Pete Smith

114.3k total citations · 53 hit papers
800 papers, 66.9k citations indexed

About

Pete Smith is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Pete Smith has authored 800 papers receiving a total of 66.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 303 papers in Soil Science, 287 papers in Ecology and 196 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Pete Smith's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (289 papers), Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (131 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (115 papers). Pete Smith is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (289 papers), Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (131 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (115 papers). Pete Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Pete Smith's co-authors include Jo Smith, David Reay, D. S. Powlson, Astley Hastings, M. Wattenbach, Pete Falloon, Genxing Pan, Stephen M. Ogle, Keith Paustian and Sabine Fuss and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Pete Smith

774 papers receiving 64.3k citations

Hit Papers

Greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture 1997 2026 2006 2016 2007 2019 2013 2016 2013 500 1000 1.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pete Smith United Kingdom 135 25.3k 21.2k 15.7k 10.1k 9.1k 800 66.9k
Robert B. Jackson United States 131 24.3k 1.0× 23.4k 1.1× 34.1k 2.2× 8.7k 0.9× 17.4k 1.9× 460 84.9k
Rattan Lal United States 137 51.3k 2.0× 18.3k 0.9× 10.0k 0.6× 9.5k 0.9× 15.0k 1.7× 965 78.8k
Keith Paustian United States 83 27.4k 1.1× 12.0k 0.6× 5.7k 0.4× 6.1k 0.6× 5.2k 0.6× 263 41.2k
Peter M. Vitousek United States 122 27.0k 1.1× 30.7k 1.5× 22.0k 1.4× 4.1k 0.4× 19.3k 2.1× 353 83.2k
Jerry M. Melillo United States 112 17.5k 0.7× 18.8k 0.9× 21.3k 1.4× 3.6k 0.4× 8.1k 0.9× 308 51.5k
David Tilman United States 149 15.5k 0.6× 45.5k 2.1× 27.8k 1.8× 5.2k 0.5× 27.1k 3.0× 306 125.0k
Pamela A. Matson United States 78 10.9k 0.4× 11.8k 0.6× 13.0k 0.8× 2.8k 0.3× 8.2k 0.9× 227 40.5k
Eric A. Davidson United States 103 21.8k 0.9× 14.6k 0.7× 17.2k 1.1× 3.6k 0.4× 6.9k 0.8× 288 47.3k
Christopher B. Field United States 120 9.6k 0.4× 21.8k 1.0× 37.6k 2.4× 7.0k 0.7× 17.3k 1.9× 354 72.9k
Navin Ramankutty Canada 77 6.2k 0.2× 14.1k 0.7× 24.5k 1.6× 4.9k 0.5× 9.9k 1.1× 166 49.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Pete Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pete Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Pete Smith. 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 Pete Smith. The network helps show where Pete Smith may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pete Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pete Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pete Smith 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 Pete Smith. Pete Smith 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
1.
Xiao, Wensheng, Xia Liang, Pete Smith, et al.. (2025). Enhanced plant diversity reduces nitrous oxide emissions in forest soils worldwide. National Science Review. 12(7). nwaf186–nwaf186.
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Chen, Ji, Xiao‐Tao Lü, Dejun Li, et al.. (2025). Decoupling of plant nitrogen and phosphorus under global change over the last two decades. Journal of Ecology. 113(8). 2120–2130. 1 indexed citations
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Matson, Amanda, Maria Fantappiè, J.H. Faber, et al.. (2024). Four approaches to setting soil health targets and thresholds in agricultural soils. Journal of Environmental Management. 371. 123141–123141. 4 indexed citations
4.
Wang, Yue, I.J.M. de Boer, U. Martin Persson, et al.. (2023). Risk to rely on soil carbon sequestration to offset global ruminant emissions. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7625–7625. 19 indexed citations
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Chaplot, Vincent & Pete Smith. (2022). Cropping leads to loss of soil organic matter: How can we prevent it?. Pedosphere. 33(1). 8–10. 23 indexed citations
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Molotoks, Amy, Pete Smith, & Terence P. Dawson. (2020). Impacts of land use, population, and climate change on global food security. Food and Energy Security. 10(1). 344 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cohen, Brett, Annette Cowie, Mustafa Babiker, Adrian Leip, & Pete Smith. (2020). Co-benefits and trade-offs of climate change mitigation actions and the Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 26. 805–813. 85 indexed citations
8.
Smith, Pete, et al.. (2018). Beekeeping adoption: A case study of three smallholder farming communities in Baringo County, Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13 indexed citations
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Chenu, Claire, Farshad Amiraslani, Jean‐François Soussana, et al.. (2018). The « 4 per 1000 » initiative. Soils for food security and climate.. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 5 indexed citations
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Loch, Thomas P., et al.. (2017). Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Flavobacterium psychrophilum Isolates from the Great Lakes Basin, Michigan. Microbial Drug Resistance. 23(6). 791–798. 23 indexed citations
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Wang, Shifeng, et al.. (2015). Ecological impacts of wind farms on birds: Questions, hypotheses, and research needs. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 44. 599–607. 82 indexed citations
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Wang, Shifeng, Astley Hastings, Sicong Wang, et al.. (2013). The potential for bioenergy crops to contribute to meeting GB heat and electricity demands. GCB Bioenergy. 6(2). 136–141. 25 indexed citations
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Koga, N., Pete Smith, Jagadeesh Yeluripati, et al.. (2011). Estimating net primary production and annual plant carbon inputs, and modelling future changes in soil carbon stocks in arable farmlands of northern Japan. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 144(1). 51–60. 27 indexed citations
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Wattenbach, M., Oliver Sus, Nicolas Vuichard, et al.. (2010). The carbon balance of European croplands: a Trans-European, cross-site, multi model simulation study. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 6923. 1 indexed citations
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Flynn, Helen & Pete Smith. (2010). Greenhouse gas budgets of crop production : current and likely future trends. Aberdeen University Research Archive (Aberdeen University). 374. n1760–n1760. 29 indexed citations
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Falloon, Pete & Pete Smith. (1998). The role of refractory soil organic matter in soil organic matter models. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 87. 253–264. 2 indexed citations
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Glendining, M. J., Nick Bailey, Jo Smith, T. M. Addiscott, & Pete Smith. (1998). SUNDIAL-FRS user guide, version 1.0. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 1 indexed citations
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Paustian, Keith, Olof Andrén, H. H. Janzen, et al.. (1997). Agricultural soils as a sink to mitigate CO 2 emissions. Soil Use and Management. 13(s4). 230–244. 670 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, Pete, D. S. Powlson, Jo Smith, & Pete Falloon. (1997). SOMNET. A global network and database of soil organic matter models and long-term experimental datasets. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 38. 4–5. 8 indexed citations
20.
Hiney, Maura, Ole Bent Samuelsen, & Pete Smith. (1994). Association of mortalities in a salmon hatchery with the oral administration of flumequine. Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists. 14(6). 204–206. 2 indexed citations

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