M. J. Swift
Impact in
- Soil Science top 0.05%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Papers in
- Soil Science 14
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 13
- Forestry 5
- Co-authors
- O. W. HealJ. M. AndersonW. J. PartonPamela A. MatsonAlison G. PowerA. M. N. IzacRichárd BarthaRobert Atlas
- Journals
- Journal of Ecology (4 papers)Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment (4 papers)Soil Biology and Biochemistry (4 papers)Ecography (3 papers)Nature (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomZimbabweKenya
In The Last Decade
M. J. Swift
67 papers receiving 10.0k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 168
- Soil Science 4.3k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 2.1k
- Environmental Chemistry 1.4k
- Forestry 538
- Ecology 3.1k
Countries citing papers authored by M. J. Swift
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Fields of papers citing papers by M. J. Swift
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside M. J. Swift, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | 493 | |
| 2 | 1998 | 108 | |
| 3 | Plant litter quality and decomposition: an historical overview | 1997 | 435 |
| 4 | Introduction: soil biology and soil fertility in the Tropics. | 1995 | 2 |
| 5 | 1994 | 28 | |
| 6 | 1994 | 44 | |
| 7 | 1994 | 75 | |
| 8 | FESLM: An International Framework for Evaluating Sustainable Land Management. A discussion paper | 1993 | 16 |
| 9 | Soil Constraints for Sustainable Upland Crop Production in Humid and Sub-Humid West Africa | 1990 | 10 |
| 10 | Decomposer basidiomycetes : their biology and ecology : symposium of the British Mycological Society, held at Queen Mary College, London, March 1979 | 1982 | 4 |
| 11 | 1982 | 29 | |
| 12 | Microbial Ecology: Fundamentals and Applications. Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 753 |
| 13 | 1981 | 184 | |
| 14 | 1981 | 54 | |
| 15 | 1979 | 8 | |
| 16 | Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 3481 |
| 17 | 1976 | 49 | |
| 18 | 1972 | 18 | |
| 19 | 1965 | 15 | |
| 20 | 1964 | 24 |
About M. J. Swift
M. J. Swift is a scholar working on Soil Science, Forestry, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science, having authored 67 papers that have together received 11.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (8 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (8 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (7 papers), Forest ecology and management (6 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers), Agriculture and Rural Development Research (6 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (4.3k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.1k citations), Environmental Chemistry (1.4k citations), Forestry (538 citations) and Ecology (3.1k citations). M. J. Swift has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Zimbabwe and Kenya. Frequent co-authors include O. W. Heal, J. M. Anderson, W. J. Parton, Pamela A. Matson, Alison G. Power, A. M. N. Izac, Richárd Bartha, Robert Atlas, Karl Ritz and Mark Kibblewhite. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Ecology, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Ecography and Nature.
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