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Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen

Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
51
Citations
14164
World Ranking
1969
National Ranking
17

Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen 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 Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 185 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen 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 Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Intercropping, Crop yield, Hordeum vulgare and Cropping system. His Agronomy research incorporates themes from Soil fertility, Nitrogen fixation, Biomass and Biochar. Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen has included themes like Loam and Crop in his Intercropping study.

His Crop yield research incorporates themes from Agriculture and Organic farming. The Hordeum vulgare study combines topics in areas such as Permanent wilting point, Sativum, Field pea, Irrigation and Soil water. His Cropping system research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cropping, Nutrient and Crop rotation.

His most cited work include:

  • The contributions of nitrogen-fixing crop legumes to the productivity of agricultural systems. (402 citations)
  • Legumes for mitigation of climate change and the provision of feedstock for biofuels and biorefineries. A review (352 citations)
  • INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION, N USE AND INTERFERENCE WITH WEEDS IN PEA-BARLEY INTERCROPPING (351 citations)

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

Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen mainly focuses on Agronomy, Intercropping, Agroforestry, Agriculture and Biochar. His study in Agronomy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Soil water and Soil fertility. Within one scientific family, Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen focuses on topics pertaining to Soil organic matter under Soil fertility, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Soil biology.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Sativum, Cropping, Crop yield, Organic farming and Cropping system. His Agroforestry study combines topics in areas such as Bioenergy and Sustainability. He combines subjects such as Environmental chemistry, Loam, Straw and Carbon sequestration with his study of Biochar.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (58.60%)
  • Intercropping (33.87%)
  • Agroforestry (19.35%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Agronomy (58.60%)
  • Legume (13.98%)
  • Agriculture (17.74%)

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

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Legume, Agriculture, Intercropping and Fertilizer. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Soil water, Soil fertility, Soil conditioner, Biochar and Biogas. His Legume research integrates issues from Reactive nitrogen and Biotechnology.

His work on Cropping, Sustainable agriculture and Agroecology is typically connected to Participatory action research and Knowledge management as part of general Agriculture study, connecting several disciplines of science. His Intercropping study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Perennial plant, Allometry, Economic geography, Interspecific competition and Forage. His Fertilizer study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Sludge and Pulp and paper industry.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The effect of straw and wood gasification biochar on carbon sequestration, selected soil fertility indicators and functional groups in soil: An incubation study (74 citations)
  • Effects of gasification biochar on plant-available water capacity and plant growth in two contrasting soil types (64 citations)
  • Productivity and carbon footprint of perennial grass–forage legume intercropping strategies with high or low nitrogen fertilizer input (41 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Fertilizer, Biochar, Soil conditioner and Soil fertility. His Fertilizer research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Sludge, Legume, Agriculture, Intercropping and Greenhouse gas. Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen has researched Intercropping in several fields, including Red Clover, Pasture, Cover crop, Crop yield and Forage.

His Greenhouse gas research includes elements of Cropping, Reactive nitrogen, Carbon sequestration and Crop. His studies deal with areas such as Available water capacity, Subsoil and Straw as well as Biochar. As a part of the same scientific study, Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen usually deals with the Soil conditioner, concentrating on Soil organic matter and frequently concerns with Soil biology and Soil quality.

Best Publications

  • The contributions of nitrogen-fixing crop legumes to the productivity of agricultural systems.

    M.B. Peoples;J. Brockwell;D.F. Herridge;I.J. Rochester

  • Legumes for mitigation of climate change and the provision of feedstock for biofuels and biorefineries. A review

    Erik Steen Jensen;Mark B. Peoples;Robert M. Boddey;Peter M. Gresshoff

  • Ecological principles underlying the increase of productivity achieved by cereal-grain legume intercrops in organic farming. A review.

    Laurent Bedoussac;Etienne-Pascal Journet;Etienne-Pascal Journet;Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen;Christophe Naudin

  • Faba bean in cropping systems

    Erik Steen Jensen;Mark B. Peoples;Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen

  • INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION, N USE AND INTERFERENCE WITH WEEDS IN PEA-BARLEY INTERCROPPING

    Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen;Per Ambus;Erik Steen Jensen

  • Effects of slow and fast pyrolysis biochar on soil C and N turnover dynamics

    Esben W. Bruun;Per Ambus;Helge Egsgaard;Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen

  • Grain legume-cereal intercropping: The practical application of diversity, competition and facilitation in arable and organic cropping systems

    Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen;Bjarne Jørnsgaard;Julia Kinane;Erik Steen Jensen

  • Influence of fast pyrolysis temperature on biochar labile fraction and short-term carbon loss in a loamy soil

    Esben Bruun;Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen;Norazana Ibrahim;Norazana Ibrahim;Helge Egsgaard

  • Pea-barley intercropping for efficient symbiotic N2-fixation, soil N acquisition and use of other nutrients in European organic cropping systems

    Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen;M. Gooding;Per Ambus;G. Corre-Hellou

  • Intercropping of grain legumes and cereals improves the use of soil N resources and reduces the requirement for synthetic fertilizer N: A global-scale analysis

    Erik Steen Jensen;Georg Carlsson;Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen

  • Evaluating pea and barley cultivars for complementarity in intercropping at different levels of soil N availability

    Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen;Erik Steen Jensen

  • Facilitative root interactions in intercrops

    Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen;Erik Steen Jensen

  • How can increased use of biological N2 fixation in agriculture benefit the environment

    Erik Steen Jensen;Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen

  • Potential bioethanol and biogas production using lignocellulosic biomass from winter rye, oilseed rape and faba bean

    Anneli Petersson;Mette Hedegaard Thomsen;Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen;Anne Belinda Thomsen

  • The comparison of nitrogen use and leaching in sole cropped versus intercropped pea and barley

    Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen;Per Ambus;Erik Steen Jensen

  • Biochar amendment to coarse sandy subsoil improves root growth and increases water retention

    Esben Wilson Bruun;Carsten T. Petersen;Emilie Hansen;Jens Kai Holm

  • Temporal and spatial distribution of roots and competition for nitrogen in pea-barley intercrops – a field study employing 32P technique

    H. Hauggaard-Nielsen;P. Ambus;E.S. Jensen

  • The competitive ability of pea-barley intercrops against weeds and the interactions with crop productivity and soil N availability

    G. Corre-Hellou;A. Dibet;Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen;Y. Crozat

  • Density and relative frequency effects on competitive interactions and resource use in pea–barley intercrops

    H. Hauggaard-Nielsen;M.K. Andersen;B. Jørnsgaard;E.S. Jensen

  • Gasification biochar as a valuable by-product for carbon sequestration and soil amendment

    Veronika Hansen;Dorette Sophie Müller-Stöver;Jesper Ahrenfeldt;Jens Kai Holm

  • Application of biochar to soil and N2O emissions: potential effects of blending fast-pyrolysis biochar with anaerobically digested slurry

    Esben Bruun;Dorette Sophie Müller-Stöver;Per Ambus;Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen

  • Biomass production, symbiotic nitrogen fixation and inorganic N use in dual and tri-component annual intercrops

    Mette Klindt Andersen;Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen;Per Ambus;Erik Steen Jensen

  • Faba bean in cropping systems

    Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen;Mark B. Peoples;Erik S. Jensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik Steen Jensen
Erik Steen Jensen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Per Ambus
Per Ambus University of Copenhagen
Eric Justes
Eric Justes Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Michael Gooding
Michael Gooding Aberystwyth University
Mark B. Peoples
Mark B. Peoples Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Lars Stoumann Jensen
Lars Stoumann Jensen University of Copenhagen
Jens Ejbye Schmidt
Jens Ejbye Schmidt University of Southern Denmark
Ulrik Birk Henriksen
Ulrik Birk Henriksen Technical University of Denmark
Nadine Brisson
Nadine Brisson INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Lisbeth M. Ottosen
Lisbeth M. Ottosen Technical University of Denmark

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