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Yakov Kuzyakov (August 27 1963) — is a soil scientist and ecologist, professor and the head of the department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems and the department of Agricultural Soil Science at the University of Gottingen. Yakov Kuzyakov is one of the most frequently cited soil scientists worldwide.

Research and career
Yakov Kuzyakov graduated in 1986 from the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg in Halle. He defended his PhD at the Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy|Russian State Agrarian University (Moscow) in 1990 under supervision of Alexey Fokin. Then he headed the radioisotopic laboratory from 1990 to 1993 over there. Later in 1993 Kuzyakov continued his research career at the Humboldt University of Berlin and Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops. In 1997 he completed the habilitation at the University of Hohenheim under the supervision of Prof. Karl Stahr. In 2006 he took up a professorship at the department of Agroecosystem Research at the University of Bayreuth. Since 2011, he heads the department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems and the department of Agricultural Soil Science at the University of Gottingen.

Research interests
Yakov Kuzyakov specialises in soil ecology and soil biogeochemistry, rhizosphere processes, agriculture, land use and land degradation, agroecology, C and N cycles, in application of radioactive and stable isotope labelling approaches in soil science. His research group conducts research in all climatic zones including cold deserts, tropical areas and in various ecosystems (agricultural lands, forests, mountains, pastures, etc). The collaboration includes the projects with other research groups from Germany, Russia, China, Chili, Italy, Indonesia, USA, UK and Australia.

Scientific achievements
Yakov Kuzyakov is a highly-cited researcher in the field of Agricultural Sciences for the 2015—2020, he was also included in the list of the most cited Russian scientists in 2017. The H-index is 73 (Scopus database). Yakov has published more than 570 scientific papers, indexed by Web of Science database which include:
 * 6 papers in the Nature journal series,
 * 35 scientific reviews,
 * more than 30 highly-cited papers (top 1% citations),
 * 9 hot papers (top 0.1% citations)

He developed new concepts of Priming effect, Microbial hotspots and hot moments in soil, Transformation of low-molecular organic compounds in soil, Rhizosphere dynamics and stationarity, Root exudation and its localisation, Visualization of enzyme activity in soil, Competition between microorganisms and roots for nutrients, Pedogenic carbonates, Agropedogenesis, Partitioning and quantification of CO2 sources,  Biochar stability and etc. These concepts were investigated in the frame of global climate change conditions: global warming, elevated СО2 in the atmosphere, drought, N deposition and soil degradation. He is the first to use position specific isotope labelling, 14СО2 и 13СО2 plant labelling combined with autoradiography and zymography coupling with biomarkers.

Editorship
Yakov is an editor in several highly-ranked scientific journals, such as:
 * Soil Biology and Biochemistry
 * European Journal of Soil Biology
 * Rhizosphere
 * Biogeosciences
 * Land Development and Degradation
 * Pedosphere
 * and others

Awards
During his research career he has received various awards:
 * 2018 Changjiang (Yangtze River) Scholar Award
 * 2017 Tianjin’s 1000-Talents Short-Term Experts
 * 2016 EGU Outstanding Editor Award
 * 2015 High-end Foreign Experts Program CAS, China
 * 2011 Sir Allan Sewell Fellowship, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
 * 2010 Visiting Professor, IGSNRR Beijing, CAS
 * 2002 Heisenberg Fellowship, DFG

Yakov Kuzyakov is also a visiting professor in various universities.

Weblinks

 * Kuzyakov's CV