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Nicholas B. Comerford

Nicholas B. Comerford

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 47 2582 2394 635 562 130 6954
Environmental Sciences 48 5611 5380 2040 1889 143 7168

Nicholas B. Comerford publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicholas B. Comerford between 1976 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicholas B. Comerford published across 46 years, from 1976 to 2021, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 1990. 1 of the 145 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

145 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicholas B. Comerford: publications per year, 1976 to 2021
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 2
1981 1
1982 2
1983 0
1984 2
1985 0
1986 1
1987 1
1988 3
1989 3
1990 9
1991 2
1992 6
1993 5
1994 2
1995 4
1996 1
1997 1
1998 9
1999 4
2000 7
2001 3
2002 6
2003 2
2004 4
2005 9
2006 7
2007 5
2008 7
2009 4
2010 5
2011 1
2012 1
2013 4
2014 2
2015 6
2016 2
2017 4
2018 4
2019 0
2020 0
2021 1
Total 145
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Nicholas B. Comerford 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 Nicholas B. Comerford 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, 126–130 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: 130 publications — 47th percentile

47% 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
126–130 219 130
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
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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Nicholas B. Comerford 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 Nicholas B. Comerford 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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 47
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
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

  • 2011 - Sergei A. Wilde Distinguished Lectureship on Forest Soils, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2001 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

Nicholas B. Comerford is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans multiple fields of study including Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Materials Science. Their work also extends into subfields such as Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Soil Science, and Biomaterials.

Their academic contributions include investigation of key topics related to soil and nutrient management. Main topics of their work include:

  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions

One documented recent publication by Comerford is titled "Biochar Chemistry in a Weathered Tropical Soil: Kinetics of Phosphorus Sorption", published in 2021 in the journal Agriculture. This paper has been cited multiple times and demonstrates their focus within agricultural and soil chemistry research.

Collaborations have been a part of their scientific work. Frequent co-authors include Marina Moura Morales, Maurel Behling, Daniel Carneiro de Abreu, and Iraê Amaral Guerrini.

Their publications are often found in the journal Agriculture, reflecting their active involvement in agricultural science research.

Comerford's professional recognition includes receiving the Sergei A. Wilde Distinguished Lectureship on Forest Soils from the American Society of Agronomy in 2011. Additionally, they were named a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Low-Molecular-Weight Organic Acids in Selected Forest Soils of the Southeastern USA

    T. R. Fox;N. B. Comerford

  • Phosphorus and Aluminum Release from a Spodic Horizon Mediated by Organic Acids

    T. R. Fox;N. B. Comerford;W. W. McFee

  • Development of an environmental virtual field laboratory

    V. Ramasundaram;S. Grunwald;A. Mangeot;N. B. Comerford

  • Influence of oxalate and soil organic matter on sorption and desorption of phosphate onto a spodic horizon

    J. S. Bhatti;N. B. Comerford;C. T. Johnston

  • Characterization of soil organic carbon pools by acid hydrolysis

    M.L. Silveira;N.B. Comerford;K.R. Reddy;W.T. Cooper

  • Sorption and desorption of phosphate on biochar and biochar–soil mixtures

    M. M. Morales;N. Comerford;Iraê Amaral Guerrini;N. P S Falcão

  • Effects of timber management on the hydrology of wetland forests in the southern United States

    Ge Sun;Steven G. McNulty;James P. Shepard;Devendra M. Amatya

  • Rhizosphere phosphatase activity and phosphatase hydrolyzable organic phosphorus in two forested spodosols

    T.R. Fox;N.B. Comerford

  • Kinetics of phosphorus release from Spodosols: effects of oxalate and formate.

    T. R. Fox;N. B. Comerford;W. W. McFee

  • Litter dynamics and monthly fluctuations in soil phosphorus availability in an Amazonian agroforest

    Deborah A. McGrath;Nicholas B. Comerford;Mary L. Duryea

  • Carbon Mineralization and Labile Organic Carbon Pools in the Sandy Soils of a North Florida Watershed

    Mi-Youn Ahn;Andrew R. Zimmerman;Nick B. Comerford;James O. Sickman

  • Regional modelling of soil carbon at multiple depths within a subtropical watershed.

    G.M. Vasques;S. Grunwald;N.B. Comerford;J.O. Sickman

  • An exploratory analysis of phosphorus transformations in tropical soils using structural equation modeling

    A. C. Gama-Rodrigues;M. V. S. Sales;P. S. D. Silva;N. B. Comerford

  • Soil Factors Affecting Nutrient Bioavailability

    N.B. Comerford

  • Phosphorus mineralization kinetics and response of microbial phosphorus to drying and rewetting in a Florida Spodosol

    P.F. Grierson;N.B. Comerford;E.J. Jokela

  • Influence of Oxalate Loading on Phosphorus and Aluminum Solubility in Spodosols

    T. R. Fox;N. B. Comerford

  • Influence of soil pH on inorganic phosphorus sorption and desorption in a humid brazilian Ultisol

    Shinjiro Sato;Nicholas Brian Comerford

  • Alocação de nutrientes em plantios de eucalipto no Brasil

    Reynaldo Campos Santana;Nairam Félix de Barros;Roberto Ferreira Novais;Hélio Garcia Leite

  • Land use and landscape effects on aggregate stability and total carbon of Andisols from the Colombian Andes

    Natalia Hoyos;Nicholas B. Comerford

  • Pyrolysis methods impact biosolids-derived biochar composition, maize growth and nutrition

    Maria Isidoria Silva Gonzaga;Cheryl L. Mackowiak;Nicholas Brian Comerford;Ederlon Flávio da Veiga Moline

  • Importance of weed control, fertilization, irrigation, and genetics in slash and loblolly pine early growth on poorly drained spodosols.

    D.G. Neary;D.L. Rockwood;N.B. Comerford;B.F. Swindel

  • SIMULATING NUTRIENT UPTAKE BY SINGLE OR COMPETING AND CONTRASTING ROOT SYSTEMS

    P. J. Smethurst;N. B. Comerford

  • Grazing depresses soil carbon storage through changing plant biomass and composition in a Tibetan alpine meadow

    D. S. Sun;Karsten Wesche;D. D. Chen;S. H. Zhang

  • Forest Soils and Nutrient Cycles

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Frequent Co-Authors

Eric J. Jokela
Eric J. Jokela University of Florida
Sabine Grunwald
Sabine Grunwald University of Florida
Pauline F. Grierson
Pauline F. Grierson University of Western Australia
Wendell P. Cropper
Wendell P. Cropper University of Florida
Thomas R. Fox
Thomas R. Fox Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)
Cheryl L. Mackowiak
Cheryl L. Mackowiak University of Florida
K. R. Reddy
K. R. Reddy University of Florida
Ge Sun
Ge Sun US Forest Service
James O. Sickman
James O. Sickman University of California, Riverside
Willie G. Harris
Willie G. Harris University of Florida

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