Articles | Volume 9, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-9-117-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-9-117-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Review article
| 
21 Feb 2023
Review article |
| 21 Feb 2023
| 21 Feb 2023
Quality assessment of meta-analyses on soil organic carbon
Julia Fohrafellner
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
BIOS Science Austria, Dietrichgasse 27, 1130 Vienna, Austria
Sophie Zechmeister-Boltenstern
Department of Forest- and Soil
Sciences, Institute of Soil Research (IBF), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU),
Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Rajasekaran Murugan
Department of Forest- and Soil
Sciences, Institute of Soil Research (IBF), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU),
Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Elena Valkama
Sustainability Science and Indicators, Bioeconomy and
Environment, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Tietotie 4, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland
Viewed
Total article views: 7,194 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 15 Aug 2022)
| HTML | XML | Total | Supplement | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,462 | 1,579 | 153 | 7,194 | 182 | 104 | 152 |
- HTML: 5,462
- PDF: 1,579
- XML: 153
- Total: 7,194
- Supplement: 182
- BibTeX: 104
- EndNote: 152
Total article views: 6,151 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 21 Feb 2023)
| HTML | XML | Total | Supplement | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,761 | 1,275 | 115 | 6,151 | 182 | 96 | 145 |
- HTML: 4,761
- PDF: 1,275
- XML: 115
- Total: 6,151
- Supplement: 182
- BibTeX: 96
- EndNote: 145
Total article views: 1,043 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 15 Aug 2022)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | 304 | 38 | 1,043 | 8 | 7 |
- HTML: 701
- PDF: 304
- XML: 38
- Total: 1,043
- BibTeX: 8
- EndNote: 7
Viewed (geographical distribution)
Total article views: 7,194 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 6,856 with geography defined
and 338 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 6,151 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 5,859 with geography defined
and 292 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 1,043 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 997 with geography defined
and 46 with unknown origin.
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
Cited
30 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Collected knowledge on the impacts of agricultural soil management practices in Europe A. Paz et al.
- A Database Schema for Standardized Data and Metadata Collection in Agricultural Experiments I. Panagea et al.
- Mineral nitrogen input modulates the methane mitigation potential of biochar in rice systems: based on meta-analysis and field experiment demonstration W. Huang et al.
- Soil characteristics within vegetation patches are sensitive indicators of savanna rangeland degradation in central Namibia K. Zimmer et al.
- Evaluation of Soil Quality in Different Bletilla striata Agroforestry Systems in Eastern China X. Cao et al.
- Cover crops affect pool specific soil organic carbon in cropland – A meta‐analysis J. Fohrafellner et al.
- Optimizing strip clear-cutting regimes for carbon sequestration and maintaining ecosystem health in Cryptomeria japonica plantations S. Song et al.
- Maize grain yield and grain zinc concentration response to zinc fertilization: A meta-analysis D. Mutambu et al.
- A fuzzy logic evaluation of synergies and trade-offs between agricultural production and climate change mitigation R. Calone et al.
- Comparison of equivalent soil mass approaches to estimate soil organic carbon stocks under long-term tillage Y. Peng et al.
- Impacts of land-use change on biospheric carbon: an oriented benchmark using the ORCHIDEE land surface model T. Dinh et al.
- Beyond PRISMA 2020 and AMSTAR 2: Further Actions Are Needed to Deal With Problematic Meta‐Analyses P. Baveye
- Soil carbon stocks in temperate grasslands reach equilibrium with grazing duration L. Wang et al.
- Enhanced near-surface soil labile carbon and microbial indicators under cover crops and crop diversification in long-term no-till systems S. Vital et al.
- Do Soil Microbes Drive the Trade-Off Between C Sequestration and Non-CO2 GHG Emissions in EU Agricultural Soils? A Systematic Review A. Latini et al.
- Evidence library of meta-analytical literature assessing the sustainability of agriculture – a dataset A. Schievano et al.
- ‘Shifting gears ain't easy’: Disciplinary resistances to perspective shifts in soil science and how to move forward P. Baveye et al.
- Greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation in rice agriculture H. Qian et al.
- Meta-analysis protocol on the effects of cover crops on pool specific soil organic carbon J. Fohrafellner et al.
- Carbon reserves on the soils of the Dmitrievsky village council of the Ufa district of the Republic of Bashkortostan R. Mirsayapov & I. Asylbaev
- Soil organic carbon in agricultural soils of an inter-Andean valley in Colombia: understanding the effects of environmental and geographic variables A. Hoyos-Sanclemente et al.
- SOIL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS ACROSS PASTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN BRAZIL: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW J. Castro et al.
- Co-incorporating green manure and crop straw increases crop productivity and improves soil quality with low greenhouse-gas emissions in a crop rotation N. Zhao et al.
- Impacts of inorganic and organic fertilization on soil organic carbon and crop production: a meta-analysis Z. Bai et al.
- Effectiveness of soil management strategies for mitigation of N2O emissions in European arable land: A meta‐analysis E. Valkama et al.
- A harmonized dataset relating alternative farmer management practices to crop yield, soil organic carbon stock, nitrous oxide emissions, and nitrate leaching generated using IPCC methodologies and meta-analyses R. Calone et al.
- Ignoring criticisms of meta-analyses and systematic reviews is a risky strategy P. Baveye
- Evolution and Global Landscape of Evidence Synthesis in Agricultural Research: A Bibliometric Analysis C. Cai et al.
- Land use intensity controls the diversity-productivity relationship in northern temperate grasslands of China Y. Yan et al.
- Soil organic carbon stock change following perennialization: a meta-analysis I. Siddique et al.
30 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Collected knowledge on the impacts of agricultural soil management practices in Europe A. Paz et al.
- A Database Schema for Standardized Data and Metadata Collection in Agricultural Experiments I. Panagea et al.
- Mineral nitrogen input modulates the methane mitigation potential of biochar in rice systems: based on meta-analysis and field experiment demonstration W. Huang et al.
- Soil characteristics within vegetation patches are sensitive indicators of savanna rangeland degradation in central Namibia K. Zimmer et al.
- Evaluation of Soil Quality in Different Bletilla striata Agroforestry Systems in Eastern China X. Cao et al.
- Cover crops affect pool specific soil organic carbon in cropland – A meta‐analysis J. Fohrafellner et al.
- Optimizing strip clear-cutting regimes for carbon sequestration and maintaining ecosystem health in Cryptomeria japonica plantations S. Song et al.
- Maize grain yield and grain zinc concentration response to zinc fertilization: A meta-analysis D. Mutambu et al.
- A fuzzy logic evaluation of synergies and trade-offs between agricultural production and climate change mitigation R. Calone et al.
- Comparison of equivalent soil mass approaches to estimate soil organic carbon stocks under long-term tillage Y. Peng et al.
- Impacts of land-use change on biospheric carbon: an oriented benchmark using the ORCHIDEE land surface model T. Dinh et al.
- Beyond PRISMA 2020 and AMSTAR 2: Further Actions Are Needed to Deal With Problematic Meta‐Analyses P. Baveye
- Soil carbon stocks in temperate grasslands reach equilibrium with grazing duration L. Wang et al.
- Enhanced near-surface soil labile carbon and microbial indicators under cover crops and crop diversification in long-term no-till systems S. Vital et al.
- Do Soil Microbes Drive the Trade-Off Between C Sequestration and Non-CO2 GHG Emissions in EU Agricultural Soils? A Systematic Review A. Latini et al.
- Evidence library of meta-analytical literature assessing the sustainability of agriculture – a dataset A. Schievano et al.
- ‘Shifting gears ain't easy’: Disciplinary resistances to perspective shifts in soil science and how to move forward P. Baveye et al.
- Greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation in rice agriculture H. Qian et al.
- Meta-analysis protocol on the effects of cover crops on pool specific soil organic carbon J. Fohrafellner et al.
- Carbon reserves on the soils of the Dmitrievsky village council of the Ufa district of the Republic of Bashkortostan R. Mirsayapov & I. Asylbaev
- Soil organic carbon in agricultural soils of an inter-Andean valley in Colombia: understanding the effects of environmental and geographic variables A. Hoyos-Sanclemente et al.
- SOIL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS ACROSS PASTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN BRAZIL: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW J. Castro et al.
- Co-incorporating green manure and crop straw increases crop productivity and improves soil quality with low greenhouse-gas emissions in a crop rotation N. Zhao et al.
- Impacts of inorganic and organic fertilization on soil organic carbon and crop production: a meta-analysis Z. Bai et al.
- Effectiveness of soil management strategies for mitigation of N2O emissions in European arable land: A meta‐analysis E. Valkama et al.
- A harmonized dataset relating alternative farmer management practices to crop yield, soil organic carbon stock, nitrous oxide emissions, and nitrate leaching generated using IPCC methodologies and meta-analyses R. Calone et al.
- Ignoring criticisms of meta-analyses and systematic reviews is a risky strategy P. Baveye
- Evolution and Global Landscape of Evidence Synthesis in Agricultural Research: A Bibliometric Analysis C. Cai et al.
- Land use intensity controls the diversity-productivity relationship in northern temperate grasslands of China Y. Yan et al.
- Soil organic carbon stock change following perennialization: a meta-analysis I. Siddique et al.
Saved (final revised paper)
Latest update: 28 Apr 2026
Download
- Article
(3639 KB) - Full-text XML
Short summary
The number of meta-analyses in agriculture and soil sciences is continuously rising, but they are often of poor quality. We quantitatively analyzed the quality of 31 meta-analyses studying the effects of different management practices on soil organic carbon (SOC). We found that only one meta-analysis on no tillage/reduced tillage obtained a high score. New or improved meta-analyses on the effects of organic agriculture, biochar, fertilization, and crop diversification on SOC are urgently needed.
The number of meta-analyses in agriculture and soil sciences is continuously rising, but they...
