Robert M. Rees

14.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
232 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Robert M. Rees is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert M. Rees has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Soil Science, 87 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 72 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Rees's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (116 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (86 papers) and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (36 papers). Robert M. Rees is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (116 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (86 papers) and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (36 papers). Robert M. Rees collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Robert M. Rees's co-authors include Ute Skiba, Christine Watson, K. Topp, B.C. Ball, Pete Smith, David R. Chadwick, Elizabeth M. Baggs, Keith A. Smith, I. J. Bingham and Xiaotang Ju and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Rees

222 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity

2019 471 citations Mohamed Abdalla, Astley Hastings et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Potential of legume‐based grassland–livestock systems in Europe: a review

2014 471 citations Robert M. Rees et al. profile →
Critical review of the impacts of grazing intensity on soil organic carbon storage and other soil quality indicators in extensively managed grasslands

2017 353 citations Mohamed Abdalla, Astley Hastings et al. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert M. Rees

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Optimizing N applications increases maize yield and reduces environmental costs in a 12-year wheat-maize system 2025 ·Field Crops Research ·(unknown), Biao Feng, Datong Zhang, Jun Zou, Yuhao Yang, Robert M. Rees, K. Topp, (unknown), (unknown), Wenhai Huang, Hongbao Sun, Shiwei Zhou, Xinya Wen, Fu Chen, Xiaogang Yin	5
2	Maize genotypes foster distinctive bacterial and fungal communities in the rhizosphere 2025 ·Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Xinya Wen, Jie Lu, Jun Zou, Joann K. Whalen, (unknown), Matthew Tom Harrison, Robert M. Rees, K. Topp, Zhenwei Song, Fu Chen, Xiaogang Yin	1
3	A multi-level integration framework for sustainable nitrogen management in tropical agriculture 2025 ·One Earth ·Tingyu Li, Weifang Li, Junjie Yi, Yi Wang, Chaoqing Yu, Robert M. Rees, Wilfried Winiwarter, W. de Vries, Xiaotang Ju	0
4	Sulphur-coated urea reduces greenhouse gas intensity and enhances soil quality in rice cultivation 2025 ·Journal of Agriculture and Food Research ·(unknown), Arti Bhatia, Julia Drewer, Ritu Tomer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bidisha Chakrabarti, Yashbir Singh Shivay, Robert M. Rees, Mark A. Sutton	0
5	Optimizing N rate in wheat-maize rotation to match long-term and inter-seasonal N turnover for high yield and sustainability using STICS 2024 ·Field Crops Research ·Datong Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Matthew Tom Harrison, Ke Liu, Robert M. Rees, K. Topp, Jun Zou, Yuhao Yang, Zhenwei Song, (unknown), Xiaogang Yin	4
6	Improving Nitrogen Fertilizer Management for Yield and N Use Efficiency in Wetland Rice Cultivation in Bangladesh 2024 ·Agronomy ·(unknown), Robert M. Rees, (unknown), Julia Drewer, Mark A. Sutton, Arti Bhatia, W.J. Bealey, (unknown)	3
7	Conversion technologies for valorization of hemp lignocellulosic biomass for potential biorefinery applications 2023 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·Manikant Tripathi, Minaxi Sharma, Saroj Bala, (unknown), J.R. Newbold, Robert M. Rees, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Vijai Kumar Gupta	25
8	Regional land use efficiency and nutritional quality of protein production 2020 ·Global Food Security ·Ilkka Leinonen, Pietro P. M. Iannetta, Michael MacLeod, Robert M. Rees, Wendy R. Russell, Christine Watson, Andrew Barnes	7
9	Estimating the soil N ₂ O emission intensity of croplands in northwest Europe 2019 ·Biogeosciences ·Vasileios Myrgiotis, Mathew Williams, Robert M. Rees, K. Topp	13
10	Estimating the soil N ₂ O emission intensity of croplands in northwest Europe 2019 ·Vasileios Myrgiotis, Mathew Williams, Robert M. Rees, K. Topp	7
11	A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity breakdown → 2019 ·Global Change Biology ·Mohamed Abdalla, Astley Hastings, Kun Cheng, Yue Qian, D. R. Chadwick, Mikk Espenberg, Jaak Truu, Robert M. Rees, Pete Smith	471
12	Nitrogen fertiliser interactions with urine deposit affect nitrous oxide emissions from grazed grasslands 2019 ·Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Juliette Maire, Dominika Król, (unknown), Nicholas Cowan, Ute Skiba, Robert M. Rees, David Reay, Gary Lanigan, Karl G. Richards	23
13	Archaea are the predominant and responsive ammonia oxidizing prokaryotes in a red paddy soil receiving green manures 2018 ·European Journal of Soil Biology ·Songjuan Gao, Danna Chang, Chunqin Zou, Weidong Cao, Jusheng Gao, Jing Huang, Jinshun Bai, Naohua Zeng, Robert M. Rees, Kristian Thorup‐Kristensen	25
14	Improving Nitrous Oxide Reporting In Agricultural Inventories of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A UK Case Study 2016 ·AGUFM ·Ute Skiba, Robert M. Rees, L. M. Cardenas, T. H. Misselbrook, K. Topp, David R. Chadwick	2
15	A comparative study on carbon footprint of rice production between household and aggregated farms from Jiangxi, China 2015 ·Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ·Ming Yan, Ting Luo, Rongjun Bian, Kun Cheng, Genxing Pan, Robert M. Rees	39
16	Information Properties of Boundary Line Models for N2O Emissions from Agricultural Soils 2013 ·Entropy ·K. Topp, Weijin Wang, Joanna M. Cloy, Robert M. Rees, G. Hughes	11
17	Sustainable intensification: a pivotal role for legume supported cropped systems. 2013 ·Aspects of applied biology ·Pietro P. M. Iannetta, Graham S. Begg, Euan K. James, Barbara Smith, Christian A. Davies, Alison J. Karley, (unknown), Cathy Hawes, Mark Young, Gavin Ramsay, A. N. E. Birch, Tracy A. Valentine, (unknown), (unknown), Terry P. Hughes, Janet I. Sprent, Martin S. Wolfe, Robert M. Rees	2
18	Greenhouse gas emissions from Savanna ( Miombo ) woodlands: responses to clearing and cropping 2012 ·Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) ·(unknown), Menas Wuta, J. Nyamangara, Robert M. Rees, Barbara Kitzler	12
19	Marginal Abatement Cost Curves for UK Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2010 ·Journal of Agricultural Economics ·Dominic Moran, Michael MacLeod, E. Wall, Vera Eory, Alistair McVittie, Andrew Barnes, Robert M. Rees, K. Topp, Andrew Moxey	92
20	Soil nitrogen management and interaction with crop pests and diseases in organic farming. 1992 ·Aspects of applied biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Robert M. Rees	3

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