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Plant Science and Agronomy
Netherlands
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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

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

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  • 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

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