Kurt A. Spokas

215 total papers · 16.9k total citations
157 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

Kurt A. Spokas is a scholar working on Soil Science, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Kurt A. Spokas has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Soil Science, 49 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 37 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Kurt A. Spokas's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (61 papers), Landfill Environmental Impact Studies (32 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (26 papers). Kurt A. Spokas is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (61 papers), Landfill Environmental Impact Studies (32 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (26 papers). Kurt A. Spokas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Brazil. Kurt A. Spokas's co-authors include J. M. Novak, D. C. Reicosky, J. Bogner, James A. Ippolito, John M. Baker, Rodney T. Venterea, William C. Koskinen, Krishna R. Reddy, Erin N. Yargicoglu and L. Cox and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kurt A. Spokas

156 papers receiving 12.4k 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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Review of the stability of biochar in soils: predictability of O:C molar ratios

2010 935 citations Kurt A. Spokas Carbon Management profile →
Biochar: A Synthesis of Its Agronomic Impact beyond Carbon Sequestration

2012 742 citations Kurt A. Spokas, Keri B. Cantrell et al. Journal of Environmental Quality profile →
Feedstock choice, pyrolysis temperature and type influence biochar characteristics: a comprehensive meta-data analysis review

2020 558 citations James A. Ippolito, Liqiang Cui et al. Biochar profile →
Impacts of woodchip biochar additions on greenhouse gas production and sorption/degradation of two herbicides in a Minnesota soil

2009 526 citations Kurt A. Spokas, William C. Koskinen et al. Chemosphere profile →
Microbial methane oxidation processes and technologies for mitigation of landfill gas emissions

2009 427 citations Charlotte Scheutz, Peter Kjeldsen et al. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy profile →
Biochar, soil and land-use interactions that reduce nitrate leaching and N2O emissions: A meta-analysis

2018 404 citations Nils Borchard, Michael Schirrmann et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Characteristics and Applications of Biochar for Environmental Remediation: A Review

2014 385 citations Tao Xie, Krishna R. Reddy et al. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Kurt A. Spokas	5.2k	3.1k	2.5k	2.2k	1.9k	157	12.8k
David A. Laird	5.8k 1.1×	1.7k 0.6×	2.7k 1.1×	2.8k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	156	15.7k
J. M. Novak	7.6k 1.5×	2.1k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	2.8k 1.3×	2.3k 1.2×	241	17.0k
Annette Cowie	6.2k 1.2×	1.3k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	177	14.3k
Saran Sohi	4.9k 1.0×	1.5k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	88	10.3k
Stephen Joseph	8.2k 1.6×	2.5k 0.8×	3.8k 1.5×	3.2k 1.4×	2.9k 1.5×	121	17.6k
Caroline A. Masiello	4.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	107	12.8k
Lukas Van Zwieten	9.2k 1.8×	1.9k 0.6×	2.8k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	3.6k 1.9×	221	15.8k
Claudia Kammann	5.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	2.4k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	109	10.9k
Miguel Á. Sánchez-Monedero	7.0k 1.4×	3.5k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	2.3k 1.2×	115	11.6k
María Luz Cayuela	5.0k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	97	9.1k

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