Donald L. Sparks

46.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
348 papers, 34.0k citations indexed

About

Donald L. Sparks is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald L. Sparks has authored 348 papers receiving a total of 34.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 105 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 96 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Donald L. Sparks's work include Iron oxide chemistry and applications (104 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (96 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (83 papers). Donald L. Sparks is often cited by papers focused on Iron oxide chemistry and applications (104 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (96 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (83 papers). Donald L. Sparks collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Donald L. Sparks's co-authors include Cliff T. Johnston, M. A. Tabatabai, Richard H. Loeppert, M. E. Sumner, P. N. Soltanpour, Philip A. Helmke, A. L. Page, Yuji Arai, Derek Peak and Evert J. Elzinga and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Donald L. Sparks

347 papers receiving 32.8k citations

Hit Papers

Methods of soil analysis. Part 3 - chemical methods. 1988 2026 2000 2013 1996 2015 1997 2020 2008 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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. Methods of soil analysis. Part 3 - chemical methods.
    1996 7.6k citations Donald L. Sparks, Cliff T. Johnston et al. profile →
  2. Soil and human security in the 21st century
    2015 977 citations Donald L. Sparks et al. profile →
  3. Arsenate and Chromate Retention Mechanisms on Goethite. 1. Surface Structure
    1997 866 citations Donald L. Sparks et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  4. Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils for food safety and sustainability
    2020 793 citations Donald L. Sparks, Jörg Rinklebe et al. profile →
  5. Nanominerals, Mineral Nanoparticles, and Earth Systems
    2008 714 citations Michael F. Hochella, Steven K. Lower et al. profile →
  6. ATR–FTIR Spectroscopic Investigation on Phosphate Adsorption Mechanisms at the Ferrihydrite–Water Interface
    2001 620 citations Donald L. Sparks et al. profile →
  7. Properties of Fe-Organic Matter Associations via Coprecipitation versus Adsorption
    2014 503 citations Jian Wang, Donald L. Sparks et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  8. Soil Physical Chemistry
    1988 481 citations Donald L. Sparks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald L. Sparks United States 91 10.2k 9.1k 5.8k 5.7k 5.0k 348 34.0k
Ravi Naidu Australia 113 10.9k 1.1× 22.1k 2.4× 4.3k 0.7× 3.9k 0.7× 10.1k 2.0× 1.0k 55.4k
W.H. van Riemsdijk Netherlands 83 7.4k 0.7× 5.4k 0.6× 6.1k 1.0× 1.7k 0.3× 3.7k 0.7× 235 21.7k
Baoshan Xing United States 129 4.9k 0.5× 21.5k 2.4× 4.9k 0.8× 4.8k 0.8× 14.0k 2.8× 926 67.9k
Bin Gao United States 115 4.2k 0.4× 9.9k 1.1× 5.8k 1.0× 4.1k 0.7× 22.8k 4.5× 517 49.9k
Andreas Kappler Germany 81 7.8k 0.8× 5.7k 0.6× 3.7k 0.6× 2.3k 0.4× 2.7k 0.5× 438 26.7k
Garrison Sposito United States 90 3.7k 0.4× 4.9k 0.5× 3.4k 0.6× 2.0k 0.3× 3.3k 0.7× 416 27.4k
Johannes Lehmann United States 106 7.1k 0.7× 10.0k 1.1× 2.1k 0.4× 35.9k 6.3× 5.8k 1.1× 390 66.5k
Murray B. McBride United States 63 3.2k 0.3× 10.7k 1.2× 1.4k 0.2× 1.9k 0.3× 3.7k 0.7× 257 20.5k
Q. Lena China 87 10.4k 1.0× 17.4k 1.9× 1.4k 0.2× 1.5k 0.3× 5.4k 1.1× 446 31.7k
Scott Fendorf United States 80 11.3k 1.1× 7.2k 0.8× 3.1k 0.5× 954 0.2× 3.8k 0.7× 252 22.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Siebecker, Matthew G., et al.. (2025). Hurricanes and turbulent floods threaten arsenic-contaminated coastal soils and vulnerable communities. Environment International. 200. 109479–109479. 3 indexed citations
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Gu, Chunhao, et al.. (2024). Saltwater intrusion increases phosphorus abundance and alters availability in coastal soils with implications for future sea level rise. The Science of The Total Environment. 931. 172624–172624. 4 indexed citations
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Barreto, Matheus Sampaio Carneiro, Evert J. Elzinga, Ashaki A. Rouff, et al.. (2024). Zinc speciation in highly weathered tropical soils affected by large scale vegetable production. The Science of The Total Environment. 916. 170223–170223. 5 indexed citations
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Siebecker, Matthew G., et al.. (2024). Multimodal, microspectroscopic speciation of legacy phosphorus in two US mid‐Atlantic agricultural soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 88(6). 1992–2012. 4 indexed citations
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Barreto, Matheus Sampaio Carneiro, Francisco Ruíz, Luís Carlos Colocho Hurtarte, Tiago Osório Ferreira, & Donald L. Sparks. (2024). Fate of As(V) and Cr(VI) adsorbed on goethite in a mangrove‐microcosm experiment. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 88(6). 2353–2361. 1 indexed citations
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Siebecker, Matthew G., et al.. (2023). Chromium speciation and mobility in contaminated coastal urban soils affected by water salinity and redox conditions. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 462. 132661–132661. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Hongping, et al.. (2020). Cadmium speciation and release kinetics in a paddy soil as affected by soil amendments and flooding-draining cycle. Environmental Pollution. 268(Pt B). 115944–115944. 49 indexed citations
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Gamble, Audrey V., Paul Northrup, & Donald L. Sparks. (2020). Elucidation of soil phosphorus speciation in mid‐Atlantic soils using synchrotron‐based microspectroscopic techniques. Journal of Environmental Quality. 49(1). 184–193. 8 indexed citations
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Sowers, Tyler D., et al.. (2019). Dissolved Organic Matter Sorption and Molecular Fractionation by Naturally Occurring Bacteriogenic Iron (Oxyhydr)oxides. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(8). 4295–4304. 110 indexed citations
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Xu, Yilu, Balaji Seshadri, Nanthi Bolan, et al.. (2019). Microbial functional diversity and carbon use feedback in soils as affected by heavy metals. Environment International. 125. 478–488. 157 indexed citations
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Yeasmin, Sabina, Balwant Singh, Cliff T. Johnston, Donald L. Sparks, & Quan Hua. (2019). Changes in Particulate and Mineral Associated Organic Carbon with Land Use in Contrasting Soils. 3 indexed citations
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Sowers, Tyler D., Dinesh Adhikari, Jian Wang, Yu Yang, & Donald L. Sparks. (2018). Spatial Associations and Chemical Composition of Organic Carbon Sequestered in Fe, Ca, and Organic Carbon Ternary Systems. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(12). 6936–6944. 96 indexed citations
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LeMonte, Joshua J., et al.. (2017). Sea Level Rise Induced Arsenic Release from Historically Contaminated Coastal Soils. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(11). 5913–5922. 156 indexed citations
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Kheoruenromne, Irb, et al.. (2013). Effect of parent materials and organic carbon on cation exchange capacity of tropical red soils under different moisture regimes.. Thai Journal of Agricultural Science. 46(4). 165–174. 1 indexed citations
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Lami, Raphaël, Matthew T. Cottrell, Brandon J. Lafferty, et al.. (2012). Arsenite modifies structure of soil microbial communities and arsenite oxidization potential. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 84(2). 270–279. 24 indexed citations
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Hochella, Michael F., Steven K. Lower, Patricia A. Maurice, et al.. (2008). Nanominerals, mineral nanoparticles, and Earth systems. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 72(12). 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Pengchu & Donald L. Sparks. (1993). Kinetics of Phenol and Aniline Adsorption and Desorption on an Organo‐Clay. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 57(2). 340–345. 33 indexed citations
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Seyfried, M. S., Donald L. Sparks, Asher Bar‐Tal, & Sala Feigenbaum. (1989). Kinetics of Calcium‐Magnesium Exchange on Soil Using a Stirred‐Flow Reaction Chamber. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 53(2). 406–410. 22 indexed citations
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Sparks, Donald L., et al.. (1987). Differentiation of Soil Nitrogen Fractions Using a Kinetic Approach. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 51(2). 314–317. 5 indexed citations
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Sparks, Donald L. & J. A. Payne. (1982). Zinc concentration in pecan leaflets associated with zinc deficiency symptoms [Carya illinoensis].. HortScience. 2 indexed citations

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