Peer-reviewed

23. Akinropo, T., Benaouda, M., Dijkstra, J., Bannink, A., Arndt, C., Bayat, A.R., Crompton, L.A., Hellwing, A.L., Hristov, A.N., Huhtanen, P. and Jonker, A., …, McClelland, S.C., …, Eugène, M. (2026). Meta-analysis of lipid-and starch-based dietary interventions to reduce enteric methane emissions, fecal organic matter, and fecal and urinary nitrogen excretion in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 109(8), pp.8182-8199. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2025-27807

22. Kroh, G.E., Carey, C.J., Eash, L., Filley, T.R., Gosnell, H., Hodbod, J., Levy, C.R., Machmuller, M.B., McClelland, S.C., Reed, C.C. and Stanley, P.L. (2025). Centering resilience in US federal agricultural policy. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9, p.1695529. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1695529

21. McClelland, S.C., Bossio, D., Gordon, D.R., Lehmann, J., Hayek, M.N., Ogle, S.M., Sanderman, J., Wood, S.A., Yang, Y., and Woolf, D. (2025). Managing for climate and production goals on crop-lands. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02337-7

20. McClelland, S.C. and Schipanski, M.E. (2025). Soil organic carbon sequestration mediated by plant-microbe interactions after compost application. Ecosphere, 16(7), p.e70267. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70267

19. Karl, K., Tubiello, F.N., Crippa, M., Poore, J., Hayek, M.N., …McClelland, S.C., …Rosenzweig, C. (2024). Harmonizing Food Systems Emissions Accounting for More Effective Climate Action. Environmental Research: Food Systems, 2(1), p.015001. https://doi.org/10.1088/2976-601X/ad8fb3

18. Hayek, M., Piipponen, J., Kummu, M., Resare Sahlin, K., McClelland, S.C., and Carlson, K. (2024). Opportunities for carbon sequestration from removing or intensifying pasture-based beef production. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.121 (46) e2405758121. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2405758121

17. Schipanski, M.E., McClelland, S.C., Hughes, H.M., Jabbour, R., Malin, D., Hillier, J., Paustian, K. and Reaves, E. (2024). Improving decision support tools for quantifying ghg emissions from organic production systems. Organic Agriculture, 14(4), pp.503-512. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13165-024-00466-5

16. Saifuddin, M., Abramoff, R., Foster, E.J., and McClelland, S.C. (2024). Soil carbon offset markets are not a just climate solution. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.  22(7), p.e2781. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2781

15. Eash, L., Ogle, S., McClelland, S.C., Fonte, S.J. and Schipanski, M.E. (2024). Climate mitigation potential of cover crops in the United States is regionally concentrated and lower than previous estimates. Global Change Biology, 30(6), p.e17372. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17372

14. McClelland, S.C., Haddix, J.D., Azad, S., Boughton, E.H., Boughton, R.K., Miller, R.S., Swain, H.M. and Dillon, J.A. (2023). Quantifying biodiversity impacts of livestock using life‐cycle perspectives. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 21(6), pp.275-281. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2636

13. Hughes, H.M., McClelland, S.C., Schipanski, M.E. and Hillier, J. (2023). Modelling the soil C impacts of cover crops in temperate regions. Agricultural Systems, 209, p.103663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103663

12. Moore, J.M., Manter, D.K., Bowman, M., Hunter, M., Bruner, E. and McClelland, S.C. (2023). A framework to estimate climate mitigation potential for US cropland using publicly available data. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 78(2), pp.193-206. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.00132

11. Todd-Brown, K.E.O, Abramoff, R.Z., Beem-Miller, J., Blair, H.K., Earl, S., Frederick, K.J., Fuka, D.R., Guevara Santamaria, M., Harden, J.W., Heckman, K., Haren, L.J.,  Holmquist, J.R., Hoyt, A.M., Klinges, D.H., LeBauer, D.S., Malhotra, A., McClelland, S.C., Nave, L.E., Rocci, K.S., Schaeffer, S.M., Stoner, S., van Gestel, N., von Fromm, S.F., Younger, M.L. (2022). Review and Synthesis: The promise of big soil data, moving current practices towards future potential. Biogeosciences, 19(14), pp.3505-3522. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3505-2022

10. Tedeschi, L.O., Abdalla, A.L., Alvarez, C., Anuga, S.W., Arango, J., Beauchemin, K.A., Becquet, P., Berndt, A., Burns, R., De Camillis, C., Chara, J., Echazarreta, J.M., Hassouna, M., Kenny, D., Mathot, M., Mauricio, R.M., McClelland, S.C., Niu, M., Onyango, A.A., Parajuli, R., Pereira, L.G.R., del Prado, A., Tieri, M.P., Uwizeye, A., Kebreab, E. (2022). Quantification of methane emitted by ruminants: A review of methods. Journal of Animal Science, 100(7), p.skac197. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skac197

9. McClelland, S.C., Cotrufo, M.F., Haddix, M.L., Paustian, K., and Schipanski, M.E.(2022). Infrequent organic amendment applications increased plant productivity and  Soil organic carbon in irrigated but not dryland perennial pastures. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.107969

8. Arndt, C., Hristov, A. N., Price, W. J., McClelland, S. C., Pelaez, A. M., Cueva, S. F., Oh, J., Bannink, A., Bayat, A. R., Crompton, L. A., Dijkstra, J., Eugène, M. A., Kebreab, E., Kreuzer, M., McGee, M., Martin, C., Newbold, C. J., Reynolds, C. K., Schwarm, A., Shingfield, K. J., Veneman, J. B., Yáñez-Ruiz, D. R., Yu ZhongTang (2022). Full adoption of the most effective strategies to mitigate methane emissions by ruminants can help meet the 1.5 C target by 2030 but not 2050. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(20), p.e2111294119. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2111294119

7. McClelland, S.C., Paustian, K., Williams, S., and Schipanski, M.E. (2021). Modeling cover crop biomass production and related emissions to improve farm-scale decision support tools. Agricultural Systems, 191, p.103151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103151

6. Jabbour, R., McClelland, S.C. and Schipanski, M.E. (2021). Use of decision‐support tools by students to link crop management practices with greenhouse gas emissions: A case study. Natural Sciences Education, 50(2), p.e20063. https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20063

5. McClelland, S.C., Paustian, K. and Schipanski, M.E. (2020). Management of cover crops in temperate climates influences soil organic carbon stocks: A meta‐analysis. Ecological Applications, 31(3), p.e02278. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2278

4. Garbowski, M., Avera, B., Bertram, J.H., Courkamp, J.S., Gray, J., Hein, K.M., Lawrence, R., McIntosh, M., McClelland, S., Post, A.K. and Slette, I.J. (2020). Getting to the root of restoration: considering root traits for improved restoration outcomes under drought and competition. Restoration Ecology, 28(6), pp.1384-1395. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13291

3. Niu, M., Kebreab, E., Hristov, A. N., Oh, J., Arndt, C., Bannink, A., …, McClelland, S.C., … and Crompton, L. A. (2018). Prediction of enteric methane production, yield and intensity in dairy cattle using an intercontinental database. Global Change Biology. 2018; 24: 3368–3389. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14094

2. McClelland, S.C., Arndt, C., Gordon, D.R. and Thoma, G. (2018). Type and number of environmental impact categories used in livestock life cycle assessment: A systematic review. Livestock Science, 209, pp.39-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2018.01.008

1. Wezel, A., Soboksa, G., McClelland, S., Delespesse, F. and Boissau, A. (2015). The blurred boundaries of ecological, sustainable, and agroecological intensification: a review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 35(4), pp.1283-1295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-015-0333-y

Briefs, Reports, Letters

8. Daly, H., McClelland, S.C., Hayek, M.N., Behrens, P., Duffy, C., Doedens, C., and Moriarty, R. (2026). Scientist statement on misuse of new approaches to methane. https://methanescience.org/

7. McClelland, S.C. and Woolf, D. (2025). Research briefing. Nature Climate Change, 15, pp.595-596. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02349-3

6. FAO (2025). Ecosystem services assessment in livestock agroecosystems. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd6705en

5. McClelland, S.C. and Woolf, D. (2024). Sensationalized soil carbon sequestration estimates excuse further climate inaction. Global Change Biology, 30(1), p.1. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17012

4. Hayek, M.N., Samuel, J. and McClelland, S.C. (2023). Methane metrics: the political stakes. Nature, 620(7972), pp.37-37. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02435-6

3. FAO (2023). Methane emissions in livestock and rice systems – Sources, quantification, mitigation and metrics. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc7607en

2. FAO (2022). Prioritizing the reduction of methane in livestock climate actions in East Africa – Policy  brief. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0714en

1. FAO, CCAC, NZAGRC and Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (2021). Ambición climática en el sector ganadero de América Latina y el Caribe – Construcción de redespara su revisión e implementación. Roma, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7332es