Nelson T. Edwards

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

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Nelson T. Edwards is a scholar working on Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Nelson T. Edwards has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Plant Science, 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 17 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Nelson T. Edwards's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (24 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (22 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (17 papers). Nelson T. Edwards is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (24 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (22 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (17 papers). Nelson T. Edwards collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and United Kingdom. Nelson T. Edwards's co-authors include Paul J. Hanson, Charles T. Garten, W. F. Harris, Richard J. Norby, Carla A. Gunderson, Dale W. Johnson, Phillip Sollins, S. B. McLaughlin, Timothy J. Tschaplinski and Stan D. Wullschleger and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, New Phytologist and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Nelson T. Edwards

59 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

Separating root and soil microbial contributions to soil respiration: A review of methods and observations

2000 1.7k citations Paul J. Hanson, Nelson T. Edwards et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nelson T. Edwards United States	30	2.6k	2.3k	1.6k	1.1k	917	60	4.9k
Phil Ineson United Kingdom	38	1.9k 0.7×	2.6k 1.2×	2.0k 1.3×	2.0k 1.8×	767 0.8×	91	5.5k
Kim Pilegaard Denmark	36	2.8k 1.1×	968 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	381 0.4×	97	4.6k
Jacques Ranger France	43	1.4k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	1.9k 2.0×	181	6.2k
K. E. Savage United States	40	2.9k 1.1×	2.7k 1.2×	946 0.6×	2.0k 1.8×	502 0.5×	70	5.8k
Jukka Pumpanen Finland	43	3.4k 1.3×	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.8k 1.6×	934 1.0×	174	6.2k
C. I. Czimczik United States	31	2.6k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	994 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	971 1.1×	82	5.1k
W. M. Jarrell United States	30	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	81	4.4k
Ruth D. Yanai United States	38	1.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	959 0.9×	1.7k 1.9×	132	4.8k
H. Papen Germany	46	2.1k 0.8×	3.5k 1.5×	1.3k 0.8×	2.3k 2.1×	380 0.4×	90	6.2k
Weijun Shen China	38	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	733 0.8×	142	4.3k

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Norby, Richard J., Paul J. Hanson, Elizabeth G. O’Neill, et al.. (2002). NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY OF A CO₂-ENRICHED DECIDUOUS FOREST AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR CARBON STORAGE. Ecological Applications. 12(5). 1261–1266. 171 indexed citations

Edwards, Nelson T. & Paul J. Hanson. (1996). Stem respiration in a closed-canopy upland oak forest. Tree Physiology. 16(4). 433–439. 99 indexed citations

McLaughlin, S. B., Patricia A. Layton, Mary Beth Adams, et al.. (1994). Growth Responses of 53 Open‐Pollinated Loblolly Pine Families to Ozone and Acid Rain. Journal of Environmental Quality. 23(2). 247–257. 22 indexed citations

Kelly, J. M., George Taylor, Nelson T. Edwards, et al.. (1993). Growth, physiology, and nutrition of loblolly pine seedlings stressed by ozone and acidic precipitation: A summary of the ropis-south project. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 69(3-4). 363–391. 28 indexed citations

Friend, A. L., et al.. (1992). Biochemical composition of loblolly pine reflects pollutant exposure. Tree Physiology. 11(1). 35–47. 26 indexed citations

Edwards, Nelson T.. (1991). Root and soil respiration responses to ozone inPinus taedaL. seedlings*†. New Phytologist. 118(2). 315–321. 74 indexed citations

Adams, Mary Beth, J. M. Kelly, George Taylor, & Nelson T. Edwards. (1990). Growth of five families of Pinus taeda L during three years of ozone exposure. New Phytologist. 116(4). 689–694. 7 indexed citations

Edwards, Nelson T., et al.. (1990). Ozone, acidic rain and soil magnesium effects on growth and foliar pigments of Pinus taeda L.. Tree Physiology. 6(1). 95–104. 31 indexed citations

Edwards, Nelson T.. (1989). Pine needle holders for use in gas exchange measurements. Tree Physiology. 5(4). 507–509. 8 indexed citations

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Hanson, Paul J., S. B. McLaughlin, & Nelson T. Edwards. (1988). Net CO₂ exchange of Pinus taeda shoots exposed to variable ozone levels and rain chemistries in field and laboratory settings. Physiologia Plantarum. 74(4). 635–642. 17 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, S. B., Mary Beth Adams, Nelson T. Edwards, et al.. (1988). Comparative sensitivity, mechanisms, and whole plant physiological implications of responses of loblolly pine genotypes to ozone and acid deposition. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 12 indexed citations

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Edwards, Nelson T.. (1986). UPTAKE, TRANSLOCATION AND METABOLISM OF ANTHRACENE IN BUSH BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 5(7). 659–659. 15 indexed citations

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Edwards, Nelson T.. (1982). A Timesaving Technique for Measuring Respiration Rates in Incubated Soil Samples. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 46(5). 1114–1116. 15 indexed citations

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Edwards, Nelson T., et al.. (1982). Uptake and metabolism of 14C anthracene by soybean (Glycine max). Environmental and Experimental Botany. 22(3). 349–357. 22 indexed citations

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Johnson, Dale W. & Nelson T. Edwards. (1979). The effects of stem girdling on biogeochemical cycles within a mixed deciduous forest in eastern Tennessee. Oecologia. 40(3). 259–271. 88 indexed citations

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Edwards, Nelson T., et al.. (1979). The effects of stem girdling on biogeochemical cycles within a mixed deciduous forest in eastern Tennessee. Oecologia. 40(3). 247–257. 48 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, S. B., Nelson T. Edwards, & John J. Beauchamp. (1977). Spatial and temporal patterns in transport and respiratory allocation of [¹⁴C]sucrose by white oak (Quercus alba) roots. Canadian Journal of Botany. 55(23). 2971–2980. 2 indexed citations

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Edwards, Nelson T. & W. F. Harris. (1977). Carbon Cycling in a Mixed Deciduous Forest Floor. Ecology. 58(2). 431–437. 182 indexed citations

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Edwards, Nelson T.. (1975). Effects of Temperature and Moisture on Carbon Dioxide Evolution in a Mixed Deciduous Forest Floor. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 39(2). 361–365. 184 indexed citations

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Edwards, Nelson T.. (1974). A Moving Chamber Design for Measuring Soil Respiration Rates. Oikos. 25(1). 97–97. 23 indexed citations

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