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Plant Science and Agronomy
Canada
2023

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
64
Citations
13050
World Ranking
1002
National Ranking
35

Robert P. Zentner 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 P. Zentner sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 202 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert P. Zentner 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 P. Zentner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy
  • Ecology

Robert P. Zentner mostly deals with Agronomy, Crop rotation, Chernozem, Soil organic matter and Soil water. His Agronomy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Crop residue and Mineralization. His Crop rotation research incorporates themes from Cropping, Sativum and Soil horizon.

The Soil organic matter study combines topics in areas such as Organic matter, Soil fertility and Green manure. His studies in Soil water integrate themes in fields like Canola, Crop and Summer fallow. The study incorporates disciplines such as No-till farming, Soil carbon and Agroforestry in addition to Tillage.

His most cited work include:

  • Management effects on soil C storage on the Canadian prairies (354 citations)
  • Effect of crop rotations and cultural practices on soil organic matter, microbial biomass and respiration in a thin Black Chernozem (227 citations)
  • Labile soil organic matter as influenced by cropping practices in an arid environment. (219 citations)

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

Robert P. Zentner mainly investigates Agronomy, Crop rotation, Tillage, Chernozem and Fertilizer. His Agronomy research integrates issues from Cropping and Soil water, Loam. His work carried out in the field of Crop rotation brings together such families of science as Soil organic matter, Monoculture, Cropping system and Hay.

His Tillage study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Crop yield, No-till farming and Soil quality. His Chernozem study incorporates themes from Field experiment, Mineralization, Soil classification, Carbon sequestration and Soil horizon. His Fertilizer course of study focuses on Bromus inermis and Ammonium nitrate.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (91.14%)
  • Crop rotation (44.94%)
  • Tillage (29.75%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2020)?

  • Agronomy (91.14%)
  • Tillage (29.75%)
  • Crop rotation (44.94%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Tillage, Crop rotation, Crop yield and Green manure. His Agronomy research incorporates elements of Cropping and Soil water, Chernozem. His Tillage study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Cropping system and Weed control.

His Crop rotation study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Crop insurance and Organic farming. His Crop yield study also includes fields such as

  • Greenhouse gas which connect with Carbon dioxide, Agriculture, Bio-energy with carbon capture and storage, Soil carbon and Crop,
  • Carbon footprint that intertwine with fields like Carbon. His work in Green manure addresses issues such as Sativum, which are connected to fields such as Water content, Silage, Lathyrus and Grain quality.

Between 2008 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Improving farming practices reduces the carbon footprint of spring wheat production (136 citations)
  • Diversifying crop rotations with pulses enhances system productivity. (100 citations)
  • Carbon footprint of spring wheat in response to fallow frequency and soil carbon changes over 25 years on the semiarid Canadian prairie (72 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

Robert P. Zentner focuses on Agronomy, Crop yield, Tillage, Soil classification and Chernozem. His Agronomy research includes elements of Soil water, Soil quality and Greenhouse gas. The Soil quality study combines topics in areas such as Soil fertility, Bulk soil, Soil test, Soil pH and Green manure.

As part of his studies on Tillage, Robert P. Zentner often connects relevant areas like Soil horizon. His studies deal with areas such as Cropping, Rainwater harvesting, Growing season and Mineralization as well as Crop rotation. The study incorporates disciplines such as Loam, Cropping system and Field pea in addition to Fertilizer.

Best Publications

  • Management effects on soil C storage on the Canadian prairies

    H.H Janzen;C.A Campbell;R.C Izaurralde;B.H Ellert

  • Labile soil organic matter as influenced by cropping practices in an arid environment.

    V.O. Biederbeck;H.H. Janzen;C.A. Campbell;R.P. Zentner

  • Effect of crop rotations and cultural practices on soil organic matter, microbial biomass and respiration in a thin Black Chernozem

    C. A. Campbell;V. O. Biederbeck;R. P. Zentner;G. P. Lafond

  • Improving farming practices reduces the carbon footprint of spring wheat production

    Yantai Gan;Chang Liang;Qiang Chai;Reynald L. Lemke

  • Economics of Crop Diversification and Soil Tillage Opportunities in the Canadian Prairies

    Robert P. Zentner;David D. Wall;Cecil N. Nagy;Elwin G. Smith

  • Long-term effects of tillage and crop rotations on soil organic C and total N in a clay soil in southwestern Saskatchewan

    C. A. Campbell;B. G. McConkey;R. P. Zentner;F. Selles

  • Organic C accumulation in soil over 30 years in semiarid southwestern Saskatchewan – Effect of crop rotations and fertilizers

    C.A. Campbell;R. P. Zentner;B.-C. Liang;G. Roloff

  • Effect of crop rotations and fertilization on soil organic matter and some biochemical properties of a thick Black Chernozem

    C. A. Campbell;R. P. Zentner;K. E. Bowren;L. Townley-Smith

  • Diversifying crop rotations with pulses enhances system productivity.

    Yantai Gan;Chantal Hamel;John T. O’Donovan;Herb Cutforth

  • Soil microbial populations and activities as influenced by legume green fallow in a semiarid climate

    V.O. Biederbeck;R.P. Zentner;C.A. Campbell

  • Influence of fertilizer and straw baling on soil organic matter in a thin black chernozem in western Canada

    C.A. Campbell;G.P. Lafond;R.P. Zentner;V.O. Biederbeck

  • Effects of tillage method and crop rotation on non-renewable energy use efficiency for a thin Black Chernozem in the Canadian Prairies.

    R.P Zentner;G.P Lafond;D.A Derksen;C.N Nagy

  • EPIC model parameters for cereal, oilseed, and forage crops in the northern Great Plains region

    J. R. Kiniry;J. R. Williams;D. J. Major;R. C. Izaurralde

  • Effect of crop rotation and fertilization on some biological properties of a loam in southwestern Saskatchewan.

    V. O. Biederbeck;C. A. Campbell;R. P. Zentner

  • Seasonal and long-term resource-related variations in soil microbial communities in wheat-based rotations of the Canadian prairie

    Chantal Hamel;Chantal Hamel;Keith Hanson;Fernando Selles;Andre F. Cruz

  • Influence of Diverse Cropping Sequences on Durum Wheat Yield and Protein in the Semiarid Northern Great Plains

    Y. T. Gan;P. R. Miller;B. G. McConkey;R. P. Zentner

  • In Search of a Sustainable Cropping System for the Semiarid Canadian Prairies

    R. P. Zentner;C. A. Campbell;V. O. Biederbeck;P. R. Miller

  • Can Pulse Crops Play a Role in Mitigating Greenhouse Gases from North American Agriculture

    R. L. Lemke;Z. Zhong;C. A. Campbell;R. Zentner

  • Energy use and efficiency in two Canadian organic and conventional crop production systems

    J.W. Hoeppner;M.H. Entz;B.G. McConkey;R.P. Zentner

  • Production of annual crops on the Canadian prairies: trends during 1976-1998.

    C. A. Campbell;R. P. Zentner;S. Gameda;B. Blomert

Frequent Co-Authors

C. A. Campbell
C. A. Campbell Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
F. Selles
F. Selles Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Brian McConkey
Brian McConkey Viresco Solutions Inc.
Reynald Lemke
Reynald Lemke Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Yantai Gan
Yantai Gan Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Denis Curtin
Denis Curtin Plant & Food Research
Chantal Hamel
Chantal Hamel Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
R. M. DePauw
R. M. DePauw Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
H. Henry Janzen
H. Henry Janzen Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Sukhdev S. Malhi
Sukhdev S. Malhi University of Alberta

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