2026 Norman R. Fausey: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	41	7735	7433	2752	2560	158	6318

Norman R. Fausey 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 Norman R. Fausey sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 690+

This scientist: 158 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Norman R. Fausey 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 Norman R. Fausey sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Norman R. Fausey is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science, with particular emphasis on soil science, environmental chemistry, water science and technology, plant science, and agronomy and crop science.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, soil and water nutrient dynamics, soil management and crop yield, hydrology and watershed management studies, crop yield and soil fertility, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, and rice cultivation and yield improvement.

Fausey has contributed to multiple publications, with frequent appearances in journals such as Agricultural Water Management, Agricultural & Environmental Letters, PLoS ONE, International Soil and Water Conservation Research, and Soil Science Society of America Journal.

Notable recent papers include:

Impact of controlled drainage on subsurface drain flow and nitrate load: A synthesis of studies across the U.S. Midwest and Southeast, 2021, Agricultural Water Management
Exploring the effectiveness of drainage water management on water budgets and nitrate loss using three evaluation approaches, 2020, Agricultural Water Management
Impact of controlled drainage on corn yield under varying precipitation patterns: A synthesis of studies across the U.S. Midwest and Southeast, 2022, Agricultural Water Management
Soybean yield response to gypsum soil amendment, cover crop, and rotation, 2020, Agricultural & Environmental Letters
Gypsum, crop rotation, and cover crop impacts on soil organic carbon and biological dynamics in rainfed transitional no-till corn-soybean systems, 2022, PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors in their research include Vinayak S. Shedekar, Khandakar Rafiq Islam, Javier M. Gonzalez, Dexter B. Watts, and Dennis C. Flanagan.

Best Publications

Phosphorus transport in agricultural subsurface drainage: a review.

Kevin W. King;Mark R. Williams;Merrin L. Macrae;Norman R. Fausey

565
Citations
Nitrate Leaching to Subsurface Drains as Affected by Drain Spacing and Changes in Crop Production System

E. J. Kladivko;J. R. Frankenberger;D. B. Jaynes;D. W. Meek

397
Citations
Long-Term Tillage and Rotation Effects on Properties of a Central Ohio Soil

R. Lal;A. A. Mahboubi;N. R. Fausey

375
Citations
Contributions of systematic tile drainage to watershed-scale phosphorus transport.

Kevin W. King;Mark R. Williams;Norman R. Fausey

251
Citations
Drainage and Water Quality in Great Lakes and Cornbelt States

Norman R. Fausey;Larry C. Brown;Harold W. Belcher;Rameshwar S. Kanwar

245
Citations
Drainage water management

R. Wayne Skaggs;Norman R. Fausey;Robert O. Evans

220
Citations
Effect of subsurface drainage on streamflow in an agricultural headwater watershed

K.W. King;N.R. Fausey;M.R. Williams

194
Citations
Drainage water management effects on tile discharge and water quality

M.R. Williams;K.W. King;N.R. Fausey

172
Citations
Comparison of methods for estimating maximum soil water content for optimum workability

Lothar Mueller;Uwe Schindler;Norman R Fausey;Rattan Lal

123
Citations
MANIPULATION OF HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION AIRCRAFT REMOTE SENSING DATA FOR USE IN SITE-SPECIFIC FARMING

Gabriel B. Senay;Andrew D. Ward;John G. Lyon;Norman R. Fausey

118
Citations
Evaluating On-Farm Flooding Impacts on Soybean

Matthew Sullivan;Tara VanToai;Norman Fausey;James Beuerlein

112
Citations
Contribution of tile drains to basin discharge and nitrogen export in a headwater agricultural watershed

M.R. Williams;K.W. King;N.R. Fausey

107
Citations
Importance of Crop Yield in Calibrating Watershed Water Quality Simulation Tools1

Sujithkumar Surendran Nair;Kevin W. King;Jonathan D. Witter;Brent L. Sohngen

107
Citations
Long-term tillage and wheel traffic effects on a poorly drained mollic ochraqualf in northwest Ohio. 1. Soil physical properties, root distribution and grain yield of corn and soybean

R. Lal;T.J. Logan;N.R. Fausey

103
Citations
Phosphorus export from artificially drained fields across the Eastern Corn Belt

Lindsay A. Pease;Kevin W. King;Mark R. Williams;Gregory A. LaBarge

102
Citations
Long-term tillage and drainage influences on soil organic carbon dynamics, aggregate stability and corn yield

S. Kumar;T. Nakajima;E.G. Mbonimpa;S. Gautam

102
Citations
Long-term tillage effects on a Mollic Ochraqualf in north-west Ohio. III. Soil nutrient profile.

R. Lal;T.J. Logan;N.R. Fausey

100
Citations
Linking Soil Phosphorus to Dissolved Phosphorus Losses in the Midwest

Emily W. Duncan;Kevin W. King;Mark R. Williams;Greg LaBarge

96
Citations
Modeling nitrate removal in a denitrification bed.

Ehsan Ghane;Norman R. Fausey;Larry C. Brown

92
Citations
Validation of paired watersheds for assessing conservation practices in the Upper Big Walnut Creek watershed, Ohio

K.W. King;P.C. Smiley;B.J. Baker;N.R. Fausey

89
Citations
Conservation tillage in sustainable agriculture.

R. Lal;D. J. Eckert;N. R. Fausey;W. M. Edwards

63
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin W. King Agricultural Research Service

Rattan Lal The Ohio State University

Chi-Chih Chen The Ohio State University

Douglas R. Smith Agricultural Research Service

Jane Frankenberger Purdue University West Lafayette

Brent Sohngen The Ohio State University

Warren A. Dick The Ohio State University

Gabriel B. Senay United States Geological Survey

Eileen J. Kladivko Purdue University West Lafayette

Jerry M. Bigham The Ohio State University

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