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D-Index
71
Citations
21574
World Ranking
655
National Ranking
195

Richard P. Dick 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 Richard P. Dick sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 233 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard P. Dick 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 Richard P. Dick sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard P. Dick is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Soil Science, Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Forestry, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics of their work revolve around Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Soil Management and Crop Yield, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, and Clay Minerals and Soil Interactions.

Recent publications by Richard P. Dick include:

  • Influence of variable biochar concentration on yield-scaled nitrous oxide emissions, Wheat yield and nitrogen use efficiency, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Soil mass and grind size used for sample homogenization strongly affect permanganate-oxidizable carbon (POXC) values, with implications for its use as a national soil health indicator, 2020, Geoderma
  • Nutrient cycling and microbial responses to termite and earthworm activity in soils amended with woody residues in the Sudano-Sahel, 2022, European Journal of Soil Biology
  • An overlooked local resource: Shrub-intercropping for food production, drought resistance and ecosystem restoration in the Sahel, 2021, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Corn and hardwood biochars affected soil microbial community and enzyme activities, 2020, Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment

Frequent co-authors that have collaborated with Richard P. Dick include:

  • Nicola Lorenz
  • Laura Mason
  • Virginia I. Rich
  • Ibrahima Diédhiou
  • Roger Bayala

Publications by Richard P. Dick have appeared in a variety of scientific venues, with some of the most frequent being Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Land, Scientific Reports, Geoderma, and European Journal of Soil Biology.

Best Publications

  • Field management effects on soil enzyme activities

    Anna K. Bandick;Richard P. Dick

  • Soil Enzyme Activities and Biodiversity Measurements as Integrative Microbiological Indicators

    Richard P. Dick;Donald P. Breakwell;Ronald F. Turco

  • A review: long-term effects of agricultural systems on soil biochemical and microbial parameters

    Richard P. Dick

  • Soil Enzyme Activities as Indicators of Soil Quality

    Richard P. Dick

  • Soil enzyme activities as integrative indicators of soil health.

    R. P. Dick

  • Enzymes in the environment: activity, ecology, and applications.

    Richard G. Burns;Richard P. Dick

  • Soil enzyme activity: a brief history and biochemistry as a basis for appropriate interpretations and meta-analysis

    Paolo Nannipieri;Carmen Trasar-Cepeda;Richard P. Dick

  • Comparison of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) Methods for Characterizing Microbial Communities

    Mary E. Schutter;Richard P. Dick

  • Influence of long-term residue management on soil enzyme activities in relation to soil chemical properties of a wheat-fallow system

    R. P. Dick;P. E. Rasmussen;E. A. Kerle

  • Methods of Soil Enzymology

    Richard P. Dick

  • Long-term tillage and crop rotation effects on microbial biomass and C and N mineralization in a Brazilian Oxisol

    Elcio L. Balota;Arnaldo Colozzi Filho;Diva S. Andrade;Richard P. Dick

  • PLFA Profiling of Microbial Community Structure and Seasonal Shifts in Soils of a Douglas-fir Chronosequence

    Jennifer Moore-Kucera;Richard P. Dick

  • Soil moisture pre-treatment effects on enzyme activities as indicators of heavy metal-contaminated and reclaimed soils

    M. Belén Hinojosa;José A. Carreira;Roberto García-Ruíz;Richard P. Dick

  • Microbial biomass in soils under different tillage and crop rotation systems

    Elcio L. Balota;Arnaldo Colozzi-Filho;Diva S. Andrade;Richard P. Dick

  • Risk assessment and source analysis of soil heavy metal pollution from lower reaches of Yellow River irrigation in China.

    Pengyan Zhang;Pengyan Zhang;Chengzhe Qin;Xin Hong;Guohua Kang

  • Microbial Community Profiles and Activities among Aggregates of Winter Fallow and Cover-Cropped Soil

    Mary E. Schutter;Richard P. Dick

  • Use of Length Heterogeneity PCR and Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Profiles To Characterize Microbial Communities in Soil

    Nancy J. Ritchie;Mary E. Schutter;Richard P. Dick;David D. Myrold

  • Soil Microbial Dynamics: Short- and Long-Term Effects of Inorganic and Organic Nitrogen

    Mary F. Fauci;R. P. Dick

  • Microbial Biomass and Activities in Soil Aggregates Affected by Winter Cover Crops

    I. C. Mendes;A. K. Bandick;R. P. Dick;P. J. Bottomley

  • Shifts in substrate utilization potential and structure of soil microbial communities in response to carbon substrates

    Mary Schutter;Richard Dick

  • ORGANIC AMENDMENTS AND PHOSPHORUS DYNAMICS: I. PHOSPHORUS CHEMISTRY AND SORPTION

    F. Iyamuremye;R. P. Dick;J. Baham

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard G. Burns
Richard G. Burns University of the Sunshine Coast
John S. Selker
John S. Selker Oregon State University
M. A. Tabatabai
M. A. Tabatabai Iowa State University
Warren A. Dick
Warren A. Dick The Ohio State University
Nicholas T. Basta
Nicholas T. Basta The Ohio State University
Ellen Kandeler
Ellen Kandeler University of Hohenheim
Mirjam Pulleman
Mirjam Pulleman Wageningen University & Research
Michael N. Weintraub
Michael N. Weintraub University of Toledo
Joseph W. Kloepper
Joseph W. Kloepper Auburn University
David D. Myrold
David D. Myrold Oregon State University

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