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Environmental Sciences

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54
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Plant Science and Agronomy

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50
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11782
World Ranking
2096
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168

Mariana C. Rufino 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 Mariana C. Rufino sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 158 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mariana C. Rufino 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 Mariana C. Rufino sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mariana C. Rufino is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Plant Science, Ecology, and Soil Science.

Their work addresses key topics related to Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Soybean Genetics and Cultivation, and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology.

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Agricultural land is the main source of stream sediments after conversion of an African montane forest," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Agricultural expansion raises groundwater and increases flooding in the South American plains," 2023, Science
  • "European soybean to benefit people and the environment," 2024, Scientific Reports
  • "Research Progress on Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa Falls Short of National Inventory Ambitions," 2022, Frontiers in Soil Science
  • "Tropical Montane Forest Conversion Is a Critical Driver for Sediment Supply in East African Catchments," 2020, Water Resources Research

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors including Suzanne Jacobs, Lutz Breuer, Gabriel Yesuf, James W. Hawkins, and George C. Schoneveld.

Their work has been published repeatedly in venues such as Scientific Reports, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature Food, Emerald Open Research, and Cureus.

Additionally, Mariana C. Rufino has contributed to book publications through the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) eBooks, with titles such as "Forests, water and land health are the natural capital of African montane forest ecosystems" released in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Biomass use, production, feed efficiencies, and greenhouse gas emissions from global livestock systems

    Mario T. Herrero;Petr Havlík;Hugo Valin;An Maria Omer Notenbaert

  • Exploring global changes in nitrogen and phosphorus cycles in agriculture induced by livestock production over the 1900–2050 period

    Lex Bouwman;Kees Klein Goldewijk;Klaas W. Van Der Hoek;Arthur H. W. Beusen

  • Climate change mitigation through livestock system transitions

    Petr Havlík;Hugo Valin;Mario T. Herrero;Mario T. Herrero;Michael Obersteiner

  • The roles of livestock in developing countries

    Mario T. Herrero;Delia Grace;Jemimah Njuki;Nancy L. Johnson

  • 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

  • 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

  • Impacts of land use and land cover change on surface runoff, discharge and low flows : Evidence from East Africa

    A.C. Guzha;Mariana C. Rufino;S. Okoth;S. Okoth;S. Jacobs;S. Jacobs;S. Jacobs

  • Reducing emissions from agriculture to meet the 2 °C target

    Eva Wollenberg;Eva Wollenberg;Meryl Richards;Meryl Richards;Pete Smith;Petr Havlik

  • Conservation Agriculture in mixed crop–livestock systems: Scoping crop residue trade-offs in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

    Diego Valbuena;Olaf Erenstein;Sabine Homann-Kee Tui;Tahirou Abdoulaye

  • Nitrogen cycling efficiencies through resource-poor African crop-livestock systems

    Mariana C. Rufino;Edwin C. Rowe;Robert J. Delve;Ken E. Giller

  • Groundwater recharge rates and surface runoff response to land use and land cover changes in semi-arid environments

    Steven O. Owuor;Steven O. Owuor;K. Butterbach-Bahl;K. Butterbach-Bahl;A. C. Guzha;M. C. Rufino

  • Manure as a key resource within smallholder farming systems: Analysing farm-scale nutrient cycling efficiencies with the NUANCES framework

    M.C. Rufino;P.A. Tittonell;P.A. Tittonell;M.T. van Wijk;A. Castellanos-Navarrete

  • Competing use of organic resources, village-level interactions between farm types and climate variability in a communal area of NE Zimbabwe

    M.C. Rufino;J. Dury;P.A. Tittonell;P.A. Tittonell;M.T. van Wijk

  • Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa

    Sabine Douxchamps;Mark T. Van Wijk;Silvia Silvestri;Abdoulaye S. Moussa

  • Crop Productivity and the Global Livestock Sector: Implications for Land Use Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    Petr Havlík;Hugo Valin;Aline Mosnier;Michael Obersteiner

  • Effects of climate variability and climate change on crop production in southern Mali

    Bouba Sidi Traoré;Marc Corbeels;Mark T. Van Wijk;Mark T. Van Wijk;Mariana Cristina Rufino

  • Transitions in agro-pastoralist systems of East Africa: Impacts on food security and poverty

    M.C. Rufino;P.K. Thornton;S.K. Ng’ang’a;I. Mutie

  • Exploring future changes in smallholder farming systems by linking socio-economic scenarios with regional and household models

    Mario Herrero;Philip K. Thornton;Alberto Bernués;Isabelle Baltenweck

  • Citizen science in hydrological monitoring and ecosystem services management: State of the art and future prospects.

    N. Njue;J. Stenfert Kroese;J. Gräf;S.R. Jacobs

  • Beyond resource constraints - Exploring the biophysical feasibility of options for the intensification of smallholder crop-livestock systems in Vihiga district, Kenya

    P.A. Tittonell;P.A. Tittonell;M.T. van Wijk;M. Herrero;M.C. Rufino

  • Analysing trade-offs in resource and labour allocation by smallholder farmers using inverse modelling techniques: A case-study from Kakamega district, western Kenya

    P.A. Tittonell;P.A. Tittonell;M.T. van Wijk;M.C. Rufino;J.A. Vrugt

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
Klaus Butterbach-Bahl Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Ken E. Giller
Ken E. Giller Wageningen University & Research
Mario Herrero
Mario Herrero Cornell University
Lutz Breuer
Lutz Breuer University of Giessen
M.T. van Wijk
M.T. van Wijk International Livestock Research Institute
Mark T. van Wijk
Mark T. van Wijk International Livestock Research Institute
Louis V. Verchot
Louis V. Verchot Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Pablo Tittonell
Pablo Tittonell University of Groningen
Paul Mapfumo
Paul Mapfumo University of Zimbabwe
Philip K. Thornton
Philip K. Thornton Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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