Hiltbrunner, D., Schulze, S., Hagedorn, F., Schmidt, M.W.I., Zimmermann, S., (2012) Cattle trampling alters soil properties and changes soil microbial communities in a Swiss subalpine pasture. Geoderma, 170, 369-377.

Kammer, A., Schmidt, M.W.I., Hagedorn, F., (2012) Decomposition pathways of 13C-depleted leaf litter in forest soils of the Swiss Jura. Biogeochemistry, 108, 396-411.

Yarnes, C., Santos, F., Singh, N., Abiven, S., Schmidt, M.W.I., Bird, J.A., (2011) Stable isotopic analysis of pyrogenic organic matter in soils by liquid chromatography isotope-ratio mass spectrometry of benzene polycarboxylic acids. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 25, 3723-3731.

Vasilyeva, N.A., Abiven, S., Milanovskiy, E.Y., Hilf, M., Rizhkov, O.V., Schmidt, M.W.I., (2011) Pyrogenic carbon quantity and quality unchanged after 55 years of organic matter depletion in a Chernozem. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 43(9), 1985-1988.

Schneider, M.P.W., Lehmann, J., Schmidt, M.W.I., (2011) Charcoal quality does not change over acentury in a tropical agro-ecosystem. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 43, 1992-1994.

Schmidt, M.W.I., Torn, M.S., Abiven, S., Dittmar, T., Guggenberger, G., Janssens, I.A., Kleber, M., Kögel-Knabner, I., Lehmann, J., Manning, D.A.C., Nannipieri, P., Rasse, D.P., Weiner, S., Trumbore, S.E., (2011) Persistence of soil organic matter as  an ecosystem property. Nature, 477, 49-56.

McBeath, A.V., Smernik, R.J., Schneider, M.P.W., Schmidt, M.W.I., Plant, E.L., (2011) Determination of the aromaticity and the degree of aromatic condensation of a thermosequence of wood charcoal using NMR. Organic Geochemistry.

Kindler, R., Siemens, J., Kaiser, K., Walmsley, D.C., Bernhofer, C., Buchmann, N., Cellier, P., Elbers, J., Eugster, W., Gleixner, G., Grünwald, T., Heim, A., Ibrom, A., Jans, W., Jones, S.K., Jones, M., Klumpp, K., Kutsch, W., Steenberg Larsen, K., Lehuger, S., Loubet, B., McKenzie, R., Moors, E., Osborne, B., Pilegaard, K., Rebmann, C., Saunders, M., Schmidt, M.W.I., Seyfferth, J., Skiba, U., Soussana, J.-F., Sutton, M.A., Tefs, C., Vowinckel, B., Zeeman, M.J., Kaupenjohann, M., (2011) Dissolved carbon leaching from soil is a crucial component of the net ecosystem carbon balance. Global Change Biology, 17(2), 1167–1185.

Heymann, K., Lehmann, J., Solomon, D., Schmidt, M.W.I., Regier, T., (2011) C 1s K-edge near-edge X-ray fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy for characterizing the functional group chemistry of black carbon. Organic Geochemistry, 42, 1055-1064.

Abiven S., Heim A., Schmidt M.W.I. (2011). Lignin content and chemical characteristics in maize and wheat vary between plant organs and growth stages: consequences for assessing lignin dynamics in soil. Plant and Soil, Plant and Soil, 343, 369–378.

Schneider, M.P.W., Smittenberg, R.H., Dittmar, T., Schmidt, M.W.I., (2011) Comparison of gas and liquid chromatography for the determination of benzenepolycarboxylic acids as molecular tracers of black carbon. Organic Geochemistry, 42(3), 275-282.

Abiven S., Hengartner, P., Schneider, M.P.W., Singh, N., Schmidt, M.W.I. (2011) Pyrogenic carbon soluble fraction is larger and more aromatic in aged charcoal than in fresh charcoal Soil Biology and Biochemistry. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.03.027

Abiven S., Andreoli, R. (2011) Charcoal does not change the decomposition rate of mixed litters in a mineral cambisol: a controlled conditions study. Fertility and Biology of Soils 47:111-114

Kindler, R., Siemens, J., Kaiser, K., Walmsley, D.C., Bernhofer, C., Buchmann, N., Cellier, P., Elbers, J., Eugster, W., Gleixner, G., Grünwald, T., Heim, A., Ibrom, A., Jans, W., Jones, S.K., Jones, M., Klumpp, K., Kutsch, W., Steenberg Larsen, K., Lehuger, S., Loubet, B., McKenzie, R., Moors, E., Osborne, B., Pilegaard, K., Rebmann, C., Saunders, M., Schmidt, M.W.I., Seyfferth, J., Skiba, U., Soussana, J.-F., Sutton, M.A., Tefs, C., Vowinckel, B., Zeeman, M.J., Kaupenjohann, M., 2010. Dissolved carbon leaching is a major component of net ecosystem carbon balances. Dissolved carbon leaching from soil is a crucial component of the net ecosystem carbon balance. Global Change Biology 17 (2) 1167-1185. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02282.x.

Schneider M. P. W., Hilf M., Vogt U.F., Schmidt M. W. I. 2010. The benzene polycarboxylic acid (BPCA) pattern of wood pyrolyzed between 200°C and 1000°C. Organic Geochemistry, 41, 1082-1088.

Eckmeier E., Egli M., Schmidt M.W.I., Schlumpf N., Nötzli M., Minikus-Stary N., Hagedorn F. 2010. Preservation of fire-derived carbon compounds and sorptive stabilisation promote the accumulation of organic matter in black soils of the Southern Alps. Geoderma, 159(1-2), 147-155.

Heim A., Hofmann A., Schmidt M.W.I. 2010. Forest-derived lignin biomarkers in an Australian Oxisol decrease substantially after 90 years of pasture. Organic Geochemistry 41 (11) 1219-1224.

Joos O., Hagedorn F., Heim A., Gilgen A. K., Schmidt M. W. I., Siegwolf. R. T. W. Buchmann, N. 2010. Summer drought reduces total and litter-derived soil CO2 effluxes in temperate grassland – clues from a 13C litter addition experiment. Biogeosciences 7, 1031-1041.

Schneider M.P.W., Scheel T., Mikutta R., van Hees P., Kaiser K. and Kalbitz K. (2010): Sorptive stabilization of organic matter by amorphous Al hydroxide, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 74, 1606-1619.

Eckmeier E., van den Borg K., Schmidt M. W. I., Gerlach R. 2009. Dating charred soil organic matter - comparison of radiocarbon ages from macrocharcoals and chemically separated charcoal carbon. Radiocarbon, 51 (2) 437-443

Hofmann, A., Heim, A., Gioacchini, P., Miltner, A., Gehre, M., Schmidt, M.W.I. 2009. Mineral fertilization did not affect decay of old lignin and SOC in a 13C-labeled arable soil over 36 years. Biogeosciences 6, 1139-1148. Original Article

Heim A., Wehrli L., Eugster W., Schmidt M. W. I. 2009. Effects of sampling design on the probability to detect soil carbon stock changes at the Swiss CarboEurope site Lägeren. Geoderma 149, 347-354.

Heim A.,  Moser N., Blum H., Schmidt M. W. I. 2009.How far do experimentally elevated CO2 levels reach into the surrounding? – An example using the 13C label of soil organic matter as an archive. Global Change Biology 15, 1598-1602. DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01843.x.

Eckmeier, E., Wiesenberg, G.L.B. 2009. Short-chain n-alkanes (C16-20) in ancient soil are useful molecular markers for prehistoric biomass burning. Journal of Archaeological Science, 36(7), 1590-1596.

Hofmann A., Heim A. , Christensen B. T., Miltner A., Gehre M., Schmidt M. W. I. 2009. Lignin dynamics in two 13C-labelled arable soils during 18-year years. European Journal of Soil Science. 60(2), 250-257.

Abiven S., Menasseri S., Chenu C., The effects of organic inputs over time on soil aggregate stability – a literature analysis. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 41, 1-12.

Joos O., Saurer M., Heim A., Hagedorn F., Schmidt M. W. I., Siegwolf. R. T. W. 2008. Can we use CO2 concentrations determined by continous-flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry from small samples for the Keeling plot approach? Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 22, 4029-4034.

Kaal, J., Cortizas, A.M., Eckmeier, E., Casais, M.C., Estevez, M.S., Boado, F.C. 2008. Holocene fire history of black colluvial soils revealed by pyrolysis-GC/MS: a case study from Campo Lameiro (NW Spain). Journal of Archaeological Science, 35(8), 2133-2143.

Hammes K., Torn M.S.,  Lapenas A. G., Schmidt M. W. I. 2008. Centennial black carbon turnover observed in a Russia steppe soil. Biogeosciences 5, 1339-1350. Original Article

Hammes K., Skjemstad J. O., Smernik R., Schmidt M. W. I. 2008. Characterisation and evaluation of reference materials for black carbon analyses using elemental composition, colour, BET surface area and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Applied Geochemistry 23, 2113-2122. (10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.04.023)

Smernik R., Eckmeier E., Schmidt M. W. I. 2008. Comparison of solid-state 13C NMR spectra of soil organic matter from an experimental burning site acquired at two field strengths. Australian Journal of Soil Research 46, 122-127.

Wiesenberg G. L. B., Schwarzbauer J., Schmidt M. W. I., Schwark L. 2008. Plant and soil lipid modification under elevated atmospheric CO2 conditions: II. Stable carbon isotopic values (d13C). Organic Geochemistry, 39, 103-117.

Wiesenberg G. L. B., Schmidt M. W. I., Schwark L. 2008. Plant and soil lipid modifications under elevated atmospheric CO2 conditions: I. Lipid distribution patterns Organic Geochemistry 39, 91-102.

Abiven S., Menasseri S., Angers D.A., Leterme P. 2008. A model to predict soil aggregate stability dynamics following organic residue incorporation under field conditions. Soil Science Society of America Journal 72, 119-125.

Marschner B., Brodowski S., Dreves A., Gleixner G., Grootes P. M., Hamer U., Heim A., Jandl G., Jih R.,  Kaiser K., Kalbitz K., Kramer C, Leinweber P., Rethemeyer J., Schmidt M. W. I., Schwark L., Wiesenberg G. L. B. 2008. How relevant is recalcitrance for the stabilization of organic matter in soils? Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 171, 91-110.

Schmidt M. W. I., Masiello C. A. 2007. Interdisciplinary intercomparison of black carbon analysis in soil and sediment. EOS 88 (35), 344.

Heim A., Schmidt M.W.I. 2007. Lignin is preserved in the fine silt fraction of an arable Luvisol. Organic Geochemistry 38, 2001-2011. doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.08.009

Eckmeier E. , Gerlach R., Skjemstad J.O., Ehrmann O., Schmidt M.W.I.. 2007. Only small changes in soil organic carbon and charcoal concentrations found one year after experimental slash-and-burn in a temperate deciduous forest. Biogeoscience 4, 377-383.

Hammes K., Schmidt M.W.I., Smernik R.J., Currie L. A., Ball W.P., Nguyen T.H., Louchouarn P., Houel S., Gustafsson Ö., Elmquist M., Cornelissen G., Skjemstad J.O., Masiello C.A., Song J., Peng P., Mitra S., Dunn J.C., Hatcher P.G., Hockaday W.C., Smith D.M., Hartkopf-Fröder C., Böhmer A., Lüer B. Huebert B.J., Amelung W., Brodowski S., Huang L., Zhang W., Gschwend P. M., Flores-Cervantes X., Largeau C., Rouzaud J.-N., Rumpel C., Guggenberger G., Kaiser K., Rodionov A., Gonzalez-Vila F. J., Gonzalez-Perez J.A., de la Rosa J. M., Manning D.A.C., López-Capél E., Ding L. 2007. Comparison of quantification methods to measure fire-derived (black/elemental) carbon in soils and sediments using reference materials from soil, water, sediment and the atmosphere. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 21 3, GB3016, doi:10.1029/2006GB002914.

Zimmermann M., Leifeld J., Abiven, S. Schmidt M.W.I., Fuhrer J.. 2007. NaOCl separates an older soil organic matter faraction than HCl. Geoderma 139, 171-179.

Eckmeier E., Rösch M., Ehrmann O., Schmidt M.W.I., Schier W., Gerlach, R. 2007. Conversion of biomass to charcoal and the carbon mass balance from a slash-and-burn experiment in a temperate deciduous forest. Holocene 17, 539–542.

Hajdas I., Schlumpf N., Minikus-Stary N., Hagedorn F., Eckmeier E., Schoch, W., Burga C., Bonani G., Schmidt M.W.I., Cherubini P. 2007. Radiocarbon ages of soil charcoals from the Southern Alps, Ticino, Switzerland, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 259, 398–402.

Eckmeier E., Gerlach R., Gehrt E., Schmidt M.W.I. 2007. Pedogenesis of Central European Chernozems. Geoderma 39, 288–299

Heim A., Schmidt M.W.I. 2007. Lignin turnover in arable soil and grassland. European Journal of Soil Science 58, 599–608. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2006.00848.x.

Gerlach R., Baumewerd-Schmidt H., van den Borg K., Eckmeier E., Schmidt M.W.I. 2007. Prehistoric alteration of soil in the Lower Rhine Basin, Northwest Germany – archaeological, 14C and geochemical evidence. Geoderma, 136, 38-50.

Abiven S., Menasseri S., Angers D.A., Leterme P. 2007. Dynamics of aggregate stability and biological binding agents during the decomposition of organic material. European Journal of Soil Science 58 (1), 239–247.

Abiven S. & Recous S. 2007. C and N mineralisation and initial location of five crops residues under controlled conditions, Biology and Fertility of Soils 43, 849-852.

Hammes K., Skjemstad J. O., Smernik R., Herzog A., Vogt U. F., Schmidt M. W. I. 2006. Synthesis and characterisation of laboratory-charred grass straw (Oryza sativa) and chestnut wood (Castanea sativa) as reference materials for black carbon quantification. Organic Geochemistry 37, 1629-1633.

Zimmermann M., Leifeld J., Schmidt M. W. I.  & Fuhrer J.. 2006. Measured soil organic matter fractions can be related to pools in the Roth-C model. European Journal of Soil Science 58, 658-667. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2006.00855.x.

Preston C. M., Schmidt M. W. I. 2006. Black (pyrogenic) carbon: a synthesis of current knowledge and uncertainties with special consideration of boreal regions. Biogeoscience 3, 397-420.

Smernik R.J., Schwark L. Schmidt M. W. I. 2006. Assessing the quantitative reliability of solid-state 13C NMR spectra of kerogen across a gradient of thermal maturity. Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 29, 312-321.

Wiesenberg G. L. B., Schwark L., Schmidt M. W. I., 2006. Extractable lipid contents and colour in particle-size separates and bulk arable soils. European Journal of Soil Science 57, 634-643. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2005.00754.x

Schmidt M. W. I., Gleixner G. 2005 Carbon and nitro-gen isotopic composition of bulk soils, particle size fractions and organic material after treatment with 10 % hydrofluoric acid. European Journal of Soil Science Science 56 407-416.

Abiven S., Recous S., Reyes V., Oliver R. 2005. quality and C and N mineralisation of roots, stems and leaves residues in a Brazilian soil, Biology and Fertility of Soils 42, 119-128.

Czimczik C. I., Schmidt M.W.I., Schulze E.-D. 2005. Effects of fire frequency on black carbon, soil organic matter stocks in Podzols Siberian Scots  pine forests. European Journal of Soil Science 56, 417-428.

Wiesenberg G. L. B., Schwarzbauer J., Schmidt M. W. I., Schwark L. 2004. Sources and turnover of organic matter in agricultural soils derived from n-alkane / n-carboxylic acid compositions and C-isotope signatures. Organic Geochemistry, 35, 1371-1390.

Wiesenberg G. L. B., Schwark L., Schmidt M. W. I. 2004. Improved automated extraction and separation procedure for soil lipid analysis. European Journal of Soil Science, 55 (2) 349-356.

Schmidt M. W. I. 2004. Carbon budget in the black. Nature. 427, 305-306.

Schmidt M. W. I., Masiello C. A., Skjemstad J. O. 2003. Final recommendations for reference materials in black carbon analysis. EOS 84 (52), 582-583.

Müller-Böker U., Haeberli W., Elsasser H. Brassel K., Itten K., Schmidt M. W. I., Weibel, R. 2003. Earth in accelerated change: Habitats in the 21. century. Geographica Helvetica 58, 184-196.

Czimczik C. I., Preston C. M., Schmidt M.W.I., Schulze E.-D. 2003. How surface fire in Siberian Scots pine forests affects soil organic carbon in the forest floor: Stocks, molecular structure, and conversion to black carbon (charcoal) Global Biogeochemical Cycles 17 (1) 1020 1-14 (doi: 10.1029 / 2002GB 0019 56, 2003).

Schmidt M. W. I., Skjemstad J. O., Jäger C. 2002. Carbon isotope geochemistry and nano-morphology of soil black carbon: Black Chernozemic soils in Central Europe originate from ancient biomass burning. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 16 (4), 1123, (doi:10.1029/2002GB001939).

Gehrt, E., Geschwinde M., Schmidt M. W. I. 2002. Neolithikum, Feuer  und Tschernosem – oder: Was haben die Linienbandkeramiker mit der Schwarzerde zu tun? Archäologisches Korrespondenzblatt 32, 21-30.

Czimczik C. I., Preston C. M., Schmidt M.W.I., Werner R. A., Schulze E.-D. 2002. Effects of charring on mass, organic carbon and stable carbon isotope composition of wood. Organic Geochemistry, 33, 1207-1233.

Schmidt M. W. I., Kögel-Knabner I. 2002. Organic matter in particle-size fractions from A and B horizons of a Haplic Alisol. European Journal of Soil Science, 52, 383-392.

Schmidt M. W. I., Skjemstad J. O., Czimczik C. I., Glaser B., Prentice K. M., Gelinas Y., Kuhlbusch T. A. J. 2001. Comparative analysis of black carbon in soils. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 15, 163-167.

Schmidt M. W. I., Noack A. G. 2000. Black carbon in soils and sediments: Analysis, distribution, implications, and current challenges. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 14, 777-794.

Schmidt M. W. I., Knicker H., Kögel-Knabner I. 2000. Organic matter accumulating in Aeh and Bh horizons of a Podzol - chemical characterization in primary organo-mineral associations. Organic Geochem-istry 31, 727-734.

Schmidt M. W. I., Knicker H., Hatcher P. G., Kögel-Knabner I. 2000. Airborne contamination of forest soils by carbonaceous particles from industrial coal processing. Journal of Environmental Quality 29, 768-777.

Knicker H., Schmidt M. W. I., Kögel-Knabner I. 2000. Nature of organic nitrogen in fine particle size separates of soils of highly industrialized areas as revealed by NMR spectroscopy. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 32, 241-252.

Ruiz L., Abiven S., Durand P., Martin C., Vertès F.,  Beaujouan V. 2002. Effect on nitrate concentration in stream water of agricultural practices in small  catchments in Brittany : I. Annual nitrogen budgets. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 6, 497-505.

Ruiz L., Abiven S., Durand P., Martin C., Beaujouan V., Molénat J. 2002. Effect on nitrate concentration in stream water of agricultural practices in small  catchments in Brittany : II. Temporal variations and mixing processes. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences: 6, 507-513.