 Nitrogen
"Nitrogen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An element with the atomic symbol N, atomic number 7, and atomic weight [14.00643; 14.00728]. Nitrogen exists as a diatomic gas and makes up about 78% of the earth's atmosphere by volume. It is a constituent of proteins and nucleic acids and found in all living cells.
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D009584
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D01.268.604 D01.362.625
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| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2004 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2007 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2010 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2014 | 6 | 7 | 13 | | 2015 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2019 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2021 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2022 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nitrogen" by people in Profiles.
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Corman JR, Decker BNK, Basche A, Dodds WK. Making it rain: Adopting soil science techniques for studies of land-water interactions. J Environ Qual. 2026 May-Jun; 55(3):e70194.
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Sharma R, Mus F, Pellows LM, Dahl PJ, Mulder DW, Yang ZY, King PW, Dukovic G, Seefeldt LC, Peters JW. Mechanistic Insights into Dinitrogen Reduction to Ammonia in Light-Controlled Nanocrystal:Nitrogenase Complexes. Acc Chem Res. 2026 May 19; 59(10):1609-1620.
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Drobnitch ST, Flynn NE, Wenz JA, Comas LH. Adding N to Water-Stressed Sorghum bicolor Shifts Root Functional Traits and Uptake Strategies, but Without Short-Term Improvements in Water Use Efficiency or Productivity. Physiol Plant. 2026 Mar-Apr; 178(2):e70774.
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Ritt CL, Quien M, Wei Z, Gress H, Dronadula MT, Altmisdort K, Nguyen HGT, Zangmeister CD, Tu YM, Garimella SS, Amirabadi S, Gadaloff M, Hu W, Aluru NR, Ekinci KL, Bunch JS, Strano MS. A molecularly impermeable polymer from two-dimensional polyaramids. Nature. 2025 11; 647(8089):383-389.
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Jansen KT, Reed NW, Browne EC, Tolbert MA. Measurement of Photochemical Haze Refractive Indices and Hygroscopicity: Influence of CO2 in CH4/H2S/N2 Mixtures. Astrobiology. 2025 06; 25(6):395-403.
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Schakel OF, Fritts RK, Zmuda AJ, Setayeshgar S, McKinlay JB. Microbial cross-feeding stabilized by segregation of a dependent mutant from its independent ancestor. ISME J. 2025 Jan 02; 19(1).
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Reider KE, Bueno de Mesquita CP, Anderson K, Pilco RQ, Luza Victorio MA, Gelona AR, Schmidt SK. Wild Andean camelids promote rapid ecosystem development after glacier retreat. Sci Rep. 2024 12 30; 14(1):31913.
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Wijas BJ, Cornwell WK, Oberle B, Powell JR, Zanne AE. Faster than expected: release of nitrogen and phosphorus from decomposing woody litter. New Phytol. 2025 Mar; 245(5):2214-2223.
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Dey I, Ambati SR, Bhos PN, Sonawane S, Pilli S. Effluent quality improvement in sequencing batch reactor-based wastewater treatment processes using advanced control strategies. Water Sci Technol. 2024 May; 89(10):2661-2675.
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Rosa-Téllez S, Alcántara-Enguídanos A, Martínez-Seidel F, Casatejada-Anchel R, Saeheng S, Bailes CL, Erban A, Barbosa-Medeiros D, Alepúz P, Matus JT, Kopka J, Muñoz-Bertomeu J, Krueger S, Roje S, Fernie AR, Ros R. The serine-glycine-one-carbon metabolic network orchestrates changes in nitrogen and sulfur metabolism and shapes plant development. Plant Cell. 2024 Jan 30; 36(2):404-426.
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