| Prairie strips improve biodiversity and the delivery of multiple ecosystem services from corn–soybean croplands LA Schulte, J Niemi, MJ Helmers, M Liebman, JG Arbuckle, DE James, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 (42), 11247-11252, 2017 | 395 | 2017 |
| Targeting perennial vegetation in agricultural landscapes for enhancing ecosystem services H Asbjornsen, V Hernandez-Santana, M Liebman, J Bayala, J Chen, ... Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 29 (2), 101-125, 2014 | 367 | 2014 |
| Assessment of concentrated flow through riparian buffers MG Dosskey, MJ Helmers, DE Eisenhauer, TG Franti, KD Hoagland Journal of soil and water conservation 57 (6), 336-343, 2002 | 246 | 2002 |
| Effects of subsurface drainage tiles on streamflow in Iowa agricultural watersheds: Exploratory hydrograph analysis KE Schilling, M Helmers Hydrological Processes: An International Journal 22 (23), 4497-4506, 2008 | 209 | 2008 |
| Performance evaluation of four field-scale agricultural drainage denitrification bioreactors in Iowa L Christianson, A Bhandari, M Helmers, K Kult, T Sutphin, R Wolf Transactions of the ASABE 55 (6), 2163-2174, 2012 | 200 | 2012 |
| Calibration and validation of DRAINMOD to design subsurface drainage systems for Iowa's tile landscapes R Singh, MJ Helmers, Z Qi Agricultural water management 85 (3), 221-232, 2006 | 192 | 2006 |
| A practice-oriented review of woodchip bioreactors for subsurface agricultural drainage LE Christianson, A Bhandari, MJ Helmers Applied engineering in agriculture 28 (6), 861-874, 2012 | 183 | 2012 |
| Seasonal patterns in depth of water uptake under contrasting annual and perennial systems in the Corn Belt Region of the Midwestern US H Asbjornsen, G Shepherd, M Helmers, G Mora Plant and Soil 308, 69-92, 2008 | 178 | 2008 |
| Maximum soil organic carbon storage in Midwest US cropping systems when crops are optimally nitrogen-fertilized HJ Poffenbarger, DW Barker, MJ Helmers, FE Miguez, DC Olk, JE Sawyer, ... PLoS One 12 (3), e0172293, 2017 | 174 | 2017 |
| Nitrogen application rate effect on nitrate-nitrogen concentration and loss in subsurface drainage for a corn-soybean rotation PA Lawlor, MJ Helmers, JL Baker, SW Melvin, DW Lemke Transactions of the ASABE 51 (1), 83-94, 2008 | 173 | 2008 |
| Variation in water uptake dynamics among contrasting agricultural and native plant communities in the Midwestern US H Asbjornsen, G Mora, MJ Helmers Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 121 (4), 343-356, 2007 | 168 | 2007 |
| Drought impact on crop production and the soil environment: 2012 experiences from Iowa MM Al-Kaisi, RW Elmore, JG Guzman, HM Hanna, CE Hart, MJ Helmers, ... Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 68 (1), 19A-24A, 2013 | 167 | 2013 |
| Rye cover crop effects on maize: A system-level analysis RA Martinez-Feria, R Dietzel, M Liebman, MJ Helmers, SV Archontoulis Field Crops Research 196, 145-159, 2016 | 157 | 2016 |
| Sediment removal by prairie filter strips in row‐cropped ephemeral watersheds MJ Helmers, X Zhou, H Asbjornsen, R Kolka, MD Tomer, RM Cruse Journal of environmental quality 41 (5), 1531-1539, 2012 | 152 | 2012 |
| Predicting crop yields and soil‐plant nitrogen dynamics in the US Corn Belt SV Archontoulis, MJ Castellano, MA Licht, V Nichols, M Baum, I Huber, ... Crop Science 60 (2), 721-738, 2020 | 149 | 2020 |
| Financial comparison of seven nitrate reduction strategies for Midwestern agricultural drainage L Christianson, J Tyndall, M Helmers Water Resources and Economics 2, 30-56, 2013 | 149 | 2013 |
| Sustainable intensification of agricultural drainage MJ Castellano, SV Archontoulis, MJ Helmers, HJ Poffenbarger, J Six Nature sustainability 2 (10), 914-921, 2019 | 148 | 2019 |
| Review of Pesticide Retention Processes Occurring in Buffer Strips Receiving Agricultural Runoff1 K Arora, SK Mickelson, MJ Helmers, JL Baker JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association 46 (3), 618-647, 2010 | 142 | 2010 |
| Soil water dynamics under winter rye cover crop in central Iowa Z Qi, MJ Helmers Vadose Zone Journal 9 (1), 53-60, 2010 | 135 | 2010 |
| Nutrient removal by prairie filter strips in agricultural landscapes X Zhou, MJ Helmers, H Asbjornsen, R Kolka, MD Tomer, RM Cruse Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 69 (1), 54-64, 2014 | 134 | 2014 |