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Richard W. McDowell

Richard W. McDowell

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Environmental Sciences
New Zealand
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
72
Citations
17721
World Ranking
1502
National Ranking
5

Richard W. McDowell 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 Richard W. McDowell sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 326 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Richard W. McDowell 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 Richard W. McDowell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 85th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Best Publications

  • Global change pressures on soils from land use and management.

    Pete Smith;Joanna Isobel House;Mercedes Bustamante;Jaroslava Sobocká

  • Approximating phosphorus release from soils to surface runoff and subsurface drainage.

    R.W. McDowell;A.N. Sharpley

  • Dissolved Organic Matter: Biogeochemistry, Dynamics, and Environmental Significance in Soils

    Nanthi S. Bolan;Domy C. Adriano;Anitha Kunhikrishnan;Trevor James

  • Phosphorus loss from land to water: integrating agricultural and environmental management

    Andrew N. Sharpley;Richard W. McDowell;Peter J. A. Kleinman

  • Biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity as key drivers of ecosystem services provided by soils

    P. Smith;M. F. Cotrufo;C. Rumpel;K. Paustian

  • Amounts, Forms, and Solubility of Phosphorus in Soils Receiving Manure

    Andrew N. Sharpley;Richard W. McDowell;Peter J. A. Kleinman

  • Chemistry, Cycling, and Potential Movement of Inorganic Phosphorus in Soils

    Gary M. Pierzynski;Richard W. McDowell;J. Thomas Sims

  • Managing agricultural phosphorus for water quality protection: principles for progress

    Peter J. A. Kleinman;Andrew N. Sharpley;Richard W. McDowell;Don N. Flaten

  • Modeling phosphorus transport in agricultural watersheds: Processes and possibilities

    Andrew N. Sharpley;Peter J A Kleinman;Richard W. McDowell;Margaret Gitau

  • Processes controlling soil phosphorus release to runoff and implications for agricultural management

    R.W. McDowell;A.N. Sharpley;L.M. Condron;P.M. Haygarth

  • Integrating legacy soil phosphorus into sustainable nutrient management strategies for future food, bioenergy and water security

    Helen Rowe;Paul J. A. Withers;Peter Baas;Neng Iong Chan

  • Assessing site vulnerability to phosphorus loss in an agricultural watershed.

    Andrew N. Sharpley;Richard W. McDowell;Jennifer L. Weld;Peter J. A. Kleinman

  • Phosphorus export from an agricultural watershed: linking source and transport mechanisms.

    Richard McDowell;Andrew Sharpley;Gordon Folmar

  • Nutrient management in New Zealand pastures— recent developments and future issues

    R. M. Monaghan;M. J. Hedley;H. J. Di;R. W. McDowell

  • Connecting phosphorus loss from agricultural landscapes to surface water quality

    R. W. McDowell;B. J. F. Biggs;A. N. Sharpley;L. Nguyen

  • Relationship Between Soil Test Phosphorus and Phosphorus Release to Solution

    Richard Mcdowell;Andrew Sharpley;Philip Brookes;Paul Poulton

  • Phosphorus solubility and release kinetics as a function of soil test P concentration

    R.W McDowell;A.N Sharpley

  • Phosphorus losses in subsurface flow before and after manure application to intensively farmed land

    R.W McDowell;A.N Sharpley

  • Development of a model using matter element, AHP and GIS techniques to assess the suitability of land for agriculture

    Javad Seyedmohammadi;Fereydoon Sarmadian;Ali Asghar Jafarzadeh;Richard W. McDowell;Richard W. McDowell

  • Soil controls of phosphorus in runoff: Management barriers and opportunities

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Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew N. Sharpley
Andrew N. Sharpley University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Leo M. Condron
Leo M. Condron Lincoln University
Peter J. A. Kleinman
Peter J. A. Kleinman Agricultural Research Service
Paul J. A. Withers
Paul J. A. Withers Lancaster University
Philip C. Brookes
Philip C. Brookes Zhejiang University
Philip M. Haygarth
Philip M. Haygarth Lancaster University
Paul R. Poulton
Paul R. Poulton Rothamsted Research
David P. Hamilton
David P. Hamilton Griffith University
Scott T. Larned
Scott T. Larned National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Anthony R. Buda
Anthony R. Buda Agricultural Research Service

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