Ward Smith

6.0k citations

128 papers · 3.8k indexed · h-index 39

Impact in

Soil Science top 0.2%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Environmental Chemistry top 0.5%
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Papers in ⓘ

Soil Science 68
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 62
Environmental Chemistry 48
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics 47

Co-authors: Brian Grant (92 shared papers)R. L. Desjardins (25 shared papers)R. L. Desjardins (11 shared papers)B.G. McConkey (17 shared papers)C. F. Drury (18 shared papers)Elizabeth Pattey (12 shared papers)Andrew VanderZaag (29 shared papers)Budong Qian (24 shared papers)
Journals: Canadian Journal of Soil Science (14 papers)The Science of The Total Environment (12 papers)Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment (8 papers)Journal of Environmental Quality (8 papers)Journal of Cleaner Production (7 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States China

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Ward Smith

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1	Accounting for soil carbon changes in agricultural life cycle assessment (LCA): a review Journal of Cleaner Production ·Pietro Goglio, Ward Smith, Brian Grant, Raymond L. Desjardins, B.G. McConkey, Con A. Campbell, Thomas Nemecek	2015	136
2	Assessing the effects of climate change on crop production and GHG emissions in Canada Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Ward Smith, Brian Grant, R. L. Desjardins, R. Kroebel, C. Li, Budong Qian, Devon E. Worth, B.G. McConkey, C. F. Drury	2013	131
3	Estimated N2O and CO2 Emissions as Influenced by Agricultural Practices in Canada Climatic Change ·Brian Grant, Ward Smith, R. L. Desjardins, R. Lemke, Chengdao Li	2004	97
4	The net flux of carbon from agricultural soils in Canada 1970–2010 Global Change Biology ·Ward Smith, R. L. Desjardins, Elizabeth Pattey	2000	96
5	Crop residue removal effects on soil carbon: Measured and inter-model comparisons Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Ward Smith, Brian Grant, C. A. Campbell, B.G. McConkey, R. L. Desjardins, Roland Kröbel, S. S. Malhi	2012	95
6	Long‐term Trends in Corn Yields and Soil Carbon under Diversified Crop Rotations Journal of Environmental Quality ·Marek K. Jarecki, Brian Grant, Ward Smith, Bill Deen, C. F. Drury, Andrew VanderZaag, Budong Qian, Jingyi Yang, Claudia Wagner‐Riddle	2018	94
7	Assessing the effects of agricultural management on nitrous oxide emissions using flux measurements and the DNDC model Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Kingsley Chinyere Uzoma, Ward Smith, Brian Grant, Raymond L. Desjardins, Xiaopeng Gao, K. L. Hanis, Mario Tenuta, Pietro Goglio, Changsheng Li	2015	94
8	A comparison of methods to quantify greenhouse gas emissions of cropping systems in LCA Journal of Cleaner Production ·Pietro Goglio, Ward Smith, Brian Grant, R. L. Desjardins, Xiaopeng Gao, K. L. Hanis, Mario Tenuta, C. A. Campbell, B.G. McConkey, Thomas Nemecek, Paul Burgess, Adrian Williams	2017	90
9	A proposed approach to estimate and reduce net greenhouse gas emissions from whole farms Canadian Journal of Soil Science ·H. H. Janzen, Denis A. Angers, M. Boehm, Martin A. Bolinder, R. L. Desjardins, J.A. Dyer, B. H. Ellert, D. J. Gibb, E. G. Gregorich, Bobbi L. Helgason, R. Lemke, Daniel I. Massé, S. M. McGinn, Tim A. McAllister, Nathaniel K. Newlands, Elizabeth Pattey, Philippe Rochette, Ward Smith, A.J. VandenBygaart, H. Wang	2006	89
10	A tool to link agricultural activity data with the DNDC model to estimate GHG emission factors in Canada Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Ward Smith, Brian Grant, R. L. Desjardins, Devon E. Worth, C. Li, Stephen Boles, E.C. Huffman	2010	88
11	Global evaluation of inhibitor impacts on ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils: A meta‐analysis Global Change Biology ·Daijia Fan, Wentian He, Ward Smith, C. F. Drury, Rong Jiang, Brian Grant, Yaoyao Shi, Daping Song, Yanhua Chen, Xuexia Wang, Ping He, Guoyuan Zou	2022	88
12	Evaluation of two process-based models to estimate soil N₂O emissions in Eastern Canada Canadian Journal of Soil Science ·Ward Smith, Brian Grant, R. L. Desjardins, P. Rochette, C. F. Drury, C. Li	2008	86
13	Impact of management strategies on the global warming potential at the cropping system level The Science of The Total Environment ·Pietro Goglio, Brian Grant, Ward Smith, R. L. Desjardins, Devon E. Worth, R.P. Zentner, S. S. Malhi	2014	77
14	Estimating the impacts of climate change on crop yields and N2O emissions for conventional and no-tillage in Southwestern Ontario, Canada Agricultural Systems ·Wentian He, Jingyi Yang, C. F. Drury, Ward Smith, Brian Grant, Ping He, Budong Qian, Wei Zhou, Gerrit Hoogenboom	2017	74
15	Testing the DNDC model using N₂O emissions at two experimental sites in Canada Canadian Journal of Soil Science ·Ward Smith, R. L. Desjardins, Brian Grant, C. Li, R. Lemke, Philippe Rochette, Marife D. Corre, D.J. Pennock	2002	67
16	Climate change impacts on Canadian yields of spring wheat, canola and maize for global warming levels of 1.5 °C, 2.0 °C, 2.5 °C and 3.0 °C Environmental Research Letters ·Budong Qian, Xuebin Zhang, Ward Smith, Brian Grant, Qi Jing, Alex J. Cannon, D. Neilsen, B.G. McConkey, Guilong Li, Barrie Bonsal, Hui Wan, Xue Li, Jun Zhao	2019	66
17	Tools for quantifying N2O emissions from agroecosystems Agricultural and Forest Meteorology ·Elizabeth Pattey, Grant C. Edwards, R. L. Desjardins, D.J. Pennock, Ward Smith, Brian Grant, J. I. MacPherson	2006	66
18	Effects of crop rotation, crop type and tillage on soil organic carbon in a semiarid climate Canadian Journal of Soil Science ·Bharat M. Shrestha, B.G. McConkey, Ward Smith, R. L. Desjardins, C. A. Campbell, Brian Grant, Perry R. Miller	2012	65
19	Predicting ammonia volatilization after field application of swine slurry: DNDC model development Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Kate A. Congreves, Brian Grant, B. Dutta, Ward Smith, Martin H. Chantigny, Philippe Rochette, R. L. Desjardins	2016	64
20	Management Strategies to Sequester Carbon in Agricultural Soils and to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Climatic Change ·R. L. Desjardins, Ward Smith, Brian Grant, C. A. Campbell, R. Riznek	2005	63

About Ward Smith

Ward Smith is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry, Agronomy and Crop Science, Chemical Health and Safety and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 128 papers that have together received 3.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (62 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (47 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (25 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (19 papers), Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (18 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (16 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (13 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (2.1k citations), Environmental Chemistry (1.0k citations), Agronomy and Crop Science (738 citations), Environmental Engineering (596 citations) and Ecology (1.0k citations). Ward Smith has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. Frequent co-authors include Brian Grant, R. L. Desjardins, R. L. Desjardins, B.G. McConkey, C. F. Drury, Elizabeth Pattey, Andrew VanderZaag, Budong Qian, C. A. Campbell and Devon E. Worth. Their work appears in journals such as Canadian Journal of Soil Science, The Science of The Total Environment, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Journal of Environmental Quality and Journal of Cleaner Production.

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