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Stephan M. Haefele

Stephan M. Haefele

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
45
Citations
7629
World Ranking
2848
National Ranking
221

Stephan M. Haefele 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 Stephan M. Haefele sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 147 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephan M. Haefele 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 Stephan M. Haefele sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agronomy
  • Botany
  • Fertilizer

Stephan M. Haefele mainly investigates Agronomy, Biochar, Crop yield, Plant breeding and Cultivar. His Oryza sativa research extends to Agronomy, which is thematically connected. His Biochar research includes elements of Soil organic matter, Crop residue and Biomass.

In his research, Lactuca, Horticulture, Brassica and Compost is intimately related to Crop, which falls under the overarching field of Crop yield. His Plant breeding study incorporates themes from Agroforestry and Oryza. His study in Cultivar is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Monoculture, Interspecific competition and Drought tolerance.

His most cited work include:

  • Effects and fate of biochar from rice residues in rice-based systems (220 citations)
  • Degradability of black carbon and its impact on trace gas fluxes and carbon turnover in paddy soils (172 citations)
  • Drought Resistance Improvement in Rice: An Integrated Genetic and Resource Management Strategy (140 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Fertilizer, Nutrient management, Crop and Crop yield. The concepts of his Agronomy study are interwoven with issues in Soil water, Soil fertility and Oryza sativa. The study incorporates disciplines such as Irrigation, Cropping, Cropping system, Yield and Straw in addition to Fertilizer.

His Nutrient management study also includes fields such as

  • Agroforestry, which have a strong connection to Soil quality, Plant breeding and Hectare,

  • Panicle which intersects with area such as Sink. Stephan M. Haefele focuses mostly in the field of Crop, narrowing it down to matters related to Soil type and, in some cases, Dry matter. His Crop yield study also includes

  • Cultivar that connect with fields like Drought tolerance and Germplasm,

  • Weed control that intertwine with fields like Weed.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (71.43%)
  • Fertilizer (30.25%)
  • Nutrient management (21.85%)

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

  • Agronomy (71.43%)
  • Crop (16.81%)
  • Soil pH (8.40%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Crop, Soil pH, Soil water and Soil science. Agronomy and Biochar are frequently intertwined in his study. Stephan M. Haefele has researched Biochar in several fields, including Nutrient management, Oryza sativa and Plant nutrition.

His work investigates the relationship between Crop and topics such as Soil fertility that intersect with problems in Biotechnology, Resistance, Plant physiology and Defence mechanisms. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Soil organic matter, Soil type and Soil test. Stephan M. Haefele focuses mostly in the field of Fertilizer, narrowing it down to topics relating to Biomass and, in certain cases, Greenhouse.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Genome-wide association mapping of grain yield in a diverse collection of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) evaluated in southern Australia. (28 citations)
  • Genome-wide association mapping of grain yield in a diverse collection of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) evaluated in southern Australia. (28 citations)
  • The Effect of Different Organic Fertilizers on Yield and Soil and Crop Nutrient Concentrations (12 citations)

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

  • Agronomy
  • Fertilizer
  • Botany

Stephan M. Haefele spends much of his time researching Crop, Soil pH, Fertilizer, Agronomy and Biomass. Stephan M. Haefele combines subjects such as Soil acidification, Relative yield, Soil properties and Soil processes with his study of Crop. His Soil pH research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Soil organic matter, Soil carbon and Arable land.

Soil organic matter is often connected to Soil structure in his work. His Fertilizer study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Greenhouse. His study deals with a combination of Agronomy and Digestate.

Best Publications

  • Effects and fate of biochar from rice residues in rice-based systems

    S. M. Haefele;Y. Konboon;W. Wongboon;S. Amarante

  • The Impact of Biochar Application on Soil Properties and Plant Growth of Pot Grown Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and Cabbage (Brassica chinensis)

    Sarah Carter;Simon Shackley;Saran Sohi;Tan Boun Suy

  • Degradability of black carbon and its impact on trace gas fluxes and carbon turnover in paddy soils

    Christian Knoblauch;Arina-Ann Maarifat;Eva-Maria Pfeiffer;Stephan M. Haefele

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

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

  • Sustainable gasification–biochar systems? A case-study of rice-husk gasification in Cambodia, Part I: Context, chemical properties, environmental and health and safety issues

    Simon Shackley;Sarah Carter;Tony Knowles;Erik Middelink

  • African Soil Properties and Nutrients Mapped at 30--m Spatial Resolution using Two-scale Ensemble Machine Learning

    Tomislav Hengl;Matthew A. E. Miller;Josip Križan;Keith D. Shepherd

  • Drought yield index to select high yielding rice lines under different drought stress severities

    Anitha Raman;Satish Verulkar;Nimai Mandal;Mukund Variar

  • Soil quality and constraints in global rice production

    S. M. Haefele;A. Nelson;Robert J Hijmans

  • Nitrogen use efficiency in selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes under different water regimes and nitrogen levels

    S.M. Haefele;S.M.A. Jabbar;J.D.L.C. Siopongco;A. Tirol-Padre

  • Breeding resilient and productive genotypes adapted to drought-prone rainfed ecosystem of India

    S.B. Verulkar;N.P. Mandal;J.L. Dwivedi;B.N. Singh

  • The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi.

    D. Gashu;Patson Cleoups Nalivata;T. Amede;E.L. Ander

  • Development and application of gene-based markers for the major rice QTL Phosphorus uptake 1

    Joong Hyoun Chin;Xiaochun Lu;Stephan M. Haefele;Rico Gamuyao

  • Timing of weed management and yield losses due to weeds in irrigated rice in the Sahel

    D. E. Johnson;M. C. S. Wopereis;D. Mbodj;S. Diallo

  • Soil spectroscopy with the use of chemometrics, machine learning and pre-processing techniques in soil diagnosis: Recent advances–A review

    Issam Barra;Stephan M. Haefele;Ruben Sakrabani;Fassil Kebede

  • What is a good level of soil organic matter? An index based on organic carbon to clay ratio

    Jonah M. Prout;Jonah M. Prout;Keith D. Shepherd;Steve P. McGrath;Guy J. D. Kirk

  • Factors affecting rice yield and fertilizer response in rainfed lowlands of northeast Thailand

    S.M. Haefele;K. Naklang;D. Harnpichitvitaya;S. Jearakongman

  • Field screening of diverse rice genotypes for weed competitiveness in irrigated lowland ecosystems

    S.M Haefele;D.E Johnson;D M’Bodj;M.C.S Wopereis

  • Internal nutrient efficiencies, fertilizer recovery rates and indigenous nutrient supply of irrigated lowland rice in Sahelian West Africa

    S.M Haefele;M.C.S Wopereis;M.K Ndiaye;S.E Barro

  • Improved soil fertility and weed management is profitable for irrigated rice farmers in Sahelian West Africa

    S.M Haefele;D.E Johnson;S Diallo;M.C.S Wopereis

  • Biofortification of Staple Crops to Alleviate Human Malnutrition: Contributions and Potential in Developing Countries

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  • Rice: feeding the billions

    Bas Bouman;Randolph Barker;Elizabeth Humphreys;To Phuc Tuong

  • Estimation of vegetation indices for high-throughput phenotyping of wheat using aerial imaging

    Zohaib Khan;Vahid Rahimi-Eichi;Stephan Haefele;Trevor Garnett

Frequent Co-Authors

Steve P. McGrath
Steve P. McGrath Rothamsted Research
Abdelbagi M. Ismail
Abdelbagi M. Ismail International Rice Research Institute
Gary N. Atlin
Gary N. Atlin Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Simon Shackley
Simon Shackley University of Edinburgh
Keith D. Shepherd
Keith D. Shepherd World Agroforestry Centre
Yoichiro Kato
Yoichiro Kato University of Tokyo
Matthias Wissuwa
Matthias Wissuwa University of Bonn
Achim Dobermann
Achim Dobermann International Fertilizer Association
Kazuki Saito
Kazuki Saito International Rice Research Institute
Rachid Serraj
Rachid Serraj Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

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