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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 68 770 710 23 23 247 21493

Pablo Tittonell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pablo Tittonell between 2001 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pablo Tittonell published across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026, averaging 12.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2020. 15 of the 328 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2020. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 14 publications 2026: 1 publication
2001 2026

328 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pablo Tittonell: publications per year, 2001 to 2026
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 1
2003 2
2004 3
2005 5
2006 6
2007 12
2008 9
2009 11
2010 11
2011 14
2012 11
2013 8
2014 26
2015 32
2016 11
2017 8
2018 24
2019 12
2020 34
2021 21
2022 10
2023 23
2024 18
2025 14
2026 1
Total 328
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Pablo Tittonell publications per year - data summary

  • Pablo Tittonell, a Plant Science and Agronomy scholar from University of Groningen, has 328 publications recorded across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2001 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 34 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2001, 2002 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 12.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.6 per year counting only the 26 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 66 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2001-2009: 50 publications (5.6 per year); 2010-2018: 145 publications (16.1 per year); 2019-2026: 133 publications (16.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Pablo Tittonell 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 Pablo Tittonell 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, 246–250 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: 247 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
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 46 247
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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Pablo Tittonell publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,494 Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 36–40 to 467+ publications.
  • Pablo Tittonell, a Plant Science and Agronomy scholar from University of Groningen, records 247 publications - the 87th percentile of the discipline.
  • 87% of ranked Plant Science and Agronomy scientists score the same or lower than Pablo Tittonell, and about 13% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 136–140 publications range, and Pablo Tittonell ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 111–115 publications, holding 255 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 55% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 141–145 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 467 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Pablo Tittonell 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 Pablo Tittonell 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, 68 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: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 68
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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Pablo Tittonell D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,494 Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 80 ranges running from 30 to 109+ D-Index.
  • Pablo Tittonell, a Plant Science and Agronomy scholar from University of Groningen, records 68 D-Index - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Plant Science and Agronomy scientists score the same or lower than Pablo Tittonell, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 43 D-Index range, and Pablo Tittonell ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 34 D-Index, holding 288 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 66% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

Pablo Tittonell mostly deals with Agriculture, Soil fertility, Agronomy, Agroforestry and Soil quality. His study in Agriculture is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Current yield and Crop yield. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Nutrient and Limiting nutrient.

His research integrates issues of Farm income and Soil management in his study of Agroforestry. His Agricultural productivity study combines topics in areas such as Natural resource economics, Sustainable agriculture, Environmental resource management and Soil retrogression and degradation. His Conservation agriculture research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Productivity and Soil conservation.

His most cited work include:

  • Conservation agriculture and smallholder farming in Africa: The heretics' view (942 citations)
  • Conservation agriculture and smallholder farming in Africa: The heretics' view (942 citations)
  • Yield gap analysis with local to global relevance—A review (728 citations)

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

Pablo Tittonell mainly investigates Agriculture, Agronomy, Agroforestry, Soil fertility and Soil management. His Agriculture research includes themes of Productivity and Natural resource economics. His Agronomy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Soil water and Nutrient.

His Agroforestry study combines topics in areas such as Soil quality, Land use, Cropping, Livestock and Conservation agriculture. He has included themes like Soil conservation and Soil retrogression and degradation in his Soil quality study. His research investigates the connection between Soil fertility and topics such as Crop rotation that intersect with issues in Sorghum.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agriculture (53.42%)
  • Agronomy (52.17%)
  • Agroforestry (42.86%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Agriculture (53.42%)
  • Agronomy (52.17%)
  • Agroforestry (42.86%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agriculture, Agronomy, Agroforestry, Intercropping and Livestock. His Agriculture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Land use and Agricultural science. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Dry season and Soil fertility.

His biological study deals with issues like Agroecosystem, which deal with fields such as Predation and Land cover. His research in Livestock intersects with topics in Farm income and Greenhouse gas. His research in Manure tackles topics such as Nutrient which are related to areas like Crop.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Capturing farm diversity with hypothesis-based typologies : An innovative methodological framework for farming system typology development (33 citations)
  • Identification of beef production farms in the Pampas and Campos area that stand out in economic and environmental performance (20 citations)
  • Identification of beef production farms in the Pampas and Campos area that stand out in economic and environmental performance (20 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Biodiversity

Pablo Tittonell focuses on Agriculture, Agricultural science, Diversity, Land use and Livelihood. His Agricultural science research integrates issues from Cropping, Resource, Agricultural productivity and Mixed farming. His Diversity studies intersect with other disciplines such as Hierarchical clustering, Typology, Knowledge management, Multivariate analysis and Citizen journalism.

His Land use study incorporates themes from Farm income, Carbon footprint, Livestock and Grassland.

Best Publications

  • Conservation agriculture and smallholder farming in Africa: The heretics' view

    Ken E. Giller;Ken E. Giller;Ernst Witter;Marc Corbeels;Marc Corbeels;Pablo Tittonell;Pablo Tittonell

  • Yield gap analysis with local to global relevance—A review

    Martin K. van Ittersum;Kenneth G. Cassman;Patricio Grassini;Joost Wolf

  • When yield gaps are poverty traps: The paradigm of ecological intensification in African smallholder agriculture

    Pablo Tittonell;Ken E. Giller

  • Ecological intensification of agriculture — sustainable by nature

    Pablo Tittonell

  • Facing up to the paradigm of ecological intensification in agronomy: Revisiting methods, concepts and knowledge

    Thierry Doré;David Makowski;Eric Malézieux;Nathalie G. Munier-Jolain

  • Communicating complexity: Integrated assessment of trade-offs concerning soil fertility management within African farming systems to support innovation and development

    K.E. Giller;P.A. Tittonell;M.C. Rufino;M.T. van Wijk

  • The diversity of rural livelihoods and their influence on soil fertility in agricultural systems of East Africa - A typology of smallholder farms

    Pablo A. Tittonell;Pablo A. Tittonell;A. Muriuki;Keith D. Shepherd;D. Mugendi

  • Exploring diversity in soil fertility management of smallholder farms in western Kenya I. Heterogeneity at region and farm scale

    P.A. Tittonell;P.A. Tittonell;B. Vanlauwe;P.A. Leffelaar;E.C. Rowe

  • Estimating soil organic carbon through loss on ignition: effects of ignition conditions and structural water loss

    M. J. J. Hoogsteen;E. A. Lantinga;E. J. Bakker;J. C. J. Groot

  • Evaluating agricultural trade-offs in the age of sustainable development

    David R. Kanter;David R. Kanter;Mark Musumba;Sylvia L.R. Wood;Sylvia L.R. Wood;Cheryl Palm;Cheryl Palm

  • Exploring diversity in soil fertility management of smallholder farms in western Kenya: II. Within-farm variability in resource allocation, nutrient flows and soil fertility status

    Pablo Adrián Tittonell;Pablo Adrián Tittonell;Bernard Vanlauwe;P.A. Leffelaar;Keith D. Shepherd

  • Closing the cassava yield gap: An analysis from smallholder farms in East Africa

    A.M. Fermont;A.M. Fermont;P.J.A. van Asten;P. Tittonell;M.T. van Wijk

  • A research agenda to explore the role of conservation agriculture in African smallholder farming systems

    Ken E. Giller;Marc Corbeels;Justice Nyamangara;Bernard Triomphe

  • Climate-smart agriculture global research agenda: scientific basis for action

    Kerri L Steenwerth;Amanda K Hodson;Arnold J Bloom;Michael R Carter

  • Unravelling the effects of soil and crop management on maize productivity in smallholder agricultural systems of western Kenya—An application of classification and regression tree analysis

    Pablo A. Tittonell;Pablo A. Tittonell;Keith D. Shepherd;Bernard Vanlauwe;Ken E. Giller

  • Biodiversity, carbon stocks and sequestration potential in aboveground biomass in smallholder farming systems of western Kenya

    Matieu Henry;Pablo Tittonell;Pablo Tittonell;Raphaël Manlay;Raphaël Manlay;Martial Bernoux

  • The yield gap of major food crops in family agriculture in the tropics: Assessment and analysis through field surveys and modelling

    François Affholder;Charlotte Poeydebat;Marc Corbeels;Marc Corbeels;Eric Scopel

  • Within-farm soil fertility gradients affect response of maize to fertiliser application in western Kenya

    B. Vanlauwe;P.A. Tittonell;J. Mukalama

  • Land use change and ecosystem service provision in Pampas and Campos grasslands of southern South America

    Pablo Modernel;Pablo Modernel;Walter A.H. Rossing;Marc Corbeels;Santiago Dogliotti

  • Comparative performance of conservation agriculture and current smallholder farming practices in semi-arid Zimbabwe

    Frédéric Baudron;Pablo Tittonell;Marc Corbeels;Philippe Letourmy

  • Yield gaps, nutrient use efficiencies and response to fertilisers by maize across heterogeneous smallholder farms of western Kenya

    Pablo Tittonell;Pablo Tittonell;Bernard Vanlauwe;Marc Corbeels;Marc Corbeels;Ken E. Giller

  • Manure as a key resource within smallholder farming systems: Analysing farm-scale nutrient cycling efficiencies with the NUANCES framework

    M.C. Rufino;P.A. Tittonell;P.A. Tittonell;M.T. van Wijk;A. Castellanos-Navarrete

  • Livelihood strategies, resilience and transformability in African agroecosystems

    Pablo Tittonell

  • Agroecology-based aggradation-conservation agriculture (ABACO): Targeting innovations to combat soil degradation and food insecurity in semi-arid Africa

    Pablo Tittonell;Eric Scopel;Nadine Andrieu;Héléna Posthumus

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Corbeels
Marc Corbeels International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Ken E. Giller
Ken E. Giller Wageningen University & Research
Paul Mapfumo
Paul Mapfumo University of Zimbabwe
Mariana C. Rufino
Mariana C. Rufino Lancaster University
Bernard Vanlauwe
Bernard Vanlauwe International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Johannes Scholberg
Johannes Scholberg Wageningen University & Research
Felix J.J.A. Bianchi
Felix J.J.A. Bianchi Wageningen University & Research
M.T. van Wijk
M.T. van Wijk International Livestock Research Institute
Mario Herrero
Mario Herrero Cornell University
Bruno Gérard
Bruno Gérard Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

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