Annette Cowie

22.8k total citations · 11 hit papers
177 papers, 14.5k citations indexed

About

Annette Cowie is a scholar working on Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Annette Cowie has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 14.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Soil Science, 44 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 43 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Annette Cowie's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (64 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (31 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (20 papers). Annette Cowie is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (64 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (31 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (20 papers). Annette Cowie collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Sweden. Annette Cowie's co-authors include Bhupinder Pal Singh, Balwant Singh, Lukas Van Zwieten, Stephen Kimber, Stephen Joseph, Stephen Morris, David I. Forrester, Jürgen Bauhus, K. Y. Chan and Ronald J. Smernik and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Annette Cowie

174 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

Effects of biochar from slow pyrolysis of papermill waste... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2010 2010 2009 2010 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Effects of biochar from slow pyrolysis of papermill waste on agronomic performance and soil fertility
    2009 1.5k citations Stephen Joseph, Annette Cowie et al. profile →
  2. An investigation into the reactions of biochar in soil
    2010 865 citations Stephen Joseph, Annette Cowie et al. Soil Research profile →
  3. Characterisation and evaluation of biochars for their application as a soil amendment
    2010 772 citations Balwant Singh, Bhupinder Pal Singh et al. Soil Research profile →
  4. Energy- and greenhouse gas-based LCA of biofuel and bioenergy systems: Key issues, ranges and recommendations
    2009 677 citations Francesco Cherubini, Annette Cowie et al. Resources Conservation and Recycling profile →
  5. Influence of Biochars on Nitrous Oxide Emission and Nitrogen Leaching from Two Contrasting Soils
    2010 629 citations Bhupinder Pal Singh, Bhupinder Pal Singh et al. Journal of Environmental Quality profile →
  6. How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar
    2021 619 citations Annette Cowie, Zhe Weng et al. GCB Bioenergy profile →
  7. Biochar in climate change mitigation
    2021 566 citations Johannes Lehmann, Annette Cowie et al. profile →
  8. Biochar Carbon Stability in a Clayey Soil As a Function of Feedstock and Pyrolysis Temperature
    2012 486 citations Bhupinder Pal Singh, Annette Cowie et al. profile →
  9. Land in balance: The scientific conceptual framework for Land Degradation Neutrality
    2017 441 citations Annette Cowie et al. profile →
  10. Net-zero emissions targets are vague: three ways to fix
    2021 361 citations Annette Cowie et al. profile →
  11. Smallholder farmers’ challenges and opportunities: Implications for agricultural production, environment and food security
    2024 52 citations De Li Liu, Annette Cowie et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Annette Cowie Australia 57 6.3k 2.3k 2.2k 2.0k 2.0k 177 14.5k
Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri Brazil 65 7.9k 1.3× 2.3k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 3.0k 1.5× 2.7k 1.4× 350 13.3k
Genxing Pan China 71 10.4k 1.7× 1.7k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 4.4k 2.2× 4.6k 2.4× 353 20.0k
Kurt A. Spokas United States 54 5.2k 0.8× 831 0.4× 1.5k 0.7× 976 0.5× 1.9k 1.0× 157 12.9k
Claudia Kammann Germany 51 5.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 593 0.3× 1.4k 0.7× 2.1k 1.1× 109 11.0k
Scott X. Chang Canada 82 10.5k 1.7× 3.0k 1.3× 1.1k 0.5× 5.5k 2.7× 5.0k 2.5× 532 23.3k
Xuejun Liu China 66 7.8k 1.2× 3.5k 1.5× 2.2k 1.0× 3.9k 1.9× 5.4k 2.8× 418 20.9k
Pascal Boeckx Belgium 63 5.7k 0.9× 2.4k 1.0× 2.7k 1.2× 4.5k 2.2× 3.0k 1.5× 428 16.5k
K. W. T. Goulding United Kingdom 60 9.8k 1.6× 2.1k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 4.4k 2.1× 5.1k 2.6× 250 18.8k
Xiaoyuan Yan China 60 6.4k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 2.5k 1.2× 3.3k 1.7× 189 13.6k
Douglas L. Karlen United States 69 13.9k 2.2× 1.2k 0.5× 4.8k 2.1× 2.4k 1.2× 5.1k 2.6× 261 22.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Annette Cowie

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schmidt, Hans‐Peter, Samuel Abiven, Annette Cowie, et al.. (2025). Biochar Permanence—A Policy Commentary. GCB Bioenergy. 17(12).
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He, Qinsi, Chaoqun Lü, Annette Cowie, et al.. (2025). Optimizing cover cropping application for sustainable crop production. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 3(1). 7 indexed citations
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Weng, Zhe & Annette Cowie. (2025). Estimates vary but credible evidence points to gigaton-scale climate change mitigation potential of biochar. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 3 indexed citations
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He, Qinsi, De Li Liu, Bin Wang, et al.. (2024). A food-energy-water-carbon nexus framework informs region-specific optimal strategies for agricultural sustainability. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 203. 107428–107428. 25 indexed citations
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Cowie, Annette. (2023). Biochar as a fast track to net zero. Nature Food. 4(3). 203–204. 16 indexed citations
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Badgery, Warwick, Guangdi Li, Aaron Simmons, et al.. (2023). Reducing enteric methane of ruminants in Australian grazing systems – a review of the role for temperate legumes and herbs. Crop and Pasture Science. 74(8). 661–679. 15 indexed citations
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Vera, Ivan, Birka Wicke, Patrick Lamers, et al.. (2022). Land use for bioenergy: Synergies and trade-offs between sustainable development goals. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 161. 112409–112409. 72 indexed citations
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Gray, Jonathan, et al.. (2021). Digital mapping of soil carbon sequestration potential with enhanced vegetation cover over New South Wales, Australia. Soil Use and Management. 38(1). 229–247. 18 indexed citations
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Harrison, Matthew Tom, Brendan Cullen, Dianne Mayberry, et al.. (2021). Carbon myopia: The urgent need for integrated social, economic and environmental action in the livestock sector. Global Change Biology. 27(22). 5726–5761. 108 indexed citations
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Wang, Bin, Puyu Feng, De Li Liu, et al.. (2020). Sources of uncertainty for wheat yield projections under future climate are site-specific. Nature Food. 1(11). 720–728. 80 indexed citations
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Cohen, Brett, Annette Cowie, Mustafa Babiker, Adrian Leip, & Pete Smith. (2020). Co-benefits and trade-offs of climate change mitigation actions and the Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 26. 805–813. 85 indexed citations
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Simmons, Aaron, et al.. (2020). Climate change mitigation for Australian wheat production. The Science of The Total Environment. 725. 138260–138260. 12 indexed citations
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Mohammadi, Ali, Annette Cowie, Paul Kristiansen, et al.. (2018). Biochar can improve the sustainable use of rice residues in rice production systems. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2652. 1 indexed citations
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Sarker, Jharna Rani, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Bhupinder Pal Singh, et al.. (2017). Carbon and nutrient mineralisation dynamics in aggregate-size classes from different tillage systems after input of canola and wheat residues. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 116. 22–38. 112 indexed citations
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Mohammadi, Ali, Annette Cowie, Thi Lan Anh, et al.. (2016). Life cycle assessment of biochar application in Vietnam using two pyrolysis technologies. EGUGA. 1 indexed citations
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Brandão, Miguel, Roland Clift, Annette Cowie, & Suzie Greenhalgh. (2014). The Use of Life Cycle Assessment in the Support of Robust (Climate) Policy Making: Comment on “Using Attributional Life Cycle Assessment to Estimate Climate‐Change Mitigation …”. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 18(3). 461–463. 51 indexed citations
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Berndes, Göran, Serina Ahlgren, Pål Börjesson, & Annette Cowie. (2013). Bioenergy and land use change-state of the art: Bioenergy and land use change. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Energy and Environment. 2(3). 282–303. 42 indexed citations
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Singh, Balwant, Bhupinder Pal Singh, & Annette Cowie. (2010). Characterisation and evaluation of biochars for their application as a soil amendment. Soil Research. 48(7). 516–525. 772 indexed citations breakdown →
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Singh, Bhupinder Pal, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Balwant Singh, et al.. (2010). Influence of Biochars on Nitrous Oxide Emission and Nitrogen Leaching from Two Contrasting Soils. Journal of Environmental Quality. 39(4). 1224–1235. 629 indexed citations breakdown →

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