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D-Index
48
Citations
9760
World Ranking
2377
National Ranking
597

Jorge A. Delgado 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 Jorge A. Delgado sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 144 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jorge A. Delgado 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 Jorge A. Delgado sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 48 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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

  • 2018 - Carl Sprengel Agronomic Research Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)
  • 2017 - Environmental Quality Research Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2015 - Werner L. Nelson Award for Diagnosis of Yield-Limiting Factors, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2011 - Soil Science Research Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2009 - International Soil Science Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2008 - Soil Science Applied Research Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
  • 2005 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Fertilizer

Jorge A. Delgado mainly investigates Agronomy, Leaching, Denitrification, Soil water and Nitrous oxide. His Agronomy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Nitrification, Lysimeter, Surface runoff, No-till farming and Cation-exchange capacity. The various areas that Jorge A. Delgado examines in his Leaching study include Agricultural engineering and Nitrate.

His Agricultural engineering study also includes

  • Nutrient most often made with reference to Site specific management,
  • Conservation Reserve Program which intersects with area such as Cover crop. His work in the fields of Oxisol overlaps with other areas such as Climatology. His research investigates the connection with Environmental engineering and areas like Air quality index which intersect with concerns in Agricultural productivity and Agriculture.

His most cited work include:

  • USING WINTER COVER CROPS TO IMPROVE SOIL AND WATER QUALITY (566 citations)
  • CH4 and N2O fluxes in the Colorado shortgrass steppe: 1. Impact of landscape and nitrogen addition (203 citations)
  • Phosphorylation of OmpR by the osmosensor EnvZ modulates expression of the ompF and ompC genes in Escherichia coli (202 citations)

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

Jorge A. Delgado mainly focuses on Agronomy, Agriculture, Leaching, Nutrient and Soil conservation. Agronomy connects with themes related to Soil water in his study. His study in Agriculture is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Water quality, Sustainability and Environmental resource management.

Jorge A. Delgado interconnects Environmental engineering, Crop rotation, Denitrification, Agricultural engineering and Cropping system in the investigation of issues within Leaching. His research investigates the link between Nutrient and topics such as Soil fertility that cross with problems in Soil management. Jorge A. Delgado combines subjects such as Water conservation and Soil quality with his study of Cover crop.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (37.40%)
  • Agriculture (29.77%)
  • Leaching (15.27%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Agronomy (37.40%)
  • Agriculture (29.77%)
  • Agroforestry (9.16%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Agriculture, Agroforestry, Soil conservation and Agricultural productivity. He has included themes like No-till farming and Nitrogen management in his Agronomy study. In general Agriculture, his work in Food security is often linked to Business linking many areas of study.

In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Human fertilization, Fertilizer is strongly linked to Nutrient. His biological study deals with issues like Surface runoff, which deal with fields such as Leaching. In his research, Soil water and Soil organic matter is intimately related to Water quality, which falls under the overarching field of Leaching.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Emerging and Established Technologies to Increase Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Cereals (39 citations)
  • Nitrogen Management to Protect Water Resources (28 citations)
  • Big Data Analysis for Sustainable Agriculture on a Geospatial Cloud Framework (22 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Agriculture, Nitrogen management, Stover and No-till farming. His studies link Nutrient with Agronomy. His Agriculture research includes themes of Cover crop and Biodiversity.

The Nitrogen management study combines topics in areas such as Water resource management, Nitrogen fertilizer, Environmental protection, Water resources and Crop productivity. His studies deal with areas such as Cycling, Strip-till, Arid and Soil horizon as well as Stover. Jorge A. Delgado has researched No-till farming in several fields, including Randomized block design, Crop residue and Conservation agriculture.

Best Publications

  • USING WINTER COVER CROPS TO IMPROVE SOIL AND WATER QUALITY

    S. M. Dabney;J. A. Delgado;D. W. Reeves

  • USE OF CONTROLLED RELEASE FERTILIZERS AND NITRIFICATION INHIBITORS TO INCREASE NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY AND TO CONSERVE AIR ANDWATER QUALITY

    S. Shoji;J. Delgado;A. Mosier;Y. Miura

  • Management to mitigate and adapt to climate change

    R. Lal;J. A. Delgado;P. M. Groffman;N. Millar

  • Phosphorylation of OmpR by the osmosensor EnvZ modulates expression of the ompF and ompC genes in Escherichia coli

    Steven Forst;Jorge Delgado;Masayori Inouye

  • Conservation practices to mitigate and adapt to climate change

    Jorge A. Delgado;Peter M. Groffman;Mark A. Nearing;Tom Goddard

  • Nitrogen in Agricultural Systems: Implications for Conservation Policy

    Marc Ribaudo;Jorge Delgado;LeRoy T. Hansen;Michael J. Livingston

  • Mitigation Alternatives to Decrease Nitrous Oxides Emissions and Urea-Nitrogen Loss and Their Effect on Methane Flux

    J. A. Delgado;A. R. Mosier

  • Pyrosequencing reveals a highly diverse and cultivar-specific bacterial endophyte community in potato roots.

    Daniel K. Manter;Jorge A. Delgado;David G. Holm;Rachel A. Stong

  • CH4 and N2O fluxes in the Colorado shortgrass steppe: 1. Impact of landscape and nitrogen addition

    A. R. Mosier;W. J. Parton;D. W. Valentine;D. S. Ojima

  • Use of site-specific management zones to improve nitrogen management for precision agriculture

    R. Khosla;K. Fleming;J. A. Delgado;T. M. Shaver

  • Increased nitrogen use efficiencies as a key mitigation alternative to reduce nitrate leaching in north china plain

    Xiaoxin Li;Chunsheng Hu;Jorge A. Delgado;Yuming Zhang

  • Principles for managing nitrogen leaching

    J. J. Meisinger;J. A. Delgado

  • Big Data Analysis for Sustainable Agriculture on a Geospatial Cloud Framework

    Jorge A. Delgado;Nicholas M. Short;Daniel P. Roberts;Bruce Vandenberg

  • QUANTIFYING THE LOSS MECHANISMS OF NITROGEN

    J. A. Delgado

  • Nitrogen fate and transport in agricultural systems

    R. F. Follett;J. A. Delgado

  • Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in an acid Oxisol in western Puerto Rico : Effects of tillage, liming and fertilization

    A.R. Mosier;J.A. Delgado;M. Keller

  • Impact of agriculture on soil consumption of atmospheric CH4 and a comparison of CH4 and N2O flux in subarctic, temperate and tropical grasslands

    A.R. Mosier;J.A. Delgado;V.L. Cochran;D.W. Valentine

  • Emerging and Established Technologies to Increase Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Cereals

    Juan M. Herrera;Gerardo Rubio;Lilia Levy Häner;Jorge A. Delgado

  • Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in grasslands in western Puerto Rico

    A.R. Mosier;J.A. Delgado

  • Carbon and nutrient cycles

    J.A. Delgado;R.F. Follett

  • Sequential NLEAP simulations to examine effect of early and late planted winter cover crops on nitrogen dynamics

    Jorge A. Delgado

  • Evaluation of Nitrate-Nitrogen Transport in a Potato-Barley Rotation

    Jorge A. Delgado;Ronald R. Riggenbach;Richard T. Sparks;Merlin A. Dillon

  • Applying spatial analysis for precision conservation across the landscape

    J.K. Berry;J.A. Delgado;F.J. Pierce;R. Khosla

  • Advances in Nitrogen Management for Water Quality

    Jorge A. Delgado;Ronald F. Follett

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald F. Follett
Ronald F. Follett Agricultural Research Service
Daniel K. Manter
Daniel K. Manter Agricultural Research Service
Arvin R. Mosier
Arvin R. Mosier University of Melbourne
Jeffrey Alwang
Jeffrey Alwang Virginia Tech
Marc Ribaudo
Marc Ribaudo United States Department of Agriculture
Charles W. Rice
Charles W. Rice Kansas State University
Rattan Lal
Rattan Lal The Ohio State University
David S. Schimel
David S. Schimel Jet Propulsion Lab
William J. Parton
William J. Parton Colorado State University
James A. Ippolito
James A. Ippolito The Ohio State University

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