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D-Index
52
Citations
12775
World Ranking
1866
National Ranking
487

Rodney T. Venterea 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 Rodney T. Venterea sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 120 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Rodney T. Venterea 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 Rodney T. Venterea sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Carbon dioxide

Rodney T. Venterea mainly focuses on Agronomy, Conventional tillage, Tillage, Nitrous oxide and Crop yield. His Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Leaching and Soil fertility. His Tillage study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as No-till farming, Cropping system and Greenhouse gas.

He focuses mostly in the field of No-till farming, narrowing it down to topics relating to Minimum tillage and, in certain cases, Mulch-till and Soil carbon. His Nitrous oxide research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Fertilizer, Nitrification, Soil water, Global warming and Environmental chemistry. In Crop yield, Rodney T. Venterea works on issues like Agriculture, which are connected to Natural resource economics.

His most cited work include:

  • Tillage and soil carbon sequestration—What do we really know? (868 citations)
  • Tillage and soil carbon sequestration—What do we really know? (868 citations)
  • Productivity limits and potentials of the principles of conservation agriculture (571 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Nitrous oxide, Agronomy, Fertilizer, Soil water and Environmental chemistry. He has included themes like Urea, Agriculture, Greenhouse gas, Nitrate and Animal science in his Nitrous oxide study. As part of one scientific family, Rodney T. Venterea deals mainly with the area of Agronomy, narrowing it down to issues related to the Loam, and often Irrigation.

As part of the same scientific family, Rodney T. Venterea usually focuses on Soil water, concentrating on Abiotic component and intersecting with Soil organic matter. His study on Environmental chemistry also encompasses disciplines like

  • Nitrite, which have a strong connection to Ammonia,
  • Nitrification which is related to area like Soil classification. The study incorporates disciplines such as No-till farming and Cropping system in addition to Conventional tillage.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Nitrous oxide (61.94%)
  • Agronomy (55.97%)
  • Fertilizer (39.55%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Nitrate (38.06%)
  • Agronomy (55.97%)
  • Fertilizer (39.55%)

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

His primary areas of study are Nitrate, Agronomy, Fertilizer, Nitrification and Urea. His work deals with themes such as Environmental chemistry, Denitrification, Denitrifying bacteria and Bioreactor, which intersect with Nitrate. His study on Growing season is often connected to Fraxinus nigra as part of broader study in Agronomy.

In the field of Urea, his study on Urease overlaps with subjects such as Ammonium. His Leaching research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Nitrous oxide and Loam. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cropping, Management effects and Tillage.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Global Research Alliance N2O chamber methodology guidelines: Flux calculations (12 citations)
  • Denitrifying bacteria active in woodchip bioreactors at low-temperature conditions (10 citations)
  • Denitrifying bacteria active in woodchip bioreactors at low-temperature conditions (10 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Carbon dioxide

Rodney T. Venterea mostly deals with Nitrate, Environmental chemistry, Nitrite, Ammonia and Ammonia volatilization from urea. His Nitrate study incorporates themes from Denitrification, Denitrifying bacteria and Bioreactor. His research on Environmental chemistry focuses in particular on Microcosm.

His Nitrite study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Soil classification, Fertilizer and Nitrification.

Best Publications

  • Tillage and soil carbon sequestration—What do we really know?

    John M. Baker;John M. Baker;Tyson E. Ochsner;Tyson E. Ochsner;Rodney T. Venterea;Rodney T. Venterea;Timothy J. Griffis

  • Productivity limits and potentials of the principles of conservation agriculture

    Cameron M. Pittelkow;Xinqiang Liang;Bruce A. Linquist;Kees Jan van Groenigen

  • When does no-till yield more? A global meta-analysis

    Cameron M. Pittelkow;Bruce A. Linquist;Mark E. Lundy;Xinqiang Liang

  • Climate, duration, and N placement determine N2O emissions in reduced tillage systems: a meta‐analysis

    Chris van Kessel;Rodney Venterea;Johan Six;Maria Arlene Adviento-Borbe

  • Biochar’s role as an alternative N-fertilizer: ammonia capture

    Kurt A. Spokas;Jeff M. Novak;Rodney T. Venterea

  • Nitrogen oxide and methane emissions under varying tillage and fertilizer management.

    Rodney T. Venterea;Martin Burger;Kurt A. Spokas

  • Fertilizer Source and Tillage Effects on Yield-Scaled Nitrous Oxide Emissions in a Corn Cropping System

    Rodney T. Venterea;Bijesh Maharjan;Michael S. Dolan

  • Challenges and opportunities for mitigating nitrous oxide emissions from fertilized cropping systems

    Rodney T. Venterea;Rodney T. Venterea;Ardell D. Halvorson;Newell Kitchen;Mark A. Liebig

  • Calculating the detection limits of chamber-based soil greenhouse gas flux measurements.

    T. B. Parkin;R. T. Venterea;S. K. Hargreaves

  • Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Increased Temperature on Methane and Nitrous Oxide Fluxes: Evidence from Field Experiments

    Feike A Dijkstra;Stephen A Prior;G Brett Runion;H Allen Torbert

  • Greenhouse gas contributions and mitigation potential of agriculture in the central USA

    J. M. F. Johnson;D. C. Reicosky;R. R. Allmaras;T. J. Sauer

  • Nitrite‐driven nitrous oxide production under aerobic soil conditions: kinetics and biochemical controls

    Rodney T. Venterea

  • Mechanisms and kinetics of nitric and nitrous oxide production during nitrification in agricultural soil

    Rodney T. Venterea;Dennis E. Rolston

  • Indirect nitrous oxide emissions from streams within the US Corn Belt scale with stream order

    Peter A. Turner;Timothy J. Griffis;Xuhui Lee;John M. Baker

  • Agriculture: sustainable crop and animal production to help mitigate nitrous oxide emissions

    CS Snyder;EA Davidson;P Smith;RT Venterea

  • Nitrite intensity explains N management effects on N2O emissions in maize

    Bijesh Maharjan;Rodney T. Venterea;Rodney T. Venterea

  • Nitrogen oxide gas emissions from temperate forest soils receiving long-term nitrogen inputs

    Rodney T. Venterea;Peter M. Groffman;Louis V. Verchot;Alison H. Magill

  • Simplified Method for Quantifying Theoretical Underestimation of Chamber-Based Trace Gas Fluxes

    Rodney T. Venterea

  • Ammonium sorption and ammonia inhibition of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria explain contrasting soil N2O production.

    Rodney T. Venterea;Timothy J. Clough;Jeffrey A. Coulter;Florence Breuillin-Sessoms

  • Biotic and abiotic immobilization of ammonium, nitrite, and nitrate in soils developed under different tree species in the Catskill Mountains, New York, USA

    Ross D. Fitzhugh;Ross D. Fitzhugh;Gary M. Lovett;Rodney T. Venterea;Rodney T. Venterea

  • Accuracy and precision analysis of chamber-based nitrous oxide gas flux estimates.

    Rodney T. Venterea;Kurt A. Spokas;John M. Baker

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Baker
John M. Baker United States Department of Agriculture
Jeffrey A. Coulter
Jeffrey A. Coulter University of Minnesota
Xuhui Lee
Xuhui Lee Yale University
Carl J. Rosen
Carl J. Rosen University of Minnesota
Timothy J. Griffis
Timothy J. Griffis University of Minnesota
Kurt A. Spokas
Kurt A. Spokas United States Department of Agriculture
Tim J. Clough
Tim J. Clough Lincoln University
Michael J. Sadowsky
Michael J. Sadowsky University of Minnesota
Johan Six
Johan Six ETH Zurich
Bruce A. Linquist
Bruce A. Linquist University of California, Davis

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