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Carsten W. Mueller

Carsten W. Mueller

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 60 2987 2855 35 35 223 10626

Carsten W. Mueller publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Carsten W. Mueller between 2008 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Carsten W. Mueller published across 19 years, from 2008 to 2026, averaging 15.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2017. 24 of the 292 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2017. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 7 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 9 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 21 publications 2026: 3 publications
2008 2026

292 publications in total across all disciplines

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Carsten W. Mueller: publications per year, 2008 to 2026
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 7
2010 5
2011 1
2012 9
2013 5
2014 14
2015 8
2016 9
2017 36
2018 30
2019 23
2020 26
2021 28
2022 31
2023 13
2024 22
2025 21
2026 3
Total 292
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Carsten W. Mueller publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carsten W. Mueller sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 221–230 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 223 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263 223
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Carsten W. Mueller D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carsten W. Mueller sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166 60
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Carsten W. Mueller is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, with a research focus spanning Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science.

Their work predominantly covers subfields including Soil Science, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Plant Science. These areas support their broader study of soil carbon and nutrient dynamics, ecological systems, and environmental interactions.

The topics central to their research include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Climate Change and Permafrost
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow

Mueller has published extensively in several scientific venues, with noteworthy frequency in:

  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geoderma
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Communications

Among their recent scholarly contributions are:

  • Particulate organic matter as a functional soil component for persistent soil organic carbon, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Unlocking complex soil systems as carbon sinks: multi-pool management as the key, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Iron mineral dissolution releases iron and associated organic carbon during permafrost thaw, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Ensuring planetary survival: the centrality of organic carbon in balancing the multifunctional nature of soils, 2022, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • Nitrogen loading enhances phosphorus limitation in terrestrial ecosystems with implications for soil carbon cycling, 2022, Functional Ecology

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Carmen Höschen
  • Andreas Kappler
  • Alix Vidal
  • Thomas Scholten
  • Carmen Hoeschen

This profile reflects a research career consistent with advancing understanding in soil science and ecosystem processes, supported by extensive publication output and collaboration in relevant scientific communities.

Best Publications

  • Particulate organic matter as a functional soil component for persistent soil organic carbon.

    Kristina Witzgall;Alix Vidal;David I. Schubert;Carmen Höschen

  • Submicron structures provide preferential spots for carbon and nitrogen sequestration in soils

    Cordula Vogel;Carsten W. Mueller;Carmen Höschen;Franz Buegger

  • Unlocking complex soil systems as carbon sinks: multi-pool management as the key

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  • Soil organic carbon stocks in topsoil and subsoil controlled by parent material, carbon input in the rhizosphere, and microbial-derived compounds

    Gerrit Angst;Gerrit Angst;Johanna Messinger;Maria Greiner;Werner Häusler

  • Emergent Properties of Microbial Activity in Heterogeneous Soil Microenvironments: Different Research Approaches Are Slowly Converging, Yet Major Challenges Remain.

    Philippe C. Baveye;Wilfred Otten;Alexandra Kravchenko;María Balseiro-Romero;María Balseiro-Romero

  • Iron mineral dissolution releases iron and associated organic carbon during permafrost thaw.

    Monique S. Patzner;Carsten W. Mueller;Miroslava Malusova;Moritz Baur

  • Root exudates induce soil macroaggregation facilitated by fungi in subsoil

    Vera Luise Baumert;Nadezda Vasilyeva;Artem Vladimirov;Ina Christin Meier

  • Aggregation controls the stability of lignin and lipids in clay-sized particulate and mineral associated organic matter

    Gerrit Angst;Gerrit Angst;Kevin E. Mueller;Ingrid Kögel-Knabner;Katherine H. Freeman

  • Nitrogen-rich microbial products provide new organo-mineral associations for the stabilization of soil organic matter

    Peter M. Kopittke;Maria C. Hernandez-Soriano;Ram C. Dalal;Damien Finn

  • Microscale carbon distribution around pores and particulate organic matter varies with soil moisture regime

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  • Synergies between mycorrhizal fungi and soil microbial communities increase plant nitrogen acquisition.

    Rachel Hestrin;Edith C. Hammer;Carsten W. Mueller;Johannes Lehmann;Johannes Lehmann

  • Soil organic carbon stability in forests: Distinct effects of tree species identity and traits

    Gerrit Angst;Kevin E. Mueller;Kevin E. Mueller;David M. Eissenstat;Susan E. Trumbore;Susan E. Trumbore

  • Aggregate stability and physical protection of soil organic carbon in semi-arid steppe soils

    M. Wiesmeier;M. Steffens;C. W. Mueller;A. Kölbl

  • Soil organic matter is stabilized by organo-mineral associations through two key processes: The role of the carbon to nitrogen ratio

    Peter M. Kopittke;Ram C. Dalal;Carmen Hoeschen;Cui Li;Cui Li

  • The role of clay content and mineral surface area for soil organic carbon storage in an arable toposequence

    Steffen A. Schweizer;Carsten W. Mueller;Carsten W. Mueller;Carmen Höschen;Pavel Ivanov

  • Stable isotopes reveal that fungal residues contribute more to mineral-associated organic matter pools than plant residues

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  • Pedogenic and microbial interrelations to regional climate and local topography: New insights from a climate gradient (arid to humid) along the Coastal Cordillera of Chile

    Nadine Bernhard;Lisa-Marie Moskwa;Karsten Schmidt;Ralf A. Oeser

  • Earthworms act as biochemical reactors to convert labile plant compounds into stabilized soil microbial necromass

    Gerrit Angst;Carsten W. Mueller;Isabel Prater;Šárka Angst

  • Large amounts of labile organic carbon in permafrost soils of northern Alaska

    Carsten W. Mueller;Janet Rethemeyer;Jenny Kao-Kniffin;Sebastian Löppmann;Sebastian Löppmann

  • Linking 3D Soil Structure and Plant-Microbe-Soil Carbon Transfer in the Rhizosphere

    Alix Vidal;Juliane Hirte;S. Franz Bender;Jochen Mayer

  • STXM and NanoSIMS investigations on EPS fractions before and after adsorption to goethite.

    Xinran Liu;Karin Eusterhues;Jürgen Thieme;Valerian Ciobota

  • Multiple exchange processes on mineral surfaces control the transport of dissolved organic matter through soil profiles

    T. Leinemann;S. Preusser;R. Mikutta;K. Kalbitz

  • Submicron scale imaging of soil organic matter dynamics using NanoSIMS – From single particles to intact aggregates

    Carsten W. Mueller;Angelika Kölbl;Carmen Hoeschen;François Hillion

  • Stabilization of soil organic matter by earthworms is connected with physical protection rather than with chemical changes of organic matter

    Šárka Angst;Šárka Angst;Carsten W. Mueller;Tomáš Cajthaml;Gerrit Angst

  • Soil organic carbon stocks, distribution, and composition affected by historic land use changes on adjacent sites

    Carsten W. Mueller;Ingrid Koegel-Knabner

Frequent Co-Authors

Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner Technical University of Munich
Jörg Prietzel
Jörg Prietzel Technical University of Munich
Janet Rethemeyer
Janet Rethemeyer University of Cologne
Johannes Lehmann
Johannes Lehmann Cornell University
Thomas Scholten
Thomas Scholten University of Tübingen
Robert Mikutta
Robert Mikutta Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Andreas Kappler
Andreas Kappler University of Tübingen
Franz Buegger
Franz Buegger Helmholtz Zentrum München
Cornelia Rumpel
Cornelia Rumpel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Kevin E. Mueller
Kevin E. Mueller Cleveland State University

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