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I have conducted research for 50 years on nitrogen-fixing legumes in the farming systems of Australia and West, South and South-east Asia, involving basic soil microbiology, plant physiology, agronomy and soil chemistry. Recent research aimed to to develop tools for more efficient management of legume and fertiliser nitrogen in Australia’s agricultural systems, quantify greenhouse gas emissions from and carbon footprints of legume-N and fertiliser-N dependent systems, and improve legume productivity through the use of biological inoculants, including rhizobia.

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Total publications
24
Total citations
625
Citations per publication
26.04
Average publications per year
1.71
Average coauthors
4.17
Publications years
2012-2025 (14 years)
h-index
12
i10-index
15
m-index
0.86
o-index
35
g-index
24
w-index
5
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.
i10-index
The number of the author's publications that received at least 10 links each.
m-index
The researcher's m-index is numerically equal to the ratio of his h-index to the number of years that have passed since the first publication.
o-index
The geometric mean of the h-index and the number of citations of the most cited article of the scientist.
g-index
For a given set of articles, sorted in descending order of the number of citations that these articles received, the g-index is the largest number such that the g most cited articles received (in total) at least g2 citations.
w-index
If w articles of a researcher have at least 10w citations each and other publications are less than 10(w+1) citations, then the researcher's w-index is equal to w.

Fields of science

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Soil Science, 12, 50%
Soil Science
12 publications, 50%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 10, 41.67%
Agronomy and Crop Science
10 publications, 41.67%
Plant Science, 8, 33.33%
Plant Science
8 publications, 33.33%
Earth-Surface Processes, 4, 16.67%
Earth-Surface Processes
4 publications, 16.67%
Environmental Science (miscellaneous), 4, 16.67%
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
4 publications, 16.67%
Animal Science and Zoology, 3, 12.5%
Animal Science and Zoology
3 publications, 12.5%
Microbiology, 1, 4.17%
Microbiology
1 publication, 4.17%
Environmental Chemistry, 1, 4.17%
Environmental Chemistry
1 publication, 4.17%
Environmental Engineering, 1, 4.17%
Environmental Engineering
1 publication, 4.17%
Pollution, 1, 4.17%
Pollution
1 publication, 4.17%
Waste Management and Disposal, 1, 4.17%
Waste Management and Disposal
1 publication, 4.17%
Ecology, 1, 4.17%
Ecology
1 publication, 4.17%
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Journals

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Plant and Soil
6 publications, 25%
Soil Research
4 publications, 16.67%
Crop and Pasture Science
3 publications, 12.5%
Agricultural Systems
2 publications, 8.33%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
1 publication, 4.17%
Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
1 publication, 4.17%
Science of the Total Environment
1 publication, 4.17%
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
1 publication, 4.17%
Biology and Fertility of Soils
1 publication, 4.17%
Field Crops Research
1 publication, 4.17%
Agronomy Journal
1 publication, 4.17%
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Citing journals

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Journal not defined, 54, 8.61%
Journal not defined
54 citations, 8.61%
Plant and Soil
33 citations, 5.26%
Soil Research
30 citations, 4.78%
Agronomy
22 citations, 3.51%
Biology and Fertility of Soils
19 citations, 3.03%
Journal of Cleaner Production
17 citations, 2.71%
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
17 citations, 2.71%
European Journal of Agronomy
17 citations, 2.71%
Science of the Total Environment
16 citations, 2.55%
Field Crops Research
15 citations, 2.39%
Crop and Pasture Science
12 citations, 1.91%
Soil and Tillage Research
10 citations, 1.59%
Plants
9 citations, 1.44%
Agricultural Systems
9 citations, 1.44%
Scientific Reports
8 citations, 1.28%
Advances in Agronomy
8 citations, 1.28%
Frontiers in Plant Science
7 citations, 1.12%
Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
7 citations, 1.12%
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
7 citations, 1.12%
Soil Use and Management
6 citations, 0.96%
Agronomy for Sustainable Development
6 citations, 0.96%
Journal of Environmental Management
6 citations, 0.96%
Animal Production Science
6 citations, 0.96%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
6 citations, 0.96%
Frontiers in Agronomy
6 citations, 0.96%
Geoderma
5 citations, 0.8%
Journal of Soils and Sediments
5 citations, 0.8%
Sustainability
5 citations, 0.8%
Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
5 citations, 0.8%
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
4 citations, 0.64%
Global Change Biology
4 citations, 0.64%
BMC Plant Biology
4 citations, 0.64%
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
4 citations, 0.64%
PLoS ONE
4 citations, 0.64%
Agricultural Water Management
3 citations, 0.48%
Journal of Agricultural Science
3 citations, 0.48%
Symbiosis
3 citations, 0.48%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
3 citations, 0.48%
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
3 citations, 0.48%
Forests
3 citations, 0.48%
Environmental Pollution
3 citations, 0.48%
International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
3 citations, 0.48%
Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
3 citations, 0.48%
Frontiers in Environmental Science
3 citations, 0.48%
Journal of Environmental Quality
3 citations, 0.48%
Frontiers in Microbiology
3 citations, 0.48%
Water (Switzerland)
3 citations, 0.48%
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
3 citations, 0.48%
Biochar
3 citations, 0.48%
GCB Bioenergy
2 citations, 0.32%
Industrial Crops and Products
2 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science
2 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Rural Studies
2 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Plant Nutrition
2 citations, 0.32%
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section B Soil and Plant Science
2 citations, 0.32%
Geoderma Regional
2 citations, 0.32%
Nature Communications
2 citations, 0.32%
Agriculture (Switzerland)
2 citations, 0.32%
Geoscientific Model Development
2 citations, 0.32%
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
2 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
2 citations, 0.32%
Land
2 citations, 0.32%
Microbiology Australia
2 citations, 0.32%
Atmosphere
2 citations, 0.32%
Food and Energy Security
2 citations, 0.32%
Environmental Research Letters
2 citations, 0.32%
Applied Soil Ecology
2 citations, 0.32%
Earth's Future
2 citations, 0.32%
Nature
2 citations, 0.32%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2 citations, 0.32%
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
2 citations, 0.32%
Earth System Science Data
2 citations, 0.32%
Environmental Technology and Innovation
2 citations, 0.32%
Land Degradation and Development
2 citations, 0.32%
Earth System Dynamics
2 citations, 0.32%
Sustainable Production and Consumption
2 citations, 0.32%
Heliyon
2 citations, 0.32%
Agroforestry Systems
2 citations, 0.32%
Archives of Microbiology
2 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Experimental Botany
2 citations, 0.32%
Soil Systems
2 citations, 0.32%
Sustainable Earth
2 citations, 0.32%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
1 citation, 0.16%
Plant, Soil and Environment
1 citation, 0.16%
Nature Nanotechnology
1 citation, 0.16%
Gesunde Pflanzen
1 citation, 0.16%
Advances in Climate Change Research
1 citation, 0.16%
Rhizosphere
1 citation, 0.16%
Canadian Journal of Microbiology
1 citation, 0.16%
Climate Research
1 citation, 0.16%
Ecological Engineering
1 citation, 0.16%
International Journal of Plant Production
1 citation, 0.16%
Experimental Agriculture
1 citation, 0.16%
Regional Environmental Change
1 citation, 0.16%
PeerJ
1 citation, 0.16%
Royal Society Open Science
1 citation, 0.16%
Clean - Soil, Air, Water
1 citation, 0.16%
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
1 citation, 0.16%
Environmental Earth Sciences
1 citation, 0.16%
Microorganisms
1 citation, 0.16%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
8 publications, 33.33%
CSIRO Publishing
7 publications, 29.17%
Elsevier
5 publications, 20.83%
Wiley
1 publication, 4.17%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
1 publication, 4.17%
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Organizations from articles

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University of New England
11 publications, 45.83%
Organization not defined, 8, 33.33%
Organization not defined
8 publications, 33.33%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
5 publications, 20.83%
University of Adelaide
4 publications, 16.67%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
4 publications, 16.67%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
3 publications, 12.5%
Western Sydney University
2 publications, 8.33%
Queensland University of Technology
2 publications, 8.33%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 4.17%
La Trobe University
1 publication, 4.17%
University of Newcastle Australia
1 publication, 4.17%
Southern Cross University
1 publication, 4.17%
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
1 publication, 4.17%
James Hutton Institute
1 publication, 4.17%
Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 4.17%
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Countries from articles

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Australia, 21, 87.5%
Australia
21 publications, 87.5%
Country not defined, 6, 25%
Country not defined
6 publications, 25%
Netherlands, 4, 16.67%
Netherlands
4 publications, 16.67%
Sweden, 3, 12.5%
Sweden
3 publications, 12.5%
United Kingdom, 2, 8.33%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 8.33%
New Zealand, 2, 8.33%
New Zealand
2 publications, 8.33%
USA, 1, 4.17%
USA
1 publication, 4.17%
China, 1, 4.17%
China
1 publication, 4.17%
Canada, 1, 4.17%
Canada
1 publication, 4.17%
Myanmar, 1, 4.17%
Myanmar
1 publication, 4.17%
Pakistan, 1, 4.17%
Pakistan
1 publication, 4.17%
Finland, 1, 4.17%
Finland
1 publication, 4.17%
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Citing organizations

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Organization not defined, 119, 19.04%
Organization not defined
119 citations, 19.04%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
27 citations, 4.32%
China Agricultural University
20 citations, 3.2%
University of Western Australia
19 citations, 3.04%
University of Adelaide
19 citations, 3.04%
University of Melbourne
17 citations, 2.72%
University of Sydney
15 citations, 2.4%
La Trobe University
14 citations, 2.24%
University of New England
14 citations, 2.24%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
14 citations, 2.24%
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
13 citations, 2.08%
University of Queensland
12 citations, 1.92%
Nanjing Agricultural University
10 citations, 1.6%
Aarhus University
10 citations, 1.6%
Michigan State University
10 citations, 1.6%
Queensland University of Technology
10 citations, 1.6%
Griffith University
10 citations, 1.6%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
9 citations, 1.44%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
9 citations, 1.44%
Curtin University
9 citations, 1.44%
Southern Cross University
9 citations, 1.44%
Northwest A&F University
9 citations, 1.44%
Gansu Agricultural University
9 citations, 1.44%
Northwest University
8 citations, 1.28%
Murdoch University
8 citations, 1.28%
University of Saskatchewan
8 citations, 1.28%
Zhejiang University
7 citations, 1.12%
Western Sydney University
7 citations, 1.12%
Charles Sturt University
7 citations, 1.12%
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research
7 citations, 1.12%
James Hutton Institute
7 citations, 1.12%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
6 citations, 0.96%
Cornell University
6 citations, 0.96%
University of Minnesota
6 citations, 0.96%
University of Göttingen
6 citations, 0.96%
University of Alberta
6 citations, 0.96%
University of Montpellier
6 citations, 0.96%
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
5 citations, 0.8%
Beijing Forestry University
5 citations, 0.8%
University of New South Wales
5 citations, 0.8%
Huazhong Agricultural University
5 citations, 0.8%
University of Copenhagen
5 citations, 0.8%
Agricultural Research Council
5 citations, 0.8%
Zhejiang A&F University
5 citations, 0.8%
Colorado State University
5 citations, 0.8%
Oregon State University
5 citations, 0.8%
University of California, Davis
5 citations, 0.8%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
5 citations, 0.8%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
5 citations, 0.8%
University of Guelph
5 citations, 0.8%
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
5 citations, 0.8%
Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
5 citations, 0.8%
University of Tabriz
4 citations, 0.64%
Quaid-i-Azam University
4 citations, 0.64%
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
4 citations, 0.64%
University of Helsinki
4 citations, 0.64%
Australian National University
4 citations, 0.64%
University of Tasmania
4 citations, 0.64%
Agriculture Victoria
4 citations, 0.64%
Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
4 citations, 0.64%
Henan Agricultural University
4 citations, 0.64%
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
4 citations, 0.64%
Kansas State University
4 citations, 0.64%
Agrotecnio (Centre for Food and Agriculture Research)
4 citations, 0.64%
University of Lleida
4 citations, 0.64%
South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
4 citations, 0.64%
Bangor University
4 citations, 0.64%
South Dakota State University
4 citations, 0.64%
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
4 citations, 0.64%
Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
4 citations, 0.64%
Agricultural Research Service
4 citations, 0.64%
University of the Punjab
3 citations, 0.48%
Banaras Hindu University
3 citations, 0.48%
Technical University of Munich
3 citations, 0.48%
Humboldt University of Berlin
3 citations, 0.48%
ETH Zurich
3 citations, 0.48%
South China Agricultural University
3 citations, 0.48%
University of Technology Sydney
3 citations, 0.48%
Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering
3 citations, 0.48%
North Dakota State University
3 citations, 0.48%
University of South Australia
3 citations, 0.48%
Columbia University
3 citations, 0.48%
Tshwane University of Technology
3 citations, 0.48%
Harvard University
3 citations, 0.48%
Ohio State University
3 citations, 0.48%
Yunnan Agricultural University
3 citations, 0.48%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
3 citations, 0.48%
Wenzhou University
3 citations, 0.48%
Agricultural University of Athens
3 citations, 0.48%
Lanzhou University
3 citations, 0.48%
McGill University
3 citations, 0.48%
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
3 citations, 0.48%
Kiel University
3 citations, 0.48%
University of Leeds
3 citations, 0.48%
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
3 citations, 0.48%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
3 citations, 0.48%
Kyushu University
3 citations, 0.48%
University of Florida
3 citations, 0.48%
Université Paris-Saclay
3 citations, 0.48%
Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
3 citations, 0.48%
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Citing countries

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Australia, 166, 26.56%
Australia
166 citations, 26.56%
China, 143, 22.88%
China
143 citations, 22.88%
USA, 79, 12.64%
USA
79 citations, 12.64%
Country not defined, 64, 10.24%
Country not defined
64 citations, 10.24%
Germany, 46, 7.36%
Germany
46 citations, 7.36%
United Kingdom, 38, 6.08%
United Kingdom
38 citations, 6.08%
India, 37, 5.92%
India
37 citations, 5.92%
Canada, 31, 4.96%
Canada
31 citations, 4.96%
Brazil, 23, 3.68%
Brazil
23 citations, 3.68%
Italy, 23, 3.68%
Italy
23 citations, 3.68%
France, 22, 3.52%
France
22 citations, 3.52%
Spain, 20, 3.2%
Spain
20 citations, 3.2%
Myanmar, 18, 2.88%
Myanmar
18 citations, 2.88%
Netherlands, 18, 2.88%
Netherlands
18 citations, 2.88%
Pakistan, 17, 2.72%
Pakistan
17 citations, 2.72%
Denmark, 15, 2.4%
Denmark
15 citations, 2.4%
Sweden, 14, 2.24%
Sweden
14 citations, 2.24%
Iran, 12, 1.92%
Iran
12 citations, 1.92%
Japan, 11, 1.76%
Japan
11 citations, 1.76%
Austria, 10, 1.6%
Austria
10 citations, 1.6%
Argentina, 10, 1.6%
Argentina
10 citations, 1.6%
Switzerland, 10, 1.6%
Switzerland
10 citations, 1.6%
Ireland, 8, 1.28%
Ireland
8 citations, 1.28%
New Zealand, 8, 1.28%
New Zealand
8 citations, 1.28%
Morocco, 7, 1.12%
Morocco
7 citations, 1.12%
Republic of Korea, 7, 1.12%
Republic of Korea
7 citations, 1.12%
Finland, 7, 1.12%
Finland
7 citations, 1.12%
Ethiopia, 7, 1.12%
Ethiopia
7 citations, 1.12%
Egypt, 6, 0.96%
Egypt
6 citations, 0.96%
Indonesia, 6, 0.96%
Indonesia
6 citations, 0.96%
Poland, 6, 0.96%
Poland
6 citations, 0.96%
Thailand, 6, 0.96%
Thailand
6 citations, 0.96%
Greece, 5, 0.8%
Greece
5 citations, 0.8%
Saudi Arabia, 5, 0.8%
Saudi Arabia
5 citations, 0.8%
South Africa, 5, 0.8%
South Africa
5 citations, 0.8%
Portugal, 4, 0.64%
Portugal
4 citations, 0.64%
Bangladesh, 4, 0.64%
Bangladesh
4 citations, 0.64%
Vietnam, 4, 0.64%
Vietnam
4 citations, 0.64%
Mexico, 4, 0.64%
Mexico
4 citations, 0.64%
Russia, 3, 0.48%
Russia
3 citations, 0.48%
Belgium, 3, 0.48%
Belgium
3 citations, 0.48%
Hungary, 3, 0.48%
Hungary
3 citations, 0.48%
Israel, 3, 0.48%
Israel
3 citations, 0.48%
Cambodia, 3, 0.48%
Cambodia
3 citations, 0.48%
Kenya, 3, 0.48%
Kenya
3 citations, 0.48%
Lithuania, 3, 0.48%
Lithuania
3 citations, 0.48%
Norway, 3, 0.48%
Norway
3 citations, 0.48%
Philippines, 3, 0.48%
Philippines
3 citations, 0.48%
Chile, 3, 0.48%
Chile
3 citations, 0.48%
Benin, 2, 0.32%
Benin
2 citations, 0.32%
Ghana, 2, 0.32%
Ghana
2 citations, 0.32%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.32%
Zimbabwe
2 citations, 0.32%
Cameroon, 2, 0.32%
Cameroon
2 citations, 0.32%
Mozambique, 2, 0.32%
Mozambique
2 citations, 0.32%
Nepal, 2, 0.32%
Nepal
2 citations, 0.32%
Rwanda, 2, 0.32%
Rwanda
2 citations, 0.32%
Uruguay, 2, 0.32%
Uruguay
2 citations, 0.32%
Estonia, 1, 0.16%
Estonia
1 citation, 0.16%
Algeria, 1, 0.16%
Algeria
1 citation, 0.16%
Angola, 1, 0.16%
Angola
1 citation, 0.16%
Burkina Faso, 1, 0.16%
Burkina Faso
1 citation, 0.16%
Burundi, 1, 0.16%
Burundi
1 citation, 0.16%
Dominican Republic, 1, 0.16%
Dominican Republic
1 citation, 0.16%
Jordan, 1, 0.16%
Jordan
1 citation, 0.16%
Iraq, 1, 0.16%
Iraq
1 citation, 0.16%
Côte d'Ivoire, 1, 0.16%
Côte d'Ivoire
1 citation, 0.16%
Kuwait, 1, 0.16%
Kuwait
1 citation, 0.16%
Laos, 1, 0.16%
Laos
1 citation, 0.16%
Lebanon, 1, 0.16%
Lebanon
1 citation, 0.16%
Malaysia, 1, 0.16%
Malaysia
1 citation, 0.16%
Niger, 1, 0.16%
Niger
1 citation, 0.16%
Nigeria, 1, 0.16%
Nigeria
1 citation, 0.16%
UAE, 1, 0.16%
UAE
1 citation, 0.16%
Panama, 1, 0.16%
Panama
1 citation, 0.16%
Papua New Guinea, 1, 0.16%
Papua New Guinea
1 citation, 0.16%
Romania, 1, 0.16%
Romania
1 citation, 0.16%
Senegal, 1, 0.16%
Senegal
1 citation, 0.16%
Serbia, 1, 0.16%
Serbia
1 citation, 0.16%
Syria, 1, 0.16%
Syria
1 citation, 0.16%
Tanzania, 1, 0.16%
Tanzania
1 citation, 0.16%
Turkey, 1, 0.16%
Turkey
1 citation, 0.16%
Uganda, 1, 0.16%
Uganda
1 citation, 0.16%
Uzbekistan, 1, 0.16%
Uzbekistan
1 citation, 0.16%
Fiji, 1, 0.16%
Fiji
1 citation, 0.16%
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