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94
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30723
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2024
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1103

Kate M. Scow publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kate M. Scow sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 279 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Kate M. Scow D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kate M. Scow sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

Kate M. Scow is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions in the subfields of Soil Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Pollution.

The core topics of Scow's research include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Soil Management and Crop Yield
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on soil health, microbial communities, and carbon dynamics. Selected recent papers include:

  • An evaluation of carbon indicators of soil health in long-term agricultural experiments, 2022, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Dynamic Stability of Soil Carbon: Reassessing the "Permanence" of Soil Carbon Sequestration, 2020, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Evaluation of aggregate stability methods for soil health, 2022, Geoderma
  • Role of soil in the regulation of human and plant pathogens: soils' contributions to people, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Impacts and interactions of biochar and biosolids on agricultural soil microbial communities during dry and wet-dry cycles, 2020, Applied Soil Ecology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Scow include:

  • Radomir Schmidt
  • Steven J. Fonte
  • Deirdre Griffin-LaHue
  • Jeffrey P. Mitchell
  • Shannon B. Cappellazzi

Publications by Scow have appeared notably in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Geoderma
  • Applied Soil Ecology

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Scow was named a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Impacts of Carbon and Flooding on Soil Microbial Communities: Phospholipid Fatty Acid Profiles and Substrate Utilization Patterns

    D.A. Bossio;K.M. Scow

  • Determinants of Soil Microbial Communities: Effects of Agricultural Management, Season, and Soil Type on Phospholipid Fatty Acid Profiles

    D.A. Bossio;K.M. Scow;N. Gunapala;K.J. Graham

  • Long-term effects of mineral fertilizers on soil microorganisms – A review

    Daniel Geisseler;Kate M. Scow

  • Changes in Soil Chemical Properties Resulting from Organic and Low-Input Farming Practices

    M. Sean Clark;William R. Horwath;Carol Shennan;Kate M. Scow

  • Soil Water Content and Organic Carbon Availability Are Major Determinants of Soil Microbial Community Composition

    R.E. Drenovsky;D. Vo;K.J. Graham;K.M. Scow

  • On-Farm Assessment of Soil Quality in California's Central Valley

    Susan S. Andrews;Jeffrey P. Mitchell;Roberto Mancinelli;Douglas L. Karlen

  • Soil microbial community composition and land use history in cultivated and grassland ecosystems of coastal California.

    Kerri L. Steenwerth;Louise E. Jackson;Francisco J. Calderón;Mark R. Stromberg

  • Application of real-time PCR to study effects of ammonium on population size of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in soil.

    Yutaka Okano;Krassimira R. Hristova;Christian M. Leutenegger;Louise E. Jackson

  • Responses of soil microbial processes and community structure to tillage events and implications for soil quality

    L.E. Jackson;F.J. Calderon;K.L. Steenwerth;K.M. Scow

  • Impact of carbon and flooding on the metabolic diversity of microbial communities in soils.

    D A Bossio;K M Scow

  • Wet–dry cycles affect dissolved organic carbon in two California agricultural soils

    E.J Lundquist;L.E Jackson;K.M Scow

  • Near infrared spectroscopy for determination of various physical, chemical and biochemical properties in Mediterranean soils

    R. Zornoza;C. Guerrero;J. Mataix-Solera;K.M. Scow

  • Dynamics of soil microbial biomass and activity in conventional and organic farming systems

    N. Gunapala;K.M. Scow

  • Agroecology: A Review from a Global-Change Perspective

    Thomas P. Tomich;Sonja Brodt;Howard Ferris;Ryan Galt

  • Land use and climatic factors structure regional patterns in soil microbial communities

    Rebecca E. Drenovsky;Kerri L. Steenwerth;Louise E. Jackson;Kate M. Scow

  • Rapid response of soil microbial communities from conventional, low input, and organic farming systems to a wet/dry cycle

    E.J Lundquist;K.M Scow;L.E Jackson;S.L Uesugi

  • Soil Microbial Community Response to Land Use Change in an Agricultural Landscape of Western Kenya

    D Bossio;Martina S Girvan;L Verchot;Juliet Bullimore

  • Two Invasive Plants Alter Soil Microbial Community Composition in Serpentine Grasslands

    Katharine M. Batten;Kate M. Scow;Kendi F. Davies;Susan P. Harrison

  • Biodegradation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether by a Bacterial Pure Culture

    Jessica R. Hanson;Corinne E. Ackerman;Kate M. Scow

  • Soil management to enhance bacterivore and fungivore nematode populations and their nitrogen mineralisation function

    H Ferris;R.C Venette;K.M Scow

Frequent Co-Authors

Louise E. Jackson
Louise E. Jackson University of California, Davis
Johan Six
Johan Six ETH Zurich
Howard Ferris
Howard Ferris University of California, Davis
Dennis E. Rolston
Dennis E. Rolston University of California, Davis
William R. Horwath
William R. Horwath University of California, Davis
Per Moldrup
Per Moldrup Aalborg University
Sanjai J. Parikh
Sanjai J. Parikh University of California, Davis
Deborah A. Bossio
Deborah A. Bossio The Nature Conservancy
Martin Alexander
Martin Alexander Cornell University
Egbert Schwartz
Egbert Schwartz Northern Arizona University

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