A.W. West

2.6k total citations
26 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

A.W. West is a scholar working on Soil Science, Molecular Biology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, A.W. West has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Soil Science, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in A.W. West's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (15 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (7 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (6 papers). A.W. West is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (15 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (7 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (6 papers). A.W. West collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States. A.W. West's co-authors include G. P. Sparling, William D. Grant, Graham P. Sparling, John Reynolds, C.W. Feltham, P. L. Singleton, H. D. Burges, D.J. Ross, J. C. Cowling and Tom Dixon and has published in prestigious journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Plant and Soil and Biology and Fertility of Soils.

In The Last Decade

A.W. West

26 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A.W. West New Zealand 19 1.4k 582 574 403 326 26 2.1k
Erland Bååth Sweden 12 1.1k 0.8× 768 1.3× 572 1.0× 250 0.6× 294 0.9× 13 1.9k
Bradley P. Degens Australia 16 1.2k 0.9× 643 1.1× 476 0.8× 323 0.8× 199 0.6× 19 1.8k
Annelise Kjøller Denmark 20 829 0.6× 671 1.2× 625 1.1× 227 0.6× 181 0.6× 37 2.1k
Elke Schulz Germany 29 1.7k 1.3× 916 1.6× 791 1.4× 516 1.3× 326 1.0× 59 2.9k
D. F. Bezdicek United States 27 1.4k 1.0× 468 0.8× 891 1.6× 388 1.0× 243 0.7× 58 2.5k
Alberto Agnelli Italy 30 1.3k 1.0× 810 1.4× 631 1.1× 255 0.6× 267 0.8× 93 2.6k
K.B. Zwart Netherlands 28 872 0.6× 727 1.2× 562 1.0× 353 0.9× 214 0.7× 83 2.3k
Jürgen Marxsen Germany 20 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 2.0× 622 1.1× 618 1.5× 467 1.4× 47 2.6k
K. J. Graham United States 7 924 0.7× 659 1.1× 462 0.8× 246 0.6× 156 0.5× 11 1.5k
Katharine M. Batten United States 7 1.4k 1.0× 838 1.4× 615 1.1× 309 0.8× 111 0.3× 7 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by A.W. West

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A.W. West

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Oliveira, Suely, et al.. (2019). Identifying Beta-Lactam Resistance with Neural Networks. 15. 1324–1330. 3 indexed citations
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Sparling, Graham P., Des J. Ross, Noel A. Trustrum, et al.. (2003). Recovery of topsoil characteristics after landslip erosion in dry hill country of New Zealand, and a test of the space-for-time hypothesis. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 35(12). 1575–1586. 104 indexed citations
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Hart, P. B. S., et al.. (1999). Land restoration management after topsoil mining and implications for restoration policy guidelines in New Zealand. Land Degradation and Development. 10(5). 435–453. 10 indexed citations
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Sparling, G. P., C.W. Feltham, John Reynolds, A.W. West, & P. L. Singleton. (1990). Estimation of soil microbial c by a fumigation-extraction method: use on soils of high organic matter content, and a reassessment of the kec-factor. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 22(3). 301–307. 360 indexed citations
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Sparling, Graham P. & A.W. West. (1990). A comparison of gas chromatography and differential respirometer methods to measure soil respiration and to estimate the soil microbial biomass. Pedobiologia. 34(2). 103–112. 62 indexed citations
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West, A.W. & Alison Slade. (1987). Ratio of mycelial to bacterial volumes in arable and grassland soils of differing water contents. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 30(3). 395–403. 6 indexed citations
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West, A.W., William D. Grant, & G. P. Sparling. (1987). Use of ergosterol, diaminopimelic acid and glucosamine contents of soils to monitor changes in microbial populations. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 19(5). 607–612. 130 indexed citations
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West, A.W., G. P. Sparling, & William D. Grant. (1987). Relationships between mycelial and bacterial populations in stored, air-dried and glucose-amended arable and grassland soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 19(5). 599–605. 37 indexed citations
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West, A.W.. (1986). Improvement of the selective respiratory inhibition technique to measure eukaryote:prokaryote ratios in soils. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 5(3-4). 125–138. 78 indexed citations
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West, A.W. & G. P. Sparling. (1986). Modifications to the substrate-induced respiration method to permit measurement of microbial biomass in soils of differing water contents. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 5(3-4). 177–189. 298 indexed citations
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West, A.W., D.J. Ross, & J. C. Cowling. (1986). Changes in microbial C, N, P and ATP contents, numbers and respiration on storage of soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 18(2). 141–148. 71 indexed citations
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Grant, William D. & A.W. West. (1986). Measurement of ergosterol, diaminopimelic acid and glucosamine in soil: evaluation as indicators of microbial biomass. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 6(1). 47–53. 141 indexed citations
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West, A.W., et al.. (1986). Luciferase preparation, assay conditions and calculated extraction efficiency as factors in the estimation of soil ATP content. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 2(4). 9 indexed citations
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West, A.W., et al.. (1985). Effect of incubation in non‐sterilised and autoclaved arable soil on survival of Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus cereus spore inocula. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 28(4). 559–566. 9 indexed citations
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Sparling, G. P., et al.. (1985). Interference from plant roots in the estimation of soil microbial ATP, C, N and P. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 17(3). 275–278. 44 indexed citations
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West, A.W., et al.. (1984). Persistence of Bacillus thuringiensis parasporal crystal insecticidal activity in soil. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 44(2). 128–133. 35 indexed citations
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West, A.W.. (1984). Fate of the insecticidal, proteinaceous parasporal crystal of Bacillus thuringiensis in soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 16(4). 357–360. 27 indexed citations
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West, A.W., et al.. (1984). Effect of incubation in natural and autoclaved soil upon potency and viability of Bacillus thuringiensis. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 44(2). 121–127. 21 indexed citations

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