Peter Christie

44.9k total citations · 10 hit papers
571 papers, 36.4k citations indexed

About

Peter Christie is a scholar working on Pollution, Plant Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Christie has authored 571 papers receiving a total of 36.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 255 papers in Pollution, 246 papers in Plant Science and 136 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Peter Christie's work include Heavy metals in environment (145 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (117 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (104 papers). Peter Christie is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (145 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (117 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (104 papers). Peter Christie collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Peter Christie's co-authors include Fusuo Zhang, Longhua Wu, Xiaotang Ju, Yongming Luo, Xiaolin Li, Shuzhen Zhang, Ying Teng, Yong‐Guan Zhu, F.S. Zhang and Xuejun Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Peter Christie

568 papers receiving 35.5k citations

Hit Papers

Significant Acidification... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2010 2009 2013 2006 2005 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Significant Acidification in Major Chinese Croplands
    2010 3.1k citations Peter Christie et al. profile →
  2. Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems
    2009 2.2k citations Xiaotang Ju, Guangxi Xing et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Enhanced nitrogen deposition over China
    2013 2.1k citations Xuejun Liu, Zhenling Cui et al. profile →
  4. Mechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of abiotic stresses in higher plants: A review
    2006 876 citations Peter Christie et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
  5. Nitrogen balance and groundwater nitrate contamination: Comparison among three intensive cropping systems on the North China Plain
    2005 635 citations Xiaotang Ju, Peter Christie et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
  6. Influence of pyrolysis temperature on properties and environmental safety of heavy metals in biochars derived from municipal sewage sludge
    2016 527 citations Ming Hung Wong, Minyan Wang et al. profile →
  7. Molecular-Scale Investigation with ESI-FT-ICR-MS on Fractionation of Dissolved Organic Matter Induced by Adsorption on Iron Oxyhydroxides
    2016 453 citations Peter Christie et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  8. Uptake, translocation, and transformation of metal-based nanoparticles in plants: recent advances and methodological challenges
    2018 447 citations Peter Christie et al. profile →
  9. Exposure of soil collembolans to microplastics perturbs their gut microbiota and alters their isotopic composition
    2017 424 citations Peter Christie, Longhua Wu et al. profile →
  10. Carbon storage in an arable soil combining field measurements, aggregate turnover modeling and climate scenarios
    2022 122 citations Peter Christie et al. CATENA profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Peter Christie 15.0k 11.5k 10.6k 5.0k 4.3k 571 36.4k
Davey L. Jones 17.0k 1.1× 9.2k 0.8× 18.5k 1.7× 6.3k 1.2× 1.6k 0.4× 885 49.7k
Philip C. Brookes 10.4k 0.7× 8.3k 0.7× 24.6k 2.3× 7.8k 1.6× 2.1k 0.5× 237 40.0k
Jianming Xu 5.5k 0.4× 12.2k 1.1× 7.4k 0.7× 3.7k 0.7× 4.0k 0.9× 630 31.9k
S. P. McGrath 18.5k 1.2× 22.4k 1.9× 5.8k 0.5× 11.2k 2.2× 8.6k 2.0× 468 44.2k
Johannes Lehmann 11.1k 0.7× 10.0k 0.9× 35.9k 3.4× 7.1k 1.4× 2.6k 0.6× 390 66.5k
Nanthi Bolan 8.4k 0.6× 23.0k 2.0× 10.5k 1.0× 7.5k 1.5× 7.0k 1.7× 611 54.0k
M. A. Tabatabai 9.3k 0.6× 5.4k 0.5× 13.1k 1.2× 5.6k 1.1× 1.7k 0.4× 222 26.6k
James N. Galloway 6.2k 0.4× 4.2k 0.4× 8.8k 0.8× 10.7k 2.1× 3.6k 0.9× 313 44.4k
Ji‐Zheng He 6.0k 0.4× 9.9k 0.9× 7.9k 0.7× 3.6k 0.7× 2.3k 0.6× 421 24.7k
Fusuo Zhang 32.0k 2.1× 3.7k 0.3× 21.1k 2.0× 8.2k 1.6× 1.5k 0.4× 789 56.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Christie

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Christie

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Christie. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Christie 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 Peter Christie. Peter Christie 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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Guo, Yun, et al.. (2024). Role of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus in vegetation restoration as indicated by bacterial diversity and microbial metabolic limitation in soil underlying moss biocrusts. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 188. 105728–105728. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Xinyang, Jiawen Zhou, Bao Li, et al.. (2024). Differences in the activities of six soil enzymes in response to cadmium contamination of paddy soils in high geological background areas. Environmental Pollution. 346. 123704–123704. 22 indexed citations
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Zhan, Juan, et al.. (2023). New insights into the key role of node I in thallium accumulation in seed of coix (Coix lacryma-jobi L.). The Science of The Total Environment. 908. 168389–168389. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuyang, Tong Zhou, Wenyong Wang, et al.. (2023). Phytoextraction of highly cadmium-polluted agricultural soil by Sedum plumbizincicola: An eight-hectare field study. The Science of The Total Environment. 905. 167216–167216. 11 indexed citations
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Luo, Xueting, et al.. (2023). Water-dispersible colloids facilitate the release of potentially toxic elements from contaminated soil under simulated long-term acid rain. The Science of The Total Environment. 911. 168682–168682. 7 indexed citations
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Shen, Cheng, Weiping Liu, Ming Hung Wong, et al.. (2023). An improved method of MgFe-layered double hydroxide/ biochar composite synthesis. Journal of Cleaner Production. 393. 136186–136186. 39 indexed citations
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Yang, Xue, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Peter Christie, et al.. (2023). Optimizing cropping systems to close the gap between economic profitability and environmental health. New Phytologist. 240(6). 2498–2512. 6 indexed citations
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Bi, Yinli, et al.. (2022). Influence of Loess Interlayer Thicknesson Water Transport in Sand. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 31(4). 3317–3325. 3 indexed citations
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Teng, Ying, Xia Wang, Wenjie Ren, et al.. (2021). Soil Type Driven Change in Microbial Community Affects Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) Degradation Potential. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(8). 4648–4657. 110 indexed citations
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Zhu, Meng, Xuefeng Hu, Chen Tu, et al.. (2019). Sorption mechanisms of diphenylarsinic acid on ferrihydrite, goethite and hematite using sequential extraction, FTIR measurement and XAFS spectroscopy. The Science of The Total Environment. 669. 991–1000. 43 indexed citations
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Fang, Liang, Zhaohui Guo, Shuhui Men, et al.. (2019). Extraction of Cd and Pb from contaminated-paddy soil with EDTA, DTPA, citric acid and FeCl3 and effects on soil fertility. Journal of Central South University. 26(11). 2987–2997. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Lei, Miranda M. Hart, Junling Zhang, et al.. (2015). Altitudinal distribution patterns of AM fungal assemblages in a Tibetan alpine grassland. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 91(7). fiv078–fiv078. 44 indexed citations
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Chune, He, Xuejun Liu, Peter Christie, Andreas Fangmeier, & Fusuo Zhang. (2010). Estimating total nitrogen deposition in agroecosystems in northern China during the wheat cropping season. Journal of Arid Land. 2(1). 2–8. 4 indexed citations
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Ju, Xiaotang, Guangxi Xing, Xinping Chen, et al.. (2009). Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(9). 3041–3046. 2196 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Changbo, Longhua Wu, Yongming Luo, Haibo Zhang, & Peter Christie. (2007). Identifying sources of soil inorganic pollutants on a regional scale using a multivariate statistical approach: Role of pollutant migration and soil physicochemical properties. Environmental Pollution. 151(3). 470–476. 80 indexed citations
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Hao, Zhipeng, et al.. (2006). Autotoxicity potential of soils cropped continuously with watermelon. Allelopathy Journal. 18(1). 111–120. 5 indexed citations
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Christie, Peter, et al.. (2002). Alleviation of Soil Acidity and Aluminium Phytotoxicity in Acid Soils by Using Alkaline—Stabilised Biosolids^＊1. 土壤圈：英文版. 12(2). 185–188. 4 indexed citations
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Christie, Peter, et al.. (2002). Effect of Alkaline—Stabilised Sewage Sludge on Extractable Organic Carbon and Copper in Soils. 土壤圈：英文版. 12(2). 97–102. 2 indexed citations

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