Melissa Arcand

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 840 citations indexed

About

Melissa Arcand is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Arcand has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 840 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Soil Science, 11 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Melissa Arcand's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers), Phosphorus and nutrient management (5 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (5 papers). Melissa Arcand is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers), Phosphorus and nutrient management (5 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (5 papers). Melissa Arcand collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Netherlands and France. Melissa Arcand's co-authors include Kim Schneider, Bobbi L. Helgason, Shanay Williams, Kate A. Congreves, Soudeh Farzadfar, R. Farrell, J. Diane Knight, Reynald Lemke, David J. Levy‐Booth and James M. Williamson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Frontiers in Microbiology and Sensors.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Arcand

22 papers receiving 808 citations

Hit Papers

Nitrogen Use Efficiency Definitions of Today and Tomorrow 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200 250
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. Nitrogen Use Efficiency Definitions of Today and Tomorrow
    2021 258 citations Kate A. Congreves, Soudeh Farzadfar et al. Frontiers in Plant Science profile →

Peers

Melissa Arcand
Annette Deubel Germany
Lawrence Aula United States
Reinaldo Bertola Cantarutti Brazil
Xiaoli Hui China
K.A. Gopinath India
Rongfang Zhao China
Stefano Monaco Italy
Fenglian Lv China
Majid Mahmood Tahir Pakistan
J. C. Polidoro Brazil
Annette Deubel Germany
Melissa Arcand
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Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Arcand

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa Arcand

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Melissa Arcand. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Melissa Arcand. The network helps show where Melissa Arcand may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Arcand

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa Arcand. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa Arcand 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 Melissa Arcand. Melissa Arcand is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Arcand, Melissa, et al.. (2023). Soil denitrification response to increased urea concentration constrains nitrous oxide emissions in a simulated cattle urine patch. Plant and Soil. 498(1-2). 125–145. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yunliang, Sally Vail, Melissa Arcand, & Bobbi L. Helgason. (2023). Contrasting Nitrogen Fertilization andBrassica napus(Canola) Variety Development Impact Recruitment of the Root-Associated Microbiome. Phytobiomes Journal. 7(1). 125–137. 7 indexed citations
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Norris, Charlotte E., Monika A. Gorzelak, Melissa Arcand, et al.. (2022). The story of long-term research sites and soil health in Canadian agriculture. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 103(1). 164–190. 6 indexed citations
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Williams, Shanay, Sally Vail, & Melissa Arcand. (2021). Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Parent vs. Hybrid Canola under Varying Nitrogen Availabilities. Plants. 10(11). 2364–2364. 16 indexed citations
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Congreves, Kate A., et al.. (2021). Nitrogen Use Efficiency Definitions of Today and Tomorrow. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 637108–637108. 258 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alotaibi, Khaled D., Melissa Arcand, & Noura Ziadi. (2021). Effect of biochar addition on legacy phosphorus availability in long-term cultivated arid soil. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture. 8(1). 18 indexed citations
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Wahid, Khan A., et al.. (2020). SoilCam: A Fully Automated Minirhizotron using Multispectral Imaging for Root Activity Monitoring. Sensors. 20(3). 787–787. 18 indexed citations
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Mamet, Steven D., Shanay Williams, Charlotte E. Norris, et al.. (2020). An intensive multilocation temporal dataset of fungal and bacterial communities in the root and rhizosphere of Brassica napus. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 31. 106143–106143. 4 indexed citations
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Mamet, Steven D., Shanay Williams, Melissa Arcand, et al.. (2020). An intensive multilocation temporal dataset of fungal communities in the root and rhizosphere of Brassica napus. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 30. 105467–105467. 4 indexed citations
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Helgason, Bobbi L., Charlotte E. Norris, Sally Vail, et al.. (2020). Core and Differentially Abundant Bacterial Taxa in the Rhizosphere of Field Grown Brassica napus Genotypes: Implications for Canola Breeding. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 3007–3007. 44 indexed citations
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Arcand, Melissa, David J. Levy‐Booth, & Bobbi L. Helgason. (2017). Resource Legacies of Organic and Conventional Management Differentiate Soil Microbial Carbon Use. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 2293–2293. 53 indexed citations
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Arcand, Melissa, Bobbi L. Helgason, & Reynald Lemke. (2016). Microbial crop residue decomposition dynamics in organic and conventionally managed soils. Applied Soil Ecology. 107. 347–359. 75 indexed citations
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Arcand, Melissa, Reynald Lemke, R. Farrell, & J. Diane Knight. (2013). Nitrogen supply from belowground residues of lentil and wheat to a subsequent wheat crop. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 50(3). 507–515. 35 indexed citations
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Arcand, Melissa, J. Diane Knight, & R. Farrell. (2013). Temporal dynamics of nitrogen rhizodeposition in field pea as determined by 15N labeling. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 93(5). 941–950. 16 indexed citations
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Arcand, Melissa, J. Diane Knight, & R. Farrell. (2013). Differentiating between the supply of N to wheat from above and belowground residues of preceding crops of pea and canola. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 50(4). 563–570. 35 indexed citations
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Arcand, Melissa, J. Diane Knight, & R. Farrell. (2013). Estimating belowground nitrogen inputs of pea and canola and their contribution to soil inorganic N pools using 15N labeling. Plant and Soil. 371(1-2). 67–80. 33 indexed citations
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Arcand, Melissa & Kim Schneider. (2006). Plant- and microbial-based mechanisms to improve the agronomic effectiveness of phosphate rock: a review. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 78(4). 791–807. 146 indexed citations
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Arcand, Melissa & James M. Williamson. (1981). An evaluation of home visiting of patients by physicians in geriatric medicine. BMJ. 283(6293). 718–720. 30 indexed citations

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