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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
69
Citations
24697
World Ranking
1740
National Ranking
117

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
67
Citations
24158
World Ranking
807
National Ranking
67

Egbert Matzner 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 Egbert Matzner 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.

Egbert Matzner 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 Egbert Matzner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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

Egbert Matzner is affiliated with the University of Bayreuth in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Psychology, with a focus on developmental, social, and cognitive dimensions within this broad discipline.

Their work covers several subfields of study including Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. These areas reflect a diverse engagement with psychological science, emphasizing human behavior and developmental processes.

Matzner's main topics of research include:

  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Among their recent scholarly outputs is a publication titled Infants' Social Evaluation of Helpers and Hinderers: A Large-Scale, Multi-Lab, Coordinated Replication Study, published in 2024 in the journal Developmental Science. This paper contributes to understanding social evaluative processes in early human development.

Frequent collaborators in Matzner's research endeavors include:

  • Kelsey Lucca
  • Francis Yuen
  • Yiyi Wang
  • Nicolás Alessandroni
  • Olivia Allison

Their publications have appeared in venues such as:

  • Developmental Science

Best Publications

  • Stabilization of organic matter in temperate soils: mechanisms and their relevance under different soil conditions – a review

    Margit von Lützow;Ingrid Kögel-Knabner;Klemens Ekschmitt;Egbert Matzner

  • Controls on the dynamics of dissolved organic matter in soils: a review.

    Karsten Kalbitz;Stephan Solinger;Ji-Hyung Park;Beate Michalzik

  • SOM fractionation methods: Relevance to functional pools and to stabilization mechanisms

    Margit von Lützow;Ingrid Kögel-Knabner;Klemens Ekschmitt;Heinz Flessa

  • Reappraisal of drying and wetting effects on C and N mineralization and fluxes in soils.

    Werner Borken;Egbert Matzner

  • Biodegradation of soil-derived dissolved organic matter as related to its properties

    Karsten Kalbitz;Juliane Schmerwitz;David Schwesig;Egbert Matzner

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

    Björn Berg;Egbert Matzner

  • Fluxes and concentrations of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen - a synthesis for temperate forests

    Beate Michalzik;Karsten Kalbitz;Ji-Hyung Park;Stephan Solinger

  • Stabilization mechanisms of organic matter in four temperate soils: Development and application of a conceptual model

    Margit von Lützow;Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner;Bernard Ludwig;Egbert Matzner

  • Stabilization of dissolved organic matter by sorption to the mineral soil

    Karsten Kalbitz;David Schwesig;Janet Rethemeyer;Egbert Matzner

  • Do freeze-thaw events enhance C and N losses from soils of different ecosystems? A review

    Egbert Matzner;Werner Borken

  • Nitrogen input together with ecosystem nitrogen enrichment predict nitrate leaching from European forests

    Jannette MacDonald;Nancy Dise;Egbert Matzner;Martin Armbruster

  • The production and turnover of extramatrical mycelium of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest soils: role in carbon cycling

    A. Ekblad;H. Wallander;D. L. Godbold;C. Cruz

  • Dynamics of dissolved organic nitrogen and carbon in a Central European Norway spruce ecosystem

    Beate Michalzik;Egbert Matzner

  • Evaluation of organic horizon C:N ratio as an indicator of nitrate leaching in conifer forests across Europe

    Nancy Dise;Egbert Matzner;M. Forsius

  • Modelling the production and transport of dissolved organic carbon in forest soils

    Beate Michalzik;Edward Tipping;Jan Mulder;J. F. Gallardo Lancho

  • Synthesis of Nitrogen Pools and Fluxes from European Forest Ecosystems

    Nancy Dise;Egbert Matzner;Per Gundersen

  • Wood decay rates of 13 temperate tree species in relation to wood properties, enzyme activities and organismic diversities

    Tiemo Kahl;Tobias Arnstadt;Kristin Baber;Kristin Baber;Claus Bässler

  • Phosphorus in forest ecosystems: New insights from an ecosystem nutrition perspective

    Friederike Lang;Jürgen Bauhus;Emmanuel Frossard;Eckhard George

  • An integrative approach of organic matter stabilization in temperate soils: Linking chemistry, physics, and biology

    Ingrid Kögel-Knabner;Klemens Ekschmitt;Heinz Flessa;Georg Guggenberger

  • Resource control on the production of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen in a deciduous forest floor

    Ji Hyung Park;Karsten Kalbitz;Egbert Matzner

  • Pools and fluxes of mercury and methylmercury in two forested catchments in Germany

    David Schwesig;Egbert Matzner

  • Forest decline in Europe; Development and possible causes

    G. H. M. Krause;U. Arndt;C. J. Brandt;J. Bucher

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner Borken
Werner Borken University of Bayreuth
Christine Alewell
Christine Alewell University of Basel
Gunnar Lischeid
Gunnar Lischeid University of Potsdam
Beate Michalzik
Beate Michalzik Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Nancy B. Dise
Nancy B. Dise Manchester Metropolitan University
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner Technical University of Munich
Georg Guggenberger
Georg Guggenberger University of Hannover
John Tenhunen
John Tenhunen University of Bayreuth
Heinz Flessa
Heinz Flessa University of Göttingen

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