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Diego Abalos

Diego Abalos

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
37
Citations
5674
World Ranking
8878
National Ranking
127

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.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 70 publications — 2nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

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.

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30 D-Index 125+

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 125 D-Index or more.

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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