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Soil Science

Study of soil formation, classification, properties, and management

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Researchers in Soil Science

M
Mark A. Bradford
Yale University
349
Papers
267,913
Citations
86
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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology
R
Robert B. Jackson
Forest Institute
1,037
Papers
148,185
Citations
168
h-index
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Y
Yong Sik Ok
Korea University
1,134
Papers
125,426
Citations
185
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Heavy metals in environmentAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
R
Rattan Lal
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
1,412
Papers
125,284
Citations
173
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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil erosion and sediment transportSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
P
Peter M. Vitousek
Stanford University
514
Papers
121,010
Citations
146
h-index
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesIsotope Analysis in Ecology
P
Pete Smith
University of Aberdeen
1,430
Papers
120,507
Citations
172
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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology
C
Christopher B. Field
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
551
Papers
108,639
Citations
144
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Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsPlant responses to elevated CO2Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Y
Yong‐Guan Zhu
Fuyang Normal University
1,549
Papers
106,638
Citations
164
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Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsArsenic contamination and mitigation
M
Markus Reichstein
Amazon (United States)
985
Papers
103,429
Citations
138
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Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsClimate variability and models
Y
Yakov Kuzyakov
Central South University of Forestry and Technology
1,460
Papers
99,091
Citations
150
h-index
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPeatlands and Wetlands EcologyMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology
J
Johannes Lehmann
Atkins (United States)
1,240
Papers
97,863
Citations
123
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Earthquake Detection and AnalysisSeismic Waves and AnalysisMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
R
Richard D. Bardgett
University of Manchester
621
Papers
87,839
Citations
138
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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology
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Active NSF Grants

Guoqiang Li
Louisiana State University
$1.75MSep 2026
EGF-EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship
Anna Mummert
Marshall University Research Corporation
$2.00MJul 2026
S-STEM-Schlr Sci Tech Eng&Math
Jaesung Lee
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
$513KAug 2026
MSPA-INTERDISCIPLINARY, OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC
Stephanie Galla
Boise State University
$299KAug 2026
EPSCoR RII: EPSCoR Research Fe
Kathleen Surpless
Trinity University
$45KAug 2026
CESEV-Chem Evo of Earth & Volc
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