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Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 62 Scientists Citation in Afghanistan Rankings - 2025
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Crop production
Soil science
Environmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
568
0.951
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Agricultural
Soil Science
Environmental Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
481
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Animal Reproduction
Animal Physiology
Animal Behaviour avior
Stress Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
256
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Soil health
GHG emission
Conservation agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
321
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Animal Science
Nutrition
Microbiology
Food Analysis
Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
189
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant breeding
Crops stress physiology
Crop productio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
254
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
forest society and climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
244
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Agronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
159
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Agriculture
Agronomy
Plant nutritional physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
139
0.914
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Forest regeneration
Forest restoration
Silviculture
Forestr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
104
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Agriculture
Agronomy
Soil Science
Agri-chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
89
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Climate Change Adaptation
Adaptive Strategies
Natural Resources
Forestr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
94
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Marketing and Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
81
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Agronomy
Soil Science
Irrigation and water management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
80
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant Protectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
61
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Agricultural Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
48
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant Genetics & Breeding Stress physiology Phytoremediatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
33
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
52
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Crop Ecology
Crop Productio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
53
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
horticultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
34
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Agriculture - Horticulture - pomolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
53
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biology
Animal science
Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
44
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Animal Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
43
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rural Economic activities
Rural Development - Climate Change- Agricultural Extensio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Food Science and Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
40
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
887,353
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kifayatullah Kakar
Nangarhar University
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
568
0.951
Crop production
Soil science
Environmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
969,121
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gulaqa Anwari
Kunduz University
Kunduz, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
481
0.988
Agricultural
Soil Science
Environmental Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,101,412
34
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Muhammad Azim Bahry
Balkh University
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
256
0.721
Animal Reproduction
Animal Physiology
Animal Behaviour avior
Stress Physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,134,457
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rahmatullah Hashimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
321
0.979
Soil health
GHG emission
Conservation agricultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,230,027
53
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mohammad Mehdi Moheghi
Herat University
Herat, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
189
0.711
Animal Science
Nutrition
Microbiology
Food Analysis
Biochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,245,347
56
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shafiqullah Aryan
Nangarhar University
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
254
0.988
Plant breeding
Crops stress physiology
Crop productio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,262,052
58
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Najibullah Omerkhil
Kunduz University
Kunduz, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
244
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,484,737
89
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Qasimullah Ryan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
159
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,512,136
98
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mohammad Safar Noori|Safar-Noori
Takhar University
Takhar, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
139
0.914
Agriculture
Agronomy
Plant nutritional physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,641,427
122
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Safiullah Khurram
Kabul University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
104
0.881
Forest regeneration
Forest restoration
Silviculture
Forestr
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,694,875
133
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Asmatullah Durani
Nangarhar University
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
89
0.840
Agriculture
Agronomy
Soil Science
Agri-chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,746,758
147
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Qurban Aliyar
Bamyan University
Bamyan, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
94
0.989
Climate Change Adaptation
Adaptive Strategies
Natural Resources
Forestr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,810,363
157
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Meraj Sarwary
Nangarhar University
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
81
0.976
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Marketing and Climate Chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,810,512
158
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nazir Khan Mohammadi
Paktia University
Paktia, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
80
0.964
Agronomy
Soil Science
Irrigation and water management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,840,623
167
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Najibullah Rahmatzai
Baghlan University
Baghlan, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
61
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,853,208
172
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mohammad Masoud Moradi
Herat University
Herat, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
48
0.632
Agricultural Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,922,349
192
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mohammad T Rabbani
Balkh University
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
33
0.508
Plant Genetics & Breeding Stress physiology Phytoremediatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,947,181
198
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hamid Salari
Kabul University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
52
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,967,636
203
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Barakatullah Rabbani
Samangan University
Samangan, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
53
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,984,388
209
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gulagha Sadiq
Kunduz University
Kunduz, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
34
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,995,430
215
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ali Jawed Safdary
Samangan University
Samangan, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
53
0.981
Agriculture - Horticulture - pomolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,011,992
225
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sayed Ibrahim Farkhary
Kabul University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
44
0.846
Biology
Animal science
Ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,019,424
228
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Khushdil Maroof
Nangarhar University
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
43
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,031,286
233
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Muhammad Asef Shaiq
Baghlan University
Baghlan, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
Rural Economic activities
Rural Development - Climate Change- Agricultural Extensio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,078,782
252
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Safiullah Jauhar
Kabul University
Kabul, Afghanistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
40
0.930