Thomas Gaiser

11.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
208 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Gaiser is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Gaiser has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Plant Science, 82 papers in Soil Science and 78 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Gaiser's work include Climate change impacts on agriculture (61 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (43 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (38 papers). Thomas Gaiser is often cited by papers focused on Climate change impacts on agriculture (61 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (43 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (38 papers). Thomas Gaiser collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and United States. Thomas Gaiser's co-authors include Frank Ewert, Heidi Webber, Amit Kumar Srivastava, Karl Stahr, Jesse B. Naab, Ehsan Eyshi Rezaei, Wenzhi Zeng, Sabine J. Seidel, Birka Wicke and Hella Ellen Ahrends and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Energy & Environmental Science and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Gaiser

202 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Nutrient deficiency effects on root architecture and root-to-shoot ratio in arable crops

2023 127 citations Gina Lopez, Seyed Hamid Ahmadi et al. profile →
Winter wheat yield prediction using convolutional neural networks from environmental and phenological data

2022 103 citations Amit Kumar Srivastava, Gina Lopez et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Thomas Gaiser	2.1k	1.7k	1.5k	1.1k	1.0k	208	5.1k
Kurt Christian Kersebaum	2.7k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	2.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	113	5.5k
Claudio O. Stöckle	2.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	1.9k 1.3×	2.0k 1.8×	944 0.9×	130	5.6k
Haishun Yang	2.5k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	975 0.9×	1.7k 1.7×	72	4.8k
Nadine Brisson	2.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	52	4.2k
Arjan J. Gijsman	2.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	2.3k 1.6×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	27	4.4k
P.A. Leffelaar	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	809 0.5×	939 0.9×	753 0.7×	99	4.7k
Erda Lin	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	432 0.4×	124	4.8k
B. A. Keating	2.2k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	733 0.7×	895 0.9×	75	4.4k
J. W. Jones	3.1k 1.5×	1.6k 0.9×	2.5k 1.7×	1.5k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	79	5.4k
Sotirios V. Archontoulis	2.9k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	696 0.6×	2.1k 2.1×	151	5.4k

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Srivastava, A K, Jaber Rahimi, Karam Alsafadi, et al.. (2025). Modelling mixed crop-livestock systems and climate impact assessment in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 1399–1399. 2 indexed citations

Srivastava, Amit Kumar, Subhabrata Das, Santanu Banerjee, et al.. (2025). Improving landslide susceptibility prediction through ensemble recursive feature elimination and meta-learning framework. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 5170–5170. 9 indexed citations

Ahmadi, Seyed Hamid, Sabine J. Seidel, Gina Lopez, et al.. (2025). Root:shoot ratio of field crops under conventional and conservation tillage: A meta analysis. Soil Use and Management. 41(1). 2 indexed citations

Vanderborght, Jan, et al.. (2025). Decreased root hydraulic traits in German winter wheat cultivars over 100 years of breeding. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 198(1). 4 indexed citations

Gaiser, Thomas, et al.. (2025). Simulating Soil Moisture Dynamics in a Diversified Cropping System Under Heterogeneous Soil Conditions. Agronomy. 15(2). 407–407. 2 indexed citations

Kamali, Bahareh, et al.. (2024). Integration of UAV-sensed features using machine learning methods to assess species richness in wet grassland ecosystems. Ecological Informatics. 83. 102813–102813. 9 indexed citations

Broek, Marijn Van de, et al.. (2024). AMPSOM: A measureable pool soil organic carbon and nitrogen model for arable cropping systems. Environmental Modelling & Software. 185. 106291–106291. 1 indexed citations

Athmann, Miriam, Eusun Han, Ute Perkons, et al.. (2024). Do biopores created by perennial fodder crops improve the growth of subsequent annual crops? A synthesis of multiple field experiments. Field Crops Research. 322. 109687–109687. 3 indexed citations

Seidel, Sabine J., et al.. (2024). Short-Term Response of Soil Organic Carbon Indices to Different Farming Strategies and Crop Rotation Systems in a Semiarid Warm Region. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2024. 1–11. 1 indexed citations

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Gaiser, Thomas, Jan Vanderborght, Andrea Schnepf, et al.. (2024). Responses of field-grown maize to different soil types, water regimes, and contrasting vapor pressure deficit. Biogeosciences. 21(23). 5495–5515. 5 indexed citations

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Lopez, Gina, Sabine J. Seidel, Felix Bauer, et al.. (2024). Multi-year aboveground data of minirhizotron facilities in Selhausen. Scientific Data. 11(1). 674–674. 1 indexed citations

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Abdalla, Khatab, Thomas Gaiser, Sabine J. Seidel, & Johanna Pausch. (2023). Soil organic carbon and nitrogen in aggregates in response to over seven decades of farmyard manure application. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 186(3). 253–258. 6 indexed citations

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Zeng, Wenzhi, Zhipeng Ren, Chang Ao, et al.. (2023). A Fertilization Decision Model for Maize, Rice, and Soybean Based on Machine Learning and Swarm Intelligent Search Algorithms. Agronomy. 13(5). 1400–1400. 12 indexed citations

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Rahnama, Afrasyab, et al.. (2023). Cropping systems and agricultural management strategies affect soil organic carbon dynamics in semi-arid regions. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6. 8 indexed citations

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Ahrends, Hella Ellen, et al.. (2023). Assessing the Within-Field Heterogeneity Using Rapid-Eye NDVI Time Series Data. Agriculture. 13(5). 1029–1029. 2 indexed citations

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Hernández-Ochoa, Ixchel M., Thomas Gaiser, Kurt Christian Kersebaum, et al.. (2022). Model-based design of crop diversification through new field arrangements in spatially heterogeneous landscapes. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 42(4). 46 indexed citations

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Lopez, Gina, Thomas Gaiser, Frank Ewert, & Amit Kumar Srivastava. (2021). Effects of Recent Climate Change on Maize Yield in Southwest Ecuador. Atmosphere. 12(3). 299–299. 10 indexed citations

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Webber, Heidi, Gunnar Lischeid, Michael Sommer, et al.. (2020). No perfect storm for crop yield failure in Germany. Environmental Research Letters. 15(10). 104012–104012. 85 indexed citations

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Ahrends, Hella Ellen, Stefan Siebert, Ehsan Eyshi Rezaei, et al.. (2020). Nutrient supply affects the yield stability of major European crops—a 50 year study. Environmental Research Letters. 16(1). 14003–14003. 27 indexed citations

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Faye, Babacar, Heidi Webber, Jesse B. Naab, et al.. (2018). Impacts of 1.5 versus 2.0 °C on cereal yields in the West African Sudan Savanna. Environmental Research Letters. 13(3). 34014–34014. 71 indexed citations

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