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Michelle M. Wander 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 Michelle M. Wander sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 114 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michelle M. Wander 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 Michelle M. Wander sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

Michelle M. Wander is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Ecology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work addresses several specific topics that include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
  • Bioenergy Crop Production and Management
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Agricultural Innovations and Practices
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Michelle M. Wander's publication history includes papers in various peer-reviewed journals. Recent selected papers include:

  • "Towards a global-scale soil climate mitigation strategy," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Soil carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation: Mineralization kinetics of organic inputs as an overlooked limitation," 2022, European Journal of Soil Science
  • "How does uncertainty of soil organic carbon stock affect the calculation of carbon budgets and soil carbon credits for croplands in the U.S. Midwest?" 2022, Geoderma
  • "Evaluation of survey and remote sensing data products used to estimate land use change in the United States: Evolving issues and emerging opportunities," 2021, Environmental Science & Policy
  • "Developing county-level data of nitrogen fertilizer and manure inputs for corn production in the United States," 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production

Publications by this researcher frequently appear in journals such as:

  • Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • European Journal of Soil Science
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Geoderma

Collaborations form a significant part of Michelle M. Wander's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Yushu Xia
  • Carmen M. Ugarte
  • Hoyoung Kwon
  • Jacques Berthelin
  • Magdeline Laba

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) since 2020.

Best Publications

  • Permanganate Oxidizable Carbon Reflects a Processed Soil Fraction that is Sensitive to Management

    Steven W. Culman;Sieglinde S. Snapp;Mark A. Freeman;Meagan E. Schipanski

  • Towards a global-scale soil climate mitigation strategy.

    W Amelung;W Amelung;D Bossio;W de Vries;I Kögel-Knabner

  • Organic and Conventional Management Effects on Biologically Active Soil Organic Matter Pools

    Michelle M. Wander;Samuel J. Traina;B. R. Stinner;S. E. Peters

  • Soil Quality Assessment of Tillage Impacts in Illinois

    M. M. Wander;G. A. Bollero

  • Sustainable Biofuels Redux

    G. Philip Robertson;Virginia H. Dale;Otto C. Doering;Steven P. Hamburg

  • Total and Labile Soil Organic Matter in Organic and Conventional Farming Systems

    Emily E. Marriott;Michelle M. Wander

  • 3 Soil Organic Matter Fractions and Their Relevance to Soil Function

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  • Tillage Impacts on Depth Distribution of Total and Particulate Organic Matter in Three Illinois Soils

    M. M. Wander;M. G. Bidart;S. Aref

  • Confronting climate change in the Great Lakes region : impacts on our communities and ecosystems

    George W. Kling;Katharine Hayhoe;Lucinda B. Johnson;Donald J. Magnuson

  • Interaction of Tillage and Soil Texture Biologically Active Soil Organic Matter in Illinois

    B. A. Needelman;M. M. Wander;G. A. Bollero;C. W. Boast

  • Tillage effects on soil organic carbon distribution and storage in a silt loam soil in Illinois

    Xue Ming Yang;Michelle M Wander

  • Spatial heterogeneity of aggregate stability and soil carbon in semi-arid rangeland.

    S.B. Bird;J.E. Herrick;M.M. Wander;S.F. Wright

  • Adaptation of soil quality indices and application to three tillage systems in southern Illinois

    I Hussain;K.R Olson;M.M Wander;D.L Karlen

  • Relationships between Soil Organic Carbon and Soil Quality in Cropped and Rangeland Soils: the Importance of Distribution, Composition, and Soil Biological Activity

    Jeffrey E. Herrick;Michelle M. Wander

  • Soil carbon sequestration and land use change associated with biofuel production: empirical evidence

    Zhangcai Qin;Jennifer B. Dunn;Hoyoung Kwon;Steffen Mueller

  • Qualitative and quantitative differences in particulate organic matter fractions in organic and conventional farming systems

    Emily E. Marriott;Michelle Wander

  • Long-Term Trends of Corn Yield and Soil Organic Matter in Different Crop Sequences and Soil Fertility Treatments on the Morrow Plots

    Susanne Aref;Michelle M. Wander

  • Long-term fertilizer and crop-rotation treatments differentially affect soil bacterial community structure

    Chinmay Soman;Dongfang Li;Michelle M. Wander;Angela D. Kent

  • Temporal changes in dry aggregate size and stability : tillage and crop effects on a silty loam Mollisol in Illinois

    Xue Ming Yang;Michelle M Wander

  • Influence of tillage on the dynamics of loose- and occluded-particulate and humified organic matter fractions

    Michelle M. Wander;Xueming Yang

  • Soil quality: Science and process

    Michelle M. Wander;Gerald L. Walter;Todd M. Nissen;German A. Bollero

  • Organic Matter Fractions from Organically and Conventionally Managed Soils: I. Carbon and Nitrogen Distribution

    M. M. Wander;S. J. Traina

  • The functional significance of the microbial biomass in organic and conventionally managed soils

    M. M. Wander;D. S. Hedrick;D. Kaufman;D. Kaufman;S. J. Traina

  • Fostering soil stewardship through soil quality assessment

    Michelle M Wander;Laurie E Drinkwater

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel J. Traina
Samuel J. Traina University of California, Merced
Jeffrey E. Herrick
Jeffrey E. Herrick New Mexico State University
Madhu Khanna
Madhu Khanna University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bruno Lanson
Bruno Lanson Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Sieglinde S. Snapp
Sieglinde S. Snapp International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Germán A. Bollero
Germán A. Bollero University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Johannes Lehmann
Johannes Lehmann Cornell University
Rhae A. Drijber
Rhae A. Drijber University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Ronald F. Turco
Ronald F. Turco Purdue University West Lafayette
Rattan Lal
Rattan Lal The Ohio State University

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