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Allan Lilly publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Allan Lilly sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 116 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Allan Lilly D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Allan Lilly sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Allan Lilly is affiliated with the James Hutton Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences. The work spans multiple aspects of soil and water sciences, integrating approaches across several interdisciplinary fields.

The main fields of study in Allan Lilly's research include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

The subfields of particular emphasis are:

  • Soil Science
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Ecology

The research topics that Allan Lilly has extensively covered consist of:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Soil Geostatistics and Mapping

Allan Lilly has published in several academic journals and platforms, with multiple papers appearing in the following frequent publication venues:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Edinburgh Research Archive (University of Edinburgh)
  • Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Biogeochemistry

Selected recent papers by Allan Lilly include:

  • "Mapping and monitoring peatland conditions from global to field scale" (2023, Biogeochemistry)
  • "Opportunities and challenges in using catchment-scale storage estimates from cosmic ray neutron sensors for rainfall-runoff modelling" (2020, Journal of Hydrology)
  • "A systems approach to modelling phosphorus pollution risk in Scottish rivers using a spatial Bayesian Belief Network helps targeting effective mitigation measures" (2022, Frontiers in Environmental Science)
  • "Probabilistic modelling of the inherent field-level pesticide pollution risk in a small drinking water catchment using spatial Bayesian belief networks" (2022, Hydrology and earth system sciences)
  • "Combining static and portable Cosmic ray neutron sensor data to assess catchment scale heterogeneity in soil water storage and their integrated role in catchment runoff response" (2021, Journal of Hydrology)

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Nikki Baggaley
  • Zisis Gagkas
  • Marc Stutter
  • Mark Wilkinson
  • Chris Soulsby

Best Publications

  • Development and use of a database of hydraulic properties of European soils

    J.H.M Wösten;A Lilly;A Nemes;C Le Bas

  • Modeling Root Water Uptake in Hydrological and Climate Models

    R.A. Feddes;H. Hoff;M. Bruen;T.E. Dawson

  • A soil carbon and land use database for the United Kingdom

    R.I. Bradley;R. Milne;J. Bell;A. Lilly

  • Hydropedology: Synergistic integration of pedology and hydrology

    Henry Lin;Johan Bouma;Yakov Pachepsky;Andrew Western

  • Evaluation of different procedures to interpolate particle-size distributions to achieve compatibility within soil databases

    A. Nemes;J.H.M. Wösten;A. Lilly;J.H. Oude Voshaar

  • Conceptualization of runoff processes using a geographical information system and tracers in a nested mesoscale catchment

    Doerthe Tetzlaff;Christopher Soulsby;S. Waldron;I. A. Malcolm

  • Climate change cannot be entirely responsible for soil carbon loss observed in England and Wales, 1978–2003

    Peter Smith;Stephen J. Chapman;W. Andy Scott;Helaina I.J. Black

  • Soil legacy data rescue via GlobalSoilMap and other international and national initiatives

    Dominique Arrouays;Johan G. B. Leenaars;Anne C. Richer-de-Forges;Kabindra Adhikari

  • Estimating changes in Scottish soil carbon stocks using ECOSSE. I. Model description and uncertainties

    Joanne Ursula Smith;Pia Gottschalk;Jessica Bellarby;Stephen Chapman

  • Comparison of soil carbon stocks in Scottish soils between 1978 and 2009

    S. J. Chapman;J. S. Bell;C. D. Campbell;C. D. Campbell;G. Hudson

  • Carbon stocks in Scottish peatlands

    S. J. Chapman;J. Bell;D. Donnelly;A. Lilly

  • Probabilistic Approach to the Identification of Input Variables to Estimate Hydraulic Conductivity

    A. Lilly;A. Nemes;W. J. Rawls;Ya. A. Pachepsky

  • Application of Bayesian Belief Networks to quantify and map areas at risk to soil threats: Using soil compaction as an example

    Mads Troldborg;Inge Aalders;Willie Towers;Paul D. Hallett;Paul D. Hallett

  • The flux of DOC from the UK – Predicting the role of soils, land use and net watershed losses

    Fred Worrall;Helen Davies;Anne Bhogal;Allan Lilly

  • Estimating changes in Scottish soil carbon stocks using ECOSSE. II. Application

    Jo Smith;Pia Gottschalk;Jessica Bellarby;Stephen Chapman

  • Investigating the relationship between a soils classification and the spatial parameters of a conceptual catchment-scale hydrological model

    S.M. Dunn;A. Lilly

  • Concentrations and geographic distribution of selected organic pollutants in Scottish surface soils.

    S.M. Rhind;C.E. Kyle;C. Kerr;M. Osprey

  • Long-term increases in soil carbon due to ecosystem fertilization by atmospheric nitrogen deposition demonstrated by regional-scale modelling and observations.

    Edward William Tipping;Jessica Davies;P. A. Henrys;G. J. D. Kirk

  • Using existing soil data to derive hydraulic parameters for simulation models in environmental studies and in land use planning; final report on the European Union funded project, 1998

    J.H.M. Wösten;A. Lilly;A. Nemes;C. Le Bas

  • Nitrous oxide mitigation in UK agriculture

    Robert M. Rees;John A. Baddeley;Anne Bhogal;Bruce C. Ball

  • Opportunities and challenges in using catchment-scale storage estimates from cosmic ray neutron sensors for rainfall-runoff modelling

    Katya Dimitrova-Petrova;Katya Dimitrova-Petrova;Josie Geris;Mark E. Wilkinson;Rafael Rosolem

  • Managing soil quality: challenges in modern agriculture

    Allan Lilly

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Soulsby
Chris Soulsby University of Aberdeen
Stephen J. Chapman
Stephen J. Chapman Keele University
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Sarah M. Dunn
Sarah M. Dunn James Hutton Institute
Jo Smith
Jo Smith University of Aberdeen
Rachel Helliwell
Rachel Helliwell James Hutton Institute
Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell University of York
Bruce C. Ball
Bruce C. Ball Scotland's Rural College
Fred Worrall
Fred Worrall Durham University
Martin Wattenbach
Martin Wattenbach University of Aberdeen

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