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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 63 1018 936 270 236 271 18744
Environmental Sciences 75 1266 1199 543 498 343 23082

M. B. Kirkham publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by M. B. Kirkham between 1969 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. M. B. Kirkham published across 53 years, from 1969 to 2021, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2014. 35 of the 342 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2014. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 5 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 9 publications 1980: 12 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 11 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 28 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 34 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 20 publications
1969 2021

342 publications in total across all disciplines

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M. B. Kirkham: publications per year, 1969 to 2021
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 2
1973 0
1974 4
1975 2
1976 1
1977 5
1978 4
1979 9
1980 12
1981 5
1982 11
1983 6
1984 5
1985 5
1986 6
1987 3
1988 3
1989 2
1990 6
1991 5
1992 5
1993 6
1994 2
1995 3
1996 4
1997 3
1998 3
1999 4
2000 5
2001 11
2002 2
2003 8
2004 2
2005 28
2006 10
2007 4
2008 3
2009 2
2010 6
2011 13
2012 6
2013 5
2014 34
2015 4
2016 11
2017 15
2018 4
2019 7
2020 15
2021 20
Total 342
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M. B. Kirkham 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 M. B. Kirkham sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 271–275 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 271 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30 271
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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M. B. Kirkham 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 M. B. Kirkham sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61 63
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1987 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Agriculture
  • Ecology

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Soil water, Horticulture, Poaceae and Antioxidant. M. B. Kirkham works in the field of Agronomy, focusing on Anthesis in particular. His work on Loam and Soil organic matter as part of general Soil water study is frequently linked to Component, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

The Horticulture study which covers Soil contamination that intersects with Salicaceae and Organic matter. The various areas that he examines in his Poaceae study include Sorghum and Winter wheat. In the subject of general Antioxidant, his work in Superoxide dismutase, Catalase and Lipid peroxidation is often linked to Ascorbic acid, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

His most cited work include:

  • Remediation of heavy metal(loid)s contaminated soils - To mobilize or to immobilize? (900 citations)
  • Drought-Stress-Induced Changes in Activities of Superoxide Dismutase, Catalase, and Peroxidase in Wheat Species (569 citations)
  • CADMIUM IN PLANTS ON POLLUTED SOILS: EFFECTS OF SOIL FACTORS, HYPERACCUMULATION AND AMENDMENTS (444 citations)

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

Agronomy, Environmental chemistry, Soil water, Horticulture and Poaceae are his primary areas of study. His work in Agronomy covers topics such as Osmotic pressure which are related to areas like Turgor pressure. His Environmental chemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Chelation, Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere, Particulates and Leaching.

The Soil water study combines topics in areas such as Environmental remediation and Water content. His Horticulture study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Botany. His work deals with themes such as Sludge and Biosolids, which intersect with Phytoremediation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (45.53%)
  • Environmental chemistry (18.30%)
  • Soil water (13.62%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Environmental chemistry (18.30%)
  • Particulates (4.68%)
  • Agronomy (45.53%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Environmental chemistry, Particulates, Agronomy, Waste management and Soil water. His Environmental chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Wastewater, Bioremediation, Terrestrial ecosystem and Environmental remediation. His Wastewater study deals with Phytoremediation intersecting with Leaching.

His Environmental remediation research includes themes of Biosolids, Environmental engineering and Nanotechnology. His research integrates issues of Soil organic matter and Claypan in his study of Agronomy. His research in Waste management intersects with topics in Agriculture and Revegetation.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Interaction of arsenic with biochar in soil and water: A critical review (128 citations)
  • Value-added chemicals from food supply chain wastes: State-of-the-art review and future prospects (86 citations)
  • Functional Relationships of Soil Acidification, Liming, and Greenhouse Gas Flux (66 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Botany
  • Ecology

M. B. Kirkham focuses on Environmental chemistry, Environmental remediation, Biosolids, Biochar and Soil water. The concepts of his Environmental chemistry study are interwoven with issues in Ecology and Contamination. His research in Contamination is mostly focused on Phytoremediation.

His work carried out in the field of Environmental remediation brings together such families of science as Nanotechnology and Soil conditioner. His Biochar study improves the overall literature in Waste management. M. B. Kirkham has researched Soil water in several fields, including Biostimulation and Bioaugmentation.

Best Publications

  • Remediation of heavy metal(loid)s contaminated soils - To mobilize or to immobilize?

    Nanthi Bolan;Nanthi Bolan;Anitha Kunhikrishnan;Ramya Thangarajan;Ramya Thangarajan;Jurate Kumpiene

  • Drought-Stress-Induced Changes in Activities of Superoxide Dismutase, Catalase, and Peroxidase in Wheat Species

    Jingxian Zhang;M.B. Kirkham

  • CADMIUM IN PLANTS ON POLLUTED SOILS: EFFECTS OF SOIL FACTORS, HYPERACCUMULATION AND AMENDMENTS

    M.B. Kirkham

  • Antioxidant responses to drought in sunflower and sorghum seedlings

    Jingxian Zhang;M. B. Kirkham

  • Biochar and its importance on nutrient dynamics in soil and plant

    Zahangir Hossain;Zahangir Hossain;Zahangir Hossain;Mezbaul Bahar;Binoy Sarkar;Scott Wilfred Donne

  • Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage

    Nanthi Bolan;Nanthi Bolan;Son A. Hoang;Jingzi Beiyuan;Souradeep Gupta

  • Particulate plastics as a vector for toxic trace-element uptake by aquatic and terrestrial organisms and human health risk.

    Lauren Bradney;Hasintha Wijesekara;Hasintha Wijesekara;Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya;Nadeeka Obadamudalige

  • Soil organic carbon dynamics: Impact of land use changes and management practices: A review

    Thangavel Ramesh;Nanthi S. Bolan;Mary Beth Kirkham;Hasintha Wijesekara

  • Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review

    Unknown

  • Principles of soil and plant water relations

    M. B. Kirkham

  • On the Origin of the Theory of Mineral Nutrition of Plants and the Law of the Minimum

    R.R. van der Ploeg;W. Böhm;M.B. Kirkham

  • Interaction of arsenic with biochar in soil and water: A critical review

    Meththika Vithanage;Indika Herath;Stephen Joseph;Jochen Bundschuh

  • The potential of biochar as a microbial carrier for agricultural and environmental applications

    Unknown

  • Sustainable soil use and management: An interdisciplinary and systematic approach.

    Deyi Hou;Nanthi S. Bolan;Daniel C.W. Tsang;Mary B. Kirkham

  • Value-added chemicals from food supply chain wastes: State-of-the-art review and future prospects

    Xinni Xiong;Iris K.M. Yu;Iris K.M. Yu;Daniel C.W. Tsang;Nanthi S. Bolan

  • Remediation of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminated soils - To mobilize or to immobilize or to degrade?

    Nanthi Bolan;Binoy Sarkar;Yubo Yan;Qiao Li

  • Effects of drought and high temperature stress on synthetic hexaploid wheat.

    Gautam P Pradhan;P V Vara Prasad;Allan K Fritz;Mary B Kirkham

  • Antimony contamination and its risk management in complex environmental settings: A review

    Nanthi Bolan;Manish Kumar;Ekta Singh;Aman Kumar

  • Extended methodology for determining wetting properties of porous media

    J. Bachmann;S. K. Woche;M.-O. Goebel;M. B. Kirkham

  • The polymers and their additives in particulate plastics: What makes them hazardous to the fauna?

    Unknown

  • Remediation of soils and sediments polluted with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: To immobilize, mobilize, or degrade?

    Manish Kumar;Nanthi S. Bolan;Son A. Hoang;Ankush D. Sawarkar

  • Functional Relationships of Soil Acidification, Liming, and Greenhouse Gas Flux

    A Kunhikrishnan;R Thangarajan;N.S S Bolan;N.S S Bolan;Y Xu;Y Xu

  • Contact angle of soils as affected by depth, texture, and land management

    S. K. Woche;M.-O. Goebel;M. B. Kirkham;R. Horton

  • Heavy metal displacement in chelate-irrigated soil during phytoremediation

    F Madrid;M.S Liphadzi;M.B Kirkham

Frequent Co-Authors

Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan University of Western Australia
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal
Binoy Sarkar
Binoy Sarkar University of Adelaide
Meththika Vithanage
Meththika Vithanage University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Ravi Naidu
Ravi Naidu University of Newcastle Australia
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hailong Wang
Hailong Wang Foshan University
Brent Clothier
Brent Clothier Plant & Food Research
Jay M. Ham
Jay M. Ham Colorado State University

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