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D-Index
54
Citations
10911
World Ranking
1697
National Ranking
147

Lucy J. Sheppard publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lucy J. Sheppard sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 200 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Lucy J. Sheppard D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lucy J. Sheppard sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

Lucy J. Sheppard mainly focuses on Environmental chemistry, Botany, Deposition, Deposition and Soil water. Her Environmental chemistry research includes elements of Ombrotrophic, Moss, Nitrate and Vegetation. Her work carried out in the field of Nitrate brings together such families of science as Fertilizer and Nutrient.

Her work on Shoot as part of her general Botany study is frequently connected to Hardiness, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science. Her Deposition study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Plant community and Agronomy. The Biodiversity study combines topics in areas such as Reactive nitrogen, Species richness and Ecosystem, Ecosystem services.

Her most cited work include:

  • The global nitrogen cycle in the twenty-first century (706 citations)
  • Impacts of atmospheric nitrogen deposition: responses of multiple plant and soil parameters across contrasting ecosystems in long‐term field experiments (273 citations)
  • Working group report (206 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Lucy J. Sheppard mostly deals with Botany, Environmental chemistry, Deposition, Nitrate and Bog. Her Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Animal science, Mist, Nutrient and Horticulture. In her works, Lucy J. Sheppard conducts interdisciplinary research on Environmental chemistry and Deposition.

Lucy J. Sheppard interconnects Canopy, Fumigation, Agronomy and Vegetation in the investigation of issues within Deposition. The various areas that Lucy J. Sheppard examines in her Nitrate study include Reactive nitrogen and Ecosystem. Her study on Ecosystem also encompasses disciplines like

  • Species richness which connect with Biodiversity,
  • Soil water and related Nitrous oxide.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (36.36%)
  • Environmental chemistry (33.16%)
  • Deposition (20.32%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2011-2020)?

  • Environmental chemistry (33.16%)
  • Bog (16.04%)
  • Ecosystem (13.90%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Lucy J. Sheppard mainly investigates Environmental chemistry, Bog, Ecosystem, Botany and Peat. The study incorporates disciplines such as Cladonia portentosa, Lichen, Nitrate and Nitrogen cycle in addition to Environmental chemistry. Her Bog research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Vegetation composition, Deposition and Sphagnum.

Her study on Ecosystem is covered under Ecology. In her study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Ecology, Terrestrial ecosystem is strongly linked to Reactive nitrogen. Her Evergreen study in the realm of Botany connects with subjects such as Hardiness.

Between 2011 and 2020, her most popular works were:

  • The global nitrogen cycle in the twenty-first century (706 citations)
  • Impacts of atmospheric nitrogen deposition: responses of multiple plant and soil parameters across contrasting ecosystems in long‐term field experiments (273 citations)
  • Methane emissions from soils : synthesis and analysis of a large UK data set (86 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

Biodiversity, Ecology, Peat, Botany and Bog are her primary areas of study. Lucy J. Sheppard has researched Biodiversity in several fields, including Nitrogen deposition, Ecosystem, Ecosystem services, Environmental protection and Species richness. Her Vegetation study, which is part of a larger body of work in Ecology, is frequently linked to Deposition, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Her Botany research incorporates themes from Ammonia and Litter. Her studies in Bog integrate themes in fields like Environmental chemistry and Sphagnum. Many of her studies involve connections with topics such as Nitrogen cycle and Environmental chemistry.

Best Publications

  • The global nitrogen cycle in the twenty-first century

    David Fowler;Mhairi Coyle;Ute Skiba;Mark A. Sutton

  • Impacts of atmospheric nitrogen deposition: responses of multiple plant and soil parameters across contrasting ecosystems in long‐term field experiments

    Gareth K. Phoenix;Bridget A. Emmett;Andrea J. Britton;Simon J. M. Caporn

  • Impacts of ozone on forests: a European perspective

    Lena Skärby;Helge Ro-Poulsen;Florence A. M. Wellburn;Lucy J. Sheppard

  • Working group report

    J. Strengbom;H.V. Andersen;K. Aazem;E.B. Adema

  • The relationship between nitrogen deposition, species composition and foliar nitrogen concentrations in woodland flora in the vicinity of livestock farms

    C.E.R. Pitcairn;I.D. Leith;L.J. Sheppard;M.A. Sutton

  • Radiation Interception and Productivity of Willow

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  • Effects of acid mist on the frost hardiness of red spruce seedlings

    D. Fowler;J. N. Cape;J. D. Deans;I. D. Leith

  • Evidence for changing the critical level for ammonia

    J.N. Cape;L.J. van der Eerden;L.J. Sheppard;I.D. Leith

  • Does elevated nitrogen deposition or ecosystem recovery from acidification drive increased dissolved organic carbon loss from upland soil? A review of evidence from field nitrogen addition experiments

    Chris D. Evans;Christine L. Goodale;Simon J. M. Caporn;Nancy B. Dise

  • Nitrogen deposition effects on Mediterranean-type ecosystems : an ecological assessment

    Raul Ochoa-Hueso;Edith B Allen;Cristina Branquinho;Cristina Cruz

  • Climatic modifiers of the response to nitrogen deposition in peat-forming Sphagnum mosses: a meta-analysis

    J. Limpens;Gustaf Granath;Urban Gunnarsson;R. Aerts

  • Dry deposition of ammonia gas drives species change faster than wet deposition of ammonium ions: evidence from a long-term field manipulation

    Lucy J. Sheppard;Ian D. Leith;Toshie Mizunuma;John Neil Cape

  • Some key environmental variables controlling nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural and semi-natural soils in Scotland

    Ute M. Skiba;Lucy Sheppard;J MacDonald;David Fowler

  • Methane emissions from soils : synthesis and analysis of a large UK data set

    Peter E. Levy;Annette Burden;Mark D. A. Cooper;Kerry J. Dinsmore

  • Bioindicators of enhanced nitrogen deposition

    C.E.R Pitcairn;D Fowler;I.D Leith;L.J Sheppard

  • Quantification of uncertainty in trace gas fluxes measured by the static chamber method

    Peter E Levy;Alan J Gray;SR Leeson;J Gaiawyn

  • A review and application of the evidence for nitrogen impacts on ecosystem services

    L. Jones;A. Provins;M. Holland;G. Mills

  • The effect of nitrogen deposition and seasonal variability on methane oxidation and nitrous oxide emission rates in an upland spruce plantation and moorland

    J.A. MacDonald;U. Skiba;L.J. Sheppard;B. Ball

  • The Role of Nitrogen Deposition in Widespread Plant Community Change Across Semi-natural Habitats

    Chris D. Field;Nancy B. Dise;Richard J. Payne;Richard J. Payne;Andrea J. Britton

  • Diagnostic indicators of elevated nitrogen deposition.

    Carole Pitcairn;David Fowler;Ian Leith;Lucy Sheppard

  • Soil environmental variables affecting the flux of methane from a range of forest, moorland and agricultural soils

    Jannette A. MacDonald;Ute Skiba;Lucy J. Sheppard;Kenneth J. Hargreaves

  • Turnover of labile and recalcitrant soil carbon differ in response to nitrate and ammonium deposition in an ombrotrophic peatland

    Pauline M. Currey;Pauline M. Currey;David Johnson;Lucy J. Sheppard;Ian D. Leith

  • Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity

    Mark A. Sutton;Kate E. Mason;Lucy J. Sheppard;Harald Sverdrup

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian D. Leith
Ian D. Leith UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
David Fowler
David Fowler University of Saskatchewan
Mark A. Sutton
Mark A. Sutton Natural Environment Research Council
John N. Cape
John N. Cape Stockholm University
Ute Skiba
Ute Skiba Natural Environment Research Council
Nancy B. Dise
Nancy B. Dise Manchester Metropolitan University
Bridget A. Emmett
Bridget A. Emmett Natural Environment Research Council
Peter E. Levy
Peter E. Levy University of Edinburgh
Mark R. Theobald
Mark R. Theobald Technical University of Madrid

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