| Bacterial and fungal contributions to carbon sequestration in agroecosystems J Six, SD Frey, RK Thiet, KM Batten Soil Science Society of America Journal 70 (2), 555-569, 2006 | 1411 | 2006 |
| Stoichiometry of soil enzyme activity at global scale RL Sinsabaugh, CL Lauber, MN Weintraub, B Ahmed, SD Allison, ... Ecology letters 11 (11), 1252-1264, 2008 | 1251 | 2008 |
| Temperature and soil organic matter decomposition rates–synthesis of current knowledge and a way forward RT Conant, MG Ryan, GI Ågren, HE Birge, EA Davidson, PE Eliasson, ... Global Change Biology 17 (11), 3392-3404, 2011 | 992 | 2011 |
| Nitrogen additions and litter decomposition: A meta‐analysis M Knorr, SD Frey, PS Curtis Ecology 86 (12), 3252-3257, 2005 | 868 | 2005 |
| Chronic nitrogen enrichment affects the structure and function of the soil microbial community in temperate hardwood and pine forests SD Frey, M Knorr, JL Parrent, RT Simpson Forest Ecology and Management 196 (1), 159-171, 2004 | 756 | 2004 |
| Bacterial and fungal abundance and biomass in conventional and no-tillage agroecosystems along two climatic gradients SD Frey, ET Elliott, K Paustian Soil Biology and Biochemistry 31 (4), 573-585, 1999 | 710 | 1999 |
| Influence of dry–wet cycles on the interrelationship between aggregate, particulate organic matter, and microbial community dynamics K Denef, J Six, H Bossuyt, SD Frey, ET Elliott, R Merckx, K Paustian Soil Biology and Biochemistry 33 (12-13), 1599-1611, 2001 | 655 | 2001 |
| Thermal adaptation of soil microbial respiration to elevated temperature MA Bradford, CA Davies, SD Frey, TR Maddox, JM Melillo, JE Mohan, ... Ecology letters 11 (12), 1316-1327, 2008 | 616 | 2008 |
| Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming TW Crowther, KEO Todd-Brown, CW Rowe, WR Wieder, JC Carey, ... Nature 540 (7631), 104-108, 2016 | 513 | 2016 |
| Influence of microbial populations and residue quality on aggregate stability H Bossuyt, K Denef, J Six, SD Frey, R Merckx, K Paustian Applied Soil Ecology 16 (3), 195-208, 2001 | 446 | 2001 |
| Direct evidence for microbial-derived soil organic matter formation and its ecophysiological controls CM Kallenbach, SD Frey, AS Grandy Nature communications 7 (1), 1-10, 2016 | 437 | 2016 |
| The temperature response of soil microbial efficiency and its feedback to climate SD Frey, J Lee, JM Melillo, J Six Nature Climate Change 3 (4), 395-398, 2013 | 432 | 2013 |
| Bacterial and fungal cell‐wall residues in conventional and no‐tillage agroecosystems G Guggenberger, SD Frey, J Six, K Paustian, ET Elliott Soil Science Society of America Journal 63 (5), 1188-1198, 1999 | 363 | 1999 |
| Microbial biomass, functional capacity, and community structure after 12 years of soil warming SD Frey, R Drijber, H Smith, J Melillo Soil Biology and Biochemistry 40 (11), 2904-2907, 2008 | 319 | 2008 |
| Reciprocal transfer of carbon and nitrogen by decomposer fungi at the soil–litter interface SD Frey, J Six, ET Elliott Soil biology and Biochemistry 35 (7), 1001-1004, 2003 | 252 | 2003 |
| Do growth yield efficiencies differ between soil microbial communities differing in fungal: bacterial ratios? Reality check and methodological issues RK Thiet, SD Frey, J Six Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38 (4), 837-844, 2006 | 240 | 2006 |
| Chronic nitrogen additions suppress decomposition and sequester soil carbon in temperate forests SD Frey, S Ollinger, K Nadelhoffer, R Bowden, E Brzostek, A Burton, ... Biogeochemistry 121 (2), 305-316, 2014 | 229 | 2014 |
| Fungal translocation as a mechanism for soil nitrogen inputs to surface residue decomposition in a no-tillage agroecosystem SD Frey, ET Elliott, K Paustian, GA Peterson Soil Biology and Biochemistry 32 (5), 689-698, 2000 | 222 | 2000 |
| Soil pH and organic C dynamics in tropical forest soils: evidence from laboratory and simulation studies PP Motavalli, CA Palm, WJ Parton, ET Elliott, SD Frey Soil biology and biochemistry 27 (12), 1589-1599, 1995 | 213 | 1995 |
| Long-term pattern and magnitude of soil carbon feedback to the climate system in a warming world JM Melillo, SD Frey, KM DeAngelis, WJ Werner, MJ Bernard, FP Bowles, ... Science 358 (6359), 101-105, 2017 | 208 | 2017 |
johan sixprofessor of agroecology, ETH-ZurichVerified email at ethz.ch
