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Plant Science and Agronomy
Spain
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 89 291 271 4 4 271 34112

Elias Fereres publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Elias Fereres between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Elias Fereres published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2016. 25 of the 308 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2016. 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 8 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 1 publication
1976 2025

308 publications in total across all disciplines

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Elias Fereres: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 2
1977 0
1978 2
1979 3
1980 2
1981 3
1982 3
1983 1
1984 2
1985 0
1986 3
1987 0
1988 0
1989 4
1990 7
1991 2
1992 3
1993 8
1994 1
1995 5
1996 0
1997 4
1998 1
1999 8
2000 4
2001 9
2002 6
2003 7
2004 7
2005 5
2006 7
2007 14
2008 7
2009 15
2010 5
2011 6
2012 17
2013 8
2014 8
2015 5
2016 31
2017 14
2018 8
2019 4
2020 6
2021 11
2022 8
2023 7
2024 24
2025 1
Total 308
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Elias Fereres 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 Elias Fereres sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 271–275 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 271 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30 271
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Elias Fereres 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 Elias Fereres sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12 89
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Spain Leader Award
  • 2000 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Botany
  • Ecology

His primary scientific interests are in Irrigation, Agronomy, Canopy, Deficit irrigation and Evapotranspiration. The Irrigation study combines topics in areas such as Agroforestry, Soil water, Water stress, Horticulture and Agricultural engineering. His work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as Soil management, Surface runoff and Soil conservation.

His Canopy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Water use, Remote sensing and Stomatal conductance. Elias Fereres focuses mostly in the field of Deficit irrigation, narrowing it down to topics relating to Irrigation management and, in certain cases, Water conservation. The concepts of his Evapotranspiration study are interwoven with issues in Olive trees, Crop and Olea.

His most cited work include:

  • Deficit irrigation for reducing agricultural water use (1057 citations)
  • Deficit irrigation for reducing agricultural water use (1057 citations)
  • AquaCrop-The FAO Crop Model to Simulate Yield Response to Water: I. Concepts and Underlying Principles (820 citations)

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

Elias Fereres spends much of his time researching Irrigation, Agronomy, Deficit irrigation, Evapotranspiration and Canopy. His Irrigation study incorporates themes from Agriculture, Transpiration and Horticulture, Orchard. His biological study deals with issues like Soil water, which deal with fields such as Water content.

Elias Fereres combines subjects such as Water conservation, Low-flow irrigation systems, Water supply, Agricultural engineering and Irrigation scheduling with his study of Deficit irrigation. His Evapotranspiration research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Mediterranean climate, Water balance, Lysimeter and Drip irrigation. His Canopy study combines topics in areas such as Fruit tree, Leaf area index, Spatial variability, Stomatal conductance and Remote sensing.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Irrigation (63.95%)
  • Agronomy (50.68%)
  • Deficit irrigation (34.69%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Irrigation (63.95%)
  • Agronomy (50.68%)
  • Transpiration (24.49%)

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

Elias Fereres mainly investigates Irrigation, Agronomy, Transpiration, Agriculture and Deficit irrigation. Elias Fereres has included themes like Water scarcity, Water use, Evapotranspiration, Water supply and Orchard in his Irrigation study. His Evapotranspiration research incorporates elements of Water balance and San Joaquin.

Agronomy connects with themes related to Soil water in his study. In his study, Growing season, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Horticulture and Stomatal conductance is strongly linked to Canopy, which falls under the umbrella field of Transpiration. His research integrates issues of Water resource management, Climate change, Phenology and Water resources in his study of Agriculture.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The uncertainty of crop yield projections is reduced by improved temperature response functions. (99 citations)
  • The uncertainty of crop yield projections is reduced by improved temperature response functions. (99 citations)
  • Climate change impact and adaptation for wheat protein (97 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Botany

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Irrigation, Agriculture, Transpiration and Orchard. His primary area of study in Irrigation is in the field of Deficit irrigation. His Agriculture research integrates issues from Climate change and Water resources.

His Orchard research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Canopy and Yield. His Canopy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Horticulture and Stomatal conductance. As part of the same scientific family, Elias Fereres usually focuses on Crop yield, concentrating on Agricultural engineering and intersecting with Crop simulation model and Geospatial analysis.

Best Publications

  • Deficit irrigation for reducing agricultural water use

    Elias Fereres;María Auxiliadora Soriano

  • Rising Temperatures Reduce Global Wheat Production

    S. Asseng;F. Ewert;P. Martre;P. Martre;R. P. Rötter

  • AquaCrop-The FAO Crop Model to Simulate Yield Response to Water: I. Concepts and Underlying Principles

    Pasquale Steduto;Theodore C. Hsiao;Dirk Raes;Elias Fereres

  • Thermal and Narrowband Multispectral Remote Sensing for Vegetation Monitoring From an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

    J. Berni;P.J. Zarco-Tejada;L. Suarez;E. Fereres

  • AquaCrop — The FAO Crop Model to Simulate Yield Response to Water: II. Main Algorithms and Software Description

    Dirk Raes;Pasquale Steduto;Theodore C. Hsiao;Elias Fereres

  • Water stress, growth, and osmotic adjustment

    T. C. Hsiao;E. Acevedo;E. Fereres;D. W. Henderson

  • Crop yield response to water

    Pasquale Steduto;Theodore C. Hsiao;Elias Fereres;Dirk Raes

  • AquaCrop—The FAO Crop Model to Simulate Yield Response to Water: III. Parameterization and Testing for Maize

    Theodore C. Hsiao;Lee Heng;Pasquale Steduto;Basilio Rojas-Lara

  • On the conservative behavior of biomass water productivity

    Pasquale Steduto;Theodore C. Hsiao;Elìas Fereres

  • Similar estimates of temperature impacts on global wheat yield by three independent methods

    Bing Liu;Bing Liu;Senthold Asseng;Christoph Müller;Frank Ewert

  • Climate change impact and adaptation for wheat protein

    Senthold Asseng;Pierre Martre;Andrea Maiorano;Reimund P Rötter

  • Yield Responses of a Mature Olive Orchard to Water Deficits

    Alfonso Moriana;Francisco Orgaz;Miguel Pastor;Elias Fereres

  • Mapping canopy conductance and CWSI in olive orchards using high resolution thermal remote sensing imagery

    J.A.J. Berni;P.J. Zarco-Tejada;G. Sepulcre-Cantó;E. Fereres;E. Fereres

  • A systematic and quantitative approach to improve water use efficiency in agriculture

    Theodore C. Hsiao;Pasquale Steduto;Elias Fereres

  • Irrigation scheduling protocols using continuously recorded trunk diameter measurements

    David A. Goldhamer;Elias Fereres

  • Mapping crop water stress index in a ‘Pinot-noir’ vineyard: comparing ground measurements with thermal remote sensing imagery from an unmanned aerial vehicle

    J. Bellvert;P. J. Zarco-Tejada;J. Girona;E. Fereres;E. Fereres

  • AquaCrop: FAO'S crop water productivity and yield response model *

    Eline Vanuytrecht;Dirk Raes;Pasquale Steduto;Theodore C. Hsiao

  • Using high resolution UAV thermal imagery to assess the variability in the water status of five fruit tree species within a commercial orchard

    V. Gonzalez-Dugo;P. Zarco-Tejada;E. Nicolás;P. A. Nortes

  • The Physiology of Adaptation and Yield Expression in Olive

    D. J. Connor;D. J. Connor;E. Fereres

  • Stomatal and photosynthetic responses of olive (Olea europaea L.) leaves to water deficits

    A. Moriana;F. J. Villalobos;F. J. Villalobos;E. Fereres;E. Fereres

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco J. Villalobos
Francisco J. Villalobos University of Córdoba
Francisco Orgaz
Francisco Orgaz Spanish National Research Council
Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada
Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada Spanish National Research Council
Victoria González-Dugo
Victoria González-Dugo Spanish National Research Council
Theodore C. Hsiao
Theodore C. Hsiao University of California, Davis
Ignacio J. Lorite
Ignacio J. Lorite Regional Government of Andalusia
José A. Gómez
José A. Gómez Spanish National Research Council
Dirk Raes
Dirk Raes KU Leuven
Andrew J. Challinor
Andrew J. Challinor University of Leeds
Joan Girona
Joan Girona Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology

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