2026 Michael D. Dukes: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	38	4300	4024	1061	951	261	7461
Environmental Sciences	41	7627	7328	2722	2531	291	7828

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Plant Science and Agronomy

4300

4024

1061

951

261

7461

Environmental Sciences

7627

7328

2722

2531

291

7828

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

7461

World Ranking

4300

National Ranking

1061

Environmental Sciences

D-Index

Citations

7828

World Ranking

7627

National Ranking

2722

Overview

Michael D. Dukes is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Soil Science, Plant Science, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, and Water Science and Technology.

Their work encompasses key topics related to irrigation and water management, turfgrass adaptation and management, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, water resources management and optimization, soil moisture and remote sensing, hydrology and watershed management studies, and crop yield and soil fertility.

Notable recent publications include:

Two Decades of Smart Irrigation Controllers in U.S. Landscape Irrigation, 2020, Transactions of the ASABE
Step by Step Calculation of the Penman-Monteith Evapotranspiration (FAO-56 Method), 2024, EDIS
Quantifying nitrate leaching to groundwater from a corn-peanut rotation under a variety of irrigation and nutrient management practices in the Suwannee River Basin, Florida, 2020, Agricultural Water Management
The effect of irrigation strategies and nitrogen fertilizer rates on maize growth and grain yield, 2020, Irrigation Science
Nitrogen fertilizer rate and timing of application for potato under different irrigation methods, 2023, Agricultural Water Management

Frequent co-authors include:

Lincoln Zotarelli
W. D. Graham
Sagarika Rath
Kati W. Migliaccio
David Kaplan

Michael D. Dukes has contributed numerous papers to several specialized publication venues, with the most frequent being:

EDIS
Transactions of the ASABE
Agricultural Water Management
International Turfgrass Society research journal
AWWA Water Science

Best Publications

Effect of urban soil compaction on infiltration rate

J.H. Gregory;M.D. Dukes;P.H. Jones;G.L. Miller

501
Citations
Tomato yield, biomass accumulation, root distribution and irrigation water use efficiency on a sandy soil, as affected by nitrogen rate and irrigation scheduling

Lincoln Zotarelli;Johannes M. Scholberg;Michael D. Dukes;Rafael Muñoz-Carpena

448
Citations
Step by Step Calculation of the Penman-Monteith Evapotranspiration (FAO-56 Method) 1

Lincoln Zotarelli;Michael D. Dukes;Consuelo C. Romero;Kati W. Migliaccio

280
Citations
Influence of likelihood function choice for estimating crop model parameters using the generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation method

Jianqiang He;James W. Jones;Wendy D. Graham;Michael D. Dukes

247
Citations
Evaluating nutrient impacts in urban watersheds: Challenges and research opportunities

Richard O. Carey;George J. Hochmuth;Christopher J. Martinez;Treavor H. Boyer

246
Citations
Tomato nitrogen accumulation and fertilizer use efficiency on a sandy soil, as affected by nitrogen rate and irrigation scheduling

L. Zotarelli;M.D. Dukes;J.M.S. Scholberg;R. Munoz-Carpena

229
Citations
Residential Irrigation Water Use in Central Florida

Melissa B. Haley;Melissa B. Haley;Michael D. Dukes;Michael D. Dukes;Grady L. Miller;Grady L. Miller

204
Citations
Water conservation potential of smart irrigation controllers on St. Augustinegrass

M.S. McCready;Michael D. Dukes;G.L. Miller

203
Citations
Irrigation scheduling performance by evapotranspiration-based controllers

S.L. Davis;M.D. Dukes

200
Citations
Monitoring of nitrate leaching in sandy soils: comparison of three methods.

Lincoln Zotarelli;Johannes M. Scholberg;Michael D. Dukes;Rafael Muñoz-Carpena

190
Citations
Analysis of Double-Ring Infiltration Techniques and Development of a Simple Automatic Water Delivery System

Justin H. Gregory;Michael D. Dukes;Grady L. Miller;Pierce H. Jones

168
Citations
SOIL MOISTURE CONTROLLED SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION ON SANDY SOILS

M. D. Dukes;J. M. Scholberg

156
Citations
Uniformity testing of variable-rate center pivot irrigation control systems

Michael D. Dukes;Calvin Perry

154
Citations
Precision of soil moisture sensor irrigation controllers under field conditions

B. Cardenas-Lailhacar;M.D. Dukes

151
Citations
Use of Irrigation Technologies for Vegetable Crops in Florida

Michael D. Dukes;Lincoln Zotarelli;Kelly T. Morgan

136
Citations
Nitrogen and water use efficiency of zucchini squash for a plastic mulch bed system on a sandy soil

Lincoln Zotarelli;Michael D. Dukes;Johannes M. Scholberg;Travis Hanselman

127
Citations
Sensor-Based Automation of Irrigation on Bermudagrass during Dry Weather Conditions

Bernard Cardenas-Lailhacar;Bernard Cardenas-Lailhacar;Michael D. Dukes;Michael D. Dukes;Grady L. Miller;Grady L. Miller

117
Citations
Applying GLUE for Estimating CERES-Maize Genetic and Soil Parameters for Sweet Corn Production

J. He;M. D. Dukes;J. W. Jones;W. D. Graham

115
Citations
Field Comparison of Tensiometer and Granular Matrix Sensor Automatic Drip Irrigation on Tomato

Rafael Muñoz-Carpena;Yuncong C. Li;Waldemar Klassen;Michael D. Dukes

112
Citations
A Review of Turfgrass Fertilizer Management Practices: Implications for Urban Water Quality

Richard O. Carey;George J. Hochmuth;Christopher J. Martinez;Treavor H. Boyer

111
Citations
Bahiagrass crop coefficients from eddy correlation measurements in central Florida

Xinhua Jia;Michael D. Dukes;Jennifer M. Jacobs

106
Citations