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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
87
Citations
34153
World Ranking
669
National Ranking
43

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
73
Citations
26648
World Ranking
583
National Ranking
50

Bruno Glaser 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 Bruno Glaser sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 213 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bruno Glaser 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 Bruno Glaser sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Bruno Glaser is affiliated with Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines within Earth and Environmental Sciences, with a total of 57 publications in Earth and Planetary Sciences, 50 in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and 48 in Environmental Science. These broad fields are further specialized through significant contributions in subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Soil Science, and Ecology.

Within their research, Bruno Glaser focuses on key topics including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Tree-ring climate responses

The scientist has published extensively in journals such as Scientific Reports, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Agronomy, Biochar, and Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. These venues have each hosted several of Glaser's works, reflecting ongoing engagement with topics related to sustainability, soil science, and environmental systems.

Bruno Glaser's recent papers include:

  • Soils and sustainable development goals of the United Nations: An International Union of Soil Sciences perspective, 2021, Geoderma Regional
  • Meta-analysis on how manure application changes soil organic carbon storage, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Effect of biochar and compost on soil properties and organic matter in aggregate size fractions under field conditions, 2020, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration after Biochar Application: A Global Meta-Analysis, 2021, Agronomy
  • Managing Soils for Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, Soil Systems

Collaborative work is a clear aspect of Glaser's research career, with frequent co-authors including Michael Zech, Roland Zech, Tobias Bromm, Lucas Bittner, and Marcel Bliedtner. These collaborators have partnered with Glaser on numerous projects, illustrating an established network within soil and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • Ameliorating physical and chemical properties of highly weathered soils in the tropics with charcoal – a review

    Bruno Glaser;Johannes Lehmann;Wolfgang Zech

  • Nutrient availability and leaching in an archaeological Anthrosol and a Ferralsol of the Central Amazon basin: fertilizer, manure and charcoal amendments

    Johannes Lehmann;Jose Pereira da Silva;Christoph Steiner;Thomas Nehls

  • The 'Terra Preta' phenomenon: a model for sustainable agriculture in the humid tropics.

    Bruno Glaser;Ludwig Haumaier;Georg Guggenberger;Wolfgang Zech

  • Nitrogen retention and plant uptake on a highly weathered central Amazonian Ferralsol amended with compost and charcoal

    Christoph Steiner;Bruno Glaser;Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira;Johannes Lehmann

  • Technical, economical, and climate-related aspects of biochar production technologies: a literature review.

    Sebastian Meyer;Bruno Glaser;Peter Quicker

  • Black carbon in density fractions of anthropogenic soils of the Brazilian Amazon region

    Bruno Glaser;Eugene Balashov;Ludwig Haumaier;Georg Guggenberger

  • Biochar stability in soil: Decomposition during eight years and transformation as assessed by compound-specific 14C analysis

    Yakov Kuzyakov;Irina Bogomolova;Bruno Glaser

  • State of the scientific knowledge on properties and genesis of Anthropogenic Dark Earths in Central Amazonia (terra preta de Índio)

    Bruno Glaser;Jago Jonathan Birk

  • Black carbon in soils: the use of benzenecarboxylic acids as specific markers

    Bruno Glaser;Ludwig Haumaier;Georg Guggenberger;Wolfgang Zech

  • Effects of biochar compared to organic and inorganic fertilizers on soil quality and plant growth in a greenhouse experiment

    Hardy Schulz;Bruno Glaser

  • One step forward toward characterization: some important material properties to distinguish biochars.

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  • Changes in properties of soil-derived dissolved organic matter induced by biodegradation

    Karsten Kalbitz;David Schwesig;Juliane Schmerwitz;Klaus Kaiser

  • Prehistorically modified soils of central Amazonia: a model for sustainable agriculture in the twenty-first century.

    Bruno Glaser

  • An evaluation of geochemical weathering indices in loess-paleosol studies

    Björn Buggle;Bruno Glaser;Ulrich Hambach;Natalia Gerasimenko

  • Comparative analysis of black carbon in soils

    Michael W. I. Schmidt;Jan O. Skjemstad;Claudia I. Czimczik;Bruno Glaser

  • Positive effects of composted biochar on plant growth and soil fertility

    Hardy Schulz;Gerald Dunst;Bruno Glaser

  • Biochar effects on phosphorus availability in agricultural soils: A meta-analysis.

    Bruno Glaser;Verena-Isabell Lehr

  • Short‐term effect of biochar and compost on soil fertility and water status of a Dystric Cambisol in NE Germany under field conditions

    Jie Liu;Jie Liu;Hardy Schulz;Susanne Brandl;Herbert Miehtke

  • Soils and sustainable development goals of the United Nations: An International Union of Soil Sciences perspective

    Rattan Lal;Johan Bouma;Eric Brevik;Lorna Dawson

  • European Biochar Certificate - Guidelines for a sustainable production of Biochar

    Hans Peter Schmidt;Thomas Bucheli;Claudia Kammann;Bruno Glaser

  • Revised black carbon assessment using benzene polycarboxylic acids

    S. Brodowski;S. Brodowski;A. Rodionov;L. Haumaier;B. Glaser

  • Amino sugars and muramic acid—biomarkers for soil microbial community structure analysis

    Bruno Glaser;Marı́a-Belén Turrión;Kassem Alef

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Zech
Wolfgang Zech University of Bayreuth
Roland Zech
Roland Zech Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Yakov Kuzyakov
Yakov Kuzyakov University of Göttingen
Ludwig Zöller
Ludwig Zöller University of Bayreuth
Georg Guggenberger
Georg Guggenberger University of Hannover
Ulrich Hambach
Ulrich Hambach University of Bayreuth
Slobodan B. Marković
Slobodan B. Marković University of Novi Sad
Kazimierz Rozanski
Kazimierz Rozanski AGH University of Science and Technology
Wulf Amelung
Wulf Amelung University of Bonn
Johannes Lehmann
Johannes Lehmann Cornell University

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