Debbie L. Sparkes

Debbie L. Sparkes publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Debbie L. Sparkes 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 Debbie L. Sparkes sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Manuring and stable nitrogen isotope ratios in cereals and pulses: towards a new archaeobotanical approach to the inference of land use and dietary practices

  Rebecca A. Fraser;Amy Bogaard;Tim Heaton;Michael Charles

  472
  Citations

• A review of the potential for competitive cereal cultivars as a tool in integrated weed management.

  I K S Andrew;J Storkey;D L Sparkes

  280
  Citations

• Effect of sowing date on the optimum plant density of winter wheat.

  J H Spink;T Semere;D L Sparkes;J M Whaley

  250
  Citations

• A calibrated model of wheat lodging compared with field measurements

  P.M. Berry;M. Sterling;C.J. Baker;J. Spink

  215
  Citations

• To what extent can zero tillage lead to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from temperate soils

  Shamsudheen Mangalassery;Sofie Sjögersten;Debbie L. Sparkes;Craig J. Sturrock

  203
  Citations

• The physiological response of winter wheat to reductions in plant density

  J M Whaley;D L Sparkes;M J Foulkes;J H Spink

  202
  Citations

• Carpel size, grain filling, and morphology determine individual grain weight in wheat

  Quan Xie;Sean Mayes;Debbie L. Sparkes

  186
  Citations

• The effect of soil aggregate size on pore structure and its consequence on emission of greenhouse gases

  Shamsudheen Mangalassery;S. Sjögersten;D.L. Sparkes;C.J. Sturrock

  173
  Citations

• Impacts of zero tillage on soil enzyme activities, microbial characteristics and organic matter functional chemistry in temperate soils

  S. Mangalassery;S. Mangalassery;Sacha J. Mooney;D.L. Sparkes;W.T. Fraser

  173
  Citations

• Relationships between Large―Spike Phenotype, Grain Number, and Yield Potential in Spring Wheat

  O. Gaju;M.P. Reynolds;D.L. Sparkes;M.J. Foulkes

  144
  Citations

• Nitrogen fertilizer and the efficiency of the sugar beet crop in late summer

  C.S. Malnou;K.W. Jaggard;D.L. Sparkes

  126
  Citations

• Identifying seedling root architectural traits associated with yield and yield components in wheat.

  Quan Xie;Quan Xie;Kurukulasuriya M. C. Fernando;Kurukulasuriya M. C. Fernando;Sean Mayes;Debbie L. Sparkes

  117
  Citations

• Frost damage to winter wheat in the UK: the effect of plant population density

  J.M Whaley;E.J.M Kirby;J.H Spink;M.J Foulkes

  102
  Citations

• Does light quality initiate tiller death in wheat

  D.L. Sparkes;S.J. Holme;O. Gaju

  99
  Citations

• A canopy approach to nitrogen fertilizer recommendations for the sugar beet crop

  C.S. Malnou;K.W. Jaggard;D.L. Sparkes

  94
  Citations

• An analysis of the potential of precision farming in Northern Europe

  R. Sylvester-Bradley;E. Lord;D.L. Sparkes;R.K. Scott

  87
  Citations

• Short-term impacts of different tillage practices and plant residue retention on soil physical properties and greenhouse gas emissions

  K. Alskaf;S.J. Mooney;D.L. Sparkes;P. Wilson

  76
  Citations

• Quantification of seed–soil contact of sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris ) using X-ray Computed Tomography

  Sebastian Blunk;Ali Hafeez Malik;Martine I. de Heer;Tobias Ekblad

  73
  Citations

• Using selected soil physical properties of seedbeds to predict crop establishment

  Brian S. Atkinson;Debbie L. Sparkes;Sacha J. Mooney

  73
  Citations

• The effect of field margins on the yield of sugar beet and cereal crops

  D L Sparkes;K W Jaggard;S J Ramsden;R K Scott

  65
  Citations

• Effect of seedbed cultivation and soil macrostructure on the establishment of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum).

  Brian. S. Atkinson;Debbie. L. Sparkes;Sacha. J. Mooney

  65
  Citations

• Examining the potential for climate change mitigation from zero tillage

  Shamsudheen Mangalassery;S. Sjögersten;D.L. Sparkes;S.J. Mooney

  65
  Citations

• Early anthesis and delayed but fast leaf senescence contribute to individual grain dry matter and water accumulation in wheat

  Quan Xie;Sean Mayes;Debbie L. Sparkes

  60
  Citations

• Modelling optimal strategies for decreasing nitrate loss with variation in weather – a farm-level approach

  James M. Gibbons;Debbie L. Sparkes;Paul Wilson;Stephen J. Ramsden

  55
  Citations