Astley Hastings

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
121 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Astley Hastings is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Biomedical Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Astley Hastings has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 48 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Astley Hastings's work include Bioenergy crop production and management (51 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (47 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (15 papers). Astley Hastings is often cited by papers focused on Bioenergy crop production and management (51 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (47 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (15 papers). Astley Hastings collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Ireland. Astley Hastings's co-authors include Pete Smith, Mohamed Abdalla, P. R. H. Robson, Gail Taylor, Robert M. Rees, Mikk Espenberg, Jaak Truu, Bernhard Schlamadinger, Ralph Sims and John D. Nelson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Astley Hastings

112 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity

2019 471 citations Mohamed Abdalla, Astley Hastings et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Critical review of the impacts of grazing intensity on soil organic carbon storage and other soil quality indicators in extensively managed grasslands

2017 353 citations Mohamed Abdalla, Astley Hastings et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Astley Hastings United Kingdom	35	2.1k	1.6k	1.2k	956	778	121	5.0k
Michael B. Jones Ireland	38	2.4k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	996 1.3×	97	5.1k
Timothy A. Volk United States	37	2.9k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	378 0.3×	699 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	158	5.3k
Paul R. Adler United States	31	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	830 0.7×	426 0.4×	388 0.5×	86	3.8k
Timothy D. Searchinger United States	26	838 0.4×	512 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.8×	41	5.5k
M. Wachendorf Germany	34	1.1k 0.5×	529 0.3×	585 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	378 0.5×	242	3.6k
Göran Berndes Sweden	41	1.4k 0.6×	2.2k 1.4×	290 0.2×	811 0.8×	1.4k 1.9×	139	6.1k
Fernando E. Miguez United States	36	1.9k 0.9×	696 0.4×	2.2k 1.8×	632 0.7×	533 0.7×	100	5.2k
David Styles Ireland	41	599 0.3×	576 0.4×	309 0.3×	965 1.0×	434 0.6×	130	5.0k
Iris Lewandowski Germany	46	5.4k 2.5×	5.3k 3.4×	326 0.3×	636 0.7×	624 0.8×	143	9.1k
R. C. Izaurralde United States	52	2.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	3.9k 3.3×	1.8k 1.9×	2.4k 3.1×	176	9.8k

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Yin, Wen, et al.. (2025). Dynamics of methane flux in permafrost-affected wetlands: A meta-analysis of permafrost continuity effects and hydrological controls. Environmental Pollution. 385. 127040–127040.

Abdalla, Mohamed, Astley Hastings, Grant L. Campbell, et al.. (2025). Assessing the Sustainability of Miscanthus and Willow as Global Bioenergy Crops: Current and Future Climate Conditions (Part 2). Agronomy. 15(6). 1491–1491.

Hastings, Astley, et al.. (2024). Techno-economic assessment of liquid carrier methods for intercontinental shipping of hydrogen: A case study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 94. 971–983. 6 indexed citations

Hellfeld, Rebecca von & Astley Hastings. (2024). An approach to assessing subsea pipeline-associated mercury release into the North Sea and its potential environmental and human health impact. Royal Society Open Science. 11(3). 230943–230943. 2 indexed citations

Abdalla, Mohamed, Astley Hastings, Grant L. Campbell, Heyu Chen, & Pete Smith. (2024). Assessing the Sustainability of Miscanthus and Willow as Global Bioenergy Crops: Current and Future Climate Conditions (Part 1). Agronomy. 14(12). 3020–3020.

Hastings, Astley, et al.. (2024). A cradle-to-customer life cycle assessment case study of UK vertical farming. Journal of Cleaner Production. 470. 143324–143324. 10 indexed citations

Hodgson, Edward, Jon McCalmont, Rebecca Rowe, et al.. (2024). Upscaling miscanthus production in the United Kingdom: The benefits, challenges, and trade‐offs. GCB Bioenergy. 16(8). 6 indexed citations

Robertson, Eddy, Anna Harper, James Morison, et al.. (2023). Modelling the impact of forest management and CO2-fertilisation on growth and demography in a Sitka spruce plantation. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 13487–13487. 1 indexed citations

Koppel, Darren J., et al.. (2023). Threshold values for the protection of marine ecosystems from NORM in subsea oil and gas infrastructure. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 258. 107093–107093. 6 indexed citations

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Rowe, Rebecca, Hollie Cooper, Astley Hastings, et al.. (2023). Low risk management intervention: Limited impact of remedial tillage on net ecosystem carbon balance at a commercial Miscanthus plantation. GCB Bioenergy. 16(1). e13114–e13114. 2 indexed citations

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Hastings, Astley, et al.. (2023). A first estimate of blue carbon associated with oil & gas industry marine infrastructure. Environmental Science Advances. 2(12). 1708–1726. 1 indexed citations

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Hellfeld, Rebecca von, Astley Hastings, Jason Kam, et al.. (2022). Expanding the Miscanthus market in the UK: Growers in profile and experience, benefits and drawbacks of the bioenergy crop. GCB Bioenergy. 14(11). 1205–1218. 13 indexed citations

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Koppel, Darren J., et al.. (2021). Current understanding and research needs for ecological risk assessments of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) in subsea oil and gas pipelines. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 241. 106774–106774. 27 indexed citations

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Logan, Kathryn G., John D. Nelson, Xi Lu, & Astley Hastings. (2020). UK and China: Will electric vehicle integration meet Paris Agreement Targets?. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 8. 100245–100245. 25 indexed citations

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Hastings, Astley, et al.. (2020). The environmental and financial implications of expanding the use of electric cars - A Case study of Scotland. Energy and Built Environment. 2(2). 204–213. 35 indexed citations

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Abdalla, Mohamed, Astley Hastings, Kun Cheng, et al.. (2019). A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity. Global Change Biology. 25(8). 2530–2543. 471 indexed citations breakdown →

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Santangeli, Andrea, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Mark Pogson, et al.. (2018). Mapping the global potential exposure of soaring birds to terrestrial wind energy expansion. Ornis Fennica. 95(1). 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Shifeng, Astley Hastings, Sicong Wang, et al.. (2013). The potential for bioenergy crops to contribute to meeting GB heat and electricity demands. GCB Bioenergy. 6(2). 136–141. 25 indexed citations

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Jensen, Elaine, Michael Squance, Astley Hastings, et al.. (2011). Understanding the value of hydrothermal time on flowering in Miscanthus species. Aspects of applied biology. 112(112). 181–189. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Shifeng, Sicong Wang, Astley Hastings, Mark Pogson, & Pete Smith. (2011). Economic and greenhouse gas costs of Miscanthus supply chains in the United Kingdom. GCB Bioenergy. 4(3). 358–363. 22 indexed citations

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