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Daniel V. Murphy

Daniel V. Murphy

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
75
Citations
19400
World Ranking
540
National Ranking
61

Daniel V. Murphy 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 Daniel V. Murphy sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 186 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel V. Murphy 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 Daniel V. Murphy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Ecosystem

His primary scientific interests are in Soil water, Environmental chemistry, Agronomy, Nitrogen cycle and Mineralization. His Soil water study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Nitrate and Water content. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Soil science, Secondary ion mass spectrometry, Cycling, Nutrient and Nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry.

His work deals with themes such as Soil organic matter, Nitrous oxide, Agriculture and Biochar, which intersect with Agronomy. His Nitrogen cycle research incorporates themes from Microorganism, Animal science, Fertilizer and Botany. Within one scientific family, he focuses on topics pertaining to Organic matter under Mineralization, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Soil respiration.

His most cited work include:

  • Biochar-mediated changes in soil quality and plant growth in a three year field trial (551 citations)
  • Short-term biochar-induced increase in soil CO2 release is both biotically and abiotically mediated (349 citations)
  • Role of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in soil N cycling in grassland soils (331 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Soil water, Agronomy, Soil organic matter, Environmental chemistry and Mineralization. His studies deal with areas such as Organic matter, Nitrification and Nitrogen cycle as well as Soil water. His Agronomy study incorporates themes from Soil fertility, Soil pH and Biochar.

The study incorporates disciplines such as No-till farming, Soil carbon and Nutrient in addition to Soil organic matter. His research in Environmental chemistry focuses on subjects like Microbial population biology, which are connected to Ecosystem. The various areas that Daniel Murphy examines in his Mineralization study include Loam, Leaching and Soil respiration.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Soil water (44.83%)
  • Agronomy (36.45%)
  • Soil organic matter (26.60%)

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

  • Agronomy (36.45%)
  • Soil water (44.83%)
  • Soil organic matter (26.60%)

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

His main research concerns Agronomy, Soil water, Soil organic matter, Soil carbon and Environmental chemistry. The concepts of his Agronomy study are interwoven with issues in Nutrient, Soil chemistry and Organic matter. His work carried out in the field of Soil water brings together such families of science as Aeration, Anoxic waters and Water content.

His research investigates the connection between Soil organic matter and topics such as Nitrification that intersect with problems in Nutrient management. His Soil carbon research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of No-till farming, Humus and Environmental protection. Daniel Murphy combines subjects such as Monolayer, Regional variation, Soil quality and Microbial population biology with his study of Environmental chemistry.

Between 2014 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Exploring the transfer of recent plant photosynthates to soil microbes: mycorrhizal pathway vs direct root exudation (186 citations)
  • Estimating cumulative point prevalence of rare diseases: analysis of the Orphanet database. (121 citations)
  • Linking bacterial community composition to soil salinity along environmental gradients (79 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Ecosystem

Daniel Murphy mostly deals with Agronomy, Soil water, Soil organic matter, Nutrient and Soil pH. His Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Nitrification, Soil respiration, Topsoil and Cambisol. His studies in Soil water integrate themes in fields like Organic matter and Biochar.

The Soil organic matter study combines topics in areas such as Soil carbon, Mineralization, Green manure, Subsoil and Soil horizon. His Nutrient research integrates issues from Soil texture, Biomass, Erosion and Hypha. Daniel Murphy works mostly in the field of Soil pH, limiting it down to topics relating to Microbial population biology and, in certain cases, Environmental chemistry, Total organic carbon, Ecology and Salinity.

Best Publications

  • Estimating cumulative point prevalence of rare diseases: analysis of the Orphanet database.

    Stéphanie Nguengang Wakap;Deborah M. Lambert;Annie Olry;Charlotte Rodwell

  • Biochar-mediated changes in soil quality and plant growth in a three year field trial

    D. L. Jones;Johannes Rousk;G. Edwards-Jones;T. H. DeLuca

  • Short-term biochar-induced increase in soil CO2 release is both biotically and abiotically mediated

    D.L. Jones;Daniel Murphy;M. Khalid;W. Ahmad

  • Decreased soil microbial biomass and nitrogen mineralisation with Eucalyptus biochar addition to a coarse textured soil

    D.N. Dempster;Deirdre Gleeson;Zakaria Solaiman;D.L. Jones

  • Carbon and nitrogen mineralization rates after application of organic amendments to soil.

    Tamara C. Flavel;Daniel V. Murphy

  • Role of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in soil N cycling in grassland soils

    David L. Jones;David Shannon;Daniel V. Murphy;John Farrar

  • Soluble organic nitrogen in agricultural soils

    D. V. Murphy;A. J. Macdonald;E. A. Stockdale;K. W. T. Goulding

  • Exploring the transfer of recent plant photosynthates to soil microbes: mycorrhizal pathway vs direct root exudation

    Christina Kaiser;Christina Kaiser;Matt R. Kilburn;Peta L. Clode;Lucia Fuchslueger

  • Linking bacterial community composition to soil salinity along environmental gradients

    Kristin M. Rath;Noah Fierer;Daniel V. Murphy;Johannes Rousk

  • Microbial utilisation of biochar-derived carbon

    Mark Farrell;Thomas K. Kuhn;Thomas K. Kuhn;Lynne M. Macdonald;Todd M. Maddern

  • Biochar mediated alterations in herbicide breakdown and leaching in soil

    D.L. Jones;G. Edwards-Jones;Daniel Murphy

  • Nitrogen deposition and its contribution to nitrogen cycling and associated soil processes

    K. W. T. Goulding;N. J. Bailey;N. J. Bradbury;P. Hargreaves

  • Controls on soil nitrogen cycling and microbial community composition across land use and incubation temperature

    W. R. Cookson;M. Osman;P. Marschner;D. A. Abaye

  • Gross Nitrogen Fluxes in Soil: Theory Measurement and Application of 15N Pool Dilution Techniques

    Daniel Murphy;S. Recous;E.A. Stockdale;I.R.P. Fillery

  • Nitrous oxide emissions from a cropped soil in a semi-arid climate

    Louise Barton;Ralf Kiese;David Gatter;Klaus Butterbach‐Bahl

  • Biochars influence seed germination and early growth of seedlings

    Zakaria M. Solaiman;Daniel V. Murphy;Lynette K. Abbott

  • Low Pore Connectivity Increases Bacterial Diversity in Soil

    Jennifer K. Carson;Vanesa Gonzalez-Quiñones;Daniel V. Murphy;Christoph Hinz

  • Soil microbial community successional patterns during forest ecosystem restoration.

    Natasha C. Banning;Deirdre B. Gleeson;Andrew H. Grigg;Carl D. Grant

  • Characterizing the relationships between soil organic matter components and microbial function and composition along a tillage disturbance gradient

    W. Richard Cookson;Daniel V. Murphy;Margaret M. Roper

  • The contribution of soil organic matter fractions to carbon and nitrogen mineralization and microbial community size and structure

    William R. Cookson;Daniel A. Abaye;Petra Marschner;Daniel V. Murphy

  • An incubation study investigating the mechanisms that impact N2O flux from soil following biochar application

    L. Van Zwieten;B.P. Singh;S.W.L. Kimber;Daniel Murphy

  • Nano-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry — A new analytical tool in biogeochemistry and soil ecology: A review article

    Anke M. Herrmann;Anke M. Herrmann;Karl Ritz;Naoise Nunan;Peta L. Clode

  • Recovery of soil organic matter, organic matter turnover and nitrogen cycling in a post-mining forest rehabilitation chronosequence

    Natasha Banning;C.D. Grant;D.L. Jones;Daniel Murphy

  • Soil Biological Fertility: A Key to Sustainable Land Use in Agriculture

    Lynette K. Abbott;Daniel V. Murphy

  • Clay and biochar amendments decreased inorganic but not dissolved organic nitrogen leaching in soil

    Daniel N. Dempster;Davey L. Jones;Daniel V. Murphy

Frequent Co-Authors

Davey L. Jones
Davey L. Jones Bangor University
Keith Goulding
Keith Goulding Rothamsted Research
Ian R. P. Fillery
Ian R. P. Fillery Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Lynette Abbott
Lynette Abbott University of Western Australia
Zakaria M. Solaiman
Zakaria M. Solaiman University of Western Australia
Paul R. Poulton
Paul R. Poulton Rothamsted Research
Mark Farrell
Mark Farrell Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Matt R. Kilburn
Matt R. Kilburn University of Western Australia
Paul W. Hill
Paul W. Hill Bangor University
Thomas H. DeLuca
Thomas H. DeLuca Oregon State University

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