Lorna Dawson

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Lorna Dawson is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lorna Dawson has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Soil Science, 21 papers in Plant Science and 19 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Lorna Dawson's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (21 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (12 papers) and Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods (10 papers). Lorna Dawson is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (21 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (12 papers) and Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods (10 papers). Lorna Dawson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Brazil and United States. Lorna Dawson's co-authors include Azeem Khalid, Muhammad Arshad, Tariq Mahmood, Muzammil Anjum, Eric Paterson, Stephen Hillier, Graham H. R. Osler, Brajesh K. Singh, B. G. Ord and Thomas Gebbing and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Lorna Dawson

81 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

The anaerobic digestion of solid organic waste

2011 720 citations Azeem Khalid, Muhammad Arshad et al. Waste Management profile →

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lorna Dawson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lorna Dawson

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Microplastics in agricultural soils following sewage sludge applications: Evidence from a 25-year study 2025 ·Chemosphere ·(unknown), Malcolm Coull, (unknown), Colin D. Campbell, Radhakrishna Prabhu, Kyari Yates, Lorna Dawson, (unknown), Eulyn Pagaling	5
2	Health literacy: Reducing inequalities in healthcare access through improving the readability of healthcare material in the Northeast of England-a qualitative evaluation 2025 ·Public Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lorna Dawson, (unknown), (unknown)	1
3	Effectiveness and acceptability of interventions to improve readability of patient healthcare materials: A narrative systematic review 2025 ·Public Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Charles K. Francis, Lorna Dawson, (unknown), (unknown)	0
4	A baseline survey of potentially toxic elements in the soil of north-west Syria following a decade of conflict 2023 ·Environmental Science Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lorna Dawson, Duncan Pirrie, (unknown), J. Bridge	9
5	No evidence for persistent natural plague reservoirs in historical and modern Europe 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Nils Chr. Stenseth, (unknown), (unknown), Barbara Bramanti, Ulf Büntgen, (unknown), Yujun Cui, Hu Zhou, Lorna Dawson, Sacha J. Mooney, Dong Li, (unknown), Samuel Cohn, Florent Sebbane, Philip Slavin, Wannian Liang, Howell Tong, Ruifu Yang, Lei Xu	10
6	Soil Colour and Plant-Wax Markers: Application in Forensic Investigations under Urban Subtropical Environments 2022 ·MDPI (MDPI AG) ·(unknown), Lorna Dawson, Vander Freitas Melo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	4
7	Conjunctive use of synchrotron X‐ray diffraction and Rietveld refinement in Fe‐oxide clays for forensic applications 2022 ·Journal of Forensic Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Vander Freitas Melo, Lorna Dawson, (unknown)	3
8	Soil priorities around the world - an introduction 2022 ·Geoderma Regional ·Dominique Arrouays, Lorna Dawson	2
9	Sand fraction is not suitable for forensic investigations in subtropical soils 2020 ·Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo ·Vander Freitas Melo, (unknown), Lorna Dawson, (unknown)	3
10	The Use of a Sequential Extraction Technique to Characterize Soil Trace Evidence Recovered from a Spade in a Murder Case in Brazil* 2020 ·Journal of Forensic Sciences ·(unknown), Vander Freitas Melo, Lorna Dawson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	6
11	Spectroscopic techniques applied to discriminate soils for forensic purposes 2019 ·Soil Research ·(unknown), Vander Freitas Melo, (unknown), André Maurício Brinatti, Sérgio da Costa Saab, Lorna Dawson	6
12	Evaluation of forensic soil traces from a crime scene: robbery of a safety deposit box in Brazil 2019 ·Geological Society London Special Publications ·(unknown), Vander Freitas Melo, Lorna Dawson, (unknown), (unknown)	7
13	Validation of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Forensic Soils Investigation in Brazil 2019 ·Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo ·(unknown), Vander Freitas Melo, Lorna Dawson, (unknown), (unknown)	11
14	Plant wax compounds and soil microbial DNA profiles to ascertain urban land use type 2019 ·Geological Society London Special Publications ·Lorna Dawson, Lynne M. Macdonald, Karl Ritz	4
15	The discrimination of geoforensic trace material from close proximity locations by organic profiling using HPLC and plant wax marker analysis by GC 2018 ·Forensic Science International ·(unknown), Lorna Dawson, (unknown), Ruth M. Morgan	13
16	The identification of markers for Geoforensic HPLC profiling at close proximity sites 2017 ·Forensic Science International ·(unknown), Lorna Dawson, Mark Brewer, Ruth M. Morgan	11
17	Explosive detonation causes an increase in soil porosity leading to increased TNT transformation 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Niamh Nic Daéid, Lorna Dawson, (unknown), Simon W. Lewis	9
18	The anaerobic digestion of solid organic waste breakdown → 2011 ·Waste Management ·Azeem Khalid, Muhammad Arshad, Muzammil Anjum, Tariq Mahmood, Lorna Dawson	720
19	Morphological and topological responses of roots to defoliation and nitrogen supply in Lolium perenne and Festuca ovina 2004 ·New Phytologist ·Lorna Dawson, Barry Thornton, (unknown), Eric Paterson	30
20	Soil biodiversity, root herbivory and carbon and nitrogen cycling in grassland soils 2001 ·Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository) ·Roger Cook, Lorna Dawson, Alan C. Gange, Susan J. Grayston, P. J. Murray, Amy M. Treonis	1

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