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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
60
Citations
14300
World Ranking
2905
National Ranking
38

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
60
Citations
14271
World Ranking
1197
National Ranking
35

Kazuyuki Yagi 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 Kazuyuki Yagi sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 179 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kazuyuki Yagi 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 Kazuyuki Yagi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

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

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Paddy field, Soil water, Fertilizer and Methane. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Soil classification, Nutrient and Animal science. His Paddy field study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Organic matter, Irrigation, Nitrous oxide, Grain yield and Drainage.

His Soil water research incorporates elements of Nitrification, Water content and Crop rotation. His work deals with themes such as Biomass and Compost, which intersect with Fertilizer. His Methane study combines topics in areas such as Hydrology and Environmental chemistry.

His most cited work include:

  • Effect of Organic Matter Application on Methane Emission from Some Japanese Paddy Fields (500 citations)
  • Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from rice paddy fields as affected by nitrogen fertilisers and water management (465 citations)
  • EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF ENHANCED-EFFICIENCY FERTILIZERS AS MITIGATION OPTIONS FOR N2O AND NO EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURAL SOILS: META-ANALYSIS (412 citations)

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

Kazuyuki Yagi mainly focuses on Agronomy, Paddy field, Methane, Soil water and Nitrous oxide. Kazuyuki Yagi interconnects Agriculture and Nitrification in the investigation of issues within Agronomy. His Paddy field research incorporates themes from Transplanting, Atmospheric sciences, Hydrology, Drainage and Greenhouse gas.

His Methane research incorporates elements of Global warming, Rice straw and Animal science. His work carried out in the field of Soil water brings together such families of science as Environmental chemistry and Denitrification. His Nitrous oxide research focuses on Carbon dioxide and how it connects with Poaceae.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (55.70%)
  • Paddy field (40.51%)
  • Methane (25.32%)

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

  • Paddy field (40.51%)
  • Agronomy (55.70%)
  • Greenhouse gas (17.09%)

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

Kazuyuki Yagi mainly investigates Paddy field, Agronomy, Greenhouse gas, Methane and Drainage. His Paddy field study combines topics in areas such as Hydrology, Environmental chemistry, Abundance and Isotopes of carbon. His Agronomy research focuses on Straw in particular.

He combines subjects such as Field experiment, Climate change and Agriculture with his study of Greenhouse gas. His studies deal with areas such as Total organic carbon, Atmospheric sciences and Rice straw as well as Methane. The Soil pH study which covers Andosol that intersects with Nitrification and Fertilizer.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Potential of prolonged midseason drainage for reducing methane emission from rice paddies in Japan: a long-term simulation using the DNDC-Rice model (32 citations)
  • Soil respiration, N 2 O, and CH 4 emissions from an Andisol under conventional-tillage and no-tillage cultivation for 4 years (32 citations)
  • Lime-nitrogen application affects nitrification, denitrification, and N2O emission in an acidic tea soil (28 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Carbon dioxide

Kazuyuki Yagi mainly focuses on Paddy field, Agronomy, Greenhouse gas, Drainage and Field experiment. His Paddy field research integrates issues from Organic matter and Total organic carbon. His studies in Agronomy integrate themes in fields like Denitrification, Nitrous oxide and Water content.

His work deals with themes such as Andosol, Soil pH, Fertilizer and Nitrification, which intersect with Nitrous oxide. His Drainage research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Animal science and Methane. Kazuyuki Yagi has included themes like Soil carbon, Flooding, Growing season, Aeration and Straw in his Field experiment study.

Best Publications

  • EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF ENHANCED-EFFICIENCY FERTILIZERS AS MITIGATION OPTIONS FOR N2O AND NO EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURAL SOILS: META-ANALYSIS

    Hiroko Akiyama;Xiaoyuan Yan;Kazuyuki Yagi

  • Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from rice paddy fields as affected by nitrogen fertilisers and water management

    Zucong Cai;Guangxi Xing;Xiaoyuan Yan;Hua Xu

  • Effect of Organic Matter Application on Methane Emission from Some Japanese Paddy Fields

    Kazuyuki Yagi;Katsuyuki Minami

  • Global estimations of the inventory and mitigation potential of methane emissions from rice cultivation conducted using the 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines

    Xiaoyuan Yan;Hiroko Akiyama;Kazuyuki Yagi;Hajime Akimoto

  • Soil microbial biomass, dehydrogenase activity, bacterial community structure in response to long-term fertilizer management

    Haiyan Chu;Xiangui Lin;Takeshi Fujii;Sho Morimoto

  • Statistical analysis of the major variables controlling methane emission from rice fields

    Xiaoyuan Yan;Kazuyuki Yagi;Hiroko Akiyama;Hajime Akimoto

  • World's soils are under threat

    Luca Montanarella;Daniel Jon Pennock;Neil McKenzie;Mohamed Badraoui

  • Effect of water management on methane emission from a Japanese rice paddy field: Automated methane monitoring

    Kazuyuki Yagi;Haruo Tsuruta;Ken-ichi Kanda;Katsuyuki Minami

  • Community Structure of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria under Long-Term Application of Mineral Fertilizer and Organic Manure in a Sandy Loam Soil

    Haiyan Chu;Takeshi Fujii;Sho Morimoto;Xiangui Lin

  • Direct N2O emissions from rice paddy fields : Summary of available data

    Hiroko Akiyama;Kazuyuki Yagi;Xiaoyuan Yan

  • Wheat straw management affects CH4 and N2O emissions from rice fields

    Jing Ma;Erdeng Ma;Hua Xu;Kazuyuki Yagi

  • Interactions of elevated [CO2] and night temperature on rice growth and yield

    Weiguo Cheng;Hidemitsu Sakai;Kazuyuki Yagi;Toshihiro Hasegawa

  • Effects of nitrogen fertiliser and wheat straw application on CH4 and N2O emissions from a paddy rice field

    J. Ma;X. L. Li;H. Xu;Y. Han

  • Nitrous oxide emissions from an intensively cultivated maize–wheat rotation soil in the North China Plain

    Weixin Ding;Yan Cai;Zucong Cai;Kazuyuki Yagi

  • Estimations of emission factors for fertilizer‐induced direct N2O emissions from agricultural soils in Japan: Summary of available data

    Hiroko Akiyama;Xiaoyuan Yan;Kazuyuki Yagi

  • Possible options for mitigating methane emission from rice cultivation

    Kazuyuki Yagi;Haruo Tsuruta;Katsuyuki Minami

  • Revising a process‐based biogeochemistry model (DNDC) to simulate methane emission from rice paddy fields under various residue management and fertilizer regimes

    Tamon Fumoto;Kazuhiko Kobayashi;Changsheng Li;Kazuyuki Yagi

  • Mitigation of methane emissions from paddy fields by prolonging midseason drainage

    Masayuki Itoh;Shigeto Sudo;Shizuka Mori;Shizuka Mori;Hiroshi Saito

  • Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from a paddy field with Japanese conventional water management and fertilizer application

    Seiichi Nishimura;Takuji Sawamoto;Hiroko Akiyama;Shigeto Sudo

  • Effect of land use change from paddy rice cultivation to upland crop cultivation on soil carbon budget of a cropland in Japan

    Seiichi Nishimura;Seiichiro Yonemura;Takuji Sawamoto;Yasuhito Shirato

  • Atmospheric Methyl Bromide (CH3Br) from Agricultural Soil Fumigations

    K. Yagi;J. Williams;N. Y. Wang;R. J. Cicerone

  • Ammonia volatilization from a paddy field following applications of urea: Rice plants are both an absorber and an emitter for atmospheric ammonia

    Kentaro Hayashi;Seiichi Nishimura;Kazuyuki Yagi

Frequent Co-Authors

Zucong Cai
Zucong Cai Nanjing Normal University
Kazuyuki Inubushi
Kazuyuki Inubushi Chiba University
Toshihiro Hasegawa
Toshihiro Hasegawa National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Hidemitsu Sakai
Hidemitsu Sakai National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Haruo Tsuruta
Haruo Tsuruta University of Tokyo
Kazuhiko Kobayashi
Kazuhiko Kobayashi University of Tokyo
Xiaoyuan Yan
Xiaoyuan Yan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Weixin Ding
Weixin Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiangui Lin
Xiangui Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Takeshi Tokida
Takeshi Tokida National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

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