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D-Index
86
Citations
26837
World Ranking
330
National Ranking
33

Bernard Vanlauwe publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernard Vanlauwe sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 467 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Bernard Vanlauwe D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernard Vanlauwe sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

His primary scientific interests are in Soil fertility, Agronomy, Soil management, Agroforestry and Agriculture. His research in Soil fertility intersects with topics in Organic matter, Soil quality, Sowing, Soil organic matter and Manure. His research integrates issues of Soil water and Nutrient in his study of Agronomy.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Agroecosystem, Resource, Reforestation, Agricultural science and Green manure. His Agroforestry research incorporates elements of Cropping, Niche, Biodiversity and Soil retrogression and degradation. The various areas that Bernard Vanlauwe examines in his Agriculture study include Productivity, Natural resource economics and Sustainability.

His most cited work include:

  • Digital Soil Map of the World (414 citations)
  • Integrated soil fertility management: Operational definition and consequences for implementation and dissemination (374 citations)
  • Soil organic carbon dynamics, functions and management in West African agro-ecosystems (316 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Bernard Vanlauwe spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Soil fertility, Agroforestry, Agriculture and Soil management. His Agronomy research integrates issues from Soil water and Nutrient. His study looks at the relationship between Soil fertility and topics such as Soil organic matter, which overlap with Organic matter and Soil carbon.

His Agroforestry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Cropping, No-till farming, Nutrient management and Crop production. The study incorporates disciplines such as Agricultural economics, Crop, Agricultural science, Natural resource economics and Productivity in addition to Agriculture. While the research belongs to areas of Soil management, Bernard Vanlauwe spends his time largely on the problem of Intercropping, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Legume and Cropping system.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (53.32%)
  • Soil fertility (37.67%)
  • Agroforestry (28.91%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Agriculture (23.87%)
  • Agronomy (53.32%)
  • Soil fertility (37.67%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Bernard Vanlauwe mainly investigates Agriculture, Agronomy, Soil fertility, Fertilizer and Agroforestry. His Agriculture research includes themes of Productivity, Crop, Agricultural economics and Agricultural science. The Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Nitrogen fixation and Nutrient.

His Soil fertility course of study focuses on Soil management and Environmental resource management. His work deals with themes such as Carbon sequestration, Crop residue and Greenhouse gas, which intersect with Agroforestry. His Crop yield research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Soil organic matter, Sustainable agriculture, Soil texture and Cultivar.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Innovative technologies to manage aflatoxins in foods and feeds and the profitability of application - A review. (114 citations)
  • Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in the Central African Highlands: The need for institutional innovation (65 citations)
  • Phosphorus in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: implications for agricultural intensification (65 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agriculture, Agronomy, Soil fertility, Crop yield and Productivity. His Agriculture research incorporates themes from Agroforestry, Natural resource economics and Agricultural economics. His Agroforestry study incorporates themes from Resource and Agricultural science.

A large part of his Agronomy studies is devoted to Legume. As part of his studies on Soil fertility, Bernard Vanlauwe frequently links adjacent subjects like Yield. His Crop yield study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Fertilizer and Cultivar.

Best Publications

  • Integrated soil fertility management: Operational definition and consequences for implementation and dissemination

    B Vanlauwe;A Bationo;J Chianu;K.E. Giller

  • Soil organic carbon dynamics, functions and management in West African agro-ecosystems

    Andre Bationo;Job Kihara;Bernard Vanlauwe;Boaz Waswa

  • Digital Soil Map of the World

    Pedro A. Sanchez;Sonya Ahamed;Florence Carré;Alfred E. Hartemink

  • Communicating complexity: Integrated assessment of trade-offs concerning soil fertility management within African farming systems to support innovation and development

    K.E. Giller;P.A. Tittonell;M.C. Rufino;M.T. van Wijk

  • Popular myths around soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa

    B. Vanlauwe;K.E. Giller

  • Integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa: unravelling local adaptation

    B. Vanlauwe;K.K.E. Descheemaeker;K.E. Giller;J. Huising

  • The diversity of rural livelihoods and their influence on soil fertility in agricultural systems of East Africa - A typology of smallholder farms

    Pablo A. Tittonell;Pablo A. Tittonell;A. Muriuki;Keith D. Shepherd;D. Mugendi

  • Agronomic use efficiency of N fertilizer in maize-based systems in sub-Saharan Africa within the context of integrated soil fertility management

    Bernard Vanlauwe;Job Kihara;Pauline Chivenge;Pieter Pypers

  • Beyond conservation agriculture

    Ken E. Giller;Jens A. Andersson;Marc Corbeels;John Kirkegaard

  • Exploring diversity in soil fertility management of smallholder farms in western Kenya I. Heterogeneity at region and farm scale

    P.A. Tittonell;P.A. Tittonell;B. Vanlauwe;P.A. Leffelaar;E.C. Rowe

  • Sustainable intensification and the African smallholder farmer

    B. Vanlauwe;D. Coyne;J. Gockowski;S. Hauser

  • A fourth principle is required to define Conservation Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: The appropriate use of fertilizer to enhance crop productivity

    Bernard Vanlauwe;J. Wendt;Ken E. Giller;Marc Corbeels;Marc Corbeels

  • Prospects for integrated soil fertility management using organic and inorganic inputs: evidence from smallholder African agricultural systems

    Frank Place;Christopher B Barrett;H.Ade Freeman;Joshua J Ramisch

  • Innovative technologies to manage aflatoxins in foods and feeds and the profitability of application - A review.

    Patchimaporn Udomkun;Alexander Nimo Wiredu;Marcus Nagle;Joachim Müller

  • Exploring diversity in soil fertility management of smallholder farms in western Kenya: II. Within-farm variability in resource allocation, nutrient flows and soil fertility status

    Pablo Adrián Tittonell;Pablo Adrián Tittonell;Bernard Vanlauwe;P.A. Leffelaar;Keith D. Shepherd

  • A staggered maize-legume intercrop arrangement robustly increases crop yields and economic returns in the highlands of Central Kenya.

    Monicah Mucheru-Muna;Pieter Pypers;Daniel Mugendi;James Kung’u

  • Does the combined application of organic and mineral nutrient sources influence maize productivity? a meta analysis

    Pauline Chivenge;Bernard Vanlauwe;Johan Six

  • Medium-term impact of tillage and residue management on soil aggregate stability, soil carbon and crop productivity

    Birthe K. Paul;Bernard Vanlauwe;Fredrick O. Ayuke;Fredrick O. Ayuke;Anja Gassner

  • Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cereal-grain-legume-livestock systems in the dry savanna.

    Nteranya Sanginga;Kenton E. Dashiell;J. Diels;Bernard Vanlauwe

  • Unravelling the effects of soil and crop management on maize productivity in smallholder agricultural systems of western Kenya—An application of classification and regression tree analysis

    Pablo A. Tittonell;Pablo A. Tittonell;Keith D. Shepherd;Bernard Vanlauwe;Ken E. Giller

Frequent Co-Authors

Roel Merckx
Roel Merckx KU Leuven
Nteranya Sanginga
Nteranya Sanginga International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Ken E. Giller
Ken E. Giller Wageningen University & Research
Johan Six
Johan Six ETH Zurich
Daniel N. Mugendi
Daniel N. Mugendi Kenyatta University
Pablo Tittonell
Pablo Tittonell University of Groningen
Keith D. Shepherd
Keith D. Shepherd World Agroforestry Centre
Mirjam Pulleman
Mirjam Pulleman Wageningen University & Research
Marc Corbeels
Marc Corbeels International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Zeyaur R. Khan
Zeyaur R. Khan International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

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