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Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Yinping Feng
Lishui University
2
Nikolay Aldoshin
Moscow State Agroengineering University named after V.P. Goryachkin
3
Beybit Nasıyev
Zhangir Khan West Kazakhstan Agrarian Technical University
4
N. I. Kulmakova
Moscow State Agroengineering University named after V.P. Goryachkin
5
Алмас Мухаметов
Kazakh National Agrarian Research University
6
Rustam I. Abdulmanov
Bashkir State Agrarian University
7
K Sangli Vikram Kumar
Sharda University
8
A. I. Safonov
Donetsk State University of Management
9
Weifan Wan
Mongolian Academy of Sciences
10
Jing Fang
Northwest A&F University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Cry for help from rhizosphere microbiomes and self-rescue strategies cooperatively alleviate drought stress in spring wheat
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2025
37 cit.
2
Chloride transport in high-cycle fatigue-damaged concrete
Construction and Building Materials|2024
9 cit.
3
The importance of principal component analysis for environmental biodiagnostics of Donbass
E3S Web of Conferences|2024
7 cit.
4
Changes in plant CSR strategies under new anthropogenic transformations
E3S Web of Conferences|2025
7 cit.
5
Assessing landscape disturbance in Donbass using phytomonitoring data
BIO Web of Conferences|2024
6 cit.
6
Nitrogen fertilizer application for improving the biomass, quality, and nitrogen fixation of alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i> L.) at different growth stages in a saline‒alkali soil
PeerJ|2025
5 cit.
7
Phenotyping Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease: Comparative Analysis of Clinical and Imaging Features in a TB-Endemic Setting
Infection and Drug Resistance|2025
5 cit.
8
Assessing Variability of Soil Quality in Western Kazakhstan: Dynamic Effects of Grazing Practices
International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics|2024
4 cit.
9
Technology and technical means for the implementation of reproduction methods for soil fertility
Agricultural machinery and technologies|2024
4 cit.
10
How delays in seeking medical care for cervical cancer patients are affected by their health-seeking behaviour: a qualitative study
BMC Public Health|2025
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Marina V. Karakozova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
2
Екатерина Игоревна Карпенко
Unknown
3
Adrián Monge Monge
University of Helsinki
4
Marc Auffret
Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University
5
Н. С. Кравченко
Agricultural Research Center
6
Khaled Abdelaal
Kafrelsheikh University
7
Lamis Abdelhakim
Photon Systems Instruments (Czechia)
8
А.Е. Zinatullina
Research Institute of Agriculture of Crimea
9
Esteban F. Rios
University of Florida
10
Weronika Tulej
Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Physiological and Biochemical Changes in Vegetable and Field Crops under Drought, Salinity and Weeds Stresses: Control Strategies and Management
Agriculture|2022
65 cit.
2
Physiological Responses of Plants to Combined Drought and Heat under Elevated CO2
Agronomy|2022
52 cit.
3
Exogenous application of nano-silicon, potassium sulfate, or proline enhances physiological parameters, antioxidant enzyme activities, and agronomic traits of diverse rice genotypes under water deficit conditions
Heliyon|2024
45 cit.
4
Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on physiological, bio-chemical and yield characters of wheat plants (Triticum aestivum L.) under drought stress conditions
BMC Plant Biology|2024
37 cit.
5
Elevated CO2 Improves the Physiology but Not the Final Yield in Spring Wheat Genotypes Subjected to Heat and Drought Stress During Anthesis
Frontiers in Plant Science|2022
33 cit.
6
Improvement in Physiobiochemical and Yield Characteristics of Pea Plants with Nano Silica and Melatonin under Salinity Stress Conditions
Horticulturae|2023
30 cit.
7
Modeling of the Drying Process of Apple Pomace
Applied Sciences|2022
29 cit.
8
Improvement of morphophysiological and anatomical attributes of plants under abiotic stress conditions using plant growth-promoting bacteria and safety treatments
PeerJ|2024
28 cit.
9
Genomic prediction for canopy height and dry matter yield in alfalfa using family bulks
The Plant Genome|2022
27 cit.
10
Alleviation of drought stress damages by melatonin and Bacillus thuringiensis associated with adjusting photosynthetic efficiency, antioxidative system, and anatomical structure of Glycine max (L.)
Heliyon|2024
19 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Jorge Dubcovsky
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2
Abdul Sattar
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
3
Muhammad Shahid
Blekinge Institute of Technology
4
Ghulam Muhammad Ali
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
5
Masahiro Yano
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
6
А. К. Шерстнев
Southern Federal University
7
M.B. Kirkham
Kansas State University
8
Fabio Gresta
University of Messina
9
Salvatore L. Cosentino
University of Catania
10
R. A. McIntosh
The University of Sydney

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Control of root system architecture by DEEPER ROOTING 1 increases rice yield under drought conditions
Nature Genetics|2013
1.7k cit.
2
A silicon transporter in rice
Nature|2006
1.6k cit.
3
<i>Hd1</i>, a Major Photoperiod Sensitivity Quantitative Trait Locus in Rice, Is Closely Related to the Arabidopsis Flowering Time Gene <i>CONSTANS</i>
The Plant Cell|2000
1.6k cit.
4
A NAC Gene Regulating Senescence Improves Grain Protein, Zinc, and Iron Content in Wheat
Science|2006
1.6k cit.
5
Positional cloning of the wheat vernalization gene <i>VRN1</i>
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2003
1.5k cit.
6
The Wheat <i>VRN2</i> Gene Is a Flowering Repressor Down-Regulated by Vernalization
Science|2004
1.2k cit.
7
The wheat and barley vernalization gene <i>VRN3</i> is an orthologue of <i>FT</i>
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2006
1.2k cit.
8
Hd3a, a Rice Ortholog of the Arabidopsis FT Gene, Promotes Transition to Flowering Downstream of Hd1 under Short-Day Conditions
Plant and Cell Physiology|2002
1.2k cit.
9
An SNP Caused Loss of Seed Shattering During Rice Domestication
Science|2006
932 cit.
10
Deletion in a gene associated with grain size increased yields during rice domestication
Nature Genetics|2008
911 cit.

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