John Dimes

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

John Dimes is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Dimes has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 13 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 12 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in John Dimes's work include Climate change impacts on agriculture (19 papers), Agricultural Innovations and Practices (13 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (8 papers). John Dimes is often cited by papers focused on Climate change impacts on agriculture (19 papers), Agricultural Innovations and Practices (13 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (8 papers). John Dimes collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Mali and Zimbabwe. John Dimes's co-authors include Steve Twomlow, M. E. Probert, P. J. M. Cooper, K. P. C. Rao, Bekele Shiferaw, Barry I. Shapiro, B. A. Keating, Ram C. Dalal, W. M. Strong and Bongani Ncube and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Soil Biology and Biochemistry and Environment International.

In The Last Decade

John Dimes

34 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Coping better with current climatic variability in the rain-fed farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: An essential first step in adapting to future climate change?

2008 616 citations P. J. M. Cooper, John Dimes et al. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment profile →
APSIM's water and nitrogen modules and simulation of the dynamics of water and nitrogen in fallow systems

1998 466 citations M. E. Probert, John Dimes et al. Agricultural Systems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Dimes Australia	16	1.0k	888	644	539	416	34	2.1k
Steve Twomlow United Kingdom	22	901 0.9×	873 1.0×	539 0.8×	447 0.8×	692 1.7×	62	2.3k
François Affholder France	21	572 0.6×	648 0.7×	562 0.9×	471 0.9×	485 1.2×	57	1.7k
Walter Mupangwa South Africa	24	763 0.7×	788 0.9×	639 1.0×	732 1.4×	793 1.9×	62	2.0k
Éric Scopel France	26	665 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	720 1.1×	625 1.2×	668 1.6×	92	2.4k
H. Hengsdijk Netherlands	29	927 0.9×	994 1.1×	1.1k 1.7×	417 0.8×	654 1.6×	120	2.9k
Régis Chikowo Zimbabwe	31	730 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	1.0k 1.6×	824 1.5×	854 2.1×	82	2.9k
N. de Ridder Netherlands	23	465 0.5×	622 0.7×	435 0.7×	365 0.7×	509 1.2×	55	1.8k
D.N. Mugendi Kenya	32	657 0.6×	1.5k 1.7×	904 1.4×	919 1.7×	785 1.9×	94	3.2k
Monicah Mucheru‐Muna Kenya	23	411 0.4×	805 0.9×	655 1.0×	611 1.1×	447 1.1×	86	1.9k
Jens B. Aune Norway	26	493 0.5×	588 0.7×	577 0.9×	570 1.1×	641 1.5×	80	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by John Dimes

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Dimes

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dimes, John, et al.. (2017). Are Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Variability and Change Supported by Climate Records? A Case Study of Lower Gweru in Semiarid Central Zimbabwe. Weather Climate and Society. 10(1). 35–49. 19 indexed citations

Snapp, Sieglinde S., et al.. (2016). Doubled-up legume rotations improve soil fertility and maintain productivity under variable conditions in maize-based cropping systems in Malawi. Agricultural Systems. 145. 139–149. 81 indexed citations

Sommer, Rolf, Déborah Bossio, Lulseged Tamene, et al.. (2013). Profitable and sustainable nutrient management systems for East and Southern African smallholder farming systems challenges and opportunities: a synthesis of the Eastern and Southern Africa situation in terms of past experiences, present and future opportunities in promoting nutrients use in Africa. 14 indexed citations

Potgieter, Andries, Daniel Rodrı́guez, Peter N. Davis, & John Dimes. (2013). From information to actionable knowledge: hotspots of food insecurity in Eastern Africa. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 2013. 120–127. 2 indexed citations

Mupangwa, Walter, John Dimes, Sue Walker, & Stephen Twomlow. (2011). Measuring and simulating maize (Zea mays L.) yield responses to reduced tillage and mulching under semi-arid conditions. Agricultural Sciences. 2(3). 167–174. 15 indexed citations

Dimes, John, et al.. (2011). Use of Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Scientific Methods for Climate Forecasting in Southern Zambia and North Western Zimbabwe.. 1(1). 14 indexed citations

Dimes, John, Andries Potgieter, B. M. Prasanna, et al.. (2011). The sustainable intensification of maize-legume farming systems in eastern and southern Africa (SIMLESA) program. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 1–5. 3 indexed citations

Dimes, John, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of APSIM to simulate maize-bean cropping systems in eastern and southern Africa: an alternative approach. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 1–4. 3 indexed citations

Dimes, John, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of water productivity, stover feed quality and farmers' preferences on sweet sorghum cultivar types in the semi-arid regions of Zimbabwe. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 5 indexed citations

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Whitbread, Anthony, M. J. Robertson, Peter Carberry, & John Dimes. (2009). How farming systems simulation can aid the development of more sustainable smallholder farming systems in southern Africa. European Journal of Agronomy. 32(1). 51–58. 90 indexed citations

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Dimes, John, P. J. M. Cooper, & K. P. C. Rao. (2008). Climate change impact on crop productivity in the semi-arid tropics of Zimbabwe in the 21 st century. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 12 indexed citations

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Ncube, Bongani, John Dimes, Mark T. van Wijk, Steve Twomlow, & K.E. Giller. (2008). Productivity and residual benefits of grain legumes to sorghum under semi-arid conditions in south-western Zimbabwe: Unravelling the effects of water and nitrogen using a simulation model. Field Crops Research. 110(2). 173–184. 34 indexed citations

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Cooper, P. J. M., John Dimes, K. P. C. Rao, et al.. (2008). Coping better with current climatic variability in the rain-fed farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: An essential first step in adapting to future climate change?. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 126(1-2). 24–35. 616 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kahinda, Jean‐Marc Mwenge, Johan Rockström, Akpofure E. Taigbenu, & John Dimes. (2007). Rainwater harvesting to enhance water productivity of rainfed agriculture in the semi-arid Zimbabwe. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C. 32(15-18). 1068–1073. 72 indexed citations

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Cooper, P. J. M., Piara Singh, John Dimes, et al.. (2006). New Tools, Methods, and Approaches in Natural Resource Management. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 2 indexed citations

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Ncube, Bongani, John Dimes, Steve Twomlow, Walter Mupangwa, & K.E. Giller. (2006). Raising the productivity of smallholder farms under semi-arid conditions by use of small doses of manure and nitrogen: a case of participatory research. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 77(1). 53–67. 45 indexed citations

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Twomlow, Stephen, et al.. (2006). Spreading the word on fertilizer in ZimbabweGlobal Theme on Agroecosystems Report no. 24. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 3 indexed citations

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Probert, M. E., Robert J. Delve, S.K. Kimani, & John Dimes. (2004). Modelling nitrogen mineralization from manures: representing quality aspects by varying C:N ratio of sub-pools. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 37(2). 279–287. 112 indexed citations

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Carberry, P. S., M. E. Probert, John Dimes, B. A. Keating, & R. L. McCown. (2002). Role of modelling in improving nutrient efficiency in cropping systems. Plant and Soil. 245(1). 193–203. 15 indexed citations

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Probert, M. E., John Dimes, B. A. Keating, Ram C. Dalal, & W. M. Strong. (1998). APSIM's water and nitrogen modules and simulation of the dynamics of water and nitrogen in fallow systems. Agricultural Systems. 56(1). 1–28. 466 indexed citations breakdown →

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