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Martin H. Gerzabek

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Austria
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
60
Citations
13334
World Ranking
1208
National Ranking
9

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
66
Citations
16362
World Ranking
2090
National Ranking
19

Martin H. Gerzabek 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 Martin H. Gerzabek sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 197 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Martin H. Gerzabek 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 Martin H. Gerzabek sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Austria Leader Award
  • 2015 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Martin H. Gerzabek is affiliated with BOKU University in Austria and has an extensive research portfolio focusing on environmental science, earth and planetary sciences, and materials science. Their work encompasses several subfields, particularly biomaterials, atmospheric science, soil science, ecology, and pollution.

The main research topics covered in their publications include clay minerals and soil interactions, geology and paleoclimatology research, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, iron oxide chemistry and applications, geological and geochemical analysis, soil and unsaturated flow, and heavy metals in the environment.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Soil organic matter stabilization at molecular scale: The role of metal cations and hydrogen bonds, 2021, published in Geoderma
  • Heavy metal contents, mobility and origin in agricultural topsoils of the Galápagos Islands, 2021, published in Chemosphere
  • A contribution of molecular modeling to supramolecular structures in soil organic matter, 2022, published in Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
  • Soil development and mineral transformations along a one-million-year chronosequence on the Galápagos Islands, 2021, published in Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Linking rock age and soil cover across four islands on the Galápagos archipelago, 2020, published in Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martin H. Gerzabek include:

  • Franz Zehetner
  • Daniel Tunega
  • Maria V. Rechberger
  • Peter Grančič
  • I Nyoman Candra

Publication venues where they have frequently published are:

  • Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
  • Geoderma
  • Minerals
  • CATENA
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Martin H. Gerzabek's scientific contributions extend across various aspects of soil and environmental sciences, integrating molecular-level studies with broader geological and environmental processes.

In 2015, they were recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea, an acknowledgment of their involvement in the European academic community.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of slow pyrolysis biochars: effects of feedstocks and pyrolysis temperature on biochar properties.

    Stefanie Kloss;Franz Zehetner;Alex Dellantonio;Raad Hamid

  • Microaggregates in soils

    Kai Uwe Totsche;Wulf Amelung;Martin H. Gerzabek;Georg Guggenberger

  • Microbial Population Structures in Soil Particle Size Fractions of a Long-Term Fertilizer Field Experiment

    Angela Sessitsch;Alexandra Weilharter;Martin H. Gerzabek;Holger Kirchmann

  • Handbook of Parameter Values for the Prediction of Radionuclide Transfer in Terrestrial and Freshwater Environments

    M. Balonov;C.L. Barnett;M. Belli;N.A. Beresford

  • Organic matter and enzyme activity in particle-size fractions of soils obtained after low-energy sonication

    Michael Stemmer;Martin H. Gerzabek;Ellen Kandeler

  • Increased soil organic carbon sequestration through hydrophobic protection by humic substances

    R. Spaccini;A. Piccolo;P. Conte;G. Haberhauer

  • Comparison of the composition of forest soil litter derived from three different sites at various decompositional stages using FTIR spectroscopy

    G. Haberhauer;B. Rafferty;F. Strebl;M.H. Gerzabek

  • FTIR‐spectroscopic characterization of humic acids and humin fractions obtained by advanced NaOH, Na4P2O7, and Na2CO3 extraction procedures

    Michael Tatzber;Michael Stemmer;Heide Spiegel;Christian Katzlberger

  • Wettability of kaolinite (001) surfaces — Molecular dynamic study

    Roland Šolc;Martin H. Gerzabek;Hans Lischka;Daniel Tunega;Daniel Tunega

  • The multiradical character of one- and two-dimensional graphene nanoribbons.

    Felix Plasser;Hasan Pašalić;Martin H. Gerzabek;Florian Libisch

  • An alternative method to measure carbonate in soils by FT-IR spectroscopy

    M. Tatzber;M. Stemmer;H. Spiegel;C. Katzlberger

  • Solvent Effects on Hydrogen BondsA Theoretical Study

    Adélia J. A. Aquino;Daniel Tunega;Georg Haberhauer;Martin H. Gerzabek

  • Biogeochemical interfaces in soil: The interdisciplinary challenge for soil science

    Kai U. Totsche;Thilo Rennert;Martin H. Gerzabek;Ingrid Kögel-Knabner

  • Microbial community composition and activity in different Alpine vegetation zones

    Ika Djukic;Franz Zehetner;Axel Mentler;Martin H. Gerzabek

  • The response of soil organic matter to manure amendments in a long‐term experiment at Ultuna, Sweden

    M.H. Gerzabek;F. Pichlmayer;H. Kirchmann;G. Haberhauer

  • Soil organic-matter stocks and characteristics along an Alpine elevation gradient

    Ika Djukic;Franz Zehetner;Michael Tatzber;Martin H. Gerzabek

  • Tillage changes microbial biomass and enzyme activities in particle-size fractions of a Haplic Chernozem

    Ellen Kandeler;Sabine Palli;Michael Stemmer;Martin H Gerzabek

  • Transformation of organic matter from maize residues into labile and humic fractions of three European soils as revealed by 13C distribution and CPMAS-NMR spectra

    R. Spaccini;A. Piccolo;G. Haberhauer;M. H. Gerzabek

  • Soil organic matter pools and carbon-13 natural abundances in particle-size fractions of a long-term agricultural field experiment receiving organic amendments

    Martin H. Gerzabek;Georg Haberhauer;Holger Kirchmann

  • Drift and transmission FT-IR spectroscopy of forest soils: an approach to determine decomposition processes of forest litter

    G Haberhauer;M.H Gerzabek

  • Remediation of contaminated agricultural soils near a former Pb/Zn smelter in Austria: batch, pot and field experiments.

    W. Friesl;J. Friedl;K. Platzer;O. Horak

Frequent Co-Authors

Georg Haberhauer
Georg Haberhauer BOKU University
Daniel Tunega
Daniel Tunega BOKU University
Hans Lischka
Hans Lischka Texas Tech University
Adelia J. A. Aquino
Adelia J. A. Aquino Texas Tech University
Franz Zehetner
Franz Zehetner BOKU University
Holger Kirchmann
Holger Kirchmann Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Ellen Kandeler
Ellen Kandeler University of Hohenheim
Gabriele E. Schaumann
Gabriele E. Schaumann Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Kai Uwe Totsche
Kai Uwe Totsche Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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