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Diego Abalos

Diego Abalos

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 37 8880 8520 127 124 70 5674

Diego Abalos publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Diego Abalos between 2011 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Diego Abalos published across 16 years, from 2011 to 2026, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2025. 32 of the 123 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2011 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2025. 2011: 1 publication 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 29 publications 2026: 3 publications
2011 2026

123 publications in total across all disciplines

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Diego Abalos: publications per year, 2011 to 2026
Year Publications
2011 1
2012 2
2013 2
2014 5
2015 4
2016 12
2017 8
2018 1
2019 2
2020 8
2021 6
2022 7
2023 15
2024 18
2025 29
2026 3
Total 123
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Diego Abalos publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Diego Abalos sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 61–70 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 70 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133 70
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Diego Abalos D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Diego Abalos sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 37 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267 37
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Diego Abalos is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Soil Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work addresses several main research topics such as:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Notable recent publications from Diego Abalos include:

  • "A review and meta-analysis of mitigation measures for nitrous oxide emissions from crop residues" (2022) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Predicting field N2O emissions from crop residues based on their biochemical composition: A meta-analytical approach" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Trade-offs in greenhouse gas emissions across a liming-induced gradient of soil pH: Role of microbial structure and functioning" (2020) published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry

They have coauthored research with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Jørgen E. Olesen
  • Søren O. Petersen
  • Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
  • Ji Chen
  • Jan Willem van Groenigen

The primary publication venues where Diego Abalos has contributed are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Global Change Biology
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Best Publications

  • Biochar boosts tropical but not temperate crop yields

    Simon Jeffery;Diego Abalos;Diego Abalos;Marija Prodana;Ana Catarina Bastos

  • Meta-analysis of the effect of urease and nitrification inhibitors on crop productivity and nitrogen use efficiency

    Diego Abalos;Simon Jeffery;Alberto Sanz-Cobena;Guillermo Guardia

  • Biochar effects on methane emissions from soils: A meta-analysis

    Simon Jeffery;Frank G.A. Verheijen;Claudia Kammann;Diego Abalos

  • Globally important nitrous oxide emissions from croplands induced by freeze–thaw cycles

    Claudia Wagner-Riddle;Katelyn A. Congreves;Diego Abalos;Aaron A. Berg

  • Strategies for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in Mediterranean agriculture: a review.

    A. Sanz-Cobena;L. Lassaletta;E. Aguilera;A. del Prado

  • Direct nitrous oxide emissions in Mediterranean climate cropping systems: Emission factors based on a meta-analysis of available measurement data

    Maria L. Cayuela;Eduardo Aguilera;Alberto Sanz-Cobena;Dean C. Adams

  • Plant species identity surpasses species richness as a key driver of N2O emissions from grassland

    Diego Abalos;Gerlinde B. De Deyn;Thomas W. Kuyper;Jan Willem van Groenigen

  • Effectiveness of urease inhibition on the abatement of ammonia, nitrous oxide and nitric oxide emissions in a non-irrigated Mediterranean barley field

    Diego Abalos;Alberto Sanz-Cobena;Thomas Misselbrook;Antonio Vallejo

  • Management of irrigation frequency and nitrogen fertilization to mitigate GHG and NO emissions from drip-fertigated crops.

    Diego Abalos;Laura Sanchez-Martin;Lourdes Garcia-Torres;Jan Willem van Groenigen

  • Stimulation of ammonia oxidizer and denitrifier abundances by nitrogen loading: Poor predictability for increased soil N2O emission

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  • A review and meta-analysis of mitigation measures for nitrous oxide emissions from crop residues.

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  • What plant functional traits can reduce nitrous oxide emissions from intensively managed grasslands

    Diego Abalos;Jan Willem van Groenigen;Gerlinde B. De Deyn

  • Role of maize stover incorporation on nitrogen oxide emissions in a non-irrigated Mediterranean barley field

    Diego Abalos;Alberto Sanz-Cobena;Lourdes Garcia-Torres;Jan Willem van Groenigen

  • Micrometeorological measurements over 3 years reveal differences in N2 O emissions between annual and perennial crops.

    Diego Abalos;Shannon E. Brown;Andrew C. Vanderzaag;Robert J. Gordon

  • Biochar effects on crop yield

    Simon Jeffery;Diego Abalos;Kurt A. Spokas;Frank G. A. Verheijen

  • Predicting field N2O emissions from crop residues based on their biochemical composition: A meta-analytical approach.

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  • Improving fertilizer management in the U.S. and Canada for N2O mitigation: Understanding potential positive and negative side-effects on corn yields

    Diego Abalos;Simon Jeffery;Craig F. Drury;Claudia Wagner-Riddle

  • Yield-scaled mitigation of ammonia emission from N fertilization: the Spanish case

    A Sanz-Cobena;L Lassaletta;L Lassaletta;F Estellés;A Del Prado

  • Towards optimal use of phosphorus fertiliser.

    Mart B. H. Ros;Gerwin F. Koopmans;Kees Jan van Groenigen;Diego Abalos;Diego Abalos

  • Effect of cover crops on greenhouse gas emissions in an irrigated field under integrated soil fertility management

    Guillermo Guardia;Diego Abalos;Sonia García-Marco;Miguel Quemada

  • Denitrification as a source of nitric oxide emissions from incubated soil cores from a UK grassland soil

    Nadine Loick;Elizabeth R. Dixon;Diego Abalos;Antonio Vallejo

  • Combining no-till with rye (Secale cereale L.) cover crop mitigates nitrous oxide emissions without decreasing yield

    Andrea Fiorini;Stefania Codruta Maris;Diego Abalos;Stefano Amaducci

  • Soil moisture determines the effectiveness of two urease inhibitors to decrease N2O emission

    Alberto Sanz-Cobena;Diego Abalos;Ana Meijide;Laura Sanchez-Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Vallejo
Antonio Vallejo Technical University of Madrid
Gerlinde B. De Deyn
Gerlinde B. De Deyn Wageningen University & Research
Claudia Wagner-Riddle
Claudia Wagner-Riddle University of Guelph
Laura M. Cardenas
Laura M. Cardenas Rothamsted Research
Lars Elsgaard
Lars Elsgaard Aarhus University
Josette Garnier
Josette Garnier Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Gilles Billen
Gilles Billen Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Luis Lassaletta
Luis Lassaletta Technical University of Madrid
Mario Tenuta
Mario Tenuta University of Manitoba
Miguel Quemada
Miguel Quemada Technical University of Madrid

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