Dr. Jaber Rahimi

Modeling cropping systems and livestock systems to investigate food/feed security.

Research Scientist (2023-current), Land-CRAFT - Center for Landscape Research in Sustainable Agricultural Futures, Aarhus University, Denmark & Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany.
Postdoc (2018-2023), Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany.
Postdoc (2016-2018), Iran National Science Foundation (INSF)-University of Tehran, Iran.
PhD (2012-2016), Agricultural Meteorology, University-College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran.
M.Sc. (2009–2012), Agricultural Meteorology, University-College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran
B.Sc. (2005–2009), Agricultural Engineering – Livestock Science, Abureyhan Campus, University of Tehran, Iran.

Email: jaber.rahimi@kit.edu
Telephone: +49 8821 183 286

Publications list

2024

Rahimi, J.; Haas, E.; Scheer, C.; Grados, D.; Abalos, D.; Aderele, M. O.; Blicher-Mathiesen, G.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.
Aggregation of activity data on crop management can induce large uncertainties in estimates of regional nitrogen budgets
2024. npj Sustainable Agriculture, 2 (1), Art.-Nr.: 7. doi:10.1038/s44264-024-00015-3

2023

Smerald, A.; Kraus, D.; Rahimi, J.; Fuchs, K.; Kiese, R.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Scheer, C.
A redistribution of nitrogen fertiliser across global croplands can help achieve food security within environmental boundaries
2023. Communications Earth & Environment, 4 (1), Art.-Nr.: 315. doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00970-8

Srivastava, A. K.; Ewert, F.; Akinwumiju, A. S.; Zeng, W.; Ceglar, A.; Ezui, K. S.; Adelodun, A.; Adebayo, A.; Sobamowo, J.; Singh, M.; Rahimi, J.; Gaiser, T.
Cassava yield gap—A model-based assessment in Nigeria
2023. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6, Art.-Nr.: 1058775. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2022.1058775

2022

Yao, Z.; Yan, G.; Ma, L.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, H.; Zheng, X.; Wang, R.; Liu, C.; Wang, Y.; Zhu, B.; Zhou, M.; Rahimi, J.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.
Soil C/N ratio is the dominant control of annual N

Rahimi, J.; Fillol, E.; Mutua, J. Y.; Cinardi, G.; Robinson, T. P.; Notenbaert, A. M. O.; Ericksen, P. J.; Graham, M. W.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.
A shift from cattle to camel and goat farming can sustain milk production with lower inputs and emissions in north sub-Saharan Africa’s drylands
2022. Nature Food, 3 (7), 523–531. doi:10.1038/s43016-022-00543-6

Dieng, D.; Cannon, A. J.; Laux, P.; Hald, C.; Adeyeri, O.; Rahimi, J.; Srivastava, A. K.; Mbaye, M. L.; Kunstmann, H.
Multivariate Bias‐Correction of High‐Resolution Regional Climate Change Simulations for West Africa: Performance and Climate Change Implications
2022. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127 (5), e2021JD034836. doi:10.1029/2021JD034836

Srivastava, A. K.; Safaei, N.; Khaki, S.; Lopez, G.; Zeng, W.; Ewert, F.; Gaiser, T.; Rahimi, J.
Winter wheat yield prediction using convolutional neural networks from environmental and phenological data
2022. Scientific Reports, 12 (1), Art.-Nr.: 3215. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-06249-w

2021

Rahimi, J.; Haas, E.; Grote, R.; Kraus, D.; Smerald, A.; Laux, P.; Goopy, J.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.
Beyond livestock carrying capacity in the Sahelian and Sudanian zones of West Africa
2021. Scientific reports, 11, Article no: 22094. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-01706-4

Laux, P.; Rötter, R. P.; Webber, H.; Dieng, D.; Rahimi, J.; Wei, J.; Faye, B.; Srivastava, A. K.; Bliefernicht, J.; Adeyeri, O.; Arnault, J.; Kunstmann, H.
To bias correct or not to bias correct? An agricultural impact modelers’ perspective on regional climate model data
2021. Agricultural and forest meteorology, 304-305, Art.-Nr.: 108406. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108406

Rahimi, J.; Ago, E. E.; Ayantunde, A.; Berger, S.; Bogaert, J.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Cappelaere, B.; Cohard, J.-M.; Demarty, J.; Diouf, A. A.; Falk, U.; Haas, E.; Hiernaux, P.; Kraus, D.; Roupsard, O.; Scheer, C.; Srivastava, A. K.; Tagesson, T.; Grote, R.
Modeling gas exchange and biomass production in West African Sahelian and Sudanian ecological zones
2021. Geoscientific model development, 14 (6), 3789–3812. doi:10.5194/gmd-14-3789-2021

Rahimi, J.; Ago, E. E.; Ayantunde, A.; Bogaert, J.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Cappelaere, B.; Demarty, J.; Diouf, A. A.; Falk, U.; Haas, E.; Hiernaux, P.; Kraus, D.; Roupsard, O.; Scheer, C.; Srivastava, A. K.; Tagesson, T.; Grote, R.
Modelling Gas Exchange and Biomass Production in West African Sahelian and Sudanian Ecological Zones
2021. doi:10.35097/437

Rahimi, J.; Mutua, J. Y.; Notenbaert, A. M. O.; Marshall, K.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.
Heat stress will detrimentally impact future livestock production in East Africa
2021. Nature Food, 2 (2), 88–96. doi:10.1038/s43016-021-00226-8

2020

Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Gettel, G.; Kiese, R.; Fuchs, K.; Werner, C.; Rahimi, J.; Barthel, M.; Merbold, L.
Livestock enclosures in drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa are overlooked hotspots of N

O emissions
2020. Nature Communications, 11 (1), Art.-Nr.: 4644. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18359-y

Rahimi, J.; Mutua, J. Y.; Notenbaert, A. M. O.; Dieng, D.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.
Will dairy cattle production in West Africa be challenged by heat stress in the future?
2020. Climatic change, 161, 665–685. doi:10.1007/s10584-020-02733-2

2019