2026 Martin H. Gerzabek: 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	60	1208	1106	9	9	197	13334
Environmental Sciences	66	2087	1991	20	20	254	16362

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

1148
Citations
Microaggregates in soils

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

1056
Citations
Microbial Population Structures in Soil Particle Size Fractions of a Long-Term Fertilizer Field Experiment

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

893
Citations
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

818
Citations
Organic matter and enzyme activity in particle-size fractions of soils obtained after low-energy sonication

Michael Stemmer;Martin H. Gerzabek;Ellen Kandeler

385
Citations
Increased soil organic carbon sequestration through hydrophobic protection by humic substances

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

352
Citations
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

292
Citations
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

281
Citations
Wettability of kaolinite (001) surfaces — Molecular dynamic study

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

264
Citations
The multiradical character of one- and two-dimensional graphene nanoribbons.

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

256
Citations
An alternative method to measure carbonate in soils by FT-IR spectroscopy

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

228
Citations
Solvent Effects on Hydrogen BondsA Theoretical Study

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

227
Citations
Biogeochemical interfaces in soil: The interdisciplinary challenge for soil science

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

225
Citations
Microbial community composition and activity in different Alpine vegetation zones

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

224
Citations
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

223
Citations
Soil organic-matter stocks and characteristics along an Alpine elevation gradient

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

218
Citations
Tillage changes microbial biomass and enzyme activities in particle-size fractions of a Haplic Chernozem

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

217
Citations
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

211
Citations
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

209
Citations
Drift and transmission FT-IR spectroscopy of forest soils: an approach to determine decomposition processes of forest litter

G Haberhauer;M.H Gerzabek

196
Citations
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

192
Citations