Arndt, M., Helming, K. (2025) Agricultural diversification across spatial levels - a contribution to resilience and sustainability? Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 385, Article 109547.

MacPherson, J., Rosman, A., Helming, K., Burkhard, B. (2025) A participatory impact assessment of digital agriculture: a Bayesian network-based case study in Germany. Agricultural Systems 224, Article 104222.

Aghabeygi, M., Strauss, V., Paul, C., Helming, K. (2024) Barriers of adopting sustainable soil management practices for organic and conventional farming systems. Discover Soil 1, 1, Article 11.

Chowdhury, S., von Post, M., Vallejo, R. R., Mora, K. N., Hultman, J., Pennanen, T., Lindroos, A.-J., Helming, K. (2024) Drivers of soil health across European Union – Data from the literature review. Data in Brief 57, Article 111064.

Dönmez, C., Sahingoz, M., Paul, C., Cilek, A., Hoffmann, C., Berberoglu, S., Webber, H., Helming, K. (2024) Climate change causes spatial shifts in the productivity of agricultural long-term field experiments. European Journal of Agronomy 155, 127121.

Mayar, M. A., Hamidov, A., Akramkhanov, A., Helming, K. (2024) Consideration of the environment in water-energy-food nexus research in the Aral Sea Basin. Water 16, 5, Article 658.

Pfeifer, L. K., Helming, K. (2024) Effective mission-oriented research: a new framework for systemic research impact assessment. Research Evaluation 33, rvae003.

Pfeifer, L. K., Helming, K., Schneider, H., Ewert, F. (2024) Impact mapping tool for interdisciplinary research institutes. Societal Impacts 3, Article 100048.

Rosman, A., MacPherson, J., Arndt, M., Helming, K. (2024) Perceived resilience of community supported agriculture in Germany. Agricultural Systems 220, Article 104068.

Cammarano, D., Olesen, J. E., Helming, K., Foyer, C. H., Schönhart, M., Brunori, G., Bandru, K. K., Bindi, M., Padovan, G., Thorsen, B. J., Freund, F., Abalos, D. (2023) Models can enhance science–policy–society alignments for climate change mitigation. Nature Food 4, 8, 632–635.

Dönmez, C., Schmidt, M., Cilek, A., Grosse, M., Paul, C., Hierold, W., Helming, K. (2023) Climate change impacts on long-term field experiments in Germany. Agricultural Systems 205, Article 103578.

Faye, B., Webber, H., Gaiser, T., Müller, C., Zhang, Y., Stella, T., Latka, C., Reckling, M., Heckelei, T., Helming, K., Ewert, F. (2023) Climate change impacts on European arable crop yields: sensitivity to assumptions about rotations and residue management. European Journal of Agronomy 142, Article 126670.

Mason, E., Bispo, A., Matt, M., Helming, K., Rodriguez, E., Lansac, R., Carrasco, V., Hashar, M. R., Verdonk, L., Prokop, G., Wall, D., Francis, N., Laszlo, P., Löbmann, M. T. (2023) Sustainable soil and land management: a systems-oriented overview of scientific literature. Frontiers in Soil Science 3, Article 1268037.

Mouratiadou, I., Lemke, N., Chen, C., Wartenberg, C. A., Bloch, R., Donat, M., Gaiser, T., Basavegowda, D. H., Helming, K., Hosseiniyekani, S., Krull Pinheiro Lima, M., Lingemann, K., Macpherson, J., Melzer, M., Nendel, C., Piorr, A., Shaaban, M., Zander, P., Weltzien, C., Bellingrath-Kimura, S. D. (2023) The Digital Agricultural Knowledge and Information System (DAKIS): employing digitalisation to encourage diversified and multifunctional agricultural systems. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology 16, Article 100274.

Paul, C., Bartkowski, B., Dönmez, C., Don, A., Mayer, S., Steffens, M., Weigl, S., Wiesmeier, M., Wolf, A., Helming, K. (2023) Carbon farming: are soil carbon certificates a suitable tool for climate change mitigation? Journal of Environmental Management 330, Article 117142.

Reckling, M., Watson, C. A., Whitbread, A., Helming, K. (2023) Diversification for sustainable and resilient agricultural landscape systems. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 43, 4, Article 44.

Shaaban, M., Voglhuber-Slavinsky, A., Dönitz, E., Macpherson, J., Paul, C., Mouratiadou, I., Helming, K., Piorr, A. (2023) Understanding the future and evolution of agri-food systems: a combination of qualitative scenarios with agent-based modelling. Futures 149, Article 103141.

Strauss, V., Paul, C., Dönmez, C., Löbmann, M., Helming, K. (2023) Sustainable soil management measures: a synthesis of stakeholder recommendations. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 43, 1, Article 17.

Voglhuber-Slavinsky, A., Lemke, N., MacPherson, J., Dönitz, E., Olbrisch, M., Schöbel, P., Moller, B., Bahrs, E., Helming, K. (2023) Valorization for biodiversity and ecosystem services in the agri-food value chain. Environmental Management 72, 6, 1163–1188.

Hamidov, A., Daedlow, K., Webber, H., Hussein, H., Abdurahmanov, I., Dolidudko, A., Seerat, A. Y., Solieva, U., Woldeyohanes, T., Helming, K. (2022) Operationalizing water-energy-food nexus research for sustainable development in social-ecological systems: an interdisciplinary learning case in Central Asia. Ecology and Society 27, 1, Article 12.

König, H. J., Uthes, S., Ostermann-Miyashita, E.-F., Eufemia, L., Hemminger, K., Hermanns, T., Bethwell, C., Stachow, U., Helming, K. (2022) UNESCO biosphere reserves show demand for multifunctional agriculture. Journal of Environmental Management 320, Article 115790.

Löbmann, M., Maring, L., Prokop, G., Brils, J., Bender, J., Bispo, A., Helming, K. (2022) Systems knowledge for sustainable soil and land management. Science of the Total Environment 822, Article 153389.

MacPherson, J., Voglhuber-Slavinsky, A., Olbrisch, M., Schöbel, P., Dönitz, E., Mouratiadou, I., Helming, K. (2022) Future agricultural systems and the role of digitalization for achieving sustainability goals. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 42, 4, Article 70.

Perković, S., Paul, C., Vasić, F., Helming, K. (2022) Human health and soil health risks from heavy metals, micro(nano)plastics, and antibiotic resistant bacteria in agricultural soils. Agronomy 12, 12, Article 2945.

Creamer, R. E., Hagens, M., Baartman, J., Helming, K. (2021) Editorial for special issue on “understanding soil functions – from ped to planet”. European Journal of Soil Science 72, 4, 1493-1496.

Paul, C., Kuhn, K., Steinhoff-Knopp, B., Weißhuhn, P., Helming, K. (2021) Towards a standardization of soil-related ecosystem service assessments. European Journal of Soil Science 72, 4, 1543-1558.

Bartkowski, B., Bartke, S., Helming, K., Paul, C., Techen, A.-K., Hansjürgens, B. (2020) Potential of the economic valuation of soil-based ecosystem services to inform sustainable soil management and policy. PeerJ 8, 3, Article e8749.

Grosse, M., Hierold, W., Ahlborn, M. C., Piepho, H.-P., Helming, K. (2020) Long-term field experiments in Germany: classification and spatial representation. SOIL 6, 2, 579-596.

Hamidov, A., Helming, K. (2020) Sustainability considerations in water–energy–food nexus research in irrigated agriculture. Sustainability 12, 15, Article 6274.

Macpherson, J., Paul, C., Helming, K. (2020) Linking ecosystem services and the SDGs to farm-level assessment tools and models. Sustainability 12, 16, Article 6617.

Mitter, H., Techen, A.-K., Sinabell, F., Helming, K., Schmid, E., Bodirsky, B. L., Holman, I., Kok, K., Lehtonen, H., Leip, A., Le Mouël, C., Mathijs, E., Mehdi, B., Mittenzwei, K., Mora, O., Øistad, K., Øygarden, L., Priess, J. A., Reidsma, P., Schaldach, R., Schönhart, M. (2020) Shared Socio-economic Pathways for European agriculture and food systems: the Eur-Agri-SSPs. Global Environmental Change 65, Article 102159.

Techen, A.-K., Helming, K., Brüggemann, N., Veldkamp, E., Reinhold-Hurek, B., Lorenz, M., Bartke, S., Heinrich, U., Amelung, W., Augustin, K., Boy, J., Corre, M., Duttman, R., Gebbers, R., Gentsch, N., Grosch, R., Guggenberger, G., Kern, J., Kiese, R., Kuhwald, M., Leinweber, P., Schloter, M., Wiesmeier, M., Winkelmann, T., Vogel, H.-J. (2020) Soil research challenges in response to emerging agricultural soil management practices. Advances in Agronomy 161, 179-240.

Vasic, F., Paul, C., Strauss, V., Helming, K. (2020) Ecosystem services of kettle holes in agricultural landscapes. Agronomy 10, 9, Article 1326.

Mitter, H., Techen, A.-K., Sinabell, F., Helming, K., Kok, K., Priess, J. A., Schmid, E., Bodirsky, B. L., Holman, I., Lehtonen, H., Leip, A., Le Mouël, C., Mathijs, E., Mehdi, B., Michetti, M., Mittenzwei, K., Mora, O., Øygarden, L., Reidsma, P., Schaldach, R., Schönhart, M. (2019) A protocol to develop Shared Socio-economic Pathways for European agriculture. Journal of Environmental Management 252, Article 109701.

Paul, C., Techen, A.-K., Robinson, J. S., Helming, K. (2019) Rebound effects in agricultural land and soil management: review and analytical framework. Journal of Cleaner Production 227, 1054-1067.

Daedlow, K., Lemke, N., Helming, K. (2018) Arable land tenancy and soil quality in Germany: contesting theory with empirics. Sustainability 10, 8, Article: 2880.

Hamidov, A., Helming, K., Bellocchi, G., Bojar, W., Dalgaard, T., Ghaley, B. B., Hoffmann, C., Holman, I., Holzkämper, A., Krzeminska, D., Kværnø, S. H., Lehtonen, H., Niedrist, G., Øygarden, L., Reidsma, P., Roggero, P. P., Rusu, T., Santos, C., Seddaiu, G., Skarbøvik, E., Ventrella, D., Żarski, J., Schönhart, M. (2018) Impacts of climate change adaptation options in agriculture on soil functions: a review of European case studies. Land Degradation & Development 29, 8, 2378-2389.

Helming, K., Daedlow, K., Hansjürgens, B., Koellner, T. (2018) Assessment and governance of sustainable soil management. Sustainability 10, 12, Article 4432.

Helming, K., Daedlow, K., Paul, C., Techen, A.-K., Bartke, S., Bartkowski, B., Kaiser, D., Wollschläger, U., Vogel, H.-J. (2018) Managing soil functions for a sustainable bioeconomy - assessment framework and state of the art. Land Degradation & Development 29, 9, 3112-3126.

Vogel, H.-J., Bartke, S., Daedlow, K., Helming, K., Kögel-Knabner, I., Lang, B., Rabot, E., Russel, D., Stößel, B., Weller, U., Wiesmeier, M., Wollschläger, U. (2018) A systemic approach for modeling soil functions. SOIL 4, 1, 83-92.

Weißhuhn, P., Helming, K., Ferretti, J. (2018) Research impact assessment in agriculture - a review of approaches and impact areas. Research Evaluation 27, 1, 36-42.

Arodudu, O. T., Helming, K., Voinov, A., Wiggering, H. (2017) Integrating agronomic factors into energy efficiency assessment of agro-bioenergy production – A case study of ethanol and biogas production from maize feedstock. Applied Energy 198, 426-439.

Arodudu, O. T., Helming, K., Wiggering, H., Voinov, A. (2017) Bioenergy from low-intensity agricultural systems: an energy efficiency analysis. Energies 10, 1, Article 29.

Arodudu, O. T., Helming, K., Wiggering, H., Voinov, A. (2017) Towards a more holistic sustainability assessment framework for agro-bioenergy systems - a review. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 62, 61-75.

Hermanns, T., Helming, K., König, H. J., Schmidt, K., Li, Q., Faust, H. (2017) Sustainability impact assessment of peatland-use scenarios: confronting land use supply with demand. Ecosystem Services 26, Part B, 365-376.

Peter, C., Helming, K., Nendel, C. (2017) Do greenhouse gas emission calculations from energy crop cultivation reflect actual agricultural management practices? - A review of carbon footprint calculators. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 67, 461-476.

Techen, A.-K., Helming, K. (2017) Pressures on soil functions from soil management in Germany: a foresight review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 37, 6, Article: 64.

Daedlow, K., Podhora, A., Winkelmann, M., Kopfmüller, J., Walz, R., Helming, K. (2016) Socially responsible research processes for sustainability transformation: an integrated assessment framework. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 23, 1-11.

Hamidov, A., Helming, K., Balla, D. (2016) Impact of agricultural land use in Central Asia: a review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 36, 1, Article: 6.

Helming, K., Ferretti, J., Daedlow, K., Podhora, A., Kopfmüller, J., Winkelmann, M., Bertling, J., Walz, R. (2016) Forschen für nachhaltige Entwicklung: Kriterien für gesellschaftlich verantwortliche Forschungsprozesse. GAIA 25, 3, 161-165.

Gutzler, C., Helming, K., Balla, D., Dannowski, R., Deumlich, D., Glemnitz, M., Knierim, A., Mirschel, W., Nendel, C., Paul, C., Sieber, S., Stachow, U., Starick, A., Wieland, R., Wurbs, A., Zander, P. (2015) Agricultural land use changes - a scenario-based sustainability impact assessment for Brandenburg, Germany. Ecological Indicators 48, 505-517.

Hermanns, T., Helming, K., Schmidt, K., König, H. J., Faust, H. (2015) Stakeholder strategies for sustainability impact assessment of land use scenarios: analytical framework and identifying land use claims. Land 4, 3, 778-806.

König, H. J., Podhora, A., Zhen, L., Helming, K., Yan, H., Du, B., Wübbeke, J., Wang, C., Klinger, J., Chen, C., Uthes, S. (2015) Knowledge brokerage for impact assessment of land use scenarios in Inner Mongolia, China: extending and testing the FoPIA approach. Sustainability 7, 5, 5027-5049.

Reif, C., Lana, M., Graef, F., Dietrich, O., Schindler, J., Helming, K., König, H. J., Sieber, S. (2015) Combining analytical methods for assessing food security across the food value chain: a conceptual integrated approach. Outlook on Agriculture 44, 1, 11-18.

Glaesner, N., Helming, K., de Vries, W. (2014) Do current european policies prevent soil threats and support soil functions? Sustainability 6, 12, 9538-9563.

König, H. J., Podhora, A., Helming, K., Zhen, L., Wang, C., Wübbeke, J., Baumeister, T., Du, B., Yan, H. (2014) Confronting international research topics with stakeholders on multifunctional land use: the case of Inner Mongolia, China. iForest 7, 403-413.

König, H. J., Zhen, L., Helming, K., Uthes, S., Yang, L., Cao, X., Wiggering, H. (2014) Assessing the impact of the Sloping Land Conversion Program on rural sustainability in Guyuan, Western China. Land Degradation & Development 25, 4, 385-396.

Zhen, L., Deng, X., Wei, Y., Jiang, Q., Lin, Y., Helming, K., Wang, C., König, H. J., Hu, J. (2014) Future land use and food security scenarios for the Guyuan district of remote western China. iForest 7, 372-384.

Fürst, C., Helming, K., Lorz, C., Müller, F., Verburg, P. H. (2013) Integrated land-use and regional resource management: a cross-disciplinary dialogue on future perspectives for a sustainable development of regional resources. Journal of Environmental Management 127, Supplement, S1- S5.

Helming, K., Diehl, K., Geneletti, D., Wiggering, H. (2013) Mainstreaming ecosystem services in European policy impact assessment. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 40, 82-87.

König, B., Diehl, K., Tscherning, K., Helming, K. (2013) A framework for structuring interdisciplinary research management. Research Policy 42, 1, 261-272.v

König, H. J., Uthes, S., Schuler, J., Zhen, L., Purushothaman, S., Suarma, U., Sghaier, M., Makokha, S., Helming, K., Sieber, S., Chen, L., Brouwer, F., Morris, J., Wiggering, H. (2013) Regional impact assessment of land use scenarios in developing countries using the FoPIA approach: findings from five case studies. Journal of Environmental Management 127, Supplement, S56-S64.

Podhora, A., Helming, K., Adenäuer, L., Heckelei, T., Kautto, P., Reidsma, P., Rennings, K., Turnpenny, J., Jansen, J. (2013) The policy-relevancy of impact assessment tools: evaluating nine years of European research funding. Environmental Science & Policy 31, 85-95.

Sieber, S., Amjath Babu, T. S., Jansson, T., Müller, K., Tscherning, K., Graef, F., Pohle, D., Helming, K., Rudloff, B., Saravia-Matus, B. S., Gomez y Paloma, S. (2013) Sustainability impact assessment using integrated meta-modelling: simulating the reduction of direct support under the EU common agricultural policy (CAP). Land Use Policy 33, 235-245.

Sieber, S., Amjath Babu, T. S., McIntosh, B. S., Tscherning, K., Müller, K., Helming, K., Pohle, D., Fricke, K., Verweij, P., Pacini, C., Jansson, T., Gomez y Paloma, S. (2013) Evaluating the characteristics of a non-standardised Model Requirements Analysis (MRA) for the development of policy impact assessment tools. Environmental Modelling & Software 49, 53-63.

König, H. J., Sghaier, M., Schuler, J., Abdeladhim, M., Helming, K., Tonneau, J.-P., Ounalli, N., Imbernon, J., Morris, J., Wiggering, H. (2012) Participatory impact assessment of soil and water conservation scenarios in Oum Zessar watershed, Tunisia. Environmental Management 50, 1, 153-165.

Müller, L., Schindler, U., Shepherd, T. G., Ball, B. C., Smolentseva, E., Hu, C., Hennings, V., Schad, P., Rogasik, J., Zeitz, J., Schlindwein, S. L., Behrendt, A., Helming, K., Eulenstein, F. (2012) A framework for assessing agricultural soil quality on a global scale. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 58, Supplement 1, S76-S82.

Pan, Y., Zhen, L., Yang, L., Helming, K., König, H. J., Cao, X., Li, F., Wei, Y., Liu, X., Long, X. (2012) Ecological consequences of changing fuelwood consumption patterns in remote villages of Northwestern China. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 10, 3, 207-222.

Tscherning, K., Helming, K., Krippner, B., Sieber, S., Gomez y Paloma, S. (2012) Does research applying the DPSIR framework support decision making? Land Use Policy 29, 1, 102-110.

Bezlepkina, I., Reidsma, P., Sieber, S., Helming, K. (2011) Integrated assessment of sustainability of agricultural systems and land use: methods, tools and applications (Editorial). Agricultural Systems 104, 2, 105-109.

Helming, K., Diehl, K., Bach, H., Dilly, O., König, B., Kuhlman, T., Perez-Soba, M., Sieber, S., Tabbush, P., Tscherning, K., Wascher, D., Wiggering, H. (2011) Ex ante impact assessment of policies affecting land use, Part A: analytical framework. Ecology and Society 16, 1, Art. 27, 1-17.

Helming, K., Diehl, K., Kuhlman, T., Jansson, T., Verburg, P. H., Bakker, M., Perez-Soba, M., Jones, L., Verkerk, P. J., Tabbush, P., Morris, J. B., Drillet, Z., Farrington, J., LeMouel, P., Zagame, P., Stuczynski, T., Siebielec, G., Sieber, S., Wiggering, H. (2011) Ex ante impact assessment of policies affecting land use, Part B: application of the analytical framework. Ecology and Society 16, 1, Art. 29, 1-23.

Helming, K., Perez-Soba, M. (2011) Landscape scenarios and multifunctionality: making land use impact assessment operational (Guest Editorial). Ecology and Society 16, 1, Art. 50, 1-8.

Kutter, T., Louwagie, G., Schuler, J., Zander, P., Helming, K., Hecker, J.-M. (2011) Policy measures for agricultural soil conservation in the European Union and its member states: policy review and classification. Land Degradation & Development 22, 1, 18-31.

Prager, K., Helming, K., Hagedorn, K. (2011) The challenge of developing effective soil conservation policies (Editorial). Land Degradation & Development 22, 1, 1-4.

Prager, K., Schuler, J., Helming, K., Zander, P., Ratinger, T., Hagedorn, K. (2011) Soil degradation, farming practices, institutions and policy responses: an analytical framework Land Degradation & Development 22, 1, 32-46.

König, H. J., Schuler, J., Suarma, U., McNeill, D., Imbernon, J., Damayanti, F., Dalimunthe, S. A., Uthes, S., Sartohadi, J., Helming, K., Morris, J. (2010) Assessing the impact of land use policy on urban-rural sustainability using the FoPIA approach in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Sustainability 2, 7, 1991-2009.

Müller, L., Schindler, U., Mirschel, W., Shepherd, T. G., Ball, B., Helming, K., Rogasik, J., Eulenstein, F., Wiggering, H. (2010) Assessing the productivity function of soils: a review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 30, 3, 601-614.

Schößer, B., Helming, K., Wiggering, H. (2010) Assessing land use change impacts: a comparison of the SENSOR land use function approach with other frameworks. Journal of Land Use Science 5, 2, 159-178.

Uthes, S., Fricke, K., König, H. J., Zander, P., Ittersum, M. v., Sieber, S., Helming, K., Piorr, A., Müller, K. (2010) Policy relevance of three integrated assessment tools: a comparison with specific reference to agricultural policies. Ecological Modelling 221, 18, 2136-2152.

Xie, G., Zhen, L., Zhang, C., König, H. J., Tscherning, K., Helming, K. (2010) Assessing the multifunctionalities of land use in China Journal of Resources and Ecology 1, 4, 311-318.

Zhen, L., Wei, Y., Xie, G., Helming, K., Cao, S., Yang, L., Pan, Y., König, H. J. (2010) Regional analysis of dynamic land use functions in China. Acta Ecologica Sinica [chinesische Ausgabe] 30, 24, 6749-6761.

Zhen, L., Cao, S., Wei, Y., Dilly, O., Liu, X., Li, F., König, H. J., Tscherning, K., Helming, K. (2009) Comparison of sustainability issues in two sensitive areas of China. Environmental Science & Policy 12, 8, 1153-1167.

Helming, K., Rubio, J. L., Boardman, J. (2006) Soil erosion across Europe: research approaches and perspectives (Editorial). Catena 68, 2-3, 71-72.

Wiggering, H., Dalchow, C., Glemnitz, M., Helming, K., Müller, K., Schultz, A., Stachow, U., Zander, P. (2006) Indicators for multifunctional land use: linking socio-economic requirements with landscape potentials Ecological Indicators 6, 1, 238-249.

Helming, K., Auzet, A.-V., Favis-Mortlock, D. (2005) Soil erosion patterns: evolution, spatio-temporal dynamics and connectivity (Editorial). Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 30, 2, 131-132.