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André L.C. Franco

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsNematode management and characterization studiesSoil Management and Crop YieldRuminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyIsotope Analysis in Ecology

Publications

77

Citations

2,746

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

48

Publishing since 1979

Research summary
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André L.C. Franco studies soil ecology, focusing on how the small organisms living in soil (such as nematodes, mites, and other invertebrates) affect carbon and nutrient cycling. His work spans natural ecosystems like grasslands and Antarctic soils as well as managed agricultural systems, examining how land use, climate change, and farming practices shape soil life and soil health. Much of the research connects belowground biodiversity to broader goals like carbon storage and sustainable food production.

Soil fauna and biodiversityCarbon and nutrient cycling in soilNematode ecologyLand-use change and agricultureClimate change effects on soil communities

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the last decade, averaging around three papers per year with some year-to-year fluctuation.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 6 publications6202021: 6 publications6212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry×4
  • Geoderma×2
  • Soil and Tillage Research×2
  • Global Change Biology×2
  • Applied Soil Ecology×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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