| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Rapid determination of free proline for water-stress studies | Plant and Soil | 1973 | 13,908 |
| 2 | Stabilization mechanisms of soil organic matter: Implications for C-saturation of soils | Plant and Soil | 2002 | 3,176 |
| 3 | Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria as biofertilizers | Plant and Soil | 2003 | 2,351 |
| 4 | (null) | Plant and Soil | 2001 | 1,858 |
| 5 | Potential mechanisms for achieving agricultural benefits from biochar application to temperate soils: a review | Plant and Soil | 2010 | 1,637 |
| 6 | Enrichment of cereal grains with zinc: Agronomic or genetic biofortification? | Plant and Soil | 2008 | 1,553 |
| 7 | Experimental determination of nitrogen kinetic isotope fractionation: Some principles; illustration for the denitrification and nitrification processes | Plant and Soil | 1981 | 1,484 |
| 8 | Soil organic matter and structural stability: mechanisms and implications for management | Plant and Soil | 1984 | 1,460 |
| 9 | (null) | Plant and Soil | 2003 | 1,453 |
| 10 | Acquisition of phosphorus and nitrogen in the rhizosphere and plant growth promotion by microorganisms | Plant and Soil | 2009 | 1,391 |
| 11 | Is soil carbon mostly root carbon? Mechanisms for a specific stabilisation | Plant and Soil | 2005 | 1,385 |
| 12 | Effects of biochar from slow pyrolysis of papermill waste on agronomic performance and soil fertility | Plant and Soil | 2010 | 1,376 |
| 13 | Agricultural uses of plant biostimulants | Plant and Soil | 2014 | 1,374 |
| 14 | The rhizosphere: a playground and battlefield for soilborne pathogens and beneficial microorganisms | Plant and Soil | 2009 | 1,318 |
| 15 | Global inputs of biological nitrogen fixation in agricultural systems | Plant and Soil | 2008 | 1,313 |
| 16 | Carbon flow in the rhizosphere: carbon trading at the soil–root interface | Plant and Soil | 2009 | 1,246 |
| 17 | The effect of soil drying on humus decomposition and nitrogen availability | Plant and Soil | 1958 | 1,240 |
| 18 | Deep soil organic matter—a key but poorly understood component of terrestrial C cycle | Plant and Soil | 2011 | 1,239 |
| 19 | Global extent, development and economic impact of acid soils | Plant and Soil | 1995 | 1,150 |
| 20 | Mycorrhizal associations and other means of nutrition of vascular plants: understanding the global diversity of host plants by resolving conflicting information and developing reliable means of diagnosis | Plant and Soil | 2009 | 1,114 |
| 21 | Beans (Phaseolus spp.) – model food legumes | Plant and Soil | 2003 | 1,100 |
| 22 | Origins of root-mediated pH changes in the rhizosphere and their responses to environmental constraints: A review | Plant and Soil | 2003 | 1,099 |
| 23 | Rapid assay for determination of water soluble quaternary ammonium compounds | Plant and Soil | 1983 | 1,096 |
| 24 | Nutrient uptake in mycorrhizal symbiosis | Plant and Soil | 1994 | 1,088 |
| 25 | Hyperaccumulators of metal and metalloid trace elements: Facts and fiction | Plant and Soil | 2013 | 1,069 |
| 26 | Root exudates as mediators of mineral acquisition in low-nutrient environments | Plant and Soil | 2002 | 1,054 |
| 27 | Techniques and experimental approaches for the measurement of plant water status | Plant and Soil | 1981 | 1,041 |
| 28 | The role of root exudates and allelochemicals in the rhizosphere | Plant and Soil | 2003 | 1,019 |
| 29 | Maize yield and nutrition during 4 years after biochar application to a Colombian savanna oxisol | Plant and Soil | 2010 | 1,003 |
| 30 | (null) | Plant and Soil | 1998 | 998 |
| 31 | Long term effects of manure, charcoal and mineral fertilization on crop production and fertility on a highly weathered Central Amazonian upland soil | Plant and Soil | 2007 | 998 |
| 32 | The capacity of soils to preserve organic C and N by their association with clay and silt particles | Plant and Soil | 1997 | 970 |
| 33 | A critical review on the role of mycorrhizal fungi in the uptake of phosphorus by plants | Plant and Soil | 1991 | 965 |
| 34 | Rhizosphere: biophysics, biogeochemistry and ecological relevance | Plant and Soil | 2009 | 950 |
| 35 | Mycorrhizal responses to biochar in soil – concepts and mechanisms | Plant and Soil | 2007 | 940 |
| 36 | Substrate flow in the rhizosphere | Plant and Soil | 1990 | 920 |
| 37 | Biochar reduces the bioavailability and phytotoxicity of heavy metals | Plant and Soil | 2011 | 902 |
| 38 | Plant-driven selection of microbes | Plant and Soil | 2009 | 872 |
| 39 | Advances in plant growth-promoting bacterial inoculant technology: formulations and practical perspectives (1998–2013) | Plant and Soil | 2014 | 827 |
| 40 | Comparative chlorine requirements of different plant species | Plant and Soil | 1957 | 776 |
| 41 | Chromium in the environment: factors affecting biological remediation | Plant and Soil | 2003 | 738 |
| 42 | Rare earth elements in soil and plant systems - A review | Plant and Soil | 2004 | 720 |
| 43 | Topsoil foraging – an architectural adaptation of plants to low phosphorus availability | Plant and Soil | 2001 | 700 |
| 44 | Boron toxicity | Plant and Soil | 1997 | 683 |
| 45 | Role of soil microorganisms in improving P nutrition of plants | Plant and Soil | 2002 | 681 |
| 46 | Plant and microbial strategies to improve the phosphorus efficiency of agriculture | Plant and Soil | 2011 | 678 |
| 47 | Biochar impact on development and productivity of pepper and tomato grown in fertigated soilless media | Plant and Soil | 2010 | 643 |
| 48 | Soil microbial diversity and the sustainability of agricultural soils | Plant and Soil | 1995 | 625 |
| 49 | Nitrogen-fixing bacteria associated with leguminous and non-leguminous plants | Plant and Soil | 2009 | 625 |
| 50 | Genetics of phosphate solubilization and its potential applications for improving plant growth-promoting bacteria | Plant and Soil | 2006 | 621 |
