2026 Reiner Wassmann: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	71	677	625	6	6	168	17316
Environmental Sciences	71	1594	1516	16	16	178	17495

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Austria Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Philippines Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Agriculture
Ecology
Agronomy

Reiner Wassmann mostly deals with Paddy field, Agronomy, Soil water, Methane and Irrigation. His Paddy field research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cultivar, Nutrient, Aerenchyma and Drainage. He interconnects Biomass, Denitrification and Renewable energy in the investigation of issues within Agronomy.

Reiner Wassmann has included themes like Poaceae, Botany, Total organic carbon and Horticulture in his Soil water study. His research integrates issues of Environmental engineering, Land use, Carbon dioxide and Greenhouse gas in his study of Methane. He has researched Irrigation in several fields, including Agriculture, Hydraulic engineering, Physical geography, Climate change in China and Spatial ecology.

His most cited work include:

Chapter 3 Regional Vulnerability of Climate Change Impacts on Asian Rice Production and Scope for Adaptation (337 citations)
An appraisal of global wetland area and its organic carbon stock (325 citations)
Climate change affecting rice production: the physiological and agronomic basis for possible adaptation strategies (281 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Paddy field, Agronomy, Methane, Greenhouse gas and Soil water. The concepts of his Paddy field study are interwoven with issues in Seasonality, Agriculture, Environmental engineering and Growing season. Agronomy is frequently linked to Dry season in his study.

The Methane study combines topics in areas such as Environmental chemistry and Carbon dioxide. His Greenhouse gas study also includes

Agroforestry together with Deforestation,
Wet season, which have a strong connection to Ecosystem. As a member of one scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Soil water, focusing on Organic matter and, on occasion, Crop residue.

He most often published in these fields:

Paddy field (78.43%)
Agronomy (78.43%)
Methane (48.37%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

Greenhouse gas (31.37%)
Agriculture (23.53%)
Paddy field (78.43%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Greenhouse gas, Agriculture, Paddy field, Agroforestry and Methane. His studies in Greenhouse gas integrate themes in fields like Soil carbon, Environmental engineering, Agronomy, Wet season and Cropping. His Agriculture research includes themes of Climate change, Irrigation and Environmental planning.

His Paddy field study frequently draws connections between related disciplines such as Flooding. His research investigates the connection with Agroforestry and areas like Nitrous oxide which intersect with concerns in Greenhouse, Growing season, Atmospheric temperature range, Randomized block design and Straw. His Methane study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Alluvium, Soil salinity and Acid sulfate soil.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

Reducing emissions from agriculture to meet the 2 °C target (157 citations)
Greenhouse gas emissions and global warming potential of traditional and diversified tropical rice rotation systems (68 citations)
Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from rice and maize production in diversified rice cropping systems (52 citations)

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

Agriculture
Ecology
Agronomy

Reiner Wassmann mainly focuses on Greenhouse gas, Agronomy, Agroforestry, Agriculture and Soil carbon. His studies deal with areas such as Cropping, Nitrous oxide, Environmental engineering and Field conditions as well as Greenhouse gas. Agronomy and Soil organic matter are commonly linked in his work.

Reiner Wassmann combines subjects such as Water scarcity, Methane and Drainage with his study of Agroforestry. His Agriculture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Climate change, Integrated assessment modelling and Environmental protection. His studies in Crop rotation integrate themes in fields like Water use and Irrigation.

Best Publications

Metaproteogenomic analysis of microbial communities in the phyllosphere and rhizosphere of rice

Claudia Knief;Nathanaël Delmotte;Samuel Chaffron;Manuel Stark

759
Citations
Regional vulnerability of climate change impacts on Asian rice production and scope for adaptation

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

710
Citations
Climate change affecting rice production: the physiological and agronomic basis for possible adaptation strategies

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

642
Citations
Characterization of Root Exudates at Different Growth Stages of Ten Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Cultivars

M. S. Aulakh;M. S. Aulakh;R. Wassmann;R. Wassmann;C. Bueno;J. Kreuzwieser

567
Citations
An appraisal of global wetland area and its organic carbon stock

Sudip Mitra;Reiner Wassmann;Paul L. G. Vlek

551
Citations
Reducing emissions from agriculture to meet the 2 °C target

Eva Wollenberg;Eva Wollenberg;Meryl Richards;Meryl Richards;Pete Smith;Petr Havlik

418
Citations
Greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation in rice agriculture

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401
Citations
Modeling greenhouse gas emissions from rice‐based production systems: Sensitivity and upscaling

Changsheng Li;Arvin Mosier;Reiner Wassmann;Zucong Cai

396
Citations
Sea Level Rise Affecting the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: Water Elevation in the Flood Season and Implications for Rice Production

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393
Citations
Effect of soil characteristics on sequential reduction and methane production in sixteen rice paddy soils from China, the Philippines, and Italy

H. Yao;R. Conrad;R. Wassmann;H. U. Neue

332
Citations
Rice straw as a renewable energy source in India, Thailand, and the Philippines: Overall potential and limitations for energy contribution and greenhouse gas mitigation

Butchaiah Gadde;Christoph Menke;Reiner Wassmann

322
Citations
Characterization of methane emissions from rice fields in Asia. III. Mitigation options and future research needs

R. Wassmann;R. Wassmann;R. S. Lantin;H. U. Neue;L. V. Buendia

320
Citations
The role of rice plants in regulating mechanisms of methane missions

R. Wassmann;M. S. Aulakh

319
Citations
Greenhouse gas emissions from Indian rice fields: calibration and upscaling using the DNDC model

H. Pathak;C. Li;R. Wassmann

290
Citations
How does burning of rice straw affect CH4 and N2O emissions? A comparative experiment of different on-field straw management practices

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269
Citations
Methane emission from rice paddies and possible mitigation strategies

R. Wassmann;H. Papen;H. Rennenberg

247
Citations
Dynamics of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Methane Emissions in a Flooded Rice Soil

Yahai Lu;Reiner Wassmann;Heinz-Ulrich Neue;Changyong Huang

246
Citations
Methane emission from irrigated and intensively managed rice fields in Central Luzon (Philippines)

T. M. Corton;J. B. Bajita;F. S. Grospe;R. R. Pamplona;R. R. Pamplona

244
Citations
Impact of root exudates of different cultivars and plant development stages of rice (Oryza sativa L.) on methane production in a paddy soil

Milkha S. Aulakh;Reiner Wassmann;C. Bueno;Heinz Rennenberg

238
Citations
Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilized, irrigated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in the Aral Sea Basin, Uzbekistan: Influence of nitrogen applications and irrigation practices

Clemens Scheer;Reiner Wassmann;Kirsten Kienzler;Nazar Ibragimov

233
Citations
Methane production capacities of different rice soils derived from inherent and exogenous substrates

R. Wassmann;R. Wassmann;H.U. Neue;C. Bueno;R.S. Lantin

212
Citations
Comparisons of energy balance and evapotranspiration between flooded and aerobic rice fields in the Philippines

Ma. Carmelita R. Alberto;Reiner Wassmann;Takashi Hirano;Akira Miyata

206
Citations
Responses of rice yields to recent climate change in China: An empirical assessment based on long-term observations at different spatial scales (1981–2005)

Tianyi Zhang;Tianyi Zhang;Jiang Zhu;Reiner Wassmann

205
Citations
Methane emissions from rice fields—quantification, mechanisms, role of management, and mitigation options

Milkha S. Aulakh;Reiner Wassmann;Heinz Rennenberg

185
Citations