Keith A. Smith

20.6k citations

171 papers · 14.9k · 5 hit papers · h-index 65

Impact in

Soil Science top 0.02%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Environmental Chemistry top 0.02%
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Papers in

Soil Science 63
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 60
Environmental Chemistry 53
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics 48

Co-authors: K. E. Dobbie (23 shared papers)Franz Conen (9 shared papers)I. P. McTaggart (9 shared papers)Paul J. Crutzen (5 shared papers)Ute Skiba (9 shared papers)A. R. Mosier (7 shared papers)Wilfried Winiwarter (4 shared papers)Tom Ball (6 shared papers)
Journals: Soil Biology and Biochemistry (10 papers)European Journal of Soil Science (9 papers)Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (9 papers)Soil Use and Management (9 papers)Global Change Biology (8 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Italy

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Keith A. Smith

168 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Keith A. Smith's Hit Papers

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Exchange of greenhouse gases between soil and atmosphere: interactions of soil physical factors and biological processes 2018 · 315 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 European Journal of Soil Science
2012 Nature Climate Change
2008 Atmospheric chemistry and physics
2003 European Journal of Soil Science
1999 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

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1	N ₂ O release from agro-biofuel production negates global warming reduction by replacing fossil fuels Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Paul J. Crutzen, A. R. Mosier, Keith A. Smith, Wilfried Winiwarter Hit paper breakdown →	2008	927
2	Exchange of greenhouse gases between soil and atmosphere: interactions of soil physical factors and biological processes European Journal of Soil Science ·Keith A. Smith, Tom Ball, Franz Conen, K. E. Dobbie, J. M. Massheder, Ana Rey Hit paper breakdown →	2003	779
3	Global agriculture and nitrous oxide emissions Nature Climate Change ·David Reay, Eric A. Davidson, Keith A. Smith, Pete Smith, Jerry M. Melillo, Frank Dentener, Paul J. Crutzen Hit paper breakdown →	2012	774
4	Nitrous oxide emissions from intensive agricultural systems: Variations between crops and seasons, key driving variables, and mean emission factors Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·K. E. Dobbie, I. P. McTaggart, Keith A. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	1999	613
5	Nitrous oxide emission factors for agricultural soils in Great Britain: the impact of soil water‐filled pore space and other controlling variables Global Change Biology ·K. E. Dobbie, Keith A. Smith	2003	428
6	Oxidation of atmospheric methane in Northern European soils, comparison with other ecosystems, and uncertainties in the global terrestrial sink Global Change Biology ·Keith A. Smith, K. E. Dobbie, B.C. Ball, Lars R. Bakken, Bishal K. Sitaula, Sissel Hansen, R. Brumme, Werner Borken, Søren Christensen, A. Priemé, D. Fowler, Jannette MacDonald, Ute Skiba, Leif Klemedtsson, Åsa Kasimir‐Klemedtsson, Anna Degórska, P. Orlanski	2000	389
7	Nitrous oxide emission from soils after incorporating crop residues Soil Use and Management ·Elizabeth M. Baggs, Robert M. Rees, Keith A. Smith, A.J.A. Vinten	2000	348
8	Physico-chemical screening of phosphate-removing substrates for use in constructed wetland systems Water Research ·Aleksandra Drizo, C. A. Frost, J. Grace, Keith A. Smith	1999	329
9	Effects of temperature, water content and nitrogen fertilisation on emissions of nitrous oxide by soils Atmospheric Environment ·Keith A. Smith, P. E. Thomson, H. Clayton, I. P. McTaggart, Franz Conen	1998	318
10	The effects of temperature, water‐filled pore space and land use on N ₂ O emissions from an imperfectly drained gleysol European Journal of Soil Science ·K. E. Dobbie, Keith A. Smith	2001	316
11	Exchange of greenhouse gases between soil and atmosphere: interactions of soil physical factors and biological processes European Journal of Soil Science ·Keith A. Smith, Tom Ball, Franz Conen, K. E. Dobbie, J. M. Massheder, Ana Rey Hit paper breakdown →	2018	315
12	Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilised grassland: A 2-year study of the effects of N fertiliser form and environmental conditions Biology and Fertility of Soils ·H. Clayton, I. P. McTaggart, John Parker, Larry Swan, Keith A. Smith	1997	281
13	Dealing with disaster Margo Seltzer, Yasuhiro Endo, Christopher Small, Keith A. Smith	1996	249
14	Nitrification and denitrification as sources of nitric oxide and nitrous oxide in a sandy loam soil Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Ute Skiba, Keith A. Smith, D. Fowler	1993	218
15	The control of nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural and natural soils Ute Skiba, Keith A. Smith	2000	202
16	Selection of the most suitable sampling time for static chambers for the estimation of daily mean N2O flux from soils Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Bruno José Rodrígues Alves, Keith A. Smith, Rilner Alves Flores, Abmael da Silva Cardoso, William R.D. Oliveira, Cláudia Pozzi Jantalia, Segundo Urquiaga, Robert M. Boddey	2011	201
17	Emissions of N ₂ O and NO associated with nitrogen fertilization in intensive agriculture, and the potential for mitigation Soil Use and Management ·Keith A. Smith, I. P. McTaggart, Haruo Tsuruta	1997	195
18	General CH₄ oxidation model and comparisons of CH₄ Oxidation in natural and managed systems Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Stephen J. Del Grosso, William J. Parton, A. R. Mosier, Dennis S. Ojima, Christopher Potter, Werner Borken, R. Brumme, Klaus Butterbach‐Bahl, Patrick Crill, K. E. Dobbie, Keith A. Smith	2000	188
19	Soil analysis: physical methods. Keith A. Smith, Chris Mullins	1991	184
20	Comparison of N2O emissions from soils at three temperate agricultural sites: simulations of year-round measurements by four models Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems ·Steve Frolking, A. R. Mosier, Dennis S. Ojima, C. Li, William J. Parton, Christopher Potter, Eckart Priesack, Roland Stenger, C. Haberbosch, Peter Dörsch, Heinz Flessa, Keith A. Smith	1998	180

About Keith A. Smith

Keith A. Smith is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Civil and Structural Engineering, having authored 171 papers that have together received 14.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (60 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (48 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (29 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (21 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (20 papers), Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (17 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (12 papers) and Advanced Data Storage Technologies (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (7.5k citations), Environmental Chemistry (5.1k citations), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (1.5k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (896 citations) and Agronomy and Crop Science (1.6k citations). Keith A. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include K. E. Dobbie, Franz Conen, I. P. McTaggart, Paul J. Crutzen, Ute Skiba, A. R. Mosier, Wilfried Winiwarter, Tom Ball, D. Fowler and David Reay. Their work appears in journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, European Journal of Soil Science, Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, Soil Use and Management and Global Change Biology.

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