Latha Nagarajan

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 587 citations indexed

About

Latha Nagarajan is a scholar working on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Latha Nagarajan has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 587 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 20 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Latha Nagarajan's work include Agricultural Economics and Practices (11 papers), Agricultural Innovations and Practices (9 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (8 papers). Latha Nagarajan is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural Economics and Practices (11 papers), Agricultural Innovations and Practices (9 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (8 papers). Latha Nagarajan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Mexico. Latha Nagarajan's co-authors include R. Rabbinge, Christian O. Dimkpa, P.S. Bindraban, Carl E. Pray, Mélinda Smale, Guillaume Gruère, Paul Glewwe, Hiroyuki Takeshima, David J. Spielman and Jikun Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Latha Nagarajan

36 papers receiving 544 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.

Revisiting fertilisers and fertilisation strategies for improved nutrient uptake by plants

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Latha Nagarajan United States	10	312	157	152	72	51	40	587
Dilip Nandwani United States	13	454 1.5×	78 0.5×	134 0.9×	63 0.9×	29 0.6×	52	714
J. M. R. Semoka Tanzania	14	260 0.8×	57 0.4×	185 1.2×	102 1.4×	67 1.3×	52	516
Noah Adamtey Switzerland	16	243 0.8×	83 0.5×	233 1.5×	113 1.6×	83 1.6×	40	639
Elena Testani Italy	14	307 1.0×	47 0.3×	200 1.3×	165 2.3×	39 0.8×	42	602
Hirak Banerjee India	17	609 2.0×	51 0.3×	331 2.2×	269 3.7×	35 0.7×	108	935
Yuchun Zhu China	10	161 0.5×	163 1.0×	133 0.9×	46 0.6×	46 0.9×	26	570
Liyue Guo China	14	368 1.2×	67 0.4×	343 2.3×	133 1.8×	53 1.0×	22	823
Craig Osteen United States	12	271 0.9×	108 0.7×	66 0.4×	48 0.7×	12 0.2×	41	621
Xiaoqiang Jiao China	13	196 0.6×	94 0.6×	140 0.9×	98 1.4×	82 1.6×	37	557

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Latha Nagarajan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nagarajan, Latha, Upendra Singh, Yam Kanta Gaihre, et al.. (2025). Global-scale meta-analysis reveals enhanced cereal yields through sulfur and zinc fertilization. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 131(3). 593–612. 1 indexed citations

Carcedo, Ana Julia Paula, André A. Diatta, Pape Ibrahima Djighaly, et al.. (2025). Towards site-specific nutrient management strategies: An open database in Senegal. The Science of The Total Environment. 969. 178926–178926. 1 indexed citations

Ngoma, Hambulo, Brian P. Mulenga, P.S. Setimela, et al.. (2025). The dawn of a legume revolution in Southern Africa: trends, drivers, and implications. Food Security. 17(6). 1493–1515.

Snapp, Sieglinde S., Jordan Chamberlin, Leigh Winowiecki, et al.. (2024). Realizing soil health for food security in Africa. Nature Sustainability. 8(1). 3–5. 5 indexed citations

Singh, Upendra N., et al.. (2024). Teff ( Eragrostis tef ) dry matter yield, nutrient uptake partitioning, and nitrogen use efficiency indices affected by nitrogen rate under balanced fertilization. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(1). 2 indexed citations

Gomathy, V., et al.. (2024). AI-based Predictive Framework for Lithium-Ion Battery Life Cycle Estimation for optimizing Electric Vehicle Consistency. 696–702.

Anderson, Jock R., Latha Nagarajan, Anwar Naseem, Carl E. Pray, & Thomas Reardon. (2021). New Corona Virus, Food Security and Identifying Policy Options. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 77–88. 1 indexed citations

Nagarajan, Latha, Anwar Naseem, & Carl E. Pray. (2016). The political economy of genetically modified maize in Kenya. MOspace Institutional Repository (University of Missouri). 19(2). 198–214. 1 indexed citations

Pray, Carl E. & Latha Nagarajan. (2013). Role of Biotechnology in Stimulating Agribusiness R&D Investment in India. 16(2). 104–111. 8 indexed citations

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Takeshima, Hiroyuki & Latha Nagarajan. (2012). Minor millets in Tamil Nadu, India: local market participation, on-farm diversity and farmer welfare. Environment and Development Economics. 17(5). 603–632. 9 indexed citations

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Nagarajan, Latha, et al.. (2011). A Marginal Analysis of Agricultural Credit Allocation by Arable Crop Farmers in Benue State, Nigeria. 3(2). 81–86. 2 indexed citations

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Pray, Carl E., Latha Nagarajan, Luping Li, et al.. (2011). Potential Impact of Biotechnology on Adaption of Agriculture to Climate Change: The Case of Drought Tolerant Rice Breeding in Asia. Sustainability. 3(10). 1723–1741. 30 indexed citations

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Pray, Carl E. & Latha Nagarajan. (2010). Price controls and biotechnology innovation: are state government policies reducing research and innovation by the Ag biotech industry in India?. MOspace Institutional Repository (University of Missouri). 13(4). 297–307. 8 indexed citations

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Pray, Carl E. & Latha Nagarajan. (2009). Pearl millet and sorghum improvement in India. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 295–316. 3 indexed citations

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Nagarajan, Latha, et al.. (2009). INTEGRATED APPROACHES IN SMALL MILLETS CONSERVATION: A CASE FROM KOLLI HILLS, INDIA. Acta Horticulturae. 79–84. 3 indexed citations

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Smale, Mélinda, Patricia Zambrano, Guillaume Gruère, et al.. (2009). Measuring the Economic Impacts of Transgenic Crops in Developing Agriculture during the First Decade: Approaches, Findings, and Future Directions. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 17 indexed citations

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Nagarajan, Latha, Mélinda Smale, & Paul Glewwe. (2007). Determinants of millet diversity at the household‐farm and village‐community levels in the drylands of India: the role of local seed systems. Agricultural Economics. 36(2). 157–167. 26 indexed citations

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Nagarajan, Latha & Mélinda Smale. (2007). Village seed systems and the biological diversity of millet crops in marginal environments of India. Euphytica. 155(1-2). 167–182. 22 indexed citations

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Nagarajan, Latha. (2005). Managing millet diversity : farmer's choices, seed systems and genetic resource policy in India. UMI Dissertation Services eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Nagarajan, Latha, et al.. (2002). Managing millet diversity on farms in India: farmers' choices, seed systems and genetic resource policy.. 37–40. 1 indexed citations

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