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David Makowski publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Makowski sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 366 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

David Makowski D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Makowski sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

David Makowski is affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France. Their research primarily lies within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, focusing on diverse subfields such as Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Their research topics cover a range of agricultural and environmental concerns, including:

  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Research on scale insects
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems

Makowski's publication record includes numerous recent papers that address important ecological and agricultural issues. Selected notable works are:

  • "Positive but variable effects of crop diversification on biodiversity and ecosystem services," 2021, Global Change Biology
  • "Impact of extreme weather conditions on European crop production in 2018," 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Atmospheric dryness reduces photosynthesis along a large range of soil water deficits," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "The productive performance of intercropping," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Global irrigation contribution to wheat and maize yield," 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in their research include Philippe Ciais, Paula Baptista, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Roel Potting, and Nicolas Desneux.

Makowski has published extensively in several scientific journals, with high volumes in:

  • EFSA Journal
  • European Journal of Agronomy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Environmental Research Letters

Their contributions also extend to book publications, including titles published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement. These books are:

  • Data science pour l'agriculture et l'environnement - Méthodes et applications avec R et Python (2021)
  • Probabilité d'introduction de Bactrocera dorsalis (mouche orientale des fruits) en France métropolitaine (2024)

Best Publications

  • Mixing plant species in cropping systems: concepts, tools and models. A review

    Eric Malézieux;Y. Crozat;Christian Dupraz;Marilyne Laurans

  • How Do Various Maize Crop Models Vary in Their Responses to Climate Change Factors

    Simona Bassu;Nadine Brisson;Jean Louis Durand;Kenneth Boote

  • Facing up to the paradigm of ecological intensification in agronomy: Revisiting methods, concepts and knowledge

    Thierry Doré;David Makowski;Eric Malézieux;Nathalie G. Munier-Jolain

  • Temporal niche differentiation increases the land equivalent ratio of annual intercrops: A meta-analysis

    Yang Yu;Tjeerd-Jan Stomph;David Makowski;Wopke van der Werf

  • Reducing pesticide use while preserving crop productivity and profitability on arable farms

    Martin Lechenet;Fabrice Dessaint;Guillaume Py;David Makowski

  • Agri-environmental indicators to assess cropping and farming systems. A review

    Christian Bockstaller;Laurence Guichard;David Makowski;Anne Aveline

  • Positive but variable effects of crop diversification on biodiversity and ecosystem services

    Damien Beillouin;Tamara Ben-Ari;Eric Malézieux;Verena Seufert

  • Guidance on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments.

    Anthony Hardy;Diane Benford;Thorhallur Halldorsson;Michael John Jeger

  • Impact of extreme weather conditions on European crop production in 2018.

    Damien Beillouin;Bernhard Schauberger;Ana Bastos;Phillipe Ciais

  • Pea–wheat intercrops in low-input conditions combine high economic performances and low environmental impacts

    Elise Pelzer;Elise Pelzer;Mathieu Bazot;Mathieu Bazot;David Makowski;David Makowski;Guénaëlle Corre-Hellou

  • Multivariate sensitivity analysis to measure global contribution of input factors in dynamic models

    Matieyendou Lamboni;Hervé Monod;David Makowski

  • Assessment of the quality of meta-analysis in agronomy

    Aurore Philibert;Chantal Loyce;David Makowski

  • Guidance on a harmonised framework for pest risk assessment and the identification and evaluation of pest risk management options by EFSA

    Richard Baker;Thierry Candresse;Erzsébet Dormannsné Simon;Gianni Gilioli

  • Working with Dynamic Crop Models: Methods, Tools and Examples for Agriculture and Environment

    Daniel Wallach;David Makowski;James W. Jones;François Brun

  • Multivariate global sensitivity analysis for dynamic crop models

    Matieyendou Lamboni;David Makowski;Simon Lehuger;Benoit Gabrielle

  • A meta-analysis of relative crop yields in cereal/legume mixtures suggests options for management

    Yang Yu;Tjeerd-Jan Stomph;David Makowski;Lizhen Zhang

  • Using a Bayesian approach to parameter estimation; comparison of the GLUE and MCMC methods

    David Makowski;Daniel Wallach;Marie Tremblay

  • Scientific Opinion on the risk to plant health posed by Xylella fastidiosa in the EU territory, with the identification and evaluation of risk reduction options

    Richard Baker;Claude Bragard;David Caffier;Thierry Candresse

  • Estimating variability in grain legume yields across Europe and the Americas

    Charles Cernay;Tamara Ben-Ari;Elise Pelzer;Elise Pelzer;Jean-Marc Meynard

  • Scientific Opinion on the risks to plant health posed by Bemisia tabaci species complex and viruses it transmits for the EU territory

    Richard Baker;Claude Bragard;Thierry Candresse;Gianni Gilioli

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Manceau
Charles Manceau French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety
Gábor L. Lövei
Gábor L. Lövei Aarhus University
Marie-Hélène Jeuffroy
Marie-Hélène Jeuffroy INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
James W. Jones
James W. Jones University of Florida
Wopke van der Werf
Wopke van der Werf Wageningen University & Research
Marc Corbeels
Marc Corbeels International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Bruno Basso
Bruno Basso Michigan State University
Kenneth J. Boote
Kenneth J. Boote University of Florida
Patricio Grassini
Patricio Grassini University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Sebastian Gayler
Sebastian Gayler University of Hohenheim

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