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Plant Science and Agronomy

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49
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2287
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576

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Deborah A. Neher 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 Deborah A. Neher sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 119 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Deborah A. Neher 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 Deborah A. Neher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Deborah A. Neher is a researcher affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to environmental science. Neher's research encompasses various subfields including plant science, soil science, industrial and manufacturing engineering, ecology, and molecular biology.

Their studies explore several main topics such as soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, nematode management and characterization studies, agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, plant disease management techniques, composting and vermicomposting techniques, and ecology and vegetation dynamics studies.

Neher has published extensively, with frequent appearances in journals including Ecological Applications, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Microorganisms, and the Journal of Dairy Science. Key recent publications include:

  • "Microplastics in composts, digestates, and food wastes: A review," 2023, Journal of Environmental Quality
  • "Expansion of Agriculture in Northern Cold-Climate Regions: A Cross-Sectoral Perspective on Opportunities and Challenges," 2021, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • "Nitrogen fertilization increases the niche breadth of soil nitrogen-cycling microbes and stabilizes their co-occurrence network in a karst agroecosystem," 2024, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • "Bacterial Community Dynamics Distinguish Poultry Compost from Dairy Compost and Non-Amended Soils Planted with Spinach," 2020, Microorganisms
  • "Organic Amendments Alter Soil Hydrology and Belowground Microbiome of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)," 2021, Microorganisms

Neher collaborates regularly with a group of frequent co-authors, including Joshua W. Faulkner, Katherine K. Porterfield, Eric D. Roy, Tucker Andrews, and Heather Darby. This network suggests a collaborative research approach within environmental and agricultural sciences.

Their work is distributed across disciplines, reinforcing insights into soil health, microbial ecology, and sustainable agricultural practices. Publications often address complex interactions in soil ecosystems and agricultural productivity, focusing on the effects of amendments, fertilization, and environmental factors on microbial communities and plant health.

Best Publications

  • Role of nematodes in soil health and their use as indicators.

    Deborah A. Neher

  • Ecology of Plant and Free-Living Nematodes in Natural and Agricultural Soil

    Deborah A. Neher

  • Changes in Bacterial and Fungal Communities across Compost Recipes, Preparation Methods, and Composting Times

    Deborah A. Neher;Thomas R. Weicht;Scott T. Bates;Jonathan W. Leff

  • Relationship between food waste, diet quality, and environmental sustainability.

    Zach Conrad;Meredith T. Niles;Deborah A. Neher;Eric D. Roy

  • Soil community composition and ecosystem processes Comparing agricultural ecosystems with natural ecosystems

    D. A. Neher

  • DISTINGUISHING SENSITIVITY OF FREE-LIVING SOIL NEMATODE GENERA TO PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DISTURBANCES

    Daniel A. Fiscus;Deborah A. Neher

  • Ecosystem type affects interpretation of soil nematode community measures.

    D.A. Neher;J. Wu;M.E. Barbercheck;O. Anas

  • Earthworms facilitate carbon sequestration through unequal amplification of carbon stabilization compared with mineralization

    Weixin Zhang;Paul F. Hendrix;Lauren E. Dame;Roger A. Burke

  • Nematode communities and microbial biomass in soils with annual and perennial crops

    Deborah A. Neher;C. Lee Campbell

  • Nematode communities in organically and conventionally managed agricultural soils.

    Deborah A. Neher

  • Soil invertebrate and microbial communities, and decomposition as indicators of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination

    Julie K Blakely;Deborah A Neher;Alison L Spongberg

  • Soil microbial activity in a Liquidambar plantation unresponsive to CO2-driven increases in primary production

    R.L Sinsabaugh;K Saiya-Cork;T Long;M.P Osgood

  • Measures of nematode community structure and sources of variability among and within agricultural fields

    Deborah A. Neher;Steven L. Peck;John O. Rawlings;C. Lee Campbell;C. Lee Campbell

  • Soil nematode genera that predict specific types of disturbance

    Jie Zhao;Jie Zhao;Deborah A. Neher

  • Ecological Sustainability in Agricultural Systems: Definition and Measurement

    Deborah Neher

  • Tropical nematode diversity: vertical stratification of nematode communities in a Costa Rican humid lowland rainforest

    Thomas O Powers;D. A. Neher;P. Mullin;A. Esquivel

  • Nitrogen and phosphorus addition impact soil N2O emission in a secondary tropical forest of South China

    Faming Wang;Jian Li;Xiaoli Wang;Wei Zhang

  • Warming and increased precipitation frequency on the Colorado Plateau: Implications for biological soil crusts and soil processes

    Tamara J. Zelikova;David C. Housman;Ed E. Grote;Deborah A. Neher

  • Linking invertebrate communities to decomposition rate and nitrogen availability in pine forest soils

    D.A. Neher;T.R. Weicht;M.E. Barbercheck

  • Soil nematode communities are ecologically more mature beneath late- than early-successional stage biological soil crusts

    Brian J. Darby;Deborah A. Neher;Jayne Belnap

  • Nematode faunal analysis in an aquic brown soil fertilised with slow-release urea, Northeast China

    Wenju Liang;Qi Li;Yong Jiang;Deborah A. Neher

Frequent Co-Authors

Shenglei Fu
Shenglei Fu Henan University
Jayne Belnap
Jayne Belnap United States Geological Survey
Zhian Li
Zhian Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Robert L. Sinsabaugh
Robert L. Sinsabaugh University of New Mexico
Yong Jiang
Yong Jiang Hebei University
Wenju Liang
Wenju Liang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Galen P. Dively
Galen P. Dively University of Maryland, College Park
Stephen R. Stürzenbaum
Stephen R. Stürzenbaum King's College London
Noah Fierer
Noah Fierer University of Colorado Boulder
Cheng-Yuan Xu
Cheng-Yuan Xu Central Queensland University

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