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2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
75
Citations
20843
World Ranking
536
National Ranking
5

Robert M. Boddey 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 Robert M. Boddey sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 253 publications — 88th percentile

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

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

Robert M. Boddey 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 Robert M. Boddey sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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 Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy

His main research concerns Agronomy, Nitrogen fixation, Sugar cane, Botany and Diazotroph. Robert M. Boddey has researched Agronomy in several fields, including Soil organic matter and No-till farming. His Nitrogen fixation research includes elements of Cultivar, Poaceae, Crop and Microbial inoculant.

His Botany research includes themes of Burkholderia phymatum and Paraburkholderia. His studies in Diazotroph integrate themes in fields like Endophyte and Plant physiology. His work carried out in the field of Crop rotation brings together such families of science as Soil water, Soil science, Soil carbon and Oxisol.

His most cited work include:

  • Global inputs of biological nitrogen fixation in agricultural systems (886 citations)
  • The contributions of nitrogen-fixing crop legumes to the productivity of agricultural systems. (402 citations)
  • Contribution of nitrogen fixation to sugar cane: nitrogen-15 and nitrogen-balance estimates. (366 citations)

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

Robert M. Boddey mainly investigates Agronomy, Nitrogen fixation, Legume, Fertilizer and Crop. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Soil organic matter and Inoculation. The Soil organic matter study combines topics in areas such as No-till farming, Soil carbon and Crop rotation.

His Nitrogen fixation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Rhizobium and Cultivar, Poaceae, Botany. Robert M. Boddey regularly ties together related areas like Green manure in his Legume studies. His Forage study combines topics in areas such as Grazing, Animal science and Litter.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (63.49%)
  • Nitrogen fixation (38.10%)
  • Legume (15.87%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Agronomy (63.49%)
  • Forage (11.11%)
  • Arachis pintoi (5.29%)

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

Robert M. Boddey focuses on Agronomy, Forage, Arachis pintoi, Legume and Fertilizer. His Agronomy study incorporates themes from Nitrogen fixation, Soil carbon and Nitrogen cycle. His research in Nitrogen fixation intersects with topics in Inoculation, Rhizobium and Microbial inoculant.

His studies in Forage integrate themes in fields like Litter, Canopy and Grazing. The concepts of his Legume study are interwoven with issues in Canavalia ensiformis, Crotalaria juncea, Green manure, Organic farming and Mucuna pruriens. His studies deal with areas such as Carbon sequestration, Cropping, Livestock and Tillage as well as Fertilizer.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Strategies for the use of urease and nitrification inhibitors with urea: Impact on N2O and NH3 emissions, fertilizer-15N recovery and maize yield in a tropical soil (39 citations)
  • Impact of plant growth-promoting bacteria on grain yield, protein content, and urea-15 N recovery by maize in a Cerrado Oxisol (27 citations)
  • Integrated crop–livestock–forestry systems: prospects for a sustainable agricultural intensification (19 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Nitrogen fixation, Grazing, Inoculation and Legume. The Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Acrisol and Soil carbon. Robert M. Boddey interconnects Arachis hypogaea, Crotalaria juncea, Canavalia ensiformis and Mucuna pruriens in the investigation of issues within Nitrogen fixation.

His work carried out in the field of Grazing brings together such families of science as Arachis pintoi, Brachiaria, Forage and Vegetation. His work focuses on many connections between Inoculation and other disciplines, such as Crop, that overlap with his field of interest in Soil classification, Diazotroph, Biofuel, Yield and Vigna. His study in Fertilizer is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Soil water, Oxisol, Rhizobacteria, Plant physiology and Poaceae.

Best Publications

  • Global inputs of biological nitrogen fixation in agricultural systems

    David F. Herridge;Mark B. Peoples;Robert M. Boddey

  • The contributions of nitrogen-fixing crop legumes to the productivity of agricultural systems.

    M.B. Peoples;J. Brockwell;D.F. Herridge;I.J. Rochester

  • Legumes for mitigation of climate change and the provision of feedstock for biofuels and biorefineries. A review

    Erik Steen Jensen;Mark B. Peoples;Robert M. Boddey;Peter M. Gresshoff

  • Change in carbon and nitrogen stocks in soil under 13 years of conventional or zero tillage in southern Brazil

    Claudia P.J. Sisti;Henrique P. dos Santos;Rainoldo Kohhann;Bruno J.R. Alves

  • Contribution of nitrogen fixation to sugar cane: nitrogen-15 and nitrogen-balance estimates.

    Segundo Urquiaga;Kátia H.S. Cruz;Robert M. Boddey

  • Biological nitrogen fixation associated with sugar cane and rice: Contributions and prospects for improvement

    R. M. Boddey;O. C. de Oliveira;S. Urquiaga;V. M. Reis

  • Endophytic nitrogen fixation in sugarcane: present knowledge and future applications

    Robert M. Boddey;Segundo Urquiaga;Bruno J.R. Alves;Veronica Reis

  • Use of the 15N natural abundance technique to quantify biological nitrogen fixation by woody perennials

    Robert M. Boddey;Mark B. Peoples;Brian Palmer;Peter J. Dart

  • The success of BNF in soybean in Brazil

    Bruno J. R. Alves;Robert M. Boddey;Segundo Urquiaga

  • Nitrogen cycling in Brachiaria pastures: the key to understanding the process of pasture decline

    R.M. Boddey;R. Macedo;R.M. Tarré;E. Ferreira

  • Biological nitrogen fixation associated with sugar cane

    R. M. Boddey;S. Urquiaga;V. Reis;J. Döbereiner

  • Carbon accumulation at depth in Ferralsols under zero-till subtropical agriculture

    Robert M. Boddey;Claudia P. Jantalia;Paulo C. Conceição;Josileia A. Zanatta

  • The Potential of C4 Perennial Grasses for Developing a Global BIOHEAT Industry

    Roger Samson;Sudhagar Mani;Robert Boddey;Shahab Sokhansanj

  • Microaggregate-associated carbon as a diagnostic fraction for management-induced changes in soil organic carbon in two Oxisols

    Karolien Denef;Karolien Denef;Lincoln Zotarelli;Lincoln Zotarelli;Robert M. Boddey;Johan Six;Johan Six

  • Fluxes of nitrous oxide from soil under different crop rotations and tillage systems in the South of Brazil

    Claudia P. Jantalia;Henrique P. dos Santos;Segundo Urquiaga;Robert M. Boddey

  • Quantification of biological nitrogen fixation associated with sugar cane using a 15N aided nitrogen balance

    Eduardo Lima;Robert M. Boddey;Johanna Döbereiner

  • Nitrogen fixation associated with grasses and cereals: Recent progress and perspectives for the future

    Robert M. Boddey;Johanna Dobereiner

  • Use of the15N natural abundance technique for the quantification of the contribution of N2 fixation to sugar cane and other grasses

    Robert M. Boddey;José Carlos Polidoro;Alexander S. Resende;Bruno J. R. Alves

  • Selection of the most suitable sampling time for static chambers for the estimation of daily mean N2O flux from soils

    Bruno J.R. Alves;Keith A. Smith;Rilner A. Flores;Abmael S. Cardoso

  • Effect of inoculation of Azospirillum spp. on nitrogen accumulation by field-grown wheat

    Robert M. Boddey;Vera L. D. Baldani;Jose I. Baldani;Johanna Döbereiner

Frequent Co-Authors

Segundo Urquiaga
Segundo Urquiaga Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Bruno José Rodrigues Alves
Bruno José Rodrigues Alves Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Lincoln Zotarelli
Lincoln Zotarelli University of Florida
Veronica Massena Reis
Veronica Massena Reis Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Mark B. Peoples
Mark B. Peoples Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Johanna Döbereiner
Johanna Döbereiner Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Robert C. Abaidoo
Robert C. Abaidoo Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Euan K. James
Euan K. James James Hutton Institute
José Ivo Baldani
José Ivo Baldani Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Ricardo Andrade Reis
Ricardo Andrade Reis Sao Paulo State University

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