Stefan Scheu
Impact in
- Soil Science top 0.01%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.05%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Papers in
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- Plant and animal studies 133
- Study of Mite Species 106
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology 82
- Soil Science 220
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 216
- Co-authors
- Mark Maraun (151 shared papers)Nico Eisenhauer (85 shared papers)Alexei V. Tiunov (22 shared papers)Michael Bonkowski (38 shared papers)Reinhard Langel (25 shared papers)Stephan Hättenschwiler (4 shared papers)Alexandre Jousset (26 shared papers)Liliane Rueß (30 shared papers)
- Journals
- Soil Biology and Biochemistry (95 papers)Pedobiologia (44 papers)Oecologia (35 papers)Applied Soil Ecology (29 papers)Ecology and Evolution (25 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyChinaKazakhstan
In The Last Decade
Stefan Scheu
702 papers receiving 41.3k citations
Stefan Scheu's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 196
- Soil Science 14.7k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 10.4k
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 14.5k
- Ecology 16.6k
- Insect Science 6.5k
Countries citing papers authored by Stefan Scheu
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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefan Scheu
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Stefan Scheu, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biodiversity and Litter Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 1367 |
| 2 | Plant diversity increases soil microbial activity and soil carbon storage Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 1366 |
| 3 | Organo‐mineral associations in temperate soils: Integrating biology, mineralogy, and organic matter chemistry Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 1069 |
| 4 | Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 896 |
| 5 | Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on multitrophic interactions in a biodiversity experiment Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 876 |
| 6 | Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 667 |
| 7 | 1997 | 499 | |
| 8 | Long-term organic farming fosters below and aboveground biota: Implications for soil quality, biological control and productivity Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 479 |
| 9 | Plant diversity effects on soil microorganisms support the singular hypothesis Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 456 |
| 10 | Root biomass and exudates link plant diversity with soil bacterial and fungal biomass Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 414 |
| 11 | 2004 | 385 | |
| 12 | Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: Patterns, mechanisms, and open questions Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 358 |
| 13 | 2004 | 350 | |
| 14 | Trade-offs between multifunctionality and profit in tropical smallholder landscapes Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 347 |
| 15 | 2003 | 321 | |
| 16 | 2007 | 317 | |
| 17 | 2000 | 314 | |
| 18 | 2005 | 309 | |
| 19 | 1992 | 280 | |
| 20 | The physical structure of soil: Determinant and consequence of trophic interactions Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 271 |
About Stefan Scheu
Stefan Scheu is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Soil Science, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Insect Science, having authored 723 papers that have together received 43.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (216 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (186 papers), Plant and animal studies (133 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (133 papers), Study of Mite Species (106 papers), Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology (82 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (66 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (59 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (14.7k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (10.4k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (14.5k citations), Ecology (16.6k citations) and Insect Science (6.5k citations). Stefan Scheu has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, China and Kazakhstan. Frequent co-authors include Mark Maraun, Nico Eisenhauer, Alexei V. Tiunov, Michael Bonkowski, Reinhard Langel, Stephan Hättenschwiler, Alexandre Jousset, Liliane Rueß, Dennis Parkinson and Melanie M. Pollierer. Their work appears in journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Pedobiologia, Oecologia, Applied Soil Ecology and Ecology and Evolution.
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