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Vimala D. Nair 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 Vimala D. Nair sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 140 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vimala D. Nair 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 Vimala D. Nair sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry Systems

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • An Introduction to Agroforestry: Four Decades of Scientific Developments

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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Fate of phosphorus in Florida Spodosols contaminated with cattle manure

    D.A. Graetz;V.D. Nair

  • Forms of phosphorus in soil profiles from dairies of South Florida

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • Soil phosphorus saturation ratio for risk assessment in land use systems

    Vimala D. Nair

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

    V.D. Nair;D.A. Graetz

  • Dairy manure influences on phosphorus retention capacity of Spodosols

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

  • Phosphorus saturation in spodosols impacted by manure.

    V.D. Nair;D.A. Graetz

  • Inhibition of calcium phosphate precipitation under environmentally-relevant conditions

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

  • Biochar in the Agroecosystem-Climate-Change-Sustainability Nexus.

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Willie G. Harris
Willie G. Harris University of Florida
Donald A. Graetz
Donald A. Graetz University of Florida
Pradeep Kumar Nair
Pradeep Kumar Nair University of Florida
Lynn E. Sollenberger
Lynn E. Sollenberger University of Florida
K. R. Reddy
K. R. Reddy University of Florida
Andrew N. Sharpley
Andrew N. Sharpley University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Suhas P. Wani
Suhas P. Wani International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Shibu Jose
Shibu Jose University of Missouri
Michael D. Dukes
Michael D. Dukes University of Florida
C.R. Staples
C.R. Staples University of Florida

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