Amir Kassam

7.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
108 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Amir Kassam is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Amir Kassam has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Soil Science, 32 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 28 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in Amir Kassam's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (22 papers), Agricultural Innovations and Practices (21 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (15 papers). Amir Kassam is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (22 papers), Agricultural Innovations and Practices (21 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (15 papers). Amir Kassam collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Amir Kassam's co-authors include Theodor Friedrich, Rolf Derpsch, W.A. Stoop, Norman Uphoff, Francis Shaxson, Jules Pretty, Hongwen Li, J. M. Kowal, Tim Wheeler and Andrew J. Challinor and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Amir Kassam

101 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The spread of Conservation Agriculture: justification, sustainability and uptake

2009 605 citations Amir Kassam, Theodor Friedrich et al. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability profile →
Current status of adoption of no-till farming in the world and some of its main benefits.

2010 532 citations Rolf Derpsch, Theodor Friedrich et al. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering profile →
Global spread of Conservation Agriculture

2018 496 citations Amir Kassam, Theodor Friedrich et al. International Journal of Environmental Studies profile →

Peers

Amir Kassam

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Theodor Friedrich United Kingdom

A. Bationo Kenya

Ken D. Sayre Mexico

Tek B. Sapkota Mexico

E.M.A. Smaling Netherlands

J. Wolf Netherlands

Clare Stirling United Kingdom

Edmundo Barrios Kenya

Cheryl Palm United States

B. A. Keating Australia

Theodor Friedrich United Kingdom

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Citations per year, relative to Amir Kassam Amir Kassam (= 1×) peers Theodor Friedrich

Countries citing papers authored by Amir Kassam

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Fields of papers citing papers by Amir Kassam

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amir Kassam

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Amir Kassam. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Amir Kassam based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Amir Kassam. Amir Kassam is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kassam, Amir, et al.. (2023). Compatibility between Conservation Agriculture and the System of Rice Intensification. Agronomy. 13(11). 2758–2758. 2 indexed citations

Kassam, Amir, Theodor Friedrich, & Rolf Derpsch. (2018). Global spread of Conservation Agriculture. International Journal of Environmental Studies. 76(1). 29–51. 496 indexed citations breakdown →

Lalani, Baqir, et al.. (2018). Potential for Conservation Agriculture in the Dry Marginal Zone of Central Syria: A Preliminary Assessment. Sustainability. 10(2). 518–518. 7 indexed citations

Kassam, Amir, et al.. (2017). Mobilizing greater crop and land potentials sustainably. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

González-Sánchez, Emilio J., et al.. (2016). Conservation Agriculture and its contribution to the achievement of agri-environmental and economic challenges in Europe. AIMS Agriculture and Food. 1(4). 387–408. 25 indexed citations

Boincean, Boris, et al.. (2016). Towards Conservation Agriculture systems in Moldova. AIMS Agriculture and Food. 1(4). 369–386. 4 indexed citations

Акрамханов, Акмал, et al.. (2016). Conservation Agriculture for combating land degradation in Central Asia: a synthesis. AIMS Agriculture and Food. 1(2). 144–156. 22 indexed citations

Kassam, Amir, Theodor Friedrich, Rolf Derpsch, & J. Kienzle. (2015). Overview of the Worldwide Spread of Conservation Agriculture. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 149 indexed citations

Kassam, Amir, et al.. (2014). Current status, prospect and policy and institutional support for Conservation Agriculture in the Asia-Pacific region.. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering. 7(5). 1–13. 17 indexed citations

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Friedrich, Theodor, Rolf Derpsch, & Amir Kassam. (2012). Overview of the Global Spread of Conservation Agriculture. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 112 indexed citations

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Kassam, Amir & Theodor Friedrich. (2012). An ecologically sustainable approach to agricultural production intensification: Global perspectives and developments. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11 indexed citations

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Thierfelder, Christian, et al.. (2011). An African success: the case of conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 9(1). 153–161. 86 indexed citations

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Derpsch, Rolf, Theodor Friedrich, Amir Kassam, & Hongwen Li. (2010). Current status of adoption of no-till farming in the world and some of its main benefits.. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering. 3(1). 1–25. 532 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kassam, Amir & Theodor Friedrich. (2010). Conservation Agriculture: Concepts, worldwide experience, and lessons for success of CA-based systems in the semi-arid Mediterranean environments. 11–51. 6 indexed citations

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Uphoff, Norman, Amir Kassam, & Richard R. Harwood. (2010). SRI as a methodology for raising crop and water productivity: productive adaptations in rice agronomy and irrigation water management. Paddy and Water Environment. 9(1). 3–11. 89 indexed citations

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Shaxson, Francis, Amir Kassam, Theodor Friedrich, & Adewale Adekunle. (2008). CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE: LOOKING BENEATH THE SURFACE 1. 1 indexed citations

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Kassam, Amir, M.M. Shah, H.T. van Velthuizen, & G. Fischer. (1990). Land resources inventory and productivity evaluation for national development planning. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 329(1255). 391–401. 4 indexed citations

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Kassam, Amir. (1979). The Agro-Ecological Zones Project. ESA Special Publication. 1020. 32. 2 indexed citations

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Elston, J., A. J. Karamanos, Amir Kassam, & R. M. Wadsworth. (1976). The water relations of the field bean crop. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 273(927). 581–591. 40 indexed citations

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Kassam, Amir. (1975). Wilting of Leaves in Vicia faba L.. Annals of Botany. 39(2). 265–271. 2 indexed citations

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