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Kristian Thorup-Kristensen

Kristian Thorup-Kristensen

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
47
Citations
7777
World Ranking
2554
National Ranking
24

Kristian Thorup-Kristensen 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 Kristian Thorup-Kristensen sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 221 publications — 82nd percentile

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

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

Kristian Thorup-Kristensen 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 Kristian Thorup-Kristensen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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:

  • Agronomy
  • Ecology
  • Agriculture

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Catch crop, Crop, Cover crop and Leaching. His Agronomy research incorporates themes from Nitrate and Soil horizon. The Soil horizon study combines topics in areas such as Field experiment, Subsoil and Root system.

His research in Catch crop focuses on subjects like Botany, which are connected to Nitrification. His research integrates issues of Nitrogen deficiency and Mineralization in his study of Crop. His research in Cover crop intersects with topics in No-till farming and Organic farming.

His most cited work include:

  • Catch crops and green manures as biological tools in nitrogen management in temperate zones (416 citations)
  • Are differences in root growth of nitrogen catch crops important for their ability to reduce soil nitrate-N content, and how can this be measured? (207 citations)
  • Root Growth and Nitrate Uptake of Three Different Catch Crops in Deep Soil Layers (170 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Nutrient, Crop, Organic farming and Horticulture. His Agronomy research includes themes of Catch crop, Leaching and Soil horizon. His work carried out in the field of Catch crop brings together such families of science as Cover crop and Nitrate.

In his work, Crop yield is strongly intertwined with Soil organic matter, which is a subfield of Organic farming. His Horticulture research includes elements of Peat and Botany. Kristian Thorup-Kristensen has included themes like Cropping system and Crop residue in his Crop rotation study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (71.94%)
  • Nutrient (19.90%)
  • Crop (19.39%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Agronomy (71.94%)
  • Nutrient (19.90%)
  • Soil horizon (14.29%)

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

Kristian Thorup-Kristensen mainly focuses on Agronomy, Nutrient, Soil horizon, Crop and Intercropping. His work on Root growth as part of general Agronomy study is frequently linked to Deep water, bridging the gap between disciplines. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Remote sensing and Hordeum vulgare.

Kristian Thorup-Kristensen has researched Crop in several fields, including Cultivar, Shoot, Subsoil, Field and Vicia villosa. His Intercropping research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Rhizotron and Legume. Kristian Thorup-Kristensen combines subjects such as Tube, Hydroponics and Green manure with his study of Soil water.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Digging Deeper for Agricultural Resources, the Value of Deep Rooting (24 citations)
  • Archaea are the predominant and responsive ammonia oxidizing prokaryotes in a red paddy soil receiving green manures (14 citations)
  • Construction of a large-scale semi-field facility to study genotypic differences in deep root growth and resources acquisition (11 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy

His main research concerns Agronomy, Soil horizon, Root growth, Soil water and Topsoil. The Soil horizon study which covers Hordeum vulgare that intersects with Pixel. His studies in Root growth integrate themes in fields like Cultivar, Crop growth, Crop, Canopy and Field.

His work on Subsoil as part of general Soil water study is frequently linked to Water content, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science. The concepts of his Topsoil study are interwoven with issues in Intercropping and Plant physiology. His research brings together the fields of Nutrient and Intercropping.

Best Publications

  • Catch crops and green manures as biological tools in nitrogen management in temperate zones

    Kristian Thorup-Kristensen;Jacob Magid;Lars Stoumann Jensen

  • Are differences in root growth of nitrogen catch crops important for their ability to reduce soil nitrate-N content, and how can this be measured?

    Kristian Thorup-Kristensen

  • Root Growth and Nitrate Uptake of Three Different Catch Crops in Deep Soil Layers

    Hanne L. Kristensen;Kristian Thorup-Kristensen

  • Winter wheat roots grow twice as deep as spring wheat roots, is this important for N uptake and N leaching losses?

    Kristian Thorup-Kristensen;Montserrat Salmerón Cortasa;Ralf Loges

  • The effect of nitrogen catch crop species on the nitrogen nutrition of succeeding crops

    K. Thorup-Kristensen

  • Digging Deeper for Agricultural Resources, the Value of Deep Rooting

    Kristian Thorup-Kristensen;Niels Halberg;Mette Nicolaisen;Jørgen Eivind Olesen

  • Effect of deep and shallow root systems on the dynamics of soil inorganic N during 3-year crop rotations

    Kristian Thorup-Kristensen

  • Crop yield, root growth, and nutrient dynamics in a conventional and three organic cropping systems with different levels of external inputs and N re-cycling through fertility building crops

    Kristian Thorup-Kristensen;Dorte Bodin Dresbøll;Hanne L. Kristensen

  • Winter wheat cultivars and nitrogen (N) fertilization—Effects on root growth, N uptake efficiency and N use efficiency

    Irene Skovby Rasmussen;Dorte Bodin Dresbøll;Kristian Thorup-Kristensen

  • Effect of organic growing systems on sensory quality and chemical composition of tomatoes

    Anette Kistrup Thybo;Merete Edelenbos;Lars P. Christensen;Jørn Nygaard Sørensen

  • N-Fixation of Selected Green Manure Plants in an Organic Crop Rotation

    Torsten Mueller;Kristian Thorup-Kristensen

  • Root growth and nitrogen uptake of carrot, early cabbage, onion and lettuce following a range of green manures

    K. Thorup-Kristensen

  • Root system-based limits to agricultural productivity and efficiency: the farming systems context

    Kristian Thorup-Kristensen;John Kirkegaard

  • Green manuring effect of pure and mixed barley – hairy vetch winter cover crops on maize and processing tomato N nutrition

    Giacomo Tosti;Paolo Benincasa;Michela Farneselli;Roberta Pace

  • Modelling and measuring the effect of nitrogen catch crops on the nitrogen supply for succeeding crops

    Kristian Thorup-Kristensen;Niels Erik Nielsen

  • The Effect of Nitrogen Catch Crops on the Nitrogen Nutrition of a Succeeding Crop: I. Effects through Mineralization and Pre-emptive Competition

    Kristian Thorup-Kristensen

  • Incorporation time of nitrogen catch crops influences the N effect for the succeeding crop

    K. Thorup-Kristensen;D. B. Dresbøll

  • Vigorous Root Growth Is a Better Indicator of Early Nutrient Uptake than Root Hair Traits in Spring Wheat Grown under Low Fertility.

    Yaosheng Wang;Kristian Thorup-Kristensen;Lars Stoumann Jensen;Jakob Magid

  • EU-Rotate_N - a decision support system - to predict environmental and economic consequences of the management of nitrogen fertiliser in crop rotations

    C.R. Rahn;K. Zhang;R. Lillywhite;C. Ramos

  • Disproportionately high N-mineralisation rates from green manures at low temperatures : implications for modeling and management in cool temperate agro-ecosystems

    Jakob Magid;Ole Henriksen;Kristian Thorup-Kristensen;Torsten Mueller

  • Plant availability of catch crop sulfur following spring incorporation

    Jørgen Eriksen;Kristian Thorup‐Kristensen;Margrethe Askegaard

  • Uptake of 15N labeled nitrate by root systems of sweet corn, carrot and white cabbage from 0.2-2.5 meters depth

    Hanne L. Kristensen;Kristian Thorup-Kristensen

  • Below- and aboveground abundance and distribution of fungal entomopathogens in experimental conventional and organic cropping systems

    Nicolai V. Meyling;Kristian Thorup-Kristensen;Jørgen Eilenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Stoumann Jensen
Lars Stoumann Jensen University of Copenhagen
Jakob Magid
Jakob Magid University of Copenhagen
Jørgen E. Olesen
Jørgen E. Olesen Aarhus University
Jørgen Eriksen
Jørgen Eriksen Aarhus University
Lars Porskjær Christensen
Lars Porskjær Christensen University of Southern Denmark
John A. Kirkegaard
John A. Kirkegaard University of Western Australia
Eva Rosenqvist
Eva Rosenqvist University of Copenhagen
Torsten Müller
Torsten Müller University of Hohenheim
Ole Nørregaard Jensen
Ole Nørregaard Jensen University of Southern Denmark
Claas Nendel
Claas Nendel University of Potsdam

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