Topic · Soil and Unsaturated Flow
Most cited papers in Soil and Unsaturated Flow
What are the most cited papers in Soil and Unsaturated Flow?
The most cited paper in Soil and Unsaturated Flow is "A Closed‐form Equation for Predicting the Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated Soils" (Martinus Th. van Genuchten, 1980), with 27,905 citations. Next come "Diagnosis and Improvement of Saline and Alkali Soils" (9,313) and "Chloroform fumigation and the release of soil nitrogen: A rapid direct extraction method to measure microbial biomass nitrogen in soil" (5,901).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 987 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Closed‐form Equation for Predicting the Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated Soils Martinus Th. van Genuchten · Soil Science Society of America Journal | Sep 1980 | 27,905 |
| 2 | Diagnosis and Improvement of Saline and Alkali Soils L. A. Richards · Soil Science | Aug 1954 | 9,313 |
| 3 | Chloroform fumigation and the release of soil nitrogen: A rapid direct extraction method to measure microbial biomass nitrogen in soil P. C. Brookes, A. Landman, Gordon Pruden et al. · Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 1985 | 5,901 |
| 4 | A simple hydrologically based model of land surface water and energy fluxes for general circulation models Xu Liang, Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Eric F. Wood et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres | 20 Jul 1994 | 4,252 |
| 5 | Analysis of Factors Controlling Soil Organic Matter Levels in Great Plains Grasslands W. J. Parton, D. Schimel, C. V. Cole et al. · Soil Science Society of America Journal | Sep 1987 | 3,845 |
| 6 | The Varnes classification of landslide types, an update Oldrich Hungr, Serge Leroueil, Luciano Picarelli · Landslides | 29 Nov 2013 | 3,512 |
| 7 | The global carbon dioxide flux in soil respiration and its relationship to vegetation and climate James W. Raich, William H. Schlesinger · Tellus B | 1992 | 3,103 |
| 8 | Improvements to a MODIS global terrestrial evapotranspiration algorithm Qiaozhen Mu, Maosheng Zhao, Steven W. Running · Remote Sensing of Environment | 15 Apr 2011 | 2,914 |
| 9 | rosetta : a computer program for estimating soil hydraulic parameters with hierarchical pedotransfer functions Marcel G. Schaap, Feike J. Leij, Martinus Th. van Genuchten · Journal of Hydrology | Oct 2001 | 2,708 |
| 10 | Soil Water Characteristic Estimates by Texture and Organic Matter for Hydrologic Solutions K. E. Saxton, W. J. Rawls · Soil Science Society of America Journal | 3 Aug 2006 | 2,631 |
| 11 | A constitutive model for partially saturated soils Eduardo Alonso Pérez de Ágreda, Antonio Gens, Alejandro Josa · Géotechnique | Sep 1990 | 2,491 |
| 12 | Nonlinear Analysis of Stress and Strain in Soils James Michael Duncan, Chin-Yung Chang · Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division | Sep 1970 | 2,420 |
| 13 | A quantitative review of the effects of biochar application to soils on crop productivity using meta-analysis Simon Jeffery, Frank G. A. VERHEIJEN, Marijn van der Velde et al. · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment | 23 Sep 2011 | 2,405 |
| 14 | Effect of Water‐Filled Pore Space on Carbon Dioxide and Nitrous Oxide Production in Tilled and Nontilled Soils D. M. Linn, J. W. Doran · Soil Science Society of America Journal | Nov 1984 | 2,375 |
| 15 | Properties of Porous Media Affecting Fluid Flow Royal H. Brooks, A. T. Corey · Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division | Jun 1966 | 2,356 |
| 16 | A Simple Parameterization of Land Surface Processes for Meteorological Models J. Noilhan, Serge Planton · Monthly Weather Review | Mar 1989 | 2,276 |
| 17 | Slope stability analysis by finite elements D. V. Griffiths, Paul Lane · Géotechnique | Jun 1999 | 2,053 |
| 18 | Estimating Generalized Soil‐water Characteristics from Texture K. E. Saxton, W. J. Rawls, J. S. Romberger et al. · Soil Science Society of America Journal | Jul 1986 | 1,994 |
| 19 | FTIR techniques in clay mineral studies Jana Madejová · Vibrational Spectroscopy | 2003 | 1,989 |
| 20 | Soil water content and temperature as independent or confounded factors controlling soil respiration in a temperate mixed hardwood forest Eric A. Davidson, Elizabeth L. Belk, Richard D. Boone · Global Change Biology | Feb 1998 | 1,958 |
| 21 | A constitutive law for dense granular flows Pierre Jop, Yoël Forterre, Olivier Pouliquen · Nature | Jun 2006 | 1,895 |
| 22 | Measurement of microbial biomass phosphorus in soil Philip Charles Brookes, D. S. Powlson, David Stewart Jenkinson · Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 1982 | 1,847 |
| 23 | On the compressibility and shear strength of natural clays John Boscawen Burland · Géotechnique | Sep 1990 | 1,754 |
| 24 | Sensitivity analysis of environmental models: A systematic review with practical workflow Francesca Pianosi, Keith John Beven, Jim E. Freer et al. · Environmental Modelling & Software | 18 Feb 2016 | 1,747 |
| 25 | A SIMPLE METHOD FOR DETERMINING UNSATURATED CONDUCTIVITY FROM MOISTURE RETENTION DATA Gaylon S. Campbell · Soil Science | Jun 1974 | 1,722 |
| 26 | World salinization with emphasis on Australia Pichu Rengasamy · Journal of Experimental Botany | Mar 2006 | 1,698 |
| 27 | Methods of Soil Analysis. Part 4. Physical Methods Gerrit Huibert de Rooij · Vadose Zone Journal | May 2004 | 1,697 |
| 28 | Changing ideas in hydrology — The case of physically-based models Keith John Beven · Journal of Hydrology | 1989 | 1,656 |
| 29 | The prediction of hillslope flow paths for distributed hydrological modelling using digital terrain models Paul F. Quinn, Keith John Beven, Pierre Chevallier et al. · Hydrological Processes | 1991 | 1,560 |
| 30 | Theory of Infiltration J. R. Philip · Advances in hydroscience | 1969 | 1,558 |
| 31 | Nature and properties of soils M. J. Vepraskas · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment | Jul 1986 | 1,553 |
| 32 | Rooting depths, lateral root spreads and below‐ground/above‐ground allometries of plants in water‐limited ecosystems H. Jochen Schenk, Robert B. Jackson · Journal of Ecology | 19 May 2002 | 1,515 |
| 33 | Aggregate stability and assessment of soil crustability and erodibility: I. Theory and methodology Yves Le Bissonnais · European Journal of Soil Science | Dec 1996 | 1,513 |
| 34 | Dynamics of C, N, P and S in grassland soils: a model William J. Parton, John W. Stewart, C. V. Cole · Biogeochemistry | Feb 1988 | 1,513 |
| 35 | A model of nitrous oxide evolution from soil driven by rainfall events: 1. Model structure and sensitivity Changsheng Li, Steve Frolking, Tod A. Frolking · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres | 20 Jun 1992 | 1,507 |
| 36 | Forest soils and carbon sequestration Rattan Lal · Forest Ecology and Management | 11 Oct 2005 | 1,489 |
| 37 | Discrete particle simulation of particulate systems: A review of major applications and findings H. P. Zhu, Zongyan Zhou, Runyu Yang et al. · Chemical Engineering Science | 13 Aug 2008 | 1,471 |
| 38 | The Rainfall Intensity - Duration Control of Shallow Landslides and Debris Flows Nel Caine · Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography | Apr 1980 | 1,449 |
| 39 | Hydraulic conductivity of rock fractures RobertW. Zimmerman, GudmundurS. Bodvarsson · Transport in Porous Media | Apr 1996 | 1,437 |
| 40 | Halloysite clay minerals — a review Emmanuel Joussein, Sabine Petit, G. Jock Churchman et al. · Clay Minerals | Dec 2005 | 1,414 |
| 41 | Nitrogen Mineralization Potentials of Soils George Stanford, Stuart J. Smith · Soil Science Society of America Journal | May 1972 | 1,395 |
| 42 | Impact of biochar amendments on the quality of a typical Midwestern agricultural soil David A. Laird, Pierce Fleming, Dedrick D. Davis et al. · Geoderma | Jul 2010 | 1,384 |
| 43 | Lime stabilization of clay minerals and soils Fred G. Bell · Engineering Geology | Jul 1996 | 1,377 |
| 44 | Soil structure as an indicator of soil functions: A review Éva Rabot, Martin Wiesmeier, Steffen Schlüter et al. · Geoderma | 14 Nov 2017 | 1,366 |
| 45 | Phospholipid Fatty Acid Composition, Biomass, and Activity of Microbial Communities from Two Soil Types Experimentally Exposed to Different Heavy Metals Åsa Frostegård, Anders Tunlid, Erland Bååth · Applied and Environmental Microbiology | Nov 1993 | 1,358 |
| 46 | Influence of lime, fertilizer and manure applications on soil organic matter content and soil physical conditions: a review Richard John Haynes, Ravi Naidu · Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems | Jun 1998 | 1,339 |
| 47 | A Method for Estimating Soil Moisture from ERS Scatterometer and Soil Data Wolfgang Eric Wagner, Guido Lemoine, Helmut Rott · Remote Sensing of Environment | Nov 1999 | 1,336 |
| 48 | Energy foundations and other thermo-active ground structures H. Brandl · Géotechnique | 24 Feb 2006 | 1,323 |
| 49 | A review of non‐equilibrium water flow and solute transport in soil macropores: principles, controlling factors and consequences for water quality Nicholas Jarvis · European Journal of Soil Science | 26 Apr 2007 | 1,318 |
| 50 | Biochar stability in soil: meta‐analysis of decomposition and priming effects Jinyang Wang, Zhengqin Xiong, Yakov V. Kuzyakov · GCB Bioenergy | 9 Apr 2015 | 1,301 |
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