| A proposed mechanism for the formation of ‘fertile islands’ in the desert ecosystem W Garner, Y Steinberger Journal of arid Environments 16 (3), 257-262, 1989 | 500 | 1989 |
| Biomass yield and changes in chemical composition of sweet sorghum cultivars grown for biofuel YL Zhao, A Dolat, Y Steinberger, X Wang, A Osman, GH Xie Field Crops Research 111 (1-2), 55-64, 2009 | 343 | 2009 |
| Decomposition of genetically engineered tobacco under field conditions: persistence of the proteinase inhibitor I product and effects on soil microbial respiration and protozoa … KK Donegan, RJ Seidler, VJ Fieland, DL Schaller, CJ Palm, LM Ganio, ... Journal of Applied Ecology, 767-777, 1997 | 155 | 1997 |
| The failure of nitrogen and lignin control of decomposition in a North American desert D Schaefer, Y Steinberger, WG Whitford Oecologia 65 (3), 382-386, 1985 | 148 | 1985 |
| Phospholipid fatty acid profiles as indicators for the microbial community structure in soils along a climatic transect in the Judean Desert Y Steinberger, L Zelles, QY Bai, M von Lützow, JC Munch Biology and Fertility of Soils 28 (3), 292-300, 1999 | 134 | 1999 |
| Soil respiration in a Chihuahuan desert rangeland LW Parker, J Miller, Y Steinberger, WG Whitford Soil Biology and Biochemistry 15 (3), 303-309, 1983 | 126 | 1983 |
| Rainfall and decomposition in the Chihuahuan Desert WG Whitford, Y Steinberger, W MacKay, LW Parker, D Freckman, ... Oecologia 68 (4), 512-515, 1986 | 111 | 1986 |
| Microbial biomass response to seasonal fluctuation in soil salinity under the canopy of desert halophytes S Sarig, Y Steinberger Soil Biology and Biochemistry 26 (10), 1405-1408, 1994 | 110 | 1994 |
| Contributions of subterranean termites to the “economy” of Chihuahuan Desert ecosystems WG Whitford, Y Steinberger, G Ettershank Oecologia 55 (3), 298-302, 1982 | 105 | 1982 |
| Effects of tillage and residue management on soil nematode communities in North China X Zhang, Q Li, A Zhu, W Liang, J Zhang, Y Steinberger Ecological Indicators 13 (1), 75-81, 2012 | 100 | 2012 |
| Effect of irrigation on nematode population dynamics and activity in desert soils DW Freckman, WG Whitford, Y Steinberger Biology and Fertility of Soils 3 (1), 3-10, 1987 | 93 | 1987 |
| Influence of industrial heavy metal pollution on soil free-living nematode population S Pen-Mouratov, N Shukurov, Y Steinberger Environmental pollution 152 (1), 172-183, 2008 | 90 | 2008 |
| A comparison of surface and buried Larrea tridentata leaf litter decomposition in North American hot deserts PF Santos, NZ Elkins, Y Steinberger, WG Whitford Ecology 65 (1), 278-284, 1984 | 85 | 1984 |
| Temporal and spatial dynamics of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under the canopy of Zygophyllum dumosum Boiss. in the Negev Desert X He, S Mouratov, Y Steinberger Journal of Arid Environments 52 (3), 379-387, 2002 | 80 | 2002 |
| Response by soil nematode populations and the soil microbial biomass to a rain episode in the hot, dry Negev Desert Y Steinberger, S Sarig Biology and Fertility of Soils 16 (3), 188-192, 1993 | 79 | 1993 |
| Accumulation and partitioning of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in different varieties of sweet sorghum LP Han, Y Steinberger, YL Zhao, GH Xie Field crops research 120 (2), 230-240, 2011 | 78 | 2011 |
| Spatial distribution and colonization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under the canopies of desert halophytes X He, S Mouratov, Y Steinberger Arid Land Research and Management 16 (2), 149-160, 2002 | 77 | 2002 |
| Feeding, energy flow and soil turnover in the desert isopod, Hemilepistus reaumuri M Shachak, EA Chapman, Y Steinberger Oecologia 24 (1), 57-69, 1976 | 71 | 1976 |
| Temporal patterns of C and N under shrub canopy in a loessial soil desert ecosystem G Xie, Y Steinberger Soil Biology and Biochemistry 33 (10), 1371-1379, 2001 | 66 | 2001 |
| Effects of simulated rainfall and litter quantities on desert soil biota: soil respiration, microflora, and protozoa LW Parker, DW Freckman, Y Steinberger, L Driggers, WG Whitford Pedobiologia (Jena) 27 (3), 185-195, 1984 | 65 | 1984 |
