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James A. Ippolito

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1995

Publications

242

Citations

11,592

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1995

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher studies soil health, contamination, and nutrient cycling, with particular focus on how heavy metals like lead and cadmium move through soil, plants, and animals, and how soil amendments (such as biosolids and compost) affect soil quality and contaminant risks. Much of the work combines agricultural soil management (e.g., testing frameworks for assessing soil health) with environmental health concerns around metal contamination near mining and smelting sites.

Soil health assessment and testingHeavy metal contamination and transfer (soil-plant-animal)Biosolids and compost soil amendmentsNutrient and water quality management in agricultureEnvironmental health risk from metal exposure

Publication output has grown from single digits in 2017 to a peak of around 20 papers per year in 2020-2021 and again in 2025, with some year-to-year variability including a dip in 2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 13.2/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 11 publications192020: 19 publications202021: 20 publications20212022: 18 publications222023: 15 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 20 publications20252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Environmental Quality×13
  • The Science of The Total Environment×9
  • Biochar×7
  • Soil Science Society of America Journal×7
  • Agricultural & Environmental Letters×6
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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