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2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
88
Citations
39179
World Ranking
303
National Ranking
107

Jerry L. Hatfield 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 Jerry L. Hatfield sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 441 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jerry L. Hatfield 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 Jerry L. Hatfield sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 1999 - Agronomic Service Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 1995 - Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)
  • 1991 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

Jerry L. Hatfield mostly deals with Agronomy, Soil water, Agriculture, Water quality and Manure. His research integrates issues of Climate change and Water resources in his study of Agronomy. His work on Crop simulation model and Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere as part of general Climate change study is frequently linked to Simulation modeling, bridging the gap between disciplines.

The Soil water study combines topics in areas such as Water use, Evapotranspiration and Secale. In general Agriculture study, his work on Yield gap often relates to the realm of Productivity, thereby connecting several areas of interest. His Water quality research incorporates elements of Environmental engineering, Surface water, Manure management, Mulch-till and Hydrology.

His most cited work include:

  • Uncertainty in Simulating Wheat Yields Under Climate Change (749 citations)
  • Nitrogen Management Strategies to Reduce Nitrate Leaching in Tile-Drained Midwestern Soils (737 citations)
  • Temperature extremes: Effect on plant growth and development (652 citations)

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

His main research concerns Agronomy, Hydrology, Soil water, Climate change and Agriculture. His Agronomy research focuses on Crop yield, Crop, Growing season, Irrigation and Tillage. His Hydrology research includes themes of Canopy, Energy balance, Atmospheric sciences and Transpiration.

His studies deal with areas such as Evapotranspiration, Water-use efficiency and Water content as well as Soil water. His Climate change research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Agroforestry, Soil carbon and Food security. His Agriculture research integrates issues from Agricultural engineering and Environmental resource management.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (33.46%)
  • Hydrology (16.17%)
  • Soil water (15.79%)

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

  • Agronomy (33.46%)
  • Crop (10.53%)
  • Climate change (12.78%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Crop, Climate change, Atmospheric sciences and Agriculture. His Agronomy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Soil water and Water content. His studies examine the connections between Crop and genetics, as well as such issues in Water table, with regards to Nutrient, Cropping system and Grain filling.

His Climate change study combines topics in areas such as Food security and Environmental planning. Vineyard, Hydrology, Evapotranspiration, Irrigation management and Grassland is closely connected to Canopy in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Atmospheric sciences. The various areas that he examines in his Agriculture study include Agroforestry and Production manager.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Maize and soybean root front velocity and maximum depth in Iowa, USA (36 citations)
  • Soil Management: Building a Stable Base for Agriculture (28 citations)
  • Disentangling Changes in the Spectral Shape of Chlorophyll Fluorescence : Implications for Remote Sensing of Photosynthesis (27 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Agroforestry, Climate change, Agriculture and Soil carbon. His work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as Soil water, Water table and Water content. Jerry L. Hatfield has researched Soil water in several fields, including Fertilizer, Atmospheric sciences, Atmospheric instability, Robustness and Stability conditions.

His Water content research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cover crop, Water quality, Nitrate and Nitrogen cycle. Jerry L. Hatfield combines subjects such as Canopy and Energy balance with his study of Climate change. His work in the fields of Agriculture, such as Soil management, intersects with other areas such as Base and Context.

Best Publications

  • Temperature extremes: Effect on plant growth and development

    Jerry L. Hatfield;John H. Prueger

  • Climate Impacts on Agriculture: Implications for Crop Production

    Jerry L. Hatfield;Kenneth J. Boote;B. A. Kimball;Lewis A. Ziska

  • Normalizing the stress-degree-day parameter for environmental variability☆

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  • Uncertainty in Simulating Wheat Yields Under Climate Change

    S. Asseng;F. Ewert;C. Rosenzweig;J. W. Jones

  • Estimating Absorbed Photosynthetic Radiation and Leaf Area Index from Spectral Reflectance in Wheat1

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  • Nitrogen Management Strategies to Reduce Nitrate Leaching in Tile-Drained Midwestern Soils

    Dana L. Dinnes;Douglas L. Karlen;Dan B. Jaynes;Thomas C. Kaspar

  • Water-Use Efficiency: Advances and Challenges in a Changing Climate

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  • The Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP): Protocols and Pilot Studies

    C. Rosenzweig;C. Rosenzweig;J. W. Jones;J. L. Hatfield;A. C. Ruane;A. C. Ruane

  • Crop and Soil Productivity Response to Corn Residue Removal: A Literature Review

    Wallace Wilhelm;J.M.F. Johnson;J. L. Hatfield;W.B. Voorhees

  • Remote Sensing for Crop Management

    Paul J. Pinter;Jerry L. Hatfield;James S. Schepers;Edward M. Barnes

  • How Do Various Maize Crop Models Vary in Their Responses to Climate Change Factors

    Simona Bassu;Nadine Brisson;Jean Louis Durand;Kenneth Boote

  • Managing Soils to Achieve Greater Water Use Efficiency

    Jerry L. Hatfield;Thomas J. Sauer;John H. Prueger

  • Application of Spectral Remote Sensing for Agronomic Decisions

    J. L. Hatfield;Anatoly A. Gitelson;James S. Schepers;C. L. Walthall

  • Crop condition and yield simulations using Landsat and MODIS

    P.C. Doraiswamy;J.L. Hatfield;T.J. Jackson;B. Akhmedov

  • Multimodel ensembles of wheat growth: many models are better than one

    Pierre Martre;Pierre Martre;Daniel Wallach;Senthold Asseng;Frank Ewert

  • Encyclopedia of Soils in The Environment

    Daniel J. Hillel;Jerry L. Hatfield

  • Value of using different vegetative indices to quantify agricultural crop characteristics at different growth stages under varying management practices.

    Jerry L. Hatfield;John H. Prueger

  • Estimation of Daily Evapotranspiration from one Time-of-Day Measurements

    R.D. Jackson;J.L. Hatfield;R.J. Reginato;S.B. Idso

  • Intercepted photosynthetically active radiation estimated by spectral reflectance

    J.L Hatfield;G Asrar;E.T Kanemasu

  • Characterization of volatile organic emissions and wastes from a swine production facility

    J. A. Zahn;J. L. Hatfield;Y. S. Do;A. A. DiSpirito

  • Nitrogen in the Environment: Sources, Problems, and Management

    R. F. Follett;Jerry L. Hatfield

  • Impacts of animal manure management on ground and surface water quality.

    A. Sharpley;J. J. Meisinger;A. Breeuwsma;J. T. Sims

  • A Generalized Relationship between Photosynthetically Active Radiation and Solar Radiation1

    D. W. Meek;J. L. Hatfield;T. A. Howell;S. B. Idso

  • Evaluation of nitrate nitrogen fluxes from a tile-drained watershed in central Iowa.

    M. D. Tomer;D. W. Meek;D. B. Jaynes;J. L. Hatfield

  • Variability in soil heat flux from a mesquite dune site.

    William P Kustas;John H Prueger;Jerry L Hatfield;Kalia Ramalingam

  • Crop Wind Energy Experiment (CWEX): Observations of Surface-Layer, Boundary Layer, and Mesoscale Interactions with a Wind Farm

    Daniel A. Rajewski;Eugene S. Takle;Julie K. Lundquist;Steven Oncley

  • Meeting Global Food Needs: Realizing the Potential via Genetics × Environment × Management Interactions

    Jerry L. Hatfield;Charles L. Walthall

  • Determining Soil‐Induced Plant Water Potential Depressions in Alfalfa by Means of Infrared Thermometry1

    S. B. Idso;R. J. Reginato;D. C. Reicosky;J. L. Hatfield

  • Agricultural mitigation of greenhouse gases: Science and policy options

    Keith Paustian;Bruce Babcock;Jerry L. Hatfield;Rattan Lal

  • Sustainable Agriculture Systems

    Jerry L. Hatfield;D. L. Karlen

  • Evaluation of canopy temperature—evapotranspiration models over various crops

    J.L. Hatfield;R.J. Reginato;S.B. Idso

  • Review and Interpretation: Nitrogen Management Strategies to Reduce Nitrate Leaching in Tile-Drained Midwestern Soils

    Dana L. Dinnes;Douglas L. Karlen;Dan B. Jaynes;Thomas C. Kaspar

Frequent Co-Authors

John H. Prueger
John H. Prueger Agricultural Research Service
Kenneth J. Boote
Kenneth J. Boote University of Florida
Bruno Basso
Bruno Basso Michigan State University
Alex C. Ruane
Alex C. Ruane Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Cynthia Rosenzweig
Cynthia Rosenzweig Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Senthold Asseng
Senthold Asseng Technical University of Munich
Peter J. Thorburn
Peter J. Thorburn Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Pierre Martre
Pierre Martre INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
William P. Kustas
William P. Kustas Agricultural Research Service
James W. Jones
James W. Jones University of Florida

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