P. C. Brookes

11.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
61 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

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P. C. Brookes is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, P. C. Brookes has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Soil Science, 15 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 10 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in P. C. Brookes's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (28 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (13 papers) and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (5 papers). P. C. Brookes is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (28 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (13 papers) and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (5 papers). P. C. Brookes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. P. C. Brookes's co-authors include D. S. Jenkinson, G. Pruden, Rainer Georg Joergensen, K. W. T. Goulding, Goswin Johann Heckrath, P. R. Poulton, S. P. McGrath, N. Hesketh, D. S. Powlson and J. A. Ocio and has published in prestigious journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Journal of Applied Ecology and Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment.

In The Last Decade

P. C. Brookes

60 papers receiving 8.6k 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.

Chloroform fumigation and the release of soil nitrogen: A rapid direct extraction method to measure microbial biomass nitrogen in soil

1985 4.7k citations P. C. Brookes, G. Pruden et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
Phosphorus Leaching from Soils Containing Different Phosphorus Concentrations in the Broadbalk Experiment

1995 663 citations P. C. Brookes et al. profile →
Relationships between soil pH and microbial properties in a UK arable soil

2008 455 citations P. C. Brookes et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. C. Brookes United Kingdom	28	6.9k	2.8k	2.6k	2.3k	1.1k	61	9.2k
J. W. Doran United States	40	8.1k 1.2×	3.3k 1.2×	2.4k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	961 0.9×	84	11.2k
G. P. Sparling New Zealand	46	5.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	800 0.7×	101	7.0k
Eldor A. Paul United States	44	7.0k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	4.1k 1.6×	2.0k 0.9×	943 0.9×	75	10.3k
Richard P. Dick United States	55	6.6k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	3.8k 1.6×	2.1k 1.9×	189	11.8k
Elizabeth M. Baggs United Kingdom	49	6.5k 0.9×	3.6k 1.3×	3.6k 1.4×	2.5k 1.1×	1.8k 1.7×	110	10.7k
Eric D. Vance United States	25	10.2k 1.5×	2.7k 0.9×	4.0k 1.5×	3.3k 1.4×	1.4k 1.3×	46	13.7k
Surinder Saggar New Zealand	46	4.6k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	852 0.8×	157	6.9k
Mike Beare New Zealand	43	6.8k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	603 0.6×	141	9.2k
Bruno Mary France	46	6.5k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.0×	2.9k 1.3×	525 0.5×	101	9.8k
Sylvie Recous France	46	5.5k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	2.6k 1.1×	725 0.7×	131	7.8k

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Liu, Shoulong, Daoyou Huang, Anlei Chen, et al.. (2013). Differential responses of crop yields and soil organic carbon stock to fertilization and rice straw incorporation in three cropping systems in the subtropics. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 184. 51–58. 80 indexed citations

Blackwell, M. S. A., P. C. Brookes, P. J. Murray, et al.. (2009). Effects of soil drying and rate of re-wetting on concentrations and forms of phosphorus in leachate. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 45(6). 635–643. 76 indexed citations

Brookes, P. C., et al.. (2008). Relationships between soil pH and microbial properties in a UK arable soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40(7). 1856–1861. 455 indexed citations breakdown →

Brookes, P. C., et al.. (2007). Nitrogen mineralisation along a pH gradient of a silty loam UK soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40(3). 797–802. 103 indexed citations

Xy, Yang, et al.. (2004). Phosphorus distribution and leaching in loessial soil profile with long-term fertilization under irrigation and rainfed condition. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Xiaorong, Q. Lin, & P. C. Brookes. (2004). Does soil ergosterol concentration provide a reliable estimate of soil fungal biomass?. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 37(2). 311–317. 92 indexed citations

Hesketh, N. & P. C. Brookes. (2000). Towards development of an indicator of risk of phosphorus loss from soil to water. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 1 indexed citations

Brookes, P. C.. (2000). Changes in soil microbial properties as indicators of adverse effects of heavy metals. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 3 indexed citations

Nobili, Maria De, P. C. Brookes, Marco Contin, N. Mahieu, & E. W. Randall. (1999). Qualitative and quantitative changes in free and mineral bound humic and fulvic acids in the Broadbalk classical experiment at Rothamsted. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 5 indexed citations

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Twomlow, Steve, et al.. (1999). Sustainable dryland smallholder farming in sub-Saharan Africa. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 18 indexed citations

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Brookes, P. C., et al.. (1997). Effect of Long—Term Straw Incorporation on Soil Microbial Biomass and C and N Dynamics. 土壤圈：英文版. 7(4). 297–302. 13 indexed citations

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Brookes, P. C.. (1995). Estimation of the adenylate energy charge in soils. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 5 indexed citations

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Brookes, P. C., et al.. (1991). Properties of soil microbial biomass. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 2 indexed citations

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Brookes, P. C., et al.. (1991). Soil microbial biomass estimations by fumigation-extraction. 66(1). 511–514. 6 indexed citations

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Brookes, P. C., et al.. (1990). Some relationships between microbial ATP and soil microbial biomass, measured by the fumigation-extraction procedure and soil organic matter.. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 5 indexed citations

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Brookes, P. C. & J. A. Ocio. (1989). The use of ATP measurements in soil microbial biomass studies.. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 129–136. 4 indexed citations

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Brookes, P. C.. (1987). ATP and adenylate energy charge measurements in soil.. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 2 indexed citations

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Vance, Eric D., P. C. Brookes, & D. S. Jenkinson. (1987). Microbial biomass measurements in forest soils: Determination of kC values and tests of hypotheses to explain the failure of the chloroform fumigation-incubation method in acid soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 19(6). 689–696. 247 indexed citations

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Brookes, P. C., et al.. (1985). Chloroform fumigation and the release of soil nitrogen: A rapid direct extraction method to measure microbial biomass nitrogen in soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 17(6). 837–842. 4733 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brookes, P. C. & S. P. McGrath. (1984). Effect of metal toxicity on the size of the soil microbial biomass. Journal of Soil Science. 35(2). 341–346. 303 indexed citations

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