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Peter Smith publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Smith sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 1,842 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Peter Smith D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Smith sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 175 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2009 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Peter Smith is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a specific focus on subfields such as Soil Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers key topics including Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Bioenergy Crop Production and Management, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, and Environmental Impact and Sustainability.

Peter Smith has contributed to a number of publications, some of which are notable for their high citation counts. Recent papers include:

  • The role of soil carbon in natural climate solutions (2020), published in Nature Sustainability
  • Getting the message right on nature-based solutions to climate change (2021), published in Global Change Biology
  • Global greenhouse gas emissions from animal-based foods are twice those of plant-based foods (2021), published in Nature Food
  • The biodiversity and ecosystem service contributions and trade-offs of forest restoration approaches (2022), published in Science
  • Innovation can accelerate the transition towards a sustainable food system (2020), published in Nature Food

The scientist frequently publishes in several academic venues, which include:

  • Global Change Biology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Nature Food

Peter Smith collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors. Frequent collaborators include Mohamed Abdalla, Philippe Ciais, Matthias Kuhnert, Francesco N. Tubiello, and Glen P. Peters.

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to book publications such as "Urban forests: a global perspective," published by FAO eBooks in 2023.

The scientist has received recognition in the form of awards, including being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2009 and a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Summary for Policymakers

    T. Barker;I. Bashmakov;L. Bernstein;J. Bogner

  • Natural climate solutions

    Bronson W. Griscom;Bronson W. Griscom;Justin Adams;Peter W. Ellis;Richard A. Houghton

  • Greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture

    Pete Smith;Daniel Martino;Zucong Cai;Daniel Gwary

  • Climate-smart soils

    Keith Paustian;Johannes Lehmann;Stephen Ogle;David Reay

  • The technological and economic prospects for CO2 utilization and removal

    Cameron Hepburn;Ella Adlen;John Beddington;Emily A. Carter;Emily A. Carter

  • Ecosystem Service Supply and Vulnerability to Global Change in Europe

    Dagmar Schröter;Wolfgang Cramer;Rik Leemans;I. Colin Prentice

  • Sustainable Intensification in Agriculture: Premises and Policies

    Tara Garnett;M.C. Appleby;A. Balmford;I.J. Bateman

  • Climate extremes and the carbon cycle

    Markus Reichstein;Michael Bahn;Philippe Ciais;Dorothea Frank

  • Biophysical and economic limits to negative CO2 emissions

    Pete Smith;Steven J. Davis;Felix Creutzig;Sabine Fuss

  • Negative emissions-Part 2 : Costs, potentials and side effects

    Sabine Fuss;William F Lamb;Max W Callaghan;Jérôme Hilaire

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)

    Pete Smith;Mercedes Bustamante;Helal Ahammad;Harry Clark

  • 2023 focused update of the 2021 ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: developed by the task force for the diagnosis and treatment�…

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  • A comparison of the performance of nine soil organic matter models using datasets from seven long-term experiments

    P Smith;J U Smith;D S Powlson;W B McGill

  • Carbon sequestration in the agricultural soils of Europe

    Annette Freibauer;Mark D.A Rounsevell;Pete Smith;Jan Verhagen

  • Agricultural soils as a sink to mitigate CO2 emissions

    K Paustian;O Andren;H.H Janzen;R Lal

  • Betting on negative emissions

    Sabine Fuss;Josep G. Canadell;Glen P. Peters;Massimo Tavoni

  • Global agriculture and nitrous oxide emissions

    Dave S. Reay;Eric A. Davidson;Keith A. Smith;Pete Smith

  • Microorganisms and climate change: terrestrial feedbacks and mitigation options

    Brajesh K. Singh;Richard D. Bardgett;Pete Smith;Dave S. Reay

  • Chiral magnetic effect in ZrTe5

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  • Jet energy scale and resolution measured in proton–proton collisions at �TeV with the ATLAS detector

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Frequent Co-Authors

Jo Smith
Jo Smith University of Aberdeen
Pete Falloon
Pete Falloon Met Office
Kelly Chibale
Kelly Chibale University of Cape Town
David S. Powlson
David S. Powlson Rothamsted Research
Martin Wattenbach
Martin Wattenbach University of Aberdeen
Kevin Coleman
Kevin Coleman Rothamsted Research
Robert W. Eason
Robert W. Eason University of Southampton
Ian A. Walmsley
Ian A. Walmsley Imperial College London
Claire Foster
Claire Foster University of Southampton
Niall P. McNamara
Niall P. McNamara UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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