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D-Index
65
Citations
14204
World Ranking
931
National Ranking
83

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Botany

Timothy S. George mainly focuses on Rhizosphere, Agronomy, Phosphorus, Soil water and Phytase. His Rhizosphere research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Plant science, Phosphatase, Root growth and Biochemical engineering. Timothy S. George has included themes like Agriculture and Root hair in his Agronomy study.

The concepts of his Agriculture study are interwoven with issues in Sustainability and Root system. His studies in Phosphorus integrate themes in fields like Soil biology, Soil organic matter and Nutrient, Plant nutrition. He interconnects Botany, Oxisol and Aspergillus niger in the investigation of issues within Phytase.

His most cited work include:

  • Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology. (363 citations)
  • Plant mechanisms to optimise access to soil phosphorus (279 citations)
  • Matching roots to their environment (161 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Rhizosphere, Phosphorus, Soil water and Botany. His Agronomy research integrates issues from Agriculture, Nutrient and Root hair. His research investigates the connection between Rhizosphere and topics such as Phytase that intersect with problems in Aspergillus niger, Soil pH, Phytic acid, Oxisol and Organic matter.

As part of one scientific family, he deals mainly with the area of Phosphorus, narrowing it down to issues related to the Environmental chemistry, and often Soil phosphorus. The various areas that Timothy S. George examines in his Soil water study include Inorganic chemistry and Mucilage. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Microbiome and Genetically modified crops.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (40.67%)
  • Rhizosphere (34.67%)
  • Phosphorus (24.67%)

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

  • Agronomy (40.67%)
  • Rhizosphere (34.67%)
  • Root hair (14.67%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Rhizosphere, Root hair, Soil water and Botany. Timothy S. George combines subjects such as Adaptation and Nutrient with his study of Agronomy. In general Rhizosphere study, his work on Bulk soil often relates to the realm of Root cap, thereby connecting several areas of interest.

His work in Root hair addresses subjects such as Horticulture, which are connected to disciplines such as Soil organic matter decomposition and Water-use efficiency. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Mucilage, Exudate and Bacillus subtilis. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Microbiome, Colonisation, Microorganism and Phosphate.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Microbial mechanisms of the contrast residue decomposition and priming effect in soils with different organic and chemical fertilization histories (17 citations)
  • Imaging microstructure of the barley rhizosphere: particle packing and root hair influences (17 citations)
  • Searching for the Origins of Bere Barley: a Geometric Morphometric Approach to Cereal Landrace Recognition in Archaeology (13 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Botany

Timothy S. George mainly investigates Rhizosphere, Nutrient, Agronomy, Root hair and Soil water. His Rhizosphere research incorporates elements of Microcosm, Loam and Biofilm. His research integrates issues of Desorption kinetics, Phosphorus, Environmental chemistry and Phase in his study of Nutrient.

His studies deal with areas such as Soil fertility, Gene pool, Genetic diversity, Abiotic stress and Adaptation as well as Agronomy. The study incorporates disciplines such as Field conditions, Plant physiology, Soil horizon, Animal science and Pore scale in addition to Root hair. His work carried out in the field of Soil water brings together such families of science as Decomposition, Fertilizer, Straw and Horticulture.

Best Publications

  • Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology.

    Rob W. Brooker;Alison E. Bennett;Wen Feng Cong;Tim J. Daniell

  • Plant mechanisms to optimise access to soil phosphorus

    Alan E. Richardson;Peter J. Hocking;Richard J. Simpson;Timothy S. George

  • Liming impacts on soils, crops and biodiversity in the UK: A review.

    J.E. Holland;A.E. Bennett;A.C. Newton;P.J. White

  • Crops that feed the world 4. Barley: a resilient crop? Strengths and weaknesses in the context of food security

    Adrian Clive Newton;Andrew J. Flavell;Timothy S. George;Philip Leat

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance mineralisation of organic phosphorus by carrying bacteria along their extraradical hyphae.

    Feiyan Jiang;Lin Zhang;Jiachao Zhou;Timothy S. George

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi conducting the hyphosphere bacterial orchestra.

    Lin Zhang;Jiachao Zhou;Timothy S. George;Erik Limpens

  • Matching roots to their environment

    Philip J. White;Timothy S. George;Peter J. Gregory;Peter J. Gregory;A. Glyn Bengough;A. Glyn Bengough

  • Opportunities for mobilizing recalcitrant phosphorus from agricultural soils: a review

    Daniel Menezes-Blackburn;Courtney Giles;Tegan Darch;Timothy S. George

  • Root traits with team benefits: understanding belowground interactions in intercropping systems

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  • Root hairs improve root penetration, root–soil contact, and phosphorus acquisition in soils of different strength

    Rebecca E. Haling;Lawrie K. Brown;A. Glyn Bengough;A. Glyn Bengough;Iain M. Young

  • Phosphatase activity and organic acids in the rhizosphere of potential agroforestry species and maize

    T.S George;P.J Gregory;M Wood;D Read

  • Strategies and methods for studying the rhizosphere—the plant science toolbox

    Günter Neumann;Timothy S. George;Claude Plassard

  • What are the implications of variation in root hair length on tolerance to phosphorus deficiency in combination with water stress in barley (Hordeum vulgare)

    L.K. Brown;T.S. George;J.A. Thompson;G. Wright

  • Plant exudates may stabilize or weaken soil depending on species, origin and time

    Muhammad Naveed;Lawrie Brown;Annette Raffan;Timothy S. George

  • Utilization of soil organic phosphorus by higher plants.

    A. E. Richardson;T. S. George;M. Hens;R. J. Simpson

  • Organic phosphorus in the terrestrial environment: a perspective on the state of the art and future priorities

    T. S. George;C. D. Giles;D. Menezes-Blackburn;Leo M. Condron

  • Biological Nitrification Inhibition—A Novel Strategy to Regulate Nitrification in Agricultural Systems

    G.V. Subbarao;K.L. Sahrawat;K. Nakahara;T. Ishikawa

  • Land use and soil factors affecting accumulation of phosphorus species in temperate soils

    Marc Stutter;Charles Shand;Timothy S. George;Martin S. A. Blackwell

  • Feeding nine billion: the challenge to sustainable crop production

    Peter J. Gregory;Timothy S. George

  • Root traits for infertile soils.

    Philip John White;Timothy S. George;Lionel X. Dupuy;Alison J. Karley

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi stimulate organic phosphate mobilization associated with changing bacterial community structure under field conditions

    Lin Zhang;Ning Shi;Jiequn Fan;Fei Wang

  • Expression of a fungal phytase gene in Nicotiana tabacum improves phosphorus nutrition of plants grown in amended soils.

    Timothy S. George;Richard J. Simpson;Paul A. Hadobas;Alan E. Richardson

  • Behaviour of plant‐derived extracellular phytase upon addition to soil

    Timothy S. George;Alan E. Richardson;Richard J. Simpson

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip J. White
Philip J. White James Hutton Institute
Paul D. Hallett
Paul D. Hallett University of Aberdeen
Philip M. Haygarth
Philip M. Haygarth Lancaster University
Alan Richardson
Alan Richardson Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
A. G. Bengough
A. G. Bengough University of Dundee
Hao Zhang
Hao Zhang Lancaster University
Peter J. Gregory
Peter J. Gregory University of Reading
Adrian C. Newton
Adrian C. Newton James Hutton Institute
Richard J. Simpson
Richard J. Simpson La Trobe University
Joanne Russell
Joanne Russell James Hutton Institute

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