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Plant Science and Agronomy
Canada
2023

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
77
Citations
19654
World Ranking
495
National Ranking
11

C. A. Campbell 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 C. A. Campbell sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 243 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

C. A. Campbell 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 C. A. Campbell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy
  • Ecology

C. A. Campbell mainly investigates Agronomy, Soil organic matter, Crop rotation, Soil water and Chernozem. His Agronomy research incorporates elements of Cropping and Crop residue. C. A. Campbell combines subjects such as Organic matter, No-till farming, Soil fertility and Mineralization with his study of Soil organic matter.

The various areas that C. A. Campbell examines in his Crop rotation study include Carbon sequestration, Agroforestry and Soil horizon. His Soil water study incorporates themes from Summer fallow and Water content. The Chernozem study combines topics in areas such as Monoculture, Humus, Green manure and Human fertilization.

His most cited work include:

  • Light-fraction organic matter in soils from long-term crop rotations (582 citations)
  • Management effects on soil C storage on the Canadian prairies (354 citations)
  • Effect of crop rotations and cultural practices on soil organic matter, microbial biomass and respiration in a thin Black Chernozem (227 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Crop rotation, Soil water, Chernozem and Fertilizer. C. A. Campbell has included themes like Soil organic matter and Loam in his Agronomy study. His Crop rotation research includes themes of Monoculture, Cropping, Soil test, Hay and Cropping system.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Hydrology, Nitrogen cycle and Summer fallow in addition to Soil water. His studies deal with areas such as Carbon sequestration, Humus and Soil horizon as well as Chernozem. The concepts of his Fertilizer study are interwoven with issues in Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Snow, Yield and Straw.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (83.91%)
  • Crop rotation (39.08%)
  • Soil water (28.16%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2006-2020)?

  • Agronomy (83.91%)
  • Crop rotation (39.08%)
  • Soil carbon (8.05%)

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

C. A. Campbell mainly focuses on Agronomy, Crop rotation, Soil carbon, Cropping and Crop yield. His Agronomy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Soil water, Chernozem and Crop residue. C. A. Campbell interconnects Field experiment and Summer fallow in the investigation of issues within Chernozem.

His work carried out in the field of Crop rotation brings together such families of science as Monoculture, Carbon sequestration, Greenhouse gas, Tillage and Green manure. The concepts of his Cropping study are interwoven with issues in Growing season and Nitrogen. His Fertilizer study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Soil organic matter and Precipitation.

Between 2006 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Some perspectives on carbon sequestration in agriculture (218 citations)
  • Improving farming practices reduces the carbon footprint of spring wheat production (136 citations)
  • Crop residue removal and fertilizer N: Effects on soil organic carbon in a long-term crop rotation experiment on a Udic Boroll (135 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

Agronomy, Soil carbon, Greenhouse gas, Crop rotation and Fertilizer are his primary areas of study. His Soil water research extends to the thematically linked field of Agronomy. His work in Soil carbon addresses subjects such as Crop residue, which are connected to disciplines such as Straw.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Agriculture and Agroforestry in addition to Greenhouse gas. C. A. Campbell combines subjects such as Soil organic matter, Cropping and Agricultural land with his study of Fertilizer. His Cropping study incorporates themes from Growing season, Rainwater harvesting and Mineralization.

Best Publications

  • Light-fraction organic matter in soils from long-term crop rotations

    H. H. Janzen;C. A. Campbell;S. A. Brandt;G. P. Lafond

  • Management effects on soil C storage on the Canadian prairies

    H.H Janzen;C.A Campbell;R.C Izaurralde;B.H Ellert

  • EFFECTS OF ACIDITY ON MINERALIZATION: pH- DEPENDENCE OF ORGANIC MATTER MINERALIZATION IN WEAKLY ACIDIC SOILS

    Denis Curtin;C.A. Campbell;Abdul Jalil

  • Labile soil organic matter as influenced by cropping practices in an arid environment.

    V.O. Biederbeck;H.H. Janzen;C.A. Campbell;R.P. Zentner

  • Some perspectives on carbon sequestration in agriculture

    J.J. Hutchinson;C.A. Campbell;R.L. Desjardins

  • Effect of crop rotations and cultural practices on soil organic matter, microbial biomass and respiration in a thin Black Chernozem

    C. A. Campbell;V. O. Biederbeck;R. P. Zentner;G. P. Lafond

  • Improving farming practices reduces the carbon footprint of spring wheat production

    Yantai Gan;Chang Liang;Qiang Chai;Reynald L. Lemke

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

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

  • 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

  • Organic C accumulation in soil over 30 years in semiarid southwestern Saskatchewan – Effect of crop rotations and fertilizers

    C.A. Campbell;R. P. Zentner;B.-C. Liang;G. Roloff

  • The fate of nitrogen in agroecosystems: An illustration using Canadian estimates

    H.H. Janzen;K.A. Beauchemin;Y. Bruinsma;C.A. Campbell

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

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

  • Effect of crop rotations and fertilization on soil organic matter and some biochemical properties of a thick Black Chernozem

    C. A. Campbell;R. P. Zentner;K. E. Bowren;L. Townley-Smith

  • Crop residue removal and fertilizer N: Effects on soil organic carbon in a long-term crop rotation experiment on a Udic Boroll

    R.L. Lemke;A.J. VandenBygaart;C.A. Campbell;G.P. Lafond

  • Soil Acidification from Long-Term Use of Anhydrous Ammonia and Urea

    O. T. Bouman;D. Curtin;C. A. Campbell;V. O. Biederbeck

  • Diversifying crop rotations with pulses enhances system productivity.

    Yantai Gan;Chantal Hamel;John T. O’Donovan;Herb Cutforth

  • Nutrient Considerations for Diversified Cropping Systems in the Northern Great Plains

    Cynthia A. Grant;Gary A. Peterson;Constantine A. Campbell

  • Soil microbial populations and activities as influenced by legume green fallow in a semiarid climate

    V.O. Biederbeck;R.P. Zentner;C.A. Campbell

  • Effect of Burning Cereal Straw on Soil Properties and Grain Yields in Saskatchewan

    V. O. Biederbeck;C. A. Campbell;K. E. Bowren;M. Schnitzer

  • QUANTITATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NET NITROGEN MINERALIZATION AND MOISTURE CONTENT OF SOILS

    R. J. K. Myers;K. L. Weier;C. A. Campbell

  • Influence of fertilizer and straw baling on soil organic matter in a thin black chernozem in western Canada

    C.A. Campbell;G.P. Lafond;R.P. Zentner;V.O. Biederbeck

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

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

  • NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS UPTAKE, TRANSLOCATION, AND UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY OF WHEAT IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENT AND CULTIVAR YIELD AND PROTEIN LEVELS

    J. M. Clarke;C. A. Campbell;H. W. Cutforth;R. M. DePAUW

  • In Search of a Sustainable Cropping System for the Semiarid Canadian Prairies

    R. P. Zentner;C. A. Campbell;V. O. Biederbeck;P. R. Miller

  • Can Pulse Crops Play a Role in Mitigating Greenhouse Gases from North American Agriculture

    R. L. Lemke;Z. Zhong;C. A. Campbell;R. Zentner

  • EFFECT OF MANURE AND P FERTILIZER ON PROPERTIES OF A BLACK CHERNOZEM IN SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN

    C. A. Campbell;V. O. Biederbeck;F. Selles;M. Schnitzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert P. Zentner
Robert P. Zentner Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
F. Selles
F. Selles Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Brian McConkey
Brian McConkey Viresco Solutions Inc.
Reynald Lemke
Reynald Lemke Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Denis Curtin
Denis Curtin Plant & Food Research
Yantai Gan
Yantai Gan Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
H. Henry Janzen
H. Henry Janzen Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Raymond L. Desjardins
Raymond L. Desjardins Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Ward Smith
Ward Smith Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Chantal Hamel
Chantal Hamel Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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