Francis Rayns

2.4k total citations
42 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Francis Rayns is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis Rayns has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Soil Science, 10 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in Francis Rayns's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (12 papers), Agricultural Economics and Policy (5 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (4 papers). Francis Rayns is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (12 papers), Agricultural Economics and Policy (5 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (4 papers). Francis Rayns collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Denmark. Francis Rayns's co-authors include Peter Gosling, Christine Watson, David Atkinson, Gary D. Bending, S. P. Cuttle, Lois Philipps, R. Sylvester‐Bradley, Mary K. Turner, M. Wood and D. J. Hatch and has published in prestigious journals such as New Phytologist, Soil Biology and Biochemistry and Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment.

In The Last Decade

Francis Rayns

40 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers

Francis Rayns
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  • Soil Science 1.0k
  • Plant Science 890
  • Agronomy and Crop Science 524
  • Ecology 352
  • Environmental Chemistry 325
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All Works

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Peat, plastic and fertiliser in organic growing across Europe - current use and future options
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The potential of biochar and anaerobic digestate use in a temperate conventional wheat production system
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Assessing the economic, environmental and social characteristics of UK farming systems.
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Green manures – effects on soil nutrient management and soil physical and biological properties
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A comparison of two models to predict nitrogen dynamics in organic agricultural systems
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National-scale modelling of N leaching in organic and conventional horticultural crop rotations - policy implications
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The use of computer modelling to evaluate the agronomic, economic and environmental impacts of N management in contrasting organic rotations
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Environmental and economic modelling of organic, stockless, horticultural crop rotations
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Can N Use and Farm Income be Optimized for Organic Field Vegetable Rotations in Europe?
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Does organic farming favour arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
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Winter cover crops; their relevance for organic horticultural production.
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Soil fertility in organic farming systems - are there fundamental differences between organic and conventional farms?
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