Eric C. Brevik publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eric C. Brevik between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eric C. Brevik published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 57 publications in 2017. 18 of the 357 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30 40 50

1994 2026

357 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eric C. Brevik: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year	Publications
1994	1
1995	0
1996	0
1997	0
1998	1
1999	2
2000	7
2001	2
2002	3
2003	6
2004	6
2005	2
2006	2
2007	2
2008	1
2009	3
2010	6
2011	3
2012	21
2013	11
2014	20
2015	16
2016	25
2017	57
2018	31
2019	22
2020	23
2021	20
2022	21
2023	15
2024	10
2025	17
2026	1
Total	357

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Eric C. Brevik publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eric C. Brevik sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 277 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
38–47	5
48–57	33
58–67	94
68–77	161
78–87	278
88–97	376
98–107	404
108–117	484
118–127	540
128–137	557
138–147	491
148–157	495
158–167	458
168–177	490
178–187	414
188–197	401
198–207	333
208–217	292
218–227	290
228–237	262
238–247	243
248–257	208
258–267	185
268–277	147	277
278–287	128
288–297	119
298–307	120
308–317	107
318–327	93
328–337	87
338–347	64
348–357	87
358–367	60
368–377	60
378–387	34
388–397	50
398–407	44
408–417	31
418–427	39
428–437	27
438–447	36
448–457	27
458–467	29
468–477	30
478–487	19
488–497	15
498–507	18
508–517	19
518–527	16
528–537	10
538–547	11
548–557	14
558–567	11
568–577	7
578–587	14
588–597	5
598–602	4
603+	100

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Eric C. Brevik D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eric C. Brevik sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 70th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	144
31	215
32	278
33	379
34	366
35	372
36	389
37	366
38	344
39	349
40	296
41	289
42	277
43	279
44	248
45	257
46	212
47	202
48	207
49	204
50	183
51	178
52	182
53	178	53
54	163
55	117
56	163
57	120
58	113
59	136
60	135
61	96
62	103
63	83
64	103
65	83
66	89
67	92
68	89
69	78
70	75
71	53
72	62
73	54
74	35
75	52
76	50
77	32
78	37
79	20
80	33
81	36
82	34
83	34
84	24
85	19
86	18
87	26
88	30
89	17
90	21
91	19
92	15
93	14
94	20
95	9
96	10
97	15
98	13
99	3
100	13
101	3
102	9
103	4
104	6
105	6
106+	98

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Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Lloyd R. Frederick Soil Teaching Travel Study Award, American Society of Agronomy
2012 - Soil Science Education and Extension Award, American Society of Agronomy

Overview

Eric C. Brevik is affiliated with Southern Illinois University Carbondale in the United States, focusing primarily on environmental science with a significant contribution to soil science.

The research topics covered by Brevik span several areas including:

Heavy metals in environment
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
Soil and Unsaturated Flow
Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

Main fields of study include:

Environmental Science

Subfields of study include:

Soil Science
Pollution
Environmental Engineering
Plant Science
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Brevik comprise:

Hassan El-Ramady
József Prokisch
Tamer Elsakhawy
Alaa El-Dein Omara
Heba Elbasiouny

Frequent publication venues where Brevik's work appears are:

Environment, Biodiversity and Soil Security
Egyptian Journal of Soil Science
Natural sciences education
CATENA
European Journal of Soil Science

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Brevik include:

"Soils and sustainable development goals of the United Nations: An International Union of Soil Sciences perspective," 2021, Geoderma Regional
"Soil and Human Health: Current Status and Future Needs," 2020, Air Soil and Water Research
"Soil Science Challenges in a New Era: A Transdisciplinary Overview of Relevant Topics," 2020, Air Soil and Water Research
"Selenium and Nano-Selenium Biofortification for Human Health: Opportunities and Challenges," 2020, Soil Systems
"Managing Soils for Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic," 2020, Soil Systems

Awards received by Brevik include the Lloyd R. Frederick Soil Teaching Travel Study Award from the American Society of Agronomy in 2016 and the Soil Science Education and Extension Award from the American Society of Agronomy in 2012.

Best Publications

The interdisciplinary nature of SOIL

E.C. Brevik;A. Cerdà;J. Mataix-Solera;L. Pereg

676
Citations
The use of electromagnetic induction techniques in soils studies

James A. Doolittle;Eric C. Brevik

499
Citations
Effects of soil management techniques on soil water erosion in apricot orchards

Saskia Keesstra;Paulo Pereira;Paulo Pereira;Agata Novara;Eric C. Brevik

494
Citations
Soils and sustainable development goals of the United Nations: An International Union of Soil Sciences perspective

Rattan Lal;Johan Bouma;Eric Brevik;Lorna Dawson

439
Citations
Heavy metal accumulation related to population density in road dust samples taken from urban sites under different land uses

Juan Manuel Trujillo-González;Marco Aurelio Torres-Mora;Saskia Keesstra;Eric C. Brevik

381
Citations
Soil ecosystem services, sustainability, valuation and management

Paulo Pereira;Igor Bogunovic;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Eric C. Brevik

355
Citations
The effect of soil on human health: an overview

J. J. Steffan;E. C. Brevik;L. C. Burgess;A. Cerdà

344
Citations
Soil mapping, classification, and pedologic modeling: History and future directions

Eric C. Brevik;Constanza Calzolari;Bradley A. Miller;Paulo Pereira

337
Citations
Soil electrical conductivity as a function of soil water content and implications for soil mapping

Eric C. Brevik;Thomas E. Fenton;Andreas Lazari

321
Citations
Soil and Human Health: Current Status and Future Needs:

Eric C Brevik;Lindsey Slaughter;Bal Ram Singh;Joshua J Steffan

283
Citations
Use of barley straw residues to avoid high erosion and runoff rates on persimmon plantations in Eastern Spain under low frequency–high magnitude simulated rainfall events

Artemi Cerdà;Óscar González-Pelayo;Antonio Giménez-Morera;Antonio Jordán

261
Citations
Assessment and Monitoring of Soil Degradation during Land Use Change Using Multivariate Analysis

Yones Khaledian;Yones Khaledian;Farshad Kiani;Soheila Ebrahimi;Eric C. Brevik

259
Citations
The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Soil Properties and Processes and Corresponding Influence on Food Security

Eric C. Brevik

248
Citations
The past, present, and future of soils and human health studies

E. C. Brevik;T. J. Sauer

230
Citations
Soils and Human Health

Eric C. Brevik;Lynn C. Burgess

197
Citations
Early soil knowledge and the birth and development of soil science.

Eric C. Brevik;Alfred E. Hartemink

192
Citations
Post-fire soil management

Paulo Pereira;Marcos Francos;Eric C. Brevik;Xavier Ubeda

189
Citations
Soils and Climate Change: Gas Fluxes and Soil Processes

Eric C. Brevik

185
Citations
Impact of topographic aspect and vegetation (native and reforested areas) on soil organic carbon and nitrogen budgets in Mediterranean natural areas.

Beatriz Lozano-García;Luis Parras-Alcántara;Eric C. Brevik

183
Citations
Soil-forming factors and Soil Taxonomy

J.G. Bockheim;A.N. Gennadiyev;A.E. Hartemink;E.C. Brevik

160
Citations
A 5000 year record of carbon sequestration from a coastal lagoon and wetland complex, Southern California, USA

Eric C Brevik;Jeffrey A Homburg

153
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Artemi Cerdà University of Valencia

Jesús Rodrigo-Comino University of Granada

Agata Novara University of Palermo

Saskia Keesstra Wageningen University & Research

Antonio Jordán University of Seville

Miriam Muñoz-Rojas University of New South Wales

Alfred E. Hartemink University of Wisconsin–Madison

David C. Weindorf Central Michigan University

John N. Quinton Lancaster University

Sanjai J. Parikh University of California, Davis

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