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.

Potential of legume‐based grassland–livestock systems in Europe: a review

2014 471 citations Robert M. Rees et al. profile →
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 →
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 →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert M. Rees	4.9k	3.0k	2.3k	2.2k	2.0k	232	9.4k
Charles W. Rice	5.9k 1.2×	2.9k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	2.8k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	155	10.3k
Bruno Mary	6.5k 1.3×	2.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.1×	2.9k 1.3×	1.9k 1.0×	101	9.8k
Rodney T. Venterea	5.8k 1.2×	2.1k 0.7×	3.1k 1.4×	2.0k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	122	9.0k
Peter Grace	4.5k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	215	7.2k
Thomas Kätterer	5.8k 1.2×	3.0k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	186	8.6k
Stephen M. Ogle	6.0k 1.2×	3.1k 1.1×	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	104	9.9k
B.G. McConkey	4.6k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	3.0k 1.3×	2.7k 1.3×	207	8.8k
A. P. Whitmore	6.2k 1.3×	2.6k 0.9×	2.5k 1.1×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	164	10.1k
Jo Smith	5.1k 1.1×	3.2k 1.1×	1.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	170	8.8k
Georg Cadisch	4.8k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	3.0k 1.4×	2.0k 1.0×	253	8.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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Feng, Biao, Datong Zhang, Jun Zou, et al.. (2025). Optimizing N applications increases maize yield and reduces environmental costs in a 12-year wheat-maize system. Field Crops Research. 322. 109741–109741. 5 indexed citations

Bhatia, Arti, Julia Drewer, Ritu Tomer, et al.. (2025). Sulphur-coated urea reduces greenhouse gas intensity and enhances soil quality in rice cultivation. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 24. 102376–102376.

Wen, Xinya, Jie Lu, Jun Zou, et al.. (2025). Maize genotypes foster distinctive bacterial and fungal communities in the rhizosphere. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 382. 109505–109505. 1 indexed citations

Li, Tingyu, Weifang Li, Junjie Yi, et al.. (2025). A multi-level integration framework for sustainable nitrogen management in tropical agriculture. One Earth. 8(5). 101308–101308.

Rees, Robert M., et al.. (2024). Improving Nitrogen Fertilizer Management for Yield and N Use Efficiency in Wetland Rice Cultivation in Bangladesh. Agronomy. 14(12). 2758–2758. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Datong, Matthew Tom Harrison, Ke Liu, et al.. (2024). Optimizing N rate in wheat-maize rotation to match long-term and inter-seasonal N turnover for high yield and sustainability using STICS. Field Crops Research. 322. 109718–109718. 4 indexed citations

Tripathi, Manikant, Minaxi Sharma, Saroj Bala, et al.. (2023). Conversion technologies for valorization of hemp lignocellulosic biomass for potential biorefinery applications. Separation and Purification Technology. 320. 124018–124018. 25 indexed citations

Leinonen, Ilkka, Pietro P. M. Iannetta, Michael MacLeod, et al.. (2020). Regional land use efficiency and nutritional quality of protein production. Global Food Security. 26. 100386–100386. 7 indexed citations

Myrgiotis, Vasileios, Mathew Williams, Robert M. Rees, & K. Topp. (2019). Estimating the soil N ₂ O emission intensity of croplands in northwest Europe. Biogeosciences. 16(8). 1641–1655. 13 indexed citations

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Abdalla, Mohamed, Astley Hastings, Kun Cheng, et al.. (2019). A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity. Global Change Biology. 25(8). 2530–2543. 471 indexed citations breakdown →

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Myrgiotis, Vasileios, Mathew Williams, Robert M. Rees, & K. Topp. (2019). Estimating the soil N ₂ O emission intensity of croplands in northwest Europe. 7 indexed citations

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Maire, Juliette, Dominika Król, Nicholas Cowan, et al.. (2019). Nitrogen fertiliser interactions with urine deposit affect nitrous oxide emissions from grazed grasslands. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 290. 106784–106784. 23 indexed citations

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Gao, Songjuan, Danna Chang, Chunqin Zou, et al.. (2018). Archaea are the predominant and responsive ammonia oxidizing prokaryotes in a red paddy soil receiving green manures. European Journal of Soil Biology. 88. 27–35. 25 indexed citations

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Jones, Stephanie, Carole Helfter, Margaret Anderson, et al.. (2017). The nitrogen, carbon and greenhouse gas budget of a grazed, cut and fertilised temperate grassland. Biogeosciences. 14(8). 2069–2088. 57 indexed citations

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Skiba, Ute, Robert M. Rees, L. M. Cardenas, et al.. (2016). Improving Nitrous Oxide Reporting In Agricultural Inventories of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A UK Case Study. AGUFM. 2016. 2 indexed citations

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Yan, Ming, Ting Luo, Rongjun Bian, et al.. (2015). A comparative study on carbon footprint of rice production between household and aggregated farms from Jiangxi, China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 187(6). 332–332. 39 indexed citations

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Topp, K., Weijin Wang, Joanna M. Cloy, Robert M. Rees, & G. Hughes. (2013). Information Properties of Boundary Line Models for N2O Emissions from Agricultural Soils. Entropy. 15(3). 972–987. 11 indexed citations

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Moran, Dominic, Michael MacLeod, E. Wall, et al.. (2010). Marginal Abatement Cost Curves for UK Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Journal of Agricultural Economics. 62(1). 93–118. 92 indexed citations

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Rees, Robert M., et al.. (1995). Applying Database Technology in the ADSM Mass Storage System. Very Large Data Bases. 597–605. 7 indexed citations

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Rees, Robert M., et al.. (1992). Soil nitrogen management and interaction with crop pests and diseases in organic farming.. Aspects of applied biology. 30. 387–392. 3 indexed citations

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