What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Agriculture
- Ecology
- Carbon dioxide
Kurt A. Spokas mainly focuses on Biochar, Charcoal, Environmental chemistry, Slash-and-char and Soil water.
His Biochar study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Carbon sequestration, Carbon and Agronomy.
In his work, Agroforestry, Soil quality, Arable land and Surface runoff is strongly intertwined with Soil fertility, which is a subfield of Carbon sequestration.
His Environmental chemistry research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Water sorption, Leaching and Soil conditioner.
Kurt A. Spokas has researched Slash-and-char in several fields, including Manure and Macadamia nut.
As a member of one scientific family, Kurt A. Spokas mostly works in the field of Soil water, focusing on Environmental engineering and, on occasion, Greenhouse gas, Conventional tillage, No-till farming, Tillage and Minimum tillage.
His most cited work include:
- Biochar: a synthesis of its agronomic impact beyond carbon sequestration. (542 citations)
- Biochar: a synthesis of its agronomic impact beyond carbon sequestration. (542 citations)
- Review of the stability of biochar in soils: predictability of O:C molar ratios (539 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His scientific interests lie mostly in Biochar, Soil water, Agronomy, Environmental chemistry and Soil conditioner.
His Biochar research includes themes of Sorption and Charcoal.
The Soil water study combines topics in areas such as Moisture, Chloropicrin, Fumigation and Environmental engineering.
Kurt A. Spokas interconnects Macadamia nut, Mineralization and Water content in the investigation of issues within Agronomy.
Within one scientific family, Kurt A. Spokas focuses on topics pertaining to Denitrification under Environmental chemistry, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Ecology.
His study in Soil conditioner is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Soil chemistry and Soil quality.
He most often published in these fields:
- Biochar (55.43%)
- Soil water (41.30%)
- Agronomy (41.85%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Biochar (55.43%)
- Soil water (41.30%)
- Environmental chemistry (35.33%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary scientific interests are in Biochar, Soil water, Environmental chemistry, Agronomy and Sorption.
His Biochar study deals with the bigger picture of Pyrolysis.
His Soil carbon study in the realm of Soil water connects with subjects such as Biological activity.
His Environmental chemistry research incorporates elements of Fertilizer, Nitrification, Activated charcoal, Denitrification and Nitrate.
His Agronomy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Biomass, Mineralization and Water content.
His research integrates issues of Agriculture and Soil quality in his study of Soil conditioner.
Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Biochar, soil and land-use interactions that reduce nitrate leaching and N2O emissions: A meta-analysis. (98 citations)
- Microstructural and associated chemical changes during the composting of a high temperature biochar: Mechanisms for nitrate, phosphate and other nutrient retention and release. (74 citations)
- Activated Carbon, Biochar and Charcoal: Linkages and Synergies across Pyrogenic Carbon’s ABC s (70 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Agriculture
- Ecology
- Organic chemistry
Kurt A. Spokas mainly investigates Biochar, Environmental chemistry, Soil water, Charcoal and Pyrolysis.
He has included themes like Ammonium, Nutrient and Sorption in his Biochar study.
His Environmental chemistry research incorporates themes from Nitrate and Leaching.
His Soil water research focuses on Agronomy and how it connects with Mineralization and Soil conditioner.
The Charcoal study combines topics in areas such as Carbon and Environmental remediation.
His Pyrolysis research integrates issues from Activated charcoal, Activated carbon, Environmental technology and Nutrient content.
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