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Citations
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Rachid Serraj 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 Rachid Serraj sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 130 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rachid Serraj 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 Rachid Serraj sits on this spectrum.

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: 63 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Morocco Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Egypt Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Italy Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Agronomy
  • Gene

Rachid Serraj spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Plant breeding, Root system, Soil water and Agroforestry. His Agronomy study often links to related topics such as Oryza sativa. His Plant breeding research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Osmolyte, Crop, Resistance, Quantitative trait locus and Heritability.

His studies in Root system integrate themes in fields like Genetic variability and Sowing. His Soil water research includes themes of Stomatal conductance, Remote sensing and Transpiration. His Agroforestry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Agricultural diversification, Conservation agriculture and Arable land.

His most cited work include:

  • Osmolyte accumulation: can it really help increase crop yield under drought conditions? (638 citations)
  • Chapter 3 Regional Vulnerability of Climate Change Impacts on Asian Rice Production and Scope for Adaptation (337 citations)
  • Symbiotic N2 fixation response to drought (336 citations)

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

Rachid Serraj mainly investigates Agronomy, Oryza sativa, Drought tolerance, Plant breeding and Soil water. His study ties his expertise on Transpiration together with the subject of Agronomy. He has included themes like Drought resistance, Drought stress, Crop and Cultivar in his Drought tolerance study.

His Plant breeding research integrates issues from Germplasm, Quantitative trait locus, Marker-assisted selection, Introgression and Genetic variation. In his research, Lysimeter is intimately related to Ecophysiology, which falls under the overarching field of Soil water. The various areas that Rachid Serraj examines in his Shoot study include Nitrogen fixation, Nitrogenase and Halotolerance.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (76.67%)
  • Oryza sativa (31.67%)
  • Drought tolerance (25.83%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2018)?

  • Agronomy (76.67%)
  • Oryza sativa (31.67%)
  • Plant breeding (25.83%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Oryza sativa, Plant breeding, Drought tolerance and Soil water. Rachid Serraj frequently studies issues relating to Transpiration and Agronomy. His Oryza sativa research includes elements of Quantitative trait locus, Panicle, Lysimeter and Phenology.

His Plant breeding research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Genetic variation and Introgression. His work in Drought tolerance addresses subjects such as Transcriptome, which are connected to disciplines such as Regulation of gene expression. His Soil water research focuses on Shoot and how it relates to Plant roots and Paddy field.

Between 2009 and 2018, his most popular works were:

  • Root biology and genetic improvement for drought avoidance in rice (248 citations)
  • Variation in root system architecture and drought response in rice (Oryza sativa): Phenotyping of the OryzaSNP panel in rainfed lowland fields (183 citations)
  • Conservation agriculture in the dry Mediterranean climate (166 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Agronomy
  • Gene

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Oryza sativa, Soil water, Plant breeding and Drought tolerance. Rachid Serraj studies Agronomy, focusing on Poaceae in particular. His Soil water study incorporates themes from Shoot, Root system and Transpiration.

His study in Plant breeding is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Agroforestry, Genetic diversity, Irrigation, Resistance and Genetic variation. His Irrigation research includes themes of Water scarcity, Oryza and Germplasm. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Drought stress and Crop yield.

Best Publications

  • Osmolyte accumulation: can it really help increase crop yield under drought conditions?

    R. Serraj;T. R. Sinclair

  • Regional vulnerability of climate change impacts on Asian rice production and scope for adaptation

    R. Wassmann;S.V.K. Jagadish;K. Sumfleth;H. Pathak

  • Thermal infrared imaging of crop canopies for the remote diagnosis and quantification of plant responses to water stress in the field

    Hamlyn G. Jones;Rachid Serraj;Brian R. Loveys;Lizhong Xiong

  • Climate change affecting rice production: the physiological and agronomic basis for possible adaptation strategies

    R. Wassmann;S.V.K. Jagadish;S. Heuer;A. Ismail

  • Symbiotic N2 fixation response to drought

    Rachid Serraj;Thomas R. Sinclair;Larry C. Purcell

  • Root biology and genetic improvement for drought avoidance in rice

    Amelia Henry;Akira Yamauchi;Rachid Serraj

  • Breeding upland rice for drought resistance

    Jérôme Bernier;Jérôme Bernier;Gary N Atlin;Rachid Serraj;Arvind Kumar

  • Variability of root length density and its contributions to seed yield in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under terminal drought stress

    J. Kashiwagi;L. Krishnamurthy;J.H. Crouch;R. Serraj

  • Genetic variability of drought-avoidance root traits in the mini-core germplasm collection of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

    Junichi Kashiwagi;L. Krishnamurthy;Hari D. Upadhyaya;Hari Krishna

  • Conservation agriculture in the dry Mediterranean climate

    Amir H. Kassam;Theodor Friedrich;Rolf Derpsch;Rabah Lahmar

  • Stress-inducible expression of At DREB1A in transgenic peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) increases transpiration efficiency under water-limiting conditions.

    Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur;M. Jyostna Devi;D. Srinivas Reddy;M. Lavanya

  • Root attributes affecting water uptake of rice (Oryza sativa) under drought

    Amelia Henry;Andrew J. Cal;Tristram C. Batoto;Rolando O. Torres

  • Variation in root system architecture and drought response in rice (Oryza sativa): Phenotyping of the OryzaSNP panel in rainfed lowland fields

    Amelia Henry;Veeresh R.P. Gowda;Rolando O. Torres;Kenneth L. McNally

  • Leaf gas exchange, carbon isotope discrimination, and grain yield in contrasting rice genotypes subjected to water deficits during the reproductive stage

    Mauro Centritto;Marco Lauteri;Maria Cristina Monteverdi;Rachid Serraj

  • Drought Resistance Improvement in Rice: An Integrated Genetic and Resource Management Strategy

    Rachid Serraj;Rachid Serraj;Kenneth L. McNally;Inez Slamet-Loedin;Ajay Kohli

  • Variation in root traits of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) grown under terminal drought

    R Serraj;L Krishnamurthy;J Kashiwagi;J Kumar

  • Comparative effects of partial root drying (PRD) and regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) on water relations and water use efficiency in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

    R. Wakrim;S. Wahbi;H. Tahi;B. Aganchich

  • Improvement of drought resistance in rice.

    R. Serraj;A. Kumar;K. L. McNally;I. Slamet-Loedin

  • Effects of partial rootzone drying (PRD) on adult olive tree (Olea europaea) in field conditions under arid climate: I. Physiological and agronomic responses

    S. Wahbi;R. Wakrim;B. Aganchich;H. Tahi

  • Large variation in salinity tolerance in chickpea is explained by differences in sensitivity at the reproductive stage

    V. Vadez;L. Krishnamurthy;R. Serraj;P.M. Gaur

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas R. Sinclair
Thomas R. Sinclair North Carolina State University
Vincent Vadez
Vincent Vadez Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Amelia Henry
Amelia Henry International Rice Research Institute
Larry C. Purcell
Larry C. Purcell University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Jean-Jacques Drevon
Jean-Jacques Drevon INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Gary N. Atlin
Gary N. Atlin Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
L. Krishnamurthy
L. Krishnamurthy International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Said Wahbi
Said Wahbi Cadi Ayyad University
Rattan Yadav
Rattan Yadav Aberystwyth University
Akira Yamauchi
Akira Yamauchi Nagoya University

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