map and PESERA model in the Yangtze River Basin	13
Potential accumulation of toxic trace elements in soils during enhanced rock weathering	13
Response of maize yield to changes in soil organic matter in a Swedish long‐term experiment	13
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Erratum to “Relative entropy as an index of soil structure”	12
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Easily mobilized metals and acidity in acid sulfate soils across the Swedish coastal plains	12
Legacy of Warming and Cover Crops on the Response of Soil Microbial Function to Repeated Drying and Rewetting Cycles	12
Organic manure and lime change water vapour sorption of a red soil by altering water repellency and specific surface area	12
A well‐established fact: Rapid mineralization of organic inputs is an important factor for soil carbon sequestration	11
Qualitative evaluation of nine agricultural methods for increasing soil carbon storage in Norway	11
A Quantitative Property‐Based Layer and Profile Numerical Soil Classification System for Australia	11
Modelling soil hydraulic properties with an improved pore‐solid fractal (PSF) model through image analysis	11

Spectral variable selection for estimation of soil organic carbon content using mid‐infrared spectroscopy	11
Soil moisture, stressed vegetation and the spatial structure of soil erosion in a high latitude rangeland	11
Assessment of Soil Science in European Higher Education to Meet Growing Soil Awareness Needs	11
On pedagogy of a Soil Science Centre for Doctoral Training	11
How the EU Soil Observatory is providing solid science for healthy soils	11
Lateral migration differs between phytolith morphotypes on sand dune surfaces	11
Editorial for special issue on “Recent innovations in soil physical, chemical and biological analysis” (2nd National Symposium on soil analysis)	11
Further reduction in soil bacterial diversity under severe acidification in European temperate forests	11
A “Golden Moment” for Soils and Society Presents Challenges and Opportunities for Soil Science	11
Response to ‘A well‐established fact: Rapid mineralization of organic inputs is an important factor for soil carbon sequestration’ by Angers et al.	10
Forty years of soil research funded by the European Commission: Trends and future. A systematic review of research projects	10
An improved Amplex Red‐based fluorometric assay of phenol oxidases and peroxidases activity: A case study on Haplic Chernozem	10
Addition of sorptive mineral phases to soils decreases short‐term organic matter decomposition by reducing microbial access to substrates	10
A comparison of machine learning algorithms for mapping soil iron parameters indicative of pedogenic processes by hyperspectral imaging of intact soil profiles	10
Significance of phosphorus inclusions and discrete micron‐sized grains of apatite in postglacial forest soils	10
Recalibration of existing pedotransfer functions to estimate soil bulk density at a regional scale	10
Soil phosphorus over a period of agricultural change in Scotland	10
Coping with imbalanced data problem in digital mapping of soil classes	10
An improved cellular automata model for soil erosion in coastal areas based on discrete physical variables	9
Short‐term phosphorus sorption and desorption in contrasting cropped Vertisols	9
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contents in Soil Organic Matter Fractions Along an Elevation Gradient in the French Alps	9
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Introducing the Russell Review ‘Artificial Intelligence in Soil Science’ by Alexandre M.J.‐C. Wadoux	9
Grazing and topography control nutrient pools in low Arctic soils of Southwest Greenland	9
Assessing the Impact of Capillary Moisture on Topsoil Carbon Mineralisation in Flemish Cropland Using a Physical Barrier	9
Overlooked biocrust impacts on surface soil thermal properties: Evidence from heat‐pulse sensing on large volume samples	9
ITS3/ITS4 outperforms other ITS region and 18S rRNA gene primer sets for amplicon sequencing of soil fungi	9
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A high soil potential net nitrification was observed at 4 m depth: What are the driving factors?	9
Assessing Accuracy and Calibration Importance of Tipping Bucket Measurement Boxes for Monitoring Soil Erosion	9
Aerobic and anaerobic burning alter trace metal availability in peat soils: evidence from laboratory experiments	9
A high‐frequency greenhouse gas flux analysis tool: Insights from automated non‐steady‐state transparent soil chambers	9
Typical earthworm assemblages of European ecosystem types	9
Aridity and geochemical drivers of soil micronutrient and contaminant availability in European drylands	9
Distribution of soil bacteria involved in C cycling across extensive environmental and pedogenic gradients	9
Changes in Biological and Chemical Soil Properties in an Austrian Long‐Term Tillage Experiment	9
Water‐based spent drilling mud regulates hydrophysical properties of coarse‐textured loessial soil	9
No relationship between outputs of simple humus balance calculators (VDLUFA and STAND) and soil organic carbon trends	9
Mineralogical Changes in Acid Sulfate Soils With Thionic Horizons: Insights From the Delta Doce River, Brazil	8
Short‐term conservation tillage degrades soil infiltration properties in the black soil region of Northeast China	8
Interactive effects of climate warming and management on grassland soil respiration partitioning	8
Taxonomic and functional diversity of the soil microbiome recruited from alternative crops in a rotation system	8
Dry‐wet alternation and microplastics particle size effects on and contributions to soil water and soil pore properties	8
Understanding the joint impacts of soil architecture and microbial dynamics on soil functions: Insights derived from microscale models	8
Multi‐modelling predictions show high uncertainty of required carbon input changes to reach a 4‰ target	8
Application of EMI‐Measured Magnetic Susceptibility to Characterise Soil Drainage Conditions Over Various Soil Types	8
Impacts of tillage and nutrient management on soil porosity trends in dryland agriculture	8
How does national SOC monitoring on agricultural soils align with the EU strategies? An example using five case studies	8
Agricultural Decision Support Tools in Europe: What Kind of Tools Are Needed to Foster Soil Health?	8
Artificial intelligence in soil science	8
Sulphur flow in soil–plant system with long‐term agricultural practices on a Vertisol	8
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Application of a Handheld Near Infrared Spectrophotometer to Farm‐Scale Soil Carbon Monitoring	8
Colloids facilitate transport of cadmium and uranium in arable soils, which is undetected by suction cups in the field	8
Dynamics of microbial residues in highland agroecosystems as affected by cropping systems and fertilisation in a 31‐year‐long experiment	8
The Impacts of Loading From Acid Sulfate Soils on Boreal Estuarine Sediments	8
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Soil physics matters for the land–water–food–climate nexus and sustainability	8
Biochar mitigates N₂O emissions by promoting complete denitrification in acidic and alkaline paddy soils	8
An Investigation of Isothermal Thermogravimetric Profiles in the Low Temperature Range (60°C–200°C)	7
Carbon‐iron coupling reduced N₂O emissions via promoting the conversion to N₂ in paddy soils	7
A root mucilage analogue from chia seeds reduces soil gas diffusivity	7
RUSLE‐based scenarios for sustainable soil management: Case studies from Romanian Subcarpathians	7
Estimating soil chemical properties by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy: Promise versus reality	7
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Optimal organic fertilization enhances the phytoavailability of phosphorus in the root zone of rice	7
Coupling Infrared Isotopic Gas Analysis and Thermal Ramped Analysis to Characterise Soil Organic and Inorganic Carbon	7
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The role of decaying logs in nursing soil fungal diversity varies with decay classes in the forest ecosystem	7
Biochar Addition Changes the Aggregation of Clay Mineral and Natural Soil Nanoparticles via Different Mechanisms	7
National soil data in EU countries, where do we stand?	7
Correction to “Adsorption kinetics of organic phosphates on goethite and aluminium oxide: The equation used to describe the reaction”	7
Evaluating and Improving the Performance of the Models Underlying the Soil Navigator Tool on Drained Peat Grasslands	7
Wheat straw and microbial inoculants have an additive effect on N₂O emissions by changing microbial functional groups	7
Severe freezing increases soil respiration during the thawing period: A meta‐analysis	7
Modelling soil water retention and water‐holding capacity with visible–near‐infrared spectra and machine learning	7
A GSD‐driven approach to deriving stochastic soil strength parameters under hybrid machine learning models	7
Effectiveness of soil management strategies for mitigation of N₂O emissions in European arable land: A meta‐analysis	7
Impact of nitrogen and phosphorus additions on soil gross nitrogen transformations in a temperate desert steppe	7
Effects of longitudinal profile shape on scour and flow resistance in rills	6

Long‐term fertilization and plastic film mulching modify temporal incorporation of ¹³C/¹⁵N‐labelled particulate organic matter	6
Home field effects on the assimilation of inorganic nitrogen fertiliser into proteinaceous amino acids	6
Characterisation of Acid Sulfate Soils Along a Temperate Coastal Vegetation Gradient	6
Chemical characteristics of soil organic matter from integrated agricultural systems in southeastern Brazil	6
Characteristics of vineyard soils derived from Plio‐Quaternary landforms (raña or rañizo) in southern Europe	6
Microbial utilisation of maize rhizodeposits applied to agricultural soil at a range of concentrations	6
Comparison of metrics to reveal the role of soil fauna in soil health assessment in peat meadow restoration	6
Plant residues do not have an immediate impact on soil bacterial community composition and abundance	6
Effect of brackish water inundation on temperate coastal acid sulfate soils under different vegetation types	6
Analysis of extreme values of soil ecosystem services predicted from associated soil properties and weather conditions	6
How does soil water retention change over time? A three‐year field study under several production systems	6
Effects of mixing tree species and water availability on soil organic carbon stocks are depth dependent in a temperate podzol	6
Concentration‐ and Size‐Dependent Influences of Microplastics on Soil Hydraulic Properties and Water Flow	6
Development of soil spectroscopy models for the Western Highveld region, South Africa: Why do we need local data?	6
Potential for carbon sequestration after biochar‐P fertilizer application: A biological and chemical assessment	6
Pedotransfer Functions Versus Model Structure: What Drives Variance in Agro‐Hydrological Model Results?	6
Rhizosphere bacterial communities of three minor grain crops exhibit distinct environmental adaptations and assembly processes	6
Combining mid infrared spectroscopy with stacked generalisation machine learning for prediction of key soil properties	6
Legacy of war: Pedogenesis divergence and heavy metal contamination on the WWI front line a century after battle	6
Soil Health and Challenges to Sustainable Soil Management in Denmark: Stakeholder Perceptions	6
Do we speak one language on the way to sustainable soil management in Europe? A terminology check via an EU‐wide survey	5
Characterization and spatial distribution of mesoplastics in an arable soil	5
Current Problems Leading to Soil Degradation in Africa: Raising Awareness and Finding Potential Solutions	5
The Fragile Skin: Soil Landscapes of the UK, JohnHollis and AllanLilly, Cranfield, UK: British Society of Soil Science. 2022. pp. 188. £34.99, paperback. ISBN: 1399922	5
Investigating unfrozen water and its components during freeze–thaw action in loess using a novel NMR technique	5
Going Platinum: The European Journal of Soil Science at 75	5
Effects of Ammonium Addition on Methane Oxidation in a Paddy Soil: Insights Into Microbial Interactions	5
Substantial contribution of inorganic carbon sources to CO₂ emissions in calcareous vineyard soils in Germany	5
Polyaspartic calcium improved soil quality and altered nitrification process in saline‐sodic paddy soils	5
BLOSOM: A Plant Growth Facility Optimised for Continuous ¹³C Labelling and Measurement of Soil Organic Matter Dynamics	5
Significant effect of salinity on zinc adsorption on tropical coastal and floodplain soils	5
Effects of 20 Years of Contrasting Tillage on Distribution of Ammonia Oxidisers and Denitrifiers Within Soil Aggregates	5
Quantitative Microbiome Profiling Facilitates Convenient Detection of Root‐Associated Fungi in an Alpine Meadow	5
Soil aeration and redox potential as function of pore connectivity unravelled by X‐ray microtomography imaging	5
Temperature and water content estimation in soils of the semi‐arid region of Brazil using finite difference and CFD	5
Characteristics of pipestems from acid sulfate soils of Finland and Australia	5
Equations to describe the amount and rate of sorption	5
Microplastic fate in a chronosequence of biosolid‐amended agricultural soil in Southern Ontario, Canada	5
Biodiesel Co‐Product (BCP) amendment drives beneficial soil microbiome assembly promoting acid soil health	5
Interactions between soil structure dynamics, hydrological processes, and organic matter cycling: A new soil‐crop model	5
Condensation of capillary water and decreased surface energy cause increased soil water repellency in sandy soil	5
Understanding the impact of main cell wall polysaccharides on the decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal necromass	5
Towards enhanced adoption of soil‐improving management practices in Europe	5
Towards Transformative Soil Science: Who am I in relation to my research?	5
Impact of land use and soil group on the functional diversity of abundant and rare bacterial communities	5
BOOK REVIEW: Soil Analysis. Edited by S. K.Singh, D. R.Biswas, C. A.Srinivasamurthy, S. P.Datta, G.Jayasree, P.Jha, S. K.Sharma, R. N.Katkar, K. P.Raverkar, A. K.Ghosh, Indian Society of Soil Science,	5
A hydraulic conductivity model of frozen soils with the consideration of water films	5
Soil organic carbon content and stock in Martinique – relations to near infrared spectra	4
Adsorption kinetics of organic phosphates on goethite and aluminium oxide: The equation used to describe the reaction	4
Beyond Pixels: Soil Erosion Risk Mapping and Its Impact on the Implementation of Regulatory Measures by Farms	4
Soil Property, Carbon Stock and Peat Extent Mapping at 10 m Resolution in Scotland Using Digital Soil Mapping Techniques	4
Beyond Total C: Integrative Analysis of Carbon Forms in Urban Soils	4
Sustainable futures over the next decade are rooted in soil science	4
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Influence of Soil Texture on the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon From Sentinel‐2 Temporal Mosaics at 34 European Sites	4
A novel mechanistic anion exclusion model to investigate partially water‐saturated transport in soils and shales: A case study of nitrate solution flow	4
Physical impact mechanism of large macroaggregate fragmentation on short‐term soil microbial respiration after rainfall	4
Impact of Water Halinity on the Presence of Hypersulfidic Materials in Estuarine Tidal Marsh Soils, Chesapeake Bay (USA)	4
Impact of nitrogen and phosphorus amendments on nitrogen‐cycling microbial abundances and potentials: A meta‐analysis	4
Potential mechanisms of soil nitrogen content heterogeneity associated with biocrust development in drylands	4
Effects of input data accuracy, catchment threshold areas and calibration algorithms on model uncertainty reduction	4
Using homosoils for quantitative extrapolation of soil mapping models	4
Crude glycerol, a biodiesel byproduct, used as a soil amendment to temporarily immobilise and then release nitrogen	4
The importance of biochar quality and pyrolysis yield for soil carbon sequestration in practice	4
Distinct features of topsoil carbon fractions across urban forests in eastern China	4
Predicting evaporation from moist, cracked soil, based on near‐surface wind speed, crack width and crack distance	4
Soil texture and pH affect soil CO₂ efflux in hardwood floodplain forests of the lower middle Elbe River	4
Sustainable soil management: Soil knowledge use and gaps in Europe	4
Influence of Benggang slope cracks on soil water regimes: Comparison of model simulation and time‐domain reflectometry	4
Assessment of Elemental Geochemistry: Enrichment and Mobilisation in Acid Sulfate Soils in Southeast Brazil	4
Specific ion effects of H⁺‐base cation coupling on permanently charged soil aggregation	4
Effects of microplastics on soil C and N cycling with or without interactions with soil amendments or soil fauna	4
Soil microbial respiration does not respond to nitrogen deposition but increases with latitude	4
Unravelling substrate availability and redox interactions on methane production in peat soils of China	4
Charred plant fragment–aluminium complexes in buried humic horizons of a cumulative volcanic soil profile: Formation, accumulation and potential role	4
Efficiency of Plant Biomass Processing Pathways for Long‐Term Soil Carbon Storage	4
A nature‐inclusive future with healthy soils? Mapping soil organic matter in 2050 in the Netherlands	4
Stocktake study of current fertilisation recommendations across Europe and discussion towards a more harmonised approach	4
Applying cover crop residues as diverse mixtures increases initial microbial assimilation of crop residue‐derived carbon	4
Soil biological fertility evolution in a chronosequence under long‐term rice cultivation after land reclamation in China	4
A modelling approach to evaluate land management options for recently burnt catchments	4
Optimal design of experiments to improve the characterisation of atrazine degradation pathways in soil	3
Soil Air Composition and Groundwater Level in a Cultivated Peatland Underlain by Black Schist	3
Scaling Decision‐Support Tools to Promote Soil Health: Insights From Stakeholders in Europe and Turkey	3
Accounting for soil architecture and microbial dynamics in microscale models: Current practices in soil science and the path ahead	3
Temporal trends in Finnish agricultural soils: A comparative analysis of national and LUCAS soil monitoring datasets	3
Phage‐bacterium interactions and nutrient availability can shape C and N retention in microbial biomass	3
Impact of clod (aggregate) size on evaporation rate and soil moisture profile during the drying process	3
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Maize straw is more effective than maize straw biochar at improving soil N availability and gross N transformation rate	3
Insight into Hofmeister effects on aggregation of 2:1 and 1:1 type clay minerals	3
Statistical modelling of measurement error in wet chemistry soil data	3
Small lateral air pressure gradients generated by a large chamber system have a strong effect on CO₂ transport in soil	3
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Combined effects of rainfall types and antecedent soil moisture on runoff generation at a hillslope of red soil region	3