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Josef Nösberger

Josef Nösberger

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
52
Citations
9550
World Ranking
1923
National Ranking
39

Josef Nösberger 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 Josef Nösberger sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 164 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Josef Nösberger 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 Josef Nösberger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Ecology

His main research concerns Agronomy, Lolium perenne, Carbon dioxide, Trifolium repens and Botany. The concepts of his Agronomy study are interwoven with issues in Ecosystem and Soil fertility. His Lolium perenne study deals with the bigger picture of Poaceae.

He interconnects Perennial plant, Photosynthesis and Animal science in the investigation of issues within Carbon dioxide. His research integrates issues of Nitrogen fixation, Nitrogenase and Monoculture in his study of Trifolium repens. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Climate change, Crop yield and Field conditions.

His most cited work include:

  • Food for Thought: Lower-Than-Expected Crop Yield Stimulation with Rising CO2 Concentrations (1144 citations)
  • Growth response of Trifolium repens L. and Lolium perenne L. as monocultures and bi‐species mixture to free air CO2 enrichment and management (219 citations)
  • Stimulation of Symbiotic N2 Fixation in Trifolium repens L. under Elevated Atmospheric pCO2 in a Grassland Ecosystem. (200 citations)

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

Josef Nösberger mostly deals with Agronomy, Botany, Trifolium repens, Lolium perenne and Photosynthesis. The various areas that Josef Nösberger examines in his Agronomy study include Nutrient, Carbon dioxide and Ecosystem. The Inflorescence research he does as part of his general Botany study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Micropropagation, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science.

His Trifolium repens research includes themes of Overwintering, Nitrogen fixation, Nitrogenase, Repens and Stolon. His study in Lolium perenne is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Monoculture, Nitrate, Nitrogen cycle and Human fertilization. His research investigates the connection with Photosynthesis and areas like Sucrose which intersect with concerns in Fructose.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (50.00%)
  • Botany (37.50%)
  • Trifolium repens (30.77%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2000-2020)?

  • Agronomy (50.00%)
  • Lolium perenne (28.85%)
  • Perennial plant (12.50%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Lolium perenne, Perennial plant, Carbon dioxide and Ecosystem. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Soil water and Nutrient. His Lolium perenne research includes elements of Dry matter, Leaf area index, Dry weight and Biomass partitioning, Shoot.

His work in Dry matter covers topics such as Field experiment which are related to areas like Human fertilization and Poaceae. His research in Carbon dioxide intersects with topics in Photosynthesis, Crop yield and Animal science. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Acclimatization, Botany, Photosynthetic capacity, Stomatal conductance and RuBisCO.

Between 2000 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Food for Thought: Lower-Than-Expected Crop Yield Stimulation with Rising CO2 Concentrations (1144 citations)
  • Is stimulation of leaf photosynthesis by elevated carbon dioxide concentration maintained in the long term? A test with Lolium perenne grown for 10 years at two nitrogen fertilization levels under Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) (155 citations)
  • Ten years of free-air CO2 enrichment altered the mobilization of N from soil in Lolium perenne L. swards (84 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Ecology

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Carbon dioxide, Lolium perenne, Perennial plant and Animal science. His study in Fertilizer, Vegetative reproduction and Human fertilization is done as part of Agronomy. His Human fertilization study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Climate change, Crop yield and Field conditions.

His Carbon dioxide study frequently draws connections between related disciplines such as Photosynthesis. His Lolium perenne research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Biomass partitioning and Dry matter. His work focuses on many connections between Animal science and other disciplines, such as Nutrient, that overlap with his field of interest in Trifolium repens.

Best Publications

  • Food for Thought: Lower-Than-Expected Crop Yield Stimulation with Rising CO2 Concentrations

    Stephen P. Long;Elizabeth A. Ainsworth;Elizabeth A. Ainsworth;Andrew D. B. Leakey;Josef Nösberger

  • Growth response of Trifolium repens L. and Lolium perenne L. as monocultures and bi‐species mixture to free air CO2 enrichment and management

    Thomas Hebeisen;Andreas Lüscher;Silvia Zanetti;Bernt Fischer

  • Stimulation of Symbiotic N2 Fixation in Trifolium repens L. under Elevated Atmospheric pCO2 in a Grassland Ecosystem.

    S. Zanetti;U. A. Hartwig;A. Luscher;T. Hebeisen

  • Evidence that P deficiency induces N feedback regulation of symbiotic N2 fixation in white clover (Trifolium repens L.)

    JoséP.F. Almeida;Ueli A. Hartwig;Marco Frehner;Josef Nösberger

  • Is stimulation of leaf photosynthesis by elevated carbon dioxide concentration maintained in the long term? A test with Lolium perenne grown for 10 years at two nitrogen fertilization levels under Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE)

    E. A. Ainsworth;P. A. Davey;G. J. Hymus;C. P. Osborne

  • Does nitrogen nutrition restrict the CO 2 response of fertile grassland lacking legumes

    S. Zanetti;U. A. Hartwig;C. van Kessel;A. Lüscher

  • Effect of Soil Moisture and Potassium Fertilizer on Shoot Water Potential, Photosynthesis and Partitioning of Carbon in Mungbean and Cowpea

    U. R. Sangakkara;M. Frehner;J. Nösberger

  • Yield response of Lolium perenne swards to free air CO2 enrichment increased over six years in a high N input system on fertile soil

    Markus Daepp;Daniel Suter;José P. F. Almeida;Hubert Isopp

  • Long-term responsiveness to free air CO2 enrichment of functional types, species and genotypes of plants from fertile permanent grassland.

    A. Lüscher;G. R. Hendrey;J. Nösberger

  • Direct evidence that symbiotic N2 fixation in fertile grassland is an important trait for a strong response of plants to elevated atmospheric CO2.

    Andreas Lüscher;Ueli A. Hartwig;Daniel Suter;Josef Nösberger

  • Symbiotically fixed nitrogen from field- grown white and red clover mixed with ryegrasses at low levels of15N-fertilization

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  • Genetic variability of forage grass cultivars: A comparison of Festuca pratensis Huds., Lolium perenne L., and Dactylis glomerata L.

    R. Kölliker;F.J. Stadelmann;B. Reidy;J. Nösberger

  • Ten years of free-air CO2 enrichment altered the mobilization of N from soil in Lolium perenne L. swards

    Manuel K. Schneider;Andreas Lüscher;Michael Richter;Urs Aeschlimann

  • Elevated CO2 increases carbon allocation to the roots of Lolium perenne under free-air CO2 enrichment but not in a controlled environment

    Daniel Suter;Marco Frehner;Bernt U. Fischer;Josef Nösberger

  • Seasonal variation of fructan‐β‐fructosidase (FEH) activity and characterization of a β‐(2‐1)‐linkage specific FEH from tubers of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)

    Stefan P. Marx;Josef Nösberger;Marco Frehner

  • Source-sink relations in Lolium perenne L. as reflected by carbohydrate concentrations in leaves and pseudo-stems during regrowth in a free air carbon dioxide enrichment (FACE) experiment*

    B. U. Fischer;M. Frehner;T. Hebeisen;S. Zanetti

  • Regulation of Ribulose Bisphosphate Carboxylase Activity in Intact Wheat Leaves by Light, CO2, and Temperature

    F. Mächler;J. Nösberger

  • Oxygen supply limits nitrogenase activity of clover nodules after defoliation

    U. Hartwig;B. Boller;J. Nösberger

  • Influence of Soil Moisture and Fertilizer Potassium on the Vegetative Growth of Mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) and Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp)

    U. R. Sangakkara;M. Frehner;J. Nosberger

  • Symbiotic N2 fixation of various legume species along an altitudinal gradient in the Swiss Alps

    Katja A. Jacot;Andreas Lüscher;Josef Nösberger;Ueli A. Hartwig

  • Soil moisture and potassium affect the performance of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in faba bean and common bean

    U. Ravi Sangakkara;Ueli A. Hartwig;Josef Nösberger

Frequent Co-Authors

George R. Hendrey
George R. Hendrey City University of New York
Stephen P. Long
Stephen P. Long University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hans Schnyder
Hans Schnyder Technical University of Munich
Elizabeth A. Ainsworth
Elizabeth A. Ainsworth University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
German Spangenberg
German Spangenberg La Trobe University
Alistair Rogers
Alistair Rogers Brookhaven National Laboratory

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