2026 Keith L. Bristow: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	48	5457	5231	194	188	161	10706

Research.com Recognitions

2009 - Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award, American Society of Agronomy
2001 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
2001 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

Keith L. Bristow is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on engineering, agricultural and biological sciences, and environmental science. The subfields of study within their work include soil science, biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, civil and structural engineering, and plant science.

The main topics of their research are diverse and include irrigation practices and water management, polymer-based agricultural enhancements, soil and unsaturated flow, soil moisture and remote sensing, geophysical methods and applications, microplastics and plastic pollution, and recycling and waste management techniques.

Their recent publications highlight a range of scientific inquiries in these areas:

"Numerical simulations of the effects furrow surface conditions and fertilizer locations have on plant nitrogen and water use in furrow irrigated systems," 2020, Agricultural Water Management
"A review of time domain reflectometry (TDR) applications in porous media," 2021, Advances in agronomy
"Microplastics in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Scientometric Analysis," 2020, Sustainability
"Sprayable Biodegradable Polymer Membrane Technology for Cropping Systems: Challenges and Opportunities," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
"A landscape hydrology approach to inform sustainable water resource management under a changing environment. A case study for the Kaleya River Catchment, Zambia," 2020, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies

Frequent co-authors with whom Bristow has collaborated include Vilim Filipović, Hailong He, Lana Filipović, Yusong Wang, and Jiří Šimůnek.

Their research has been published in several notable venues, with multiple publications in Agricultural Water Management as well as contributions to Advances in agronomy, Sustainability, Environmental Science & Technology, and the Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies.

Keith L. Bristow has been recognized with the Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award from the American Society of Agronomy in 2009. Additionally, they have been named a Fellow of both the American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America in 2001.

Best Publications

On the relationship between incoming solar radiation and daily maximum and minimum temperature

Keith L. Bristow;Gaylon S. Campbell

1440
Citations
Comparison of different approaches to the development of pedotransfer functions for water-retention curves

Budiman Minasny;Alex B. McBratney;Keith L. Bristow

535
Citations
Analysis of soil wetting and solute transport in subsurface trickle irrigation

Claire M. Cote;Keith L. Bristow;Philip B. Charlesworth;Freeman J. Cook

463
Citations
Measurement of Soil Thermal Properties with a Dual-Probe Heat-Pulse Technique

Keith L. Bristow;Gerard J. Kluitenberg;Robert Horton

419
Citations
Error Analysis of the Heat Pulse Method for Measuring Soil Volumetric Heat Capacity

G. J. Kluitenberg;J. M. Ham;K. L. Bristow

343
Citations
Current Capabilities and Future Needs of Root Water and Nutrient Uptake Modeling

Jan W. Hopmans;Keith L. Bristow

305
Citations
Measurement of thermal properties and water content of unsaturated sandy soil using dual-probe heat-pulse probes

Keith L. Bristow;Keith L. Bristow

303
Citations
Simulation of heat and moisture transfer through a surface residue—soil system

K.L. Bristow;G.S. Campbell;R.I. Papendick;L.F. Elliott

257
Citations
Equation for extending water-retention curves to dryness

P. J. Ross;J. Williams;K. L. Bristow

250
Citations
Comparison of Single and Dual Probes for Measuring Soil Thermal Properties with Transient Heating

KL Bristow;RD White;GJ Kluitenberg

243
Citations
Soil temperature and water content beneath a surface fire

G.S. Campbell;J.D. Jungbauer;K.L. Bristow;R.D. Hungerford

240
Citations
Indirect estimation of soil thermal properties and water flux using heat pulse probe measurements: Geometry and dispersion effects

Jan W. Hopmans;Jirka Šimunek;Keith L. Bristow

238
Citations
TEST OF A HEAT-PULSE PROBE FOR MEASURING CHANGES IN SOIL WATER CONTENT

Keith L. Bristow;Gaylon S. Campbell;Kees Calissendorff

216
Citations
Soil surface heat flux: some general questions and comments on measurements

C.L. Mayocchi;C.L. Mayocchi;K.L. Bristow;K.L. Bristow

200
Citations
Crop Residue Effects on Surface Radiation and Energy Balance - Review

R. Horton;K. L. Bristow;G. J. Kluitenberg;T. J. Sauer

196
Citations
The Role of Mulch and its Architecture in Modifying Soil Temperature

Keith L. Bristow

185
Citations
Error Analysis of Heat Pulse Method for Measuring Soil Heat Capacity, Diffusivity, and Conductivity

G.J. Kluitenberg;K.L. Bristow;B.S. Das

184
Citations
Modelling seawater intrusion in the Burdekin Delta Irrigation Area, North Queensland, Australia

Kumar A. Narayan;Carsten Schleeberger;Keith L. Bristow

181
Citations
Soil-dependent wetting from trickle emitters: implications for system design and management

Peter J. Thorburn;Freeman J. Cook;Keith L. Bristow

173
Citations
Soil and environmental analysis, physical methods

Jan W Hopmans;Keith L Bristow

28
Citations
Simulation of Heat and Moisture Transfer Through a Surface Residue-Soil System.

Keith Leslie Bristow

4
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Thorburn Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

David Lockington University of Queensland

Jan W. Hopmans University of California, Davis

Keith Smettem University of Western Australia

Gaylon S. Campbell Decagon Devices

Brian Keating University of Queensland

Jirka Šimůnek University of California, Riverside

Brent Clothier Plant & Food Research

David A. Robinson UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Bing Cheng Si University of Saskatchewan

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