Academic Journal
Q1Biology and Fertility of Soils
About Biology and Fertility of Soils
Biology and Fertility of Soils is a scholarly journal published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 2.013 and H-index of 161.
Coverage: 1985-2026. Research categories: Agronomy and Crop Science (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Soil Science (Q1).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 6.8 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Paolo Nannipieri (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
Source-backed journal facts
Topics in published research
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics; Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics; Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis; Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions; Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism; Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology.
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Reported open-access list prices
4,790.00 USD; 3,790.00 EUR; 2,990.00 GBP
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Aims & Scope
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Xiaoqi Luo, Nanping Lin, Naijiang Wang, Benhua Sun et al.
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Yixuan Chen, Husen Qiu, Jiejun Xi, Kaile Zhang et al.
2026-08-25 · DOI: 10.1007/s00374-026-02046-zDivergent responses of soil organic carbon fractions, aggregation and microbial communities to straw incorporation strategies along temporal and soil depth gradients in Mollisols
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2026-08-22 · DOI: 10.1007/s00374-026-02047-yReactive oxygen species in earthworm casts: a hidden driver of CO2 emissions and Fe‑associated organic carbon formation
Zheng Ni, Bin Jia, Tianshu Liu, Yuntao Yuan et al.
2026-08-22 · DOI: 10.1007/s00374-026-02045-0Data first: making soil microbiome sequencing truly reusable
Michael Schloter, Stefanie Schulz, Paolo Nannipieri
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1007/s00374-026-02043-2Soil pH and temperature regulate nitrification inhibitor efficacy and soil microbial community responses
Eleftheria Bachtsevani, Christina V. Papazlatani, Konstantina Rousidou, Eleni Lampronikou et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1007/s00374-026-02042-3Dynamics of soil health and microbial interactivity during 11 seasons of watermelon cropping: identifying the critical threshold for dysbiosis
Wei Fang, Yingyu Zhang, Chenfei Liang, Shuai Shao et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1007/s00374-026-02040-5Soil enzymatic activities and microbial biomass dynamics track functional resilience after mid-dry season fires in a tropical secondary montane savanna
Francisco F. Herrera, Saúl Flores
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1007/s00374-026-02039-yTumbleweeds mitigate loss of native soil carbon and promote new soil carbon formation in degraded grasslands
Guisen Yang, Jirui Gong, Shangpeng Zhang, Ruijing Wang et al.
2026-07-25 · DOI: 10.1007/s00374-026-02041-4Novel-processed organic fertilizers improve rice yield, soil fertility, and increase microbial community diversity in double-cropping paddy fields
Mingcheng Hu, Andrew J. Wade, Zijian Qiu, Ruonan Xiong et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1007/s00374-026-02038-zBiochemical composition and addition rate of plant residues drives microbial priming and soil organic carbon formation in arable soils
Anouk Lyver, Isabelle Trinsoutrot-Gattin, Anne Cauchois, Elena Augusto et al.
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1007/s00374-026-02037-0A disturbance in the aggregates: wildfire reorganizes microbial substrate use across contrasting climatic windows in volcanic soils of native and managed forests
Francisco Nájera De Ferrari, Ignacio Jofré-Fernández, Francisco Matus, Felipe Aburto et al.
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2026-07-08 · DOI: 10.1007/s00374-026-02034-3Climate and temporal variation in bacterial and fungal communities of the rhizosphere and roots of young avocado trees
MAU Zaman, Anish S. Shah, Treena I. Burgess, Kirsty L. Bayliss et al.
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