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Björn Berg publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Björn Berg sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 182 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Björn Berg D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Björn Berg sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Björn Berg is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has an extensive research profile in environmental and agricultural sciences, with a predominant focus on soil and ecosystem processes. Their work spans several interrelated fields, primarily Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific emphasis on subfields such as Soil Science, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Insect Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

The research topics that Björn Berg has concentrated on include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Heavy metals in environment

Björn Berg has contributed numerous publications to several scientific venues. Among the most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Plant and Soil
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Geoderma

Some recent notable papers authored in collaboration with various coauthors include:

  • "Response of fine root decomposition to different forms of N deposition in a temperate grassland" (2020), published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Effects of different forms of nitrogen addition on microbial extracellular enzyme activity in temperate grassland soil" (2022), published in Ecological Processes
  • "Import and release of nutrients during the first five years of plant litter decomposition" (2022), published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes" (2021), published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
  • "Reading tea leaves worldwide: Decoupled drivers of initial litter decomposition mass-loss rate and stabilization" (2024), published in Ecology Letters

Among Björn Berg's frequent collaborators are Tao Sun, Lili Dong, Mukesh Kumar Gautam, Kwang-Sik Lee, and Klaus Steenberg Larsen. Collaboration networks indicate multidisciplinary and international research activity focused on ecological and soil-related processes.

Best Publications

  • Plant Litter: Decomposition, Humus Formation, Carbon Sequestration

    Björn Berg;Charles McClaugherty

  • Litter decomposition, climate and liter quality.

    Marie-Madeleine Couˆteaux;Pierre Bottner;Björn Berg

  • Litter decomposition and organic matter turnover in northern forest soils

    Björn Berg

  • Effect of N deposition on decomposition of plant litter and soil organic matter in forest systems

    Björn Berg;Egbert Matzner

  • Understanding the dominant controls on litter decomposition

    Mark A. Bradford;Björn Berg;Daniel S. Maynard;William R. Wieder

  • Litter mass loss rates in pine forests of Europe and Eastern United States: some relationships with climate and litter quality

    B. Berg;M. P. Berg;P. Bottner

  • Leaching, accumulation and release of nitrogen in decomposing forest litter

    B. Berg;H. Staaf

  • Nutrient release from litter and humus in coniferous forest soils—a mini review

    Björn Berg

  • Decomposition rate and chemical changes of Scots pine needle litter. II. Influence of chemical composition.

    B. Berg;H. Staaf;T. Persson

  • Accumulation and release of plant nutrients in decomposing Scots pine needle litter. Long-term decomposition in a Scots pine forest II

    Håkan Staaf;Björn Berg

  • Litter mass-loss rates and decomposition patterns in some needle and leaf litter types. Long-term decomposition in a Scots pine forest. VII

    Björn Berg;Gunnar Ekbohm

  • Litter Decomposition: a guide to Carbon and Nutrient Turnover

    Björn Berg;Ryszard Laskowski

  • Decomposition patterns for foliar litter – A theory for influencing factors

    Björn Berg

  • Cellulose, lignin and nitrogen concentrations as rate regulating factors in late stages of forest litter decomposition

    C Mcclaugherty;B Berg

  • Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

    Ika Djukic;Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas;Inger Kappel Schmidt;Klaus Steenberg Larsen

  • Leaf litter decomposition-Estimates of global variability based on Yasso07 model

    Mikko Tuomi;Mikko Tuomi;T. Thum;H. Järvinen;S. Fronzek

  • Effects of experimental acidification and liming on soil organisms and decomposition in a Scots pine forest

    Erland Bååth;Björn Berg;Ulrik Lohm;Bo Lundgren

  • Changes in organic chemical components of needle litter during decomposition. Long-term decomposition in a Scots pine forest. I

    Björn Berg;Kai Hannus;Thomas Popoff;Olof Theander

  • Decomposition of root litter and some factors regulating the process: long-term root litter decomposition in a scots pine forest

    Björn Berg

  • Maximum decomposition limits of forest litter types: a synthesis

    Björn Berg;Maj-Britt Johansson;Gunnar Ekbohm;Charles McClaugherty

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryszard Laskowski
Ryszard Laskowski Jagiellonian University
Bengt Söderström
Bengt Söderström Lund University
Lars Vesterdal
Lars Vesterdal University of Copenhagen
Per Gundersen
Per Gundersen University of Copenhagen
Matty P. Berg
Matty P. Berg Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Antonio Gallardo
Antonio Gallardo Pablo de Olavide University
Nancy B. Dise
Nancy B. Dise Manchester Metropolitan University
Bridget A. Emmett
Bridget A. Emmett Natural Environment Research Council
Hannu Ilvesniemi
Hannu Ilvesniemi Finnish Forest Research Institute
Erland Bååth
Erland Bååth Lund University

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