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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
![Donagh Berry](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/34/4515197.jpg)
Animal genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
54
0.675
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
![Laurence Shalloo](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Modelling
Precision livestock farming and sensors
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
41
0.719
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
![Nicholas M Holden](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9b/1810302.jpg)
LCA
Circular Bioeconomy
Sustainable Food Systems
Soil Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
40
0.727
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
![Olaf Schmidt](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/dd/1810929.jpg)
Soil ecology
earthworms
stable isotopes
food authentication
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
33
0.647
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
![Karl G. Richards](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d6/4515211.jpg)
greenhouse gas emissions
nitrous oxide
agricultural sustainability
water quality
soil science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
36
0.720
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
![Karl Richards](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7e/4515213.jpg)
agriculture
environment
water quality
greenhouse gas emissions
N2O
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
36
0.720
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
![Charles Spillane](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/22/1839898.jpg)
Genetics
Biotechnology
AgriResearch
Climate Smart Agriculture
SDGs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
35
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
![Gary Lanigan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5d/4515215.jpg)
Plant Science
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gases
Soil Science
Atmospheric Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
33
0.702
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
![Mohammed Gagaoua](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4c/4515230.jpg)
Meat science
Animal production
Meat Quality
Muscle biology
Meat
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
41
0.891
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
![Fiona Doohan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/43/1802714.jpg)
Crop Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
31
0.674
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
![Laura Boyle](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/63/4515224.jpg)
animal
behaviour
welfare
pig
cow
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
31
0.689
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
![Shane Ward](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
smart systems in agri-food
food chain traceability
biosystems engineering
bio-energy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
21
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
![Wieland Fricke](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
PLant Physiology Growth Water Transport
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
26
0.650
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
![Kevin P Mcdonnell](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/aa/1794848.jpg)
biosystems
engineering
mechanisation
energy
crop production
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
26
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
![Donal J O'Callaghan](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
dairy technology
cheese
spray drying
physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
20
0.513
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
![Gaurav Rajauria](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b3/914613.jpg)
Bio-Based Refineries
Biomass Valorisation
Industrial Biotechnology
Microbial Biomanufacturing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
34
0.895
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
![Thia Hennessy](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ec/1870691.jpg)
Economics Policy Agri-food Modelling
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
25
0.676
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
![Emer Kennedy](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/89/4515231.jpg)
agriculture
grazing
dairy cows
heifers
calves
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
27
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
![Kieran Meade](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7f/914648.jpg)
Bovine Immunology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
25
0.694
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
![David P. Wall](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/40/4515245.jpg)
Agriculture
Soil Science
Nutrient Cycling
Carbon Sequestration
Environmental Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
28
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
![John Spink](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Agriculture
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
27
0.771
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
![Kenneth Byrne](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3f/1794802.jpg)
Soil carbon stocks
greenhouse gases
land use change
forest
peatland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
22
0.647
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
![Farhad Garavand](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ac/4515265.jpg)
Food Processing
Protein Functionality
Dairy Technology
Food Packaging
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
30
0.968
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
![Ewen Mullins](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/00/4515235.jpg)
Crop biotechnology
genetic engineering
disease resistance
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
24
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
![Maarten Nieuwenhuis](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a5/1797938.jpg)
Forestry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
19
0.633
Donagh Berry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
54
0.675
Laurence Shalloo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
41
0.719
Modelling
Precision livestock farming and sensors
Nicholas M Holden
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
40
0.727
LCA
Circular Bioeconomy
Sustainable Food Systems
Soil Science
Olaf Schmidt
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
33
0.647
Soil ecology
earthworms
stable isotopes
food authentication
Karl G. Richards
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
36
0.720
greenhouse gas emissions
nitrous oxide
agricultural sustainability
water quality
soil science
Karl Richards
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
36
0.720
agriculture
environment
water quality
greenhouse gas emissions
N2O
Charles Spillane
University of Galway
Galway, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
35
0.714
Genetics
Biotechnology
AgriResearch
Climate Smart Agriculture
SDGs
Gary Lanigan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
33
0.702
Plant Science
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gases
Soil Science
Atmospheric Science
Mohammed Gagaoua
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
41
0.891
Meat science
Animal production
Meat Quality
Muscle biology
Meat
Fiona Doohan
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
31
0.674
Laura Boyle
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
31
0.689
animal
behaviour
welfare
pig
cow
Shane Ward
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
21
0.500
smart systems in agri-food
food chain traceability
biosystems engineering
bio-energy
Wieland Fricke
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
26
0.650
PLant Physiology Growth Water Transport
Kevin P Mcdonnell
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
26
0.667
biosystems
engineering
mechanisation
energy
crop production
Donal J O'Callaghan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
20
0.513
dairy technology
cheese
spray drying
physics
Gaurav Rajauria
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
34
0.895
Bio-Based Refineries
Biomass Valorisation
Industrial Biotechnology
Microbial Biomanufacturing
Thia Hennessy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
25
0.676
Economics Policy Agri-food Modelling
Emer Kennedy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
27
0.750
agriculture
grazing
dairy cows
heifers
calves
Kieran Meade
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
25
0.694
David P. Wall
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
28
0.800
Agriculture
Soil Science
Nutrient Cycling
Carbon Sequestration
Environmental Science
John Spink
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
27
0.771
Kenneth Byrne
University of Limerick
Limerick, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
22
0.647
Soil carbon stocks
greenhouse gases
land use change
forest
peatland
Farhad Garavand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
30
0.968
Food Processing
Protein Functionality
Dairy Technology
Food Packaging
Ewen Mullins
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
24
0.800
Crop biotechnology
genetic engineering
disease resistance
Maarten Nieuwenhuis
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
19
0.633