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D-Index
57
Citations
13811
World Ranking
1421
National Ranking
125

Philip Ineson 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 Philip Ineson sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 99 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip Ineson 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 Philip Ineson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Botany

Philip Ineson mainly investigates Botany, Stable-isotope probing, Microorganism, Symbiosis and Mycelium. His work carried out in the field of Botany brings together such families of science as Rhizosphere and Animal science. Philip Ineson interconnects Microbial population biology, Fatty acid, Isotope analysis, Environmental chemistry and Assimilation in the investigation of issues within Rhizosphere.

His research investigates the link between Stable-isotope probing and topics such as Biochemistry that cross with problems in Evolutionary biology, Metabolomics, Microbial ecology and Methylophilaceae. His Mycelium research incorporates themes from Mycorrhiza, Carbon cycle and Hypha. His study in Respiration is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Carbon dioxide and Plant litter.

His most cited work include:

  • Stable-isotope probing as a tool in microbial ecology (976 citations)
  • Soil function in a changing world: the role of invertebrate ecosystem engineers (889 citations)
  • Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in World Biodiversity Hotspots: the Need for a Greater Global Perspective in Assessing N Deposition Impacts (415 citations)

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

Philip Ineson mostly deals with Environmental chemistry, Botany, Soil water, Agronomy and Ecology. Philip Ineson combines subjects such as Nitrous oxide, Gleysol, Anaerobic oxidation of methane, Carbon dioxide and Soil horizon with his study of Environmental chemistry. His studies deal with areas such as Litter, Animal science, Fatty acid and Nutrient, Plant litter as well as Botany.

His work investigates the relationship between Plant litter and topics such as Litter that intersect with problems in Glomeris marginata. His Soil water research includes elements of Organic matter, Total organic carbon, Moorland and Leachate. His Agronomy research also works with subjects such as

  • Enchytraeidae together with Peat,
  • Ammonium that connect with fields like Nitrification and Leaching.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Environmental chemistry (28.57%)
  • Botany (28.57%)
  • Soil water (27.47%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2005-2020)?

  • Botany (28.57%)
  • Agronomy (17.58%)
  • Soil water (27.47%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Agronomy, Soil water, Greenhouse gas and Soil organic matter. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Isotopes of carbon, Fatty acid, Sphagnum, Symbiosis and Stable-isotope probing. His Symbiosis study combines topics in areas such as Burkholderiales and Microorganism.

His Agronomy research integrates issues from Soil biology, Soil mesofauna, Ammonium, Phosphorus and Biochar. His research integrates issues of Plant litter, Organic matter, Alnus glutinosa, Litter and Water content in his study of Soil water. His work deals with themes such as Glomeris marginata and Nutrient, which intersect with Litter.

Between 2005 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in World Biodiversity Hotspots: the Need for a Greater Global Perspective in Assessing N Deposition Impacts (415 citations)
  • Active root-inhabiting microbes identified by rapid incorporation of plant-derived carbon into RNA (168 citations)
  • Respiration of the external mycelium in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis shows strong dependence on recent photosynthates and acclimation to temperature (149 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Botany

Philip Ineson focuses on Botany, Symbiosis, Biodiversity hotspot, Stable-isotope probing and Phylotype. Philip Ineson does research in Botany, focusing on Cladosporium cladosporioides specifically. The study incorporates disciplines such as Acclimatization, Hypha and Respiration in addition to Symbiosis.

His studies in Biodiversity hotspot integrate themes in fields like Species richness, Terrestrial ecosystem, Ecosystem and Vegetation. Philip Ineson has researched Terrestrial ecosystem in several fields, including Biodiversity and Deposition. His Stable-isotope probing study deals with the bigger picture of Microorganism.

Best Publications

  • Soil function in a changing world: the role of invertebrate ecosystem engineers

    P. Lavelle;D. Bignell;M. Lepage;V. Wolters

  • Stable-isotope probing as a tool in microbial ecology

    Stefan Radajewski;Philip Ineson;Nisha R. Parekh;J. Colin Murrell

  • Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in World Biodiversity Hotspots: the Need for a Greater Global Perspective in Assessing N Deposition Impacts

    Gareth K. Phoenix;W. Kevin Hicks;Steve Cinderby;Johan C. I. Kuylenstierna

  • Elevated CO2, litter chemistry, and decomposition: a synthesis.

    Richard J. Norby;M. Francesca Cotrufo;Philip Ineson;Elizabeth G. O’Neill

  • Rapid turnover of hyphae of mycorrhizal fungi determined by AMS microanalysis of 14C.

    Philip L. Staddon;Philip L. Staddon;Christopher Bronk Ramsey;Christopher Bronk Ramsey;Nick Ostle;Nick Ostle;Philip Ineson;Philip Ineson

  • In situ13CO2 pulse-labelling of upland grassland demonstrates a rapid pathway of carbon flux from arbuscular mycorrhizal mycelia to the soil

    David Johnson;J. R. Leake;N. Ostle;P. Ineson

  • Identification of active methylotroph populations in an acidic forest soil by stable-isotope probing.

    Stefan Radajewski;Gordon Webster;David S. Reay;Samantha A. Morris

  • Climatic influences on the leaching of dissolved organic matter from upland UK moorland soils, investigated by a field manipulation experiment

    E. Tipping;C. Woof;E. Rigg;A.F. Harrison

  • Detection and classification of atmospheric methane oxidizing bacteria in soil

    Ian D. Bull;Nisha R. Parekh;Grahame H. Hall;Philip Ineson

  • Decomposition of tree leaf litters grown under elevated CO2: Effect of litter quality

    M. F. Cotrufo;P. Ineson;A. P. Rowland

  • Identification of groups of metabolically-active rhizosphere microorganisms by stable isotope probing of PLFAs

    Amy M. Treonis;Nick J. Ostle;Andrew W. Stott;Ruth Primrose

  • Active root-inhabiting microbes identified by rapid incorporation of plant-derived carbon into RNA

    Philippe Vandenkoornhuyse;Stéphane Mahé;Philip Ineson;Phil Staddon

  • Nitrogen and cation mobilization by soil fauna feeding on leaf litter and soil organic matter from deciduous woodlands

    J.M. Anderson;P. Ineson;S.A. Huish

  • Respiration and nutrient release from tree leaf litter mixtures

    Kevin B. McTiernan;Philip Ineson;Paul A. Coward

  • Decomposition of eucalyptus leaves in litter mixtures

    M.J.I. Briones;P. Ineson

  • Soil gas fluxes of N2O, CH4 and CO2 beneath Lolium perenne under elevated CO2: The Swiss free air carbon dioxide enrichment experiment

    P. Ineson;P.A. Coward;U.A. Hartwig

  • Respiration of the external mycelium in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis shows strong dependence on recent photosynthates and acclimation to temperature

    A. Heinemeyer;P. Ineson;N. Ostle;A. H. Fitter

  • Effects of climate change on soil fauna; responses of enchytraeids, Diptera larvae and tardigrades in a transplant experiment

    María Jesús Iglesias Briones;Philip Ineson;Trevor George Piearce

  • PAHs associated with the leaves of three deciduous tree species. I--Concentrations and profiles.

    Mike Howsam;Kevin C. Jones;Philip Ineson

  • Root production and turnover in an upland grassland subjected to artificial soil warming respond to radiation flux and nutrients, not temperature.

    A. H. Fitter;G. K. Self;T. K. Brown;D. S. Bogie

  • The role of Eriophorum vaginatum in CH4 flux from an ombrotrophic peatland

    A. L. Greenup;M. A. Bradford;N. P. McNamara;P. Ineson

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard P. Evershed
Richard P. Evershed University of Bristol
Roland Bol
Roland Bol Forschungszentrum Jülich
Nick Ostle
Nick Ostle Lancaster University
Richard D. Bardgett
Richard D. Bardgett Lancaster University
Geoffrey Eglinton
Geoffrey Eglinton University of Bristol
Yongsong Huang
Yongsong Huang Brown University
David S. Reay
David S. Reay University of Edinburgh
Kevin C. Jones
Kevin C. Jones Lancaster University
Niall P. McNamara
Niall P. McNamara UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Alastair Fitter
Alastair Fitter University of York

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