# Land conversion to agriculture induces taxonomic homogenization of soil microbial communities globally

*PRI Rank #7 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #7 |
| 18m citations | 107 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-024-47348-8 |
| Corresponding authors | Gehong Wei, Shuo Jiao |
| Institution | Northwest A&F University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/microbial-community-ecology-and-physiology/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41467-024-47348-8](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47348-8)

## Topics

land conversion to agriculture · taxonomic homogenization · Soil microbial community · continental survey · global meta-analysis · soil bacteria · functional homogenization · geographic range expansion · Chloroflexi · Gemmatimonadota · Planctomycetota · Myxcoccota · Latescibacterota · nitrogen fixation genes · Phosphorus mineralization · phosphorus transportation · cropland enrichment · phylotype turnover · biotic homogenization · Land use change

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