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D-Index
46
Citations
9799
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5995
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261

Christian Feller 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 Christian Feller sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 125 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Christian Feller 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 Christian Feller sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Nyle C. Brady Frontiers of Soil Science Lectureship, American Society of Agronomy

Overview

Christian Feller is affiliated with the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Soil Science, Atmospheric Science, and the History and Philosophy of Science.

The main topics covered in Christian Feller's work include:

  • Agriculture and Rural Development Research
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
  • History of Science and Natural History

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of interests in soil science, agriculture, and the historical context of scientific developments. Notable publications include:

  • "A review of the world's soil museums and exhibitions," 2020, published in Advances in agronomy
  • "The contribution of Friedrich Albert Fallou to modern soil science," 2022, published in Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
  • "L'angady (Madagascar), un outil agricole et une dimension culturelle. Réflexions sur l'adoption d'innovations de type Agriculture de Conservation en petit paysannat malgache," 2025, published in BASE

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Christian Feller include Anne C Richer-De-Forges, Songchao Chen, Andrei Rozanov, Raphaël J. Manlay, and Grégoire T. Freschet.

Christian Feller has published in venues such as Advances in agronomy, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, and BASE.

In 2006, Christian Feller received the Nyle C. Brady Frontiers of Soil Science Lectureship from the American Society of Agronomy.

Best Publications

  • Soil organic matter, biota and aggregation in temperate and tropical soils - Effects of no-tillage

    Johan Six;Johan Six;Christian Feller;Karolien Denef;Stephen M. Ogle

  • Physical control of soil organic matter dynamics in the tropics

    Christian Feller;M.H. Beare

  • Historical evolution of soil organic matter concepts and their relationships with the fertility and sustainability of cropping systems

    Raphaël J. Manlay;Christian Feller;M.J. Swift

  • Soil Erosion and Carbon Dynamics

    Eric Roose;Rattan Lal;Christian Feller;Bernard Barthès

  • Organic Matter and Natural Carbon‐13 Distribution in Forested and Cultivated Oxisols

    Victor Alexandre Vitorello;Carlos Clemente Cerri;F G Andreux;C Feller

  • Texture and sesquioxide effects on water-stable aggregates and organic matter in some tropical soils

    Bernard G. Barthès;Ernest Kouakoua;Marie-Christine Larré-Larrouy;Tantely M. Razafimbelo

  • Application du traçage isotopique naturel en 13C, à l'étude de la dynamique de la matière organique dans les sols

    C. Cerri;Christian Feller;J. Balesdent;R. Victoria

  • Determination of carbon and nitrogen contents in Alfisols, Oxisols and Ultisols from Africa and Brazil using NIRS analysis: Effects of sample grinding and set heterogeneity

    Didier Brunet;Bernard G. Barthès;Jean-Luc Chotte;Christian Feller

  • Long-term effect of a legume cover crop (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis) on the communities of soil macrofauna and nematofauna, under maize cultivation, in southern Benin

    E. Blanchart;C. Villenave;A. Viallatoux;B. Barthès

  • Aggregate associated-C and physical protection in a tropical clayey soil under Malagasy conventional and no-tillage systems

    Tantely M. Razafimbelo;Tantely M. Razafimbelo;Alain Albrecht;Robert Oliver;Tiphaine Chevallier

  • Kinetics of added organic matter decomposition in a Mediterranean sandy soil

    Laurent Thuriès;Marc Antoine Pansu;Christian Feller;P. Herrmann

  • N2O and CH4 emissions from soils under conventional and no-till management practices in Goiânia (Cerrados, Brazil)

    Aurelie Metay;Robert Oliver;Eric Scopel;Jean-Marie Douzet

  • Soil Carbon stocks under no-tillage mulch-based cropping systems in the Brazilian Cerrado: an on-farm synchronic assessment

    Marcos Siqueira Neto;Eric Scopel;Marc Corbeels;Alexandre Cardoso

  • National and sub-national assessments of soil organic carbon stocks and changes: The GEFSOC modelling system

    E. Milne;R. Al Adamat;N.H. Batjes;M. Bernoux

  • Charles Darwin, earthworms and the natural sciences: various lessons from past to future

    Christian Feller;George G Brown;Eric Blanchart;Pierre Deleporte

  • Carbon Sequestration and Turnover in Semiarid Savannas and Dry Forest

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  • N2-BET SPECIFIC SURFACE AREAS OF SOME LOW ACTIVITY CLAY SOILS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SECONDARY CONSTITUENTS AND ORGANIC MATTER CONTENTS

    Christian Feller;Elisabeth Schouller;Fabien Thomas;James Rouiller

  • Aggregation and Organic Matter Storage in Kaolinitic and Smectitic Tropical Soils

    C. Feller;A. Albrecht;D. Tessier

  • Effect of sugarcane residue management (mulching versus burning) on organic matter in a clayey Oxisol from southern Brazil

    Tantely Razafimbelo;Bernard Barthès;Marie-Christine Larré-Larrouy;Edgar F. De Luca

  • Biochemical composition and mineralization kinetics of organic inputs in a sandy soil

    Laurent Thuriès;Marc Antoine Pansu;Marie-Christine Larré-Larrouy;Christian Feller

  • Soil organic carbon sequestration in tropical areas. General considerations and analysis of some edaphic determinants for Lesser Antilles soils

    C. Feller;A. Albrecht;E. Blanchart;Y. M. Cabidoche

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Blanchart
Eric Blanchart University of Montpellier
Martial Bernoux
Martial Bernoux Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Carlos Clemente Cerri
Carlos Clemente Cerri Universidade de São Paulo
Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri
Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri Universidade de São Paulo
David S. Powlson
David S. Powlson Rothamsted Research
Niels H. Batjes
Niels H. Batjes International Soil Reference and Information Centre
Keith Paustian
Keith Paustian Colorado State University
Kevin Coleman
Kevin Coleman Rothamsted Research
Dilip Kumar Pal
Dilip Kumar Pal Indian Council of Agricultural Research

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