Mark Shepherd

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Mark Shepherd is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Soil Science and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Shepherd has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 67 papers in Soil Science and 21 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Mark Shepherd's work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (70 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (61 papers) and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (17 papers). Mark Shepherd is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (70 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (61 papers) and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (17 papers). Mark Shepherd collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, New Zealand and United States. Mark Shepherd's co-authors include E.I. Lord, P. J. A. Withers, Peter Gosling, E. Stockdale, R. Harrison, David Wheeler, James Turner, Bruce Small, A. Bhogal and John A. Webb and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Bioresource Technology and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Mark Shepherd

111 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Mark Shepherd 1.7k 1.4k 782 663 456 115 3.1k
Tom Bruulsema 1.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 986 1.3× 691 1.0× 635 1.4× 55 3.3k
Peter P. Motavalli 2.1k 1.2× 945 0.7× 1.4k 1.8× 620 0.9× 474 1.0× 115 3.8k
Carlo Grignani 1.4k 0.8× 646 0.5× 610 0.8× 465 0.7× 598 1.3× 95 2.5k
Rogier P.O. Schulte 1.1k 0.7× 968 0.7× 535 0.7× 441 0.7× 963 2.1× 130 3.6k
Wenliang Wu 1.5k 0.9× 564 0.4× 917 1.2× 461 0.7× 571 1.3× 111 3.3k
C. A. Palm 2.5k 1.5× 835 0.6× 1.3k 1.7× 904 1.4× 706 1.5× 50 4.7k
Harold M. van Es 2.7k 1.6× 1.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.8× 918 1.4× 600 1.3× 147 4.9k
Wei Qin 1.3k 0.8× 740 0.5× 1.1k 1.4× 370 0.6× 564 1.2× 75 3.4k
Jorge A. Delgado 2.6k 1.5× 1.5k 1.1× 1.7k 2.1× 963 1.5× 940 2.1× 125 5.1k
Ward Smith 2.1k 1.3× 1.0k 0.8× 779 1.0× 738 1.1× 1.0k 2.2× 128 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Mark Shepherd

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Shepherd

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Shepherd

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mark Shepherd. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mark Shepherd based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mark Shepherd. Mark Shepherd is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Monaghan, R. M., et al.. (2024). A response to ‘An examination of the ability of plantain ( Plantago lanceolata L.) to mitigate nitrogen leaching from pasture systems'. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 68(1). 171–174.
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Clark, D.A., K.A. Macdonald, C.B. Glassey, et al.. (2019). Production and profit of current and future dairy systems using differing nitrogen leaching mitigation methods: the Pastoral 21 experience in Waikato. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 63(4). 505–528. 13 indexed citations
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Cichota, Rogerio, et al.. (2018). Lateral spread affects nitrogen leaching from urine patches. The Science of The Total Environment. 635. 1392–1404. 18 indexed citations
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Shepherd, Mark, et al.. (2017). The effect of time of winter urine deposition on mineral nitrogen leaching and implications for grazed forage crops. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 60(4). 376–385. 2 indexed citations
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Beukes, Pierre, Álvaro Romera, Pablo Gregorini, et al.. (2017). The performance of an efficient dairy system using a combination of nitrogen leaching mitigation strategies in a variable climate. The Science of The Total Environment. 599-600. 1791–1801. 18 indexed citations
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Shepherd, Mark, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of refractive index for measuring urinary nitrogen concentration in a sensor worn by grazing female cattle. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 60(1). 23–31. 8 indexed citations
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Clough, Timothy J., et al.. (2016). Plant N uptake in the periphery of a bovine urine patch: determining the ‘effective area’. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 59(2). 122–140. 14 indexed citations
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Clough, Timothy J., et al.. (2015). Fertiliser and seasonal urine effects on N 2 O emissions from the urine‐fertiliser interface of a grazed pasture. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 58(3). 311–324. 16 indexed citations
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Vogeler, Iris, et al.. (2015). An assessment of the effects of fertilizer nitrogen management on nitrate leaching risk from grazed dairy pasture. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 154(3). 407–424. 28 indexed citations
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Shepherd, Mark, et al.. (2010). Application of carbon additives to reduce nitrogen leaching from cattle urine patches on pasture. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 53(3). 263–280. 20 indexed citations
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Shepherd, Mark, et al.. (2008). Assessing the effectiveness of actions to mitigate nutrient loss from agriculture: A review of methods. The Science of The Total Environment. 406(1-2). 1–23. 195 indexed citations
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Hatch, D. J., et al.. (2002). Grassland resowing and grass-arable rotations in the United Kingdom: agricultural and environmental issues. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 2 indexed citations
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Shepherd, Mark, et al.. (2002). Assessing soil structure in organically farmed soils. Organic Eprints (International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems, and Research Institute of Organic Agriculture). 67(6). 1233–41. 4 indexed citations
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Shepherd, Mark. (2001). Nutrient losses from manure after application. 3.
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Bhogal, A., et al.. (2001). Evaluation of two N cycle models for the prediction of N mineralization from grassland soils in the UK. Soil Use and Management. 17(3). 163–172. 6 indexed citations
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Smith, K. A., et al.. (2000). Integrating organic amendments as nutrient sources in arable crop rotations on sandy soils.. Aspects of applied biology. 213–220. 2 indexed citations
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Shepherd, Mark, et al.. (2000). Soil fertility in organic farming systems - are there fundamental differences between organic and conventional farms?. Aspects of applied biology. 62(62). 113–118. 3 indexed citations
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Shepherd, Mark, et al.. (2000). Managing organic manures - is the closed nitrogen cycle achievable?. Aspects of applied biology. 119–124. 3 indexed citations
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Webster, C. P., K. W. T. Goulding, Mark Shepherd, & E.I. Lord. (1992). Methods for measuring nitrate leaching from sandy soils. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 3 indexed citations
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Shepherd, Mark, et al.. (1977). Long-term treatment with neuroleptics in psychiatry.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 4. 215–47. 3 indexed citations

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