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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 64 1006 924 16 14 238 12723
Ecology and Evolution 65 1815 1736 36 35 262 13331

Thomas Kätterer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas Kätterer between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas Kätterer published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 9.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2016. 19 of the 346 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2016. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 6 publications
1991 2025

346 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas Kätterer: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 3
1996 1
1997 4
1998 5
1999 4
2000 2
2001 5
2002 1
2003 2
2004 5
2005 6
2006 3
2007 4
2008 6
2009 7
2010 7
2011 11
2012 16
2013 11
2014 14
2015 25
2016 30
2017 30
2018 28
2019 24
2020 30
2021 15
2022 17
2023 9
2024 13
2025 6
Total 346
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Thomas Kätterer 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 Thomas Kätterer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 236–240 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 238 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64 238
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Thomas Kätterer 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 Thomas Kätterer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59 64
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Overview

Thomas Kätterer is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research concentrates on soil carbon dynamics and nutrient cycling within agroecosystems, addressing critical aspects of soil organic carbon changes and environmental interactions.

The main fields of study that Kätterer has contributed to are Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these domains, they focus particularly on subfields such as Soil Science, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Plant Science.

The scientific topics that Kätterer frequently explores include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Bioenergy Crop Production and Management
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Plant Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism

Kätterer's research has been published in various scientific journals, with frequent publications in venues such as:

  • Global Change Biology
  • European Journal of Soil Science
  • Biogeosciences
  • Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Kätterer include:

  • The effect of crop residues, cover crops, manures and nitrogen fertilization on soil organic carbon changes in agroecosystems: a synthesis of reviews (2020), Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
  • Carbon sequestration in soils and climate change mitigation-Definitions and pitfalls (2023), Global Change Biology
  • Relations between soil organic carbon content and the pore size distribution for an arable topsoil with large variations in soil properties (2022), European Journal of Soil Science
  • Modelling dynamic interactions between soil structure and the storage and turnover of soil organic matter (2020), Biogeosciences
  • The simple AMG model accurately simulates organic carbon storage in soils after repeated application of exogenous organic matter (2020), Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Kätterer has collaborated frequently with a select group of co-authors, including:

  • Martin A. Bolinder
  • Katharina Meurer
  • Holger Kirchmann
  • Bertrand Guenet
  • Manuel Martín

Best Publications

  • Roots contribute more to refractory soil organic matter than above-ground crop residues, as revealed by a long-term field experiment

    Thomas Kätterer;Martin Anders Bolinder;Olof Andrén;Holger Kirchmann

  • Temperature dependence of organic matter decomposition: a critical review using literature data analyzed with different models

    Thomas Kätterer;Markus Reichstein;Olof Andrén;Anja Lomander

  • ICBM: THE INTRODUCTORY CARBON BALANCE MODEL FOR EXPLORATION OF SOIL CARBON BALANCES

    Olof Andrén;Thomas Kätterer

  • How does tillage intensity affect soil organic carbon? A systematic review

    Neal R. Haddaway;Katarina Hedlund;Louise E. Jackson;Thomas Kätterer

  • The moisture response of soil heterotrophic respiration: interaction with soil properties

    F. E. Moyano;N. Vasilyeva;L. Bouckaert;F. Cook

  • Knowledge gaps in soil carbon and nitrogen interactions – From molecular to global scale

    Annemieke I. Gärdenäs;Göran I. Ågren;Jeffrey A. Bird;Marianne Clarholm

  • Biochar addition persistently increased soil fertility and yields in maize-soybean rotations over 10 years in sub-humid regions of Kenya

    Thomas Kätterer;Dries Roobroeck;Olof Andrén;Geoffrey Kimutai

  • Temperature dependence of carbon mineralisation: conclusions from a long-term incubation of subalpine soil samples

    Markus Reichstein;Markus Reichstein;Frank Bednorz;Gabriele Broll;Thomas Kätterer

  • From agricultural use of sewage sludge to nutrient extraction: A soil science outlook

    Holger Kirchmann;Gunnar Börjesson;Thomas Kätterer;Yariv Cohen

  • Low stabilization of aboveground crop residue carbon in sandy soils of Swedish long-term experiments

    Christopher Poeplau;Thomas Kätterer;Martin A. Bolinder;Gunnar Börjesson

  • Higher temperature sensitivity for stable than for labile soil organic carbon--evidence from incubations of long-term bare fallow soils.

    Romain Lefèvre;Pierre Barré;Fernando E. Moyano;Bent T. Christensen

  • The energetic and chemical signatures of persistent soil organic matter

    Pierre Barré;Alain F. Plante;Lauric Cécillon;Suzanne Lutfalla;Suzanne Lutfalla

  • Carbon sequestration in soils and climate change mitigation-Definitions and pitfalls.

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  • Tillage intensity affects total SOC stocks in boreo-temperate regions only in the topsoil—A systematic review using an ESM approach

    Katharina H.E. Meurer;Neal R. Haddaway;Martin A. Bolinder;Thomas Kätterer

  • Quantifying and isolating stable soil organic carbon using long-term bare fallow experiments

    Pierre Barré;Pierre Barré;Thomas Eglin;B. T. Christensen;Philippe Ciais

  • Temperature sensitivity of decomposition in relation to soil organic matter pools: critique and outlook

    Markus Reichstein;T. Kätterer;O. Andrén;P. Ciais

  • ICBM regional model for estimations of dynamics of agricultural soil carbon pools

    Olof Andrén;T. Kätterer;T. Karlsson

  • Carbon dioxide evolution from top- and subsoil as affected by moisture and constant and fluctuating temperature

    Anja Lomander;Thomas Kätterer;Olof Andrén

  • Long-term agricultural field experiments in Northern Europe: analysis of the influence of management on soil carbon stocks using the ICBM model

    Thomas Kätterer;Olof Andrén

  • Soil microbial community structure affected by 53 years of nitrogen fertilisation and different organic amendments

    Gunnar Börjesson;Lorenzo Menichetti;Holger Kirchmann;Thomas Kätterer

  • RothC simulation of carbon accumulation in soil after repeated application of widely different organic amendments

    Clément Peltre;Bent T. Christensen;Sophie Dragon;Christian Icard

Frequent Co-Authors

Olof Andrén
Olof Andrén Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Holger Kirchmann
Holger Kirchmann Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Bent T. Christensen
Bent T. Christensen Aarhus University
Sabine Houot
Sabine Houot University of Paris-Saclay
Alain F. Plante
Alain F. Plante University of Pennsylvania
Claire Chenu
Claire Chenu University of Paris-Saclay
François Baudin
François Baudin Sorbonne University
Lars Bergström
Lars Bergström Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Ingrid K. Thomsen
Ingrid K. Thomsen Aarhus University
Katarina Hedlund
Katarina Hedlund Lund University

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