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D-Index
50
Citations
11201
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4910
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1806

Nicholas T. Basta 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 Nicholas T. Basta sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 150 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas T. Basta 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 Nicholas T. Basta sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

Nicholas T. Basta is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work encompasses several subfields including Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology.

The scientist's research focuses on various main topics, notably heavy metals in the environment, heavy metal exposure and toxicity, radioactivity and radon measurements, coal and its by-products, environmental justice and health disparities, chromium effects and bioremediation, as well as clay minerals and soil interactions.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Bone-derived biochar improved soil quality and reduced Cd and Zn phytoavailability in a multi-metal contaminated mining soil, 2021, Environmental Pollution
  • Municipal biosolids - A resource for sustainable communities, 2020, Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health
  • Comparison of methods for determining organic carbon content of urban soils in Central Ohio, 2023, Geoderma Regional
  • Predicting the modifying effect of soils on arsenic phytotoxicity and phytoaccumulation using soil properties or soil extraction methods, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Modifying Effect of Soil Properties on Bio-Accessibility of As and Pb from Human Ingestion of Contaminated Soil, 2021, Geosciences

Nicholas T. Basta has published frequently in venues such as:

  • Environmental Pollution
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geoderma Regional
  • Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health

Frequent coauthors collaborating with the scientist include:

  • Loryssa Lake
  • Kirk G. Scheckel
  • Jörg Rinklebe
  • Manfred M. Mayer
  • Ganga M. Hettiarachchi

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) in 2004 and as a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) in 2003, reflecting involvement in professional scientific communities related to soil and agronomy.

Best Publications

  • Trace element chemistry in residual-treated soil: key concepts and metal bioavailability.

    N. T. Basta;J. A. Ryan;R. L. Chaney

  • Evaluation of chemical immobilization treatments for reducing heavy metal transport in a smelter-contaminated soil.

    N.T. Basta;S.L. McGowen

  • An in vitro gastrointestinal method to estimate bioavailable arsenic in contaminated soils and solid media

    Robin R. Rodriguez;Nicholas T. Basta;Stan W. Casteel;Lanny W. Pace

  • The bioavailability of chemicals in soil for earthworms.

    R. Lanno;J. Wells;Jason M. Conder;K. Bradham

  • Chemical Immobilization of Lead, Zinc, and Cadmium in Smelter-Contaminated Soils Using Biosolids and Rock Phosphate

    N.T. Basta;R. Gradwohl;K.L. Snethen;J.L. Schroder

  • Use of Diammonium Phosphate to Reduce Heavy Metal Solubility and Transport in Smelter-Contaminated Soil

    S.L. McGowen;N.T. Basta;G.O. Brown

  • An inter-laboratory trial of the unified BARGE bioaccessibility method for arsenic, cadmium and lead in soil.

    Joanna Wragg;Mark R. Cave;Nick Basta;Esther Brandon

  • EFFECT OF CROPPING SYSTEMS ON ADSORPTION OF METALS BY SOILS: II. EFFECT OF pH

    N T Basta;M A Tabatabai

  • Path analysis of heavy metal adsorption by soil

    N. T. Basta;D. J. Pantone;M. A. Tabatabai

  • Adsorption, sequestration, and bioaccessibility of As(V) in soils.

    Jae-Kyu Yang;Mark O Barnett;Philip M Jardine;Nicholas T Basta

  • Estimation of Cd, Pb, and Zn Bioavailability in Smelter-Contaminated Soils by a Sequential Extraction Procedure

    Nicholas Basta;R. Gradwohl

  • Arsenic metabolism by human gut microbiota upon in vitro digestion of contaminated soils.

    Tom Van De Wiele;Christina M. Gallawa;Kevin M. Kubachka;John T. Creed

  • Influence of Buffers on Pesticide and Nutrient Runoff from Bermudagrass Turf

    J. T. Cole;J. H. Baird;N. T. Basta;R. L. Huhnke

  • Path and Multiple Regression Analyses of Phosphorus Sorption Capacity

    H. Zhang;J. L. Schroder;J. K. Fuhrman;N. T. Basta

  • Validation of the in vitro gastrointestinal (IVG) method to estimate relative bioavailable lead in contaminated soils.

    J. L. Schroder;N. T. Basta;S. W. Casteel;T. J. Evans

  • Characterization of drinking water treatment residuals for use as a soil substitute.

    E.A. Dayton;N.T. Basta

  • Effect of soil properties on lead bioavailability and toxicity to earthworms.

    Karen D. Bradham;Elizabeth A. Dayton;Nicholas T. Basta;Jackie Schroder

  • A method for determining the phosphorus sorption capacity and amorphous aluminum of aluminum-based drinking water treatment residuals.

    E. A. Dayton;N. T. Basta

  • Sustainable land application: an overview.

    GA O'Connor;HA Elliott;NT Basta;RK Bastian

  • Reduction of excessive bioavailable phosphorus in soils by using municipal and industrial wastes

    J. M. Peters;N. T. Basta

Frequent Co-Authors

Kirk G. Scheckel
Kirk G. Scheckel Environmental Protection Agency
Mark E. Payton
Mark E. Payton Oklahoma State University
Robert L. Lochmiller
Robert L. Lochmiller Oklahoma State University
Hailin Zhang
Hailin Zhang Oklahoma State University
William R. Raun
William R. Raun Oklahoma State University
Christopher W. Schadt
Christopher W. Schadt Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Philip M. Jardine
Philip M. Jardine University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Mark Cave
Mark Cave British Geological Survey
Richard P. Dick
Richard P. Dick The Ohio State University
Rufus L. Chaney
Rufus L. Chaney US Department of Agriculture

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