Brian K. Richards

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Brian K. Richards is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian K. Richards has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Pollution, 15 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 15 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Brian K. Richards's work include Groundwater flow and contamination studies (14 papers), Heavy metals in environment (13 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (12 papers). Brian K. Richards is often cited by papers focused on Groundwater flow and contamination studies (14 papers), Heavy metals in environment (13 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (12 papers). Brian K. Richards collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. Brian K. Richards's co-authors include Tammo S. Steenhuis, Kimberly Ann V. Zubris, Murray B. McBride, John H. Peverly, William J. Jewell, Sébastien Sauvé, Yuniati Zevi, M. Todd Walter, Olga Singurindy and Annette Dathe and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Brian K. Richards

74 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Synthetic fibers as an indicator of land application of sludge

2005 558 citations Kimberly Ann V. Zubris, Brian K. Richards Environmental Pollution profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian K. Richards United States	31	1.6k	826	568	567	548	75	3.4k
Alex Chow United States	37	889 0.5×	656 0.8×	561 1.0×	324 0.6×	586 1.1×	122	4.0k
Gang Liu China	37	1.1k 0.7×	748 0.9×	300 0.5×	552 1.0×	1.1k 2.0×	134	4.4k
José A. Acosta Spain	37	2.4k 1.5×	311 0.4×	705 1.2×	638 1.1×	378 0.7×	108	4.3k
Karin Müller New Zealand	34	1.0k 0.6×	370 0.4×	378 0.7×	990 1.7×	733 1.3×	94	3.5k
Maurício Paulo Ferreira Fontes Brazil	31	1.2k 0.8×	310 0.4×	431 0.8×	695 1.2×	514 0.9×	124	3.5k
G. A. O’Connor United States	29	1.1k 0.7×	802 1.0×	962 1.7×	627 1.1×	253 0.5×	91	2.8k
Qianqian Zhang China	32	1.7k 1.0×	425 0.5×	278 0.5×	755 1.3×	582 1.1×	103	3.2k
Ariel A. Szögi United States	30	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.7×	433 0.8×	518 0.9×	607 1.1×	132	3.2k
Ángel Faz Spain	41	2.7k 1.6×	361 0.4×	1.0k 1.8×	936 1.7×	381 0.7×	142	5.2k
Marie‐Odile Simonnot France	34	1.4k 0.9×	521 0.6×	466 0.8×	192 0.3×	1.1k 2.0×	95	3.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian K. Richards

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Zhao, Jiang, Steven Pacenka, Brian K. Richards, et al.. (2018). Detection of glyphosate residues in companion animal feeds. Environmental Pollution. 243(Pt B). 1113–1118. 50 indexed citations

Bayabil, Haimanote K., et al.. (2016). Nitrous Oxide and Methane Fluxes from Smallholder Farms: A Scoping Study in the Anjeni Watershed. Climate. 4(4). 62–62. 3 indexed citations

Dathe, Annette, Yuniati Zevi, Brian K. Richards, et al.. (2013). Functional models for colloid retention in porous media at the triple line. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21(15). 9067–9080. 8 indexed citations

Daniel, Matija, Brian K. Richards, Cheryl V. Rahman, et al.. (2012). Biofilm Eradication With Biodegradable Modified-Release Antibiotic Pellets. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 138(10). 942–942. 12 indexed citations

Singurindy, Olga, et al.. (2012). Temporal Variability of Nitrous Oxide from Fertilized Croplands: Hot Moment Analysis. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 76(5). 1728–1740. 77 indexed citations

Richards, Brian K., et al.. (2009). Assessment of vadose zone sampling methods for detection of preferential herbicide transport. 5 indexed citations

Singurindy, Olga, et al.. (2008). Nitrous oxide from aerated dairy manure slurries: Effects of aeration rates and oxic/anoxic phasing. Bioresource Technology. 99(18). 8643–8648. 18 indexed citations

Gao, Bin, Tammo S. Steenhuis, Yuniati Zevi, et al.. (2008). Capillary retention of colloids in unsaturated porous media. Water Resources Research. 44(4). 70 indexed citations

Singurindy, Olga, et al.. (2005). Nitrous Oxide Emissions From Livestock Waste Under Oxic and Anoxic Conditions. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations

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Zubris, Kimberly Ann V. & Brian K. Richards. (2005). Synthetic fibers as an indicator of land application of sludge. Environmental Pollution. 138(2). 201–211. 558 indexed citations breakdown →

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Richards, Brian K., et al.. (2004). Microbial acidification and pH effects on trace element release from sewage sludge. Environmental Pollution. 132(1). 61–71. 26 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Mohammad Saleem, et al.. (2003). Dissolved Phosphorus from Undisturbed Soil Cores. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 67(2). 458–470. 57 indexed citations

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McBride, Murray B., et al.. (2003). TRACE METAL ACCUMULATION BY RED CLOVER GROWN ON SEWAGE SLUDGE-AMENDED SOILS AND CORRELATION TO MEHLICH 3 AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE-EXTRACTABLE METALS. Soil Science. 168(1). 29–38. 55 indexed citations

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Richards, Brian K., Tammo S. Steenhuis, John H. Peverly, & Murray B. McBride. (2000). Effect of sludge-processing mode, soil texture and soil pH on metal mobility in undisturbed soil columns under accelerated loading. Environmental Pollution. 109(2). 327–346. 132 indexed citations

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Steenhuis, Tammo S., Murray B. McBride, Brian K. Richards, & Ellen Z. Harrison. (1999). Trace Metal Retention in the Incorporation Zone of Land-Applied Sludge. Environmental Science & Technology. 33(8). 1171–1174. 3 indexed citations

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Richards, Brian K., Tammo S. Steenhuis, John H. Peverly, & Murray B. McBride. (1998). Metal mobility at an old, heavily loaded sludge application site. Environmental Pollution. 99(3). 365–377. 116 indexed citations

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McBride, Murray B., et al.. (1997). MOBILITY AND SOLUBILITY OF TOXIC METALS AND NUTRIENTS IN SOIL FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER SLUDGE APPLICATION. Soil Science. 162(7). 487–500. 279 indexed citations

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Richards, Brian K., et al.. (1996). MOVEMENT OF HEAVY METALS THROUGH UNDISTURBED AND HOMOGENIZED SOIL COLUMNS. Soil Science. 161(11). 740–750. 237 indexed citations

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Jewell, William J., et al.. (1993). Methane fermentation of energy crops: Maximum conversion kinetics and in situ biogas purification. Biomass and Bioenergy. 5(3-4). 261–278. 52 indexed citations

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Muck, R. E. & Brian K. Richards. (1983). Losses of manurial nitrogen in free-stall barns. Agricultural Wastes. 7(2). 65–79. 53 indexed citations

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