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62
Citations
12916
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2628
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202

R. M. Lark publications per year

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1984 2025

390 publications in total across all disciplines

R. M. Lark publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where R. M. Lark sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 315 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. M. Lark D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where R. M. Lark sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

R. M. Lark is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and is an active contributor to environmental and agricultural sciences. Their research spans several interconnected disciplines, focusing primarily on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist has produced numerous publications across various subfields, including nutrition and dietetics, soil science, plant science, environmental engineering, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. This multidisciplinary approach reflects a comprehensive engagement with topics related to soil and plant interactions, environmental health, and nutrient dynamics.

Lark's work frequently addresses themes such as plant micronutrient interactions and effects, trace elements in health, soil geostatistics and mapping, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, selenium in biological systems, heavy metals in the environment, and iron metabolism and disorders. These areas illustrate their focus on both the biogeochemical aspects of soils and plants, and the broader implications for health and environmental management.

Among recent publications are:

  • The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi, 2021, Nature
  • Mapping groundwater recharge in Africa from ground observations and implications for water security, 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • Ten challenges for the future of pedometrics, 2021, Geoderma
  • Long-term zero-tillage enhances the protection of soil carbon in tropical agriculture, 2021, European Journal of Soil Science
  • To till or not to till in a temperate ecosystem? Implications for climate change mitigation, 2021, Environmental Research Letters

Lark has collaborated extensively with a network of coauthors, including:

  • Martin R. Broadley
  • Elizabeth H. Bailey
  • Edward J. M. Joy
  • Scott D. Young
  • Patson C. Nalivata

The scientist's research is published predominantly in venues related to soil and environmental sciences. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Geoderma
  • Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Agronomy
  • Scientific Reports
  • Environmental Geochemistry and Health

R. M. Lark's contributions demonstrate sustained engagement with topics critical to understanding nutrient dynamics, soil carbon processes, and environmental health, contributing across various journals and collaborative networks within these fields.

Best Publications

  • Carbon losses from all soils across England and Wales 1978-2003

    Patricia H. Bellamy;Peter J. Loveland;R. Ian Bradley;R. Murray Lark

  • Groundwater quality and depletion in the Indo-Gangetic Basin mapped from in situ observations

    A. M. MacDonald;H. C. Bonsor;K. M. Ahmed;W. G. Burgess

  • A comparison of some robust estimators of the variogram for use in soil survey

    R. M. Lark

  • Estimating variograms of soil properties by the method‐of‐moments and maximum likelihood

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  • Mapping seabed sediments: Comparison of manual, geostatistical, object-based image analysis and machine learning approaches

    Markus Diesing;Sophie L. Green;David Stephens;R. Murray Lark

  • Optimized spatial sampling of soil for estimation of the variogram by maximum likelihood

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  • Geostatistics for Environmental Scientists

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  • Methodology for the determination of normal background concentrations of contaminants in English soil

    E. Louise Ander;Christopher C. Johnson;Mark R. Cave;Barbara Palumbo-Roe

  • Mapping and interpreting the yield variation in cereal crops

    J. V. Stafford;B. Ambler;R. M. Lark;J. A. Catt

  • Model‐based analysis using REML for inference from systematically sampled data on soil

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  • The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi.

    D. Gashu;Patson Cleoups Nalivata;T. Amede;E.L. Ander

  • Classification as a first step in the interpretation of temporal and spatial variation of crop yield

    R M Lark;J V Stafford

  • Analysis and elucidation of soil variation using wavelets

    R. M. Lark;R. Webster

  • Soil–landform relationships at within-field scales: an investigation using continuous classification

    R.M. Lark

  • Scale- and location-dependent correlation of nitrous oxide emissions with soil properties: an analysis using wavelets

    R. M. Lark;A. E. Milne;T. M. Addiscott;K. W. T. Goulding

  • Changes in soil pH across England and Wales in response to decreased acid deposition

    Guy J.D. Kirk;Pat H. Bellamy;R. Murray Lark

  • Improved analysis and modelling of soil diffuse reflectance spectra using wavelets

    R. A. Viscarra Rossel;R. M. Lark

  • Mapping groundwater recharge in Africa from ground observations and implications for water security

    Alan M MacDonald;R Murray Lark;Richard G Taylor;Tamiru Abiye

  • Geostatistical description of texture on an aerial photograph for discriminating classes of land cover

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  • Mapping Potential Crop Management Zones within Fields: Use of Yield-map Series and Patterns of Soil Physical Properties Identified by Electromagnetic Induction Sensing

    J. A. King;P. M. R. Dampney;R. M. Lark;H. C. Wheeler

  • Changes in variance and correlation of soil properties with scale and location: analysis using an adapted maximal overlap discrete wavelet transform

    R. M. Lark;R. Webster

  • Field Sampling for Environmental Science and Management

    Richard Webster;R. Murray Lark

  • Assessing urinary flow rate, creatinine, osmolality and other hydration adjustment methods for urinary biomonitoring using NHANES arsenic, iodine, lead and cadmium data

    Daniel R. S. Middleton;Daniel R. S. Middleton;Michael J. Watts;R. Murray Lark;Chris J. Milne

  • Spatio-temporal variability of some metal concentrations in the soil of eastern England, and implications for soil monitoring.

    R.M. Lark;P.H. Bellamy;B.G. Rawlins

  • Airborne radiometric survey data and a DTM as covariates for regional scale mapping of soil organic carbon across Northern Ireland

    B. G. Rawlins;B. P. Marchant;D. Smyth;C. Scheib

  • Geostatistical mapping of geomorphic variables in the presence of trend

    R. M. rray Lark;R. Webster

  • Limitations on the spatial resolution of yield mapping for combinable crops

    R.M. Lark;J.V. Stafford;H.C. Bolam

  • Analysing soil variation in two dimensions with the discrete wavelet transform

    R. M. Lark;R. Webster

  • Robust geostatistical prediction of trace elements across France

    N.P.A. Saby;B.P. Marchant;R.M. Lark;C.C. Jolivet

  • Compositional Data Analysis in the Geosciences: from Theory to Practice

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Frequent Co-Authors

Barry Rawlins
Barry Rawlins British Geological Survey
Dominique Arrouays
Dominique Arrouays INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Nicolas P.A. Saby
Nicolas P.A. Saby INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Helmut Elsenbeer
Helmut Elsenbeer University of Potsdam
Keith Goulding
Keith Goulding Rothamsted Research
Alan MacDonald
Alan MacDonald British Geological Survey
Dan Lapworth
Dan Lapworth British Geological Survey
Scott D. Young
Scott D. Young University of Nottingham
Martin R. Broadley
Martin R. Broadley Rothamsted Research
Richard B. Ferguson
Richard B. Ferguson University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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