David Makowski

15.9k total citations · 10 hit papers
216 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

David Makowski is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Makowski has authored 216 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Plant Science, 64 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 60 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in David Makowski's work include Climate change impacts on agriculture (43 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (30 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (29 papers). David Makowski is often cited by papers focused on Climate change impacts on agriculture (43 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (30 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (29 papers). David Makowski collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and China. David Makowski's co-authors include Tamara Ben‐Ari, Éric Malézieux, Wopke van der Werf, Damien Beillouin, T.J. Stomph, Philippe Ciais, Chantal Loyce, Yang Yu, Elise Pelzer and Daniel Wallach and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

David Makowski

204 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

  1. Mixing plant species in cropping systems: concepts, tools and models. A review
    2008 572 citations David Makowski et al. profile →
  2. Temporal niche differentiation increases the land equivalent ratio of annual intercrops: A meta-analysis
    2015 338 citations David Makowski, Wopke van der Werf et al. profile →
  3. Positive but variable effects of crop diversification on biodiversity and ecosystem services
    2021 320 citations David Makowski et al. profile →
  4. Reducing pesticide use while preserving crop productivity and profitability on arable farms
    2017 299 citations David Makowski et al. profile →
  5. Atmospheric dryness reduces photosynthesis along a large range of soil water deficits
    2022 260 citations Philippe Ciais, David Makowski et al. Nature Communications profile →
  6. Impact of extreme weather conditions on European crop production in 2018
    2020 224 citations David Makowski et al. profile →
  7. Grain legume-cereal intercropping enhances the use of soil-derived and biologically fixed nitrogen in temperate agroecosystems. A meta-analysis
    2020 162 citations David Makowski et al. European Journal of Agronomy profile →
  8. The productive performance of intercropping
    2023 152 citations David Makowski, Fusuo Zhang et al. profile →
  9. Warming reduces global agricultural production by decreasing cropping frequency and yields
    2022 121 citations Peng Zhu, Zhenong Jin et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  10. Global spatially explicit yield gap time trends reveal regions at risk of future crop yield stagnation
    2024 52 citations David Makowski, Nathaniel D. Mueller et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
David Makowski 4.3k 3.1k 1.9k 1.9k 1.6k 216 9.4k
Matt Liebman 5.5k 1.3× 4.1k 1.3× 2.5k 1.3× 1.5k 0.8× 802 0.5× 176 9.8k
H. van Keulen 4.2k 1.0× 2.1k 0.7× 2.9k 1.5× 2.7k 1.5× 2.3k 1.5× 333 10.6k
Peter Gregory 6.9k 1.6× 2.2k 0.7× 3.5k 1.9× 1.5k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 266 12.4k
Sieglinde S. Snapp 4.1k 0.9× 2.9k 0.9× 3.5k 1.8× 1.2k 0.6× 823 0.5× 227 9.6k
Thomas W. Kuyper 7.7k 1.8× 1.5k 0.5× 4.3k 2.3× 2.1k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 215 13.8k
Marc Corbeels 2.3k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 3.5k 1.9× 2.4k 1.3× 888 0.6× 152 8.2k
Senthold Asseng 7.2k 1.7× 3.2k 1.0× 2.3k 1.2× 5.7k 3.1× 3.2k 2.1× 214 12.1k
John A. Kirkegaard 9.8k 2.3× 4.4k 1.4× 4.8k 2.6× 1.8k 0.9× 701 0.4× 210 14.9k
Andreas Buerkert 2.8k 0.6× 989 0.3× 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 311 7.2k
Jean‐François Soussana 3.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 4.3k 2.3× 2.3k 1.2× 4.0k 2.6× 153 12.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Makowski

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jing, Jingying, David Makowski, Xueqing He, et al.. (2025). Crop rotations synergize yield, nutrition, and revenue: a meta-analysis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9552–9552. 1 indexed citations
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Locatelli, Bruno, David Makowski, Améline Vallet, et al.. (2025). Uncertainties in future ecosystem services under land and climate scenarios: The case of erosion in the Alps. Ecological Modelling. 502. 111041–111041. 2 indexed citations
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Vallet, Améline, et al.. (2025). High‐Resolution Downscaling of Disposable Income in Europe Using Open‐Source Data. Earth s Future. 13(1).
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Iizumi, Toshichika, Toru Sakai, Yoshimitsu Masaki, et al.. (2025). Assessing the capacity of agricultural research and development to increase the stability of global crop yields under climate change. PNAS Nexus. 4(4). pgaf099–pgaf099. 2 indexed citations
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Makowski, David, et al.. (2024). Multi-Objective Optimization for Large-scale Allocation of Soybean Crops. Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. 1174–1182.
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Ciais, Philippe, et al.. (2024). Leveraging Satellite Data With Machine and Deep Learning Techniques for Corn Yield and Price Forecasting. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 62. 1–16. 3 indexed citations
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Brunelle, Thierry, Raja Chakir, Alain Carpentier, et al.. (2024). Reducing chemical inputs in agriculture requires a system change. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 33 indexed citations
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Su, Yang, Philippe Ciais, Ronny Lauerwald, et al.. (2024). Quantifying albedo impact and radiative forcing of management practices in European wheat cropping systems. Environmental Research Letters. 19(7). 74042–74042.
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Abramoff, Rose, Philippe Ciais, Peng Zhu, et al.. (2023). Adaptation Strategies Strongly Reduce the Future Impacts of Climate Change on Simulated Crop Yields. Earth s Future. 11(4). 37 indexed citations
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Guillaume, Thomas, David Makowski, Zamir Libohova, et al.. (2022). Carbon storage in agricultural topsoils and subsoils is promoted by including temporary grasslands into the crop rotation. Geoderma. 422. 115937–115937. 32 indexed citations
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Frampton, Geoff K, Paul Whaley, Micah G. Bennett, et al.. (2022). Principles and framework for assessing the risk of bias for studies included in comparative quantitative environmental systematic reviews. Environmental Evidence. 11(1). 46 indexed citations
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Zhu, Peng, Tae‐Gon Kim, Zhenong Jin, et al.. (2022). The critical benefits of snowpack insulation and snowmelt for winter wheat productivity. Nature Climate Change. 12(5). 485–490. 37 indexed citations
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Liu, Yongwen, Shilong Piao, David Makowski, et al.. (2022). Data-driven quantification of nitrogen enrichment impact on Northern Hemisphere plant biomass. Environmental Research Letters. 17(7). 74032–74032. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Yunhui, David Makowski, Teja Tscharntke, et al.. (2022). Pollination deficits and contributions of pollinators in apple production: A global meta‐analysis. Journal of Applied Ecology. 59(12). 2911–2921. 32 indexed citations
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Qiu, Chunjing, Philippe Ciais, Dan Zhu, et al.. (2021). Large historical carbon emissions from cultivated northern peatlands. Science Advances. 7(23). 52 indexed citations
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Schneider, Kevin, David Makowski, & Wopke van der Werf. (2021). Predicting hotspots for invasive species introduction in Europe. Environmental Research Letters. 16(11). 114026–114026. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, Philippe Ciais, David Makowski, & Shushi Peng. (2018). A global yield dataset for major lignocellulosic bioenergy crops based on field measurements. Scientific Data. 5(1). 180169–180169. 46 indexed citations
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Monod, Hervé, et al.. (2016). A Bayesian approach to model dispersal for decision support. Environmental Modelling & Software. 78. 179–190. 4 indexed citations
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Sharif, Behzad, David Makowski, Finn Plauborg, & Jørgen E. Olesen. (2016). Comparison of regression techniques to predict response of oilseed rape yield to variation in climatic conditions in Denmark. European Journal of Agronomy. 82. 11–20. 35 indexed citations

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