Margaret Schmidt

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Margaret Schmidt is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Soil Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Margaret Schmidt has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 18 papers in Soil Science and 16 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Margaret Schmidt's work include Forest ecology and management (17 papers), Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (16 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (10 papers). Margaret Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (17 papers), Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (16 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (10 papers). Margaret Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Nepal and United States. Margaret Schmidt's co-authors include Chuck Bulmer, Brandon Heung, Anders Knudby, Suzana Dragićević, Jin Zhang, Hung Chak Ho, S. Ellen Macdonald, R. L. Rothwell, Jozo Dujmović and Marie‐Josée Fortin and has published in prestigious journals such as Soil Science Society of America Journal, Geoderma and Anesthesia & Analgesia.

In The Last Decade

Margaret Schmidt

49 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

An overview and comparison of machine-learning techniques for classification purposes in digital soil mapping

2015 390 citations Brandon Heung, Hung Chak Ho et al. Geoderma profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Margaret Schmidt Canada	20	703	539	490	367	353	50	1.8k
Luís Moreira de Sousa Netherlands	10	653 0.9×	439 0.8×	368 0.8×	399 1.1×	186 0.5×	26	1.8k
Chuck Bulmer Canada	18	609 0.9×	484 0.9×	193 0.4×	268 0.7×	225 0.6×	41	1.3k
Elpídio Inácio Fernandes Filho Brazil	25	874 1.2×	482 0.9×	723 1.5×	599 1.6×	178 0.5×	126	2.3k
Colby Brungard United States	16	857 1.2×	432 0.8×	230 0.5×	337 0.9×	104 0.3×	35	1.3k
G. A. Nielsen United States	17	981 1.4×	965 1.8×	410 0.8×	672 1.8×	191 0.5×	39	2.3k
George Z. Gertner United States	31	978 1.4×	747 1.4×	975 2.0×	695 1.9×	727 2.1×	101	3.0k
Stephen McNeill New Zealand	17	498 0.7×	522 1.0×	366 0.7×	477 1.3×	99 0.3×	55	1.6k
Osmar Abílio de Carvalho Júnior Brazil	27	497 0.7×	336 0.6×	664 1.4×	817 2.2×	101 0.3×	183	2.4k
Karsten Schmidt Germany	31	1.7k 2.4×	906 1.7×	342 0.7×	633 1.7×	160 0.5×	59	2.7k
D.J.J. Walvoort Netherlands	18	1.8k 2.6×	585 1.1×	336 0.7×	621 1.7×	157 0.4×	47	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Margaret Schmidt

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Schmidt, Margaret, Daniel D. Saurette, Chuck Bulmer, et al.. (2025). Advancing digital soil mapping with multi-year crop cover data: Impacts on model accuracy and soil interpretation. Geoderma. 461. 117481–117481.

Liu, Yang, et al.. (2025). Applications of remote sensing for crop residue cover mapping. Smart Agricultural Technology. 11. 100880–100880. 6 indexed citations

Schmidt, Margaret, et al.. (2024). Filling the gaps in soil data: A multi-model framework for addressing data gaps using pedotransfer functions and machine-learning with uncertainty estimates to estimate bulk density. CATENA. 245. 108310–108310. 1 indexed citations

Schmidt, Margaret, et al.. (2024). A framework for optimizing environmental covariates to support model interpretability in digital soil mapping. Geoderma. 445. 116873–116873. 27 indexed citations

Jamali, Ali, Bing Lu, C. Teasdale, et al.. (2024). High-resolution UAV-based blueberry scorch virus mapping utilizing a deep vision transformer algorithm. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 229. 109726–109726. 4 indexed citations

Jamali, Ali, Rishi R. Burlakoti, Margaret Schmidt, et al.. (2024). High-resolution mapping of Blueberry scorch virus incidence using RGB and multispectral UAV images and deep learning. Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment. 36. 101390–101390. 3 indexed citations

Schmidt, Margaret, Daniel D. Saurette, Jin Zhang, et al.. (2023). A framework for recalibrating pedotransfer functions using nonlinear least squares and estimating uncertainty using quantile regression. Geoderma. 439. 116674–116674. 7 indexed citations

Heung, Brandon, Chuck Bulmer, Margaret Schmidt, & Jin Zhang. (2022). Provincial-scale digital soil mapping using a random forest approach for British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 102(3). 597–620. 6 indexed citations

Heung, Brandon, Matúš Hodúl, & Margaret Schmidt. (2016). Comparing the use of training data derived from legacy soil pits and soil survey polygons for mapping soil classes. Geoderma. 290. 51–68. 41 indexed citations

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Dragićević, Suzana, et al.. (2016). A GIS-based Logic Scoring of Preference method for evaluation of land capability and suitability for agriculture. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 124. 340–353. 93 indexed citations

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Heung, Brandon, Hung Chak Ho, Jin Zhang, et al.. (2015). An overview and comparison of machine-learning techniques for classification purposes in digital soil mapping. Geoderma. 265. 62–77. 390 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heung, Brandon, Chuck Bulmer, & Margaret Schmidt. (2013). Predictive soil parent material mapping at a regional-scale: A Random Forest approach. Geoderma. 214-215. 141–154. 232 indexed citations

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Kržić, Maja, et al.. (2010). Relative bulk density as a measure of compaction and its influence on tree height. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 40(9). 1724–1735. 38 indexed citations

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Kržić, Maja, et al.. (2008). Maximum Bulk Density of British Columbia Forest Soils from the Proctor Test: Relationships with Selected Physical and Chemical Properties. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 72(2). 442–452. 19 indexed citations

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Goldbach‐Mansky, Raphaela, et al.. (2007). The Anesthetic Management of Children with Neonatal-Onset Multi-System Inflammatory Disease. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 105(2). 351–357. 2 indexed citations

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Dragićević, Suzana, et al.. (2007). Design and implementation of an integrated GIS-based cellular automata model to characterize forest fire behaviour. Ecological Modelling. 210(1-2). 71–84. 120 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Margaret. (2005). Preservice String Teachers' Lesson-Planning Processes: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Research in Music Education. 53(1). 6–6. 8 indexed citations

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Redding, Todd, Graeme D. Hope, Marie‐Josée Fortin, Margaret Schmidt, & W. G. Bailey. (2003). Spacial patterns of soil temperature and moisture across subalpine forest-clearcut edges in the southern interior of British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 83(1). 121–130. 87 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Margaret, S. Ellen Macdonald, & R. L. Rothwell. (1996). Impacts of harvesting and mechanical site preparation on soil chemical properties of mixed-wood boreal forest sites in Alberta. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 76(4). 531–540. 91 indexed citations

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Schreier, Hans, et al.. (1994). ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING Gaining Forests But Losing Ground: A GIS Evaluation in a Himalayan Watershed. 4 indexed citations

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