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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Rising Stars 34 903 900 30 30 101 2746
Plant Science and Agronomy 40 4029 3771 246 221 98 3532

Mutez Ali Ahmed publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mutez Ali Ahmed between 2014 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mutez Ali Ahmed published across 12 years, from 2014 to 2025, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2022. 34 of the 145 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2014 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2022. 2014: 5 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 18 publications
2014 2025

145 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mutez Ali Ahmed: publications per year, 2014 to 2025
Year Publications
2014 5
2015 8
2016 10
2017 6
2018 12
2019 8
2020 15
2021 11
2022 19
2023 17
2024 16
2025 18
Total 145
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Mutez Ali Ahmed 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 Mutez Ali Ahmed sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 96–100 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 98 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226 98
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Mutez Ali Ahmed 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 Mutez Ali Ahmed sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 40 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232 40
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Best Publications

  • Mucilage exudation facilitates root water uptake in dry soils

    Mutez Ali Ahmed;Eva Kroener;Maire Holz;Mohsen Zarebanadkouki

  • Root hairs enable high transpiration rates in drying soils

    Andrea Carminati;John B. Passioura;Mohsen Zarebanadkouki;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mutez Ali Ahmed

  • Root type matters: measurement of water uptake by seminal, crown, and lateral roots in maize.

    Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mohsen Zarebanadkouki;Félicien Meunier;Mathieu Javaux

  • Liquid bridges at the root-soil interface

    Andrea Carminati;Pascal Benard;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mohsen Zarebanadkouki

  • Biophysical rhizosphere processes affecting root water uptake

    Andrea Carminati;Mohsen Zarebanadkouki;Eva Kroener;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mutez Ali Ahmed

  • Measurements of water uptake of maize roots: the key function of lateral roots

    Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mohsen Zarebanadkouki;Anders Kaestner;Andrea Carminati

  • Drying of mucilage causes water repellency in the rhizosphere of maize: measurements and modelling

    Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Eva Kroener;Pascal Benard;Mohsen Zarebanadkouki

  • Surface tension, rheology and hydrophobicity of rhizodeposits and seed mucilage influence soil water retention and hysteresis

    Muhammad Naveed;M. A. Ahmed;P. Benard;L. K. Brown

  • Experimental platforms for the investigation of spatiotemporal patterns in the rhizosphere-laboratory and field scale

    Doris Vetterlein;Doris Vetterlein;Eva Lippold;Susanne Schreiter;Maxime Phalempin

  • An efficient method for the collection of root mucilage from different plant species : A case study on the effect of mucilage on soil water repellency

    Ina-Maria Zickenrott;Ina-Maria Zickenrott;Susanne K. Woche;Jörg Bachmann;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mutez Ali Ahmed

  • Effects of Mucilage on Rhizosphere Hydraulic Functions Depend on Soil Particle Size

    Eva Kroener;Maire Holz;Mohsen Zarebanadkouki;Mutez Ali Ahmed

  • Stomatal closure of tomato under drought is driven by an increase in soil-root hydraulic resistance.

    Mohanned Abdalla;Mohanned Abdalla;Andrea Carminati;Gaochao Cai;Gaochao Cai;Mathieu Javaux;Mathieu Javaux

  • Soil textures rather than root hairs dominate water uptake and soil-plant hydraulics under drought.

    Gaochao Cai;Gaochao Cai;Andrea Carminati;Mohanned Abdalla;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mutez Ali Ahmed

  • Root hairs matter at field scale for maize shoot growth and nutrient uptake, but root trait plasticity is primarily triggered by texture and drought

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  • The impact of drought-induced root and root hair shrinkage on root-soil contact.

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  • The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in improving plant water status under drought.

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  • Hydraulic processes in roots and the rhizosphere pertinent to increasing yield of water-limited grain crops: a critical review.

    Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mutez Ali Ahmed;John B. Passioura;Andrea Carminati

  • Hydraulic conductivity of soil-grown lupine and maize unbranched roots and maize root-shoot junctions.

    Félicien Meunier;Mohsen Zarebanadkouki;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Andrea Carminati

  • Hydraulic conductivity of the root-soil interface of lupin in sandy soil after drying and rewetting

    Mohsen Zarebanadkouki;Mutez A. Ahmed;Mutez A. Ahmed;Andrea Carminati

  • Effect of soil drying on mucilage exudation and its water repellency: a new method to collect mucilage

    Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Maire Holz;Susanne K. Woche;Jörg Bachmann

  • Mucilage Polysaccharide Composition and Exudation in Maize From Contrasting Climatic Regions

    Meisam Nazari;Sophie Riebeling;Callum C. Banfield;Asegidew Akale

  • Water for Carbon, Carbon for Water

    Andrea Carminati;Eva Kroener;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mohsen Zarebanadkouki

  • Maize genotype-specific exudation strategies: An adaptive mechanism to increase microbial activity in the rhizosphere

    Nataliya Bilyera;Xuechen Zhang;Patrick Duddek;Lichao Fan

  • Transpiration Reduction in Maize (Zea mays L) in Response to Soil Drying

    Faisal Hayat;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mutez Ali Ahmed;Mohsen Zarebanadkouki;Mathieu Javaux

  • Measurements of water uptake of maize roots: the key function of lateral roots

    M. A. Ahmed;M. Zarebanadkouki;E. Kroener;A. Kaestner

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathieu Javaux
Mathieu Javaux Université Catholique de Louvain
Yakov Kuzyakov
Yakov Kuzyakov University of Göttingen
Doris Vetterlein
Doris Vetterlein Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
John B. Passioura
John B. Passioura Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Evgenia Blagodatskaya
Evgenia Blagodatskaya Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
A. G. Bengough
A. G. Bengough University of Dundee
Horst H. Gerke
Horst H. Gerke Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research
Steffen Schlüter
Steffen Schlüter Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Jan Vanderborght
Jan Vanderborght Forschungszentrum Jülich

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