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Soil Quality

Soil Quality is the capacity of a soil to function within ecosystem and land-use boundaries by sustaining biological productivity, maintaining environmental quality, and promoting plant and animal health, distinguished from related soil properties by its integrative assessment of physical, chemical, and biological attributes in relation to specific land uses.

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Methods of soil analysis. Part 2. Chemical and microbiological properties.

A. L. Page · 1982 · 13K citations

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Methods of soil analysis. Part 3 - chemical methods.

Donald L. Sparks, A. L. Page, Philip A. Helmke et al. · 1996 · 8.6K citations

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The Nature and Properties of Soils

Agronomy Journal · 1952 · 6.2K citations

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Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

Michael W. Schmidt, Margaret Torn, Samuel Abiven et al. · Nature · 2011 · 6K citations · Full text

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Stabilization mechanisms of soil organic matter: Implications for C-saturation of soils

Johan Six, Richard T. Conant, E. A. Paul et al. · Plant and Soil · 2002 · 4.4K citations

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Authors

35.2K

  1. RL
    Rattan Lal

    The Ohio State University, United States

    139 publications · 17.1K citations

    65

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  2. DL
    Douglas L. Karlen

    Agricultural Research Service, United States

    53 publications · 13.7K citations

    42

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  3. LM
    Luca Montanarella

    Joint Research Centre, Italy

    28 publications · 4K citations

    25

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  4. AB
    Alex B. McBratney

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    26 publications · 4.2K citations

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  5. LJ
    Lars Juhl Munkholm

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    23 publications · 2K citations

    22

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Institutions

5.2K

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    104 h-index

    1.9K publications

    129.4K citations

  2. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    72 h-index

    312 publications

    30.9K citations

  3. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    68 h-index

    324 publications

    37.5K citations

  4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    64 h-index

    496 publications

    27.7K citations

  5. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    64 h-index

    420 publications

    34.4K citations

  6. Institute of Soil Science

    Nanjing, China

    63 h-index

    524 publications

    42.9K citations

  7. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    61 h-index

    375 publications

    33.1K citations

  8. Northwest A&F University

    Yangling, China

    57 h-index

    573 publications

    35.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Soil and Tillage Research

    525 publications · 46.7K citations

    119

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  2. Geoderma

    481 publications · 46.9K citations

    116

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  3. Soil Biology and Biochemistry

    282 publications · 36.7K citations

    102

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  4. The Science of The Total Environment

    349 publications · 24.6K citations

    82

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  5. Soil Science Society of America Journal

    SSSAJ · 317 publications · 28.7K citations

    82

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