W. L. Nelson

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
13 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

W. L. Nelson is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Soil Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. L. Nelson has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 2 papers in Soil Science and 2 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in W. L. Nelson's work include Research in Cotton Cultivation (2 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (1 paper) and Water Quality and Resources Studies (1 paper). W. L. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Research in Cotton Cultivation (2 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (1 paper) and Water Quality and Resources Studies (1 paper). W. L. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States. W. L. Nelson's co-authors include Samuel L. Tisdale, E. J. Kamprath, Robert D. Munson, O. R. Lunt and R. E. McCollum and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Soil Science Society of America Journal and Soil Science.

In The Last Decade

W. L. Nelson

11 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Soil Fertility and Fertilizers

1957 1.8k citations Samuel L. Tisdale, W. L. Nelson Soil Science profile →
Soil Fertility and Fertilizers

1966 478 citations Samuel L. Tisdale, W. L. Nelson Soil Science profile →
Soil Fertility and Fertilizers

1957 354 citations Samuel L. Tisdale, W. L. Nelson AIBS Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. L. Nelson United States	8	1.5k	1.4k	536	459	275	13	3.0k
Stanley A. Barber United States	17	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	398 0.7×	363 0.8×	230 0.8×	40	2.6k
Samuel L. Tisdale United States	7	2.1k 1.4×	2.2k 1.5×	832 1.6×	666 1.5×	430 1.6×	10	4.5k
L J Hardin United States	4	1.9k 1.3×	2.5k 1.7×	757 1.4×	289 0.6×	244 0.9×	12	4.6k
George Stanford United States	28	2.4k 1.7×	1.1k 0.7×	626 1.2×	1.2k 2.6×	332 1.2×	60	3.5k
F. E. Broadbent United States	32	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	321 0.6×	734 1.6×	355 1.3×	97	2.9k
A. Jungk Germany	29	1.3k 0.9×	2.5k 1.7×	421 0.8×	394 0.9×	406 1.5×	70	3.3k
Harry O. Buckman	4	914 0.6×	620 0.4×	218 0.4×	263 0.6×	130 0.5×	5	2.3k
D. J. Greenwood United Kingdom	29	990 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	433 0.8×	306 0.7×	182 0.7×	82	2.5k
ICR Holford Australia	22	1.1k 0.8×	843 0.6×	443 0.8×	901 2.0×	563 2.0×	63	2.3k
A. F. MacKenzie Canada	31	2.0k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	738 1.4×	1.1k 2.5×	438 1.6×	150	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by W. L. Nelson

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. L. Nelson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. L. Nelson

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

All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Nelson, W. L., et al.. (1986). Herman Warsaw and his successful search for higher corn yields. Journal of Agronomic Education. 15(1). 68–70. 2 indexed citations

2.

Tisdale, Samuel L. & W. L. Nelson. (1966). Soil Fertility and Fertilizers. Soil Science. 101(4). 346–346. 478 indexed citations breakdown →

3.

Tisdale, Samuel L., et al.. (1966). Soil Fertility and Fertilizers. Journal of Range Management. 19(3). 157–157. 217 indexed citations

4.

Munson, Robert D. & W. L. Nelson. (1963). Movement of Applied Potassium in Soils. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 11(3). 193–201. 31 indexed citations

5.

Tisdale, Samuel L. & W. L. Nelson. (1957). Soil Fertility and Fertilizers. Soil Science. 83(4). 334–334. 1838 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tisdale, Samuel L. & W. L. Nelson. (1957). Soil Fertility and Fertilizers. AIBS Bulletin. 7(1). 40–40. 354 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kamprath, E. J., et al.. (1957). Sulfur Removed from Soils by Field Crops¹. Agronomy Journal. 49(6). 289–293. 8 indexed citations

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Kamprath, E. J., et al.. (1956). The Effect of pH, Sulfate and Phosphate Concentrations on the Adsorption of Sulfate by Soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 20(4). 463–466. 60 indexed citations

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Nelson, W. L., et al.. (1956). Soil Test Summaries for Predicting Fertilizer Ratios and Type of Lime Needed. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 20(1). 36–40. 1 indexed citations

10.

McCollum, R. E. & W. L. Nelson. (1954). How Accurate is a Summary of Soil Test Information?. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 18(3). 287–292. 1 indexed citations

11.

Nelson, W. L., et al.. (1951). The Broad Interpretation and Application of Soil Test Information. Agronomy Journal. 43(3). 105–112. 47 indexed citations

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Lunt, O. R. & W. L. Nelson. (1951). Studies on the Value of Sodium in the Mineral Nutrition of Cotton. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 15(C). 195–200. 3 indexed citations

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Nelson, W. L., et al.. (1951). Some Factors Affecting the Accuracy of Sampling Cotton for Fiber Determinations¹. Agronomy Journal. 43(11). 531–535.

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