World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Plant Science and Agronomy
Netherlands
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
124
Citations
62903
World Ranking
53
National Ranking
3

Ken E. Giller 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 Ken E. Giller sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 467+

This scientist: 724 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ken E. Giller 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 Ken E. Giller sits on this spectrum.

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: 124 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

Ken E. Giller mainly focuses on Agronomy, Agroforestry, Soil fertility, Agriculture and Soil management. Ken E. Giller has researched Agronomy in several fields, including Soil organic matter, Soil water, Nitrogen fixation and Nutrient. Ken E. Giller combines subjects such as Soil quality and Crop production with his study of Agroforestry.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Fertilizer, Crotalaria, Crop, Nutrient management and Crop yield. His studies deal with areas such as Productivity and Natural resource economics as well as Agriculture. His study in Soil management is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Agroecosystem, Resource, Crop residue and Green manure.

His most cited work include:

  • Toxicity of heavy metals to microorganisms and microbial processes in agricultural soils: a review (1523 citations)
  • Conservation agriculture and smallholder farming in Africa: The heretics' view (942 citations)
  • Conservation agriculture and smallholder farming in Africa: The heretics' view (942 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Agroforestry, Agriculture, Soil fertility and Nitrogen fixation. The various areas that Ken E. Giller examines in his Agronomy study include Soil water and Nutrient. His Agroforestry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Resource, Land use, Cropping, Sustainability and Conservation agriculture.

His Agriculture research includes themes of Productivity, Agricultural economics and Agricultural science. The Soil fertility study combines topics in areas such as Nutrient management, Soil management, Soil organic matter and Manure. His Nitrogen fixation research incorporates themes from Symbiosis and Phaseolus, Botany.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (38.48%)
  • Agroforestry (30.61%)
  • Agriculture (28.86%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Agriculture (28.86%)
  • Agroforestry (30.61%)
  • Agronomy (38.48%)

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

Ken E. Giller mainly focuses on Agriculture, Agroforestry, Agronomy, Nitrogen fixation and Crop. His Agriculture study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Productivity, Agricultural economics and Agricultural science. The concepts of his Agroforestry study are interwoven with issues in Cropping and Intercropping.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Nutrient and Soil fertility in addition to Agronomy. His Nutrient research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Dry matter and Yield. His Soil fertility study often links to related topics such as Manure.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects (198 citations)
  • Drivers of household food availability in sub-Saharan Africa based on big data from small farms (147 citations)
  • Yield gaps in oil palm: A quantitative review of contributing factors (120 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Agriculture, Crop yield, Crop and Agroforestry. Ken E. Giller interconnects Nitrogen fixation, Nutrient and Soil fertility in the investigation of issues within Agronomy. His Agriculture study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Climate change and Agricultural economics.

His work deals with themes such as Soil classification, Weed control, Leaching and Cultivar, which intersect with Crop yield. As a member of one scientific family, Ken E. Giller mostly works in the field of Crop, focusing on Soil type and, on occasion, Sorghum. His Agroforestry research integrates issues from Productivity, Cash crop and Agricultural science.

Best Publications

  • Toxicity of heavy metals to microorganisms and microbial processes in agricultural soils: a review.

    Ken E Giller;Ernst Witter;Steve P Mcgrath

  • Nitrogen fixation in tropical cropping systems.

    Ken E. Giller

  • Conservation agriculture and smallholder farming in Africa: The heretics' view

    Ken E. Giller;Ken E. Giller;Ernst Witter;Marc Corbeels;Marc Corbeels;Pablo Tittonell;Pablo Tittonell

  • Driven By Nature: Plant Litter Quality and Decomposition

    Georg Cadisch;Ken E. Giller

  • When yield gaps are poverty traps: The paradigm of ecological intensification in African smallholder agriculture

    Pablo Tittonell;Ken E. Giller

  • Driven by Nature: Plant Litter Quality and Decomposition

    Unknown

  • Organic inputs for soil fertility management in tropical agroecosystems: Application of an organic resource database

    Cheryl A Palm;Catherine N Gachengo;Robert J Delve;Georg Cadisch

  • Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function

    K.E. Giller;M.H. Beare;P. Lavelle;A.-M.N. Izac

  • The effect of long-term irrigation using wastewater on heavy metal contents of soils under vegetables in Harare, Zimbabwe

    F. Mapanda;E.N. Mangwayana;J. Nyamangara;K.E. Giller

  • Interactions between Aboveground and Belowground Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Feedbacks

    David U. Hooper;David E. Bignell;Valerie K. Brown;Lijbert Brussard

  • Integrated soil fertility management: Operational definition and consequences for implementation and dissemination

    B Vanlauwe;A Bationo;J Chianu;K.E. Giller

  • Residual soil phosphorus as the missing piece in the global phosphorus crisis puzzle

    Sheida Z. Sattari;Alexander F. Bouwman;Ken E. Giller;Martin K. van Ittersum

  • Measuring plant-associated nitrogen fixation in agricultural systems

    M. Unkovich;D. Herridge;M. Peoples;G. Cadisch

  • Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in World Biodiversity Hotspots: the Need for a Greater Global Perspective in Assessing N Deposition Impacts

    Gareth K. Phoenix;W. Kevin Hicks;Steve Cinderby;Johan C. I. Kuylenstierna

  • Long-term effects of metals in sewage sludge on soils, microorganisms and plants

    Steve P. McGrath;Amar M. Chaudri;Ken E. Giller

  • Future benefits from biological nitrogen fixation: An ecological approach to agriculture

    K. E. Giller;G. Cadisch

  • Communicating complexity: Integrated assessment of trade-offs concerning soil fertility management within African farming systems to support innovation and development

    K.E. Giller;P.A. Tittonell;M.C. Rufino;M.T. van Wijk

  • Are the rates of photosynthesis stimulated by the carbon sink strength of rhizobial and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses

    Glaciela Kaschuk;Glaciela Kaschuk;Thomas W. Kuyper;Peter A. Leffelaar;Mariangela Hungria

  • Heavy metals and soil microbes

    Ken E. Giller;Ernst Witter;Steve P. McGrath

  • The future of farming: Who will produce our food?

    Ken E. Giller;Thomas Delaune;João Vasco Silva;João Vasco Silva;Katrien Descheemaeker

  • Long-term impact of reduced tillage and residue management on soil carbon stabilization: Implications for conservation agriculture on contrasting soils

    P.P. Chivenge;H.K. Murwira;K.E. Giller;P. Mapfumo

  • A meta-analysis of long-term effects of conservation agriculture on maize grain yield under rain-fed conditions

    Leonard Rusinamhodzi;Leonard Rusinamhodzi;Marc Corbeels;Mark T. Van Wijk;Mariana Cristina Rufino

  • Popular myths around soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa

    B. Vanlauwe;K.E. Giller

  • Integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa: unravelling local adaptation

    B. Vanlauwe;K.K.E. Descheemaeker;K.E. Giller;J. Huising

Frequent Co-Authors

Mariana C. Rufino
Mariana C. Rufino Lancaster University
Bernard Vanlauwe
Bernard Vanlauwe International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Paul Mapfumo
Paul Mapfumo University of Zimbabwe
Marc Corbeels
Marc Corbeels International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
M.T. van Wijk
M.T. van Wijk International Livestock Research Institute
Shamie Zingore
Shamie Zingore International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Mark T. van Wijk
Mark T. van Wijk International Livestock Research Institute
Pablo Tittonell
Pablo Tittonell University of Groningen
Steve P. McGrath
Steve P. McGrath Rothamsted Research
Georg Cadisch
Georg Cadisch University of Hohenheim

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Ken E. Giller

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles