# Reducing the uncertainty in estimating soil microbial-derived carbon storage

*PRI Rank #8 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #8 |
| 18m citations | 101 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.2401916121 |
| Corresponding authors | Hu Han, Chao Qian, Ke Xue, Chao Liang, Yuting Liang |
| Institution | Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/soil-carbon-and-nitrogen-dynamics/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1073/pnas.2401916121](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401916121)

## Topics

Soil organic carbon · Microbial necromass · Soil organic carbon · Soil bacterial community · machine learning · Global datasets · relative standard error reduction · MDC contribution formulas · Soil organic carbon · land-atmosphere carbon balance · Climate change mitigation · terrestrial carbon pool · Soil carbon monitoring · MDC biochemistry · Soil health

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