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D-Index
52
Citations
14893
World Ranking
1858
National Ranking
20

Marianne Bänziger 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 Marianne Bänziger sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 81 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Marianne Bänziger 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 Marianne Bänziger sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Betty Klepper Endowed Lectureship, American Society of Agronomy

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy
  • Genetics

Her primary areas of study are Agronomy, Poaceae, Plant breeding, Drought tolerance and Biomass. Her work on Zea mays, Crop yield and Yield as part of general Agronomy study is frequently linked to Abiotic stress, bridging the gap between disciplines. Her Crop yield research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Global warming, Climate change and Crop.

The concepts of her Poaceae study are interwoven with issues in Yield and Soil fertility. Marianne Bänziger performs multidisciplinary study in the fields of Plant breeding and Quantitative trait locus via her papers. Her study looks at the relationship between Drought tolerance and topics such as Tropics, which overlap with Heterosis and Diallel cross.

Her most cited work include:

  • Nonlinear heat effects on African maize as evidenced by historical yield trials (646 citations)
  • Crops that feed the world 6. Past successes and future challenges to the role played by maize in global food security (638 citations)
  • Prediction of Genetic Values of Quantitative Traits in Plant Breeding Using Pedigree and Molecular Markers (497 citations)

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

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Drought tolerance, Plant breeding, Hybrid and Zea mays. Marianne Bänziger works mostly in the field of Agronomy, limiting it down to topics relating to Tropics and, in certain cases, Germplasm, as a part of the same area of interest. Her Germplasm research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Agroforestry and Heritability.

Her Drought tolerance study incorporates themes from Biomass and Agriculture. Her Crop yield research integrates issues from Yield, Crop and Yield. Her research in Poaceae intersects with topics in Chlorophyll, Soil fertility and Cultivar.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (61.33%)
  • Drought tolerance (26.67%)
  • Plant breeding (22.67%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2013-2020)?

  • Agronomy (61.33%)
  • Grain yield (10.67%)
  • Genetic gain (4.00%)

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

Her primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Grain yield, Genetic gain, Hybrid and Replication. Her research in Agronomy is mostly concerned with Yield. Marianne Bänziger performs multidisciplinary studies into Genetic gain and Crop yield in her work.

Her Hybrid study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Zea mays and Abiotic component. Her work deals with themes such as Diallel cross and Heterosis, which intersect with Zea mays. Her Plant breeding research includes elements of Water stress and Agroforestry.

Between 2013 and 2020, her most popular works were:

  • Genetic Gains in Grain Yield Through Genomic Selection in Eight Bi-parental Maize Populations under Drought Stress (145 citations)
  • Gains in Maize Genetic Improvement in Eastern and Southern Africa: I. CIMMYT Hybrid Breeding Pipeline (47 citations)
  • Molecular mapping across three populations reveals a QTL hotspot region on chromosome 3 for secondary traits associated with drought tolerance in tropical maize (38 citations)

Best Publications

  • Crops that feed the world 6. Past successes and future challenges to the role played by maize in global food security

    Bekele Shiferaw;Boddupalli M. Prasanna;Jonathan Hellin;Marianne Bänziger

  • Nonlinear heat effects on African maize as evidenced by historical yield trials

    David B. Lobell;Marianne Bänziger;Cosmos Magorokosho;Bindiganavile Vivek

  • Prediction of genetic values of quantitative traits in plant breeding using pedigree and molecular markers.

    José Crossa;Gustavo De Los Campos;Gustavo De Los Campos;Paulino Pérez;Daniel Gianola

  • Breeding for drought and nitrogen stress tolerance in maize: From theory to practice

    M. Banziger;G.O. Edmeades;D.L. Beck;M.R. Bellon

  • Workgroup Report: Public Health Strategies for Reducing Aflatoxin Exposure in Developing Countries

    Heather Strosnider;Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner;Marianne Bänziger;Ramesh V. Bhat

  • Genetic Analysis of Inbred and Hybrid Grain Yield under Stress and Nonstress Environments in Tropical Maize

    F.J. Betrán;D.L. Beck;M. Banziger;G.O. Edmeades

  • Selection Improves Drought Tolerance in Tropical Maize Populations: I. Gains in Biomass, Grain Yield, and Harvest Index

    G.O. Edmeades;J. Bolaños;S.C. Chapman;H.R. Lafitte

  • Breeding for improved abiotic stress tolerance in maize adapted to southern Africa

    Marianne Bänziger;Peter S. Setimela;David Hodson;Bindiganavile Vivek

  • Drought stress and tropical maize: QTL-by-environment interactions and stability of QTLs across environments for yield components and secondary traits

    Rainer Messmer;Yvan Fracheboud;Marianne Bänziger;Mateo Vargas

  • Selection for Drought Tolerance Increases Maize Yields across a Range of Nitrogen Levels

    M. Bänziger;G. O. Edmeades;H. R. Lafitte

  • Identification of Drought, Heat, and Combined Drought and Heat Tolerant Donors in Maize

    Jill E. Cairns;Jose Crossa;P. H. Zaidi;Pichet Grudloyma

  • Efficiency of Secondary Traits for Improving Maize for Low-Nitrogen Target Environments

    M. Bänziger;H. R. Lafitte

  • Efficiency of high-nitrogen selection environments for improving maize for low-nitrogen target environments

    M. Bänziger;F. J. Betrán;H. R. Lafitte

  • The metal silo: An effective grain storage technology for reducing post-harvest insect and pathogen losses in maize while improving smallholder farmers' food security in developing countries

    Tadele Tefera;Fred Kanampiu;Hugo De Groote;Jon Hellin

  • The Potential for Increasing the Iron and Zinc Density of Maize through Plant-breeding:

    Marianne Bänziger;Jennifer Long

  • Genetic Gains in Grain Yield Through Genomic Selection in Eight Bi-parental Maize Populations under Drought Stress

    Yoseph Beyene;Kassa Semagn;Stephen Mugo;Amsal Tarekegne

  • Breeding for low input conditions and consequences for participatory plant breeding: examples from tropical maize and wheat

    Marianne Bänziger;Mark Cooper

  • The Role and Regulation of the Anthesis-Silking Interval in Maize

    G. O. Edmeades;J. Bolaños;A. Elings;J.-M. Ribaut

  • Developing drought- and low N-tolerant maize

    G.O. Edmeades;M. Banziger;H.R. Mickelson;C.B. Pena-Valdivia

  • Diversity analysis of 80,000 wheat accessions reveals consequences and opportunities of selection footprints

    Carolina Sansaloni;Jorge Franco;Bruno Santos;Lawrence Percival-Alwyn

  • Combining ability, heterosis and genetic diversity in tropical maize ( Zea mays L.) under stress and non-stress conditions

    Dan Makumbi;Javier F. Betrán;Marianne Bänziger;Jean-Marcel Ribaut

  • Physiological mechanisms contributing to the increased N stress tolerance of tropical maize selected for drought tolerance

    M. Bänziger;G.O. Edmeades;H.R. Lafitte

  • Nitrogen uptake and utilization in contrasting nitrogen efficient tropical maize hybrids

    Mosisa Worku;Marianne Bänziger;Gunda Schulte auf´m Erley;Dennis Friesen

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory O. Edmeades
Gregory O. Edmeades International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
José Crossa
José Crossa International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Jean-Marcel Ribaut
Jean-Marcel Ribaut International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Cosmos Magorokosho
Cosmos Magorokosho International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Boddupalli M. Prasanna
Boddupalli M. Prasanna International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Stephen Mugo
Stephen Mugo Center for Resilient Agriculture for Africa
Walter J. Horst
Walter J. Horst University of Hannover
Jill E. Cairns
Jill E. Cairns International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
José Luis Araus
José Luis Araus University of Barcelona
Kevin V. Pixley
Kevin V. Pixley International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

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