What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Organic chemistry
- Ecology
- Oxygen
His main research concerns Biochar, Carbon, Soil water, Environmental chemistry and Analytical chemistry.
His study in Biochar is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Soil conditioner, Nuclear chemistry, Corn stover and Charcoal.
Ronald J. Smernik combines subjects such as Elemental analysis, Char and Mineralogy with his study of Carbon.
His research on Soil water focuses in particular on Soil organic matter.
His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Cellulose and Environmental chemistry.
His Analytical chemistry research incorporates elements of Relaxation and Carbon-13 NMR.
His most cited work include:
- Chemical composition and bioavailability of thermally altered Pinus resinosa (Red pine) wood (691 citations)
- Comparison of quantification methods to measure fire‐derived (black/elemental) carbon in soils and sediments using reference materials from soil, water, sediment and the atmosphere (657 citations)
- An investigation into the reactions of biochar in soil (626 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of study are Soil water, Environmental chemistry, Organic matter, Agronomy and Soil organic matter.
His research in Soil water intersects with topics in Phosphorus, Nutrient and Analytical chemistry.
His Environmental chemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Biosolids, Organic phosphorus and Soil classification.
His Organic matter research integrates issues from Sewage, Sorption, Carbon-13 NMR, Sewage treatment and Carbon.
Ronald J. Smernik has included themes like Biomass and Cycling in his Agronomy study.
His Soil organic matter research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Soil biology and Soil chemistry.
He most often published in these fields:
- Soil water (38.71%)
- Environmental chemistry (29.57%)
- Organic matter (20.97%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?
- Soil water (38.71%)
- Agronomy (18.28%)
- Environmental chemistry (29.57%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Ronald J. Smernik mainly investigates Soil water, Agronomy, Environmental chemistry, Phosphorus and Organic matter.
Ronald J. Smernik works in the field of Soil water, namely Soil classification.
The various areas that Ronald J. Smernik examines in his Agronomy study include Biomass, Soil phosphorus and Cycling.
His research integrates issues of Carbon, Organic phosphorus and Plant litter in his study of Environmental chemistry.
His Phosphorus research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Bicarbonate, Phosphate and Compost.
His Organic matter study combines topics in areas such as Soil organic matter, Bromodichloromethane, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Analytical chemistry and Vertisol.
Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- A Benchmark Quantum Yield for Water Photoreduction on Amorphous Carbon Nitride (67 citations)
- Soil carbon characterization and nutrient ratios across land uses on two contrasting soils: Their relationships to microbial biomass and function (25 citations)
- Characterization of dissolved organic matter for prediction of trihalomethane formation potential in surface and sub-surface waters. (24 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Organic chemistry
- Ecology
- Oxygen
Ronald J. Smernik mainly focuses on Agronomy, Phosphorus, Soil water, Environmental chemistry and Organic matter.
His work on Compost as part of general Agronomy research is often related to Colonisation, thus linking different fields of science.
His work deals with themes such as Fertilizer, Pasture, Chemical composition, Vineyard and Grazing, which intersect with Phosphorus.
His Soil water study frequently draws connections to adjacent fields such as Nutrient.
His Environmental chemistry research incorporates themes from Trihalomethane, Bromodichloromethane, Ammonia and Chemisorption.
Ronald J. Smernik interconnects Covalent bond, Cycling, Nitrogen cycle, Nutrient cycle and Reactive nitrogen in the investigation of issues within Organic matter.
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