William R. Horwáth

19.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
266 papers, 14.4k citations indexed

About

William R. Horwáth is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William R. Horwáth has authored 266 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 166 papers in Soil Science, 82 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 72 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in William R. Horwáth's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (147 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (78 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (30 papers). William R. Horwáth is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (147 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (78 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (30 papers). William R. Horwáth collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Vietnam. William R. Horwáth's co-authors include Timothy A. Doane, Chris van Kessel, Daniel Geisseler, David J. Harris, Xia Zhu‐Barker, Martin Burger, Kate M. Scow, Lucas C. R. Silva, O. Devêvre and Rongzhong Ye and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

William R. Horwáth

262 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

Acid fumigation of soils ... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2003 2013 2010 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Acid fumigation of soils to remove carbonates prior to total organic carbon or CARBON‐13 isotopic analysis
    2001 1.0k citations William R. Horwáth, Chris van Kessel et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal profile →
  2. Spectrophotometric Determination of Nitrate with a Single Reagent
    2003 883 citations Timothy A. Doane, William R. Horwáth profile →
  3. Ammonia oxidation pathways and nitrifier denitrification are significant sources of N 2 O and NO under low oxygen availability
    2013 686 citations Xia Zhu‐Barker, Martin Burger et al. profile →
  4. Pathways of nitrogen utilization by soil microorganisms – A review
    2010 575 citations William R. Horwáth et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William R. Horwáth United States 58 8.2k 3.8k 3.8k 3.1k 2.0k 266 14.4k
Roel Merckx Belgium 74 10.2k 1.3× 4.9k 1.3× 3.9k 1.0× 3.9k 1.3× 2.1k 1.1× 350 18.8k
Roland Bol Germany 64 8.4k 1.0× 3.1k 0.8× 4.9k 1.3× 4.1k 1.3× 1.5k 0.7× 413 15.7k
Claire Chenu France 61 10.3k 1.3× 2.2k 0.6× 4.2k 1.1× 2.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 163 14.3k
Cornélia Rumpel France 64 11.8k 1.5× 2.7k 0.7× 5.7k 1.5× 3.0k 1.0× 2.4k 1.2× 259 18.0k
A. Stuart Grandy United States 56 9.9k 1.2× 3.6k 0.9× 5.5k 1.5× 3.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 129 14.1k
Sophie Zechmeister‐Boltenstern Austria 53 8.9k 1.1× 3.1k 0.8× 6.2k 1.6× 3.4k 1.1× 2.0k 1.0× 157 14.1k
Eric D. Vance United States 25 10.2k 1.2× 3.3k 0.9× 4.0k 1.1× 2.7k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 46 13.7k
Zucong Cai China 50 7.0k 0.9× 4.8k 1.2× 4.1k 1.1× 3.9k 1.3× 1.3k 0.7× 246 13.8k
K. W. T. Goulding United Kingdom 60 9.8k 1.2× 5.1k 1.3× 4.4k 1.2× 5.7k 1.8× 2.1k 1.1× 250 18.8k
Jeff Baldock Australia 67 9.2k 1.1× 2.2k 0.6× 5.8k 1.5× 3.2k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 212 16.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Waterhouse, Hannah, Helen E. Dahlke, & William R. Horwáth. (2025). Denitrification in the deep vadose zone: implications for nitrate leaching under agricultural managed aquifer recharge. Geoderma. 460. 117457–117457.
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Horwáth, William R., et al.. (2025). Quantifying nitrogen provisioning and release from cover crops in walnut orchards. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 383. 109529–109529. 1 indexed citations
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Gómez‐Guerrero, Armando, et al.. (2024). Divergent Responses of Fir and Pine Trees to Increasing CO2 Levels in the Face of Climate Change. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 129(9).
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He, Peng, Xuechen Yang, Zhiming Zhang, et al.. (2024). Shelterbelt influence on soil microbial carbon and phosphorus limitation in farmland: Implications for soil health. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 379. 109368–109368. 3 indexed citations
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Taghizadeh‐Mehrjardi, Ruhollah, et al.. (2023). The patchiness of soil 13C versus the uniformity of 15N distribution with geomorphic position provides evidence of erosion and accelerated organic matter turnover. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 356. 108616–108616. 4 indexed citations
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Silva, Lucas C. R., et al.. (2020). Fire Affects Asymbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Southern Amazon Forests. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 125(2). 13 indexed citations
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Gómez‐Guerrero, Armando, et al.. (2020). Long-Term Wood Micro-Density Variation in Alpine Forests at Central México and Their Spatial Links with Remotely Sensed Information. Forests. 11(4). 452–452. 10 indexed citations
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Silva, Lucas C. R., William R. Horwáth, Armando Gómez‐Guerrero, et al.. (2019). Linking Remote Sensing and Dendrochronology to Quantify Climate‐Induced Shifts in High‐Elevation Forests Over Space and Time. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 124(1). 166–183. 54 indexed citations
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Doane, Timothy A., Lucas C. R. Silva, & William R. Horwáth. (2019). Exposure to Light Elicits a Spectrum of Chemical Changes in Soil. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 124(8). 2288–2310. 11 indexed citations
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Maxwell, Toby M., et al.. (2019). Two Decades of Experimental Manipulation Reveal Potential for Enhanced Biomass Accumulation and Water Use Efficiency in Ponderosa Pine Plantations Across Climate Gradients. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 124(7). 2321–2334. 12 indexed citations
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Wade, Jordon, Steve W. Culman, Tunsisa T. Hurisso, et al.. (2018). Sources of Variability that Compromise Mineralizable Carbon as a Soil Health Indicator. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 82(1). 243–252. 51 indexed citations
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Deng, Jia, Changsheng Li, Martin Burger, et al.. (2018). Assessing Short‐Term Impacts of Management Practices on N2O Emissions From Diverse Mediterranean Agricultural Ecosystems Using a Biogeochemical Model. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 123(5). 1557–1571. 29 indexed citations
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Maxwell, Toby M., Lucas C. R. Silva, & William R. Horwáth. (2018). Predictable Oxygen Isotope Exchange Between Plant Lipids and Environmental Water: Implications for Ecosystem Water Balance Reconstruction. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 123(9). 2941–2954. 8 indexed citations
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Ye, Rongzhong, et al.. (2016). A soil carbon proxy to predict CH4 and N2O emissions from rewetted agricultural peatlands. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 220. 64–75. 28 indexed citations
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Ye, Rongzhong, Timothy A. Doane, & William R. Horwáth. (2016). Comparison of isotope methods for partitioning methane production and soil C priming effects during anaerobic decomposition of rice residue in soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 95. 51–59. 16 indexed citations
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Kraus, Tamara E. C., et al.. (2015). Investigating the Temporal Effects of Metal-Based Coagulants to Remove Mercury from Solution in the Presence of Dissolved Organic Matter. Environmental Management. 57(1). 220–228. 9 indexed citations
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Pittelkow, Cameron M., Martin Burger, Randall Mutters, et al.. (2014). Nitrogen Management and Methane Emissions in Direct‐Seeded Rice Systems. Agronomy Journal. 106(3). 968–980. 28 indexed citations
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Gómez‐Guerrero, Armando, et al.. (2008). Absorción foliar de nitrógeno por depósito húmedo simulado en Abies religiosa (H.B.K.) Schl. et Cham.. Interciencia. 33(6). 429–434. 3 indexed citations
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Throckmorton, H., Jeffrey A. Bird, Mary K. Firestone, & William R. Horwáth. (2008). Soil Carbon Dynamics Along the Pathway From Diverse Microbial Carbon to Humus in a Temperate and Tropical Forest. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 1 indexed citations
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Harter, Thomas, et al.. (2004). Long-term nitrate leaching below the root zone in California tree fruit orchards. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 4 indexed citations

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