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Yakov Kuzyakov 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 Yakov Kuzyakov sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 833 publications — 100th percentile

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Yakov Kuzyakov 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 Yakov Kuzyakov sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 143 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Germany Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Yakov Kuzyakov is a researcher affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany. Their primary fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Soil Science, Plant Science, and Ecology. The research spans several interconnected subfields such as Environmental Chemistry and Global and Planetary Change.

The work of Yakov Kuzyakov addresses multiple main topics, notably Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology. Further areas of interest encompass Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Plant Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism, and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis.

Yakov Kuzyakov has a notable publication record in respected scientific venues. The frequent publication outlets include:

  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Global Change Biology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Geoderma

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Yakov Kuzyakov are:

  • Rhizosphere bacteriome structure and functions, 2022, Nature Communications
  • How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar, 2021, GCB Bioenergy
  • Microbial necromass as the source of soil organic carbon in global ecosystems, 2021, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Temperature sensitivity of SOM decomposition is linked with a K-selected microbial community, 2021, Global Change Biology
  • Carbon and nitrogen recycling from microbial necromass to cope with C:N stoichiometric imbalance by priming, 2020, Soil Biology and Biochemistry

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Tida Ge
  • Michaela A. Dippold
  • Ekaterina Filimonenko
  • Anna Gunina
  • Yu Luo

Yakov Kuzyakov has also contributed to book publications. A recent book titled Microbial Regulation of Soil Carbon Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems was published in 2023 by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • Review of mechanisms and quantification of priming effects.

    Yakov Kuzyakov;J. K. Friedel;Karl Stahr

  • Priming effects : interactions between living and dead organic matter

    Yakov Kuzyakov

  • Microbial hotspots and hot moments in soil: Concept & review

    Yakov Kuzyakov;Yakov Kuzyakov;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Evgenia Blagodatskaya

  • Mechanisms of real and apparent priming effects and their dependence on soil microbial biomass and community structure: critical review

    Е. Blagodatskaya;Е. Blagodatskaya;Y. Kuzyakov

  • Plant and mycorrhizal regulation of rhizodeposition

    David L. Jones;Angela Hodge;Yakov Kuzyakov

  • Sources of CO2 efflux from soil and review of partitioning methods

    Yakov Kuzyakov

  • Competition between roots and microorganisms for nitrogen: mechanisms and ecological relevance

    Yakov Kuzyakov;Yakov Kuzyakov;Xingliang Xu

  • Carbon input by plants into the soil. Review.

    Yakov Kuzyakov;Grzegorz Domanski

  • Black carbon decomposition and incorporation into soil microbial biomass estimated by 14C labeling

    Yakov Kuzyakov;Irina Subbotina;Haiqing Chen;Irina Bogomolova

  • Biochar stability in soil: meta-analysis of decomposition and priming effects

    Jinyang Wang;Jinyang Wang;Zhengqin Xiong;Yakov Kuzyakov;Yakov Kuzyakov

  • Soil C and N availability determine the priming effect: microbial N mining and stoichiometric decomposition theories

    Ruirui Chen;Ruirui Chen;Mehmet Senbayram;Mehmet Senbayram;Sergey Blagodatsky;Sergey Blagodatsky;Olga Myachina

  • Active microorganisms in soil: Critical review of estimation criteria and approaches

    Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Yakov Kuzyakov

  • Review: Factors affecting rhizosphere priming effects

    Yakov Kuzyakov

  • Rhizosphere bacteriome structure and functions

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  • Carbon input by roots into the soil: Quantification of rhizodeposition from root to ecosystem scale

    Johanna Pausch;Johanna Pausch;Yakov Kuzyakov;Yakov Kuzyakov

  • How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar

    Stephen Joseph;Annette L. Cowie;Annette L. Cowie;Lukas Van Zwieten;Lukas Van Zwieten;Nanthi Bolan;Nanthi Bolan

  • Microbial necromass as the source of soil organic carbon in global ecosystems

    Baorong Wang;Shaoshan An;Shaoshan An;Chao Liang;Yang Liu

  • Time lag between photosynthesis and carbon dioxide efflux from soil: a review of mechanisms and controls

    Yakov Kuzyakov;Olga Gavrichkova

  • Silicon pools and fluxes in soils and landscapes—a review

    Michael Sommer;Danuta Kaczorek;Yakov Kuzyakov;Jörn Breuer

  • Biochar stability in soil: Decomposition during eight years and transformation as assessed by compound-specific 14C analysis

    Yakov Kuzyakov;Irina Bogomolova;Bruno Glaser

  • Photosynthesis controls of rhizosphere respiration and organic matter decomposition

    Yakov Kuzyakov;Yakov Kuzyakov;Weixin Cheng

  • Sugars in soil and sweets for microorganisms: Review of origin, content, composition and fate

    Anna Gunina;Yakov Kuzyakov

  • Pedogenic carbonates: Forms and formation processes

    Kazem Zamanian;Konstantin Pustovoytov;Yakov Kuzyakov

  • Rhizosphere size and shape: Temporal dynamics and spatial stationarity

    Yakov Kuzyakov;Bahar S. Razavi;Bahar S. Razavi

Frequent Co-Authors

Evgenia Blagodatskaya
Evgenia Blagodatskaya Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Xingliang Xu
Xingliang Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Johanna Pausch
Johanna Pausch University of Bayreuth
Sergey Blagodatsky
Sergey Blagodatsky University of Hohenheim
Jinshui Wu
Jinshui Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Karl Stahr
Karl Stahr University of Hohenheim
Georg Guggenberger
Georg Guggenberger University of Hannover
Guido L. B. Wiesenberg
Guido L. B. Wiesenberg University of Zurich
Georg Miehe
Georg Miehe Philipp University of Marburg
Zhenke Zhu
Zhenke Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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