Eric Paterson

Eric Paterson 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 Eric Paterson sits on this spectrum.

Eric Paterson 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 Eric Paterson sits on this spectrum.

Overview

Best Publications

• Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology.

  Rob W. Brooker;Alison E. Bennett;Wen Feng Cong;Tim J. Daniell

  1367
  Citations

• Rhizodeposition shapes rhizosphere microbial community structure in organic soil

  Eric Paterson;Thomas Gebbing;Claire Abel;Allan Sim

  590
  Citations

• Importance of rhizodeposition in the coupling of plant and microbial productivity

  Eric Paterson

  469
  Citations

• Microbial community abundance and structure are determinants of soil organic matter mineralisation in the presence of labile carbon

  Jordi Garcia-Pausas;Eric Paterson

  296
  Citations

• Labile and recalcitrant plant fractions are utilised by distinct microbial communities in soil: Independent of the presence of roots and mycorrhizal fungi

  Eric Paterson;Graham Osler;Lorna A. Dawson;Thomas Gebbing

  258
  Citations

• Effect of elevated CO2 on rhizosphere carbon flow and soil microbial processes

  E. Paterson;J.M. Hall;E.A.S. Rattray;B.S. Griffiths

  249
  Citations

• Through the eye of the needle: a review of isotope approaches to quantify microbial processes mediating soil carbon balance.

  Eric Paterson;Andrew J. Midwood;Peter Millard

  218
  Citations

• Soil‐specific response functions of organic matter mineralization to the availability of labile carbon

  Eric Paterson;Allan Sim

  214
  Citations

• Microbial indicators of heavy metal contamination in urban and rural soils

  Yuangen Yang;C.D. Campbell;L. Clark;C.M. Cameron

  196
  Citations

• Urban soils as pollutant sinks — a case study from Aberdeen, Scotland

  E. Paterson;M. Sanka;L. Clark

  192
  Citations

• Rhizodeposition and C-partitioning of Lolium perenne in axenic culture affected by nitrogen supply and defoliation

  Eric Paterson;Allan Sim

  179
  Citations

• Rhizosphere priming can promote mobilisation of N-rich compounds from soil organic matter

  Conor J. Murphy;Conor J. Murphy;Conor J. Murphy;Elizabeth M. Baggs;Nicholas Morley;David P. Wall

  166
  Citations

• Role of quantitative mineralogical analysis in the investigation of sites contaminated by chromite ore processing residue.

  S. Hillier;M.J. Roe;J.S. Geelhoed;A.R. Fraser

  163
  Citations

• Arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae promote priming of native soil organic matter mineralisation

  Eric Paterson;Allan Sim;Jane Davidson;Timothy J Daniell

  157
  Citations

• Characterisation and microbial utilisation of exudate material from the rhizosphere of Lolium perenne grown under CO2 enrichment

  Angela Hodge;Eric Paterson;Susan J. Grayston;Colin D. Campbell

  156
  Citations

• Effect of nitrogen supply and defoliation on loss of organic compounds from roots of Festuca rubra

  Eric Paterson;Allan Sim

  150
  Citations

• Investigating microbial community structure in soils by physiological, biochemical and molecular fingerprinting methods

  B. K. Singh;S. Munro;E. Reid;B. Ord

  144
  Citations

• Effects of grazing on the roots and rhizosphere of grasses.

  L. A. Dawson;S. J. Grayston;E. Paterson;G. Lemaire

  118
  Citations

• Biosensor reporting of root exudation from Hordeum vulgare in relation to shoot nitrate concentration

  Marcus J. Darwent;Eric Paterson;A. James S. McDonald;A. Deri Tomos

  112
  Citations

• Atmospheric CO2 enrichment and nutrient additions to planted soil increase mineralisation of soil organic matter, but do not alter microbial utilisation of plant- and soil C-sources

  Eric Paterson;Barry Thornton;Andrew J. Midwood;Shona M. Osborne

  111
  Citations

• Effect of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on C-partitioning and rhizosphere C-flow for three plant species

  Eric Paterson;Elizabeth A.S. Rattray;Kenneth Killham

  110
  Citations

• Use of solid phase characterisation and chemical modelling for assessing the behaviour of arsenic in contaminated soils

  D.G Lumsdon;J.C.L Meeussen;E Paterson;L.M Garden

  109
  Citations

• Characterisation of the dynamics of C-partitioning within Lolium perenne and to the rhizosphere microbial biomass using 14C pulse chase

  Elizabeth A. S. Rattray;Eric Paterson;Kenneth Killham

  108
  Citations