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Roland C. Wilhelm

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1979

Publications

83

Citations

3,065

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

48

Publishing since 1979

Research summary
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Roland C. Wilhelm studies the microorganisms that live in soil and how they affect soil health, carbon storage, and nutrient cycling in agricultural and forest ecosystems. His work combines genomics, isotope tracing methods, and field experiments to understand how microbial communities respond to farming practices, soil chemistry (like pH and calcium), and environmental stress such as drought. Prospective students would likely engage with topics spanning soil microbiology, environmental data standards, and sustainable agriculture.

Soil microbial ecologySoil carbon and nutrient cyclingAgricultural soil healthStable isotope tracing methodsForest and agroecosystem microbiomes

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, with a peak around 2020-2023 followed by a marked slowdown in 2024 before a slight uptick in 2025-2026.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.4/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 8 publications18192020: 11 publications11202021: 5 publications212022: 10 publications222023: 9 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 4 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×8
  • Environmental Microbiology×5
  • Research Square×5
  • The ISME Journal×3
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry×3
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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 20, 2026.

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