| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world | European Journal of Soil Science | 1996 | 2,579 |
| 2 | Stabilization of organic matter in temperate soils: mechanisms and their relevance under different soil conditions - a review | European Journal of Soil Science | 2006 | 2,144 |
| 3 | Microbial diversity and soil functions | European Journal of Soil Science | 2003 | 1,496 |
| 4 | Aggregate stability and assessment of soil crustability and erodibility: I. Theory and methodology | European Journal of Soil Science | 1996 | 1,111 |
| 5 | A review of non-equilibrium water flow and solute transport in soil macropores: principles, controlling factors and consequences for water quality | European Journal of Soil Science | 2007 | 954 |
| 6 | Physical fractionation of soil and structural and functional complexity in organic matter turnover | European Journal of Soil Science | 2001 | 899 |
| 7 | Exchange of greenhouse gases between soil and atmosphere: interactions of soil physical factors and biological processes | European Journal of Soil Science | 2003 | 801 |
| 8 | A review of earthworm impact on soil function and ecosystem services | European Journal of Soil Science | 2013 | 800 |
| 9 | Mineral surfaces and soil organic matter | European Journal of Soil Science | 2003 | 630 |
| 10 | The influence of soil pH on denitrification: progress towards the understanding of this interaction over the last 50 years | European Journal of Soil Science | 2002 | 606 |
| 11 | Towards an agronomic assessment of N2O emissions: a case study for arable crops | European Journal of Soil Science | 2010 | 594 |
| 12 | Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change: a critical re‐examination to identify the true and the false | European Journal of Soil Science | 2011 | 585 |
| 13 | Agronomic biofortification of cereals with zinc: a review | European Journal of Soil Science | 2018 | 561 |
| 14 | Solubility control of Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in contaminated soils | European Journal of Soil Science | 1997 | 555 |
| 15 | Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world | European Journal of Soil Science | 2014 | 534 |
| 16 | Bioavailability of hydrophobic organic contaminants in soils: fundamental concepts and techniques for analysis | European Journal of Soil Science | 2003 | 484 |
| 17 | Ionic-strength and pH effects on the sorption of cadmium and the surface charge of soils | European Journal of Soil Science | 1994 | 474 |
| 18 | Soil biodiversity and carbon cycling: a review and synthesis of studies examining diversity–function relationships | European Journal of Soil Science | 2011 | 430 |
| 19 | Land-use effects on the composition of organic matter in particle-size separates of soil: I. Lignin and carbohydrate signature | European Journal of Soil Science | 1994 | 414 |
| 20 | Interactions between biochar stability and soil organisms: review and research needs | European Journal of Soil Science | 2013 | 388 |
| 21 | Challenges and opportunities in soil organic matter research | European Journal of Soil Science | 2009 | 383 |
| 22 | Roots, rhizosphere and soil: the route to a better understanding of soil science? | European Journal of Soil Science | 2006 | 372 |
| 23 | Total and young organic matter distributions in aggregates of silty cultivated soils | European Journal of Soil Science | 1995 | 348 |
| 24 | Measured soil organic matter fractions can be related to pools in the RothC model | European Journal of Soil Science | 2007 | 343 |
| 25 | Root- and microbial-derived mucilages affect soil structure and water transport | European Journal of Soil Science | 2000 | 340 |
| 26 | Aggregate-occluded black carbon in soil | European Journal of Soil Science | 2006 | 340 |
| 27 | Greenhouse gas emissions from European soils under different land use: effects of soil moisture and temperature | European Journal of Soil Science | 2010 | 337 |
| 28 | Improvement of 13 C and 15 N CPMAS NMR spectra of bulk soils, particle size fractions and organic material by treatment with 10% hydrofluoric acid | European Journal of Soil Science | 1997 | 333 |
| 29 | Do freeze‐thaw events enhance C and N losses from soils of different ecosystems? A review | European Journal of Soil Science | 2008 | 333 |
| 30 | Clay-sized organo-mineral complexes in a cultivation chronosequence: revisiting the concept of the ‘primary organo-mineral complex’ | European Journal of Soil Science | 2006 | 324 |
| 31 | The role of tillage in soil redistribution on hillslopes | European Journal of Soil Science | 1994 | 321 |
| 32 | Importance of rhizodeposition in the coupling of plant and microbial productivity | European Journal of Soil Science | 2003 | 315 |
| 33 | Limited effect of organic matter on soil available water capacity | European Journal of Soil Science | 2018 | 315 |
| 34 | Partitioning of metals (Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) in soils: concepts, methodologies, prediction and applications – a review | European Journal of Soil Science | 2009 | 313 |
| 35 | The effects of temperature, water-filled pore space and land use on N2 O emissions from an imperfectly drained gleysol | European Journal of Soil Science | 2001 | 312 |
| 36 | Climate change impacts on soil salinity in agricultural areas | European Journal of Soil Science | 2021 | 307 |
| 37 | LUCAS Soil, the largest expandable soil dataset for Europe: a review | European Journal of Soil Science | 2018 | 303 |
| 38 | Soil and human health: a review | European Journal of Soil Science | 1997 | 300 |
| 39 | Aggregate stability and assessment of soil crustability and erodibility: II. Application to humic loamy soils with various organic carbon contents | European Journal of Soil Science | 1997 | 296 |
| 40 | Biochar–root interactions are mediated by biochar nutrient content and impacts on soil nutrient availability | European Journal of Soil Science | 2014 | 294 |
| 41 | Charred organic carbon in German chernozemic soils | European Journal of Soil Science | 1999 | 293 |
| 42 | Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance from animal manures to soil: a review | European Journal of Soil Science | 2018 | 291 |
| 43 | Dynamics of soil organic matter associated with particle‐size fractions of water‐stable aggregates | European Journal of Soil Science | 2000 | 287 |
| 44 | Sampling for validation of digital soil maps | European Journal of Soil Science | 2011 | 280 |
| 45 | Estimating organic carbon in the soils of Europe for policy support | European Journal of Soil Science | 2005 | 279 |
| 46 | Sources and composition of soil organic matter fractions between and within soil aggregates | European Journal of Soil Science | 2001 | 277 |
| 47 | Biochar addition rate influences soil microbial abundance and activity in temperate soils | European Journal of Soil Science | 2014 | 272 |
| 48 | Statistics to support soil research and their presentation | European Journal of Soil Science | 2001 | 268 |
| 49 | Microbial diversity and soil functions | European Journal of Soil Science | 2017 | 268 |
| 50 | Effects of rock fragment cover on soil infiltration, interrill runoff and erosion | European Journal of Soil Science | 2001 | 266 |
