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Nicola Lorenz

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1985

Publications

35

Citations

1,562

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1985

Research summary
AI-generated

Nicola Lorenz studies soil health and the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, fungi) that live in soil, focusing on how farming practices, fertilizers, manure, biochar, and land reclamation affect soil nutrient cycling and microbial communities. Much of the work examines agricultural systems in places like the Sahel, China, and the U.S., as well as mine land restoration using native prairie plants. This research is relevant to students interested in soil science, agricultural sustainability, and microbial ecology.

Soil health and quality assessmentSoil microbial community ecologyNutrient cycling (nitrogen, carbon) in agricultural soilsLand management practices (tillage, fertilizer, biochar, manure)Ecological restoration of degraded and reclaimed land

Publication output has been uneven over the last decade, peaking in 2021 with six papers but with gaps in 2018, 2023, and 2024, and a low recent five-year average of 0.8 papers per year.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 2 publications17182019: 1 publication192020: 3 publications202021: 6 publications6212022: 1 publication2223242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Applied Soil Ecology×3
  • Land×2
  • Ecological Engineering×1
  • The Science of The Total Environment×1
  • Geoderma×1
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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 19, 2026.

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