Soil Management and Crop Yield
Soil Management and Crop Yield is a research topic within Soil Science. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 10.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the effects of soil compaction on crop production, particularly in the context of no-till and integrated crop-livestock systems in subtropical regions. It investigates soil physical properties, soil degradation, gypsum and lime application, and their impact on root growth and overall soil quality.
- Soil Compaction
- No-till Crop Production
- Soil Physical Properties
- Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems
- Subtropical Soils
- Soil Degradation
- Soil Management
- Gypsum and Lime Application
- Root Growth
- Soil Quality
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Soil Management and Crop Yield research?
By volume, Brazil and China publish the most (2k and 328 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 2k works
- 2 China 328 works
- 3 United States 227 works
- 4 India 128 works
- 5 Australia 33 works
- 6 Germany 30 works
- 7 United Kingdom 29 works
- 8 Mexico 28 works
- 9 Italy 28 works
- 10 ?? 27 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Soil Management and Crop Yield research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation publishes the most Soil Management and Crop Yield research, followed by Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) and Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationBrazil 99 works
- 2 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 83 works
- 3 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 52 works
- 4 Universidade Federal de ViçosaBrazil 45 works
- 5 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 39 works
- 6 Universidade Federal Rural de PernambucoBrazil 34 works
- 7 Universidade Federal de LavrasBrazil 33 works
- 8 Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrazil 32 works
- 9 Instituto Federal GoianoBrazil 31 works
- 10 Universidade Federal do ParanáBrazil 30 works
Who are the leading researchers in Soil Management and Crop Yield?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Soil Management and Crop Yield include Rattan Lal, Keith Paustian and Johannes Lehmann.
- 1 Rattan Lal United States 2.8k citations
- 2 Keith Paustian United States 2.5k citations
- 3 Johannes Lehmann United States 2.2k citations
- 4 Paulo César Sentelhas Brazil 2.1k citations
- 5 José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves Brazil 2k citations
- 6 Clayton Alcarde Álvares Brazil 1.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Soil Management and Crop Yield research done?
The largest centres of Soil Management and Crop Yield research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Brasília (Brazil), Beijing (China) and Recife (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Goiás, Dourados and Cáceres.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 204 works
- 2 Brasília Brazil 137 works
- 3 Beijing China 73 works
- 4 Recife Brazil 65 works
- 5 Curitiba Brazil 64 works
- 6 Belém Brazil 63 works
- 7 Santa Maria Brazil 56 works
- 8 Viçosa Brazil 46 works
- 9 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 45 works
- 10 Cuiabá Brazil 45 works
Where it is the local speciality
- GoiásBR · 30.8 works139×
- DouradosBR · 33.9 works83×
- CáceresBR · 21.3 works71×
- Porto VelhoBR · 33.0 works62×
- LavrasBR · 33.3 works61×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Soil Management and Crop Yield than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Soil Management and Crop Yield?
Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, Northwest A&F University and Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 64.4 | 38.1% | 8.8× | 16 | +97.6% |
| 2 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 63.3 | 41.0% | 7.1× | 9 | +212.1% |
| 3 | Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáBrazil | 53.1 | 4.2% | 29.4× | 25 | +356.8% |
| 4 | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil | 52.3 | 7.1% | 30.5× | 83 | -7.2% |
| 5 | Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulBrazil | 52.0 | 5.7% | 29.5× | 22 | +182.2% |
| 6 | Universidade Federal de Mato GrossoBrazil | 51.3 | 2.9% | 50.4× | 30 | +167.3% |
| 7 | Instituto Federal GoianoBrazil | 51.2 | 2.6% | 169.7× | 31 | +157.3% |
| 8 | Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do SulBrazil | 49.1 | 5.7% | 109.0× | 14 | +84.5% |
| 9 | Universidade Federal de RondôniaBrazil | 48.9 | 1.1% | 66.4× | 21 | +513.1% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal de LavrasBrazil | 48.8 | 9.7% | 61.2× | 33 | +25.6% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Soil Management and Crop Yield research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Soil Management and Crop Yield.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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