| Stabilization mechanisms of soil organic matter: implications for C-saturation of soils J Six, RT Conant, EA Paul, K Paustian Plant and soil 241, 155-176, 2002 | 5084 | 2002 |
| A history of research on the link between (micro) aggregates, soil biota, and soil organic matter dynamics J Six, H Bossuyt, S Degryze, K Denef Soil and tillage research 79 (1), 7-31, 2004 | 4790 | 2004 |
| Soil macroaggregate turnover and microaggregate formation: a mechanism for C sequestration under no-tillage agriculture J Six, ET Elliott, K Paustian Soil Biology and Biochemistry 32 (14), 2099-2103, 2000 | 3807 | 2000 |
| Aggregation and soil organic matter accumulation in cultivated and native grassland soils J Six, ET Elliott, K Paustian, JW Doran Soil Science Society of America Journal 62 (5), 1367-1377, 1998 | 2300 | 1998 |
| Bacterial and fungal contributions to carbon sequestration in agroecosystems J Six, SD Frey, RK Thiet, KM Batten Soil Science Society of America Journal 70 (2), 555-569, 2006 | 2251 | 2006 |
| Soil structure and organic matter I. Distribution of aggregate‐size classes and aggregate‐associated carbon J Six, K Paustian, ET Elliott, C Combrink Soil Science Society of America Journal 64 (2), 681-689, 2000 | 2163 | 2000 |
| Aggregate and soil organic matter dynamics under conventional and no‐tillage systems J Six, ET Elliott, K Paustian Soil Science Society of America Journal 63 (5), 1350-1358, 1999 | 1868 | 1999 |
| Soil organic matter, biota and aggregation in temperate and tropical soils-Effects of no-tillage J Six, C Feller, K Denef, S Ogle, JC de Moraes Sa, A Albrecht Agronomie 22 (7-8), 755-775, 2002 | 1777 | 2002 |
| Productivity limits and potentials of the principles of conservation agriculture CM Pittelkow, X Liang, BA Linquist, KJ Van Groenigen, J Lee, ME Lundy, ... Nature 517 (7534), 365-368, 2015 | 1627 | 2015 |
| Efficiency of fertilizer nitrogen in cereal production: retrospects and prospects JK Ladha, H Pathak, TJ Krupnik, J Six, C van Kessel Advances in agronomy 87, 85-156, 2005 | 1566 | 2005 |
| Management options for reducing CO2 emissions from agricultural soils K Paustian, J Six, ET Elliott, HW Hunt Biogeochemistry 48, 147-163, 2000 | 1249 | 2000 |
| The potential to mitigate global warming with no‐tillage management is only realized when practised in the long term J Six, SM Ogle, F Jay Breidt, RT Conant, AR Mosier, K Paustian Global change biology 10 (2), 155-160, 2004 | 1088 | 2004 |
| The impact of agricultural soil erosion on the global carbon cycle K Van Oost, TA Quine, G Govers, S De Gryze, J Six, JW Harden, ... Science 318 (5850), 626-629, 2007 | 1085 | 2007 |
| Soil carbon storage informed by particulate and mineral-associated organic matter MF Cotrufo, MG Ranalli, ML Haddix, J Six, E Lugato Nature Geoscience 12 (12), 989-994, 2019 | 1000 | 2019 |
| Soil carbon saturation: concept, evidence and evaluation CE Stewart, K Paustian, RT Conant, AF Plante, J Six Biogeochemistry 86, 19-31, 2007 | 948 | 2007 |
| Measuring and understanding carbon storage in afforested soils by physical fractionation J Six, P Callewaert, S Lenders, S De Gryze, SJ Morris, EG Gregorich, ... Soil science society of America journal 66 (6), 1981-1987, 2002 | 894 | 2002 |
| The relationship between carbon input, aggregation, and soil organic carbon stabilization in sustainable cropping systems AYY Kong, J Six, DC Bryant, RF Denison, C Van Kessel Soil science society of America journal 69 (4), 1078-1085, 2005 | 875 | 2005 |
| Food system resilience: Defining the concept DM Tendall, J Joerin, B Kopainsky, P Edwards, A Shreck, QB Le, P Krütli, ... Global food security 6, 17-23, 2015 | 874 | 2015 |
| Influence of dry–wet cycles on the interrelationship between aggregate, particulate organic matter, and microbial community dynamics K Denef, J Six, H Bossuyt, SD Frey, ET Elliott, R Merckx, K Paustian Soil Biology and Biochemistry 33 (12-13), 1599-1611, 2001 | 872 | 2001 |
| Soil biodiversity and human health DH Wall, UN Nielsen, J Six Nature 528 (7580), 69-76, 2015 | 866 | 2015 |