Robert W. Parmelee

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Parmelee is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Parmelee has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Soil Science, 18 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 18 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Parmelee's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (34 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (17 papers) and Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology (15 papers). Robert W. Parmelee is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (34 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (17 papers) and Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology (15 papers). Robert W. Parmelee collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Spain. Robert W. Parmelee's co-authors include Paul F. Hendrix, Mike Beare, D. A. Crossley, David C. Coleman, Peter M. Groffman, John M. Blair, Joann K. Whalen, Garfield J. House, Patrick J. Bohlen and C. A. Edwards and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Soil Biology and Biochemistry and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Parmelee

49 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Detritus Food Webs in Conventional and No-Tillage Agroecosystems

1986 465 citations Paul F. Hendrix, Robert W. Parmelee et al. BioScience profile →
Microbial and Faunal Interactions and Effects on Litter Nitrogen and Decomposition in Agroecosystems

1992 458 citations Mike Beare, Robert W. Parmelee et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in Lumbricus terrestris . L. middens in four arable, a pasture, and a forest ecosystems 2002 ·Biology and Fertility of Soils ·(unknown), (unknown), Robert W. Parmelee, Daryl McCartney	24
2	Nitrogen source and earthworm abundance affected runoff volume and nutrient loss in a tilled-corn agroecosystem 2002 ·Biology and Fertility of Soils ·William D. Shuster, Luther W. McDonald, Daryl McCartney, Robert W. Parmelee, (unknown), Benjamin R. Stinner	26
3	Water stability of earthworm casts in manure- and inorganic-fertilizer amended agroecosystems influenced by age and depth 2001 ·Pedobiologia ·Feng Ge, William D. Shuster, C. A. Edwards, Robert W. Parmelee, Scott Subler	10
4	Earthworm secondary production and N flux in agroecosystems: a comparison of two approaches 2000 ·Oecologia ·Joann K. Whalen, Robert W. Parmelee	31
5	Quantification of nitrogen excretion rates for three lumbricid earthworms using 15 N 2000 ·Biology and Fertility of Soils ·Joann K. Whalen, Robert W. Parmelee, Scott Subler	41
6	Growth of Aporrectodea tuberculata (Eisen) and Lumbricus terrestris L. under laboratory and field conditions 1999 ·Pedobiologia ·Joann K. Whalen, Robert W. Parmelee	48
7	Differential Effects of Earthworms on Nitrogen Cycling from Various Nitrogen‐15‐Labeled Substrates 1999 ·Soil Science Society of America Journal ·Patrick J. Bohlen, Robert W. Parmelee, Michael F. Allen, Quirine M. Ketterings	36
8	Earthworms and nitrogen mineralization in corn agroecosystems with different nutrient amendments 1998 ·Applied Soil Ecology ·Scott Subler, Robert W. Parmelee, Michael F. Allen	19
9	Live and Dead Roots in Forest Soil Horizons: Contrasting Effects on Nitrogen Dynamics 1997 ·Ecology ·Joan G. Ehrenfeld, William F. J. Parsons, Xingguo Han, Robert W. Parmelee, Weixing Zhu	9
10	Earthworm effects on crop and weed biomass, and N content in organic and inorganic fertilized agroecosystems 1997 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Benjamin R. Stinner, David McCartney, John M. Blair, Robert W. Parmelee, Michael F. Allen	9
11	EARTHWORM EFFECTS ON CARBON AND NITROGEN DYNAMICS OF SURFACE LITTER IN CORN AGROECOSYSTEMS 1997 ·Ecological Applications ·Patrick J. Bohlen, Robert W. Parmelee, David McCartney, C. A. Edwards	92
12	Characteristics of macroporosity in a reduced tillage agroecosystem with manipulated earthworm populations: Implications for infiltration and nutrient transport 1997 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Sharon L. Lachnicht, Robert W. Parmelee, Daryl McCartney, Michael F. Allen	43
13	Comparison of buried bag and PVC core methods for in situ measurement of nitrogen mineralization rates in an agricultural soil 1995 ·Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis ·Scott Subler, Robert W. Parmelee, Michael F. Allen	24
14	Environmental effects of forest soil-invertebrate and fungal densities in oak stands along an urban-rural land use gradient 1994 ·Pedobiologia ·Rich Pouyat, Robert W. Parmelee, Margaret M. Carreiro	82
15	A comparison of the forest floor invertebrate communities of four forest types in the northeastern U.S. 1994 ·Pedobiologia ·John M. Blair, Robert W. Parmelee, Richard L. Wyman	33
16	Reduction of microbial and faunal groups following application of streptomycin and captan in Georgia no-tillage agroecosystems 1991 ·Pedobiologia ·Eileen Ingham, Robert W. Parmelee, David C. Coleman, (unknown)	4
17	Enzymatic and Microbial Interactions in Response to Pitch Pine Root Growth 1991 ·Soil Science Society of America Journal ·Robert L. Tate, (unknown), Robert W. Parmelee, Joan G. Ehrenfeld	12
18	Decomposition and nitrogen dynamics of surface weed residues in no-tillage agroecosystems under drought conditions: Influence of resource quality on the decomposer community 1989 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Robert W. Parmelee, Mike Beare, John M. Blair	42
19	Nematode trophic structure in conventional and no-tillage agroecosystems. 1986 ·PubMed ·Robert W. Parmelee, Diane G. Alston	83
20	Detritus Food Webs in Conventional and No-Tillage Agroecosystems breakdown → 1986 ·BioScience ·Paul F. Hendrix, Robert W. Parmelee, D. A. Crossley, David C. Coleman, Eugene P. Odum, Peter M. Groffman	465

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