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João Carlos de Moraes Sá

João Carlos de Moraes Sá

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
32
Citations
4774
World Ranking
5886
National Ranking
137

João Carlos de Moraes Sá 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 João Carlos de Moraes Sá sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 69 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

João Carlos de Moraes Sá 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 João Carlos de Moraes Sá sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Organic matter dynamics and carbon sequestration rates for a tillage chronosequence in a Brazilian Oxisol

    João Carlos de M. Sá;Carlos C. Cerri;Warren A. Dick;Rattan Lal

  • Why do we need to standardize no-tillage research?

    R. Derpsch;A.J. Franzluebbers;S.W. Duiker;D.C. Reicosky

  • The carbon sequestration potential of terrestrial ecosystems

    Rattan Lal;Pete Smith;Hermann F. Jungkunst;William J. Mitsch

  • Stratification ratio of soil organic matter pools as an indicator of carbon sequestration in a tillage chronosequence on a Brazilian Oxisol

    João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Rattan Lal

  • Low-carbon agriculture in South America to mitigate global climate change and advance food security

    João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Rattan Lal;Carlos Clemente Cerri;Klaus Lorenz

  • Carbon Depletion by Plowing and its Restoration by No‐Till Cropping Systems in Oxisols of Subtropical and Tropical Agro‐Ecoregions in Brazil

    João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Lucien Séguy;Florent Tivet;Rattan Lal

  • Propriedades físicas do solo sob plantio direto influenciadas por calagem, preparo inicial e tráfego

    C. A. Tormena;G. Roloff;J. C. M. Sá

  • The contribution of biological nitrogen fixation for sustainable agricultural systems in the tropics

    Robert M. Boddey;João Carlos De Moraes Sá;Bruno J.R. Alves;Segundo Urquiaga

  • Soil organic matter pools and carbon-protection mechanisms in aggregate classes influenced by surface liming in a no-till system

    Clever Briedis;João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Eduardo Fávero Caires;Jaqueline de Fátima Navarro

  • Long-term tillage systems impacts on soil C dynamics, soil resilience and agronomic productivity of a Brazilian Oxisol

    João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Florent Tivet;Rattan Lal;Clever Briedis

  • Aggregate C depletion by plowing and its restoration by diverse biomass-C inputs under no-till in sub-tropical and tropical regions of Brazil

    Florent Tivet;Florent Tivet;João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Rattan Lal;Clever Briedis

  • Soil organic carbon and fertility interactions affected by a tillage chronosequence in a Brazilian Oxisol.

    João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Carlos Clemente Cerri;Rattan Lal;Warren A. Dick

  • Assessing humification and organic C compounds by laser-induced fluorescence and FTIR spectroscopies under conventional and no-till management in Brazilian Oxisols

    Florent Tivet;Florent Tivet;João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Rattan Lal;Débora Marcondes Bastos Pereira Milori

  • Lime and gypsum application increases biological activity, carbon pools, and agronomic productivity in highly weathered soil

    Thiago Massao Inagaki;João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Eduardo Fávero Caires;Daniel Ruiz Potma Gonçalves

  • Changes in Organic Matter Pools and Increases in Carbon Sequestration in Response to Surface Liming in an Oxisol under Long-Term No-Till

    Clever Briedis;João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Eduardo Fávero Caires;Jaqueline de Fátima Navarro

  • Soil organic carbon fraction losses upon continuous plow-based tillage and its restoration by diverse biomass-C inputs under no-till in sub-tropical and tropical regions of Brazil

    Florent Tivet;Florent Tivet;João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Rattan Lal;Paulo Rogério Borszowskei

  • Soil carbon stratification affected by long-term tillage and cropping systems in southern Brazil

    Ademir de Oliveira Ferreira;Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado;Rodrigo da Silveira Nicoloso;João Carlos de Moraes Sá

  • Soil type and texture impacts on soil organic carbon storage in a sub-tropical agro-ecosystem

    Daniel Ruiz Potma Gonçalves;João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Umakant Mishra;Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri

  • Short-term conservation agriculture and biomass-C input impacts on soil C dynamics in a savanna ecosystem in Cambodia

    Lyda Hok;Lyda Hok;João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Stéphane Boulakia;Manuel Reyes

  • Macroaggregation and soil organic carbon restoration in a highly weathered Brazilian Oxisol after two decades under no-till.

    Ademir de Oliveira Ferreira;João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Rattan Lal;Florent Tivet

Frequent Co-Authors

Rattan Lal
Rattan Lal The Ohio State University
Marisa de Cássia Piccolo
Marisa de Cássia Piccolo Universidade de São Paulo
Eduardo Fávero Caires
Eduardo Fávero Caires Ponta Grossa State University
Umakant Mishra
Umakant Mishra Sandia National Laboratories
Cássio Antonio Tormena
Cássio Antonio Tormena State University of Maringa
Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado
Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado Kansas State University
Carlos Clemente Cerri
Carlos Clemente Cerri Universidade de São Paulo
Jeff Baldock
Jeff Baldock Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Warren A. Dick
Warren A. Dick The Ohio State University
Segundo Urquiaga
Segundo Urquiaga Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

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