M.B. Kirkham

21.3k total citations · 14 hit papers
235 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

M.B. Kirkham is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, M.B. Kirkham has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Plant Science, 50 papers in Soil Science and 43 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in M.B. Kirkham's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (29 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (26 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (24 papers). M.B. Kirkham is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (29 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (26 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (24 papers). M.B. Kirkham collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and China. M.B. Kirkham's co-authors include Nanthi Bolan, Jingxian Zhang, Jörg Rinklebe, Binoy Sarkar, Anitha Kunhikrishnan, Tomoyuki Makino, Ramya Thangarajan, Jinhee Park, Jurate Kumpiene and Kirk G. Scheckel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

M.B. Kirkham

230 papers receiving 13.5k citations

Hit Papers

Remediation of heavy meta... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2013 1994 2020 1996 2006 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Remediation of heavy metal(loid)s contaminated soils – To mobilize or to immobilize?
    2013 1.6k citations Nanthi Bolan, Anitha Kunhikrishnan et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
  2. Drought-Stress-Induced Changes in Activities of Superoxide Dismutase, Catalase, and Peroxidase in Wheat Species
    1994 737 citations M.B. Kirkham et al. profile →
  3. Biochar and its importance on nutrient dynamics in soil and plant
    2020 538 citations Binoy Sarkar, M.B. Kirkham et al. profile →
  4. Antioxidant responses to drought in sunflower and sorghum seedlings
    1996 514 citations M.B. Kirkham et al. profile →
  5. Cadmium in plants on polluted soils: Effects of soil factors, hyperaccumulation, and amendments
    2006 509 citations M.B. Kirkham profile →
  6. Weathering of microplastics and interaction with other coexisting constituents in terrestrial and aquatic environments
    2021 454 citations Jiajun Duan, Nanthi Bolan et al. Water Research profile →
  7. Particulate plastics as a vector for toxic trace-element uptake by aquatic and terrestrial organisms and human health risk
    2019 446 citations Lauren Bradney, Hasintha Wijesekara et al. Environment International profile →
  8. Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review
    2022 384 citations Nanthi Bolan, Son A. Hoang et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  9. Soil organic carbon dynamics: Impact of land use changes and management practices: A review
    2019 373 citations Nanthi Bolan, M.B. Kirkham et al. profile →
  10. Impacts of climate change on the fate of contaminants through extreme weather events
    2023 229 citations Shiv Bolan, Lokesh P. Padhye et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  11. The potential of biochar as a microbial carrier for agricultural and environmental applications
    2023 227 citations Shiv Bolan, Deyi Hou et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  12. Antimony contamination and its risk management in complex environmental settings: A review
    2021 224 citations Nanthi Bolan, Manish Kumar et al. Environment International profile →
  13. Sustainable soil use and management: An interdisciplinary and systematic approach
    2020 216 citations Deyi Hou, Nanthi Bolan et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  14. Artificial intelligence and IoT driven technologies for environmental pollution monitoring and management
    2024 88 citations Simona Mariana Popescu, Sheikh Mansoor et al. Frontiers in Environmental Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
M.B. Kirkham 4.9k 4.5k 2.0k 1.9k 1.6k 235 14.1k
Rainer Schulin 6.2k 1.3× 4.7k 1.0× 879 0.4× 2.8k 1.5× 1.8k 1.2× 339 16.9k
Erik Smolders 6.9k 1.4× 2.9k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 3.4k 2.2× 413 15.9k
Jean‐Louis Morel 5.9k 1.2× 4.4k 1.0× 689 0.3× 1.6k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 279 12.2k
Brett Robinson 5.5k 1.1× 3.5k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 205 11.0k
Alessandro Piccolo 2.9k 0.6× 5.5k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 5.4k 2.8× 1.1k 0.7× 291 14.9k
Filip Tack 8.8k 1.8× 3.6k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 3.0k 1.9× 309 15.6k
N.F.Y. Tam 9.5k 1.9× 3.3k 0.7× 3.6k 1.8× 1.9k 1.0× 4.8k 3.1× 435 20.4k
Tomáš Cajthaml 4.2k 0.8× 3.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 2.2k 1.2× 1.8k 1.2× 278 11.4k
Li Y 2.9k 0.6× 3.2k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 2.6k 1.4× 1.1k 0.7× 580 16.8k
Caixian Tang 3.4k 0.7× 8.3k 1.8× 1.4k 0.7× 6.1k 3.3× 725 0.5× 357 16.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M.B. Kirkham

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tack, Jesse, G. J. Kluitenberg, M.B. Kirkham, et al.. (2025). Concurrent improvements in maize yield and drought resistance through breeding advances in the U.S.Corn Belt. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9389–9389.
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Kumar, Manish, Sachin Krushna Bhujbal, Kirtika Kohli, et al.. (2024). A review on value-addition to plastic waste towards achieving a circular economy. The Science of The Total Environment. 921. 171106–171106. 43 indexed citations
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Leri, Alessandra C., Oshadi Hettithanthri, Shiv Bolan, et al.. (2024). Bromine contamination and risk management in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 469. 133881–133881. 17 indexed citations
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Popescu, Simona Mariana, Sheikh Mansoor, Owais Ali Wani, et al.. (2024). Artificial intelligence and IoT driven technologies for environmental pollution monitoring and management. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 12. 88 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bai, Guihua, M.B. Kirkham, John W. Nielsen‐Gammon, et al.. (2024). An unprecedented fall drought drives Dust Bowl–like losses associated with La Niña events in US wheat production. Science Advances. 10(31). eado6864–eado6864. 7 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jian, Xinjie Wang, Son A. Hoang, et al.. (2021). Silver nanoparticles in aquatic sediments: Occurrence, chemical transformations, toxicity, and analytical methods. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 418. 126368–126368. 66 indexed citations
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Hoang, Son A., Dane Lamb, Binoy Sarkar, et al.. (2021). Phosphorus application enhances alkane hydroxylase gene abundance in the rhizosphere of wild plants grown in petroleum-hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Environmental Research. 204(Pt A). 111924–111924. 17 indexed citations
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Bolan, Nanthi, Binoy Sarkar, Meththika Vithanage, et al.. (2021). Distribution, behaviour, bioavailability and remediation of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in solid biowastes and biowaste-treated soil. Environment International. 155. 106600–106600. 129 indexed citations
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Wijesekara, Hasintha, Kim Colyvas, Son A. Hoang, et al.. (2021). Carbon sequestration value of biosolids applied to soil: A global meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Management. 284. 112008–112008. 23 indexed citations
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Hoang, Son A., Binoy Sarkar, Balaji Seshadri, et al.. (2021). Mitigation of petroleum-hydrocarbon-contaminated hazardous soils using organic amendments: A review. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 416. 125702–125702. 81 indexed citations
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Duan, Jiajun, Nanthi Bolan, Yang Li, et al.. (2021). Weathering of microplastics and interaction with other coexisting constituents in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Water Research. 196. 117011–117011. 454 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Connor, James T., Son A. Hoang, Lauren Bradney, et al.. (2020). A review on the valorisation of food waste as a nutrient source and soil amendment. Environmental Pollution. 272. 115985–115985. 154 indexed citations
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Bolan, Shiv, Anitha Kunhikrishnan, Balaji Seshadri, et al.. (2017). Sources, distribution, bioavailability, toxicity, and risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s in complementary medicines. Environment International. 108. 103–118. 77 indexed citations
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Kirkham, M.B.. (2012). Internationalization of soil physics from an American perspective. International Agrophysics. 26(2). 181–185. 2 indexed citations
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Reese, John C., Mitchell R. Tuinstra, C. Michael Smith, et al.. (2005). Molecular Mapping of Sorghum Genes Expressing Tolerance to Damage by Greenbug (Homoptera: Aphididae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 98(2). 595–602. 31 indexed citations
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Kelliher, Francis M., M.B. Kirkham, & John E. Hunt. (2000). Photosynthesis and stomatal conductance of the New Zealand tree, Meryta sinclairii, grown under two watering regimes. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 38(3). 515–519. 2 indexed citations
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Ham, Jay M., et al.. (1998). Measuring Soil Water Content under Turfgrass Using the Dual-probe Heat-pulse Technique. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 123(5). 937–941. 70 indexed citations
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Kirkham, M.B., et al.. (1997). Physical model for movement of water in split-root wheat plants. International Agrophysics. 11(3). 207–214. 1 indexed citations
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Kirkham, M.B., et al.. (1982). Osmotic regulation in germinating tomato seedlings [Water stress]. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 2 indexed citations
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Kirkham, M.B.. (1977). Elemental Composition of Sludge-fertilized Chrysanthemums1. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 102(3). 352–354. 3 indexed citations

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