R. S. Shiel

2.7k total citations
77 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

R. S. Shiel is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. S. Shiel has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Plant Science, 16 papers in Soil Science and 15 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in R. S. Shiel's work include Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (13 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (12 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers). R. S. Shiel is often cited by papers focused on Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (13 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (12 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers). R. S. Shiel collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Greece. R. S. Shiel's co-authors include R. S. Smith, Richard D. Bardgett, D. Millward, D. W. Hopkins, P. Corkhill, Helen Quirk, David George, P. J. Hobbs, J.H. Guy and Olivier Sparagano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Global Change Biology and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

R. S. Shiel

74 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. S. Shiel United Kingdom 25 773 589 528 454 391 77 2.0k
R. Cook United Kingdom 16 747 1.0× 708 1.2× 700 1.3× 292 0.6× 336 0.9× 37 1.8k
K. S. Nicholson New Zealand 19 987 1.3× 889 1.5× 710 1.3× 1.0k 2.3× 584 1.5× 31 2.3k
G.W. Korthals Netherlands 28 1.8k 2.3× 946 1.6× 974 1.8× 406 0.9× 448 1.1× 64 3.0k
Gerhard Glatzel Austria 20 765 1.0× 356 0.6× 259 0.5× 447 1.0× 456 1.2× 58 1.5k
Pierre Mariotte Switzerland 23 882 1.1× 513 0.9× 562 1.1× 693 1.5× 326 0.8× 57 1.9k
Cécile Villenave France 27 1.4k 1.8× 1.2k 2.0× 741 1.4× 200 0.4× 543 1.4× 72 2.6k
Rex G. Cates United States 24 862 1.1× 466 0.8× 850 1.6× 761 1.7× 737 1.9× 50 2.4k
Tommaso La Mantia Italy 28 734 0.9× 532 0.9× 528 1.0× 431 0.9× 300 0.8× 168 2.7k
Jean‐Christophe Lata France 21 754 1.0× 712 1.2× 560 1.1× 208 0.5× 248 0.6× 52 1.9k
T. S. Grove Australia 27 1.6k 2.1× 1.1k 1.8× 359 0.7× 929 2.0× 267 0.7× 60 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. S. Shiel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. S. Shiel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. S. Shiel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. S. Shiel 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 R. S. Shiel. R. S. Shiel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Shukurov, Anvar, et al.. (2015). Productivity of Premodern Agriculture in the Cucuteni–Trypillia Area. Human Biology. 87(3). 235–235. 11 indexed citations
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Shiel, R. S., et al.. (2011). The allocation of the herb content classed as "weeds" in the early historical data sets from 1897-1903 on the Palace Leas grassland plots.. Aspects of applied biology. 225–228.
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Deyn, Gerlinde B. De, R. S. Shiel, Nick Ostle, et al.. (2010). Additional carbon sequestration benefits of grassland diversity restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology. 48(3). 600–608. 157 indexed citations
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George, David, Timothy J. Smith, R. S. Shiel, Olivier Sparagano, & J.H. Guy. (2009). Mode of action and variability in efficacy of plant essential oils showing toxicity against the poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae. Veterinary Parasitology. 161(3-4). 276–282. 66 indexed citations
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Bermano, Giovanna, Vasileios Pagmantidis, Sabah Kadri, et al.. (2007). Evidence that a polymorphism within the 3′UTR of glutathione peroxidase 4 is functional and is associated with susceptibility to colorectal cancer. Genes & Nutrition. 2(2). 225–232. 68 indexed citations
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Bardgett, Richard D., R. S. Smith, R. S. Shiel, et al.. (2006). Parasitic plants indirectly regulate below-ground properties in grassland ecosystems. Nature. 439(7079). 969–972. 163 indexed citations
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Pollard, A. M., Lyn Wilson, A. S. Wilson, A. Hall, & R. S. Shiel. (2004). Assessing the influence of agrochemicals on the rate of copper corrosion in the vadose zone of arable land Part 1: field experiments. Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites. 6(3-4). 363–376. 3 indexed citations
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Shiel, R. S., et al.. (2003). The Upper Tisza Project: studies in Hungarian landscape archaeology: Introduction and Archaeological Field Survey in the Polgár Block. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 2 indexed citations
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Hopkins, D. W. & R. S. Shiel. (1996). Size and activity of soil microbial communities in long-term experimental grassland plots treated with manure and inorganic fertilizers. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 22(1). 66–70. 6 indexed citations
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Chapman, John & R. S. Shiel. (1993). Social Change and Land Use in Prehistoric Dalmatia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 59. 61–104. 4 indexed citations
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Adger, W. Neil, Katrina Brown, R. S. Shiel, & Martin Whitby. (1992). Carbon dynamics of land use in Great Britain. Journal of Environmental Management. 36(2). 117–133. 35 indexed citations
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Rimmer, D. L., R. S. Shiel, J. K. Syers, & Maurice Wilkinson. (1990). Effects of soil application of selenium on pasture composition. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 51(3). 407–410. 19 indexed citations
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Hopkins, D. W., Anthony G. O’Donnell, & R. S. Shiel. (1989). Detection of nitrification in a stagnohumic-gley soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 8(4). 2 indexed citations
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Hopkins, D. W., Anthony G. O’Donnell, & R. S. Shiel. (1988). The effect of fertilisation on soil nitrifier activity in experimental grassland plots. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 5(4). 18 indexed citations
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Shiel, R. S., et al.. (1988). Redistribution of nitrogen and phosphorus on Palace Leas meadow hay plots as a result of aftermath grazing. Grass and Forage Science. 43(2). 105–110. 9 indexed citations
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Shiel, R. S., et al.. (1987). The influence of aggregate size and drannage potential on germination of barley seeds in flooded soil. Plant and Soil. 101(1). 115–121. 7 indexed citations
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Shiel, R. S., et al.. (1975). A STUDY OF SMOULDER (SCLEROTINIA NARCISSICOLA GREG,) OF NARCISSUS IN NORTHERN SCOTLAND. Acta Horticulturae. 125–130. 3 indexed citations

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