E. A. Paul

16.0k citations

87 papers · 10.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 48

Impact in

Soil Science top 0.02%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Soil Management and Crop Yield
Environmental Chemistry top 0.1%
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Papers in

Soil Science 56
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 55
Environmental Chemistry 24
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics 23

Co-authors: Keith Paustian Johan Six Richard T. Conant D. A. Rennie Steven W. Leavitt R. M. N. Kucey M. S. Aulakh Johannes A. van Veen
Journals: Soil Science Society of America Journal (15 papers)Plant and Soil (10 papers)Soil Biology and Biochemistry (10 papers)Canadian Journal of Soil Science (8 papers)Soil Science (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada France

In The Last Decade

E. A. Paul

86 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Measuring and Understanding Carbon Storage in Afforested Soils by Physical Fractionation 2002 · 538 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2002 Soil Science Society of America Journal
2002 Plant and Soil
1997 Medical Entomology and Zoology

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside E. A. Paul, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Incorporation of shoot versus root-derived 13C and 15N into mineral-associated organic matter fractions: results of a soil slurry incubation with dual-labelled plant material Biogeochemistry ·Jocelyn M. Lavallee, Richard T. Conant, E. A. Paul, M. Francesca Cotrufo	2018	68
2	Changes in Ecosystem Carbon Following Afforestation of Native Sand Prairie Soil Science Society of America Journal ·Louis M. Won, Vinod M. Thakare, Rhae A. Drijber, Sherri J. Morris, Mary E. Stromberger, E. A. Paul	2013	13
3	Acid hydrolysis of easily dispersed and microaggregate-derived silt- and clay-sized fractions to isolate resistant soil organic matter Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University) ·Richard T. Conant, Keith Paustian, E. A. Paul, Alain F. Plante, Johan Six	2006	80
4	Modeling the partial nitrification in sequencing batch reactor for biomass adapted to high ammonia concentrations Biotechnology and Bioengineering ·Z. Al-Ars, E. A. Paul, Mathieu Spérandio	2006	62
5	Modelling of biological processes during aerobic treatment of piggery wastewater aiming at process optimisation Bioresource Technology ·Fabrice Béline, Sergiy Dotsenko, M.L. Daumer, Fabrice Guiziou, E. A. Paul	2006	32
6	Interpretation of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in Agricultural and Afforested Soils Soil Science Society of America Journal ·E. A. Paul, Sherri J. Morris, Johan Six, Keith Paustian, E. G. Gregorich	2003	92
7	Stabilization mechanisms of soil organic matter: Implications for C-saturation of soils Plant and Soil ·Johan Six, Richard T. Conant, E. A. Paul, Keith Paustian Hit paper breakdown →	2002	3394
8	Continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry of carbon dioxide trapped as strontium carbonate Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis ·D. James Harris, L. K. Porter, E. A. Paul	1997	99
9	Carbon Isotope Ratios of Great Plains Soils and in Wheat‐Fallow Systems Soil Science Society of America Journal ·R. F. Follett, E. A. Paul, Steven W. Leavitt, Ardell D. Halvorson, Drew J. Lyon, G. A. Peterson	1997	111
10	Field variability of carbon isotopes in soil organic carbon Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·Steven W. Leavitt, E. A. Paul, Elise Pendall, Paul J. Pinter, Bruce A. Kimball	1997	17
11	14C Allocation in tree-soil systems Tree Physiology ·William R. Horwáth, Kurt S. Pregitzer, E. A. Paul	1994	134
12	Automated analysis of¹⁵N and¹⁴C in biological samples Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis ·D. James Harris, E. A. Paul	1989	29
13	SOIL AGGREGATE STABILITY AS A FUNCTION OF PARTICLE SIZE IN SLUDGE-TREATED SOILS Soil Science ·蒋昕捷, Harvey E. Doner, E. A. Paul	1988	12
14	CARBON ECONOMY OF SOYBEAN–RHIZOBIUM–GLOMUSASSOCIATIONS New Phytologist ·David J. Harris, R. S. Pacovsky, E. A. Paul	1985	161
15	Mineralizable Soil Nitrogen: Amounts and Extractability Ratios Soil Science Society of America Journal ·N. G. Juma, E. A. Paul	1984	32
16	EFFECTS OF VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA ON ¹⁴C AND ¹⁵N DISTRIBUTION IN NODULATED FABABEANS Canadian Journal of Soil Science ·P. C. PANG, E. A. Paul	1980	98
17	Soil Organisms and Decomposition in Tundra Soil Science Society of America Journal ·E. A. Paul	1975	155
18	The Use of Radiocarbon Dating of Organic Matter in the Study of Soil Genesis Soil Science Society of America Journal ·Y. A. MARTEL, E. A. Paul	1974	72
19	Assessment of biological nitrogen fixation in grassland and associated sites Plant and Soil ·K. Vlassak, E. A. Paul, Rachel E. Harris	1973	78
20	Nitrogen fixation in grassland and associated cultivated ecosystems Plant and Soil ·E. A. Paul, R. J. K. Myers, W. A. Rice	1971	47

About E. A. Paul

E. A. Paul is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Pollution and Agronomy and Crop Science, having authored 87 papers that have together received 10.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (55 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (23 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (12 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (11 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (10 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (9 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (7.8k citations), Environmental Chemistry (2.8k citations), Ecology (3.3k citations), Agronomy and Crop Science (1.1k citations) and Plant Science (2.3k citations). E. A. Paul has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Frequent co-authors include Keith Paustian, Johan Six, Richard T. Conant, D. A. Rennie, Steven W. Leavitt, R. M. N. Kucey, M. S. Aulakh, Johannes A. van Veen, Lorne A. Babiuk and R. F. Follett. Their work appears in journals such as Soil Science Society of America Journal, Plant and Soil, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Canadian Journal of Soil Science and Soil Science.

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