2026 Kevin K. Newsham: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	47	2502	2316	197	172	120	9370

Overview

Kevin K. Newsham is affiliated with the British Antarctic Survey in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these broader areas, their work touches significantly on subfields such as Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Cell Biology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research is concentrated on several main topics, including:

Polar Research and Ecology
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
Lichen and fungal ecology
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Marine and coastal plant biology
Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Kevin K. Newsham has contributed to multiple publication venues with notable frequency. These include:

Frontiers in Microbiology
Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt)
Global Change Biology
Polar Research
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent papers featuring Kevin K. Newsham's work demonstrate a focus on soil fungi, microbial diversity, and cold-environment microbial interactions. Significant publications include:

The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research, 2021, Fungal Diversity
Biosynthetic potential of uncultured Antarctic soil bacteria revealed through long-read metagenomic sequencing, 2021, The ISME Journal
Functional roles of microbial symbionts in plant cold tolerance, 2020, Ecology Letters
Global patterns in endemicity and vulnerability of soil fungi, 2022, Global Change Biology
Connecting the multiple dimensions of global soil fungal diversity, 2023, Science Advances

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

Elisabeth M. Biersma
Vladimir Mikryukov
Abdul Nasir Khalid
Adriana Corrales
Alessandro Saitta

Best Publications

Multi-functionality and biodiversity in arbuscular mycorrhizas

K.K. Newsham;A.H. Fitter;A.R. Watkinson

823
Citations
A meta-analysis of plant responses to dark septate root endophytes

Kevin K. Newsham

797
Citations
Arbuscular mycorrhiza protect an annual grass from root pathogenic fungi in the field.

K. K. Newsham;A. H. Fitter;A. R. Watkinson

664
Citations
Diversity and distribution of Victoria Land biota

Byron J. Adams;Richard D. Bardgett;Edward Ayres;Diana H. Wall

372
Citations
Patterns of bacterial diversity across a range of Antarctic terrestrial habitats.

Etienne Yergeau;Kevin K. Newsham;David A. Pearce;George A. Kowalchuk

316
Citations
Mycorrhizas and dark septate root endophytes in polar regions

K. K. Newsham;R. Upson;David Read

267
Citations
Biotic interactions in Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems: are they a factor?

Ian D. Hogg;S. Craig Cary;Pete Convey;Kevin K. Newsham

221
Citations
New national and regional bryophyte records, 41

L. T. Ellis;M. Aleffi;R. Tacchi;A. Alegro

220
Citations
Nitrogen form influences the response of Deschampsia antarctica to dark septate root endophytes

Rebecca Upson;Rebecca Upson;David J. Read;Kevin K. Newsham

215
Citations
Vascular plant success in a warming Antarctic may be due to efficient nitrogen acquisition

Paul W. Hill;John Farrar;Paula Roberts;Mark Farrell;Mark Farrell;Mark Farrell

214
Citations
Root Pathogenic and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Determine Fecundity of Asymptomatic Plants in the Field

K. K. Newsham;A. H. Fitter;A. R. Watkinson

203
Citations
Soil organic nitrogen mineralization across a global latitudinal gradient

D.L. Jones;K. Kielland;F.L. Sinclair;R.A. Dahlgren

196
Citations
Responses of plants in polar regions to UVB exposure : a meta-analysis

Kevin K. Newsham;Sharon A. Robinson

185
Citations
Metagenomic analysis of a southern maritime antarctic soil.

David A. Pearce;Kevin K. Newsham;Michael A. S. Thorne;Leo A. Calvo-Bado

175
Citations
Acquisition and Assimilation of Nitrogen as Peptide-Bound and D-Enantiomers of Amino Acids by Wheat

Paul W. Hill;Richard S. Quilliam;Thomas H. DeLuca;John Farrar

169
Citations
Global patterns in endemicity and vulnerability of soil fungi

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164
Citations
Relationship between soil fungal diversity and temperature in the maritime Antarctic

Kevin K. Newsham;Kevin K. Newsham;David W. Hopkins;Lilia C. Carvalhais;Peter T. Fretwell

148
Citations
Solar UV-B Radiation Inhibits the Growth of Antarctic Terrestrial Fungi

Kevin A. Hughes;Blair Lawley;Kevin K. Newsham

147
Citations
Soil fungal community composition at Mars Oasis, a southern maritime Antarctic site, assessed by PCR amplification and cloning

Paul D. Bridge;Kevin K. Newsham

147
Citations
The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research

Leho Tedersoo;Vladimir Mikryukov;Sten Anslan;Mohammad Bahram

138
Citations
Appropriate controls in outdoor UV‐B supplementation experiments

K.K. Newsham;A.R. McLEOD;P.D. Greenslade;B.A. Emmett

122
Citations
Response of two Antarctic bryophytes to stratospheric ozone depletion

K. K. Newsham;D. A. Hodgson;A. W. A. Murray;H. J. Peat

115
Citations
Functional roles of microbial symbionts in plant cold tolerance.

Ian S. Acuña‐Rodríguez;Kevin K. Newsham;Pedro E. Gundel;Cristian Torres‐Díaz

111
Citations
UV-B radiation arising from stratospheric ozone depletion influences the pigmentation of the Antarctic moss Andreaea regularis

K. K. Newsham

110
Citations
Fungi in extreme environments

Kevin K. Newsham

14
Citations