Three Decades of Soil N2O Research Publications and Classification

Supplementary data for the review paper "Three decades of soil N2O research – Insights and gaps" by Klaus Butterbach-Bahl and colleagues, submitted to Global Change Biology. The dataset contains raw bibliographic files from Web of Science, a processing script, and a post-processed CSV file used to replicate Figure 2 in the manuscript. It was authored by João Serra and last updated on April 30, 2026.

Use Cases

• Replicating bibliometric analyses based on the provided post-processed CSV file.
• Analyzing publication trends in soil N2O flux measurement methods based on the keyword classification described.
• Extending the literature review with the raw bibliographic data from Web of Science.

Strengths

• Includes the raw bibliographic data (Web of Science query results) and the processing script (Compile.R), supporting reproducibility.
• License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting reuse with attribution.
• Dataset size is 3.5 MB, making it lightweight to download and inspect.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by João Serra as supplementary material for a submitted review paper.

Collection Method

Bibliographic records collated from Web of Science using a specified query string.

Time Range

Covers publications from approximately three decades, as indicated by the paper's title.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:21:43; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely global, inferred from the international scope of Web of Science and the topic.