Elena Valkama

My expertise is a research synthesis and meta-analysis in agricultural and soil sciences, focusing on the impact of different management practices (tillage, fertilization, organic amendments, crop residues management, and cover crops) on soil organic carbon, N2O emissions, nitrogen leaching losses and crop production at European and global scales. I am actively involved as an expert in meta-analysis in several EJP SOIL projects. Other expertise across research areas: -agricultural modelling: development and application of bio-physical models to analyze cropping systems, and mitigation to climate change through cropping system management, e.g., organic farming and conservation agriculture –based systems (cooperation with University of Milan): -climate change: assessment of GHG emissions, carbon sequestration and carbon balance by EX-ACT tool (training organized by FAO, certificate of attendance): -environmental economy: development of carbon offset systems for agricultural land use (cooperation with University of Milan and FAO). Scientific impact of research: Google Scholar: h-index 18: citations >1600: Scopus: h-index 15: citations ~1,000: Lead author of peer-reviewed scientific articles in English: 21: Co-author of peer-reviewed scientific articles in English: 8: Publications intended for professional communities: 33: Publication intended for the general public: 10.