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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 68 778 717 217 192 217 17627
Environmental Sciences 69 1775 1690 747 690 273 18466

John M. Baker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John M. Baker between 1963 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John M. Baker published across 64 years, from 1963 to 2026, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2018. 6 of the 373 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2018. 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 2 publications
1963 2026

373 publications in total across all disciplines

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John M. Baker: publications per year, 1963 to 2026
Year Publications
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 2
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 2
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 5
1990 2
1991 2
1992 6
1993 5
1994 3
1995 4
1996 5
1997 6
1998 9
1999 6
2000 6
2001 4
2002 2
2003 7
2004 6
2005 9
2006 10
2007 14
2008 12
2009 18
2010 14
2011 9
2012 16
2013 16
2014 19
2015 8
2016 15
2017 13
2018 22
2019 19
2020 20
2021 15
2022 8
2023 9
2024 8
2025 4
2026 2
Total 373
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John M. Baker 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 John M. Baker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 216–220 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 217 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86 217
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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John M. Baker 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 John M. Baker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39 68
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1965 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John M. Baker is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

They have contributed to several significant subfields within these disciplines, such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Soil Science
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science

John M. Baker's research topics focus on:

  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal

The scientist has published numerous papers in notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Water Resources Research
  • Agricultural Systems

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Manuresheds: Advancing nutrient recycling in US agriculture," 2020, Agricultural Systems
  • "Environmental assessment of United States dairy farms," 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Hydrometeorological sensitivities of net ecosystem carbon dioxide and methane exchange of an Amazonian palm swamp peatland," 2020, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • "Comparative analysis of water budgets across the U.S. long-term agroecosystem research network," 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • "Comparative Metabolomics and Molecular Phylogenetics of Melon (Cucumis melo, Cucurbitaceae) Biodiversity," 2020, Metabolites

John M. Baker frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Timothy J. Griffis
  • Peter J. A. Kleinman
  • Zhongjie Yu
  • Gary W. Feyereisen
  • Rodney T. Venterea

John M. Baker was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1965.

Best Publications

  • Tillage and soil carbon sequestration—What do we really know?

    John M. Baker;John M. Baker;Tyson E. Ochsner;Tyson E. Ochsner;Rodney T. Venterea;Rodney T. Venterea;Timothy J. Griffis

  • Global and time-resolved monitoring of crop photosynthesis with chlorophyll fluorescence

    Luis Guanter;Yongguang Zhang;Martin Jung;Joanna Joiner

  • Impacts of woodchip biochar additions on greenhouse gas production and sorption/degradation of two herbicides in a Minnesota soil.

    K.A. Spokas;W.C. Koskinen;J.M. Baker;D.C. Reicosky

  • A parameterization of snowpack and frozen ground intended for NCEP weather and climate models

    V. Koren;J. Schaake;K. Mitchell;Q.-Y. Duan

  • Measurement of mass flow of water in the stems of herbaceous plants

    J. M. Baker;C. H. M. Van Bavel

  • Soil organic carbon and nitrogen in a Minnesota soil as related to tillage, residue and nitrogen management

    M.S. Dolan;C.E. Clapp;R.R. Allmaras;J.M Baker

  • System for Automating and Multiplexing Soil Moisture Measurement by Time-Domain Reflectometry

    J. M. Baker;R. R. Allmaras

  • Ethylene: potential key for biochar amendment impacts

    Kurt A. Spokas;Kurt A. Spokas;John M. Baker;John M. Baker;Donald C. Reicosky

  • The Soil Freezing Characteristic: Its Measurement and Similarity to the Soil Moisture Characteristic

    Egbert J. A. Spaans;John M. Baker

  • A metabolomic study of substantial equivalence of field-grown genetically modified wheat

    John M. Baker;Nathaniel D. Hawkins;Jane L. Ward;Alison Lovegrove

  • Glycosyl transferases in family 61 mediate arabinofuranosyl transfer onto xylan in grasses.

    Nadine Anders;Mark D. Wilkinson;Alison Lovegrove;Jacqueline Freeman

  • Examining strategies to improve the carbon balance of corn/soybean agriculture using eddy covariance and mass balance techniques

    J. M. Baker;T. J. Griffis

  • Transcriptional adaptation of Mycosphaerella graminicola to programmed cell death (PCD) of its susceptible wheat host.

    John Keon;John Antoniw;Raffaella Carzaniga;Siân Deller

  • Nitrous oxide emissions are enhanced in a warmer and wetter world

    Timothy J. Griffis;Zichong Chen;John M. Baker;John M. Baker;Jeffrey D. Wood;Jeffrey D. Wood

  • The metabolic transition during disease following infection of Arabidopsis thaliana by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato

    Jane L. Ward;Silvia Forcat;Manfred Beckmann;Mark Bennett

  • THE SPATIAL SENSITIVITY OF TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY

    J. M. Baker;R. J. Lascano

  • Remote estimation of crop gross primary production with Landsat data

    Anatoly A. Gitelson;Yi Peng;Jeffery G. Masek;Donald C. Rundquist

  • Tropical Forest Biomass Density Estimation Using JERS-1 SAR: Seasonal Variation, Confidence Limits, and Application to Image Mosaics

    Adrian Luckman;John Baker;Miroslav Honzák;Richard Lucas

  • Winter Rye Cover Crop Management Influences on Soil Water, Soil Nitrate, and Corn Development

    Erik S. Krueger;Tyson E. Ochsner;Paul M. Porter;John M. Baker

  • Examining the use of time domain reflectometry for measuring liquid water content in frozen soil

    Egbert J. A. Spaans;John M. Baker

  • δ18O of water vapour, evapotranspiration and the sites of leaf water evaporation in a soybean canopy

    Lisa R. Welp;Xuhui Lee;Kyounghee Kim;Timothy J. Griffis

  • Identification and correction of spectral contamination in 2H/1H and 18O/16O measured in leaf, stem, and soil water.

    Natalie M. Schultz;Timothy J. Griffis;Xuhui Lee;John M. Baker;John M. Baker

  • ACCURACY OF HOURLY AIR TEMPERATURES CALCULATED FROM DAILY MINIMA AND MAXIMA

    D.C Reicosky;L.J Winkelman;J.M Baker;D.G Baker

  • Measuring field-scale isotopic CO2 fluxes with tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy and micrometeorological techniques

    Timothy J Griffis;J. M. Baker;J. M. Baker;S. D. Sargent;B. D. Tanner

  • Micrometeorology in Agricultural Systems

    Jerry L. Hatfield;J. M. Baker;Marian K. Viney

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy J. Griffis
Timothy J. Griffis University of Minnesota
Xuhui Lee
Xuhui Lee Yale University
Rodney T. Venterea
Rodney T. Venterea Agricultural Research Service
Tyson Ochsner
Tyson Ochsner Oklahoma State University
Dylan B. Millet
Dylan B. Millet University of Minnesota
Jane M. F. Johnson
Jane M. F. Johnson US Department of Agriculture
Emanuele Berti
Emanuele Berti Johns Hopkins University
Douglas L. Karlen
Douglas L. Karlen Iowa State University
Carl J. Bernacchi
Carl J. Bernacchi University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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