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Brian K. Richards

Brian K. Richards

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
34
Citations
5331
World Ranking
9422
National Ranking
3379

Overview

Brian K. Richards is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with specific subfields including Pollution, Soil Science, Civil and Structural Engineering, Plant Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Among their recent papers are:

  • Soil organic carbon accrual due to more efficient microbial utilization of plant inputs at greater long-term soil moisture, 2022, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Phosphonate herbicide interactions with quartz, montmorillonite, and quartz-enriched agricultural soil, 2021, Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Self organizing hydrological processes in a runoff source area, 2021, CATENA
  • A theoretical underpinning of the pesticide Groundwater Ubiquity Score (GUS), 2024, Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
  • Plant phylogeny and life history predict AM fungal species and genetic composition, but only life history and genetic composition predict feedback, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Srabani Das
  • Tammo S. Steenhuis
  • Naaran Brindt
  • Steven Pacenka
  • J.-Y. Parlange

Their publications are found in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • CATENA
  • Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

Best Publications

  • Synthetic fibers as an indicator of land application of sludge.

    Kimberly Ann V. Zubris;Brian K. Richards

  • MOBILITY AND SOLUBILITY OF TOXIC METALS AND NUTRIENTS IN SOIL FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER SLUDGE APPLICATION

    Murray B. McBride;Brian K. Richards;Tammo Steenhuis;John J. Russo

  • Movement of heavy metals through undisturbed and homogenized soil columns

    Vincent J. Camobreco;Brian K. Richards;Tammo S. Steenhuis;John H. Peverly

  • Effect of sludge-processing mode, soil texture and soil pH on metal mobility in undisturbed soil columns under accelerated loading.

    B.K Richards;T.S Steenhuis;J.H Peverly;M.B McBride

  • Metal mobility at an old, heavily loaded sludge application site.

    Brian K. Richards;Tammo S. Steenhuis;John H. Peverly;Murray B. McBride

  • Methane fermentation of energy crops: maximum conversion kinetics and in situ biogas purification.

    William J. Jewell;Robert J. Cummings;Brian K. Richards

  • Bioavailability and crop uptake of trace elements in soil columns amended with sewage sludge products

    M.B. McBride;B.K. Richards;T. Steenhuis

  • Long-term leaching of trace elements in a heavily sludge-amended silty clay loam soil

    M. B. Mcbride;B. K. Richards;T. Steenhuis;G. Spiers

  • Evaluating topographic wetness indices across central New York agricultural landscapes

    B. P. Buchanan;M. Fleming;R. L. Schneider;B. K. Richards

  • Methods for kinetic analysis of methane fermentation in high solids biomass digesters

    Brian K. Richards;Robert J. Cummings;Thomas E. White;William J. Jewell

  • Distribution of colloid particles onto interfaces in partially saturated sand.

    Yuniati Zevi;Annette Dathe;John F. Mccarthy;Brian K. Richards

  • Investigating raindrop effects on transport of sediment and non-sorbed chemicals from soil to surface runoff

    B. Gao;M.T. Walter;T.S. Steenhuis;J.-Y. Parlange

  • Untapped Potential: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Bioenergy Production from Marginal Lands in the Northeast USA

    Cathelijne R. Stoof;Brian K. Richards;Peter B. Woodbury;Eric S. Fabio

  • Temporal Variability of Nitrous Oxide from Fertilized Croplands: Hot Moment Analysis

    Marina Molodovskaya;Olga Singurindy;Brian K. Richards;Jon Warland

  • Losses of manurial nitrogen in free-stall barns

    R.E. Muck;B.K. Richards

  • Capillary retention of colloids in unsaturated porous media

    Bin Gao;Tammo S. Steenhuis;Yuniati Zevi;Veronica L. Morales

  • Transport of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in a calcareous soil under wheat and safflower cultivation— A column study

    Gholamabbas Sayyad;Majid Afyuni;Sayed-Farhad Mousavi;Karim C. Abbaspour

  • Nitrous oxide emission at low temperatures from manure-amended soils under corn (Zea mays L.)

    Olga Singurindy;Marina Molodovskaya;Brian K. Richards;Tammo S. Steenhuis

  • TRACE METAL ACCUMULATION BY RED CLOVER GROWN ON SEWAGE SLUDGE-AMENDED SOILS AND CORRELATION TO MEHLICH 3 AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE-EXTRACTABLE METALS

    M. B. Mcbride;E. A. Nibarger;B. K. Richards;T. Steenhuis

  • Dissolved Phosphorus from Undisturbed Soil Cores

    M. Saleem Akhtar;Brian K. Richards;Pedro A. Medrano;Maarten deGroot

Frequent Co-Authors

Tammo S. Steenhuis
Tammo S. Steenhuis Cornell University
Murray B. McBride
Murray B. McBride Cornell University
Bin Gao
Bin Gao University of Florida
John F. McCarthy
John F. McCarthy University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Philippe C. Baveye
Philippe C. Baveye University of Paris-Saclay
David C. White
David C. White University of Tennessee at Knoxville
M. Todd Walter
M. Todd Walter Cornell University
Karim C. Abbaspour
Karim C. Abbaspour Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Johannes Lehmann
Johannes Lehmann Cornell University
Lorin D. Warnick
Lorin D. Warnick Cornell University

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