2026 Michel A. Cavigelli: 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	4335	4059	1071	961	98	6473

Discipline name

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Plant Science and Agronomy

4335

4059

1071

961

6473

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

6473

World Ranking

4335

National Ranking

1071

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

Michel A. Cavigelli is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry, Agronomy and Crop Science, Pollution, and Ecology.

The scientist's work addresses various topics related to soil and agricultural systems. Key research themes include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, and Phosphorus and Nutrient Management.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Michel A. Cavigelli include Kathryn E. White, Jude E. Maul, Harry H. Schomberg, Maria L. Silveira, and Stephanie A. Yarwood.

Their publications appear regularly in several venues, with the highest number of contributions in the Journal of Environmental Quality, SSRN Electronic Journal, Agronomy Journal, PLoS ONE, and Applied Soil Ecology.

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Michel A. Cavigelli include:

Long-Term Evidence Shows that Crop-Rotation Diversification Increases Agricultural Resilience to Adverse Growing Conditions in North America (2020, One Earth)
Manuresheds: Advancing nutrient recycling in US agriculture (2020, Agricultural Systems)
Winter cover crops increase readily decomposable soil carbon, but compost drives total soil carbon during eight years of intensive, organic vegetable production in California (2020, PLoS ONE)
Denitrifier abundance and community composition linked to denitrification activity in an agricultural and wetland soil (2020, Applied Soil Ecology)
Green and animal manure use in organic field crop systems (2020, Agronomy Journal)

In recognition of their contributions, Michel A. Cavigelli was named a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) in 2019.

Best Publications

Evaluation of Digital Photography from Model Aircraft for Remote Sensing of Crop Biomass and Nitrogen Status

E. Raymond Hunt;Michel Cavigelli;Craig S. T. Daughtry;James E. Mcmurtrey

658
Citations
THE FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF DENITRIFIER COMMUNITY COMPOSITION IN A TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM

Michel A. Cavigelli;G. Philip Robertson

482
Citations
Long-Term Evidence Shows that Crop-Rotation Diversification Increases Agricultural Resilience to Adverse Growing Conditions in North America

Timothy M. Bowles;Maria Mooshammer;Yvonne Socolar;Francisco Calderón

477
Citations
Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profiles as measures of soil microbial community structure

Michel A. Cavigelli;G. Philip Robertson;Michael J. Klug

413
Citations
Role of denitrifier diversity in rates of nitrous oxide consumption in a terrestrial ecosystem

M.A Cavigelli;G.P Robertson

317
Citations
Challenges and opportunities for mitigating nitrous oxide emissions from fertilized cropping systems

Rodney T. Venterea;Rodney T. Venterea;Ardell D. Halvorson;Newell Kitchen;Mark A. Liebig

314
Citations
Corn-yield estimation through assimilation of remotely sensed data into the CSM-CERES-Maize model

Hongliang Fang;Shunlin Liang;Gerrit Hoogenboom;John Teasdale

228
Citations
Long‐Term Agronomic Performance of Organic and Conventional Field Crops in the Mid‐Atlantic Region

Michel A. Cavigelli;John R. Teasdale;Anne E. Conklin

213
Citations
Glomalin in aggregate size classes from three different farming systems

S.F. Wright;V.S. Green;V.S. Green;M.A. Cavigelli

210
Citations
Phosphorus Bioavailability following Incorporation of Green Manure Crops

Michel A. Cavigelli;Steve J. Thien

201
Citations
Weed Seedbank Dynamics in Three Organic Farming Crop Rotations

John R. Teasdale;Ruth W. Mangum;Jay Radhakrishnan;Michel A. Cavigelli

198
Citations
Novel Slow-Release Nanocomposite Nitrogen Fertilizers: The Impact of Polymers on Nanocomposite Properties and Function

Elaine I. Pereira;Elaine I. Pereira;Camila C. T. da Cruz;Camila C. T. da Cruz;Aaron Solomon;Anh Le

138
Citations
Soil physical properties and aggregate-associated C, N, and P distributions in organic and conventional cropping systems

V. Steven Green;Michel A. Cavigelli;Thanh H. Dao;Dennis C. Flanagan

135
Citations
Manuresheds: Advancing nutrient recycling in US agriculture

Sheri Spiegal;Peter J.A. Kleinman;Dinku M. Endale;Ray B. Bryant

133
Citations
Mineralizable soil nitrogen and labile soil organic matter in diverse long-term cropping systems

John T. Spargo;Michel A. Cavigelli;Steven B. Mirsky;Jude E. Maul

131
Citations
Legume Proportion, Poultry Litter, and Tillage Effects on Cover Crop Decomposition

Hanna J. Poffenbarger;Steven B. Mirsky;Raymond R. Weil;Matthew Kramer

118
Citations
Biomass and Nitrogen Content of Hairy Vetch–Cereal Rye Cover Crop Mixtures as Influenced by Species Proportions

Hanna J. Poffenbarger;Steven B. Mirsky;Raymond R. Weil;Jude E. Maul

116
Citations
Evaluating strategies for sustainable intensification of US agriculture through the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network

S Spiegal;B T Bestelmeyer;D W Archer;D J Augustine

111
Citations
US agricultural nitrous oxide emissions: context, status, and trends

Michel A Cavigelli;Stephen J Del Grosso;Mark A Liebig;Clifford S Snyder

110
Citations
Advancing the sustainability of US agriculture through long-term research

P. J. A. Kleinman;S. Spiegal;J. R. Rigby;S. C. Goslee

106
Citations
Characterization of soil nematode communities in three cropping systems through morphological and DNA metabarcoding approaches.

Amy M. Treonis;Samantha K. Unangst;Ryan M. Kepler;Jeffrey S. Buyer

103
Citations
Community composition and population genetics of insect pathogenic fungi in the genus Metarhizium from soils of a long‐term agricultural research system

Ryan M. Kepler;Todd A. Ugine;Jude E. Maul;Michel A. Cavigelli

97
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