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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
44
Citations
6827
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6804
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20

Plant Science and Agronomy

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43
Citations
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World Ranking
3254
National Ranking
10

Gary Lanigan 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 Gary Lanigan sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 152 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gary Lanigan 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 Gary Lanigan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gary Lanigan is affiliated with Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Ireland. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular emphasis on subfields such as environmental chemistry, soil science, ecology, global and planetary change, and agronomy and crop science.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Odor and Emission Control Technologies
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Gary Lanigan has contributed to numerous scientific publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Nitrogen fertilisers with urease inhibitors reduce nitrous oxide and ammonia losses, while retaining yield in temperate grassland" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Beneficial effects of multi-species mixtures on N2O emissions from intensively managed grassland swards" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Mitigating ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from stored cattle slurry using agricultural waste, commercially available products and a chemical acidifier" (2021), published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Modelling the effect of feeding management on greenhouse gas and nitrogen emissions in cattle farming systems" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Effect of contrasting phosphorus levels on nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions from temperate grassland soils" (2022), published in Scientific Reports

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Gary Lanigan are:

  • Karl G. Richards
  • Dominika Król
  • Christoph Müller
  • David P. Wall
  • T. H. Misselbrook

The primary publication venues for their work include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Partitioning European grassland net ecosystem CO2 exchange into gross primary productivity and ecosystem respiration using light response function analysis

    T. G. Gilmanov;J. F. Soussana;L. Aires;V. Allard

  • A review of whole farm systems models of greenhouse gas emissions from beef and dairy cattle production systems

    P. Crosson;L. Shalloo;D. O’Brien;D. O’Brien;G.J. Lanigan

  • Land-use change to bioenergy production in Europe: implications for the greenhouse gas balance and soil carbon

    Axel Don;Bruce Osborne;Astley Hastings;Ute Skiba

  • Measurements necessary for assessing the net ecosystem carbon budget of croplands

    Pete Smith;Gary J. Lanigan;Werner Leo Kutsch;Nina Buchmann

  • Management effects on net ecosystem carbon and GHG budgets at European crop sites

    Eric Ceschia;Pierre Béziat;Jean-François Dejoux;M. Aubinet

  • Carbon isotope fractionation during dark respiration and photorespiration in C3 plants

    Jaleh Ghashghaie;Franz-W. Badeck;Gary Lanigan;Salvador Nogués

  • Conservation tillage systems: a review of its consequences for greenhouse gas emissions

    M. Abdalla;M. Abdalla;B. Osborne;G. Lanigan;D. Forristal

  • Reducing nitrous oxide emissions by changing N fertiliser use from calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) to urea based formulations.

    M.A. Harty;P.J. Forrestal;C.J. Watson;K.L. McGeough

  • Nitrate removal rate, efficiency and pollution swapping potential of different organic carbon media in laboratory denitrification bioreactors.

    Mark G. Healy;Tristan G. Ibrahim;Gary J. Lanigan;Ana João Serrenho

  • Carbon Isotope Fractionation during Photorespiration and Carboxylation in Senecio

    Gary J. Lanigan;Nicholas Betson;Howard Griffiths;Ulli Seibt

  • Assessing the combined use of reduced tillage and cover crops for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from arable ecosystem

    M. Abdalla;M. Abdalla;A. Hastings;M. Helmy;A. Prescher

  • Improving and disaggregating N2O emission factors for ruminant excreta on temperate pasture soils

    Dominika Krol;Rachael Carolan;E. Minet;K. L. McGeough

  • Phylogenetic and functional potential links pH and N 2 O emissions in pasture soils

    M. D. Sainur Samad;Ambarish Biswas;Lars R. Bakken;Timothy J. Clough

  • Ammonia emissions from urea, stabilized urea and calcium ammonium nitrate: insights into loss abatement in temperate grassland

    Patrick J. Forrestal;Mary A. Harty;Mary A. Harty;Rachael Carolan;Gary Lanigan

  • Clay illuviation provides a long-term sink for C sequestration in subsoils

    Gemma Torres-Sallan;Rogier P. O. Schulte;Rogier P. O. Schulte;Gary J. Lanigan;Kenneth A. Byrne

  • Mitigation of ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from stored cattle slurry using acidifiers and chemical amendments

    I. Kavanagh;I. Kavanagh;W. Burchill;Mark G. Healy;O. Fenton

  • Confirmation of co-denitrification in grazed grassland

    Diana R. Selbie;Gary J. Lanigan;Ronald J. Laughlin;Hong J. Di

  • Bundle Sheath Leakiness and Light Limitation during C4 Leaf and Canopy CO2 Uptake

    Johannes Kromdijk;Hans E. Schepers;Fabrizio Albanito;Nuala Fitton

  • Implications of the proposed Soil Framework Directive on agricultural systems in Atlantic Europe – a review

    Rachel E. Creamer;Rachel E. Creamer;Fiona P. Brennan;Owen Fenton;Mark G. Healy

  • The ALFAM2 database on ammonia emission from field-applied manure: Description and illustrative analysis

    Sasha Hafner;Andreas Pacholski;Shabtai Bittman;William Burchill

  • Functional Land Management for managing soil functions: A case-study of the trade-off between primary productivity and carbon storage in response to the intervention of drainage systems in Ireland

    Lilian O’Sullivan;Lilian O’Sullivan;R.E. Creamer;Reamonn Fealy;G. Lanigan

  • High-Resolution Denitrification Kinetics in Pasture Soils Link N2O Emissions to pH, and Denitrification to C Mineralization.

    Sainur Samad;Lars R. Bakken;Shahid Nadeem;Timothy J. Clough

  • An evaluation of the effect of greenhouse gas accounting methods on a marginal abatement cost curve for Irish agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

    Donal O’Brien;Laurence Shalloo;Paul Crosson;Trevor Donnellan

  • A review of nitrous oxide mitigation by farm nitrogen management in temperate grassland-based agriculture

    Dejun Li;Catherine J. Watson;Ming Jia Yan;Stan Lalor

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl G. Richards
Karl G. Richards Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Christoph Müller
Christoph Müller Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Owen Fenton
Owen Fenton Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Tim J. Clough
Tim J. Clough Lincoln University
Rachel Creamer
Rachel Creamer Wageningen University & Research
Rogier P.O. Schulte
Rogier P.O. Schulte Wageningen University & Research
Michael E. Jones
Michael E. Jones Macquarie University
Mark G. Healy
Mark G. Healy University of Galway
Dejun Li
Dejun Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Laurence Shalloo
Laurence Shalloo Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

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