M. V. K. Sivakumar

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

M. V. K. Sivakumar is a scholar working on Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. V. K. Sivakumar has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Plant Science, 37 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 31 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in M. V. K. Sivakumar's work include Climate change impacts on agriculture (23 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (18 papers) and Climate variability and models (15 papers). M. V. K. Sivakumar is often cited by papers focused on Climate change impacts on agriculture (23 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (18 papers) and Climate variability and models (15 papers). M. V. K. Sivakumar collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and India. M. V. K. Sivakumar's co-authors include Roger S. Pulwarty, Donald A. Wilhite, S M Virmani, Raymond P. Motha, Jim Wallace, H. P. DAS, Orivaldo Brunini, Bruce E. Allison, Karlheinz Michels and Robert Stefański and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Climate, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

In The Last Decade

M. V. K. Sivakumar

112 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

  1. Managing drought risk in a changing climate: The role of national drought policy
    2014 434 citations Donald A. Wilhite, M. V. K. Sivakumar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. V. K. Sivakumar Switzerland 36 2.2k 1.2k 1.1k 1.1k 595 119 4.4k
Pierre Hiernaux France 45 2.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 861 0.8× 624 0.6× 784 1.3× 163 5.5k
L. Stroosnijder Netherlands 44 1.7k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 3.0k 2.8× 982 0.9× 253 0.4× 174 6.1k
Pierluigi Calanca Switzerland 35 2.4k 1.1× 927 0.8× 683 0.6× 963 0.9× 1.3k 2.1× 111 4.4k
G. Fischer Austria 20 2.2k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 491 0.5× 787 0.7× 999 1.7× 47 5.0k
Andrea Toreti Italy 36 2.6k 1.2× 1.0k 0.8× 384 0.4× 936 0.9× 1.4k 2.4× 102 4.7k
Anne Gobin Belgium 28 974 0.4× 596 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 797 0.7× 233 0.4× 113 3.3k
Robert J. Zomer China 23 1.8k 0.8× 605 0.5× 943 0.9× 476 0.4× 480 0.8× 44 4.4k
K. E. Saxton United States 27 1.6k 0.8× 429 0.3× 2.1k 1.9× 864 0.8× 1.0k 1.7× 65 5.5k
John P. A. Lamers Germany 32 866 0.4× 539 0.4× 1.2k 1.1× 898 0.8× 200 0.3× 138 3.4k
Alex C. Ruane United States 36 2.4k 1.1× 3.1k 2.5× 1.2k 1.1× 2.4k 2.2× 750 1.3× 99 6.1k

Countries citing papers authored by M. V. K. Sivakumar

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. V. K. Sivakumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. V. K. Sivakumar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. V. K. Sivakumar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. V. K. Sivakumar 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 M. V. K. Sivakumar. M. V. K. Sivakumar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sivakumar, M. V. K.. (2015). Building Climate Resilience through Disaster Risk Reduction. 64(1). 3–7. 1 indexed citations
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Skjelvåg, Arne Oddvar, Simone Orlandini, M. V. K. Sivakumar, et al.. (2008). Symposium on Climate Change and Variability – Agro Meteorological Monitoring and Coping Strategies for Agriculture. Oscarsborg, Norway. June 3-6 2008. Book of abstracts. 2 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, M. V. K.. (2007). Climate and Land Degradation. Environmental science and engineering. 185 indexed citations
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Hansen, James & M. V. K. Sivakumar. (2006). Advances in applying climate prediction to agriculture. Climate Research. 33. 1–2. 23 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, M. V. K., H. P. DAS, & Orivaldo Brunini. (2005). Impacts of Present and Future Climate Variability and Change on Agriculture and Forestry in the Arid and Semi-Arid Tropics. Climatic Change. 70(1-2). 31–72. 241 indexed citations
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Wilhite, Donald A., M. V. K. Sivakumar, & Deborah Wood. (2000). Improving Drought Early Warning Systems in the Context of Drought Preparedness and Mitigation. Insecta mundi. 1(5695). 566–566. 12 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, M. V. K., et al.. (2000). Correlation between weather parameters and seed yield of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) genotypes.. Journal of Agrometeorology. 2(1). 101–102. 1 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, M. V. K., et al.. (1999). Effect of year and fertilizer on water-use efficiency of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) in Niger. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 132(2). 139–148. 27 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, M. V. K., et al.. (1997). AGROECOLOGICAL ZONES AND THE ASSESSMENT OF CROP PRODUCTION POTENTIAL. DISCUSSION. 352(1356). 907–916. 1 indexed citations
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Kijne, J. W., et al.. (1997). Meeting Water Requirements of an Expanding World Population: Discussion. 352(1356). 929–936. 13 indexed citations
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Mayus, M., Bruce E. Allison, & M. V. K. Sivakumar. (1996). Windbreak effects on millet growth in the Sudano-Sahelian zone.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 99–114. 2 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, M. V. K., et al.. (1996). Growth, yield and plant-water relations of four cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) cultivars in the Sahel. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 126(2). 183–190. 4 indexed citations
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Michels, Karlheinz, M. V. K. Sivakumar, & Bruce E. Allison. (1993). Wind erosion in the Southern Sahelian Zone and induced constraints to pearl millet production. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 67(1-2). 65–77. 28 indexed citations
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Robock, Alan, et al.. (1993). Use of general circulation model output in the creation of climate change scenarios for impact analysis. Climatic Change. 23(4). 293–335. 76 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, M. V. K., et al.. (1991). Soil water balance in the Sudano-Sahelian zone. 63 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, M. V. K., et al.. (1987). Agroclimatology of West Africa: Burkina Faso. Current Protocols in Immunology. Appendix 1. Appendix 1G–Appendix 1G. 24 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, M. V. K., et al.. (1987). Agroclimatic aspects in planning for improved productivity of Alfisols. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 1 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, M. V. K. & Piara Singh. (1987). Response of Chickpea Cultivars to Water Stress in a Semi-arid Environment. Experimental Agriculture. 23(1). 53–61. 13 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, M. V. K., et al.. (1984). Agroclimatology of West Africa: Mali. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 16 indexed citations

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