L. A. Richards

19.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

L. A. Richards is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, L. A. Richards has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 9 papers in Environmental Engineering and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in L. A. Richards's work include Soil and Unsaturated Flow (10 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (5 papers) and Irrigation Practices and Water Management (2 papers). L. A. Richards is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Unsaturated Flow (10 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (5 papers) and Irrigation Practices and Water Management (2 papers). L. A. Richards collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and Israel. L. A. Richards's co-authors include Gen Ogata, W. R. Gardner, Darren Moore, A. M. Harper, P. L. Richards, A. Klute, R. Darren Wood, R. D. Wood, Philip F. Low and Leon Bernstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Soil Science Society of America Journal.

In The Last Decade

L. A. Richards

30 papers receiving 7.1k citations

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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 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.

Diagnosis and Improvement of Saline and Alkali Soils

1954 7.2k citations L. A. Richards Soil Science profile →
Physics of Flow Through Porous Media

1958 283 citations L. A. Richards profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A NEW SPECIES OF MACROCHELES (ACARINA: MACROCHELIDAE) FOUND IN BUMBLE BEE NESTS (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) 1977 ·The Canadian Entomologist ·(unknown), L. A. Richards	5
2	Fall-out in London Rain-water during 1964 1965 ·Nature ·R. Darren Wood, (unknown), L. A. Richards	2
3	METALLIC CONDUCTION FOR COOLING A THERMOCOUPLE PSYCHROMETER BATH 1965 ·Soil Science ·L. A. Richards	1
4	Modifications and extensions to an existing sequential scheme for determining fall-out nuclides in water 1965 ·The Analyst ·R. D. Wood, L. A. Richards	1
5	Fall-Out in London Rain Water 1964 ·Nature ·R. Darren Wood, (unknown), L. A. Richards	1
6	Diagnóstico y rehabilitación de suelos salinos y sódicos 1964 ·L. A. Richards	80
7	Pressure Dependence of the Relative Vapor Pressure of Water in Soil 1964 ·Soil Science Society of America Journal ·L. A. Richards, Philip F. Low, D. L. Decker	1
8	Radial‐Flow Cell for Soil‐Water Measurements 1962 ·Soil Science Society of America Journal ·L. A. Richards, P. L. Richards	3
9	Psychrometric Measurements of Soil Samples Equilibrated on Pressure Membranes 1961 ·Soil Science Society of America Journal ·L. A. Richards, Gen Ogata	27
10	Advances in soil physics. 1960 ·L. A. Richards	16
11	Vapor pressure depression at a tensiometer cup. 1960 ·L. A. Richards, Gen Ogata	1
12	Is There a Vapor Gap Around Plant Roots? 1959 ·Science ·Leon Bernstein, W. R. Gardner, L. A. Richards	1
13	Thermocouple for Vapor Pressure Measurement in Biological and Soil Systems at High Humidity 1958 ·Science ·L. A. Richards, Gen Ogata	104
14	Water Content Changes Following Irrigation of Bare‐Field Soil That is Protected from Evaporation 1957 ·Soil Science Society of America Journal ·Gen Ogata, L. A. Richards	24
15	Materials for Retainer Plates and Their Use for Retentivity Measurements 1956 ·Soil Science Society of America Journal ·L. A. Richards, Gen Ogata	4
16	Physical Processes Determining Water Loss from Soil 1956 ·Soil Science Society of America Journal ·L. A. Richards, W. R. Gardner, Gen Ogata	88
17	Diagnosis and improvement of saline and alkali soils by U.S. Salinity Laboratory Staff 1954 ·L. A. Richards	12
18	The Measurement of Soil Water in Relation to Plant Requirements 1954 ·L. A. Richards	1
19	Diagnosis and Improvement of Saline and Alkali Soils breakdown → 1954 ·Soil Science ·L. A. Richards	7198
20	Modulus of Rupture as an Index of Crusting of Soil 1953 ·Soil Science Society of America Journal ·L. A. Richards	100

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