| The impact of agricultural soil erosion on the global carbon cycle K Van Oost, TA Quine, G Govers, S De Gryze, J Six, JW Harden, ... Science 318 (5850), 626-629, 2007 | 1042 | 2007 |
| Integrated soil fertility management: operational definition and consequences for implementation and dissemination B Vanlauwe, A Bationo, J Chianu, KE Giller, R Merckx, U Mokwunye, ... Outlook on agriculture 39 (1), 17-24, 2010 | 868 | 2010 |
| 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 | 842 | 2001 |
| An improved colorimetric method to quantify sugar content of plant tissue JAN Buysse, R Merckx Journal of Experimental Botany 44 (10), 1627-1629, 1993 | 712 | 1993 |
| Soil carbon storage controlled by interactions between geochemistry and climate S Doetterl, A Stevens, J Six, R Merckx, K Van Oost, M Casanova Pinto, ... Nature Geoscience 8 (10), 780-783, 2015 | 608 | 2015 |
| 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 | 596 | 2001 |
| Integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa: unravelling local adaptation B Vanlauwe, K Descheemaeker, KE Giller, J Huising, R Merckx, ... Soil 1 (1), 491-508, 2015 | 527 | 2015 |
| Microbial biomass responses to soil drying and rewetting: the fate of fast-and slow-growing microorganisms in soils from different climates M Van Gestel, R Merckx, K Vlassak Soil Biology and Biochemistry 25 (1), 109-123, 1993 | 501 | 1993 |
| Soil organic carbon pool changes following land‐use conversions S DeGryze, J Six, K Paustian, SJ Morris, EA Paul, R Merckx Global change biology 10 (7), 1120-1132, 2004 | 475 | 2004 |
| Carbon sequestration in microaggregates of no‐tillage soils with different clay mineralogy K Denef, J Six, R Merckx, K Paustian Soil Science Society of America Journal 68 (6), 1935-1944, 2004 | 417 | 2004 |
| Importance of macroaggregate dynamics in controlling soil carbon stabilization: short-term effects of physical disturbance induced by dry–wet cycles K Denef, J Six, K Paustian, R Merckx Soil Biology and Biochemistry 33 (15), 2145-2153, 2001 | 404 | 2001 |
| A staggered maize–legume intercrop arrangement robustly increases crop yields and economic returns in the highlands of Central Kenya M Mucheru-Muna, P Pypers, D Mugendi, J Kung’u, J Mugwe, R Merckx, ... Field crops research 115 (2), 132-139, 2010 | 373 | 2010 |
| Short-term effects of biological and physical forces on aggregate formation in soils with different clay mineralogy K Denef, J Six, R Merckx, K Paustian Plant and Soil 246, 185-200, 2002 | 304 | 2002 |
| Production of root-derived material and associated microbial growth in soil at different nutrient levels R Merckx, A Dijkstra, A Den Hartog, JA Van Veen Biology and Fertility of Soils 5, 126-132, 1987 | 304 | 1987 |
| Understanding the process of agricultural technology adoption: mineral fertilizer in eastern DR Congo I Lambrecht, B Vanlauwe, R Merckx, M Maertens World development 59, 132-146, 2014 | 290 | 2014 |
| Determinants of annual fluxes of CO2 and N2O in long-term no-tillage and conventional tillage systems in northern France K Oorts, R Merckx, E Gréhan, J Labreuche, B Nicolardot Soil and Tillage Research 95 (1-2), 133-148, 2007 | 290 | 2007 |
| A quantification of short-term macroaggregate dynamics: influences of wheat residue input and texture S De Gryze, J Six, C Brits, R Merckx Soil Biology and Biochemistry 37 (1), 55-66, 2005 | 289 | 2005 |
| Concentrations of 137Cs and K in Soil Solution Predict the Plant Availability of 137Cs in Soils E Smolders, K Van den Brande, R Merckx Environmental science & technology 31 (12), 3432-3438, 1997 | 263 | 1997 |
| Spatial location of carbon decomposition in the soil pore system DT Strong, HDE Wever, R Merckx, S Recous European Journal of Soil Science 55 (4), 739-750, 2004 | 262 | 2004 |
| Plant-and soil-related controls of the flow of carbon from roots through the soil microbial biomass JA Van Veen, R Merckx, SC Van de Geijn Ecology of Arable Land—Perspectives and Challenges: Proceeding of an …, 1989 | 262 | 1989 |
