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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
63
Citations
15390
World Ranking
1026
National Ranking
91

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Statistics

Robert M. Rees mainly investigates Greenhouse gas, Agronomy, Grassland, Soil water and Ecology. His work deals with themes such as Peat, Agriculture and Climate change, which intersect with Greenhouse gas. His study of Manure is a part of Agronomy.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Eddy covariance, Sewage, Nitrous oxide, Forestry and Primary productivity. His Soil water research incorporates themes from Biodiversity, Crop, Tropics, Deciduous and Species richness. His Ecology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Denitrification and Spatial variability.

His most cited work include:

  • Full accounting of the greenhouse gas (CO2, N2O, CH4) budget of nine European grassland sites (372 citations)
  • Nitrous oxide emission from soils after incorporating crop residues (343 citations)
  • Effects of climate and management intensity on nitrous oxide emissions in grassland systems across Europe (255 citations)

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

Robert M. Rees focuses on Agronomy, Greenhouse gas, Soil water, Agriculture and Nitrous oxide. His studies in Agronomy integrate themes in fields like Nutrient and Arable land. His Greenhouse gas study combines topics in areas such as Environmental engineering, Land use, Climate change, Methane and Carbon dioxide.

His Soil water research integrates issues from Environmental chemistry, Total organic carbon, Crop residue and Crop. Robert M. Rees has included themes like Environmental planning, Natural resource economics, Marginal abatement cost and Environmental protection in his Agriculture study. Within one scientific family, he focuses on topics pertaining to Grassland under Nitrous oxide, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Grazing and Spatial variability.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (41.85%)
  • Greenhouse gas (29.96%)
  • Soil water (26.43%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Soil water (26.43%)
  • Agronomy (41.85%)
  • Nitrous oxide (20.70%)

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

His primary areas of study are Soil water, Agronomy, Nitrous oxide, Agriculture and Greenhouse gas. His Soil water research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Environmental chemistry, Total organic carbon, Grassland and Arable land. His Agronomy study incorporates themes from Biomass and Soil carbon.

His Nitrous oxide study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Calcium ammonium nitrate, Environmental engineering, Nitrification, Irrigation and Animal science. The study incorporates disciplines such as Life-cycle assessment and Environmental protection in addition to Agriculture. His research in Greenhouse gas is mostly concerned with Carbon footprint.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity. (53 citations)
  • Nitrogen use efficiency and nitrous oxide emissions from five UK fertilised grasslands. (27 citations)
  • Diazotroph abundance and community structure are reshaped by straw return and mineral fertilizer in rice-rice-green manure rotation (17 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Statistics

His main research concerns Soil water, Nitrous oxide, Agronomy, Agriculture and Environmental chemistry. In general Soil water study, his work on Paddy soils and Alkali soil often relates to the realm of Ammonium, thereby connecting several areas of interest. Robert M. Rees interconnects Nitrification, Irrigation, Mineralization, Soil pH and Nitrate in the investigation of issues within Nitrous oxide.

Robert M. Rees combines subjects such as Soil classification, Calcium ammonium nitrate, Grassland and Pasture with his study of Nitrification. His study on Agronomy is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as No-till farming. The concepts of his Agriculture study are interwoven with issues in Productivity and Soil carbon.

Best Publications

  • Potential of legume-based grassland–livestock systems in Europe: a review

    Andreas Lüscher;I. Mueller-Harvey;Jean-François Soussana;R.M. Rees

  • A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity.

    Mohamed Abdalla;Astley Hastings;Kun Cheng;Qian Yue

  • Full accounting of the greenhouse gas (CO2, N2O, CH4) budget of nine European grassland sites

    J.F. Soussana;V. Allard;K. Pilegaard;P. Ambus

  • Nitrous oxide emission from soils after incorporating crop residues

    E.M. Baggs;R.M. Rees;K.A. Smith;A.J.A. Vinten

  • Critical review of the impacts of grazing intensity on soil organic carbon storage and other soil quality indicators in extensively managed grasslands.

    M. Abdalla;A. Hastings;D. R. Chadwick;D. L. Jones

  • Effects of climate and management intensity on nitrous oxide emissions in grassland systems across Europe

    C.R. Flechard;P. Ambus;U. Skiba;R.M. Rees

  • The role of plants and land management in sequestering soil carbon in temperate arable and grassland ecosystems

    R.M. Rees;I.J. Bingham;J.A. Baddeley;C.A. Watson

  • First 20 years of DNDC (DeNitrification DeComposition): Model evolution

    Sarah L. Gilhespy;Steven Anthony;Laura Cardenas;David Chadwick

  • The role of crop rotations in determining soil structure and crop growth conditions

    B. C. Ball;I. Bingham;R. M. Rees;C. A. Watson

  • Sustainable Management of Soil Organic Matter

    R. M. Rees;B. C. Ball;C. D. Campbell;C. A. Watson

  • Carbon sequestration and biodiversity of re-growing miombo woodlands in Mozambique

    M. Williams;C.M. Ryan;R.M. Rees;E. Sambane

  • Role of the aquatic pathway in the carbon and greenhouse gas budgets of a peatland catchment

    Kerry J. Dinsmore;Michael F. Billett;Ute M. Skiba;Robert M. Rees

  • Effects of global change during the 21st century on the nitrogen cycle

    D. Fowler;C. E. Steadman;D. Stevenson;M. Coyle

  • Carbon footprint of grain crop production in China – based on farm survey data

    Ming Yan;Kun Cheng;Ting Luo;Yu Yan

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from a managed grassland

    S.K. Jones;R.M. Rees;U.M. Skiba;B.C. Ball

  • The fate of nitrogen from incorporated cover crop and green manure residues

    E. M. Baggs;C. A. Watson;R. M. Rees

  • Nitrogen processes in terrestrial ecosystems

    Klaus Butterbach-Bahl;Per Gundersen;Per Ambus;Jürgen Augustin

  • Influence of organic and mineral N fertiliser on N2O fluxes from a temperate grassland

    S.K. Jones;R.M. Rees;U.M. Skiba;B.C. Ball

  • Effect of water table on greenhouse gas emissions from peatland mesocosms

    Kerry J. Dinsmore;Ute M. Skiba;Michael F. Billett;Robert M. Rees

  • Optimizing chamber methods for measuring nitrous oxide emissions from plot-based agricultural experiments

    D. R. Chadwick;L. M. Cardenas;T. H. Misselbrook;K. A. Smith

  • Developing greenhouse gas marginal abatement cost curves for agricultural emissions from crops and soils in the UK

    Michael MacLeod;Dominic Moran;Vera Eory;R.M. Rees

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine A. Watson
Christine A. Watson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Ute Skiba
Ute Skiba Natural Environment Research Council
Bruce C. Ball
Bruce C. Ball Scotland's Rural College
David R. Chadwick
David R. Chadwick Bangor University
Laura M. Cardenas
Laura M. Cardenas Rothamsted Research
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Mathew Williams
Mathew Williams University of Edinburgh
Tom Misselbrook
Tom Misselbrook Rothamsted Research
Mark A. Sutton
Mark A. Sutton Natural Environment Research Council
Dominic Moran
Dominic Moran University of Edinburgh

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