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D-Index
45
Citations
8139
World Ranking
2825
National Ranking
696

Stephen J. Herbert 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 Stephen J. Herbert sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 150 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen J. Herbert 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 Stephen J. Herbert 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:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Botany

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Biochar, Soil water, Environmental chemistry and Yield. His Agronomy research incorporates themes from Soil organic matter and Agriculture. As part of the same scientific family, Stephen J. Herbert usually focuses on Soil organic matter, concentrating on Soil management and intersecting with Soil carbon, Crop rotation, No-till farming and Soil fertility.

His work deals with themes such as Denitrification and Nitrous oxide, which intersect with Environmental chemistry. As a part of the same scientific family, Stephen J. Herbert mostly works in the field of Yield, focusing on Leaf area index and, on occasion, Dry matter. His Cultivar research focuses on Crop yield and how it connects with Plant disease resistance, Plant breeding and Dry weight.

His most cited work include:

  • Impacts of adding biochar on nitrogen retention and bioavailability in agricultural soil (232 citations)
  • Sorption of antibiotic sulfamethoxazole varies with biochars produced at different temperatures. (217 citations)
  • Characteristics and nutrient values of biochars produced from giant reed at different temperatures. (191 citations)

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

Stephen J. Herbert mainly investigates Agronomy, Soil water, Cultivar, Cover crop and Point of delivery. His Agronomy study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Mollisol. Many of his studies on Soil water involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Dry matter.

His research investigates the connection with Cultivar and areas like Interception which intersect with concerns in Stage. His Cover crop research includes elements of Weed, Weed control, Leaching and Secale. His Point of delivery study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Canopy and Cotyledon.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (70.73%)
  • Soil water (21.95%)
  • Cultivar (17.89%)

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

  • Agronomy (70.73%)
  • Cultivar (17.89%)
  • Soil water (21.95%)

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

Stephen J. Herbert spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Cultivar, Soil water, Soil carbon and Horticulture. His biological study focuses on Fertilizer. His Cultivar study incorporates themes from Intraspecific competition, Genetic variation, Co2 concentration, Crop yield and Yield.

His work on Tensiometer and Lysimeter is typically connected to Vacuum level and Suction as part of general Soil water study, connecting several disciplines of science. His Soil carbon research includes themes of Soil type and Soil quality. His work on Point of delivery and Gibberellin as part of general Horticulture study is frequently linked to Potassium and Phosphorus, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Effects of agricultural management on soil organic matter and carbon transformation - a review (167 citations)
  • Soil degradation: a problem threatening the sustainable development of agriculture in Northeast China (138 citations)
  • Soybean yield and yield component distribution across the main axis in response to light enrichment and shading under different densities (24 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Botany

Stephen J. Herbert mainly investigates Agronomy, Cultivar, Horticulture, Soil management and Point of delivery. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Soil organic matter and Topsoil. His Soil organic matter study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as No-till farming, Soil fertility, Soil carbon and Crop rotation.

His Cultivar study combines topics in areas such as Sugar, Gibberellin and Seedling. His study in Horticulture is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Abscisic acid and Sucrose. His Point of delivery research incorporates elements of Dry weight, Canopy, Cotyledon and Interception.

Best Publications

  • Impacts of adding biochar on nitrogen retention and bioavailability in agricultural soil

    Hao Zheng;Hao Zheng;Zhenyu Wang;Xia Deng;Stephen Herbert

  • Characteristics and nutrient values of biochars produced from giant reed at different temperatures.

    Hao Zheng;Zhenyu Wang;Xia Deng;Jian Zhao

  • Effects of agricultural management on soil organic matter and carbon transformation - a review

    X. Liu;S.J. Herbert;A.M. Hashemi;X. Zhang

  • Soil degradation: a problem threatening the sustainable development of agriculture in Northeast China

    X. B. Liu;X. Y. Zhang;Y. X. Wang;Y. Y. Sui

  • Spatial Variability of Nutrient Properties in Black Soil of Northeast China

    Xing-Yi Zhang;Yue-Yu Sui;Xu-Dong Zhang;Kai Meng

  • Soybean yield physiology and development of high-yielding practices in Northeast China

    Xiaobing Liu;Jian Jin;Guanghua Wang;S.J. Herbert

  • Effect of cover crop management on soil organic matter

    Guangwei Ding;Xiaobing Liu;Stephen Herbert;Jeffrey Novak

  • Agronomic and physiological contributions to the yield improvement of soybean cultivars released from 1950 to 2006 in Northeast China

    Jian Jin;Xiaobing Liu;Guanghua Wang;Liang Mi

  • Characterization and influence of biochars on nitrous oxide emission from agricultural soil.

    Zhenyu Wang;Hao Zheng;Hao Zheng;Ye Luo;Xia Deng

  • Yield Response of Corn to Crowding Stress

    Abolhassan M. Hashemi;Stephen J. Herbert;Daniel H. Putnam

  • Nutrient Removal by Corn Grain Harvest

    J. R. Heckman;J. T. Sims;D. B. Beegle;F. J. Coale

  • Intensifying plant density response of corn with artificial shade

    A. Hashemi-Dezfouli;S. J. Herbert

  • Understanding intercropping to improve agricultural resiliency and environmental sustainability

    Samantha Glaze-Corcoran;Masoud Hashemi;Amir Sadeghpour;Emad Jahanzad

  • Yield components, dry matter, LAI and LAD of soybeans in Northeast China

    Xiaobing Liu;Jian Jin;S.J. Herbert;Qiuying Zhang

  • Assessment of herbicide sorption by biochars and organic matter associated with soil and sediment.

    Ke Sun;Bo Gao;Kyoung S. Ro;Jeff M. Novak

  • Interaction between phosphorus nutrition and drought on grain yield, and assimilation of phosphorus and nitrogen in two soybean cultivars differing in protein concentration in grains.

    Jian Jin;Guanghua Wang;Xiaobing Liu;Xiangwen Pan

  • Fifteen years of research examining cultivation of continuous soybean in northeast China: A review

    Xiaobing Liu;Stephen J Herbert

  • Differential Response of Soybean Yield Components to the Timing of Light Enrichment

    Jomol P. Mathew;Stephen J. Herbert;Shuhuan Zhang;Andreas A. F. Rautenkranz

  • Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in Black Soils of China Under Different Agricultural Management Systems

    Xiaobing Liu;Xiaozeng Han;Chunyu Song;S. J. Herbert

  • COVER CROP SEEDING DATE INFLUENCE ON FALL NITROGEN RECOVERY

    Masoud Hashemi;Ali Farsad;Amir Sadeghpour;Sarah A. Weis

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaobing Liu
Xiaobing Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian Jin
Jian Jin Soochow University
Baoshan Xing
Baoshan Xing University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jeffrey M. Novak
Jeffrey M. Novak United States Department of Agriculture
Caixian Tang
Caixian Tang La Trobe University
Zhenyu Wang
Zhenyu Wang Jiangnan University
Ulrike Mathesius
Ulrike Mathesius Australian National University
Tammo S. Steenhuis
Tammo S. Steenhuis Cornell University
J. T. Sims
J. T. Sims University of Delaware
Jan Boll
Jan Boll Washington State University

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