2026 Evgenia Blagodatskaya: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	59	1254	1147	85	74	189	15443

Overview

Evgenia Blagodatskaya is a researcher affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany. Their work focuses primarily on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with significant contributions to Soil Science, Ecology, and Plant Science at the subfield level.

The main research topics covered by Evgenia Blagodatskaya include:

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of Blagodatskaya's research contributions. These include:

"Impact of manure on soil biochemical properties: A global synthesis" (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
"Soil enzymes in response to climate warming: Mechanisms and feedbacks" (2022) published in Functional Ecology
"Strong priming of soil organic matter induced by frequent input of labile carbon" (2020) published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry
"Management of grasslands by mowing versus grazing - impacts on soil organic matter quality and microbial functioning" (2020) published in Applied Soil Ecology
"Composition and metabolism of microbial communities in soil pores" (2024) published in Nature Communications

Blagodatskaya has authored numerous publications in specific scientific journals, with particularly frequent contributions to:

Soil Biology and Biochemistry
SSRN Electronic Journal
The Science of The Total Environment
Applied Soil Ecology
Global Change Biology

This researcher collaborates widely, with frequent coauthors including Yakov Kuzyakov, Thomas Reitz, Mika Tarkka, Michaela A. Dippold, and Bahar S. Razavi. These collaborations reflect a consistent engagement with experts working in related areas of environmental and soil sciences.

Best Publications

Microbial hotspots and hot moments in soil: Concept & review

Yakov Kuzyakov;Yakov Kuzyakov;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Evgenia Blagodatskaya

1795
Citations
Soil C and N availability determine the priming effect: microbial N mining and stoichiometric decomposition theories

Ruirui Chen;Ruirui Chen;Mehmet Senbayram;Mehmet Senbayram;Sergey Blagodatsky;Sergey Blagodatsky;Olga Myachina

1193
Citations
Active microorganisms in soil: Critical review of estimation criteria and approaches

Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Yakov Kuzyakov

1066
Citations
Priming effects in chernozem induced by glucose and N in relation to microbial growth strategies

Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Sergeij A. Blagodatsky;Traute-Heidi Anderson;Yakov Kuzyakov

513
Citations
Interactive effects of pH and substrate quality on the fungal-to-bacterial ratio and QCO2 of microbial communities in forest soils

Evgenia V. Blagodatskaya;Traute-Heidi Anderson

458
Citations
Microbial decomposition of soil organic matter is mediated by quality and quantity of crop residues: mechanisms and thresholds

Muhammad Shahbaz;Yakov Kuzyakov;Muhammad Sanaullah;Felix Heitkamp

321
Citations
Biochar affects soil organic matter cycling and microbial functions but does not alter microbial community structure in a paddy soil.

Jing Tian;Jingyuan Wang;Michaela Dippold;Yang Gao

303
Citations
Drought effects on microbial biomass and enzyme activities in the rhizosphere of grasses depend on plant community composition

Muhammad Sanaullah;Muhammad Sanaullah;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Abad Chabbi;Abad Chabbi;Cornelia Rumpel

280
Citations
Contrasting effects of glucose, living roots and maize straw on microbial growth kinetics and substrate availability in soil.

E. V. Blagodatskaya;S. A. Blagodatsky;T.-H. Anderson;Y. Kuzyakov

273
Citations
Stimulation of microbial extracellular enzyme activities by elevated CO2 depends on soil aggregate size

Maxim Dorodnikov;Maxim Dorodnikov;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Sergey A. Blagodatsky;Sven Marhan

264
Citations
Model of apparent and real priming effects: Linking microbial activity with soil organic matter decomposition

Sergey Blagodatsky;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Tatyana Yuyukina;Yakov Kuzyakov

263
Citations
Labile carbon retention compensates for CO2 released by priming in forest soils

Na Qiao;Na Qiao;Douglas Schaefer;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Xiaoming Zou;Xiaoming Zou

260
Citations
Microbial Growth and Carbon Use Efficiency in the Rhizosphere and Root-Free Soil

Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Sergeij A. Blagodatsky;Traute-Heidi Anderson;Yakov Kuzyakov

253
Citations
Effects of polyacrylamide, biopolymer, and biochar on decomposition of soil organic matter and plant residues as determined by 14C and enzyme activities

Yasser Mahmoud Awad;Yasser Mahmoud Awad;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Yong Sik Ok;Yakov Kuzyakov

250
Citations
Turnover of soil organic matter and of microbial biomass under C3–C4 vegetation change: Consideration of 13C fractionation and preferential substrate utilization

E. Blagodatskaya;E. Blagodatskaya;T. Yuyukina;S. Blagodatsky;S. Blagodatsky;Y. Kuzyakov

247
Citations
Review and synthesis of the effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on soil processes: No changes in pools, but increased fluxes and accelerated cycles

Yakov Kuzyakov;Yakov Kuzyakov;William R. Horwath;Maxim Dorodnikov;Evgenia Blagodatskaya

238
Citations
Microbial interactions affect sources of priming induced by cellulose

Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Nikita Khomyakov;Olga Myachina;Irina Bogomolova

211
Citations
Rhizosphere shape of lentil and maize : Spatial distribution of enzyme activities

Bahar S. Razavi;Mohsen Zarebanadkouki;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Yakov Kuzyakov

202
Citations
Elevated atmospheric CO2 increases microbial growth rates in soil: results of three CO2 enrichment experiments

Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Sergey Blagodatsky;Maxim Dorodnikov;Yakov Kuzyakov

201
Citations
Impact of manure on soil biochemical properties: A global synthesis

Shibin Liu;Jinyang Wang;Shengyan Pu;Evgenia Blagodatskaya

192
Citations
Three-source-partitioning of microbial biomass and of CO2 efflux from soil to evaluate mechanisms of priming effects

E. Blagodatskaya;E. Blagodatskaya;T. Yuyukina;S. Blagodatsky;S. Blagodatsky;S. Blagodatsky;Y. Kuzyakov

190
Citations