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Environmental Sciences

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55
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286

Plant Science and Agronomy

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World Ranking
2471
National Ranking
193

Saran Sohi 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 Saran Sohi sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 113 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Saran Sohi 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 Saran Sohi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Saran Sohi is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Engineering, with a particular focus on soil science and biomaterials.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Engineering

Within these broader fields, their subfields of expertise cover:

  • Soil Science
  • Biomaterials
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Plant Science
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

Saran Sohi's major topical research areas address:

  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Soil Management and Crop Yield
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Coal and Its By-products

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Modelling the potential for soil carbon sequestration using biochar from sugarcane residues in Brazil, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Re-use of sugarcane residue as a novel biochar fertiliser - Increased phosphorus use efficiency and plant yield, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Biochar engineering and ageing influence the spatiotemporal dynamics of soil pH in the charosphere, 2021, Geoderma
  • An anticipatory life cycle assessment of the use of biochar from sugarcane residues as a greenhouse gas removal technology, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Biochar from sawmill residues: characterization and evaluation for its potential use in the horticultural growing media, 2021, Biochar

Saran Sohi frequently collaborates with several other researchers, including:

  • Dilani Rathnayake
  • Hamish Creber
  • Ondřej Mašek
  • Frederik Ronsse
  • David Lefebvre

The scientist publishes often in the following venues:

  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
  • Scientific Reports
  • Geoderma
  • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Best Publications

  • A review of biochar and its use and function in soil

    Saran Sohi;E. Krull;E. Lopez-Capel;R. Bol

  • Black carbon affects the cycling of non-black carbon in soil

    Biqing Liang;Johannes Lehmann;Saran P. Sohi;Janice E. Thies

  • BIOCHAR, CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOIL: A REVIEW TO GUIDE FUTURE RESEARCH

    S Sohi

  • How much land based greenhouse gas mitigation can be achieved without compromising food security and environmental goals

    Pete Smith;Helmut Haberl;Alexander Popp;Karl Heinz Erb

  • The priming potential of biochar products in relation to labile carbon contents and soil organic matter status

    Andrew Cross;Saran P. Sohi;Saran P. Sohi

  • The effect of pyrolysis conditions on biochar stability as determined by three methods

    Kyle Crombie;Ondřej Mašek;Saran P. Sohi;Peter Brownsort

  • A Procedure for Isolating Soil Organic Matter Fractions Suitable for Modeling

    Saran P. Sohi;Nathalie Mahieu;Jonathan R. M. Arah;David S. Powlson

  • Australian climate–carbon cycle feedback reduced by soil black carbon

    Johannes Lehmann;Jan Skjemstad;Saran Sohi;John Carter

  • Carbon Storage with Benefits

    Saran P. Sohi

  • Stability of biomass-derived black carbon in soils

    Biqing Liang;Johannes C. Lehmann;Dawit Solomon;Saran Sohi

  • Stability of Biochar in Soil

    Johannes Lehmann;Claudia Czimczik;David Laird;Saran Sohi

  • Adsorption kinetics of magnetic biochar derived from peanut hull on removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous solution: Effects of production conditions and particle size.

    Yitong Han;Xi Cao;Xin Ouyang;Saran P. Sohi

  • Influence of production conditions on the yield and environmental stability of biochar

    Ondřej Mašek;Peter Brownsort;Andrew Cross;Saran Sohi

  • Biochar-root interactions are mediated by biochar nutrient content and impacts on soil nutrient availability

    Miranda Prendergast-Miller;Miranda Prendergast-Miller;Michael Duvall;Saran Sohi

  • The Impact of Biochar Application on Soil Properties and Plant Growth of Pot Grown Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and Cabbage (Brassica chinensis)

    Sarah Carter;Simon Shackley;Saran Sohi;Tan Boun Suy

  • The way forward in biochar research: targeting trade‐offs between the potential wins

    Simon Jeffery;T. Martijn Bezemer;Gerard Cornelissen;Thomas W. Kuyper

  • Prospective life cycle carbon abatement for pyrolysis biochar systems in the UK

    Jim Hammond;Simon Shackley;Saran Sohi;Peter Brownsort

  • Sustainable gasification–biochar systems? A case-study of rice-husk gasification in Cambodia, Part I: Context, chemical properties, environmental and health and safety issues

    Simon Shackley;Sarah Carter;Tony Knowles;Erik Middelink

  • A method for screening the relative long‐term stability of biochar

    Andrew Cross;Saran P. Sohi

  • Trends in the recovery of phosphorus in bioavailable forms from wastewater

    Patrick Matthew Melia;Andrew B Cundy;Saran Sohi;Peter S Hooda

  • The chemical composition of measurable soil organic matter pools

    Natacha Poirier;Saran P. Sohi;John L. Gaunt;Nathalie Mahieu

  • Establishing release dynamics for plant nutrients from biochar.

    Teri E. Angst;Saran P. Sohi

  • Optimising the recovery and re-use of phosphorus from wastewater effluent for sustainable fertiliser development

    Jessica G. Shepherd;Saran Sohi;Katherine Heal

  • A comparative study on biochar properties and Cd adsorption behavior under effects of ageing processes of leaching, acidification and oxidation.

    Ruihai Chang;Saran P. Sohi;Fanqi Jing;Yuyan Liu

  • Stability of Biochar in the Soil

    Johannes Lehmann;C. I. Czimczik;David Laird;Saran Sohi

  • Assessing the chemical and biological accessibility of the herbicide isoproturon in soil amended with biochar

    Fatima Sopeña;Kirk Semple;Saran Sohi;Gary Bending

  • Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation : Navigating from Science to Evidence-Based Policy

    Dominic Woolf;Johannes Lehmann;Annette Cowie;Maria Luz Cayuela

  • Biochar for Environmental Management

    Saran Sohi;John McDonagh;Jeff Novak;Weixiang Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ondřej Mašek
Ondřej Mašek University of Edinburgh
Johannes Lehmann
Johannes Lehmann Cornell University
David S. Powlson
David S. Powlson Rothamsted Research
Frederik Ronsse
Frederik Ronsse Ghent University
Simon Shackley
Simon Shackley University of Edinburgh
Kate V. Heal
Kate V. Heal University of Edinburgh
Niall P. McNamara
Niall P. McNamara UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Ian Clark
Ian Clark Rothamsted Research
Penny R. Hirsch
Penny R. Hirsch Rothamsted Research

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