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ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6497-2066
Scopus ID: 35724689200
ResearchGate: Elmira Saljnikov
ResearcherID: M-9688-2018
SciProfiles: 274525
Research area
- Soil and plant environmental sciences, including climate change impacts, carbon and nitrogen dynamics and C sequestration,
- Soil ecology and biology,
- Soil contamination,
- Soil degradation,
- Soil quality
Skills
- Among other things, mastering the methods of measuring microbial respiration and carbon sequestration;
- Determination of labile organic matter;
- Command of softwares SigmaPlot, Statistics and others
Work experience:
- April 1, 2024: University of Belgrade – Institute for Multidisciplinary Research
- 2003 – 2024: Institute of Soil Sciences, Belgrade
- 1988 – 2002: Institute of Soil Sciences and Agrochemistry, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Education:
- 1998 – 2004: Kyoto National University, Japan, PhD degree
- 1996 – 1998: Kyoto National University; Japan, MSc degree
- 1994 – 1995: Kyoto Prefecture University, Japan, training course
- 1993: Ramat-Gan University, Israel, training course
- 1983 – 1987: Leningrad State Agrarian University, Russia
- 1973 – 1983: elementary and high school, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Awards and certificates:
- MONBUSHO scholarship from the Ministry of Education of Japan
- Honorary professor of the West-Kazakhstan Agricultural and Technical University
- Diplomas and certificates for contribution as a visiting professor
- Diplomas and certificates for project evaluation for the Ministry of Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Diplomas for international expertise in the system of accreditation of higher education institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Other professional activities:
Special contribution:
- Active cooperation with colleagues from the State University in Russia, with colleagues from the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research, Germany, with institutions and colleagues from Kazakhstan. Numerous agreements on cooperation between the Institute of Soil science in Belgrade and relevant institutions were signed.
Courses taught:
- Visiting professor at state universities in Kazakhstan (Almaty, Astana, Uralsk, Kyzyl Ordа). As a mentor in the period from 2011 to 2023 years she received 10 doctoral students and 7 master’s students from Kazakhstan.
Editorial and Reviewer’s activity (journals, books, projects):
- Editor-in-Chief of the national journal “Zemljište i Biljka” – “Soil and Plant”
- Editor-in-Chief of the book “Assessing Soil Degradation”, Springer Nature,
- Reviewer of numerous project proposals for the Ministry of Science and for the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Regular reviewer of original research papers for the journals from category Q1.
Memberships:
- Member of the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan (IAAR)
- Member of the Mitscherlich Academy for Soil Fertility (MITAK) in Berlin
- Member of the International Union of Soil Science Societies (IUSS)
- Member of the German Soil Society (DBG)
- Member of the Japanese Society for Soil and Plant Nutrition (JSSSPN)
- Member of the Serbian Soil Society (SDPZ)
- Member of the editorial board of scientific journals from Russia and Kazakhstan
- Member of commissions for doctoral theses in the country and abroad
Current:
- Evaluation of microplastics in the soils of Serbia” – EMIPLAST S.o.S. financed by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, GRANT No. 7742318. Evaluation of the Microplastic in the Soils of Serbia EMIPLAST-SoS – Универзитет у Београду – Институт за мултидисциплинарна истраживања (bg.ac.rs)
Past:
- (2021-2022) Development of innovative methods of organic agricultural production with the aim of greater climate neutrality of agriculture” of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia, no. 680-00-00027/3/2021-02 680-00-00027/3/2021-02
- (2011-2019) Development and improvement of technologies for energy-efficient use of multiple forms of agricultural and forest biomass in an ecologically acceptable manner, with the possibility of cogeneration” (III 42011, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the RS)
- (2014-2015) “Monitoring of soil quality and development of a waste management plan in PD TE-KO Kostolac” (reg. no. 1099/2014, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of RS)
- (2011-2015) “Study of the impact of soil and irrigation water quality on more efficient production of agricultural crops and environmental protection”. (reg. no. TR 37006, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the RS)
- (2009-2011) „CC-WaterS: SOUTH EAST EUROPE Transitional Cooperation Programme” (code: SEE/A/022/2.1/X, European Commission)
- (2007-2009) CULTUBER E!3835 „Improvement of truffle cultivation via novel inoculation methods, soil analysis and end-products quality control“ (EUREKA initiative project, suported by EU)
- (2006-2007) “Soil Survey of Crni Vrh (Bor) Region” financed (contract no. 312/20.06.2006. Dundee Plemeniti Metali d.o.o.)
- (2005-2008) Control and risk reduction in the production of healthy food on the lands of central Serbia; Project JD no. 11002 (Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of SERBIA)
- (1996-2002) Strategy for the Development of Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems in the Steppe Zones of Central Asia. (Research project 06660077, Fund for Advanced Studies in International Development, JAPAN
- Ugrenović, V.; Filipović, V.; Miladinović, V.; Simić, D.; Janković, S.; Stanković, S.; Saljnikov, E. (2024). How Do Mixed Cover Crops (White Mustard + Oats) Contribute to Labile Carbon Pools in an Organic Cropping System in Serbia? Plants, 13, 1020. Link
- Saljnikov, E., Lavrishchev A., Römbke J., et al. (2022). Understanding and Monitoring Chemical and Biological Soil Degradation. In: Saljnikov, E., Mueller L., Lavrishchev A., Eulenstein F. (eds). Advances in Understanding Soil Degradation. Springer, pp. 75–124. DOI
- Elmira Saljnikov, Eulenstein F., Lavrishchev A., et al. (2022). Understanding Soils: Their Functions, Use and Degradation. In: Saljnikov, E., Mueller L., Lavrishchev A., Eulenstein F. (eds). Advances in Understanding Soil Degradation. Springer, pp. 1–42. DOI
- Mueller L., Eulenstein F., Mirschel W., et al., including Saljnikov, E. (2021). Chapter 3: Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes. In: Mueller L. et al. (eds) Exploring and Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes. Springer. DOI
- Koković N., Saljnikov, E., et al. (2021). Changes in Soil Labile Organic Matter from 50 Years of Fertilization. Agronomy, 11(10), 2026. DOI
- Saljnikov, E., Mrvic V., Cakmak D., et al. (2019). Pollution indices and sources apportionment near thermal power plant. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. DOI
- Antić-Mladenović S., et al., including Saljnikov, E. (2019). Impact of flood on arable soil contamination in Serbia. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. DOI
- Saljnikov, E., Lukic S., et al. (2019). Акумулацијa угљеника у пашњацима Србије. Гласник шумарског факултета, бр. 119, стр. 233–252. DOI
- Marjanovic Z., Glisic A., et al., including Saljnikov, E. (2015). Ecosystems supporting truffle production. Applied Soil Ecology, 95, 179–190. DOI
- Saljnikov, E., Saljnikov A., et al. (2014). Impact of Energy Saving Cultivations on Soil in Kazakhstan. Energy, 77, 35–41. DOI
- Saljnikov, E., Cakmak D., Rahimgalieva S. (2013). Soil organic matter stability in steppe ecosystem. In: Soriano M.C. (ed.) Soil Processes and Current Trends in Quality Assessment. INTECH, pp. 269–310. ISBN: 980-953-307-671-8.