2026 Gary W. Hergert: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	32	5868	5499	1415	1263	113	5097

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Plant Science and Agronomy

5868

5499

1415

1263

113

5097

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

5097

World Ranking

5868

National Ranking

1415

Research.com Recognitions

1999 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
1996 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
1988 - Agronomic Achievement Award-Soils, American Society of Agronomy

Best Publications

Cover Crops and Ecosystem Services: Insights from Studies in Temperate Soils

Humberto Blanco-Canqui;Tim M. Shaver;John L. Lindquist;Charles A. Shapiro

1178
Citations
Comparison of kriging and inverse-distance methods for mapping soil parameters

Carol A. Gotway;Richard B. Ferguson;Gary W. Hergert;Todd A. Peterson

480
Citations
Site-Specific Nitrogen Management of Irrigated Maize

R. B. Ferguson;G. W. Hergert;J. S. Schepers;C. A. Gotway

202
Citations
Site-specific nitrogen management of irrigated maize: Yield and soil residual nitrate effects

R. B. Ferguson;G. W. Hergert;J. S. Schepers;C. A. Gotway

186
Citations
Long-Term Effects of Tillage on Soil Chemical Properties and Grain Yields of a Dryland Winter Wheat–Sorghum/Corn–Fallow Rotation in the Great Plains

David D. Tarkalson;Gary W. Hergert;Kenneth G. Cassman

154
Citations
Cover Crop Biomass Production and Water Use in the Central Great Plains

David C. Nielsen;Drew J. Lyon;Gary W. Hergert;Robert K. Higgins

145
Citations
Cover Crop Effect on Subsequent Wheat Yield in the Central Great Plains

David C. Nielsen;Drew J. Lyon;Robert K. Higgins;Gary W. Hergert

139
Citations
Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Irrigated Corn for Three Cropping Systems in Nebraska

C.S. Wortmann;D.D. Tarkalson;C.A. Shapiro;A.R. Dobermann

113
Citations
EVAPORATION FROM SOIL INFLUENCED BY CROP SHADING, CROP RESIDUE, AND WETTING REGIME

Unknown

111
Citations
Cattle Manure Application Reduces Soil Compactibility and Increases Water Retention after 71 Years

Humberto Blanco-Canqui;Gary W. Hergert;Rex A. Nielsen

109
Citations
Nitrate leaching through sandy soil as affected by sprinkler irrigation management

Gary W. Hergert

104
Citations
Cover crop mixtures do not use water differently than single-species plantings

David C. Nielsen;Drew J. Lyon;Gary W. Hergert;Robert K. Higgins

103
Citations
Planting date and development of spring-seeded irrigated canola, brown mustard and camelina

A.D. Pavlista;T.A. Isbell;D.D. Baltensperger;G.W. Hergert

101
Citations
High-Yielding Corn Response to Applied Phosphorus, Potassium, and Sulfur in Nebraska

Charles S. Wortmann;Achim R. Dobermann;Richard B. Ferguson;Gary W. Hergert

100
Citations
Nitrogen and Irrigation Management Practices to Minimize Nitrate Leaching from Irrigated Corn

R. B. Ferguson;C. A. Shapiro;G. W. Hergert;W. L. Kranz

99
Citations
Cropping Systems for Stretching Limited Irrigation Supplies

Gary W. Hergert;Norman L. Klocke;James L. Petersen;Paul T. Nordquist

91
Citations
Adequacy of Current Fertilizer Recommendations for Site-Specific Management

G.W. Hergert;W.L. Pan;D.R. Huggins;J.H. Grove

86
Citations
Fertilizer Nitrogen Management

Unknown

81
Citations
Crop rotations with full and limited irrigation and dryland management

J.P. Schneekloth;N.L. Klocke;G.W. Hergert;D.L. Martin

80
Citations
Acidification of Soil in a Dry Land Winter Wheat-sorghum/corn-fallow Rotation in the Semiarid U.S. Great Plains

David D. Tarkalson;Jose O. Payero;Gary W. Hergert;Kenneth G. Cassman

77
Citations
Incorporating Spatial Trends and Anisotropy in Geostatistical Mapping of Soil Properties

Carol A. Gotway Crawford;Gary W. Hergert

62
Citations
Soil Sampling for Site-Specific Nitrogen Management

Richard B. Ferguson;Carol A. Gotway;Gary W. Hergert;Todd A. Peterson

57
Citations
Long-Term Manure Impacts on Soil Aggregates and Aggregate-Associated Carbon and Nitrogen

Maysoon M. Mikha;Gary W. Hergert;Joseph G. Benjamin;Jalal D. Jabro

54
Citations