P.L. Searle

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

P.L. Searle is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Biomaterials and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, P.L. Searle has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 8 papers in Biomaterials and 6 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in P.L. Searle's work include Clay minerals and soil interactions (8 papers), Mine drainage and remediation techniques (6 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (4 papers). P.L. Searle is often cited by papers focused on Clay minerals and soil interactions (8 papers), Mine drainage and remediation techniques (6 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (4 papers). P.L. Searle collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and Netherlands. P.L. Searle's co-authors include T. W. Speir, A. Parshotam, H.A. Kettles, G. P. Sparling, John Rieuwerts, R. W. L. Kimber, J. O. Skjemstad, R. C. Bruce, G. P. Gillman and B Davey and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Soil Biology and Biochemistry and Geoderma.

In The Last Decade

P.L. Searle

20 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. The berthelot or indophenol reaction and its use in the analytical chemistry of nitrogen. A review
    1984 793 citations P.L. Searle The Analyst profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P.L. Searle New Zealand 14 394 305 276 272 156 20 1.3k
J. T. Moraghan United States 19 414 1.1× 241 0.8× 257 0.9× 769 2.8× 130 0.8× 74 1.4k
Ramble Ankumah United States 12 293 0.7× 107 0.4× 163 0.6× 238 0.9× 158 1.0× 28 984
C. A. Sanchez United States 26 491 1.2× 171 0.6× 164 0.6× 719 2.6× 126 0.8× 106 1.8k
Liz J. Shaw United Kingdom 26 607 1.5× 199 0.7× 801 2.9× 713 2.6× 520 3.3× 79 2.5k
Dipak Kumar Gupta India 12 293 0.7× 127 0.4× 367 1.3× 391 1.4× 156 1.0× 28 1.6k
Yael Laor Israel 24 339 0.9× 193 0.6× 494 1.8× 349 1.3× 182 1.2× 70 2.1k
Chao Shang United States 18 415 1.1× 421 1.4× 158 0.6× 562 2.1× 116 0.7× 58 2.1k
I. Novozámský Netherlands 20 587 1.5× 452 1.5× 808 2.9× 848 3.1× 232 1.5× 43 2.4k
Luigi Badalucco Italy 27 1.0k 2.7× 307 1.0× 302 1.1× 482 1.8× 387 2.5× 75 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by P.L. Searle

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P.L. Searle

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rieuwerts, John, et al.. (2006). Bioaccessible arsenic in the home environment in southwest England. The Science of The Total Environment. 371(1-3). 89–98. 54 indexed citations
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Parshotam, A., et al.. (2000). Carbon residence times obtained from labelled ryegrass decomposition in soils under contrasting environmental conditions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 32(1). 75–83. 17 indexed citations
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Speir, T. W., et al.. (1999). Simple kinetic approach to determine the toxicity of AS[V] to soil biological properties. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 31(5). 705–713. 66 indexed citations
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Saggar, Surinder & P.L. Searle. (1995). A simple chamber technique for the in situ labelling of pasture sward with carbon (14C). Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 26(9-10). 1547–1563. 7 indexed citations
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Speir, T. W., et al.. (1995). A simple kinetic approach to derive the ecological dose value, ED50, for the assessment of Cr(VI) toxicity to soil biological properties. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 27(6). 801–810. 101 indexed citations
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Searle, P.L.. (1992). The extraction of sulphate and mineralisable sulphur from soil with an anion exchange membrane. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 23(17-20). 2087–2095. 9 indexed citations
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Searle, P.L.. (1991). A simple manual method for the determination of phosphate‐extractable (ion‐exchange membrane) sulphate in soils. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 22(13-14). 1347–1354. 2 indexed citations
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Searle, P.L.. (1990). Reducing interferences by amino acids in the determination of ammonium by an automated indophenol method. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 21(9-10). 831–835. 3 indexed citations
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Searle, P.L.. (1988). The determination of phosphate‐extractable sulphate in soil with an anion‐exchange membrane. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 19(13). 1477–1493. 25 indexed citations
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Searle, P.L. & G. P. Sparling. (1987). The effect of air‐drying and storage conditions on the amounts of sulphate and phosphate extracted from a range of New Zealand topsoils. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 18(7). 725–734. 5 indexed citations
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Searle, P.L.. (1984). The berthelot or indophenol reaction and its use in the analytical chemistry of nitrogen. A review. The Analyst. 109(5). 549–549. 793 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gillman, G. P., R. C. Bruce, B Davey, et al.. (1983). A comparison of methods used for determination of cation exchange capacity. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 14(11). 1005–1014. 65 indexed citations
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Searle, P.L.. (1979). Measurement of adsorbed sulphate in soils—effects of varying soil:extractant ratios and methods of measurement. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 22(2). 287–290. 29 indexed citations
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Searle, P.L. & T. W. Speir. (1976). An automated colorimetric method for the determination of urease activity in soil and plant material. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 7(4). 365–374. 15 indexed citations
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Searle, P.L.. (1975). Automated colorimetric determination of ammonium ions in soil extracts with ‘Technicon AutoAnalyzer II’ equipment. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 18(2). 183–187. 59 indexed citations
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Kimber, R. W. L. & P.L. Searle. (1970). Pyrolysis gas chromatography of soil organic matter. 1. Introduction and methodology. Geoderma. 4(1). 47–55. 15 indexed citations
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Searle, P.L.. (1968). Determination of total sulphur in soil by using high-frequency induction furnace equipment. The Analyst. 93(1109). 540–540. 13 indexed citations

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