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D-Index
66
Citations
15372
World Ranking
873
National Ranking
28

Brian McConkey 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 McConkey sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 208 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian McConkey 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 McConkey sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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 McConkey mainly investigates Agronomy, Soil water, Crop rotation, Tillage and Soil organic matter. As a part of the same scientific family, Brian McConkey mostly works in the field of Agronomy, focusing on Crop residue and, on occasion, Soil science. Brian McConkey works mostly in the field of Soil water, limiting it down to concerns involving Productivity and, occasionally, Postharvest and Soil classification.

Brian McConkey combines subjects such as Chernozem, Soil test and Minimum tillage with his study of Crop rotation. His work deals with themes such as Soil texture, No-till farming and Water use, which intersect with Tillage. His research integrates issues of Soil management and Soil quality in his study of Soil organic matter.

His most cited work include:

  • Soil carbon 4 per mille (559 citations)
  • Economics of Crop Diversification and Soil Tillage Opportunities in the Canadian Prairies (215 citations)
  • Pulse Crop Adaptation in the Northern Great Plains (207 citations)

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

Brian McConkey mainly focuses on Agronomy, Soil water, Tillage, Soil carbon and Greenhouse gas. In his research on the topic of Agronomy, Cropping is strongly related with Chernozem. In his research, Snow is intimately related to Hydrology, which falls under the overarching field of Soil water.

His work is dedicated to discovering how Tillage, No-till farming are connected with Cropping system and other disciplines. His research in Soil carbon intersects with topics in Soil organic matter and Land management, Land use. Brian McConkey interconnects Agriculture, Climate change, Bioenergy and Environmental protection in the investigation of issues within Greenhouse gas.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (56.32%)
  • Soil water (24.21%)
  • Tillage (23.68%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Agronomy (56.32%)
  • Soil carbon (19.47%)
  • Tillage (23.68%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Soil carbon, Tillage, Greenhouse gas and Agriculture. Brian McConkey focuses mostly in the field of Agronomy, narrowing it down to topics relating to Summer fallow and, in certain cases, Green manure. His Soil carbon research incorporates elements of Environmental protection, Climate change, Pasture, Biomass and No-till farming.

His studies in Tillage integrate themes in fields like Soil chemistry and Crop rotation. The concepts of his Greenhouse gas study are interwoven with issues in Nitrous oxide, Soil water, Manure and Beef cattle. His work on Cropping and Agricultural productivity as part of general Agriculture research is frequently linked to Discount points, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A comparison of methods to quantify greenhouse gas emissions of cropping systems in LCA (48 citations)
  • Climate and Soil Characteristics Determine Where No-Till Management Can Store Carbon in Soils and Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (29 citations)
  • Generic methodologies applicable to multiple land-use categories (22 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem

Soil carbon, Greenhouse gas, Agriculture, Environmental engineering and Agronomy are his primary areas of study. His Soil carbon study is associated with Soil water. Brian McConkey has researched Soil water in several fields, including Crop rotation, Crop and Land management.

His Greenhouse gas research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Nitrous oxide, Climate change, Cropping system and No-till farming. Brian McConkey has included themes like Biomass, Soil organic matter, Fertilizer and Land use in his Environmental engineering study. His Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Global warming and DayCent.

Best Publications

  • Soil carbon 4 per mille

    Budiman Minasny;Brendan P. Malone;Alex B. McBratney;Denis A. Angers

  • Root distribution by depth for temperate agricultural crops

    Jianling Fan;Brian McConkey;Hong Wang;Henry Janzen

  • Response of three Brassica species to high temperature stress during reproductive growth.

    S. V. Angadi;H. W. Cutforth;P. R. Miller;B. G. McConkey

  • Climate and Soil Characteristics Determine Where No-Till Management Can Store Carbon in Soils and Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

    Stephen M. Ogle;Cody Alsaker;Jeff Baldock;Martial Bernoux

  • Yield Adjustment by Canola Grown at Different Plant Populations under Semiarid Conditions

    S. V. Angadi;H. W. Cutforth;B. G. McConkey;Y. Gan

  • Economics of Crop Diversification and Soil Tillage Opportunities in the Canadian Prairies

    Robert P. Zentner;David D. Wall;Cecil N. Nagy;Elwin G. Smith

  • Estimation of N2O emissions from agricultural soils in Canada. I. Development of a country-specific methodology

    P. Rochette;D E Worth;R L Lemke;B G McConkey

  • Pulse Crop Adaptation in the Northern Great Plains

    Perry R. Miller;Brian G. McConkey;George W. Clayton;Stewart A. Brandt

  • Long-term effects of tillage and crop rotations on soil organic C and total N in a clay soil in southwestern Saskatchewan

    C. A. Campbell;B. G. McConkey;R. P. Zentner;F. Selles

  • Quantifying carbon for agricultural soil management: from the current status toward a global soil information system

    K. Paustian;S. Collier;J. Baldock;R. Burgess

  • Tillage effects on carbon fluxes in continuous wheat and fallow-wheat rotations.

    D. Curtin;H. Wang;F. Selles;B. G. McConkey

  • Lowering carbon footprint of durum wheat by diversifying cropping systems

    Yantai Gan;Chang Liang;Xiaoyu Wang;Brian McConkey

  • Accounting for soil carbon changes in agricultural life cycle assessment (LCA): a review

    Pietro Goglio;Ward N. Smith;Brian B. Grant;Raymond L. Desjardins

  • Seasonal and long-term resource-related variations in soil microbial communities in wheat-based rotations of the Canadian prairie

    Chantal Hamel;Chantal Hamel;Keith Hanson;Fernando Selles;Andre F. Cruz

  • Natural climate solutions for Canada.

    C. Ronnie Drever;Susan C. Cook-Patton;Susan C. Cook-Patton;Fardausi Akhter;Pascal H. Badiou

  • Influence of Diverse Cropping Sequences on Durum Wheat Yield and Protein in the Semiarid Northern Great Plains

    Y. T. Gan;P. R. Miller;B. G. McConkey;R. P. Zentner

  • Crop rotation and tillage impact on carbon sequestration in Canadian prairie soils

    B.G McConkey;B.C Liang;C.A Campbell;D Curtin

  • Energy use and efficiency in two Canadian organic and conventional crop production systems

    J.W. Hoeppner;M.H. Entz;B.G. McConkey;R.P. Zentner

  • Greenhouse Gas Inventory Model for Biochar Additions to Soil.

    Dominic Woolf;Johannes Lehmann;Stephen Ogle;Ayaka W. Kishimoto-Mo

  • Pulse Crops for the Northern Great Plains

    P. R. Miller;Y. Gan;B. G. McConkey;C. L. McDonald

  • Assessing the effects of climate change on crop production and GHG emissions in Canada

    W.N. Smith;B.B. Grant;R.L. Desjardins;R. Kroebel

  • Pulse Crops for the Northern Great Plains: I. Grain Productivity and Residual Effects on Soil Water and Nitrogen

    P. R. Miller;Y. Gan;B. G. McConkey;C. L. McDonald

  • Carbon sequestration in a Brown Chernozem as affected by tillage and rotation

    C. A. Campbell;B. G. McConkey;R. P. Zentner;F. B. Dyck

  • Soil quality-effect of tillage and fallow frequency. Soil organic matter quality as influenced by tillage and fallow frequency in a silt loam in southwestern Saskatchewan

    C.A Campbell;V.O Biederbeck;B.G McConkey;D Curtin

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert P. Zentner
Robert P. Zentner Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
C. A. Campbell
C. A. Campbell Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
F. Selles
F. Selles Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Raymond L. Desjardins
Raymond L. Desjardins Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Reynald Lemke
Reynald Lemke Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Perry R. Miller
Perry R. Miller Montana State University
Ward Smith
Ward Smith Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Yantai Gan
Yantai Gan Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Budong Qian
Budong Qian Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Denis Curtin
Denis Curtin Plant & Food Research

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