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D-Index
67
Citations
14861
World Ranking
837
National Ranking
26

Yantai Gan 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 Yantai Gan sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 239 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yantai Gan 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 Yantai Gan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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:

  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy
  • Botany

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Canola, Crop, Brassica and Soil water. His research related to Sativum, Water-use efficiency, Crop yield, Crop rotation and Fertilizer might be considered part of Agronomy. His research investigates the connection between Canola and topics such as Cropping system that intersect with problems in Intercropping and Randomized block design.

His work deals with themes such as Carbon footprint, Greenhouse gas and Crop residue, which intersect with Crop. Yantai Gan interconnects Cultivar, Yield, Point of delivery and Growing season in the investigation of issues within Brassica. His study in Soil water is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Green manure and Seeding.

His most cited work include:

  • Ridge-Furrow Mulching Systems—An Innovative Technique for Boosting Crop Productivity in Semiarid Rain-Fed Environments (275 citations)
  • Regulated deficit irrigation for crop production under drought stress. A review (167 citations)
  • Canola and mustard response to short periods of temperature and water stress at different developmental stages (166 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Crop, Canola, Cultivar and Sativum. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Agronomy, Nutrient is strongly linked to Soil water. In his research, Point of delivery and Growing season is intimately related to Yield, which falls under the overarching field of Crop.

Within one scientific family, Yantai Gan focuses on topics pertaining to Brassica under Canola, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Camelina sativa, Camelina and Linum. His work in Cultivar addresses subjects such as Ascochyta, which are connected to disciplines such as Fungicide. The study incorporates disciplines such as Crop residue, Pisum and Straw in addition to Sativum.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (82.13%)
  • Crop (24.64%)
  • Canola (26.09%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Agronomy (82.13%)
  • Crop rotation (16.43%)
  • Sativum (18.84%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Crop rotation, Sativum, Crop and Canola. His study ties his expertise on Soil water together with the subject of Agronomy. His studies in Crop rotation integrate themes in fields like Cropping, Field experiment, Cropping system and Soil fertility.

His Sativum study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Productivity, Pisum and Arid. Yantai Gan regularly ties together related areas like Brassica in his Canola studies. The various areas that Yantai Gan examines in his Crop yield study include Water use and Cultivar.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Regulated deficit irrigation for crop production under drought stress. A review (167 citations)
  • Application of Plant-Growth-Promoting Fungi Trichoderma longibrachiatum T6 Enhances Tolerance of Wheat to Salt Stress through Improvement of Antioxidative Defense System and Gene Expression. (82 citations)
  • Farming tactics to reduce the carbon footprint of crop cultivation in semiarid areas. A review (43 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy
  • Botany

Yantai Gan focuses on Agronomy, Crop rotation, Crop yield, Crop and Soil water. His work in Sativum, Intercropping, Water-use efficiency, Field pea and Canola is related to Agronomy. His Canola research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Camelina sativa, Vegetable oil, Brassica, Brassica carinata and Rapeseed.

His Crop rotation study combines topics in areas such as Monoculture, Cropping system and Soil fertility. His Crop study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Fusarium redolens, Fusarium, Trichoderma and Root rot. His Soil water research includes themes of Cropping and Nutrient.

Best Publications

  • Regulated deficit irrigation for crop production under drought stress. A review

    Qiang Chai;Yantai Gan;Cai Zhao;Hui-Lian Xu

  • Ridge-Furrow Mulching Systems—An Innovative Technique for Boosting Crop Productivity in Semiarid Rain-Fed Environments

    Yantai Gan;Yantai Gan;Kadambot H.M. Siddique;Neil C. Turner;Xiao-Gang Li

  • Improving farming practices reduces the carbon footprint of spring wheat production

    Yantai Gan;Chang Liang;Qiang Chai;Reynald L. Lemke

  • Application of Plant-Growth-Promoting Fungi Trichoderma longibrachiatum T6 Enhances Tolerance of Wheat to Salt Stress through Improvement of Antioxidative Defense System and Gene Expression

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  • Canola and mustard response to short periods of temperature and water stress at different developmental stages

    Y. Gan;S. V. Angadi;H. Cutforth;D. Potts

  • Yield Adjustment by Canola Grown at Different Plant Populations under Semiarid Conditions

    S. V. Angadi;H. W. Cutforth;B. G. McConkey;Y. Gan

  • Fungicide: Modes of Action and Possible Impact on Nontarget Microorganisms

    Chao Yang;Chantal Hamel;Vladimir Vujanovic;Yantai Gan

  • Ridge-furrow and plastic-mulching tillage enhances maize–soil interactions: Opportunities and challenges in a semiarid agroecosystem

    Li-Min Zhou;Sheng-Li Jin;Chang-An Liu;You-Cai Xiong

  • Response of Chickpea Yield to High Temperature Stress during Reproductive Development

    J. Wang;Y. T. Gan;F. Clarke;C. L. McDonald

  • Diversifying crop rotations with pulses enhances system productivity.

    Yantai Gan;Chantal Hamel;John T. O’Donovan;Herb Cutforth

  • Lowering carbon footprint of durum wheat by diversifying cropping systems

    Yantai Gan;Chang Liang;Xiaoyu Wang;Brian McConkey

  • Innovations in agronomy for food legumes. A review

    Kadambot H. M. Siddique;Kadambot H. M. Siddique;Chris Johansen;Neil C. Turner;Marie-Hélène Jeuffroy

  • Strategies for reducing the carbon footprint of field crops for semiarid areas. A review

    Yantai Gan;Chang Liang;Chantal Hamel;Herb Cutforth

  • Water-saving innovations in Chinese agriculture

    Qiang Chai;Yantai Gan;Neil C. Turner;Ren-Zhi Zhang

  • Management options for minimizing the damage by ascochyta blight (Ascochyta Rabiei) in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

    Y.T. Gan;Kadambot Siddique;William Macleod;P. Jayakumar

  • Higher yield and lower carbon emission by intercropping maize with rape, pea, and wheat in arid irrigation areas

    Qiang Chai;Anzhen Qin;Yantai Gan;Aizhong Yu

  • Influence of Diverse Cropping Sequences on Durum Wheat Yield and Protein in the Semiarid Northern Great Plains

    Y. T. Gan;P. R. Miller;B. G. McConkey;R. P. Zentner

  • Farming tactics to reduce the carbon footprint of crop cultivation in semiarid areas. A review

    Chang Liu;Herb Cutforth;Qiang Chai;Yantai Gan

  • Integrated farming with intercropping increases food production while reducing environmental footprint.

    Qiang Chai;Thomas Nemecek;Chang Liang;Cai Zhao

  • Spatial and temporal structuring of arbuscular mycorrhizal communities is differentially influenced by abiotic factors and host crop in a semi-arid prairie agroecosystem.

    Luke D. Bainard;Jillian D. Bainard;Chantal Hamel;Yantai Gan

  • Yield, seed quality, and sulfur uptake of Brassica oilseed crops in response to sulfur fertilization

    S. S. Malhi;Y. Gan;J. P. Raney

  • Phenological trends in winter wheat and spring cotton in response to climate changes in northwest China

    H.L. Wang;Y.T. Gan;R.Y. Wang;J.Y. Niu

  • Pulse Crops for the Northern Great Plains

    P. R. Miller;Y. Gan;B. G. McConkey;C. L. McDonald

Frequent Co-Authors

Chantal Hamel
Chantal Hamel Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Robert E. Blackshaw
Robert E. Blackshaw Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Thomas D. Warkentin
Thomas D. Warkentin University of Saskatchewan
William E. May
William E. May Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
John T. O'Donovan
John T. O'Donovan Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Robert P. Zentner
Robert P. Zentner Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Eric N. Johnson
Eric N. Johnson University of Saskatchewan
C. A. Campbell
C. A. Campbell Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Brian McConkey
Brian McConkey Viresco Solutions Inc.
Reynald Lemke
Reynald Lemke Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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