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D-Index
49
Citations
9112
World Ranking
2265
National Ranking
180

Jagadish Timsina 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 Jagadish Timsina sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 151 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jagadish Timsina 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 Jagadish Timsina sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agronomy
  • Irrigation
  • Fertilizer

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Crop, Population, Tillage and Irrigation. Jagadish Timsina performs integrative Agronomy and Mathematics research in his work. He works mostly in the field of Tillage, limiting it down to topics relating to Soil structure and, in certain cases, Mulch-till, Strip-till, Conventional tillage and Minimum tillage, as a part of the same area of interest.

His study in Irrigation is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Fertilizer and Sowing. The concepts of his Nutrient management study are interwoven with issues in Soil organic matter, Crop residue, Soil quality and Mineralization. The various areas that Jagadish Timsina examines in his Food security study include Biomass, Cropping system, Productivity and Anthesis.

His most cited work include:

  • Productivity and management of rice–wheat cropping systems: issues and challenges (549 citations)
  • Crop residue management for nutrient cycling and improving soil productivity in rice-based cropping systems in the tropics (299 citations)
  • Productivity and sustainability of the rice-wheat cropping system in the indo-gangetic plains of the Indian subcontinent: Problems, opportunities, and strategies (206 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Crop, Irrigation, Fertilizer and Sowing. His Cultivar, Tillage, Cropping system and Crop yield study, which is part of a larger body of work in Agronomy, is frequently linked to Mathematics, bridging the gap between disciplines. His study on Conventional tillage is often connected to Population as part of broader study in Tillage.

His Crop study which covers Yield that intersects with DSSAT. His Irrigation research incorporates themes from Loam, Water table and Drainage. His studies deal with areas such as Soil classification, Nutrient management, Plant nutrition and Soil fertility as well as Fertilizer.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (73.98%)
  • Crop (28.46%)
  • Irrigation (22.76%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Agronomy (73.98%)
  • Crop (28.46%)
  • Conservation agriculture (13.01%)

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

Jagadish Timsina mostly deals with Agronomy, Crop, Conservation agriculture, Cropping system and Cropping. In his study, Tillage is inextricably linked to No-till farming, which falls within the broad field of Agronomy. His Crop study combines topics in areas such as Dry matter, Crop residue and Straw.

His work in Cropping system tackles topics such as Agroforestry which are related to areas like Organic farming, Land degradation and Intensive farming. His Cropping research integrates issues from Weed control and Weed. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Water use, Crop yield and Saline water.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Can Organic Sources of Nutrients Increase Crop Yields to Meet Global Food Demand (45 citations)
  • Editorial: Impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural and food systems worldwide and on progress to the sustainable development goals. (38 citations)
  • Yields, Soil Health and Farm Profits under a Rice-Wheat System: Long-Term Effect of Fertilizers and Organic Manures Applied Alone and in Combination (38 citations)

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

  • Irrigation
  • Agronomy
  • Fertilizer

Jagadish Timsina mainly investigates Agronomy, Cropping system, Conservation agriculture, Irrigation and Cropping. His study connects Saline water and Agronomy. Jagadish Timsina has researched Irrigation in several fields, including Dry matter and Crop.

His Cropping research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Rural poverty and Livelihood. The Crop yield study combines topics in areas such as Leaching, Conventional tillage, Soil management, Crop rotation and No-till farming. His Agroforestry research includes elements of Land degradation, Agricultural productivity and Organic farming.

Best Publications

  • Productivity and management of rice–wheat cropping systems: issues and challenges

    J Timsina;D.J Connor

  • Productivity and sustainability of the rice-wheat cropping system in the indo-gangetic plains of the Indian subcontinent: Problems, opportunities, and strategies

    Bhagirath S. Chauhan;Gulshan Mahajan;Virender Sardana;Jagadish Timsina

  • Crop residue management for nutrient cycling and improving soil productivity in rice-based cropping systems in the tropics

    Yadvinder-Singh;Bijay-Singh;J. Timsina

  • Can Organic Sources of Nutrients Increase Crop Yields to Meet Global Food Demand

    Jagadish Timsina

  • Performance of CERES-Rice and CERES-Wheat models in rice–wheat systems: A review

    J. Timsina;E. Humphreys

  • Rice-maize systems of South Asia: current status, future prospects and research priorities for nutrient management

    Jagadish Timsina;Mangi L. Jat;Kaushik Majumdar

  • Editorial: Impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural and food systems worldwide and on progress to the sustainable development goals.

    Emma C. Stephens;Guillaume Martin;Mark van Wijk;Jagadish Timsina

  • Crop performance and water- and nitrogen-use efficiencies in dry-seeded rice in response to irrigation and fertilizer amounts in northwest India

    G. Mahajan;B.S. Chauhan;J. Timsina;P.P. Singh

  • Agricultural Land Degradation: Processes and Problems Undermining Future Food Security

    Akbar Hossain;Timothy J. Krupnik;Jagadish Timsina;M. Golam Mahboob

  • Cultivar, nitrogen, and water effects on productivity, and nitrogen-use efficiency and balance for rice–wheat sequences of Bangladesh

    J Timsina;U Singh;M Badaruddin;C Meisner

  • Conservation agriculture based tillage and crop establishment options can maintain farmers’ yields and increase profits in South Asia's rice–maize systems: Evidence from Bangladesh

    Mahesh K. Gathala;Jagadish Timsina;Jagadish Timsina;Md. Saiful Islam;Md. Mahbubur Rahman

  • Rice–wheat system in the northwest Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia: issues and technological interventions for increasing productivity and sustainability

    Rajan Bhatt;Pritpal Singh;Akbar Hossain;Jagadish Timsina

  • Evaluation of options for increasing yield and water productivity of wheat in Punjab, India using the DSSAT-CSM-CERES-Wheat model

    J. Timsina;D. Godwin;E. Humphreys;Yadvinder-Singh

  • Can Bangladesh produce enough cereals to meet future demand

    J. Timsina;J. Wolf;N. Guilpart;L.G.J. van Bussel

  • COVID-19 impacts on agriculture and food systems in Nepal: Implications for SDGs.

    Jagannath Adhikari;Jagadish Timsina;Sarba Raj Khadka;Yamuna Ghale

  • Water saving in rice-wheat systems

    E. Humphreys;E. Humphreys;C. Meisner;R. Gupta;J. Timsina

  • Yield and water productivity of rice as affected by time of transplanting in Punjab, India

    Gulshan Mahajan;T.S. Bharaj;J. Timsina

  • Rice in cropping systems - modelling transitions between flooded and non-flooded soil environments.

    D.S. Gaydon;D.S. Gaydon;M.E. Probert;R.J. Buresh;H.B. Meinke;H.B. Meinke

  • Effect of nitrogen rates and weed control methods on weeds abundance and yield of direct-seeded rice

    Gulshan Mahajan;Jagadish Timsina

  • AGRONOMIC AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF PERMANENT RAISED BEDS, NO TILLAGE AND STRAW MULCHING FOR AN IRRIGATED MAIZE-WHEAT SYSTEM IN NORTHWEST INDIA

    Hari Ram;Yadvinder Singh;K. S. Saini;D. S. Kler

  • Integrated assessment of cropping systems in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic plain

    B. Biswas;D.C. Ghosh;M.K. Dasgupta;N. Trivedi

  • Yields, Soil Health and Farm Profits under a Rice-Wheat System: Long-Term Effect of Fertilizers and Organic Manures Applied Alone and in Combination

    Vinod K. Singh;Brahma S. Dwivedi;Rajendra P. Mishra;Arvind K. Shukla

Frequent Co-Authors

Mahesh K. Gathala
Mahesh K. Gathala International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
David J. Connor
David J. Connor University of Melbourne
Gulshan Mahajan
Gulshan Mahajan University of Queensland
Muhammad Farooq
Muhammad Farooq Sultan Qaboos University
Holger Meinke
Holger Meinke University of Tasmania
Donald S. Gaydon
Donald S. Gaydon Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Bruno Gérard
Bruno Gérard Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Bhagirath S. Chauhan
Bhagirath S. Chauhan University of Queensland
Mangi Lal Jat
Mangi Lal Jat International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Mark T. van Wijk
Mark T. van Wijk International Livestock Research Institute

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