Rolf Sommer
Rolf Sommer publishes mostly in Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, on topics such as Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility and Agricultural Innovations and Practices.
- World rank
- #905,379 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in Kenya
- #356 of 810
- Works
- 27
- Citations
- 87
- Citations per work
- 3.2
What does Rolf Sommer research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Soil Science20% of their works
- 2Agronomy and Crop Science12% of their works
- 3General Agricultural and Biological Sciences10% of their works
- 4Plant Science10% of their works
- 5Global and Planetary Change8% of their works
- 6Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics8% of their works
Research topics
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
Which keywords describe Rolf Sommer's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Climate Change, Soil Carbon Sequestration, Genetic Improvement, Livestock Farming, Microbial Communities, Nitrogen Cycle, Smallholder Farmers and Maize Yield.
- Switchgrass
- Bioenergy Crops
- Work Organization
- Drought
- Sustainability
- Environmental Impact
- Agricultural Innovation
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Maize Yield
- Nitrogen Cycle
- Livestock Farming
- Soil Carbon Sequestration
- Climate Change
- Genetic Improvement
- Microbial Communities
- Smallholder Farmers
- Nitrogen Uptake
- Adaptation
- Agricultural Sustainability
- Livelihood Diversification
- Agricultural Development
- Tree Mortality
- Agriculture
- Food Security
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 24 words, with their numbers
- Climate Change104 topics
- Soil Carbon Sequestration62 topics
- Genetic Improvement52 topics
- Livestock Farming52 topics
- Microbial Communities51 topic
- Nitrogen Cycle51 topic
- Smallholder Farmers52 topics
- Maize Yield41 topic
- Nitrogen Uptake41 topic
- Sustainable Agriculture42 topics
- Adaptation32 topics
- Agricultural Innovation31 topic
- Agricultural Sustainability31 topic
- Environmental Impact31 topic
- Livelihood Diversification31 topic
- Sustainability32 topics
- Agricultural Development21 topic
- Drought21 topic
- Tree Mortality21 topic
- Work Organization21 topic
- Agriculture11 topic
- Bioenergy Crops11 topic
- Food Security11 topic
- Switchgrass11 topic
Where does Rolf Sommer work?
Rolf Sommer's main affiliation in the publication record is International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Kenya.
How many publications and citations does Rolf Sommer have?
Science Explorer counts 27 works and 87 citations for Rolf Sommer, ranking #905,379 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
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