2026 B. T. Kang: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	38	4408	4130	282	253	91	5370

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Plant Science and Agronomy

4408

4130

282

253

5370

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

5370

World Ranking

4408

National Ranking

282

Research.com Recognitions

1995 - International Soil Science Award, American Society of Agronomy

Best Publications

Biological effects of plant residues with contrasting chemical compositions under humid tropical conditions-decomposition and nutrient release

G. Tian;B. Kang;Lijbert Brussaard

742
Citations
Biological effects of plant residues with contrasting chemical compositions under humid tropical conditions: Effects on soil fauna

G. Tian;L. Brussaard;B.T. kang

249
Citations
An index for assessing the quality of plant residues under humid tropical conditions.

G. Tian;L. Brussaard;B.T. Kang

202
Citations
Mulching effect of plant residues with chemically contrasting compositions on maize growth and nutrient accumulation.

G. Tian;B.T. Kang;L. Brussaard

200
Citations
Alley cropping maize (Zea mays L.) and leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala Lam) in southern Nigeria

Unknown

182
Citations
Effects of chemical composition on N, Ca, and Mg release during incubation of leaves from selected agroforestry and fallow plant species

G. Tian;B.T. Kang;L. Brussaard

176
Citations
Alley cropping: past achievements and future directions

B. T. Kang

167
Citations
Breakdown of plant residues with contrasting chemical compositions under humid tropical conditions: effects of earthworms and millipedes

G. Tian;Lijbert Brussaard;B.T. Kang

144
Citations
Effect of pruning intensities of three woody leguminous species grown in alley cropping with maize and cowpea on an alfisol

B. Duguma;B. T. Kang;D. U. U. Okali

140
Citations
Agroforestry as alternative land-use production systems for the tropics.

Unknown

126
Citations
Alleu cropping sequentially cropped maize and cowpea with Leucaena on a sandy soil in Southern Nigeria

Unknown

125
Citations
Alley cropping—soil productivity and nutrient recycling

Unknown

121
Citations
Longterm alley cropping with four hedgerow species on an Alfisol in southwestern Nigeria – effect on crop performance, soil chemical properties and nematode population

Unknown

99
Citations
Reserve carbohydrate levels in the boles and structural roots of five multipurpose tree species in a seasonally dry tropical climate

C.R Latt;P.K.R Nair;B.T Kang

92
Citations
Effect of mulch quality on earthworm activity and nutrient supply in the humid tropics.

G. Tian;B.T. Kang;L. Brussaard

78
Citations
An Improved Cover Crop-fallow System For Sustainable Management Of Low Activity Clay Soils Of The Tropics

Unknown

76
Citations
Long-term effects of fallow systems and lengths on crop production and soil fertility maintenance in West Africa

Unknown

73
Citations
Interactions among cutting frequency, reserve carbohydrates, and post-cutting biomass production in Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala

C. R. Latt;P. K. R. Nair;B. T. Kang

72
Citations
Effects of cutting frequency and cutting height on reserve carbohydrates in Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp.

Thomas K. Erdmann;P.K.R. Nair;B.T. Kang

66
Citations
Yield of maize and cowpea in an alley cropping system in relation to available light

Unknown

66
Citations
Calliandra calothyrsus (Meissn.) in an alley cropping system with sequentially cropped maize and cowpea in southwestern Nigeria

M. P. Gichuru;B. T. Kang

30
Citations
Alley cropping for food crop production in the humid and subhumid tropics

B.T. Kang;A.C.B.M. van der Kruijs;Akwasi Atta-Krah

27
Citations
Effect of alley cropping with Leucaena leucocephala and fertilizer application on yield of vegetable crops

M. C. Palada;B. T. Kang;S. L. Claassen

27
Citations
Evaluation of phytotoxic effects ofGliricidia sepium(Jacq.) Walp prunings on maize and cowpea seedlings

G. Tian;B. T. Kang

20
Citations
Effect of soil fertility on early growth of Leucaena and Gliricidia in alley farms

J. Cobbina;B. T. Kang;A. N. Atta-Krah

11
Citations