A. Ghani

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

A. Ghani is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Ghani has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Soil Science, 21 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 12 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in A. Ghani's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (30 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (18 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (7 papers). A. Ghani is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (30 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (18 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (7 papers). A. Ghani collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and China. A. Ghani's co-authors include David A. Wardle, Moira Dexter, K.W. Perrott, G. W. Yeates, Gary M. Barker, Karen I. Bonner, G. Burch, R. G. McLaren, R. S. Swift and S.U. Sarathchandra and has published in prestigious journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Ecological Monographs and Soil Science Society of America Journal.

In The Last Decade

A. Ghani

41 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Hot-water extractable carbon in soils: a sensitive measurement for determining impacts of fertilisation, grazing and cultivation

2003 902 citations A. Ghani, Moira Dexter et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
A critique of the microbial metabolic quotient (qCO2) as a bioindicator of disturbance and ecosystem development

1995 646 citations David A. Wardle, A. Ghani Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Ghani New Zealand	21	2.3k	1.2k	874	804	599	42	3.6k
Jean‐Luc Chotte France	31	2.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	597 0.7×	858 1.1×	293 0.5×	88	3.9k
Franz Buegger Germany	33	2.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	781 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	266 0.4×	91	3.9k
Jennifer J. Follstad Shah United States	18	2.3k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	938 1.1×	780 1.0×	465 0.8×	22	3.5k
Daniel Liptzin United States	26	2.6k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	1.1k 1.2×	972 1.2×	543 0.9×	63	4.6k
Ute Hamer Germany	26	2.0k 0.9×	962 0.8×	537 0.6×	623 0.8×	346 0.6×	50	3.0k
Marion Schrumpf Germany	37	2.5k 1.1×	2.1k 1.7×	770 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	516 0.9×	104	4.5k
Maria Mooshammer Austria	22	2.9k 1.3×	2.1k 1.7×	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	417 0.7×	33	4.5k
Abad Chabbi France	32	2.6k 1.1×	1.6k 1.3×	695 0.8×	970 1.2×	338 0.6×	87	4.1k
Sibylle Steinbeiss Germany	15	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	343 0.4×	858 1.1×	711 1.2×	17	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by A. Ghani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Ghani

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A. Ghani. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A. Ghani based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with A. Ghani. A. Ghani is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bastion, Mae-Lynn Catherine, et al.. (2025). Topical Insulin in Artificial Tears Stability Study: Short-term Physical, Chemical and Microbiological Stability Study of 0.5 Units (25 IU/mL) of Topical Insulin in Artificial Tears. Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical Practice. 51(5). 220–226. 1 indexed citations

Lambie, Suzanne, A. Ghani, Paul L. Mudge, & Bryan Stevenson. (2019). Decadal Changes in Soil Organic Matter Due to Microaggregate and Hot Water Extractable Pools. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 83(1). 78–85. 4 indexed citations

Wardle, David A. & A. Ghani. (2018). A tale of two theories, a chronosequence and a bioindicator of soil quality. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 121. A3–A7. 22 indexed citations

Shepherd, Mark, et al.. (2015). Soil total nitrogen concentration explains variation in pasture response to spring nitrogen fertiliser across a single farm. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 101(3). 377–390. 12 indexed citations

Mudge, Paul L., et al.. (2014). Changes in soil C, N and d15N along three forest–pasture chronosequences in New Zealand. Soil Research. 52(1). 27–37. 20 indexed citations

Li, Jun, Yi Shi, Jiafa Luo, et al.. (2013). Use of nitrogen process inhibitors for reducing gaseous nitrogen losses from land-applied farm effluents. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 50(1). 133–145. 41 indexed citations

Ghani, A., et al.. (2012). Microbial decomposition of leached or extracted dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen from pasture soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 49(6). 747–755. 29 indexed citations

Balia, Roostita Lobo, et al.. (2009). QUALITATIVE DETERMINATION OF PORK SPECIES CONTENT IN COOKED MEATS USING ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUES: CASE BEEF JERKY AND SHREDDED MEAT PRODUCTS IN WEST JAVA - INDONESIA. Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry. 25. 895–899. 1 indexed citations

Ghani, A., Moira Dexter, R. A. Carran, & P. W. Theobald. (2007). Dissolved organic nitrogen and carbon in pastoral soils: the New Zealand experience. European Journal of Soil Science. 58(3). 832–843. 67 indexed citations

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Sarathchandra, S.U., G. Burch, Nick Waipara, et al.. (2005). Biodiversity of indigenous tussock grassland sites in Otago, Canterbury and the central North Island of New Zealand III. Soil microorganisms. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 35(3). 321–337. 13 indexed citations

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Ghani, A., et al.. (2005). Effects of dairy factory effluent application on nutrient transformation in soil. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 48(2). 241–253. 7 indexed citations

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Ghani, A. & David A. Wardle. (2001). Fate of 14 C from glucose and the herbicide metsulfuron–methyl in a plant–soil microcosm system. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 33(6). 777–785. 24 indexed citations

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Wardle, David A., Karen I. Bonner, Gary M. Barker, et al.. (1999). Plant Removals in Perennial Grassland: Vegetation Dynamics, Decomposers, Soil Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Properties. Ecological Monographs. 69(4). 535–535. 21 indexed citations

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Rājan, S. S. S. & A. Ghani. (1997). Differential influence of soil pH on the availability of partially sulphuric and phosphoric acidulated phosphate rocks II. Chemical and scanning elecronmicroscopic studies. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 48(3). 171–178. 12 indexed citations

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Ghani, A. & S. S. S. Rājan. (1996). Differential availability of partially sulphuric and phosphoric acidulated phosphate rocks I. Plant response. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 47(3). 251–259. 6 indexed citations

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Ghani, A., et al.. (1994). Enhancement of phosphate rock solubility through biological processes. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 26(1). 127–136. 39 indexed citations

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Ghani, A., R. G. McLaren, & R. S. Swift. (1992). Sulphur mineralisation and transformations in soils as influenced by additions of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 24(4). 331–341. 59 indexed citations

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Ghani, A., R. G. McLaren, & R. S. Swift. (1991). Sulphur mineralisation in some New Zealand soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 11(1). 68–74. 64 indexed citations

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Ghani, A., R. G. McLaren, & R. S. Swift. (1990). Seasonal fluctuations of sulphate and soil microbial biomass‐S in the surface of a Wakanui soil. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 33(3). 467–472. 29 indexed citations

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Ghani, A., et al.. (1986). Influence of several soil properties on the degradation of EPTC in some New Zealand soils. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 29(3). 469–474. 3 indexed citations

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