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Maria Luz Cayuela 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 Maria Luz Cayuela sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 106 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria Luz Cayuela 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 Maria Luz Cayuela sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maria Luz Cayuela is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and specializes in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their research primarily focuses on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, soil and water nutrient dynamics, and phosphorus and nutrient management. Their work also covers legume nitrogen-fixing symbiosis, clay minerals and soil interactions, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions.

The scientist's frequent publication venues include:

  • GCB Bioenergy
  • Biochar
  • Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
  • Acta Horticulturae
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Maria Luz Cayuela has contributed to numerous papers relevant to biochar and its impact on soil and plant systems. Their recent publications include:

  • How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar (2021, GCB Bioenergy)
  • Feedstock choice, pyrolysis temperature and type influence biochar characteristics: a comprehensive meta-data analysis review (2020, Biochar)
  • Biochar in climate change mitigation (2021, Nature Geoscience)
  • Biochar in agriculture - A systematic review of 26 global meta-analyses (2021, GCB Bioenergy)
  • Enhancing biochar redox properties through feedstock selection, metal preloading and post-pyrolysis treatments (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)

Their work is often collaborative, with frequent co-authors including Miguel Á. Sánchez-Monedero, María Sánchez-García, Raúl Castejón-del Pino, Francisco J. Chacón, and F. Fornés.

The scientist's publications reflect a strong emphasis on understanding soil science and plant interactions through the lens of environmental chemistry and engineering. Their research encompasses both fundamental processes and applied techniques related to improving soil quality and managing nutrients for agricultural and environmental sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Biochar's role in mitigating soil nitrous oxide emissions: A review and meta-analysis

    M.L. Cayuela;L. van Zwieten;B.P. Singh;S.L. Jeffery

  • An overview on olive mill wastes and their valorisation methods.

    Asunción Roig;María Luz Cayuela;Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Monedero

  • How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar

    Stephen Joseph;Annette L. Cowie;Annette L. Cowie;Lukas Van Zwieten;Lukas Van Zwieten;Nanthi Bolan;Nanthi Bolan

  • Biochar and denitrification in soils: when, how much and why does biochar reduce N₂O emissions?

    Maria Luz Cayuela;Miguel Angel Sánchez-Monedero;Asunción Roig;Kelly Hanley

  • Feedstock choice, pyrolysis temperature and type influence biochar characteristics: a comprehensive meta-data analysis review

    James A. Ippolito;Liqiang Cui;Claudia Kammann;Nicole Wrage-Mönnig

  • Biochar, soil and land-use interactions that reduce nitrate leaching and N2O emissions: A meta-analysis.

    Nils Borchard;Michael Schirrmann;Maria Luz Cayuela;Claudia Kammann

  • Role of biochar as an additive in organic waste composting

    M.A. Sánchez-Monedero;M.L. Cayuela;A. Roig;Keiji Jindo

  • Biochar in agriculture – A systematic review of 26 global meta-analyses

    Hans-Peter Schmidt;Claudia Kammann;Nikolas Hagemann;Jens Leifeld

  • Biochar accelerates organic matter degradation and enhances N mineralisation during composting of poultry manure without a relevant impact on gas emissions

    M. Sánchez-García;J.A. Alburquerque;M.A. Sánchez-Monedero;A. Roig

  • Strategies for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in Mediterranean agriculture: a review.

    A. Sanz-Cobena;L. Lassaletta;E. Aguilera;A. del Prado

  • Direct nitrous oxide emissions in Mediterranean climate cropping systems: Emission factors based on a meta-analysis of available measurement data

    Maria L. Cayuela;Eduardo Aguilera;Alberto Sanz-Cobena;Dean C. Adams

  • The long-term role of organic amendments in building soil nutrient fertility: a meta-analysis and review

    Yongshan Chen;Yongshan Chen;Marta Camps-Arbestain;Qinhua Shen;Balwant Singh

  • Biochar as a tool to reduce the agricultural greenhouse-gas burden – knowns, unknowns and future research needs

    Claudia Kammann;Jim Ippolito;Nikolas Hagemann;Nils Borchard

  • The molar H: Corg ratio of biochar is a key factor in mitigating N2O emissions from soil

    M.L. Cayuela;S.L. Jeffery;L. van Zwieten

  • Mineralization dynamics and biochemical properties during initial decomposition of plant and animal residues in soil

    M.L. Cayuela;T. Sinicco;C. Mondini

  • Short term effects of bioenergy by-products on soil C and N dynamics, nutrient availability and biochemical properties.

    A. Galvez;T. Sinicco;M.L. Cayuela;M.D. Mingorance

  • Biochar improves N cycling during composting of olive mill wastes and sheep manure

    Inés López-Cano;Asunción Roig;María Luz Cayuela;Jose Antonio Alburquerque

  • Evaluation of two different aeration systems for composting two-phase olive mill wastes

    María Luz Cayuela;Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Monedero;Asunción Roig

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from organic waste composting

    Antoni Sánchez;Adriana Artola;Xavier Font;Teresa Gea

  • Bioenergy by‐products as soil amendments? Implications for carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions

    M. L. Cayuela;O. Oenema;P. J. Kuikman;R. R. Bakker

  • Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation : Navigating from Science to Evidence-Based Policy

    Dominic Woolf;Johannes Lehmann;Annette Cowie;Maria Luz Cayuela

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel A. Sánchez-Monedero
Miguel A. Sánchez-Monedero Spanish National Research Council
Asunción Roig
Asunción Roig Spanish National Research Council
Jeffrey M. Novak
Jeffrey M. Novak United States Department of Agriculture
Kurt A. Spokas
Kurt A. Spokas United States Department of Agriculture
James A. Ippolito
James A. Ippolito The Ohio State University
Claudia Kammann
Claudia Kammann Hochschule Geisenheim University
Peter Kuikman
Peter Kuikman Wageningen University & Research
Jan Willem van Groenigen
Jan Willem van Groenigen Wageningen University & Research
Oene Oenema
Oene Oenema Wageningen University & Research
Johannes Lehmann
Johannes Lehmann Cornell University

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