C. I. Rich

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

C. I. Rich is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, C. I. Rich has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Biomaterials, 29 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 10 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in C. I. Rich's work include Clay minerals and soil interactions (39 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (25 papers) and Iron oxide chemistry and applications (10 papers). C. I. Rich is often cited by papers focused on Clay minerals and soil interactions (39 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (25 papers) and Iron oxide chemistry and applications (10 papers). C. I. Rich collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Romania. C. I. Rich's co-authors include R. I. Barnhisel, Heinrich G. Reichenbach, D. C. Martens, G. W. Kunze, Pa Ho Hsu, G. J. Ross, Julien Le Roux, W. W. Moschler, G. M. Shear and G. W. Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Water Resources Research and Soil Science Society of America Journal.

In The Last Decade

C. I. Rich

59 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Soil Chemical Analysis 1958 2026 1980 2003 1958 1958 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Soil Chemical Analysis
    1958 1.8k citations C. I. Rich Agronomy Journal profile →
  2. Soil Chemical Analysis
    1958 1.5k citations C. I. Rich Soil Science Society of America Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. I. Rich United States 21 1.9k 1.5k 1.1k 622 613 61 4.7k
P. F. Pratt United States 21 2.2k 1.2× 1.8k 1.2× 626 0.6× 470 0.8× 517 0.8× 125 4.5k
M. E. Sumner United States 34 1.8k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 767 0.7× 592 1.0× 264 0.4× 98 4.1k
F. T. Bingham United States 38 2.1k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 584 0.5× 308 0.5× 160 0.3× 109 3.7k
C. A. Black United States 26 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 396 0.4× 234 0.4× 349 0.6× 76 3.8k
S. R. Olsen United States 25 3.7k 1.9× 3.7k 2.5× 645 0.6× 421 0.7× 1.0k 1.7× 56 8.2k
Pichu Rengasamy Australia 39 2.9k 1.5× 2.2k 1.5× 926 0.9× 1.6k 2.6× 384 0.6× 103 6.9k
K. Mengel Germany 35 2.6k 1.3× 1.2k 0.8× 394 0.4× 228 0.4× 477 0.8× 130 3.8k
A. Mehlich United States 12 2.0k 1.1× 2.6k 1.8× 482 0.4× 297 0.5× 682 1.1× 24 5.3k
J. W. Parsons United Kingdom 12 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 342 0.3× 173 0.3× 245 0.4× 29 4.3k
Benoît Jaillard France 24 2.0k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 582 0.5× 227 0.4× 315 0.5× 44 3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by C. I. Rich

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. I. Rich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. I. Rich

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. I. Rich. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. I. Rich based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with C. I. Rich. C. I. Rich is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Raedeke, Andrew H., J. Sanford Rikoon, & C. I. Rich. (2001). Organizational factors affecting the strength of Missouri's Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 56(1). 68–75. 1 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I., et al.. (1975). Swelling Chlorite in a Soil of the Dominican Republic. Clays and Clay Minerals. 23(2). 97–102. 3 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I.. (1974). The Chemistry of Clay Minerals. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 38(2). 60 indexed citations
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Murdock, Lloyd W. & C. I. Rich. (1972). Ion Selectivity in Three Soil Profiles as Influenced by Mineralogical Characteristics. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 36(1). 167–171. 5 indexed citations
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Pettry, D. E. & C. I. Rich. (1971). Modification of Certain Soils by Calcium Hydroxide Stabilization. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 35(5). 834–838. 3 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I.. (1970). Conductometric and Potentiometric Titration of Exchangeable Aluminum. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 34(1). 31–38. 5 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I., et al.. (1970). Titration of Acid Soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 34(1). 38–44. 7 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I.. (1969). Suction Apparatus for Mounting Clay Specimens on Ceramic Tile for X‐Ray Diffraction. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 33(5). 815–816. 15 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I.. (1968). Hydroxy Interlayers in Expansible Layer Silicates. Clays and Clay Minerals. 16(1). 15–30. 257 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I., et al.. (1968). High-Resolution Electron Microscopy of Muscovite. Science. 161(3846). 1135–1137. 9 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I., et al.. (1966). Chemical, physical and clay mineralogical properties of Montgomery County, Virginia soils. VTechWorks (Virginia Tech). 1 indexed citations
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Murdock, Lloyd W. & C. I. Rich. (1965). Potassium Availability in Nason Soil as Influenced by Ammonium and Lime. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 29(6). 707–711. 1 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I. & J. A. Lutz. (1965). Mineralogical Changes Associated with Ammonium and Potassium Fixation in Soil Clays. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 29(2). 167–170. 8 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I. & G. W. Kunze. (1964). Soil clay mineralogy : a symposium. 13 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I.. (1964). EFFECT OF CATION SIZE AND pH ON POTASSIUM EXCHANGE IN NASON SOIL. Soil Science. 98(2). 100–106. 43 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I., et al.. (1962). Weathering of Sodium‐Potassium Mica in Soils of the Virginia Piedmont. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 26(6). 591–595. 3 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I.. (1960). Ammonium fixation by two red-yellow podzolic soils as influenced by interlayer-Al in clay minerals.. 4. 468–475. 4 indexed citations
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Rich, C. I.. (1958). Soil Chemical Analysis. Agronomy Journal. 50(5). 288–288. 1750 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rich, C. I.. (1957). Determination of (060) Reflections of Clay Minerals by Means of Counter Type X-Ray Diffraction Instruments. American Mineralogist. 42. 569–570. 11 indexed citations
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Moore, D. G., O. J. Attoe, & C. I. Rich. (1957). Recovery by Eleven Crops of Oats of Phosphorus Applied to Pot Cultures of Five Soils1. Agronomy Journal. 49(10). 560–563. 1 indexed citations

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