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D-Index
108
Citations
62319
World Ranking
102
National Ranking
35

Kenneth G. Cassman 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 Kenneth G. Cassman sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 306 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth G. Cassman 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 Kenneth G. Cassman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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 United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - The Bertebos Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry For his crucial importance for the development of the concept ecological intensification of agricultural production, which leads to minimizing the gap between potential and actual return. His extensive scientific production has great importance for applications in agriculture.
  • 2012 - CSSA Presidential Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2006 - Carl Sprengel Agronomic Research Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1999 - Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)
  • 1997 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Yield, Agriculture, Crop yield and Food security. His research links Soil management with Agronomy. His Yield research also works with subjects such as

  • Cropping that connect with fields like Irrigation and Dry season,
  • Environmental quality that connect with fields like Agroecosystem, Developing country and Biogeochemistry.

His Agriculture study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Agroforestry. His Crop yield study deals with Agricultural engineering intersecting with Current yield and Cropping system. His work deals with themes such as Sustainability and Sustainability organizations, which intersect with Intensive farming.

His most cited work include:

  • Agricultural sustainability and intensive production practices (4720 citations)
  • Rice yields decline with higher night temperature from global warming (1538 citations)
  • Agroecosystems, Nitrogen-use Efficiency, and Nitrogen Management (1118 citations)

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

Kenneth G. Cassman mainly focuses on Agronomy, Agriculture, Yield, Agroforestry and Yield gap. Kenneth G. Cassman works mostly in the field of Agronomy, limiting it down to concerns involving Soil water and, occasionally, Mineralogy. His Agriculture study combines topics in areas such as Natural resource economics, Sustainability and Natural resource management.

Kenneth G. Cassman combines subjects such as Cropping, Agricultural engineering and Agricultural economics with his study of Yield. His Crop research incorporates themes from Transplanting and Yield. The Crop yield study combines topics in areas such as Climate change and Sowing.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (45.74%)
  • Agriculture (19.77%)
  • Yield (17.44%)

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

  • Yield gap (15.89%)
  • Agronomy (45.74%)
  • Agriculture (19.77%)

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

Kenneth G. Cassman mostly deals with Yield gap, Agronomy, Agriculture, Yield and Crop yield. Kenneth G. Cassman has researched Yield gap in several fields, including Crop simulation model, Agricultural engineering, Agricultural productivity and Food security. His work in the fields of Crop, Sowing and Fertilizer overlaps with other areas such as Yield.

His studies deal with areas such as Agroforestry, Sustainability, Agricultural economics and Environmental planning as well as Agriculture. His Yield research incorporates themes from Statistics, Self-sufficiency and Irrigation. His studies in Crop yield integrate themes in fields like Climate change, Soil water and Cropping system.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Agricultural expansion and its impacts on tropical nature (673 citations)
  • Limited potential of no-till agriculture for climate change mitigation (389 citations)
  • Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself? (280 citations)

Best Publications

  • Agricultural sustainability and intensive production practices

    David Tilman;Kenneth G. Cassman;Pamela A. Matson;Pamela A. Matson;Rosamond L. Naylor

  • Rice yields decline with higher night temperature from global warming

    Shaobing Peng;Jianliang Huang;John E. Sheehy;Rebecca C. Laza

  • Agroecosystems, Nitrogen-use Efficiency, and Nitrogen Management

    Kenneth G Cassman;Achim R. Dobermann;Daniel T Walters

  • Ecological intensification of cereal production systems: Yield potential, soil quality, and precision agriculture

    Kenneth G. Cassman

  • Crop yield gaps: their importance, magnitudes, and causes.

    David B. Lobell;Kenneth G. Cassman;Christopher B. Field

  • Yield gap analysis with local to global relevance—A review

    Martin K. van Ittersum;Kenneth G. Cassman;Patricio Grassini;Joost Wolf

  • Agricultural expansion and its impacts on tropical nature

    William F. Laurance;Jeffrey Sayer;Kenneth G. Cassman

  • Nitrogen uptake, fixation and response to fertilizer N in soybeans: A review

    F. Salvagiotti;Kenneth G. Cassman;James E. Specht;Daniel T. Walters

  • Meeting Cereal Demand While Protecting Natural Resources and Improving Environmental Quality

    Kenneth G Cassman;Achim R. Dobermann;Daniel T. Walters;Haishun Yang

  • Towards an ecological understanding of biological nitrogen fixation

    Peter M. Vitousek;Ken Cassman;Cory Cleveland;Tim Crews

  • Post–Green Revolution Trends in Yield Potential of Temperate Maize in the North-Central United States

    D. N. Duvick;Kenneth G. Cassman

  • Yield Potential Trends of Tropical Rice since the Release of IR8 and the Challenge of Increasing Rice Yield Potential

    S. Peng;Kenneth G. Cassman;S. S. Virmani;J. Sheehy

  • Limited potential of no-till agriculture for climate change mitigation

    David S. Powlson;Clare M. Stirling;M. L. Jat;Bruno G. Gerard

  • Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself?

    Martin K. Van Ittersum;Lenny G.J. Van Bussel;Joost Wolf;Patricio Grassini

  • Distinguishing between yield advances and yield plateaus in historical crop production trends

    Patricio Grassini;Kent M. Eskridge;Kenneth G. Cassman

  • New technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogenous fertilizer in China

    Wei-feng Zhang;Zheng-xia Dou;Pan He;Xiao-Tang Ju

  • Integrated soil-crop system management for food security

    Xin-Ping Chen;Zhen-Ling Cui;Peter M. Vitousek;Kenneth G. Cassman

  • Opportunities for increased nitrogen-use efficiency from improved resource management in irrigated rice systems

    Kenneth Cassman;S. Peng;D.C. Olk;J.K. Ladha

  • INCREASED N-USE EFFICIENCY USING A CHLOROPHYLL METER ON HIGH-YIELDING IRRIGATED RICE

    S. Peng;F.V. Garcia;R.C. Laza;A.L. Sanico

  • Annual carbon dioxide exchange in irrigated and rainfed maize-based agroecosystems

    Shashi B. Verma;Achim Dobermann;Kenneth G. Cassman;Daniel T. Walters

  • Agroecosystems, Nitrogen-use Effic iency, and Nitrogen Management

    Kenneth G. Cassman;Achim R. Dobermann;Daniel T. Walters

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricio Grassini
Patricio Grassini University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Haishun Yang
Haishun Yang University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Achim Dobermann
Achim Dobermann International Fertilizer Association
Lieven Claessens
Lieven Claessens Wageningen University & Research
Daniel T. Walters
Daniel T. Walters University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Joost Wolf
Joost Wolf Wageningen University & Research
David J. Connor
David J. Connor University of Melbourne
Shaobing Peng
Shaobing Peng Huazhong Agricultural University
James E. Specht
James E. Specht University of Nebraska–Lincoln
M.K. van Ittersum
M.K. van Ittersum Wageningen University & Research

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