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Rattan Lal

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1980Rising activity

Publications

77

Citations

3,021

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

46

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
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This researcher studies soil science and sustainable agriculture, with a focus on soil carbon storage (carbon sequestration), erosion control, conservation tillage, and how farming and land management practices affect soil health, water quality, and climate change mitigation. The work spans practical topics like manure and crop rotation effects on soil, as well as broader issues such as urban agriculture, food systems, and agricultural policy history.

Soil carbon sequestrationSoil erosion and conservation tillageSustainable agricultural managementSoil and water qualityUrban agriculture and food systems

Publication output has been relatively low and variable over the past decade, with a peak around 2017-2018 followed by a slower but steady pace of a few papers per year.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 6 publications6172018: 5 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Publishes in
  • Journal of Soil and Water Conservation×2
  • Planta×1
  • The Science of The Total Environment×1
  • Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment×1
  • Land Degradation and Development×1
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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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