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h-index: 17
Works: 58
Citations: 1,271

Most-cited papers

Climate–land-use interactions shape tropical mountain biodiversity and ecosystem functions
M. Peters, A. Hemp, T. Appelhans, J. Becker +46 more
2019Nature490 citations
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Metagenomic insights into soil microbial communities involved in carbon cycling along an elevation climosequences.
Z. Dai, H. Zang, Jie Chen, Ying-Ying Fu +12 more
2021Environmental Microbiology103 citations
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Species richness is more important for ecosystem functioning than species turnover along an elevational gradient
Jörg Albrecht, M. Peters, J. Becker, C. Behler +43 more
2021Nature Ecology & Evolution98 citations
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Annual litterfall dynamics and nutrient deposition depending on elevation and land use at Mt. Kilimanjaro
J. Becker, H. Pabst, J. Mnyonga, Y. Kuzyakov
201564 citations Open access
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Teatime on Mount Kilimanjaro: Assessing climate and land‐use effects on litter decomposition and stabilization using the Tea Bag Index
J. Becker, Y. Kuzyakov
201848 citations Open access
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Biomass, Morphology, and Dynamics of the Fine Root System Across a 3,000-M Elevation Gradient on Mt. Kilimanjaro
Natalia Sierra Cornejo, D. Hertel, J. Becker, A. Hemp +1 more
2020Frontiers in Plant Science46 citations Open access
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Depth rather than microrelief controls microbial biomass and kinetics of C-, N-, P- and S-cycle enzymes in peatland
S. Parvin, E. Blagodatskaya, J. Becker, Y. Kuzyakov +2 more
2018Geoderma43 citations
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Riparian wetland properties counter the effect of land-use change on soil carbon stocks after rainforest conversion to plantations
N. Hennings, J. Becker, T. Guillaume, M. Damris +2 more
2021CATENA37 citations Open access
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Soil Water Stress at Young Urban Street-tree Sites in Response to Meteorology and Site Parameters
Alexander Schütt, J. Becker, A. Gröngröft, Selina Schaaf-Titel +1 more
2022Urban Forestry & Urban Greening29 citations Open access
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Factors controlling soil organic carbon stocks in hardwood floodplain forests of the lower middle Elbe River
Adrian Heger, J. Becker, L. Navas, A. Eschenbach
202129 citations
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The effect of root hairs on rhizosphere phosphatase activity
M. Holz, M. Zarebanadkouki, A. Carminati, J. Becker +1 more
2020Journal of Plant Nutrition And Soil Science/Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernahrung und Bodenkunde29 citations
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Nitrogen turnover and greenhouse gas emissions in a tropical alpine ecosystem, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Adrian Gütlein, Marcus Zistl-Schlingmann, J. Becker, N. Cornejo +6 more
2017Plant and Soil29 citations
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Ashes to ashes: Characterization of organic matter in Andosols along a 3400 m elevation transect at Mount Kilimanjaro using analytical pyrolysis
J. Becker, M. Dippold, A. Hemp, Y. Kuzyakov
2019CATENA19 citations Open access
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Legume and Non-legume Trees Increase Soil Carbon Sequestration in Savanna
J. Becker, Adrian Gütlein, Natalia Sierra Cornejo, R. Kiese +2 more
2017Ecosystems19 citations
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Effects of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) inoculation on nodule development and rhizosphere carbon and nitrogen content under simulated drought
J. Becker, Janis Grozinger, A. Sarkar, B. Reinhold-Hurek +1 more
2023Plant and Soil18 citations Open access
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Effects of land use and elevation on the functional characteristics of soil enzymes at Mt. Kilimanjaro
Emanueli M. Ndossi, J. Becker, A. Hemp, M. Dippold +2 more
2020European journal of soil biology18 citations
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How to get to the N – a call for interdisciplinary research on organic N utilization pathways by plants
M. Holz, Simon Lewin, Steffen Kolb, J. Becker +1 more
2024Plant and Soil17 citations Open access
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Hot or not? connecting rhizosphere hotspots to total soil respiration
J. Becker, M. Holz
2021Plant and Soil16 citations Open access
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Pyrogenic carbon and carbonating minerals for carbon capture and storage (PyMiCCS) part II: organic and inorganic carbon dioxide removal in an Oxisol
Maria-Elena Vorrath, T. Amann, Johannes Meyer zu Drewer, N. Hagemann +7 more
2025Frontiers in Climate13 citations Open access
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Soil organic carbon stocks and stabilization mechanisms in tidal marshes along estuarine gradients
Friederike Neiske, Maria Seedtke, Annette Eschenbach, Monica Wilson +2 more
2024bioRxiv13 citations Open access
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Effects of land-use change and disturbance on the fine root biomass, dynamics, morphology, and related C and N fluxes to the soil of forest ecosystems at different elevations at Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
N. Cornejo, J. Becker, A. Hemp, D. Hertel
2023Oecologia13 citations Open access
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Growth Response of Nine Tree Species to Water Supply in Planting Soils Representative for Urban Street Tree Sites
Alexander Schütt, J. Becker, C. Reisdorff, A. Eschenbach
2022Forests13 citations Open access
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Soil texture and pH affect soil CO2 efflux in hardwood floodplain forests of the lower middle Elbe River
Adrian Heger, J. Becker, Lizeth K. Vásconez, D. Holl +1 more
2022European Journal of Soil Science10 citations Open access
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Exploring the benefits of inoculated cowpeas under different climatic conditions in Namibia
Livia Rasche, J. Becker, P. Chimwamurombe, Annette Eschenbach +6 more
2023Scientific Reports9 citations Open access
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Climate implications on forest above- and belowground carbon allocation patterns along a tropical elevation gradient on Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
Natalia Sierra Cornejo, C. Leuschner, J. Becker, A. Hemp +2 more
2021Oecologia9 citations Open access
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Application of planar optodes to measure CO2 gradients in the rhizosphere of unsaturated soils
M. Holz, J. Becker, Gabrielle Daudin, E. Oburger
20208 citations
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Nitrogen turnover and greenhouse gas emissions in a tropical alpine ecosystem, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Adrian Gütlein, Marcus Zistl-Schlingmann, J. Becker, N. Cornejo +6 more
2016Plant and Soil7 citations
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Litter decomposition and prokaryotic decomposer communities along estuarine gradients
Friederike Neiske, Luise Grüterich, Annette Eschenbach, Monica Wilson +3 more
2025Soil Biology and Biochemistry6 citations Open access
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Are active and former floodplain soils of the lower middle Elbe similar? A study of soil characteristics and possible implications for forest restoration
Lizeth K. Vásconez Navas, J. Becker, Adrian Heger, A. Gröngröft +1 more
2023CATENA6 citations Open access
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Long-term carbon dioxide removal potential from the application of wood biochar and basanite rock powder in sandy soil using the LiDELSv2 process-based modeling approach
Mikita Maslouski, M. Ansari, Susanne E. Hamburger, Johannes Meyer zu Drewer +7 more
2025Environmental Research Letters3 citations Open access
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Drivers for soil organic carbon stabilization in Elbe River floodplains
Adrian Heger, J. Becker, Lizeth K. Vásconez, Annette Eschenbach
2024Journal of Plant Nutrition And Soil Science/Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernahrung und Bodenkunde3 citations Open access
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Biochar dominated the combined effect of silicate rock powder and biochar application on extracellular enzyme kinetics and nutrient dynamics in a sandy soil
Maria Ansari, S. Stock, M. Dippold, Susanne E. Hamburger +5 more
2026Soil & Tillage Research2 citations Open access
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Spatio-temporal distribution of enzyme activities in cowpea rhizosphere – the role of plant growth stages and nodule senescence
Elisabeth K. Albrecht, M. Holz, J. Becker
2026Soil Biology and Biochemistry2 citations Open access
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Community-level plant functional strategies explain ecosystem carbon storage across a tropical elevational gradient
D. Mauki, Peter Manning, M. Schleuning, A. Hemp +7 more
2025bioRxiv2 citations Open access
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Water vapor from deep soil reservoirs as a viable water source for plants in sandy soils
Simran Sekhri, V. Kleinschmidt, Annette Eschenbach, J. Becker
Soil & Tillage Research2 citations Open access
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Mapping the supply of nature’s contributions to people on Mount Kilimanjaro
Netra Bhandari, N. R. Kinabo, D. Martin, A. L. Boesing +35 more
2026Environmental Research Letters1 citations Open access
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Soil organic matter origin and composition along a 3200 m elevation gradient on Mount Kilimanjaro
J. Becker, M. Dippold, Emanueli M. Ndossi, Y. Kuzyakov +2 more
2025CATENA1 citations Open access
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Determining the optimal temperature and precipitation for microbial community development in montane forest ecosystems: PLFA analysis along a 3500 m altitudinal gradient on Mt Kilimanjaro
A. Gunina, J. Becker, A. Hemp, Luo Yu +2 more
20181 citations
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Carbon and nutrient cycles depending on climate and land use along the elevation gradient of Mount Kilimanjaro
J. Becker
20171 citations
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Rock-enhanced biochar exhibits similar priming effect as pure biochar application while improving short-term carbon stabilization in agricultural soils
Maria Ansari, Annemarie Lübeck, Johannes Meyer zu Drewer, N. Hagemann +2 more
2026Biology and Fertility of Soils0 citations Open access
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Ecotonal gradients shape biodiversity of multiple estuarine taxa
Rebecca Oester, B. Branoff, Johanna Biederbick, Luise Grüterich +25 more
2026Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science0 citations Open access
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Mulching, rhizobial inoculation, and water supply shape soil enzyme activities and nutrient dynamics in a Namibian sandy soil under cowpea cultivation
Elisa Karina Albrecht, Simran Sekhri, Barbara Reinhold-Hurek, Shanmugam Solaiyappan Mani +4 more
2026Plant and Soil0 citations Open access
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Quantifying aggregation bias in marsh carbon flux estimates caused by rhizosphere oxygen heterogeneity
Youssef Saadaoui, C. Beer, Peter Mueller, Friederike Neiske +3 more
2026Biogeosciences0 citations Open access
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Investigating Soil Water Dynamics to Improve Agriculture: Namibian Land-Use Systems Under Drought
Simran Sekhri, Elisa Karina Albrecht, A. Gröngröft, V. Kleinschmidt +2 more
2026Soil Science Cases0 citations Open access
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Partitioning biota along the Elbe River estuary: where are the community transitions?
Benjamin B. Branoff, Luise Grüterich, Monica Wilson, Sven Patrik Tobias-Hunefeldt +11 more
2024bioRxiv0 citations Open access
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Long time risk assessment of soil water shortage in planting pits of young urban roadside trees in the city of Hamburg, Germany
Alexander Schütt, Selina Schaaf-Titel, J. Becker, A. Eschenbach
20210 citations Open access
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Impacts of technically modified plant pits on water balance dynamics and tree vitality in urban environments
Ines Nofz, V. Kleinschmidt, J. Becker, A. Eschenbach
20200 citations Open access
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Hydro-physical properties of temperate hardwood floodplain forest soils in a dry summer season
Lizeth Karina Vásconez Navas, A. Gröngröft, J. Becker, A. Eschenbach
20200 citations Open access
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The Ebergoetzen Measurement Site: Linking Biogeochemical Cycles and Soil Development in a Central European Beech Forest
J. Becker, H. Hughes, J. Grotheer, Thorsten Zeppenfeld +1 more
20190 citations
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Soil characteristics at Mt Kilimanjaro
J. Becker, Anna Kühnel, H. Pabst, J. Mnyonga +4 more
20180 citations
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