M. Scott Smith

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

M. Scott Smith is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Scott Smith has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Soil Science, 10 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in M. Scott Smith's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (9 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (8 papers). M. Scott Smith is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (9 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (8 papers). M. Scott Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States. M. Scott Smith's co-authors include James M. Tiedje, Charles W. Rice, Robert E. Murray, Kathy Zimmerman, Daniel V. McCracken, Robert L. Blevins, Mary K. Firestone, John H. Grove, Charles T. MacKown and Kendall Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Soil Biology and Biochemistry and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

M. Scott Smith

24 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Phases of denitrification following oxygen depletion in soil 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Phases of denitrification following oxygen depletion in soil
    1979 588 citations M. Scott Smith, James M. Tiedje Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. Scott Smith United States 17 1.1k 963 591 482 440 26 2.0k
K. L. Weier Australia 16 1.3k 1.1× 977 1.0× 489 0.8× 207 0.4× 383 0.9× 27 2.1k
J. A. E. Molina United States 24 2.0k 1.8× 941 1.0× 658 1.1× 189 0.4× 542 1.2× 56 2.7k
Finn Pilgaard Vinther Denmark 21 843 0.7× 577 0.6× 400 0.7× 194 0.4× 363 0.8× 47 1.5k
D. M. Linn United States 6 1.6k 1.4× 850 0.9× 505 0.9× 141 0.3× 330 0.8× 9 2.1k
S. J. Smith United States 23 864 0.8× 994 1.0× 236 0.4× 325 0.7× 340 0.8× 59 1.8k
K.W. Perrott New Zealand 17 1.1k 1.0× 589 0.6× 370 0.6× 157 0.3× 286 0.7× 39 1.7k
I. P. McTaggart Japan 18 1.7k 1.5× 1.3k 1.4× 589 1.0× 170 0.4× 335 0.8× 29 2.4k
H. J. Di New Zealand 22 837 0.7× 712 0.7× 290 0.5× 245 0.5× 268 0.6× 31 1.4k
N. G. Juma Canada 26 1.6k 1.4× 650 0.7× 511 0.9× 211 0.4× 851 1.9× 51 2.3k
D. R. Linden United States 21 1.3k 1.2× 371 0.4× 349 0.6× 173 0.4× 341 0.8× 40 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. Scott Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Scott Smith

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Grabau, Larry J., et al.. (2000). Peer Review of Teaching: Lessons Learned from the University of Kentucky. Journal of natural resources and life sciences education. 29(1). 36–40. 1 indexed citations
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Grabau, Larry J., et al.. (1999). Teaching Assessment in Plant and Soil Science and Agricultural Economics Departments. Journal of natural resources and life sciences education. 28(1). 26–30. 3 indexed citations
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McCracken, Daniel V., M. Scott Smith, John H. Grove, Charles T. MacKown, & Robert L. Blevins. (1994). Nitrate Leaching as Influenced by Cover Cropping and Nitrogen Source. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 58(5). 1476–1483. 162 indexed citations
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Murray, Robert E., et al.. (1992). Competition between Two Isolates of Denitrifying Bacteria Added to Soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 58(12). 3890–3895. 10 indexed citations
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Smith, M. Scott, et al.. (1991). Soil Denitrification Dynamics: Spatial and Temporal Variations of Enzyme Activity, Populations, and Nitrogen Gas Loss. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 55(1). 90–95. 110 indexed citations
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Potter, Daniel, Andrew J. Powell, & M. Scott Smith. (1990). Degradation of Turfgrass Thatch by Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) and Other Soil Invertebrates. Journal of Economic Entomology. 83(1). 205–211. 29 indexed citations
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Murray, Robert E., et al.. (1989). Kinetics of Nitrate Utilization by Mixed Populations of Denitrifying Bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 55(3). 717–721. 60 indexed citations
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Smith, M. Scott, Charles W. Rice, & Eldor A. Paul. (1989). Metabolism of Labeled Organic Nitrogen in Soil: Regulation by Inorganic Nitrogen. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 53(3). 768–773. 16 indexed citations
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Smith, M. Scott, et al.. (1989). Microbial Utilization of Carbon‐14‐Glucose in Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Denitrifying Soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 53(4). 1082–1085. 19 indexed citations
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McCracken, Daniel V., S. J. Corak, M. Scott Smith, W. W. Frye, & Robert L. Blevins. (1989). Residual Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization and Winter Cover Cropping on Nitrogen Availability. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 53(5). 1459–1464. 35 indexed citations
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Martin, Kendall, et al.. (1988). Dynamics of Soil Denitrifier Populations: Relationships between Enzyme Activity, Most-Probable-Number Counts, and Actual N Gas Loss. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 54(11). 2711–2716. 78 indexed citations
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Smith, Geoffrey B. & M. Scott Smith. (1986). Symbiotic and Free‐living Denitrification by Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 50(2). 349–354. 19 indexed citations
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Smith, M. Scott, Grant W. Thomas, & R. E. White. (1983). Movement of Bacteria Through Macropores to Ground Water. UKnowledge (University of Kentucky). 3 indexed citations
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Rice, Charles W. & M. Scott Smith. (1982). Denitrification in No‐Till and Plowed Soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 46(6). 1168–1173. 115 indexed citations
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Smith, M. Scott, et al.. (1982). Evaluation of Inoculant Viability on Commercially Inoculated Legume Seed1. Agronomy Journal. 74(5). 921–923. 7 indexed citations
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Smith, M. Scott. (1982). Nitrogen Value from Plowing a Sod. UKnowledge (University of Kentucky). 3.
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Smith, M. Scott. (1982). Dissimilatory Reduction of NO 2 − to NH 4 + and N 2 O by a Soil Citrobacter sp. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 43(4). 854–860. 102 indexed citations
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Smith, M. Scott & James M. Tiedje. (1979). Phases of denitrification following oxygen depletion in soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 11(3). 261–267. 588 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, M. Scott, Mary K. Firestone, & James M. Tiedje. (1978). The Acetylene Inhibition Method for Short‐term Measurement of Soil Denitrification and its Evaluation Using Nitrogen‐13. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 42(4). 611–615. 113 indexed citations

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