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D-Index
40
Citations
6925
World Ranking
8025
National Ranking
362

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Carbon dioxide

Robert Gordon spends much of his time researching Hydrology, Environmental engineering, Water quality, Manure and Alluvium. In the subject of general Hydrology, his work in Net radiation is often linked to Microorganism, Flow conditions and Volatilisation, thereby combining diverse domains of study. Robert Gordon focuses mostly in the field of Environmental engineering, narrowing it down to matters related to Greenhouse gas and, in some cases, Agricultural science.

His Water quality study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Sediment transport, Erosion, Surface runoff and Irrigation. The study incorporates disciplines such as Soil water and Atmospheric sciences in addition to Manure. His Alluvium study deals with Soil science intersecting with STREAMS.

His most cited work include:

  • Movement and persistence of fecal bacteria in agricultural soils and subsurface drainage water: A review (255 citations)
  • Assessing microbial pollution of rural surface waters: A review of current watershed scale modeling approaches (231 citations)
  • Paradigmatic History of San-Speaking Peoples and Current Attempts at Revision [and Comments and Replies] (189 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Hydrology, Environmental engineering, Manure, Agronomy and Soil water. His study in the field of Drainage is also linked to topics like TRACER. His work deals with themes such as Water quality, Waste management, Greenhouse gas and Wetland, which intersect with Environmental engineering.

In the field of Manure, his study on Liquid manure overlaps with subjects such as Volatilisation. He has included themes like Soil classification, Soil pH, Loam and Horticulture in his Agronomy study. His study explores the link between Soil water and topics such as Denitrification that cross with problems in Subirrigation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Hydrology (34.48%)
  • Environmental engineering (24.14%)
  • Manure (22.99%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2016)?

  • Water quality (17.24%)
  • Environmental engineering (24.14%)
  • Manure (22.99%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Water quality, Environmental engineering, Manure, Hydrology and Greenhouse gas. Robert Gordon has researched Water quality in several fields, including Watershed, Agriculture and Water resource management. His research combines Wetland and Environmental engineering.

His Manure study necessitates a more in-depth grasp of Agronomy. Hydrology is closely attributed to Soil water in his work. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Nitrous oxide and Methane.

Between 2009 and 2016, his most popular works were:

  • Population dynamics of Escherichia coli inoculated by irrigation into the phyllosphere of spinach grown under commercial production conditions (52 citations)
  • Relationships between dairy slurry total solids, gas emissions, and surface crusts. (46 citations)
  • Strawberry plant fruiting efficiency and its correlation with solar irradiance, temperature and reflectance water index variation (37 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Carbon dioxide

Greenhouse gas, Methane, Environmental engineering, Nitrous oxide and Manure are his primary areas of study. His Methane study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Slurry and Substrate. His Environmental engineering research includes themes of Waste management and Wetland.

His studies deal with areas such as Sewage treatment, Agricultural wastewater treatment, Water quality, Waste treatment and Subsurface flow as well as Wetland. His study in Nitrous oxide is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Liquid manure, Total dissolved solids, Carbon cycle, Environmental chemistry and Carbon dioxide. His Manure research incorporates elements of Methane emissions, Climate change and Atmospheric sciences.

Best Publications

  • Movement and persistence of fecal bacteria in agricultural soils and subsurface drainage water: A review

    R.C. Jamieson;R.J. Gordon;K.E. Sharples;G.W. Stratton And A. Madani

  • Foragers, Genuine or Spurious?: Situating the Kalahari San in History [and Comments and Reply]

    Jacqueline S. Solway;Richard B. Lee;Alan Barnard;M. G. Bicchieri

  • Paradigmatic History of San-Speaking Peoples and Current Attempts at Revision [and Comments and Replies]

    Edwin N. Wilmsen;James R. Denbow;M. G. Bicchieri;Lewis R. Binford

  • Assessing microbial pollution of rural surface waters: A review of current watershed scale modeling approaches

    R. Jamieson;R. Gordon;D. Joy;H. Lee

  • Resuspension of sediment-associated Escherichia coli in a natural stream.

    Rob C. Jamieson;Douglas M. Joy;H. Lee;R. Kostaschuk

  • Transport and deposition of sediment-associated Escherichia coli in natural streams.

    Rob Jamieson;Doug M. Joy;Hung Lee;Ray Kostaschuk

  • Adsorption, sedimentation, and inactivation of E. coli within wastewater treatment wetlands.

    L. Boutilier;Rebecca Anne Jamieson;R. Gordon;C. Lake

  • Nonmarket cobenefits and economic feasibility of on-farm biogas energy production

    Emmanuel K. Yiridoe;Robert Gordon;Bettina B. Brown

  • Gaseous and leaching nitrogen losses from no-tillage and conventional tillage systems following surface application of cattle manure

    M.S. Mkhabela;A. Madani;R. Gordon;D. Burton

  • Floating Covers to Reduce Gas Emissions from Liquid Manure Storages: A Review

    A.C. VanderZaag;R.J. Gordon;V.M. Glass;R.C. Jamieson

  • Sources and Persistence of Fecal Coliform Bacteria in a Rural Watershed

    Rob C. Jamieson;Robert J. Gordon;Steven C. Tattrie;Glenn W. Stratton

  • Micrometeorological measurements over 3 years reveal differences in N2 O emissions between annual and perennial crops.

    Diego Abalos;Shannon E. Brown;Andrew C. Vanderzaag;Robert J. Gordon

  • Effect of Meteorological Parameters on Ammonia Loss from Manure in the Field

    R. Brunke;P. Alvo;P. Schuepp;R. Gordon

  • Strawberry plant fruiting efficiency and its correlation with solar irradiance, temperature and reflectance water index variation

    Hong Li;Hong Li;Tingxian Li;Robert J. Gordon;Samuel K. Asiedu

  • Silage effluent management: a review.

    M.M. Gebrehanna;R.J. Gordon;A. Madani;A.C. VanderZaag

  • Estimation of Wild Blueberry Fruit Yield Using Digital Color Photography

    Q. U. Zaman;A. W. Schumann;D. C. Percival;R. J. Gordon

  • Persistence of enteric bacteria in alluvial streams

    R C Jamieson;D M Joy;H Lee;R Kostaschuk

  • Population dynamics of Escherichia coli inoculated by irrigation into the phyllosphere of spinach grown under commercial production conditions

    J.D. Wood;G.S. Bezanson;R.J. Gordon;R. Jamieson

  • Gas Emissions from Straw Covered Liquid Dairy Manure during Summer Storage and Autumn Agitation

    A. C. VanderZaag;R. J. Gordon;R. C. Jamieson;D. L. Burton

  • Relationships between dairy slurry total solids, gas emissions, and surface crusts.

    J. D. Wood;R. J. Gordon;C. Wagner-Riddle;K. E. Dunfield

  • Year-round Treatment of Dairy Wastewater by Constructed Wetlands in Atlantic Canada

    Erin Smith;Erin Smith;Rob Gordon;Ali Madani;Glenn Stratton

  • Phosphorus losses through agricultural tile drainage in Nova Scotia, Canada

    Robert D. Kinley;Robert J. Gordon;Glenn W. Stratton;Gary T. Patterson

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew VanderZaag
Andrew VanderZaag Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Rob Jamieson
Rob Jamieson Dalhousie University
Claudia Wagner-Riddle
Claudia Wagner-Riddle University of Guelph
David L. Burton
David L. Burton Dalhousie University
Kari E. Dunfield
Kari E. Dunfield University of Guelph
Charles P.-A. Bourque
Charles P.-A. Bourque University of New Brunswick
Tess Astatkie
Tess Astatkie Dalhousie University
Ward Smith
Ward Smith Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Raymond L. Desjardins
Raymond L. Desjardins Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Hung Lee
Hung Lee University of Guelph

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