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Niels Erik Nielsen

Niels Erik Nielsen

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
50
Citations
8327
World Ranking
2167
National Ranking
18

Niels Erik Nielsen 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 Niels Erik Nielsen sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 94 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Niels Erik Nielsen D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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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

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Botany

Niels Erik Nielsen focuses on Root hair, Agronomy, Soil water, Hordeum vulgare and Poaceae. His Root hair research incorporates a variety of disciplines, including Botany, Root system and Mycorrhiza. His Agronomy research integrates issues from Host, Nutrient and Soil depth.

His work deals with themes such as Environmental chemistry, Phytotoxicity, Air pollution and Pollution, which intersect with Soil water. The various areas that he examines in his Poaceae study include Cultivar and Horticulture. His Cultivar research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Dry matter and Crop.

His most cited work include:

  • Root traits as tools for creating phosphorus efficient crop varieties (197 citations)
  • Root hairs and phosphorus acquisition of wheat and barley cultivars (189 citations)
  • Soil surface CO2 flux as an index of soil respiration in situ: a comparison of two chamber methods. (170 citations)

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

His main research concerns Agronomy, Soil water, Nutrient, Root hair and Botany. His studies deal with areas such as Loam and Plant physiology as well as Agronomy. His Plant physiology research includes elements of Soil horizon and Soil solution.

He has researched Soil water in several fields, including Environmental chemistry and Water content. The study incorporates disciplines such as Animal science, Soil pH, Calliandra and Crop in addition to Nutrient. His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Dry season and Microcosm.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (49.21%)
  • Soil water (42.86%)
  • Nutrient (25.40%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2002-2008)?

  • Agronomy (49.21%)
  • Soil water (42.86%)
  • Root hair (20.63%)

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

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Soil water, Root hair, Root system and Nutrient. Crop, Intercropping, Dry matter and Germination are the core of his Agronomy study. His Soil water research incorporates themes from Environmental chemistry, Nitrogen cycle and Green manure.

In his study, Biotechnology is strongly linked to Soil type, which falls under the umbrella field of Root system. The Nutrient study combines topics in areas such as Dry season, Calliandra calothyrsus, Calliandra and Seeding. His research integrates issues of Legume, Poaceae, Hordeum vulgare and Plant nutrition in his study of Horticulture.

Between 2002 and 2008, his most popular works were:

  • Root traits as tools for creating phosphorus efficient crop varieties (197 citations)
  • Barley genotypes with long root hairs sustain high grain yields in low-P field (163 citations)
  • Variation in phosphorus uptake efficiency by genotypes of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) due to differences in root and root hair length and induced rhizosphere processes (67 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Botany

Niels Erik Nielsen spends much of his time researching Root hair, Agronomy, Root system, Soil water and Soil fertility. In his papers, he integrates diverse fields, such as Root hair, Cycling, Plant physiology, Root length, Soil volume and Vigna. His Root system research includes themes of Soil type and Biotechnology.

His Soil water research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Dry matter, Crop residue, Cajanus, Intercropping and Crop yield. His Soil fertility research incorporates elements of Hydroponics, Horticulture and Poaceae, Hordeum vulgare.

Best Publications

  • Simulation of nitrogen dynamics and biomass production in winter wheat using the Danish simulation model DAISY

    S. Hansen;H. E. Jensen;N. E. Nielsen;H. Svendsen

  • Root traits as tools for creating phosphorus efficient crop varieties

    Tara Singh Gahoonia;Niels Erik Nielsen

  • Root hairs and phosphorus acquisition of wheat and barley cultivars

    Tara Singh Gahoonia;Debbie Care;Niels Erik Nielsen

  • Effect of heavy metals on peppermint and cornmint

    Valcho D. Zheljazkov;Niels E. Nielsen

  • Barley genotypes with long root hairs sustain high grain yields in low-P field

    Tara S. Gahoonia;Niels E. Nielsen

  • Soil surface CO2 flux as an index of soil respiration in situ: a comparison of two chamber methods.

    L.S. Jensen;T. Mueller;K.R. Tate;D.J. Ross

  • The effects of root-induced pH changes on the depletion of inorganic and organic phosphorus in the rhizosphere

    Tara Singh Gahoonia;Niels Erik Nielsen

  • VESICULAR‐ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA IN FIELD‐GROWN CROPS

    Tver Jakobsen;Niels Erik Nielsen

  • Direct evidence on participation of root hairs in phosphorus ( 32 P) uptake from soil

    Tara Singh Gahoonia;Niels Erik Nielsen

  • A root hairless barley mutant for elucidating genetic of root hairs and phosphorus uptake

    Tara S. Gahoonia;Niels Erik Nielsen;Priyavadan A. Joshi;Ahmed Jahoor

  • Variation in root hairs of barley cultivars doubled soil phosphorus uptake

    Tara S. Gahoonia;Niels E. Nielsen

  • Temporal variation of C and N mineralization, microbial biomass and extractable organic pools in soil after oilseed rape straw incorporation in the field

    Lars Stoumann Jensen;Torsten Mueller;Jakob Magid;Niels Erik Nielsen

  • Microbial community composition and functional diversity in the rhizosphere of maize

    Ellen Kandeler;Petra Marschner;Dagmar Tscherko;Tara Singh Gahoonia

  • Phosphorus (P) acquisition of cereal cultivars in the field at three levels of P fertilization

    Tara S. Gahoonia;Niels E. Nielsen;Ole B. Lyshede

  • Barley genotypes differ in activity of soluble extracellular phosphatase and depletion of organic phosphorus in the rhizosphere soil

    Farouq Asmar;Tara Singh;Gahoonia;Niels Erik Nielsen

  • Turnover of carbon and nitrogen in a sandy loam soil following incorporation of chopped maize plants, barley straw and blue grass in the field

    T. Mueller;L.S. Jensen;N.E. Nielsen;J. Magid

  • Ammonia volatilization during storage of cattle and pig slurry: effect of surface cover

    Unknown

  • Seasonal variation in organic and inorganic phosphorus fractions of temperate-climate sandy soils

    Jakob Magid;Niels Erik Nielsen

  • Phosphorus (P) uptake and growth of a root hairless barley mutant (bald root barley, brb) and wild type in low- and high-P soils

    Unknown

  • Root-released organic acids and phosphorus uptake of two barley cultivars in laboratory and field experiments.

    Tara S Gahoonia;Farouq Asmar;Henriette Giese;Gunnar Gissel-Nielsen

  • Modelling and measuring the effect of nitrogen catch crops on the nitrogen supply for succeeding crops

    Kristian Thorup-Kristensen;Niels Erik Nielsen

  • Phosphorus depletion in the rhizosphere as influenced by soil moisture

    Tara Singh Gahoonia;Sherow Raza;Niels Erik Nielsen

  • Yields and accumulations of N and P in farmer-managed intercrops of maize–pigeonpea in semi-arid Africa

    Fidelis M. Myaka;Webster D. Sakala;Joseph J. Adu-Gyamfi;Donwell Kamalongo

  • Differences Among Genotypes of Corn in the Kinetics of P Uptake 1

    Unknown

  • Root traits as tools for creating phosphorus efficient crop varieties : New challenges for rhizosphere research at the entrance of the 21st Century

    Tara Singh Gahoonia;Niels Erik Nielsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Stoumann Jensen
Lars Stoumann Jensen University of Copenhagen
Jakob Magid
Jakob Magid University of Copenhagen
Hans Christian Bruun Hansen
Hans Christian Bruun Hansen University of Copenhagen
Torsten Müller
Torsten Müller University of Hohenheim
A. Jahoor
A. Jahoor Technical University of Munich
Kristian Thorup-Kristensen
Kristian Thorup-Kristensen University of Copenhagen
Søren Husted
Søren Husted University of Copenhagen
Ellen Kandeler
Ellen Kandeler University of Hohenheim
Ashutosh Sarker
Ashutosh Sarker International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Syria
Petra Marschner
Petra Marschner University of Adelaide

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