Rainer Schulin

21.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
339 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

About

Rainer Schulin is a scholar working on Pollution, Plant Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Schulin has authored 339 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Pollution, 109 papers in Plant Science and 90 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Rainer Schulin's work include Heavy metals in environment (127 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (57 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (48 papers). Rainer Schulin is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (127 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (57 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (48 papers). Rainer Schulin collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Iran and Australia. Rainer Schulin's co-authors include Bernd Nowack, Brett Robinson, Karim C. Abbaspour, Susan Tandy, Gerhard Furrer, Héctor M. Conesa, Werner Attinger, H. Flühler, Richard F. Hurrell and Roya Kelishadi and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Schulin

337 papers receiving 16.1k 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.

Zinc and its importance for human health: An integrative review.

2013 786 citations Richard F. Hurrell, Roya Kelishadi et al. profile →
Calibration of time domain reflectometry for water content measurement using a composite dielectric approach

1990 668 citations Rainer Schulin, H. Flühler et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Rainer Schulin	6.2k	4.7k	2.8k	2.3k	2.3k	339	16.9k
Murray B. McBride	10.7k 1.7×	3.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	3.2k 1.4×	962 0.4×	257	20.5k
M.B. Kirkham	4.9k 0.8×	4.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	742 0.3×	235	14.1k
David A. Laird	2.7k 0.4×	2.1k 0.4×	5.8k 2.1×	1.4k 0.6×	2.4k 1.0×	156	15.7k
Jianming Xu	12.2k 2.0×	5.5k 1.2×	7.4k 2.7×	3.7k 1.6×	1.7k 0.7×	630	31.9k
Randy A. Dahlgren	3.6k 0.6×	1.9k 0.4×	3.5k 1.3×	4.2k 1.8×	1.7k 0.7×	388	17.6k
Wulf Amelung	5.8k 0.9×	3.5k 0.7×	10.1k 3.6×	4.1k 1.7×	1.5k 0.7×	352	22.8k
Mike J. McLaughlin	9.8k 1.6×	6.3k 1.4×	3.4k 1.2×	4.5k 1.9×	1.3k 0.5×	466	24.3k
Erik Smolders	6.9k 1.1×	2.9k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	3.1k 1.3×	829 0.4×	413	15.9k
Zhenli He	9.2k 1.5×	7.7k 1.6×	3.2k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	737 0.3×	439	22.5k
Richard H. Loeppert	3.4k 0.5×	2.9k 0.6×	3.6k 1.3×	5.0k 2.1×	716 0.3×	86	13.0k

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Lofts, Stephen, Luigi Paolo D’Acqui, Jochen Mayer, et al.. (2021). Modelling of long-term Zn, Cu, Cd and Pb dynamics from soils fertilised with organic amendments. SOIL. 7(1). 107–123. 4 indexed citations

Jafari, Azam, et al.. (2020). Spatial distribution of copper and other elements in the soils around the Sarcheshmeh copper smelter in southeastern Iran. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 11(10). 1681–1691. 10 indexed citations

Müller, Moritz, et al.. (2018). Peat decomposability in managed organic soils in relation to land use, organic matter composition and temperature. Biogeosciences. 15(3). 703–719. 52 indexed citations

Mayer, Jochen, et al.. (2017). Green manure and long-term fertilization effects on soil zinc and cadmium availability and uptake by wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) at different growth stages. The Science of The Total Environment. 599-600. 1330–1343. 43 indexed citations

Gogos, Alexander, et al.. (2013). Hydrolysed wool: a novel soil amendment for zinc and iron biofortification of wheat. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 56(2). 130–141. 14 indexed citations

Schneider, Beate, et al.. (2013). Root growth of Lotus corniculatus interacts with P distribution in young sandy soil. Biogeosciences. 10(3). 1737–1749. 8 indexed citations

Abbaspour, Nazanin, et al.. (2013). Zinc Status as Compared to Zinc Intake and Iron Status: a Case Study of Iranian Populations from Isfahan Province. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 83(6). 335–345. 8 indexed citations

Khoshgoftarmanesh, Amir Hossein, et al.. (2012). Combined Effect of Zinc and Cadmium Levels on Root Antioxidative Responses in Three Different Zinc‐Efficient Wheat Genotypes. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 198(4). 276–285. 18 indexed citations

Evangelou, Michael W.H., Héctor M. Conesa, Brett Robinson, & Rainer Schulin. (2012). Biomass Production on Trace Element–Contaminated Land: A Review. Environmental Engineering Science. 29(9). 823–839. 51 indexed citations

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Jalalian, Ahmad, et al.. (2011). The Effect of Parent Material and Soil Development on Geochemical Characteristics of Forest Soils in Fuman-Masule Region. JWSS - Isfahan University of Technology. 14(54). 135–151.

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Faramarzi, Monireh, Hong Yang, S. Jamshid Mousavi, et al.. (2010). Analysis of intra-country virtual water trade strategy to alleviate water scarcity in Iran. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 14(8). 1417–1433. 56 indexed citations

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Marchetti, Maria Gabriella, Brett Robinson, Michael W.H. Evangelou, et al.. (2009). How do microorganisms influence trace element uptake by plants? Screening in an agar model rhizosphere.. EGUGA. 12856. 1 indexed citations

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Matyssek, Rainer, Rainer Schulin, & Madeleine S. Günthardt‐Goerg. (2006). Metal fluxes and stresses in terrestrial ecosystems: synopsis towards holistic understanding. DORA WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research). 6 indexed citations

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Robinson, Brett, Rainer Schulin, Bernd Nowack, et al.. (2006). Phytoremediation for the management of metal flux in contaminated sites. DORA WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research). 94 indexed citations

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Nowack, Bernd, et al.. (2006). Influence of metal contamination on soil parameters in a lysimeter experiment designed to evaluate phytostabilization by afforestation. DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 20 indexed citations

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Berli, Markus, et al.. (2000). Subsoil compaction on agricultural land by heavy construction machinery : soil physical aspects. Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences). 7 indexed citations

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Gupta, S. K., et al.. (2000). Pollution of plants with toxic elements in the region of Kremikovtzi.. 35(5). 10–12. 3 indexed citations

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Sk, Gupta, et al.. (2000). Toxic elements in soils of the region of Kremikovrzi.. 35(5). 3–9. 1 indexed citations

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Schulin, Rainer. (1993). Soil monitoring : early detection and surveying of soil contamination and degradation. Birkhäuser-Verlag eBooks. 12 indexed citations

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Rickli, Christian, Rainer Schulin, Werner Attinger, & H. Flühler. (1989). Dekontamination ehemals Fluorbelasteter Waldstandorte im Wallis. reroDoc Digital Library. 113–124. 3 indexed citations

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