2026 Pradeep Kumar Nair: 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	46	2619	2431	648	575	110	12356
Ecology and Evolution	46	4549	4390	1579	1514	110	12320

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Plant Science and Agronomy

2619

2431

648

575

110

12356

Ecology and Evolution

4549

4390

1579

1514

110

12320

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

12356

World Ranking

2619

National Ranking

648

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index

Citations

12320

World Ranking

4549

National Ranking

1579

Overview

Pradeep Kumar Nair is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans Medicine, with significant contributions to Surgery, Hepatology, Forestry, Epidemiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their academic work encompasses a diverse range of topics, including agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, liver disease and transplantation, gallbladder and bile duct disorders, cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer studies, pediatric hepatobiliary diseases and treatments, and agriculture sustainability and environmental impact.

The scientist has published scholarly articles in several significant venues, notably:

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
Carbon Footprints
Amrita Journal of Medicine
Journal of Hepatology
Journal of Environmental Management

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Pradeep Kumar Nair include Arun Valsan, Anoop K. Koshy, S Sudhindran, Nipun Verma, and Shine Sadasivan, indicating sustained research partnerships within their academic network.

Some of their recent published papers are:

"Soil carbon stock and stability under Eucalyptus-based silvopasture and other land-use systems in the Cerrado biodiversity hotspot," 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
"Role of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) as a Clinical Predictor of Decompensation in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease (CLD)," 2021, International Journal of Hepatology
"Carbon footprints and land-use systems," 2022, Carbon Footprints
"Preventive effect of tacrolimus on patients with post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis," 2022, Clinical Endoscopy
"Carbon Footprints: Introducing a new peer-reviewed, open access, international journal," 2021, Carbon Footprints

Best Publications

An introduction to agroforestry

P. K. R. Nair

1644
Citations
Carbon sequestration: An underexploited environmental benefit of agroforestry systems

F. Montagnini;P. K. R. Nair

1214
Citations
The enigma of tropical homegardens

B. M. Kumar;P. K. R. Nair

961
Citations
Classification of agroforestry systems

P. K. R. Nair

761
Citations
An Evaluation of the Structure and Function of Tropical Homegardens

E.C.M. Fernandes;P.K.R. Nair

705
Citations
Biophysical interactions in tropical agroforestry systems

M. R. Rao;P. K. R. Nair;C. K. Ong

482
Citations
Agroforestry Systems in the Tropics

P. K. R. Nair

478
Citations
Agroforestry: A Decade of Development

Howard A. Steppler;P. K. R. Nair

329
Citations
Carbon sequestration studies in agroforestry systems: a reality-check

P. K. R. Nair

298
Citations
State-of-the-art of agroforestry systems

P.K.R. Nair

251
Citations
Nutrient cycling in tropical agroforestry systems: myths and science.

P. K. R. Nair;R. J. Buresh;D. N. Mugendi;C. R. Latt

242
Citations
Carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry systems : opportunities and challenges

B. Mohan Kumar;P. K. R. Nair

231
Citations
Silvopastoral research and adoption in Central America: recent findings and recommendations for future directions

Alyson B. K. Dagang;P.K.R. Nair

228
Citations
Indigenous Agroforestry Systems in Amazonia: From Prehistory to Today

Robert Pritchard Miller;P. K. R. Nair

219
Citations
Safety-net role of tree roots: evidence from a pecan (Carya illinoensis K. Koch)-cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) alley cropping system in the southern United States

Sam C. Allen;Shibu Jose;P.K.R. Nair;Barry J. Brecke

202
Citations
Directions in tropical agroforestry research: past, present, and future

P. K. R. Nair

198
Citations
Tropical homegardens : a time-tested example of sustainable agroforestry

B. M. Kumar;P. K. R. Nair

176
Citations
Do tropical homegardens elude science, or is it the other way around?

P. K. R. Nair

170
Citations
Agroforestry research for development in India: 25 years of experiences of a national program

S. Puri;P. K. R. Nair

168
Citations
Mineralization of nitrogen from decomposing leaves of multipurpose trees as affected by their chemical composition

P. L. Mafongoya;P. K. R. Nair;B. H. Dzowela

159
Citations
The prospects for agroforestry in the tropics

P. K. R. Nair

137
Citations
Multipurpose tree prunings as a source of nitrogen to maize under semiarid conditions in Zimbabwe

P. L. Mafongoya;P. K. R. Nair

135
Citations
Climate Change Mitigation: A Low-Hanging Fruit of Agroforestry

P. K. R. Nair

130
Citations
Agroforestry potential in the southeastern United States: perceptions of landowners and extension professionals

Sarah W. Workman;Michael E. Bannister;P.K.R. Nair

116
Citations