Akbar Hossain

13.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
384 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Akbar Hossain is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Akbar Hossain has authored 384 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 293 papers in Plant Science, 122 papers in Soil Science and 89 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Akbar Hossain's work include Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (89 papers), Agricultural Science and Fertilization (73 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (56 papers). Akbar Hossain is often cited by papers focused on Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (89 papers), Agricultural Science and Fertilization (73 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (56 papers). Akbar Hossain collaborates with scholars based in Bangladesh, India and Saudi Arabia. Akbar Hossain's co-authors include Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, Marián Brestič, Milan Skalický, Ahmed Gaber, Ayman El Sabagh, Sagar Maitra, Rajan Bhatt, Jagadish Timsina, Sukamal Sarkar and Tanmoy Shankar and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Akbar Hossain

353 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Intercropping—A Low Input Agricultural Strategy for Food and Environmental Security

2021 227 citations Sagar Maitra, Akbar Hossain et al. Agronomy profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akbar Hossain Bangladesh	43	4.5k	1.5k	1.3k	455	450	384	6.6k
Mahmoud F. Seleiman Saudi Arabia	41	4.4k 1.0×	977 0.7×	732 0.6×	551 1.2×	269 0.6×	195	6.5k
Shah Saud China	43	5.2k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	860 0.6×	1.0k 2.3×	610 1.4×	179	7.6k
P.S. Bindraban Netherlands	35	3.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	815 0.6×	228 0.5×	560 1.2×	141	6.7k
Ayman El Sabagh Egypt	37	3.6k 0.8×	728 0.5×	943 0.7×	534 1.2×	191 0.4×	297	5.1k
Ahmad Nawaz Pakistan	32	2.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	663 0.5×	280 0.6×	214 0.5×	118	4.1k
Stefano Cesco Italy	50	6.4k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	476 0.4×	1.0k 2.3×	282 0.6×	217	8.8k
Mohsin Tanveer China	44	4.6k 1.0×	663 0.4×	729 0.5×	805 1.8×	333 0.7×	98	7.0k
R. Z. Sayyed India	43	5.7k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	446 0.3×	1.5k 3.3×	291 0.6×	253	8.3k
Hafeez ur Rehman Pakistan	36	3.5k 0.8×	593 0.4×	481 0.4×	440 1.0×	151 0.3×	116	4.5k
Weidong Cao China	42	2.2k 0.5×	2.0k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	343 0.8×	376 0.8×	210	5.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akbar Hossain

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Sarker, Khokan Kumer, Sujit K. Biswas, Md. Mashiur Rahman, et al.. (2025). Feasibility Study of a Technoeconomic Solar Photovoltaic Irrigation Compared with Grid and Diesel Systems for Sustainability of Crop Production. Applied Solar Energy. 61(3). 280–298.

Quddus, Md. Abdul, Md. Ataur Rahman, Md. Razzab Ali, et al.. (2025). Organic plant nutrients in combination with inorganic sources of nutrients influence the productivity, quality, soil microbes, and nutrient use efficiency of bitter gourd ( Momordica charantia L.). Folia Horticulturae. 37(1). 1–23.

Hossain, Akbar, et al.. (2025). Identification of Stable Rice Genotypes Using WAASB and MTSI Indices. Turkish Journal Of Field Crops. 30(2). 266–281.

Juraimi, Abdul Shukor, S.M.M. Karim, Muhammad Asyraf Md Hatta, et al.. (2024). Improving the Productivity and Nutritional Values of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) with a Combination of Soil and Foliar Zinc. Current Applied Science and Technology. e0257789–e0257789. 1 indexed citations

Kumar, Rajeev, V. Visha Kumari, Ranjit Singh Gujjar, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the imazethapyr herbicide mediated regulation of phenol and glutathione metabolism and antioxidant activity in lentil seedlings. PeerJ. 11. e16370–e16370. 5 indexed citations

Bhatt, Rajan, Patricia Imas, Krishan K. Verma, et al.. (2024). Polyhalite improves growth, yield, and quality and reduces insect pest incidence in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) in the semiarid tropics. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 8. 1 indexed citations

Nanda, Manoj Kumar, Sukamal Sarkar, Lamya Ahmed Al‐Keridis, et al.. (2024). Infrared thermometry-based stress indices as indicators of yield performance and seasonal evapotranspiration in potato plants grown under different moisture and potassium regimes. Scientia Horticulturae. 330. 113086–113086. 1 indexed citations

Pramanick, Biswajit, Shanti Devi Bamboriya, M. Sunil Kumar, et al.. (2023). Monitoring the effect of integrated nutrient management practices on soil health in maize-based cropping system. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7. 4 indexed citations

Mitra, Biplab, Arnab Roy Chowdhury, Abhas Kumar Sinha, et al.. (2023). Optical sensor-based nitrogen management: an environmentally friendly and cost-effective approach for sustainable wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production on Eastern plains of India. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7. 10 indexed citations

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Bhattacharya, Urjashi, V. Visha Kumari, Sagar Maitra, et al.. (2023). Implications of minimum tillage and integrated nutrient management on yield and soil health of rice-lentil cropping system – being a resource conservation technology. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7. 7 indexed citations

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Chandra, Ramesh, Navneet Pareek, Prithwiraj Dey, et al.. (2023). Effects of varied nutrient regimes on soil health and long-term productivity in a rice–wheat system: insights from a 29-year study in the mollisols of the Himalayan Tarai region. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7. 6 indexed citations

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Dhaliwal, S. S., Vivek Sharma, Arvind Kumar Shukla, et al.. (2023). Minerals and chelated-based manganese fertilization influences the productivity, uptake, and mobilization of manganese in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in sandy loam soils. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1163528–1163528. 7 indexed citations

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Dhaliwal, S. S., Vivek Sharma, Arvind Kumar Shukla, et al.. (2023). Effect of addition of organic manures on basmati yield, nutrient content and soil fertility status in north-western India. Heliyon. 9(3). e14514–e14514. 31 indexed citations

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Mahmud, Abdullah Al, et al.. (2023). Energy efficiency and water use indices for sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) production under subtropical climatic conditions of Bangladesh. Journal of Water and Climate Change. 14(2). 576–589. 5 indexed citations

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Jena, Roomesh Kumar, Pravash Chandra Moharana, Nirmal Kumar, et al.. (2022). Geospatial Modelling for Delineation of Crop Management Zones Using Local Terrain Attributes and Soil Properties. Remote Sensing. 14(9). 2101–2101. 15 indexed citations

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Dhaliwal, S. S., Vivek Sharma, Arvind Kumar Shukla, et al.. (2021). Interactive Effects of Foliar Application of Zinc, Iron and Nitrogen on Productivity and Nutritional Quality of Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea L.). Agronomy. 11(11). 2333–2333. 14 indexed citations

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Midya, Ashim, Sagar Maitra, Subhashisa Praharaj, et al.. (2021). Crop Establishment Methods and Integrated Nutrient Management Improve: Part I. Crop Performance, Water Productivity and Profitability of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in the Lower Indo-Gangetic Plain, India. Agronomy. 11(9). 1860–1860. 19 indexed citations

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Sarkar, Sukamal, Milan Skalický, Akbar Hossain, et al.. (2020). Management of Crop Residues for Improving Input Use Efficiency and Agricultural Sustainability. Sustainability. 12(23). 9808–9808. 135 indexed citations

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Mondal, Mousumi, Milan Skalický, Sourav Garai, et al.. (2020). Supplementing Nitrogen in Combination with Rhizobium Inoculation and Soil Mulch in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Production System: Part II. Effect on Phenology, Growth, Yield Attributes, Pod Quality, Profitability and Nitrogen Use Efficiency. Agronomy. 10(10). 1513–1513. 36 indexed citations

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Hossain, Akbar, et al.. (2015). Rate and application methods of potassium in light soil for irrigated spring wheat. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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