Brent Clothier publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Brent Clothier between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Brent Clothier published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2014. 8 of the 378 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20 25

1975 2025

378 publications in total across all disciplines

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Brent Clothier: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year	Publications
1975	1
1976	0
1977	2
1978	1
1979	1
1980	1
1981	3
1982	4
1983	3
1984	2
1985	4
1986	1
1987	3
1988	5
1989	5
1990	6
1991	4
1992	3
1993	1
1994	6
1995	5
1996	9
1997	13
1998	4
1999	7
2000	5
2001	11
2002	4
2003	16
2004	14
2005	14
2006	11
2007	17
2008	8
2009	13
2010	16
2011	13
2012	7
2013	13
2014	29
2015	11
2016	9
2017	5
2018	12
2019	14
2020	4
2021	10
2022	10
2023	10
2024	4
2025	4
Total	378

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Brent Clothier publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brent Clothier sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

50 100 150 200 250

36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 331 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
36–40	2
41–45	7
46–50	40
51–55	58
56–60	60
61–65	107
66–70	130
71–75	153
76–80	191
81–85	199
86–90	206
91–95	218
96–100	226
101–105	227
106–110	247
111–115	255
116–120	253
121–125	233
126–130	219
131–135	201
136–140	194
141–145	176
146–150	157
151–155	147
156–160	151
161–165	159
166–170	137
171–175	128
176–180	126
181–185	98
186–190	114
191–195	100
196–200	90
201–205	71
206–210	98
211–215	70
216–220	86
221–225	61
226–230	58
231–235	53
236–240	64
241–245	39
246–250	46
251–255	51
256–260	36
261–265	44
266–270	35
271–275	30
276–280	33
281–285	35
286–290	36
291–295	26
296–300	26
301–305	31
306–310	30
311–315	21
316–320	29
321–325	14
326–330	15
331–335	15	331
336–340	17
341–345	15
346–350	12
351–355	17
356–360	18
361–365	12
366–370	11
371–375	6
376–380	6
381–385	11
386–390	9
391–395	10
396–400	8
401–405	4
406–410	9
411–415	11
416–420	4
421–425	7
426–430	4
431–435	3
436–440	5
441–445	8
446–450	6
451–455	7
456–460	5
461–465	6
466	2
467+	99

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Brent Clothier D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brent Clothier sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

50 100 150 200 250

30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	200
31	236
32	253
33	283
34	288
35	240
36	246
37	243
38	247
39	229
40	232
41	230
42	228
43	219
44	193
45	164
46	158
47	143
48	131
49	127
50	122
51	122
52	110
53	102
54	98
55	79
56	85
57	88
58	91
59	62
60	61
61	59
62	54
63	61
64	59
65	58	65
66	41
67	49
68	39
69	32
70	40
71	47
72	38
73	28
74	29
75	28
76	22
77	21
78	25
79	26
80	19
81	16
82	12
83	16
84	14
85	11
86	17
87	13
88	10
89	12
90	18
91	16
92	16
93	17
94	12
95	8
96	9
97	9
98	11
99	12
100	5
101	8
102	4
103	11
104	5
105	9
106	7
107	4
108	8
109+	99

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in New Zealand Leader Award
2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in New Zealand Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in New Zealand Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in New Zealand Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in New Zealand Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in New Zealand Leader Award
2015 - Nyle C. Brady Frontiers of Soil Science Lectureship, American Society of Agronomy
2005 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2000 - Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award, American Society of Agronomy
1995 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
1994 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
1992 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

Brent Clothier is affiliated with Plant & Food Research in New Zealand. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Within these broad fields, Clothier has contributed extensively to subfields including global and planetary change, plant science, soil science, civil and structural engineering, and environmental engineering.

Clothier's research topics cover diverse aspects of plant water relations and carbon dynamics, soil and unsaturated flow, irrigation practices and water management, soil moisture and remote sensing, climate change impacts on agriculture, water resources management and optimization, and soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics.

Frequent publication venues for Clothier include:

Agricultural Water Management
SSRN Electronic Journal
Environmental Technology & Innovation
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Land

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Brent Clothier include:

Soil moisture decline in China's monsoon loess critical zone: More a result of land-use conversion than climate change, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Irrigation management in poplar (Populus spp.) plantations: A review, 2021, Forest Ecology and Management
Variations in water-balance components and carbon stocks in poplar plantations with differing water inputs over a whole rotation: implications for sustainable forest management under climate change, 2022, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Effects of Increased N Deposition on Leaf Functional Traits of Four Contrasting Tree Species in Northeast China, 2020, Plants
Heat stress decreased transpiration but increased evapotranspiration in gerbera, 2023, Frontiers in Plant Science

Clothier has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Steve Green, Khalil Ammar, Mohamed A. Dawoud, Wei Hu, and Benye Xi.

Over the course of their career, Brent Clothier has been recognized with multiple awards and honors in the fields of soil science and agricultural research. These include:

Nyle C. Brady Frontiers of Soil Science Lectureship, American Society of Agronomy, 2015
Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2005
Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award, American Society of Agronomy, 2000
Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), 1995
Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 1994
Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), 1992

Best Publications

Does biochar influence soil physical properties and soil water availability

Marcus Hardie;Brent Clothier;Sally Bound;Garth Oliver

555
Citations
Natural and induced cadmium-accumulation in poplar and willow: Implications for phytoremediation

Brett H. Robinson;Tessa M. Mills;Daniel Petit;Lindsay E. Fung

498
Citations
Theory and Practical Application of Heat Pulse to Measure Sap Flow

Steve Green;Brent Clothier;Bryan Jardine

421
Citations
Water Use of Kiwifruit Vines and Apple Trees by the Heat-Pulse Technique

S. R. Green;B. E. Clothier

377
Citations
ESTIMATION OF SOIL HEAT FLUX FROM NET RADIATION DURING THE GROWTH OF ALFALFA

B.E. Clothier;K.L. Clawson;P.J. Pinter;M.S. Moran

314
Citations
Heat-pulse measurements of sap flow in olives for automating irrigation: tests, root flow and diagnostics of water stress

J.E Fernández;M.J Palomo;A Dı́az-Espejo;B.E Clothier

313
Citations
Water repellency and its measurement by using intrinsic sorptivity

RW Tillman;Scotter;MG Wallis;BE Clothier

302
Citations
Phytoextraction: an assessment of biogeochemical and economic viability

Brett Robinson;José-Enrique Fernández;Paula Madejón;Teodoro Marañón

265
Citations
Deficit irrigation and partial rootzone drying maintain fruit dry mass and enhance fruit quality in ‘Petopride’ processing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill.)

J.A Zegbe-Domı́nguez;M.H Behboudian;A Lang;B.E Clothier

259
Citations
Preferential flow and transport in soil : progress and prognosis

B. E. Clothier;S. R. Green;M. Deurer

257
Citations
The constant head well permeameter: effect of unsaturated flow

W. D. Reynolds;D. E. Elrick;B. E. Clothier

251
Citations
Arsenic hyperaccumulation by aquatic macrophytes in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

Brett Robinson;Nick Kim;Monica Marchetti;Christophe Moni

250
Citations
Rootzone processes and the efficient use of irrigation water

Brent E. Clothier;Steven R. Green

246
Citations
Measuring unsaturated sorptivity and hydraulic conductivity using multiple disc permeameters

K. R. J. Smettem;B. E. Clothier

245
Citations
Measurement of Sorptivity and Soil Water Diffusivity in the Field

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239
Citations
The root zone dynamics of water uptake by a mature apple tree

Steve Green;Brent Clothier

236
Citations
Soil Amendments Affecting Nickel and Cobalt Uptake by Berkheya coddii : Potential Use for Phytomining and Phytoremediation

B.H. Robinson;R.R. Brooks;B.E. Clothier

227
Citations
Root water uptake by kiwifruit vines following partial wetting of the root zone

S. R. Green;B. E. Clothier

218
Citations
Transpiration and root water uptake by olive trees

Félix Moreno;J. Enrique Fernández;Brent E. Clothier;Steven R. Green

213
Citations
Partial rootzone drying is a feasible option for irrigating processing tomatoes

J.A Zegbe;M.H Behboudian;B.E Clothier

210
Citations
Root uptake and transpiration: From measurements and models to sustainable irrigation

Steve R. Green;M.B. Kirkham;Brent E. Clothier

192
Citations
ROOTS: THE BIG MOVERS OF WATER AND CHEMICAL IN SOIL

Brent E. Clothier;Steve R. Green

191
Citations
Phytoremediation: using plants as biopumps to improve degraded environments

Brett Robinson;Steve Green;Tessa Mills;Brent Clothier

173
Citations
The water footprint of hydroelectricity: a methodological comparison from a case study in New Zealand

Indika Herath;Indika Herath;Markus Deurer;Markus Deurer;David Horne;Ranvir Singh

172
Citations
In Situ Measurement of the Effective Transport Volume for Solute Moving Through Soil

B. E. Clothier;M. B. Kirkham;J. E. McLean

170
Citations