| Cross-biome metagenomic analyses of soil microbial communities and their functional attributes N Fierer, JW Leff, BJ Adams, UN Nielsen, ST Bates, CL Lauber, S Owens, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109 (52), 21390-21395, 2012 | 1738 | 2012 |
| Consistent responses of soil microbial communities to elevated nutrient inputs in grasslands across the globe JW Leff, SE Jones, SM Prober, A Barberán, ET Borer, JL Firn, WS Harpole, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112 (35), 10967-10972, 2015 | 1285 | 2015 |
| Relic DNA is abundant in soil and obscures estimates of soil microbial diversity P Carini, PJ Marsden, JW Leff, EE Morgan, MS Strickland, N Fierer Nature microbiology 2 (3), 1-6, 2016 | 925 | 2016 |
| Plant diversity predicts beta but not alpha diversity of soil microbes across grasslands worldwide SM Prober, JW Leff, ST Bates, ET Borer, J Firn, WS Harpole, EM Lind, ... Ecology letters 18 (1), 85-95, 2015 | 771 | 2015 |
| Reconstructing the microbial diversity and function of pre-agricultural tallgrass prairie soils in the United States N Fierer, J Ladau, JC Clemente, JW Leff, SM Owens, KS Pollard, R Knight, ... Science 342 (6158), 621-624, 2013 | 578 | 2013 |
| Bacterial communities associated with the surfaces of fresh fruits and vegetables JW Leff, N Fierer PLoS ONE 8 (3), e59310, 2013 | 521 | 2013 |
| Temporal variability is a personalized feature of the human microbiome GE Flores, JG Caporaso, JB Henley, JR Rideout, D Domogala, J Chase, ... Genome biology 15, 1-13, 2014 | 468 | 2014 |
| Continental-scale distributions of dust-associated bacteria and fungi A Barberán, J Ladau, JW Leff, KS Pollard, HL Menninger, RR Dunn, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112 (18), 5756-5761, 2015 | 431 | 2015 |
| Home life: factors structuring the bacterial diversity found within and between homes RR Dunn, N Fierer, JB Henley, JW Leff, HL Menninger PLoS ONE 8 (5), e64133, 2013 | 366 | 2013 |
| Biogeographic patterns in below-ground diversity in New York City's Central Park are similar to those observed globally KS Ramirez, JW Leff, A Barberán, ST Bates, J Betley, TW Crowther, ... Proceedings of the royal society B: biological sciences 281 (1795), 20141988, 2014 | 356 | 2014 |
| Changes in bacterial and fungal communities across compost recipes, preparation methods, and composting times DA Neher, TR Weicht, ST Bates, JW Leff, N Fierer PLoS ONE 8 (11), e79512, 2013 | 343 | 2013 |
| Composition, diversity and abundance of gut microbiome in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes SM Lambeth, T Carson, J Lowe, T Ramaraj, JW Leff, L Luo, CJ Bell, ... Journal of diabetes and obesity 2 (3), 1, 2015 | 325 | 2015 |
| The ecology of microscopic life in household dust A Barberán, RR Dunn, BJ Reich, K Pacifici, EB Laber, HL Menninger, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 (1814), 20151139, 2015 | 312 | 2015 |
| Predicting the structure of soil communities from plant community taxonomy, phylogeny, and traits JW Leff, RD Bardgett, A Wilkinson, BG Jackson, WJ Pritchard, JR De Long, ... The ISME journal 12 (7), 1794-1805, 2018 | 287 | 2018 |
| Why are some microbes more ubiquitous than others? Predicting the habitat breadth of soil bacteria A Barberán, KS Ramirez, JW Leff, MA Bradford, DH Wall, N Fierer Ecology letters 17 (7), 794-802, 2014 | 284 | 2014 |
| Digging the New York City skyline: soil fungal communities in green roofs and city parks KL McGuire, SG Payne, MI Palmer, CM Gillikin, D Keefe, SJ Kim, ... PLoS ONE 8 (3), e58020, 2013 | 284 | 2013 |
| Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from soil and litter samples JW Leff, N Fierer Soil Biology and Biochemistry 40 (7), 1629-1636, 2008 | 268 | 2008 |
| Microbes follow Humboldt: temperature drives plant and soil microbial diversity patterns from the Amazon to the Andes AT Nottingham, N Fierer, BL Turner, J Whitaker, NJ Ostle, NP McNamara, ... Ecology 99 (11), 2455-2466, 2018 | 248 | 2018 |
| Diversity, distribution and sources of bacteria in residential kitchens GE Flores, ST Bates, JG Caporaso, CL Lauber, JW Leff, R Knight, N Fierer Environmental microbiology 15 (2), 588-596, 2013 | 230 | 2013 |
| A method for simultaneous measurement of soil bacterial abundances and community composition via 16S rRNA gene sequencing W Smets, JW Leff, MA Bradford, RL McCulley, S Lebeer, N Fierer Soil Biology & Biochemistry 96, 145-151, 2016 | 224 | 2016 |
