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52
Citations
8167
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4575
National Ranking
1692

Kevin W. King publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin W. King sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 169 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Kevin W. King D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin W. King sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kevin W. King is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant number of publications in related subfields such as environmental chemistry, water science and technology, soil science, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and environmental engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover key areas in soil and water nutrient dynamics, hydrology and watershed management studies, soil erosion and sediment transport, wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal, groundwater flow and contamination studies, phosphorus and nutrient management, and fish ecology and management studies.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Agricultural Water Management
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Agricultural & Environmental Letters

Among recent publications are:

  • Changing Rainfall Patterns Over the Western Lake Erie Basin (1975-2017): Effects on Tributary Discharge and Phosphorus Load, 2020, Water Resources Research
  • One size does not fit all: Toward regional conservation practice guidance to reduce phosphorus loss risk in the Lake Erie watershed, 2021, Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Cover crops differentially influenced nitrogen and phosphorus loss in tile drainage and surface runoff from agricultural fields in Ohio, USA, 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Comparative analysis of water budgets across the U.S. long-term agroecosystem research network, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Performance of Field-Scale Phosphorus Removal Structures Utilizing Steel Slag for Treatment of Subsurface Drainage, 2020, Water

Kevin W. King frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Brittany R. Hanrahan
  • Mark R. Williams
  • Vinayak S. Shedekar
  • Margaret Kalcic
  • Chad J. Penn

Best Publications

  • Phosphorus transport in agricultural subsurface drainage: a review.

    Kevin W. King;Mark R. Williams;Merrin L. Macrae;Norman R. Fausey

  • Surface runoff and tile drainage transport of phosphorus in the midwestern United States.

    Douglas R. Smith;Kevin W. King;Laura Johnson;Wendy Francesconi

  • COMPARISON OF GREEN-AMPT AND CURVE NUMBER METHODS ON GOODWIN CREEK WATERSHED USING SWAT

    K. W. King;J. G. Arnold;R. L. Bingner

  • Contributions of systematic tile drainage to watershed-scale phosphorus transport.

    Kevin W. King;Mark R. Williams;Norman R. Fausey

  • What is causing the harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie

    Douglas R. Smith;Kevin W. King;Mark R. Williams

  • Effect of subsurface drainage on streamflow in an agricultural headwater watershed

    K.W. King;N.R. Fausey;M.R. Williams

  • Using soil erosion models for global change studies

    J. Williams;M. Nearing;A. Nicks;E. Skidmore

  • Drainage water management effects on tile discharge and water quality

    M.R. Williams;K.W. King;N.R. Fausey

  • Effect of tillage on macropore flow and phosphorus transport to tile drains

    Mark R. Williams;Kevin W. King;William Ford;Anthony R. Buda

  • Estimation of soil cracking and the effect on surface runoff in a Texas Blackland Prairie watershed

    J. G. Arnold;K. N. Potter;K. W. King;P. M. Allen

  • Applicability of models to predict phosphorus losses in drained fields: a review.

    David E. Radcliffe;D. Keith Reid;Karin Blombäck;Carl H. Bolster

  • Estimating storm discharge and water quality data uncertainty: A software tool for monitoring and modeling applications

    R. D. Harmel;D. R. Smith;K. W. King;R. M. Slade

  • Uncertainty in nutrient loads from tile-drained landscapes: Effect of sampling frequency, calculation algorithm, and compositing strategy

    Mark R. Williams;Kevin W. King;Merrin L. Macrae;William Ford

  • PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR DISCHARGE AND WATER QUALITY DATA COLLECTION ON SMALL WATERSHEDS

    R. D. Harmel;K. W. King;B. E. Haggard;D. G. Wren

  • Evaluating strategies for sustainable intensification of US agriculture through the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network

    S Spiegal;B T Bestelmeyer;D W Archer;D J Augustine

  • Assessment and Synthesis of 50 Years of Published Drainage Phosphorus Losses.

    L. E. Christianson;R. D. Harmel;D. Smith;M. R. Williams

  • Contribution of tile drains to basin discharge and nitrogen export in a headwater agricultural watershed

    M.R. Williams;K.W. King;N.R. Fausey

  • Importance of Crop Yield in Calibrating Watershed Water Quality Simulation Tools1

    Sujithkumar Surendran Nair;Kevin W. King;Jonathan D. Witter;Brent L. Sohngen

  • Advancing the sustainability of US agriculture through long-term research

    P. J. A. Kleinman;S. Spiegal;J. R. Rigby;S. C. Goslee

  • Runoff and soil loss relationships for the Texas Blackland Prairies ecoregion

    R.D. Harmel;C.W. Richardson;K.W. King;P.M. Allen

  • Reducing nitrogen export from the corn belt to the Gulf of Mexico: agricultural strategies for remediating hypoxia.

    Eileen McLellan;Dale M. Robertson;Keith Schilling;Mark Tomer

  • Phosphorus export from artificially drained fields across the Eastern Corn Belt

    Lindsay A. Pease;Kevin W. King;Mark R. Williams;Gregory A. LaBarge

Frequent Co-Authors

Norman R. Fausey
Norman R. Fausey Agricultural Research Service
Douglas R. Smith
Douglas R. Smith Agricultural Research Service
Peter J. A. Kleinman
Peter J. A. Kleinman Agricultural Research Service
Merrin L. Macrae
Merrin L. Macrae University of Waterloo
Brent Sohngen
Brent Sohngen The Ohio State University
Jimmy R. Williams
Jimmy R. Williams Biogen (United States)
Helen P. Jarvie
Helen P. Jarvie University of Waterloo
David D. Bosch
David D. Bosch Agricultural Research Service
David R. Huggins
David R. Huggins Washington State University
Mark A. Liebig
Mark A. Liebig Agricultural Research Service

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