Johannes Lehmann

Professor
SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS

Johannes Lehmann serves as Professor in SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section at Cornell University.

1,239 publications
97,409 citations
123 h-index
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Rising Papers (3)
2025-02-03 · Earth system science data · Ecology
An organic matter database (OMD): consolidating global residue data from agriculture, fisheries, forestry and related industries
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
44 citations · 38.7x expected for field
2025-05-19 · Nature Climate Change · Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Managing for climate and production goals on crop-lands
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
21 citations · 34.0x expected for field
2025-02-25 · Journal of Cleaner Production · Biomedical Engineering
Can batch lab-scale studies of slow pyrolysis describe biochar yields and properties upon upscaling to a continuous auger kiln?
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
Jillian L. GoldfarbProf Assoc, Chemical and Biomolecular Engr DEPT · EN
18 citations · 5.6x expected for field
Top Papers (13)
2006-08-22 · Soil Science Society of America Journal · History
Black Carbon Increases Cation Exchange Capacity in Soils
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
Dawit SolomonProfessor Associate Adjunct, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
Janice E. ThiesProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
341.8x expected for field · 2,203 citations
2008-10-10 · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · History
Stability of biomass-derived black carbon in soils
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
Dawit SolomonProfessor Associate Adjunct, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
Janice E. ThiesProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
290.4x expected for field · 370 citations
2011-10-01 · Nature · Soil Science
Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
245.6x expected for field · 6,092 citations
2009-04-20 · Microbial Ecology · History
Bacterial Community Composition in Brazilian Anthrosols and Adjacent Soils Characterized Using Culturing and Molecular Identification
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
Janice E. ThiesProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
239.5x expected for field · 307 citations
2016-03-01 · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment · History
Indigenous African soil enrichment as a climate‐smart sustainable agriculture alternative
Dawit SolomonProfessor Associate Adjunct, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
204.1x expected for field · 111 citations
2006-02-23 · Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks · History
Soil Fertility and Production Potential
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
184.2x expected for field · 171 citations
2015-11-23 · Nature · Soil Science
The contentious nature of soil organic matter
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
183.5x expected for field · 4,485 citations
2006-02-23 · Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks · History
Amazonian Dark Earths as Carbon Stores and Sinks
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
176.2x expected for field · 160 citations
2011-05-22 · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · Soil Science
Biochar effects on soil biota – A review
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
Janice E. ThiesProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
152.1x expected for field · 4,992 citations
2016-04-01 · Nature · Soil Science
Climate-smart soils
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
130.9x expected for field · 2,148 citations
2022-06-17 · Nature Communications · History
Evidence confirms an anthropic origin of Amazonian Dark Earths
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
130.0x expected for field · 51 citations
2023-05-24 · Nature · Soil Science
Microbial carbon use efficiency promotes global soil carbon storage
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
126.9x expected for field · 900 citations
2007-02-26 · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · History
Molecular signature and sources of biochemical recalcitrance of organic C in Amazonian Dark Earths
Dawit SolomonProfessor Associate Adjunct, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
Janice E. ThiesProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
119.4x expected for field · 160 citations
Recent Papers (16)
2026-08-02 · New Phytologist · Global and Planetary Change
Operationalizing soil persistence in soil and ecosystem ecology
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
2026-06-18 · Geoderma · Soil Science
The roles of litter quality and microbial processing in shaping leachate chemodiversity during early decomposition
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
2026-06-16 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Soil Science
Bacterial metabolism rather than necromass dominates input to soil organic carbon
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
2026-05-01 · Global Change Biology · Soil Science
Resolving the Trade‐Offs by Conservation Deep Tillage
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
2026-04-15 · Nature Sustainability · Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Realizing an equitable circular bionutrient economy in the United States
Rebecca NelsonProfessor, SIPS - Plant Path & Plant-Microbe Bio Section · CALS
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
Chuan LiaoProf Asst, Global Development · CALS
2026-03-14 · Environmental Engineering
The impact of enhanced rock weathering on soil organic carbon
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
2026-03-01 · The White Horse Press eBooks · Geography, Planning and Development
Grasping Soil
Amiel BizeProf Asst, Anthropology · CAS
2026-03-01 · The White Horse Press eBooks · Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Ithaca, New York
2026-03-01 · The White Horse Press eBooks · Atmospheric Science
Unit 1: Soil as Substrate
2026-01-27 · The Science of The Total Environment · Soil Science
Elevated organic carbon in African Dark Earths is not exclusively attributable to pyrogenic organic matter
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
Dawit SolomonProfessor Associate Adjunct, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
2026-01-01 · SSRN Electronic Journal · Soil Science
The roles of litter quality and microbial processing in shaping leachate chemodiversity during early decomposition
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
2025-12-24 · Global Food Security · Ecology
Synergistic pathways to a circular bionutrient economy
Rebecca A. NelsonProfessor, SIPS - Plant Path & Plant-Microbe Bio Section · CALS
Chuan LiaoProf Asst, Global Development · CALS
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
2025-12-10 · Nature Communications
Decomposition causes short-term increases in functional molecular diversity of dissolved organic matter
Daniel H. BuckleyProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
2025-11-27
Solid phase molecular diversity enhances soil organic matter persistence
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
2025-11-09 · GCB Bioenergy · Environmental Engineering
Biochar Permanence—A Policy Commentary
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS
2025-11-02 · Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy · Waste Management and Disposal
Phosphate adsorption by poultry manure biochar impregnated with different sources of magnesium
Johannes LehmannProfessor, SIPS - Soil and Crop Sciences Section · CALS