Ben W. Thomas

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Ben W. Thomas is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben W. Thomas has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Soil Science, 23 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ben W. Thomas's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (35 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (23 papers) and Wine Industry and Tourism (9 papers). Ben W. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (35 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (23 papers) and Wine Industry and Tourism (9 papers). Ben W. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and Australia. Ben W. Thomas's co-authors include Joann K. Whalen, Shamim Gul, Xiying Hao, Ian Phau, Vanessa Quintal, Xiaojun Shi, Newton Z. Lupwayi, Yuting Zhang, Hong Shen and Matthew C. Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Ben W. Thomas

70 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Physico-chemical properties and microbial responses in biochar-amended soils: Mechanisms and future directions

2015 1.0k citations Shamim Gul, Joann K. Whalen et al. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ben W. Thomas Canada	23	1.3k	660	445	342	321	74	2.6k
Muhammad Shahbaz Sweden	26	1.1k 0.9×	432 0.7×	477 1.1×	324 0.9×	436 1.4×	66	2.2k
Henry Neufeldt Kenya	39	1.2k 0.9×	597 0.9×	661 1.5×	324 0.9×	366 1.1×	90	4.2k
Luuk Fleskens Netherlands	29	1.7k 1.3×	772 1.2×	636 1.4×	311 0.9×	216 0.7×	90	3.8k
Andreas de Neergaard Denmark	38	2.0k 1.5×	1.3k 1.9×	656 1.5×	376 1.1×	325 1.0×	98	4.0k
David Buchan Belgium	19	1.0k 0.8×	712 1.1×	327 0.7×	207 0.6×	159 0.5×	51	1.8k
Tor Arvid Breland Norway	26	1.3k 1.0×	931 1.4×	481 1.1×	536 1.6×	124 0.4×	60	2.6k
A. S. Raghubanshi India	41	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 2.0×	1.0k 2.3×	406 1.2×	232 0.7×	118	5.1k
Pier Paolo Roggero Italy	32	776 0.6×	629 1.0×	467 1.0×	260 0.8×	204 0.6×	110	2.7k
Patrice Dumas France	21	1.0k 0.8×	884 1.3×	660 1.5×	454 1.3×	204 0.6×	60	4.1k
David W. Archer United States	33	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.9×	595 1.3×	508 1.5×	212 0.7×	154	4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben W. Thomas

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Zhang, Jianwei, Ben W. Thomas, Yukai Yang, et al.. (2025). Phosphorus cycling genes, enzyme activities and microbial communities shift based on green manure residues and soil environment. Pedosphere.

Hu, Qijuan, Ben W. Thomas, D. S. Powlson, et al.. (2023). Soil organic carbon fractions in response to soil, environmental and agronomic factors under cover cropping systems: A global meta-analysis. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 355. 108591–108591. 62 indexed citations

Thomas, Ben W., et al.. (2023). STOCK MARKET PREDICTION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science. 1 indexed citations

Owens, Jennifer, Zhijie Wang, Ben W. Thomas, et al.. (2023). Winter wheat responses to enhanced efficiency liquid nitrogen fertilizers in the Canadian Prairies. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 103(4). 353–367. 2 indexed citations

Thomas, Ben W., Xueliang Zhang, Yan He, et al.. (2022). Organic carbon and nitrogen accumulation in orchard soil with organic fertilization and cover crop management: A global meta-analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 852. 158402–158402. 37 indexed citations

Hao, Xiying, Ben W. Thomas, Tim A. McAllister, et al.. (2022). Soil antibiotic resistance genes accumulate at different rates over four decades of manure application. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 443(Pt B). 130136–130136. 27 indexed citations

Wang, Junye, et al.. (2021). Modeling the effect of wastewater irrigation on soil salinity using a SALT‐DNDC model. Land Degradation and Development. 33(1). 55–67. 13 indexed citations

Owens, Jennifer, Ben W. Thomas, K. A. Beauchemin, et al.. (2020). Greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from stored manure from beef cattle supplemented 3-nitrooxypropanol and monensin to reduce enteric methane emissions. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 19310–19310. 19 indexed citations

Shrestha, Narayan Kumar, Ben W. Thomas, Xinzhong Du, Xiying Hao, & Junye Wang. (2018). Modeling nitrous oxide emissions from rough fescue grassland soils subjected to long-term grazing of different intensities using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(27). 27362–27377. 17 indexed citations

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Thomas, Ben W., et al.. (2017). Are distinct nitrous oxide emission factors required for cattle urine and dung deposited on pasture in western Canada?. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(33). 26142–26147. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuting, Hong Shen, Xinhua He, et al.. (2017). Fertilization Shapes Bacterial Community Structure by Alteration of Soil pH. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 1325–1325. 199 indexed citations

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Li, Ping, Man Lang, Chunli Li, Ben W. Thomas, & Xiying Hao. (2016). Nutrient Leaching from Soil Amended with Manure and Compost from Cattle Fed Diets Containing Wheat Dried Distillers’ Grains with Solubles. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 227(10). 16 indexed citations

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Gul, Shamim, et al.. (2015). Physico-chemical properties and microbial responses in biochar-amended soils: Mechanisms and future directions. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 206. 46–59. 1014 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thomas, Ben W., Joann K. Whalen, Mehdi Sharifi, Martin H. Chantigny, & Bernie J. Zebarth. (2015). Labile organic matter fractions as early‐season nitrogen supply indicators in manure‐amended soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 179(1). 94–103. 23 indexed citations

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Whalen, Joann K., et al.. (2013). Soil food web controls on nitrogen mineralization are influenced by agricultural practices in humid temperate climates.. CABI Reviews. 1–18. 29 indexed citations

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Thomas, Ben W., et al.. (2002). Method development and validation for the GC-FID assay of tributyl phosphate in a phospholipid emulsion. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 28(1). 155–160. 1 indexed citations

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Briguglio, Lino, Peter Johnson, & Ben W. Thomas. (1992). Tourism multipliers in the Maltese economy.. Biochemical Pharmacology. 46(11). 69–86. 10 indexed citations

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Johnson, Peter & Ben W. Thomas. (1990). The employment potential of a tourist attraction: a study of a museum.. 1(2). 18–25.

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Thomas, Ben W., et al.. (1975). APPARENT ODOR THRESHOLDS OF POLYAMINES IN WATER AND 2% SOYBEAN FLOUR DISPERSIONS. Journal of Food Science. 40(2). 274–276. 15 indexed citations

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Thomas, Ben W., et al.. (1955). A study of meadow hays from the Cockle Park plots. 1. Proximate constituents and digestibility.. 23. 25–33. 1 indexed citations

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