| The importance of anabolism in microbial control over soil carbon storage C Liang, J Schimel, J Jastrow Nature Microbiology 2 (8), 17105, 2017 | 1902 | 2017 |
| Quantitative assessment of microbial necromass contribution to soil organic matter C Liang, W Amelung, J Lehmann, M Kästner Global change biology 25 (11), 3578-3590, 2019 | 1030 | 2019 |
| Microbial necromass as the source of soil organic carbon in global ecosystems B Wang, S An, C Liang, Y Liu, Y Kuzyakov Soil Biology and Biochemistry 162, 108422, 2021 | 422 | 2021 |
| Microbial production of recalcitrant organic matter in global soils: implications for productivity and climate policy C Liang, TC Balser Nature Reviews Microbiology 9 (1), 75-75, 2011 | 341 | 2011 |
| Divergent accumulation of microbial necromass and plant lignin components in grassland soils T Ma, S Zhu, Z Wang, D Chen, G Dai, B Feng, X Su, H Hu, K Li, W Han, ... Nature communications 9 (1), 3480, 2018 | 313 | 2018 |
| Competitive interaction with keystone taxa induced negative priming under biochar amendments L Chen, Y Jiang, C Liang, Y Luo, Q Xu, C Han, Q Zhao, B Sun Microbiome 7, 1-18, 2019 | 261 | 2019 |
| An Absorbing Markov Chain approach to understanding the microbial role in soil carbon stabilization C Liang, G Cheng, DL Wixon, TC Balser Biogeochemistry 106, 303-309, 2011 | 255 | 2011 |
| Tree mycorrhizal type predicts within‐site variability in the storage and distribution of soil organic matter ME Craig, BL Turner, C Liang, K Clay, DJ Johnson, RP Phillips Global change biology 24 (8), 3317-3330, 2018 | 226 | 2018 |
| The soil microbial carbon pump: From conceptual insights to empirical assessments X Zhu, RD Jackson, EH DeLucia, JM Tiedje, C Liang Global Change Biology 26 (11), 6032-6039, 2020 | 202 | 2020 |
| Soil extracellular enzyme stoichiometry reflects the shift from P-to N-limitation of microorganisms with grassland restoration Y Yang, C Liang, Y Wang, H Cheng, S An, SX Chang Soil Biology and Biochemistry 149, 107928, 2020 | 172 | 2020 |
| Fast-decaying plant litter enhances soil carbon in temperate forests but not through microbial physiological traits ME Craig, KM Geyer, KV Beidler, ER Brzostek, SD Frey, A Stuart Grandy, ... Nature Communications 13 (1), 1229, 2022 | 164 | 2022 |
| Negative effects of multiple global change factors on soil microbial diversity Y Yang, T Li, Y Wang, H Cheng, SX Chang, C Liang, S An Soil Biology and Biochemistry 156, 108229, 2021 | 156 | 2021 |
| Reforestation accelerates soil organic carbon accumulation: Evidence from microbial biomarkers P Shao, C Liang, L Lynch, H Xie, X Bao Soil Biology and Biochemistry 131, 182-190, 2019 | 156 | 2019 |
| Warming and nitrogen deposition lessen microbial residue contribution to soil carbon pool C Liang, TC Balser Nature Communications 3 (1), 1222, 2012 | 136 | 2012 |
| Microbial necromass on the rise: The growing focus on its role in soil organic matter development C Liang Soil Biology and Biochemistry 150, 108000, 2020 | 134 | 2020 |
| Variations in soil microbial communities and residues along an altitude gradient on the northern slope of Changbai Mountain, China B Zhang, C Liang, H He, X Zhang PloS one 8 (6), e66184, 2013 | 134 | 2013 |
| Secondary successional forests undergo tightly-coupled changes in soil microbial community structure and soil organic matter P Shao, C Liang, K Rubert-Nason, X Li, H Xie, X Bao Soil Biology and Biochemistry 128, 56-65, 2019 | 133 | 2019 |
| Warming increases microbial residue contribution to soil organic carbon in an alpine meadow X Ding, S Chen, B Zhang, C Liang, H He, WR Horwath Soil Biology and Biochemistry 135, 13-19, 2019 | 130 | 2019 |
| Tradeoffs among microbial life history strategies influence the fate of microbial residues in subtropical forest soils P Shao, L Lynch, H Xie, X Bao, C Liang Soil Biology and Biochemistry 153, 108112, 2021 | 126 | 2021 |
| Preferential sequestration of microbial carbon in subsoils of a glacial-landscape toposequence, Dane County, WI, USA C Liang, TC Balser Geoderma 148 (1), 113-119, 2008 | 126 | 2008 |
