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Bent T. Christensen

Bent T. Christensen

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
65
Citations
17029
World Ranking
2182
National Ranking
27

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
64
Citations
14002
World Ranking
990
National Ranking
11

Bent T. Christensen publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bent T. Christensen sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 183 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Bent T. Christensen D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bent T. Christensen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bent T. Christensen is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Within these broad disciplines, their work spans several specialized subfields including Soil Science, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics of Christensen's research include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Soil Geostatistics and Mapping, Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Soil and Unsaturated Flow.

Christensen has contributed to the academic community through multiple scientific papers. Some of the recent notable publications are:

  • The simple AMG model accurately simulates organic carbon storage in soils after repeated application of exogenous organic matter, 2020, Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
  • Soil degradation and recovery - Changes in organic matter fractions and structural stability, 2020, Geoderma
  • Short-term changes in soil pore size distribution: Impact of land use, 2020, Soil and Tillage Research
  • Manure for millet: Grain δ15N values as indicators of prehistoric cropping intensity of Panicum miliaceum and Setaria italica, 2022, Journal of Archaeological Science
  • Inconsistent effects of agricultural practices on soil fungal communities across 12 European long-term experiments, 2021, European Journal of Soil Science

Christensen frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Jørgen Eriksen
  • Johannes Lund Jensen
  • Jørgen E. Olesen
  • Gitte Holton Rubæk
  • Lars Juhl Munkholm

Publication venues in which Christensen has been actively involved include:

  • Geoderma
  • Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • European Journal of Soil Science
  • Soil and Tillage Research

Best Publications

  • Measurement of soil microbial biomass provides an early indication of changes in total soil organic matter due to straw incorporation.

    D S Powlson;P C Brookes;Bent Tolstrup Christensen

  • Physical fractionation of soil and structural and functional complexity in organic matter turnover

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  • Physical Fractionation of Soil and Organic Matter in Primary Particle Size and Density Separates

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  • Land-use effects on the composition of organic matter in particle-size separates of soil: I. Lignin and carbohydrate signature

    G. Guggenberger;B.T. Christensen;W. Zech

  • Manuring and stable nitrogen isotope ratios in cereals and pulses: towards a new archaeobotanical approach to the inference of land use and dietary practices

    Rebecca A. Fraser;Amy Bogaard;Tim Heaton;Michael Charles

  • Effects of temperature, wind speed and air humidity on ammonia volatilization from surface applied cattle slurry

    S. G. Sommer;J. E. Olesen;B. T. Christensen

  • Linking soil microbial activity to water- and air-phase contents and diffusivities

    Per Schjønning;Ingrid K. Thomsen;Per Moldrup;Bent T. Christensen

  • Turnover of organic matter in differently textured soils: I. Physical characteristics of structurally disturbed and intact soils

    Per Schjønning;Ingrid K Thomsen;Jens P Møberg;Hubert de Jonge

  • Physical and chemical properties of a sandy loam receiving animal manure, mineral fertilizer or no fertilizer for 90 years

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  • Land‐use effects on the composition of organic matter in particle‐size separates of soils: II. CPMAS and solution 13C NMR analysis

    G. Guggenberger;W. Zech;L. Haumaier;B.T. Christensen

  • Carbon sequestration in soil beneath long-term Miscanthus plantations as determined by 13C abundance

    E.M. Hansen;B.T. Christensen;L.S. Jensen;K. Kristensen

  • Dynamics of soil organic matter as reflected by natural 13C abundance in particle size fractions of forested and cultivated oxisols.

    Torben A. Bonde;Bent T. Christensen;Carlos C. Cerri

  • Turnover of organic matter in differently textured soils: II. Microbial activity as influenced by soil water regimes

    Ingrid K. Thomsen;Per Schjønning;Bendt Jensen;Kristian Kristensen

  • Matching Measurable Soil Organic Matter Fractions with Conceptual Pools in Simulation Models of Carbon Turnover: Revision of Model Structure

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  • Straw incorporation and soil organic matter in macro-aggregates and particle size separates

    Bent T. Christensen

  • Organic matter available for denitrification in different soil fractions: effect of freeze/thaw cycles and straw disposal

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  • Higher temperature sensitivity for stable than for labile soil organic carbon--evidence from incubations of long-term bare fallow soils.

    Romain Lefèvre;Pierre Barré;Fernando E. Moyano;Bent T. Christensen

  • The energetic and chemical signatures of persistent soil organic matter

    Pierre Barré;Alain F. Plante;Lauric Cécillon;Suzanne Lutfalla;Suzanne Lutfalla

  • Decomposability of organic matter in particle size fractions from field soils with straw incorporation

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  • Quantifying and isolating stable soil organic carbon using long-term bare fallow experiments

    Pierre Barré;Pierre Barré;Thomas Eglin;B. T. Christensen;Philippe Ciais

  • Lability of soil organic carbon in tropical soils with different clay minerals

    Thilde Bech Bruun;Bo Elberling;Bent T. Christensen

  • The natural abundance of 13C, 15N, 34S and 14C in archived (1923-2000) plant and soil samples from the Askov long-term experiments on animal manure and mineral fertilizer.

    Roland Bol;Jorgen Eriksen;Pete Smith;Mark H. Garnett

  • Appearance of β-lactam resistance genes in agricultural soils and clinical isolates over the 20th century

    David W. Graham;Charles W. Knapp;Bent Tolstrup Christensen;Seánin McCluskey

  • Relating soil C and organic matter fractions to soil structural stability

    Johannes L. Jensen;Per Schjønning;Christopher W. Watts;Bent T. Christensen

  • Aggregate strength and mechanical behaviour of a sandy loam soil under long‐term fertilization treatments

    Lars J. Munkholm;Per Schjønning;Kasia Debosz;Henry E. Jensen

  • Developing and maintaining soil organic matter levels.

    W. A. Dick;E. G. Gregorich;P. Schjønning;S. Elmholt

  • Land-use and fertilization effects on P forms in two European soils: resin extraction and 31P-NMR analysis

    G. Guggenberger;B.T. Christensen;G. Rubæk;W. Zech

  • Yields of wheat and soil carbon and nitrogen contents following long-term incorporation of barley straw and ryegrass catch crops

    I.K. Thomsen;B.T. Christensen

  • RothC simulation of carbon accumulation in soil after repeated application of widely different organic amendments

    Clément Peltre;Bent T. Christensen;Sophie Dragon;Christian Icard

  • Nitrous oxide evolution from structurally intact soil as influenced by tillage and soil water content

    Søren O. Petersen;Per Schjønning;Ingrid K. Thomsen;Bent T. Christensen

  • Bacterial Preferences for Specific Soil Particle Size Fractions Revealed by Community Analyses.

    Michael Hemkemeyer;Anja B Dohrmann;Bent T Christensen;Christoph C Tebbe

Frequent Co-Authors

Ingrid K. Thomsen
Ingrid K. Thomsen Aarhus University
Thomas Kätterer
Thomas Kätterer Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jørgen E. Olesen
Jørgen E. Olesen Aarhus University
Per Schjønning
Per Schjønning Aarhus University
Sabine Houot
Sabine Houot University of Paris-Saclay
Lars J. Munkholm
Lars J. Munkholm Aarhus University
Peter Sørensen
Peter Sørensen Aarhus University
Jørgen Eriksen
Jørgen Eriksen Aarhus University
Paul R. Poulton
Paul R. Poulton Rothamsted Research
Claire Chenu
Claire Chenu University of Paris-Saclay

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