R. J. Prather

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

R. J. Prather is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Biomaterials and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. J. Prather has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 6 papers in Biomaterials and 5 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. J. Prather's work include Soil and Unsaturated Flow (10 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (5 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (4 papers). R. J. Prather is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Unsaturated Flow (10 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (5 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (4 papers). R. J. Prather collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Indonesia. R. J. Prather's co-authors include J. D. Rhoades, P. A. C. Raats, I. Shainberg, Donald L. Suarez, J. O. Goertzen, H. Frenkel, Hinrich L. Bohn, J. L. Stroehlein, S. Miyamoto and A. D. Halvorson and has published in prestigious journals such as Soil Science Society of America Journal, Plant and Soil and Journal of Environmental Quality.

In The Last Decade

R. J. Prather

16 papers receiving 886 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.

Effects of Liquid‐phase Electrical Conductivity, Water Content, and Surface Conductivity on Bulk Soil Electrical Conductivity

1976 526 citations J. D. Rhoades, P. A. C. Raats et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. J. Prather United States	11	480	470	306	245	221	16	1.0k
W. J. Alves United States	10	489 1.0×	307 0.7×	265 0.9×	147 0.6×	175 0.8×	11	947
F. N. Dalton United States	15	640 1.3×	384 0.8×	174 0.6×	292 1.2×	145 0.7×	20	1.2k
Y. Mualem Israel	19	538 1.1×	668 1.4×	162 0.5×	129 0.5×	412 1.9×	30	1.2k
Paola Rossi Pisa Italy	14	259 0.5×	362 0.8×	77 0.3×	120 0.5×	275 1.2×	21	1.0k
C. Dirksen Netherlands	18	645 1.3×	594 1.3×	126 0.4×	252 1.0×	289 1.3×	27	1.1k
Barry J. Allred United States	17	338 0.7×	155 0.3×	244 0.8×	298 1.2×	137 0.6×	54	842
J.L. Thony France	17	571 1.2×	646 1.4×	115 0.4×	92 0.4×	332 1.5×	22	1.1k
D. Swartzendruber United States	17	439 0.9×	616 1.3×	57 0.2×	100 0.4×	223 1.0×	60	1.0k
J. Kenneth Torrance Canada	21	62 0.1×	555 1.2×	134 0.4×	83 0.3×	42 0.2×	46	1.2k
T. J. Marshall Australia	6	309 0.6×	459 1.0×	44 0.1×	46 0.2×	118 0.5×	12	730

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Hammond, Kenric W., et al.. (1990). A provider-interactive medical record system can favorably influence costs and quality of medical care. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 20(4). 267–279. 14 indexed citations

Shainberg, I., J. D. Rhoades, Donald L. Suarez, & R. J. Prather. (1981). Effect of Mineral Weathering on Clay Dispersion and Hydraulic Conductivity of Sodic Soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 45(2). 287–291. 71 indexed citations

Shainberg, I., J. D. Rhoades, & R. J. Prather. (1981). Effect of Low Electrolyte Concentration on Clay Dispersion and Hydraulic Conductivity of a Sodic Soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 45(2). 273–277. 199 indexed citations

Shainberg, I., J. D. Rhoades, & R. J. Prather. (1980). Effect of Exchangeable Sodium Percentage, Cation Exchange Capacity, and Soil Solution Concentration on Soil Electrical Conductivity. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 44(3). 469–473. 59 indexed citations

Prather, R. J., J. O. Goertzen, J. D. Rhoades, & H. Frenkel. (1978). Efficient Amendment Use in Sodic Soil Reclamation. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 42(5). 782–786. 42 indexed citations

Prather, R. J.. (1977). Sulfuric Acid as an Amendment for Reclaiming Soils High in Boron. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 41(6). 1098–1101. 12 indexed citations

Rhoades, J. D., et al.. (1977). ESTABLISHING SOIL ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY-SALINITY CALIBRATIONS USING FOUR-ELECTRODE CELLS CONTAINING UNDISTURBED SOIL CORES. Soil Science. 123(3). 137–141. 20 indexed citations

Rhoades, J. D., P. A. C. Raats, & R. J. Prather. (1976). Effects of Liquid‐phase Electrical Conductivity, Water Content, and Surface Conductivity on Bulk Soil Electrical Conductivity. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 40(5). 651–655. 526 indexed citations breakdown →

Prather, R. J., et al.. (1976). Effect of sulfuric acid on sodium-hazard of irrigation water. Plant and Soil. 44(3). 715–721. 2 indexed citations

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Miyamoto, S., R. J. Prather, & J. L. Stroehlein. (1975). SULFURIC ACID FOR CONTROLLING CALCITE PRECIPITATION. Soil Science. 120(4). 264–271. 8 indexed citations

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Miyamoto, S., R. J. Prather, & J. L. Stroehlein. (1975). Sulfuric acid and leaching requirements for reclaiming sodium-affected calcareous soils. Plant and Soil. 43(1-3). 573–585. 15 indexed citations

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Prather, R. J., et al.. (1974). Nitric Oxide Sorption by Calcareous Soils: III. Effects of Temperature and Lack of Oxygen on Capacity and Rate. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 38(4). 582–585. 15 indexed citations

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Warrick, A. W., et al.. (1974). Land Disposal of Waste Gases III. Sorption Patterns from Buried Gas Injection Pipes. Journal of Environmental Quality. 3(2). 161–166. 1 indexed citations

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Prather, R. J., et al.. (1974). Nitric Oxide Sorption by Calcareous Soils: II. Effect of Moisture on Capacity, Rate, and Sorption Products. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 38(1). 71–74. 6 indexed citations

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Prather, R. J., Seiichi Miyamoto, & Hinrich L. Bohn. (1973). Sorption of Nitrogen Dioxide by Calcareous Soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 37(6). 860–863. 12 indexed citations

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Prather, R. J., et al.. (1973). Nitric Oxide Sorption by Calcareous Soils: I. Capacity, Rate, and Sorption Products in Air Dry Soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 37(6). 877–879. 8 indexed citations

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