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South Africa Scientists H-Index Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Rankings in South Africa 2025
AD Scientific Index evaluates the academic productivity and efficiency of scientists and institutions based on the H-index, i10 index, and citation counts. In addition to total H-index rankings, you can also explore rankings and analyses by "Scientists Last 6 Years H-index" and by subject.
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :51
Marine and Plants Natural Products Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Nanomaterials
Medicinal Chemistry
Biotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :52
Plant Molecular and Physiological Responses to stress
Plant Biotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
17
0.810
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :53
Evolutionary biology
plant-animal interactions
chemical ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
16
0.762
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :54
Forest Silviculture
Vegetation Management
Coppice Management
Plantation Regeneration
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
11
0.524
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :55
Medicinal Plants
Phytomedicine
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :56
Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology
Phytobacteriology
Heavy metals
Ionomics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :57
Ecosystems Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiological Ecology
Conservation Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :58
Stem cell research
Bioprospecting
Medicinal Plants
Pharmacology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :59
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
17
0.944
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :60
Plant Pathology
Mycology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
16
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :61
Plant Breeding
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
16
0.941
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :62
Metabolomics
Chemo-metrics
Plant pathology
Natural products
Plant-soil-microbiome interaction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
16
0.941
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :63
Diabetes
Obesity
NAFLD
medicinal plants
natural products
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :64
Plant science
germplasm conservation
plant biochemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :65
Plant Nematology
Plant protection
Integrtaed Nematode Management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
10
0.588
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :66
Plant Protection
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
10
0.588
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :67
Rust pathology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :68
Ecology
savanna ecology
plant traits
fire ecology
megaherbivores
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :69
Plant Physiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :70
Actinobacteria
endophytes
natural products
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :71
Plant biodiversity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
11
0.688
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :72
Plant systematics and evolution (especially of the tropical family Melastomataceae
subfamily Olisbeoideae)
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :73
Agronomy
crop physiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :74
plant biotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :75
agriculture
plants and plant symbionts
genomics
bioinformatics
molecular biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
Xavier Siwe Noundou
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Marine and Plants Natural Products Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Nanomaterials
Medicinal Chemistry
Biotechnology
Ndiko Ludidi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
17
0.810
Plant Molecular and Physiological Responses to stress
Plant Biotechnology
Adam Shuttleworth
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
16
0.762
Evolutionary biology
plant-animal interactions
chemical ecology
Little KM
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
11
0.524
Forest Silviculture
Vegetation Management
Coppice Management
Plantation Regeneration
Thilivhali Emmanuel Tshikalange
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
Marshall Keyster
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology
Phytobacteriology
Heavy metals
Ionomics
Shayne Jacobs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
Ecosystems Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiological Ecology
Conservation Ecology
Rahul Chandran
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
Stem cell research
Bioprospecting
Medicinal Plants
Pharmacology
Gerhard Prinsloo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
17
0.944
Fahimeh Jami
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
16
0.889
Learnmore Mwadzingeni
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
16
0.941
Msizi Innocent Mhlongo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
16
0.941
Metabolomics
Chemo-metrics
Plant pathology
Natural products
Plant-soil-microbiome interaction
Ramgopal Mopuri
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
Diabetes
Obesity
NAFLD
medicinal plants
natural products
Boby Varghese
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
Plant science
germplasm conservation
plant biochemistry
Kgabo Pofu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
10
0.588
Plant Nematology
Plant protection
Integrtaed Nematode Management
Martha Pofu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
10
0.588
Willem Hendrik Petrus Boshoff|Willem HP Boshoff, Willem Hendrik Petrus Boshoff
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
Laurence Kruger
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
Ecology
savanna ecology
plant traits
fire ecology
megaherbivores
Aleysia Kleinert
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
Bronwyn Kirby
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
Actinobacteria
endophytes
natural products
Robert H. Archer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
11
0.688
Robert Douglas Stone
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
Plant systematics and evolution (especially of the tropical family Melastomataceae
subfamily Olisbeoideae)
John Bob Ochanda Ogola
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
Christell Van Der Vyver
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
Uljana Hesse
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
agriculture
plants and plant symbionts
genomics
bioinformatics
molecular biology