| Global carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters PA Raymond, J Hartmann, R Lauerwald, S Sobek, C McDonald, ... Nature 503 (7476), 355-359, 2013 | 2742 | 2013 |
| A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks H Tian, R Xu, JG Canadell, RL Thompson, W Winiwarter, ... Nature 586 (7828), 248-256, 2020 | 1931 | 2020 |
| Anthropogenic perturbation of the carbon fluxes from land to ocean P Regnier, P Friedlingstein, P Ciais, FT Mackenzie, N Gruber, ... Nature Geoscience 6 (8), 597-607, 2013 | 1386 | 2013 |
| River ecosystem metabolism and carbon biogeochemistry in a changing world TJ Battin, R Lauerwald, ES Bernhardt, E Bertuzzo, LG Gener, RO Hall Jr, ... Nature 613 (7944), 449-459, 2023 | 479 | 2023 |
| Global perturbation of organic carbon cycling by river damming T Maavara, R Lauerwald, P Regnier, P Van Cappellen Nature communications 8, 2017 | 438 | 2017 |
| Spatial patterns in CO2 evasion from the global river network R Lauerwald, GG Laruelle, J Hartmann, P Ciais, PAG Regnier Global Biogeochemical Cycles 29 (5), 534-554, 2015 | 370 | 2015 |
| Global chemical weathering and associated P-release—The role of lithology, temperature and soil properties J Hartmann, N Moosdorf, R Lauerwald, M Hinderer, AJ West Chemical Geology 363, 145-163, 2014 | 345 | 2014 |
| Regionalized global budget of the CO2 exchange at the air‐water interface in continental shelf seas GG Laruelle, R Lauerwald, B Pfeil, P Regnier Global biogeochemical cycles 28 (11), 1199-1214, 2014 | 257 | 2014 |
| Around one third of current Arctic Ocean primary production sustained by rivers and coastal erosion J Terhaar, R Lauerwald, P Regnier, N Gruber, L Bopp Nature Communications 12 (1), 169, 2021 | 255 | 2021 |
| Global multi-scale segmentation of continental and coastal waters from the watersheds to the continental margins GG Laruelle, HH Dürr, R Lauerwald, J Hartmann, CP Slomp, N Goossens, ... Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 17 (5), 2029-2051, 2013 | 241 | 2013 |
| Global methane budget 2000–2020 M Saunois, A Martinez, B Poulter, Z Zhang, PA Raymond, P Regnier, ... Earth System Science Data 17 (5), 1873-1958, 2025 | 239 | 2025 |
| ORCHIDEE-MICT (v8. 4.1), a land surface model for the high latitudes: model description and validation M Guimberteau, D Zhu, F Maignan, Y Huang, Y Chao, S Dantec-Nédélec, ... Geoscientific Model Development 11 (1), 121, 2018 | 236* | 2018 |
| Nitrous oxide emissions from inland waters: Are IPCC estimates too high? T Maavara, R Lauerwald, GG Laruelle, Z Akbarzadeh, NJ Bouskill, ... Global change biology 25 (2), 473-488, 2019 | 213 | 2019 |
| A brief overview of the GLObal RIver CHemistry Database, GLORICH J Hartmann, R Lauerwald, N Moosdorf Procedia Earth and Planetary Science 10, 23-27, 2014 | 187 | 2014 |
| Comparing national greenhouse gas budgets reported in UNFCCC inventories against atmospheric inversions Z Deng, P Ciais, ZA Tzompa-Sosa, M Saunois, C Qiu, C Tan, T Sun, P Ke, ... Earth System Science Data 14 (4), 1639-1675, 2022 | 166 | 2022 |
| Global nitrous oxide budget (1980–2020) H Tian, N Pan, RL Thompson, JG Canadell, P Suntharalingam, P Regnier, ... Earth System Science Data 16 (6), 2543-2604, 2024 | 161 | 2024 |
| Regional trends and drivers of the global methane budget AR Stavert, M Saunois, JG Canadell, B Poulter, RB Jackson, P Regnier, ... Global Change Biology 28 (1), 182-200, 2022 | 159 | 2022 |
| Global soil organic carbon removal by water erosion under climate change and land use change during AD 1850–2005 V Naipal, P Ciais, Y Wang, R Lauerwald, B Guenet, K Van Oost Biogeosciences 15 (14), 4459-4480, 2018 | 128 | 2018 |
| Empirical estimates of regional carbon budgets imply reduced global soil heterotrophic respiration P Ciais, Y Yao, T Gasser, A Baccini, Y Wang, R Lauerwald, S Peng, ... National Science Review 8 (2), nwaa145, 2021 | 120 | 2021 |
| Definitions and methods to estimate regional land carbon fluxes for the second phase of the REgional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes Project (RECCAP-2) P Ciais, A Bastos, F Chevallier, R Lauerwald, B Poulter, P Canadell, ... Geoscientific Model Development Discussions 2020, 1-46, 2020 | 119 | 2020 |