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Plant Science and Agronomy
New Zealand
2022

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
56
Citations
14158
World Ranking
1501
National Ranking
15

Brett Robinson 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 Brett Robinson sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 178 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brett Robinson 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 Brett Robinson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Botany

His main research concerns Phytoremediation, Soil water, Agronomy, Botany and Soil contamination. His studies in Phytoremediation integrate themes in fields like Biomass, Dry weight, Environmental engineering and Soil conditioner. Brett Robinson combines subjects such as Environmental chemistry, White poplar and Trace element with his study of Soil water.

In his study, he carries out multidisciplinary Agronomy and Biochar research. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Crop and Horticulture. His Soil classification research extends to Soil contamination, which is thematically connected.

His most cited work include:

  • E-waste: An assessment of global production and environmental impacts (1037 citations)
  • A review of biochars’ potential role in the remediation, revegetation and restoration of contaminated soils (929 citations)
  • Critical assessment of chelant-enhanced metal phytoextraction. (338 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Brett Robinson focuses on Soil water, Agronomy, Phytoremediation, Environmental chemistry and Soil contamination. His Soil water research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Dry weight, Vegetation and Ultramafic rock. His research integrates issues of Biosolids, Biomass, Nutrient and Soil conditioner in his study of Agronomy.

His Hyperaccumulator study, which is part of a larger body of work in Phytoremediation, is frequently linked to Tailings, bridging the gap between disciplines. His study in the field of Leachate is also linked to topics like Solubility. His Soil contamination study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Soil classification, Leaching and Shoot.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Soil water (50.00%)
  • Agronomy (42.25%)
  • Phytoremediation (37.32%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2020)?

  • Agronomy (42.25%)
  • Soil water (50.00%)
  • Biosolids (9.86%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Soil water, Biosolids, Nutrient and Biomass. His Agronomy research integrates issues from Soil biology, Denitrification, Nitrate and Native plant. He is interested in Soil contamination, which is a branch of Soil water.

His research in Soil contamination tackles topics such as Bioaccumulation which are related to areas like Environmental remediation. His Biosolids research incorporates themes from Sawdust, Fertilizer, Leaching and Sewage. His Biomass study combines topics in areas such as Leptospermum scoparium, Botany, Myrtaceae, Horticulture and Salix viminalis.

Between 2014 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Phytoextraction: Where’s the action? (67 citations)
  • Municipal composts reduce the transfer of Cd from soil to vegetables. (39 citations)
  • The effect of lime on the rhizosphere processes and elemental uptake of white lupin (21 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Botany

Brett Robinson mainly focuses on Agronomy, Soil water, Biosolids, Nutrient and Leaching. Brett Robinson does research in Agronomy, focusing on Pasture specifically. Brett Robinson interconnects Environmental chemistry, Agricultural engineering and Environmental remediation in the investigation of issues within Soil water.

Brett Robinson has included themes like Sawdust and Denitrification in his Environmental chemistry study. His Environmental remediation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Mining engineering, Bioremediation, Phytoremediation, Plant roots and Ecological footprint. His research in Leaching intersects with topics in Lysimeter and Fertilizer.

Best Publications

  • A review of biochars’ potential role in the remediation, revegetation and restoration of contaminated soils

    Luke Beesley;Eduardo Moreno-Jiménez;Jose L. Gomez-Eyles;Eva Harris

  • Critical assessment of chelant-enhanced metal phytoextraction.

    Bernd Nowack;Rainer Schulin;Brett H Robinson

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

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

  • The potential of Thlaspi caerulescens for phytoremediation of contaminated soils

    Brett H. Robinson;Brett H. Robinson;Marc Leblanc;Daniel Petit;Robert R. Brooks

  • Effect of bamboo and rice straw biochars on the bioavailability of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn to Sedum plumbizincicola

    Kouping Lu;Xing Yang;Jiajia Shen;Brett Robinson

  • Phytomining for nickel, thallium and gold

    C.W.N Anderson;R.R Brooks;A Chiarucci;C.J LaCoste

  • Biochar for the mitigation of nitrate leaching from soil amended with biosolids.

    O.A. Knowles;B.H. Robinson;A. Contangelo;A. Contangelo;L. Clucas

  • The potential of the high-biomass nickel hyperaccumulator Berkheya coddii for phytoremediation and phytomining

    B.H. Robinson;R.R. Brooks;A.W. Howes;J.H. Kirkman

  • Phytostabilization: A Green Approach to Contaminant Containment

    Nanthi S. Bolan;Jin Hee Park;Brett Robinson;Ravi Naidu

  • The Phytomanagement of Trace Elements in Soil

    Brett H. Robinson;Gary Bañuelos;Héctor M. Conesa;Michael W. H. Evangelou

  • Pesticides in aquatic environments and their removal by adsorption methods.

    Amin Mojiri;John L. Zhou;Brett Robinson;Akiyoshi Ohashi

  • The nickel hyperaccumulator plant Alyssum bertolonii as a potential agent for phytoremediation and phytomining of nickel

    B.H. Robinson;B.H. Robinson;A. Chiarucci;R.R. Brooks;D. Petit

  • White poplar (Populus alba) as a biomonitor of trace elements in contaminated riparian forests

    Paula Madejón;Teodoro Marañón;José M Murillo;Brett H Robinson

  • Phytoextraction: an assessment of biogeochemical and economic viability

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

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

    Brett Robinson;Nick Kim;Monica Marchetti;Christophe Moni

  • 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

  • Trace element accumulation in woody plants of the Guadiamar Valley, SW Spain: a large-scale phytomanagement case study.

    María T. Domínguez;Teodoro Marañón;José M. Murillo;Rainer Schulin

  • Antimony in the soil-plant system - a review

    Martin Tschan;Brett H. Robinson;Rainer Schulin

  • Effects of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) on sunflower growth and heavy metal uptake in combination with ethylene diamine disuccinic acid (EDDS)

    Erika Fässler;Michael W. Evangelou;Brett H. Robinson;Rainer Schulin

  • A critical view of current state of phytotechnologies to remediate soils: still a promising tool?

    Héctor M. Conesa;Michael W. H. Evangelou;Brett H. Robinson;Rainer Schulin

  • Phytoremediation: using plants as biopumps to improve degraded environments

    Brett Robinson;Steve Green;Tessa Mills;Brent Clothier

  • Phytoremediation for the management of metal flux in contaminated sites

    Brett Robinson;Rainer Schulin;Bernd Nowack;Stéphanie Roulier

Frequent Co-Authors

Brent Clothier
Brent Clothier Plant & Food Research
Robert R. Brooks
Robert R. Brooks Massey University
Christopher Anderson
Christopher Anderson Massey University
Rainer Schulin
Rainer Schulin ETH Zurich
Steve Green
Steve Green Plant & Food Research
Robert B. Stewart
Robert B. Stewart Massey University
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan University of Western Australia
Bernd Nowack
Bernd Nowack Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
José M. Murillo
José M. Murillo Spanish National Research Council
Alessandro Chiarucci
Alessandro Chiarucci University of Bologna

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