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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
49
Citations
14286
World Ranking
2215
National Ranking
175

Brian Keating 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 Brian Keating sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 95 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian Keating 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 Brian Keating sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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

Brian Keating mainly focuses on Agriculture, Agronomy, Soil water, Agricultural productivity and Water use. His work in the fields of Food security overlaps with other areas such as Decision support system. In most of his Agronomy studies, his work intersects topics such as Water balance.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Supply chain, Systems design, Resource management and Cropping in addition to Water balance. His Soil water research incorporates themes from Tillage and Drainage. The Water use study combines topics in areas such as Soil science and Yield.

His most cited work include:

  • An overview of APSIM, a model designed for farming systems simulation (1830 citations)
  • APSIM - Evolution towards a new generation of agricultural systems simulation (689 citations)
  • APSIM's water and nitrogen modules and simulation of the dynamics of water and nitrogen in fallow systems (444 citations)

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

His main research concerns Agriculture, Agronomy, Agricultural productivity, Food security and Agricultural economics. His work on Sustainable agriculture as part of general Agriculture study is frequently linked to Decision support system, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science. Brian Keating combines subjects such as Water balance, Soil water and Drainage with his study of Agronomy.

His Agricultural productivity research includes themes of Cropping, Simulation, Sustainability and Environmental resource management. His Food security course of study focuses on Food processing and Food safety. The concepts of his Agricultural economics study are interwoven with issues in Productivity and Sugar.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agriculture (27.52%)
  • Agronomy (26.61%)
  • Agricultural productivity (15.60%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2020)?

  • Food security (14.68%)
  • Agriculture (27.52%)
  • Agricultural productivity (15.60%)

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

Brian Keating mostly deals with Food security, Agriculture, Agricultural productivity, Environmental planning and Sustainability. His work carried out in the field of Food security brings together such families of science as Economic growth, Productivity, Knowledge management and Process management. His studies deal with areas such as Innovation system, Industrial organization and Systems research as well as Agriculture.

His research in Agricultural productivity intersects with topics in Cropping, Land use, land-use change and forestry and Agricultural economics. His Cropping research includes elements of Agricultural engineering, Cropping system and Soil processes. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Environmental resource management, Agronomy and Land use.

Between 2014 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Brief History of Agricultural Systems Modeling (196 citations)
  • Toward a new generation of agricultural system data, models, and knowledge products: State of agricultural systems science (134 citations)
  • Towards a new generation of agricultural system data, models and knowledge products: Design and improvement (53 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Irrigation

His primary areas of investigation include Food security, Agriculture, Systems science, Data modeling and Knowledge-based systems. His research integrates issues of Scale, Environmental planning, Climate change mitigation, Climate change and Agricultural policy in his study of Food security. In his works, he performs multidisciplinary study on Agriculture and Technological change.

Systems science is integrated with Systems simulation, Complex system, Decision support system, Data science and Information system in his study. Brian Keating regularly ties together related areas like Environmental resource management in his Data science studies. His Data modeling research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in New product development, Use case, Knowledge management and Process management.

Best Publications

  • An overview of APSIM, a model designed for farming systems simulation

    B. A. Keating;Ps S. Carberry;Gl L. Hammer;Me E. Probert

  • APSIM - Evolution towards a new generation of agricultural systems simulation

    Dean P. Holzworth;Neil I. Huth;Peter G. deVoil;Eric J. Zurcher

  • Brief History of Agricultural Systems Modeling

    James W. Jones;John M. Antle;Bruno O. Basso;Kenneth J. Boote

  • APSIM's water and nitrogen modules and simulation of the dynamics of water and nitrogen in fallow systems

    M.E. Probert;J.P. Dimes;B.A. Keating;R.C. Dalal

  • Toward a new generation of agricultural system data, models, and knowledge products: State of agricultural systems science

    James W. Jones;John M. Antle;Bruno Basso;Kenneth J. Boote

  • Resource capture and use in intercropping: solar radiation

    B.A. Keating;P.S. Carberry

  • Eco-efficient agriculture: concepts, challenges, and opportunities.

    Brian A. Keating;Peter S. Carberry;Prem S. Bindraban;Senthold Asseng

  • Modelling sugarcane production systems I. Development and performance of the sugarcane module

    B.A Keating;M.J Robertson;R.C Muchow;N.I Huth

  • Nitrate in groundwaters of intensive agricultural areas in coastal Northeastern Australia

    Peter J Thorburn;Jody S Biggs;Keith L Weier;Brian A Keating

  • PERFORMANCE OF THE APSIM-WHEAT MODEL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

    S Asseng;B.A Keating;I.R.P Fillery;I.R.P Fillery;P.J Gregory

  • Approaches to modular model development

    J.W. Jones;B.A. Keating;C.H. Porter

  • Advances in farming systems analysis and intervention

    B.A Keating;R.L McCown

  • Analysis of water- and nitrogen-use efficiency of wheat in a Mediterranean climate

    S. Asseng;Neil Turner;B.A. Keating

  • Use of the APSIM wheat model to predict yield, drainage, and NO3- leaching for a deep sand

    S. Asseng;I. R. P. Fillery;G. C. Anderson;P. J. Dolling

  • Towards a new generation of agricultural system data, models and knowledge products: Design and improvement

    John M Antle;Bruno Basso;Richard T Conant;H Charles J Godfray

  • A framework for priority-setting in climate smart agriculture research

    Philip K. Thornton;Anthony Whitbread;Tobias Baedeker;Jill Cairns

  • Modelling water, nitrogen, and crop yield for a long-term fallow management experiment

    ME Probert;BA Keating;JP Thompson;WJ Parton

  • Potential deep drainage under wheat crops in a Mediterranean climate. I. Temporal and spatial variability

    S. Asseng;I. R. P. Fillery;F. X. Dunin;B. A. Keating

  • Simulation of grain protein content with APSIM-Nwheat

    S Asseng;S Asseng;A Bar-Tal;A Bar-Tal;J.W Bowden;B.A Keating

  • Radiation interception and growth of maize/cowpea intercrop as affected by maize plant density and cowpea cultivar

    J.M. Watiki;S. Fukai;J.A. Banda;B.A. Keating

  • Effect of nitrogen on the time-course of sucrose accumulation in sugarcane

    R.C. Muchow;M.J. Robertson;A.W. Wood;B.A. Keating

  • Strategies for sustainable crop production in semi-arid Africa

    R.L. McCown;B.A. Keating;M.E. Probert;R.K. Jones

  • The fate of nitrogen applied to sugarcane by trickle irrigation

    Peter J. Thorburn;Ian K. Dart;Ian M. Biggs;Craig P. Baillie

Frequent Co-Authors

Senthold Asseng
Senthold Asseng Technical University of Munich
M. J. Robertson
M. J. Robertson Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Holger Meinke
Holger Meinke University of Tasmania
Peter J. Thorburn
Peter J. Thorburn Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Bradley G. Ridoutt
Bradley G. Ridoutt Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Keith L. Bristow
Keith L. Bristow Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Mario Herrero
Mario Herrero Cornell University
Michael Battaglia
Michael Battaglia Agriculture and Food
Russell C. Muchow
Russell C. Muchow Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
James W. Jones
James W. Jones University of Florida

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