Robert I. Griffiths
Impact in
- Soil Science top 0.05%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Ecology top 0.1%
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
Papers in
- Ecology 57
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 42
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology 14
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies 8
- Soil Science 52
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 52
- Co-authors
- Mark Bailey (21 shared papers)Andrew S. Whiteley (20 shared papers)Bruce C. Thomson (14 shared papers)Anthony G. O’Donnell (4 shared papers)Franciska T. de Vries (4 shared papers)Ashish A. Malik (9 shared papers)Nick Ostle (16 shared papers)Hyun S. Gweon (11 shared papers)
- Journals
- Soil Biology and Biochemistry (8 papers)Frontiers in Microbiology (7 papers)Nature Communications (6 papers)Environmental Microbiology (5 papers)The ISME Journal (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesFrance
In The Last Decade
Robert I. Griffiths
120 papers receiving 13.5k citations
Robert I. Griffiths's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 188
- Soil Science 4.7k
- Ecology 6.0k
- Pollution 1.5k
- Environmental Chemistry 1.2k
- Plant Science 3.4k
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 1483 |
| 2 | Rapid Method for Coextraction of DNA and RNA from Natural Environments for Analysis of Ribosomal DNA- and rRNA-Based Microbial Community Composition Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 1334 |
| 3 | Plant diversity increases soil microbial activity and soil carbon storage Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 1252 |
| 4 | The bacterial biogeography of British soils Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 722 |
| 5 | Land use driven change in soil pH affects microbial carbon cycling processes Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 674 |
| 6 | Harnessing rhizosphere microbiomes for drought-resilient crop production Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 615 |
| 7 | 2002 | 427 | |
| 8 | 2011 | 373 | |
| 9 | Persistence of dissolved organic matter explained by molecular changes during its passage through soil Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 365 |
| 10 | Biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity as key drivers of ecosystem services provided by soils Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 343 |
| 11 | 2004 | 331 | |
| 12 | Soil Fungal:Bacterial Ratios Are Linked to Altered Carbon Cycling Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 313 |
| 13 | 2015 | 252 | |
| 14 | Legacy effects of drought on plant–soil feedbacks and plant–plant interactions Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 240 |
| 15 | 2007 | 237 | |
| 16 | 2005 | 237 | |
| 17 | 2014 | 207 | |
| 18 | 2012 | 201 | |
| 19 | 2019 | 196 | |
| 20 | Environmental and microbial controls on microbial necromass recycling, an important precursor for soil carbon stabilization Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 195 |
About Robert I. Griffiths
Robert I. Griffiths is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science, Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 125 papers that have together received 13.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (52 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (42 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (17 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (14 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (11 papers), Gut microbiota and health (11 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (8 papers) and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (4.7k citations), Ecology (6.0k citations), Pollution (1.5k citations), Environmental Chemistry (1.2k citations) and Plant Science (3.4k citations). Robert I. Griffiths has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Mark Bailey, Andrew S. Whiteley, Bruce C. Thomson, Anthony G. O’Donnell, Franciska T. de Vries, Ashish A. Malik, Nick Ostle, Hyun S. Gweon, Gerd Gleixner and Thomas Bell. Their work appears in journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Frontiers in Microbiology, Nature Communications, Environmental Microbiology and The ISME Journal.
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