B. W. Avery

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

B. W. Avery is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, B. W. Avery has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Atmospheric Science, 4 papers in Environmental Engineering and 3 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in B. W. Avery's work include Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (4 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (3 papers). B. W. Avery is often cited by papers focused on Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (4 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (3 papers). B. W. Avery collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. B. W. Avery's co-authors include C. L. Bascomb, Wales, J. A. Catt, I. Stephen, G. Brown, Dan H. Yaalon, C. P. Burnham, J. H. Rayner, A. H. Weir and Paul Bullock and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Ecology, Soil Science and CATENA.

In The Last Decade

B. W. Avery

19 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Soil survey laboratory methods

1974 409 citations B. W. Avery, C. L. Bascomb OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. W. Avery United States	12	418	238	210	196	189	19	1.2k
S. Pawluk Canada	19	426 1.0×	271 1.1×	268 1.3×	134 0.7×	173 0.9×	76	1.1k
E. G. Hallsworth United Kingdom	17	481 1.2×	184 0.8×	174 0.8×	177 0.9×	141 0.7×	40	1.4k
C. L. Bascomb United States	7	324 0.8×	187 0.8×	204 1.0×	184 0.9×	106 0.6×	10	1.1k
R. J. St. Arnaud Canada	20	418 1.0×	310 1.3×	291 1.4×	221 1.1×	193 1.0×	55	1.2k
D. L. Mokma United States	21	570 1.4×	229 1.0×	166 0.8×	210 1.1×	219 1.2×	58	1.2k
JR Sleeman Australia	12	328 0.8×	197 0.8×	179 0.9×	108 0.6×	101 0.5×	16	1.0k
D. S. Fanning United States	17	200 0.5×	153 0.6×	156 0.7×	228 1.2×	110 0.6×	41	1.0k
Roy W. Simonson United States	12	373 0.9×	314 1.3×	140 0.7×	57 0.3×	197 1.0×	46	1.0k
Richard April United States	18	223 0.5×	206 0.9×	135 0.6×	300 1.5×	149 0.8×	32	1.2k
Pierre Curmi France	19	545 1.3×	179 0.8×	198 0.9×	156 0.8×	193 1.0×	48	1.4k

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19 of 19 papers shown

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Hollis, John & B. W. Avery. (1997). History of soil survey and development of the soil series concept in the U.K.. 109–144. 4 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W. & J. A. Catt. (1995). The soil at Rothamsted. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 108. 103633–103633. 34 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W.. (1993). Defining kinds of soil horizon. CATENA. 20(4). 403–403. 2 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W.. (1990). Soils of the British Isles.. 87 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W., Paul Bullock, J. A. Catt, J. H. Rayner, & A. H. Weir. (1982). Composition and origin of some brickearths on the Chiltern Hills, England. CATENA. 9(1-2). 153–174. 25 indexed citations

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Burnham, C. P., et al.. (1980). The soils of England and Wales.. 5(2). 349–363. 6 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W. & Wales. (1980). Soil classification for England and Wales : (higher categories). Medical Entomology and Zoology. 267 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W., et al.. (1977). IDENTIFICATION OF PODZOLIC SOILS (SPODOSOLS) IN UPLAND BRITAIN. Soil Science. 123(5). 306–318. 15 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W., et al.. (1976). Soil survey field handbook : describing and sampling soil profiles. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 62 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W. & C. L. Bascomb. (1974). Soil survey laboratory methods. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 409 indexed citations breakdown →

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Avery, B. W.. (1973). SOIL CLASSIFICATION IN THE SOIL SURVEY OF ENGLAND AND WALES. Journal of Soil Science. 24(3). 324–338. 177 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W., et al.. (1967). The Soils and Land use of the District Around Aylesbury and Hemel Hempstead. Memoirs of the Soil Survey of Great Britain.. Journal of Ecology. 55(2). 589–589. 34 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W., et al.. (1965). The Soils and Land Use of the District around Aylesbury and Hemel Hempstead. Geographical Journal. 131(2). 264–264. 45 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W., I. Stephen, G. Brown, & Dan H. Yaalon. (1959). THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF BROWN EARTHS ON CLAY‐WITH‐FLINTS AND COOMBE DEPOSITS. Journal of Soil Science. 10(2). 177–195. 39 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W.. (1958). A SEQUENCE OF BEECHWOOD SOILS ON THE CHILTERN HILLS, ENGLAND. Journal of Soil Science. 9(2). 210–224. 15 indexed citations

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Wooldridge, S. W. & B. W. Avery. (1957). The Soils of the Glastonbury District of Somerset. Geographical Journal. 123(4). 522–522. 2 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W., et al.. (1956). The Soils of the Glastonbury District of Somerset. Memoirs of the Soil Survey of Great Britain.. Journal of Ecology. 44(1). 265–265. 4 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W. & J. Alex Thomasson. (1956). Field meeting in the Chilterns. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 67(1-2). 168–171. 3 indexed citations

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Avery, B. W.. (1955). The soils of the Glastonbury district of Somerset. (Sheet 296).. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 3 indexed citations

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