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Environmental Sciences

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55
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9714
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3899
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269

Plant Science and Agronomy

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Citations
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World Ranking
1726
National Ranking
120

Stephan Peth 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 Stephan Peth sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 153 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephan Peth 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 Stephan Peth sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Stephan Peth is affiliated with the University of Hannover in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, environmental science, and engineering, with specific expertise in soil science, civil and structural engineering, environmental engineering, plant science, and ecology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil Management and Crop Yield
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions

Stephan Peth has an active publication record in several journals, frequently contributing to:

  • Soil and Tillage Research
  • Geoderma
  • European Journal of Soil Science
  • Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
  • Agriculture

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Characterizing uncertainty in process-based hydraulic modeling, exemplified in a semiarid Inner Mongolia steppe" (2023) published in Geoderma
  • "From rhizosphere to detritusphere - Soil structure formation driven by plant roots and the interactions with soil biota" (2024) published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Microplastics in agroecosystems: A review of effects on soil biota and key soil functions" (2022) published in Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
  • "Disentangling the effects of OM quality and soil texture on microbially mediated structure formation in artificial model soils" (2021) published in Geoderma
  • "Microplastics effects on wettability, pore sizes and saturated hydraulic conductivity of a loess topsoil" (2023) published in Geoderma

Frequent collaborators in Stephan Peth's research include:

  • Daniel Uteau
  • Vincent J.M.N.L. Felde
  • Rainer Horn
  • Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
  • Susanne K. Woche

Best Publications

  • Microaggregates in soils

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

  • Einführung in die Bodenphysik

    Karl Heinrich Hartge;Rainer Horn;Jörg Bachmann;Stephan Peth

  • Land use change impacts on floods at the catchment scale : challenges and opportunities for future research

    M. Rogger;M. Agnoletti;A. Alaoui;J.C. Bathurst

  • Nutrient acquisition from arable subsoils in temperate climates: A review

    Timo Kautz;Wulf Amelung;Frank Ewert;Thomas Gaiser

  • Three-Dimensional Quantification of Intra-Aggregate Pore-Space Features using Synchrotron-Radiation-Based Microtomography

    S. Peth;R. Horn;F. Beckmann;T. Donath

  • Soil organic matter as sole indicator of soil degradation.

    S.E. Obalum;G.U. Chibuike;S. Peth;Ying Ouyang

  • Does soil compaction increase floods? A review

    Abdallah Alaoui;Magdalena Rogger;Stephan Peth;Günter Blöschl

  • Spatial variability of soil properties affected by grazing intensity in Inner Mongolia grassland

    Ying Zhao;Ying Zhao;Stephan Peth;Julia Krümmelbein;Rainer Horn

  • Impact of modern forest vehicles on soil physical properties

    Rainer Horn;J. Vossbrink;S. Peth;S. Becker

  • Controls of surface soil moisture spatial patterns and their temporal stability in a semi‐arid steppe

    Y. Zhao;S. Peth;X. Y. Wang;H. Lin

  • An approach to rheometry in soil mechanics—Structural changes in bentonite, clayey and silty soils

    Wibke Markgraf;Rainer Horn;Stephan Peth

  • Effects of vegetation restoration on soil aggregate microstructure quantified with synchrotron-based micro-computed tomography

    H. Zhou;X. Peng;S. Peth;T.Q. Xiao

  • Aggregate stability and physical protection of soil organic carbon in semi-arid steppe soils

    M. Wiesmeier;M. Steffens;C. W. Mueller;A. Kölbl

  • Development and analysis of the Soil Water Infiltration Global database

    Mehdi Rahmati;Mehdi Rahmati;Lutz Weihermüller;Jan Vanderborght;Yakov A. Pachepsky

  • Root-length densities of various annual crops following crops with contrasting root systems

    Ute Perkons;Timo Kautz;Daniel Uteau;Stephan Peth

  • Non-invasive 3D analysis of local soil deformation under mechanical and hydraulic stresses by μCT and digital image correlation

    S. Peth;J. Nellesen;G. Fischer;R. Horn

  • Organic matter input determines structure development and aggregate formation in artificial soils

    Franziska B. Bucka;Angelika Kölbl;Daniel Uteau;Stephan Peth

  • Root and time dependent soil structure formation and its influence on gas transport in the subsoil

    Daniel Uteau;Sebastian Kouso Pagenkemper;Stephan Peth;Rainer Horn

  • An interdisciplinary approach towards improved understanding of soil deformation during compaction

    Thomas Keller;Mathieu Lamandé;S. Peth;M. Berli

  • Localization of soil organic matter in soil aggregates using synchrotron-based X-ray microtomography

    Stephan Peth;Claire Chenu;Nelly Leblond;Anneka Mordhorst

  • Quantification of soil shrinkage in 2D by digital image processing of soil surface

    X. Peng;R. Horn;S. Peth;A. Smucker

  • Evidence of improved water uptake from subsoil by spring wheat following lucerne in a temperate humid climate

    Thomas Gaiser;Ute Perkons;Paul Martin Küpper;Daniel Uteau Puschmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Rainer Horn
Rainer Horn Kiel University
Ying Zhao
Ying Zhao Ludong University
Xinhua Peng
Xinhua Peng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yakov Kuzyakov
Yakov Kuzyakov University of Göttingen
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner Technical University of Munich
Guido L. B. Wiesenberg
Guido L. B. Wiesenberg University of Zurich
Jan Vanderborght
Jan Vanderborght Forschungszentrum Jülich
Alexandra Kravchenko
Alexandra Kravchenko Michigan State University
Evgenia Blagodatskaya
Evgenia Blagodatskaya Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Michael Schloter
Michael Schloter Technical University of Munich

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