William M. Saunders

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

William M. Saunders is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Soil Science and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William M. Saunders has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 21 papers in Soil Science and 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in William M. Saunders's work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (21 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (21 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (10 papers). William M. Saunders is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (21 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (21 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (10 papers). William M. Saunders collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and India. William M. Saunders's co-authors include E. G. Williams, A. J. Metson, Claude Goldenberg, P. W. Kershaw, Ronald Gallimore, S. S. S. Rājan, George T.Y. Chen, Joseph R. Castro, Robert L. Siddon and S.F. Ledgard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cancer and Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

William M. Saunders

78 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Response to sulphur and comparison of soil tests for predicting sulphur status of soils for grazed clover — grass pastures in New Zealand 1988 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·William M. Saunders, David Cooper, (unknown)	11
2	Calibration of Olsen bicarbonate phosphorus soil test for pasture on some New Zealand soils 1987 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·William M. Saunders, (unknown), (unknown)	8
3	Effects of nitrogen fertiliser and urine on pasture performance and the influence of soil phosphorus and potassium status 1982 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·S.F. Ledgard, William M. Saunders	52
4	Nitrogen isotope ratios in surface and sub‐surface horizons of new zealand improved grassland soils 1981 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·K. W. Steele, A. T. Wilson, William M. Saunders	25
5	Soil nitrification activity and phosphorus uptake by ryegrass after nitrogen fertiliser application 1980 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·K. W. Steele, William M. Saunders	5
6	Transformation of ammonium and nitrate fertilisers in two soils of low and high nitrification activity 1980 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·K. W. Steele, William M. Saunders, A. T. Wilson	9
7	Nitrification activity in New Zealand grassland soils 1980 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·K. W. Steele, A. T. Wilson, William M. Saunders	21
8	Seasonal variations in chemical composition of pasture 1979 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·A. J. Metson, (unknown), John L. Hunt, William M. Saunders	58
9	Seasonal variations in chemical composition of pasture 1978 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·A. J. Metson, William M. Saunders	31
10	Selenium adsorption by New Zealand soils 1976 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·Matt K. John, William M. Saunders, J. H. Watkinson	31
11	Factors affecting growth and response of white clover in pots to applied phosphorus 1974 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·(unknown), William M. Saunders	9
12	Seasonal variation of phosphorus in soil and pasture 1971 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·William M. Saunders, A. J. Metson	79
13	An evaluation of methods for the determination of total phosphorus in soils 1966 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·(unknown), William M. Saunders	12
14	Chemical composition of pastures in relation to grass tetany in beef breeding cows 1966 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·A. J. Metson, William M. Saunders, (unknown), (unknown)	73
15	Phosphate retention by New Zealand soils and its relationship to free sesquioxides, organic matter, and other soil properties 1965 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·William M. Saunders	281
16	Fate of Potassium Applied To Pasture On A Soil Derived From Andesitic Ash 1959 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·William M. Saunders, A. J. Metson	21
17	Effect of phosphate topdressing on a soil from Andesitic Volcanic Ash 1959 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·William M. Saunders	18
18	Effect of phosphate topdressing on a Soil from andesitic Volcanic Ash 1959 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·William M. Saunders	17
19	Effect of phosphate topdressing on a soil from andesitic volcanic ash 1959 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·William M. Saunders	1
20	The effect of different phosphate fertilisers on soil pH and the consequent effect on phosphate retention 1958 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·William M. Saunders	7

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