| The knowns, known unknowns and unknowns of sequestration of soil organic carbon U Stockmann, MA Adams, JW Crawford, DJ Field, N Henakaarchchi, ... Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 164, 80-99, 2013 | 2007 | 2013 |
| Relationship of soil organic matter dynamics to physical protection and tillage J Balesdent, C Chenu, M Balabane Soil and tillage research 53 (3-4), 215-230, 2000 | 1911 | 2000 |
| Organic matter influence on clay wettability and soil aggregate stability C Chenu, Y Le Bissonnais, D Arrouays Soil Science Society of America Journal 64 (4), 1479-1486, 2000 | 1200 | 2000 |
| Responses of soil heterotrophic respiration to moisture availability: An exploration of processes and models FE Moyano, S Manzoni, C Chenu Soil Biology and Biochemistry 59, 72-85, 2013 | 1094 | 2013 |
| The interplay between microbial communities and soil properties L Philippot, C Chenu, A Kappler, MC Rillig, N Fierer Nature Reviews Microbiology 22 (4), 226-239, 2024 | 1083 | 2024 |
| The effects of organic inputs over time on soil aggregate stability–A literature analysis S Abiven, S Menasseri, C Chenu Soil Biology and Biochemistry 41 (1), 1-12, 2009 | 1045 | 2009 |
| Increasing organic stocks in agricultural soils: Knowledge gaps and potential innovations C Chenu, DA Angers, P Barré, D Derrien, D Arrouays, J Balesdent Soil and Tillage Research 188, 41-52, 2019 | 832 | 2019 |
| How to measure, report and verify soil carbon change to realize the potential of soil carbon sequestration for atmospheric greenhouse gas removal P Smith, JF Soussana, D Angers, L Schipper, C Chenu, DP Rasse, ... Global Change Biology 26 (1), 219-241, 2020 | 826 | 2020 |
| Dynamics of soil organic matter associated with particle‐size fractions of water‐stable aggregates P Puget, C Chenu, J Balesdent European Journal of Soil Science 51 (4), 595-605, 2000 | 768 | 2000 |
| Particulate organic matter as a functional soil component for persistent soil organic carbon K Witzgall, A Vidal, DI Schubert, C Höschen, SA Schweizer, F Buegger, ... Nature communications 12 (1), 4115, 2021 | 686 | 2021 |
| Increasing soil carbon storage: mechanisms, effects of agricultural practices and proxies. A review: Soil C storage: mechanisms, practices and proxies MF Dignac, D Derrien, P Barré, S Barot, L Cécillon, C Chenu, T Chevallier, ... Agronomy for sustainable development 37 (2), 14, 2017 | 656 | 2017 |
| Total and young organic matter distributions in aggregates of silty cultivated soils P Puget, C Chenu, J Balesdent European Journal of Soil Science 46 (3), 449-459, 1995 | 627 | 1995 |
| Isolating organic carbon fractions with varying turnover rates in temperate agricultural soils–A comprehensive method comparison C Poeplau, A Don, J Six, M Kaiser, D Benbi, C Chenu, MF Cotrufo, ... Soil Biology and Biochemistry 125, 10-26, 2018 | 574 | 2018 |
| Carbon dynamics in topsoil and in subsoil may be controlled by different regulatory mechanisms C Salome, N Nunan, V Pouteau, TZ Lerch, C Chenu Global change biology 16 (1), 416-426, 2010 | 558 | 2010 |
| Clay‐sized organo‐mineral complexes in a cultivation chronosequence: revisiting the concept of the ‘primary organo‐mineral complex’ C Chenu, AF Plante European Journal of Soil Science 57 (4), 596-607, 2006 | 531 | 2006 |
| Ecosystem services provided by soils of urban, industrial, traffic, mining, and military areas (SUITMAs) JL Morel, C Chenu, K Lorenz Journal of soils and sediments 15 (8), 1659-1666, 2015 | 493 | 2015 |
| Aggregate stability and microbial community dynamics under drying–wetting cycles in a silt loam soil D Cosentino, C Chenu, Y Le Bissonnais Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38 (8), 2053-2062, 2006 | 480 | 2006 |
| Soil security: solving the global soil crisis A Koch, A McBratney, M Adams, D Field, R Hill, J Crawford, B Minasny, ... Global Policy 4 (4), 434-441, 2013 | 456 | 2013 |
| Clay—or sand—polysaccharide associations as models for the interface between micro-organisms and soil: water related properties and microstructure C Chenu Soil Structure/Soil Biota Interrelationships, 143-156, 1993 | 449 | 1993 |
| Can N2O emissions offset the benefits from soil organic carbon storage? B Guenet, B Gabrielle, C Chenu, D Arrouays, J Balesdent, M Bernoux, ... Global Change Biology 27 (2), 237-256, 2021 | 428 | 2021 |