What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Ecology
- Organic chemistry
- Ecosystem
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Soil organic matter, Organic matter, Soil water, Soil carbon and Ecology.
As a member of one scientific family, Jérôme Balesdent mostly works in the field of Soil organic matter, focusing on Soil classification and, on occasion, Pyrolysis and Cambisol.
His Organic matter research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Total organic carbon, Agronomy and Mineralization.
The various areas that Jérôme Balesdent examines in his Soil water study include Environmental chemistry and Botany.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Decomposition, Chemical composition, Mineralogy, Decomposer and Litter.
His Soil carbon study which covers Carbon cycle that intersects with Manure, Agroforestry, Land use, land-use change and forestry, Arable land and Carbon sequestration.
His most cited work include:
- Natural 13C abundance as a tracer for studies of soil organic matter dynamics (578 citations)
- Carbon cycling and sequestration opportunities in temperate grasslands (383 citations)
- Dynamics of soil organic matter associated with particle‐size fractions of water‐stable aggregates (318 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Jérôme Balesdent mainly investigates Soil water, Soil organic matter, Organic matter, Environmental chemistry and Soil carbon.
His Soil water study incorporates themes from Biodegradation, Pyrolysis, Mineralogy and Lignin.
His Soil organic matter research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Soil type, Humus, Botany, Isotopes of carbon and Soil classification.
His studies deal with areas such as Carbon, Total organic carbon, Agronomy and Topsoil as well as Organic matter.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Chemical structure, δ13C, Decomposition and Chemical composition in addition to Environmental chemistry.
His research integrates issues of Carbon cycle and Tillage in his study of Soil carbon.
He most often published in these fields:
- Soil water (57.14%)
- Soil organic matter (53.25%)
- Organic matter (48.05%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?
- Soil water (57.14%)
- Organic matter (48.05%)
- Soil science (12.99%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary scientific interests are in Soil water, Organic matter, Soil science, Carbon and Soil carbon.
Jérôme Balesdent combines subjects such as Mineral, Hydrolysis, Lignin, Environmental chemistry and Tillage with his study of Soil water.
His Organic matter research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Soil organic matter, Total organic carbon, Subsoil and Pyrolysis.
His Soil organic matter research includes themes of Eucalyptus, Botany and Fraction.
His research in the fields of Soil horizon and Gleysol overlaps with other disciplines such as Granulometry and Water flow.
In his research, Ecosystem is intimately related to Topsoil, which falls under the overarching field of Carbon.
Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Deep soil carbon dynamics are driven more by soil type than by climate: a worldwide meta-analysis of radiocarbon profiles. (104 citations)
- Are interactions between organic compounds and nanoscale weathering minerals the key drivers of carbon storage in soils (29 citations)
- Inferences from the vertical distribution of Fe isotopic compositions on pedogenetic processes in soils (29 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Ecology
- Ecosystem
- Organic chemistry
Jérôme Balesdent mainly focuses on Soil water, Ecosystem, Soil science, Key and Environmental chemistry.
His Soil water study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Eucalyptus, Botany and Organic matter.
His Plant litter study, which is part of a larger body of work in Ecosystem, is frequently linked to Quercus pubescens and Aleppo Pine, bridging the gap between disciplines.
The various areas that he examines in his Soil science study include Vegetation and Water table.
He integrates several fields in his works, including Key, Weathering and Carbon storage.
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