2026 Vimala D. Nair: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	49	2239	2065	570	500	140	10105
Environmental Sciences	50	4952	4743	1824	1685	143	10192

Overview

Vimala D. Nair is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Soil Science, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Forestry.

The scientist's work frequently addresses key topics such as:

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Phosphorus and nutrient management
Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
Soil and Unsaturated Flow
Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
Computational Drug Discovery Methods
Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Vimala D. Nair has published research in a variety of academic venues including:

Journal of Environmental Management
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Vimala D. Nair include:

"Soil carbon stock and stability under Eucalyptus-based silvopasture and other land-use systems in the Cerrado biodiversity hotspot" (2021, Journal of Environmental Management)
"Biochar as Influenced by Feedstock Variability: Implications and Opportunities for Phosphorus Management" (2020, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems)
"Mining of soil legacy phosphorus without jeopardizing crop yield" (2020, Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment)
"Decoding cyanide toxicity: Integrating Quantitative Structure-Toxicity Relationships (QSTR) with species sensitivity distributions and q-RASTR modeling" (2025, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety)
"Characterization of bonechar as a soil amendment in tropical soils" (2021, Horticulture International Journal)

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

Andressa M. Freitas
Willie G. Harris
Felipe M. Pinheiro
Lynn E. Sollenberger
Amanda N. Rodriguez

Best Publications

Agroforestry as a strategy for carbon sequestration

P. K. Ramachandran Nair;B. Mohan Kumar;B. Mohan Kumar;Vimala D. Nair

1482
Citations
Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry Systems

P.K. Ramachandran Nair;Vimala D. Nair;B. Mohan Kumar;Julia M. Showalter

818
Citations
Carbon stock and sequestration potential of traditional and improved agroforestry systems in the West African Sahel

Asako Takimoto;P.K. Ramachandran Nair;Vimala D. Nair

377
Citations
Soil carbon sequestration in tropical agroforestry systems: a feasibility appraisal §

P.K. Ramachandran Nair;Vimala D. Nair;B. Mohan Kumar;Solomon G. Haile

354
Citations
An environmental threshold for degree of phosphorus saturation in sandy soils.

V. D. Nair;K. M. Portier;D. A. Graetz;M. L. Walker

307
Citations
Carbon storage of different soil-size fractions in Florida silvopastoral systems.

Solomon G. Haile;P. K. Ramachandran Nair;Vimala D. Nair

251
Citations
Soil carbon stock in relation to plant diversity of homegardens in Kerala, India

Subhrajit K. Saha;P. K. Ramachandran Nair;Vimala D. Nair;B. Mohan Kumar

237
Citations
An Introduction to Agroforestry: Four Decades of Scientific Developments

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202
Citations
UVA, UVB Light, and Methyl Jasmonate, Alone or Combined, Redirect the Biosynthesis of Glucosinolates, Phenolics, Carotenoids, and Chlorophylls in Broccoli Sprouts.

Melissa Moreira-Rodríguez;Vimal Nair;Jorge Benavides;Luis Cisneros-Zevallos

184
Citations
Carbon Storage in Soil Size Fractions Under Two Cacao Agroforestry Systems in Bahia, Brazil

Emanuela F. Gama-Rodrigues;P. K. Ramachandran Nair;Vimala D. Nair;Antonio C. Gama-Rodrigues

180
Citations
Reductions in water, soil and nutrient losses and pesticide pollution in agroforestry practices: a review of evidence and processes

Xiai Zhu;Xiai Zhu;Wenjie Liu;Wenjie Liu;Jin Chen;Jin Chen;L. Adrian Bruijnzeel

166
Citations
Combined effect of water loss and wounding stress on gene activation of metabolic pathways associated with phenolic biosynthesis in carrot.

Alejandro Becerra-Moreno;Mónica Redondo-Gil;Jorge Benavides;Vimal Nair

161
Citations
Fate of phosphorus in Florida Spodosols contaminated with cattle manure

D.A. Graetz;V.D. Nair

160
Citations
Forms of phosphorus in soil profiles from dairies of South Florida

V. D. Nair;D. A. Graetz;K. M. Portier

151
Citations
Contribution of trees to carbon storage in soils of silvopastoral systems in Florida, USA

Solomon G. Haile;Vimala D. Nair;P. K. Ramachandran Nair

148
Citations
Changes in soil carbon stocks across the Forest-Agroforest-Agriculture/Pasture continuum in various agroecological regions: A meta-analysis

Nilovna Chatterjee;P.K.Ramachandran. Nair;Saptarshi Chakraborty;Vimala D. Nair

145
Citations
Carbon storage in relation to soil size-fractions under tropical tree-based land-use systems

Subhrajit K. Saha;P. K. Ramachandran Nair;Vimala D. Nair;B. Mohan Kumar

142
Citations
Impact of Grazing Management on Soil Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Sulfur Distribution

B. W. Mathews;L. E. Sollenberger;V. D. Nair;C. R. Staples

142
Citations
Soil phosphorus saturation ratio for risk assessment in land use systems

Vimala D. Nair

140
Citations
Agroforestry as an approach to minimizing nutrient loss from heavily fertilized soils: The Florida experience

V.D. Nair;D.A. Graetz

138
Citations
Dairy manure influences on phosphorus retention capacity of Spodosols

V. D. Nair;D. A. Graetz;K. R. Reddy

126
Citations
Phosphorus saturation in spodosols impacted by manure.

V.D. Nair;D.A. Graetz

118
Citations
Inhibition of calcium phosphate precipitation under environmentally-relevant conditions

Xinde Cao;Willie G. Harris;Manohardeep S. Josan;Vimala D. Nair

117
Citations
Biochar in the Agroecosystem-Climate-Change-Sustainability Nexus.

Vimala D. Nair;P. K. Ramachandran Nair;Biswanath Dari;Andressa M. Freitas

116
Citations
Soil carbon storage as influenced by tree cover in the Dehesa cork oak silvopasture of central-western Spain

David Scott Howlett;Gerardo Moreno;Maria Rosa Mosquera Losada;P. K. Ramachandran Nair

116
Citations