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Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 46 Scientists Citation in Zambia Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ecosystem Services
Climate Change
Environment
Rural livelihoods
Forestr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,706
5,008
0.878
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sustainable agriculture technology evaluation
impact evaluatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
954
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Soil Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
949
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
rural development
agricultural economics
rural extensio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,433
678
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Applied entomology
Integrated Pest management
Indigenous knowledge
climate change and pest outbreak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
548
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Agricultural Markets and Price Analysis
Agribusiness Development and Entrepreneurship
Agricultural Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
878
575
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Crop Protection
Plant Breeding
Biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
611
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Forestry
agroforestry
community forestry
rural livelihoods
extensio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
456
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Animal Reproductio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596
113
0.190
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Horticulture & under utilized plants
Stress physiology
Sustainable agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
226
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
193
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant Pathology
Molecular Characterisation
Genotyping
Molecular marker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
420
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Agricultural economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429
145
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant Pathology Mycotoxins Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
340
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Soil Science
Plant Nutrition
Heavy Metal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
321
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Systematics
Taxonomy
Biodiversity
Ethnobotany
Evolutionary Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
138
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Agricultural economics and agribusines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
173
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Agriculture
Climate Change
Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
335
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Forest growth modeling
Data science
Micrometeorolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
229
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Water management
Water engineering
Sustainable Development
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
65
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Value chain analysis & development
Rural livelihood strategies
Impact assessment of agricultural interventions
Food and agri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
237
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
258
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plant breeder
Molecular Geneticis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
153
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Soil Fertility
Climate Smart Agriculture
Drought and Flood Mapping
Soil Conservation
Land Evaluation and Environmental Impact Assessmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
157
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dendrochronology
Biomass Resource Assessment
Wood quality assessment
Sawmillin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
64
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,540
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Felix Kanungwe Kalaba
Copperbelt University
Kitwe, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,706
5,008
0.878
Ecosystem Services
Climate Change
Environment
Rural livelihoods
Forestr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,205
27
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kuntashula Elias
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
954
0.537
Sustainable agriculture technology evaluation
impact evaluatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,250
29
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lungu, Obed I.
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
949
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,910
31
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomson Kalinda
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,433
678
0.473
rural development
agricultural economics
rural extensio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,749
48
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Phillip Oy Nkunika
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
548
0.495
Applied entomology
Integrated Pest management
Indigenous knowledge
climate change and pest outbreak
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
752,326
61
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chewe Nkonde
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
878
575
0.655
Agricultural Markets and Price Analysis
Agribusiness Development and Entrepreneurship
Agricultural Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806,179
75
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Patrick Chiza Chikoti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
611
0.811
Crop Protection
Plant Breeding
Biotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
861,308
86
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gillian Kabwe
Copperbelt University
Kitwe, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
456
0.709
Forestry
agroforestry
community forestry
rural livelihoods
extensio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,439
95
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alfred M Mwanza
Kwame Nkrumah University
Kabwe, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596
113
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
935,547
108
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mebelo Mataa
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
226
0.428
Horticulture & under utilized plants
Stress physiology
Sustainable agricultur
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,698
110
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Austin Ng'Andu
Mulungushi University
Kabwe, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
193
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,003,017
132
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rabson Mulenga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
420
0.935
Plant Pathology
Molecular Characterisation
Genotyping
Molecular marker
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,022,574
139
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hamukwala Priscilla|Precious Hamukwala
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429
145
0.338
Agricultural economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,049,177
148
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paul Walubita Kachapulula
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
340
0.846
Plant Pathology Mycotoxins Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,085,949
159
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
BH Chishala
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
321
0.872
Soil Science
Plant Nutrition
Heavy Metal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,106,560
165
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chuba David
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
138
0.393
Plant Systematics
Taxonomy
Biodiversity
Ethnobotany
Evolutionary Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,122,451
171
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Emmanuel Musaba
Mulungushi University
Kabwe, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
173
0.512
Agricultural economics and agribusines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,125,301
172
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chavula Petros
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
335
1.000
Agriculture
Climate Change
Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,135,013
174
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Phillimon Ng'andwe
Copperbelt University
Kitwe, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
229
0.698
Forest growth modeling
Data science
Micrometeorolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,144,878
178
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ryan Chola
Lusaka Apex Medical University
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
65
0.202
Water management
Water engineering
Sustainable Development
Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,149,668
179
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rebecca Namulindwa Kiwanuka-Lubinda
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
237
0.748
Value chain analysis & development
Rural livelihood strategies
Impact assessment of agricultural interventions
Food and agri
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,217,199
214
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mathias Tembo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
258
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,297,362
232
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Langa Tembo
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
153
0.662
Plant breeder
Molecular Geneticis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,379,275
262
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Kaluba
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
157
0.801
Soil Fertility
Climate Smart Agriculture
Drought and Flood Mapping
Soil Conservation
Land Evaluation and Environmental Impact Assessmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,474,110
306
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Francis Munalula
Copperbelt University
Kitwe, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
64
0.390
Dendrochronology
Biomass Resource Assessment
Wood quality assessment
Sawmillin