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Ireland 139 Scientists H-Index Agriculture & Forestry Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Animal genetic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
55
0.671
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
Modelling
Precision livestock farming and sensor
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
42
0.724
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
LCA
Circular Bioeconomy
Sustainable Food Systems
Soil Scienc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
40
0.702
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
greenhouse gas emissions
nitrous oxide
agricultural sustainability
water quality
soil scienc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
37
0.725
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
agriculture
environment
water quality
greenhouse gas emissions
N2
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
37
0.725
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Soil ecology
earthworms
stable isotopes
food authenticatio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
34
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Genetics
Biotechnology
AgriResearch
Climate Smart Agriculture
SDG
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
35
0.686
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Meat science
Animal production
Meat Quality
Muscle biology
Mea
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
44
0.917
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Crop Scienc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
33
0.702
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
animal
behaviour
welfare
pig
co
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
31
0.660
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Plant Science
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gases
Soil Science
Atmospheric Scienc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
34
0.739
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Bio-Based Refineries
Biomass Valorisation
Industrial Biotechnology
Microbial Biomanufacturin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
39
0.867
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
smart systems in agri-food
food chain traceability
biosystems engineering
bio-energ
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
21
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
PLant Physiology Growth Water Transpor
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
27
0.659
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
biosystems
engineering
mechanisation
energy
crop productio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
28
0.683
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
dairy technology
cheese
spray drying
physic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
21
0.553
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Agriculture
Soil Science
Nutrient Cycling
Carbon Sequestration
Environmental Scienc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
30
0.811
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Economics Policy Agri-food Modellin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
25
0.676
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
agriculture
grazing
dairy cows
heifers
calve
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
28
0.778
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Bovine Immunolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
26
0.722
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Food Processing
Protein Functionality
Dairy Technology
Food Packagin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
34
0.971
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Agricultur
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
28
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Soil carbon stocks
greenhouse gases
land use change
forest
peatlan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Crop biotechnology
genetic engineering
disease resistanc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
25
0.781
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Aquaculture
Growth & Feeding
Salmon
Cod
Turbo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
16
0.533
Donagh Berry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
55
0.671
Laurence Shalloo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
42
0.724
Modelling
Precision livestock farming and sensor
Nicholas M Holden
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
40
0.702
LCA
Circular Bioeconomy
Sustainable Food Systems
Soil Scienc
Karl G. Richards
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
37
0.725
greenhouse gas emissions
nitrous oxide
agricultural sustainability
water quality
soil scienc
Karl Richards
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
37
0.725
agriculture
environment
water quality
greenhouse gas emissions
N2
Olaf Schmidt
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
34
0.667
Soil ecology
earthworms
stable isotopes
food authenticatio
Charles Spillane
University of Galway
Galway, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
35
0.686
Genetics
Biotechnology
AgriResearch
Climate Smart Agriculture
SDG
Mohammed Gagaoua
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
44
0.917
Meat science
Animal production
Meat Quality
Muscle biology
Mea
Fiona Doohan
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
33
0.702
Laura Boyle
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
31
0.660
animal
behaviour
welfare
pig
co
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Gary Lanigan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
34
0.739
Plant Science
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gases
Soil Science
Atmospheric Scienc
Gaurav Rajauria
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
39
0.867
Bio-Based Refineries
Biomass Valorisation
Industrial Biotechnology
Microbial Biomanufacturin
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-energ
Wieland Fricke
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
27
0.659
PLant Physiology Growth Water Transpor
Kevin P Mcdonnell
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
28
0.683
biosystems
engineering
mechanisation
energy
crop productio
Donal J O'Callaghan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
21
0.553
dairy technology
cheese
spray drying
physic
David P. Wall
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
30
0.811
Agriculture
Soil Science
Nutrient Cycling
Carbon Sequestration
Environmental Scienc
Thia Hennessy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
25
0.676
Economics Policy Agri-food Modellin
Emer Kennedy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
28
0.778
agriculture
grazing
dairy cows
heifers
calve
Kieran Meade
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
26
0.722
Farhad Garavand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
34
0.971
Food Processing
Protein Functionality
Dairy Technology
Food Packagin
John Spink
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
28
0.800
Kenneth Byrne
University of Limerick
Limerick, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
Soil carbon stocks
greenhouse gases
land use change
forest
peatlan
Ewen Mullins
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
25
0.781
Crop biotechnology
genetic engineering
disease resistanc
Richard D Fitzgerald
University of Galway
Galway, Ireland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
16
0.533
Aquaculture
Growth & Feeding
Salmon
Cod
Turbo