| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Production, oxidation, emission and consumption of methane by soils: A review | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2001 | 1,542 |
| 2 | Soil invertebrates and ecosystem services | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2006 | 1,050 |
| 3 | Effect of biochar additions to soil on nitrogen leaching, microbial biomass and bacterial community structure | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2016 | 839 |
| 4 | Regulation of soil organic matter dynamics and microbial activityin the drilosphere and the role of interactionswith other edaphic functional domains | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2000 | 526 |
| 5 | Influence of termites on ecosystem functioning. Ecosystem services provided by termites | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2011 | 353 |
| 6 | The siderophore-producing bacterium, Bacillus subtilis CAS15, has a biocontrol effect on Fusarium wilt and promotes the growth of pepper | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2011 | 322 |
| 7 | Interactions between soil development, vegetation and soil fauna during spontaneous succession in post mining sites | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2008 | 317 |
| 8 | Azospirillum brasilense Az39 and Bradyrhizobium japonicum E109, inoculated singly or in combination, promote seed germination and early seedling growth in corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2009 | 302 |
| 9 | Biofortification of wheat through inoculation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and cyanobacteria | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2012 | 300 |
| 10 | Form and function: Metabolic footprints of nematodes in the soil food web | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2010 | 297 |
| 11 | Growth promotion and protection against salt stress by Pseudomonas putida Rs-198 on cotton | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2010 | 288 |
| 12 | Measuring the effects of pesticides on bacterial communities in soil: A critical review | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2012 | 256 |
| 13 | The values of soil animals for conservation biology | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2006 | 255 |
| 14 | Extraction of DNA from soil | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2003 | 241 |
| 15 | The use of invertebrate soil fauna in monitoring pollutant effects | European Journal of Soil Biology | 1999 | 237 |
| 16 | Improved soil structure and citrus growth after inoculation with three arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under drought stress | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2008 | 228 |
| 17 | Effects of moisture and temperature on net soil nitrogen mineralization: A laboratory study | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2012 | 226 |
| 18 | NINJA: An automated calculation system for nematode-based biological monitoring | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2014 | 221 |
| 19 | Effects of humic acids from vermicomposts on plant growth | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2006 | 218 |
| 20 | Nitrogen in biowaste and yard waste compost: dynamics of mobilisation and availability—a review | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2003 | 205 |
| 21 | Evaluating the potential of plant growth promoting cyanobacteria as inoculants for wheat | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2007 | 204 |
| 22 | Adding to ‘the enigma of soil animal diversity’: fungal feeders and saprophagous soil invertebrates prefer similar food substrates | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2003 | 202 |
| 23 | Soil enzymatic activity as affected by long term application of farm yard manure and mineral fertilizer under a rainfed soybean–wheat system in N-W Himalaya | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2008 | 202 |
| 24 | The soil food web: structure and perspectives | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2002 | 201 |
| 25 | Tillage-induced changes in the functional diversity of soil biota – A review with a focus on German data | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2012 | 197 |
| 26 | Urease, invertase, dehydrogenase and polyphenoloxidase activities in paddy soil influenced by allelopathic rice variety | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2009 | 193 |
| 27 | Influence of acetamiprid on soil enzymatic activities and respiration | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2006 | 188 |
| 28 | Cadaverine production by Azospirillum brasilense and its possible role in plant growth promotion and osmotic stress mitigation | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2009 | 183 |
| 29 | Microbiological characteristics of soils contaminated with heavy metals | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2004 | 179 |
| 30 | Chromium reducing and plant growth promoting novel strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa OSG41 enhance chickpea growth in chromium amended soils | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2013 | 174 |
| 31 | Effects of intercropping cucumber with onion or garlic on soil enzyme activities, microbial communities and cucumber yield | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2011 | 166 |
| 32 | Biodiversity of soil animals and its function | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2001 | 164 |
| 33 | Effect of biochar addition on soil microbial community in a wheat crop | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2014 | 164 |
| 34 | Microbial-faunal interactions in the rhizosphere and effects on plant growth | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2000 | 163 |
| 35 | Induced soil microbial suppression of banana fusarium wilt disease using compost and biofertilizers to improve yield and quality | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2013 | 163 |
| 36 | Field performance of a liquid formulation of Azospirillum brasilense on dryland wheat productivity | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2009 | 162 |
| 37 | Effects of polyacrylamide, biopolymer, and biochar on decomposition of soil organic matter and plant residues as determined by 14C and enzyme activities | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2012 | 147 |
| 38 | Effect of inoculation with phosphate solubilizing fungus on growth and nutrient uptake of wheat and maize plants fertilized with rock phosphate in alkaline soils | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2011 | 144 |
| 39 | Identification and role of organic acids in watermelon root exudates for recruiting Paenibacillus polymyxa SQR-21 in the rhizosphere | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2011 | 144 |
| 40 | Soil organic carbon and total nitrogen storage as affected by land use in a small watershed of the Loess Plateau, China | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2013 | 144 |
| 41 | Growth promotion of the freshwater microalga Chlorella vulgaris by the nitrogen-fixing, plant growth-promoting bacterium Bacillus pumilus from arid zone soils | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2009 | 136 |
| 42 | Integration of biodiversity in soil quality monitoring: Baselines for microbial and soil fauna parameters for different land-use types | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2012 | 134 |
| 43 | Effects of 15 years of manure and mineral fertilizers on enzyme activities in particle-size fractions in a North China Plain soil | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2014 | 131 |
| 44 | Microbial enrichment to enhance the disease suppressive activity of compost | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2003 | 129 |
| 45 | How earthworm density affects microbial biomas and activity in pig manure | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2002 | 125 |
| 46 | Evaluating the influence of novel cyanobacterial biofilmed biofertilizers on soil fertility and plant nutrition in wheat | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2013 | 125 |
| 47 | Disturbance and resilience in soil animal communities | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2002 | 124 |
| 48 | Effects of heavy metal pollution on soil macrofauna in a grassland of Northern France | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2002 | 123 |
| 49 | Soils development in opencast coal mine spoils reclaimed for 1–13 years in the West-Northern Loess Plateau of China | European Journal of Soil Biology | 2013 | 121 |
| 50 | Simultaneous effects of increasing levels of glucose and oxygen partial pressures on denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium in repacked soil cores | European Journal of Soil Biology | 1998 | 118 |
