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South Africa Scientists H-Index Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition Rankings in South Africa 2025

The "AD Scientific Index" analyses the academic work of scientists using the H-index, i10 index and number of citations, and provides results that can be used to evaluate the productivity and efficiency of individuals and institutions. In addition to ranking according to "total H-index" for individuals and institutions, you can also see the ranking and analyses according to "last 6 years H-index"and Subject Rankings.

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Total 45 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
32,211
Country Rank
98
Institution Rank :6
South Africa
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
North West University
Potchefstroom , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
65
0.956
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
76,113
Country Rank
268
Institution Rank :40
South Africa
Servaas Van Der Berg
Servaas Van Der Berg
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
29
0.569
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
103,981
Country Rank
400
Institution Rank :36
South Africa
Jacobus Johannes Marion Meyer
Jacobus Johannes Marion Meyer
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
27
0.600
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
123,179
Country Rank
485
Institution Rank :44
South Africa
Nigel Barker
Nigel Barker
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
biodiversity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
21
0.500
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
141,283
Country Rank
578
Institution Rank :3
South Africa
Pearson Nyari Stephano Mnkeni
Pearson Nyari Stephano Mnkeni
University of Fort Hare
Alice , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil fertility
waste management
Vermicomposting
Agronomy
climate smart agriculture
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
30
0.769
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
187,489
Country Rank
824
Institution Rank :107
South Africa
Alex Valentine
Alex Valentine
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Root biology
Nitrogen
Phosphorous
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
27
0.794
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
213,941
Country Rank
976
Institution Rank :92
South Africa
Gary I Stafford
Gary I Stafford
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Ethnobotany
Ethnopharmacology
Plant Science
Phylogenetics
Evolution
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
23
0.719
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
233,793
Country Rank
1,094
Institution Rank :53
South Africa
Rasheed Adegbola Adeleke
Rasheed Adegbola Adeleke
North West University
Potchefstroom , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Microbiology
mycorrhizal
bioremediation
plant and soil health
renewable energy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
29
0.967
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
327,445
Country Rank
1,633
Institution Rank :172
South Africa
Juan Vorster
Juan Vorster
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Plant Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Weed Science
Herbicide resistance
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
20
0.800
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
371,462
Country Rank
1,890
Institution Rank :351
South Africa
Charlene Janion-Scheepers
Charlene Janion-Scheepers
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
beta diversity
Collembola
taxonomy
soil fauna diversity
soil ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
373,648
Country Rank
1,904
Institution Rank :87
South Africa
Mark Maboeta
Mark Maboeta
North West University
Potchefstroom , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Earthworms
Soil ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
374,058
Country Rank
1,908
Institution Rank :354
South Africa
Samson Chimphango
Samson Chimphango
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Ecophysiology
Plant nutrition
soil fertility
climate change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
374,271
Country Rank
1,911
Institution Rank :197
South Africa
Michael Van Der Laan
Michael Van Der Laan
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Crop and soil science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
405,806
Country Rank
2,097
Institution Rank :98
South Africa
Simeon Materechera
Simeon Materechera
North West University
Potchefstroom , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
449,657
Country Rank
2,370
Institution Rank :5
South Africa
Kutu FR
Kutu FR
University of Mpumalanga
 Mbombela , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Agronomy
Composting
Farming System & intercropping
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
462,809
Country Rank
2,458
Institution Rank :291
South Africa
Andrei Borisovich Rozanov
Andrei Borisovich Rozanov
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
521,785
Country Rank
2,775
Institution Rank :469
South Africa
Peter N. Eze
Peter N. Eze
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Environmental Soil Science
Pedology
Clay Mineralogy
Environmental Geochemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
15
0.833
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
531,183
Country Rank
2,832
Institution Rank :302
South Africa
Raseelo J. Moitsheki
Raseelo J. Moitsheki
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Solute Transport in Soils
Population Dynamics
Heat Transfer
Lie Symmertry Techniques
Differential Equations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
13
0.722
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
554,720
Country Rank
2,948
Institution Rank :37
South Africa
Bongani Ncube
Bongani Ncube
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Smallholder farming systems
soil fertility management
water and sanitation
water governance
indigenous knowledge
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
603,101
Country Rank
3,243
Institution Rank :339
South Africa
Eyob Tesfamariam
Eyob Tesfamariam
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Agricultural systems modelling
Soil physics
Irrigation management
wastewater sludge recycling in agricultural lands
Nutrient
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
604,755
Country Rank
3,256
Institution Rank :85
South Africa
JJ Le Roux
JJ Le Roux
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil erosion
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
606,409
Country Rank
3,274
Institution Rank :344
South Africa
Quenton Kritzinger
Quenton Kritzinger
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Mycotoxins
seed pathology
biopesticides
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
631,690
Country Rank
3,413
Institution Rank :412
South Africa
Cathy Clarke (Nee Dowding)
Cathy Clarke (Nee Dowding)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
646,887
Country Rank
3,503
Institution Rank :95
South Africa
Cornie Van Huyssteen
Cornie Van Huyssteen
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil science
soil genesis
soil classification
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
732,878
Country Rank
4,087
Institution Rank :114
South Africa
Elmarie Kotze
Elmarie Kotze
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil quality
Soil health
Soil carbon
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
32,211
South Africa
98
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
65
0.956
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
76,113
South Africa
268
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Servaas Van Der Berg
Servaas Van Der Berg
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
29
0.569
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
103,981
South Africa
400
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jacobus Johannes Marion Meyer
Jacobus Johannes Marion Meyer
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
27
0.600
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
123,179
South Africa
485
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nigel Barker
Nigel Barker
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
21
0.500
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
biodiversity
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
141,283
South Africa
578
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pearson Nyari Stephano Mnkeni
Pearson Nyari Stephano Mnkeni
University of Fort Hare Alice, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
30
0.769
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil fertility
waste management
Vermicomposting
Agronomy
climate smart agriculture
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
187,489
South Africa
824
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alex Valentine
Alex Valentine
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
27
0.794
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Root biology
Nitrogen
Phosphorous
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
213,941
South Africa
976
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gary I Stafford
Gary I Stafford
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
23
0.719
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Ethnobotany
Ethnopharmacology
Plant Science
Phylogenetics
Evolution
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
233,793
South Africa
1,094
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rasheed Adegbola Adeleke
Rasheed Adegbola Adeleke
North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
29
0.967
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Microbiology
mycorrhizal
bioremediation
plant and soil health
renewable energy
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
327,445
South Africa
1,633
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Juan Vorster
Juan Vorster
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
20
0.800
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Plant Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Weed Science
Herbicide resistance
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
371,462
South Africa
1,890
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Charlene Janion-Scheepers
Charlene Janion-Scheepers
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
beta diversity
Collembola
taxonomy
soil fauna diversity
soil ecology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
373,648
South Africa
1,904
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mark Maboeta
Mark Maboeta
North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Earthworms
Soil ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
374,058
South Africa
1,908
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Samson Chimphango
Samson Chimphango
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Ecophysiology
Plant nutrition
soil fertility
climate change
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
374,271
South Africa
1,911
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Van Der Laan
Michael Van Der Laan
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Crop and soil science
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
405,806
South Africa
2,097
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Simeon Materechera
Simeon Materechera
North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil science
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
449,657
South Africa
2,370
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kutu FR
Kutu FR
University of Mpumalanga  Mbombela, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Agronomy
Composting
Farming System & intercropping
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
462,809
South Africa
2,458
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrei Borisovich Rozanov
Andrei Borisovich Rozanov
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil science
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
521,785
South Africa
2,775
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter N. Eze
Peter N. Eze
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
15
0.833
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Environmental Soil Science
Pedology
Clay Mineralogy
Environmental Geochemistry
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
531,183
South Africa
2,832
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Raseelo J. Moitsheki
Raseelo J. Moitsheki
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
13
0.722
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Solute Transport in Soils
Population Dynamics
Heat Transfer
Lie Symmertry Techniques
Differential Equations
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
554,720
South Africa
2,948
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bongani Ncube
Bongani Ncube
Cape Peninsula University of Technology Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Smallholder farming systems
soil fertility management
water and sanitation
water governance
indigenous knowledge
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
603,101
South Africa
3,243
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eyob Tesfamariam
Eyob Tesfamariam
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Agricultural systems modelling
Soil physics
Irrigation management
wastewater sludge recycling in agricultural lands
Nutrient
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
604,755
South Africa
3,256
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
JJ Le Roux
JJ Le Roux
University of the Free State Bloemfontein, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil erosion
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
606,409
South Africa
3,274
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Quenton Kritzinger
Quenton Kritzinger
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Mycotoxins
seed pathology
biopesticides
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
631,690
South Africa
3,413
412
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cathy Clarke (Nee Dowding)
Cathy Clarke (Nee Dowding)
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil Science
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
646,887
South Africa
3,503
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cornie Van Huyssteen
Cornie Van Huyssteen
University of the Free State Bloemfontein, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil science
soil genesis
soil classification
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
732,878
South Africa
4,087
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elmarie Kotze
Elmarie Kotze
University of the Free State Bloemfontein, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil quality
Soil health
Soil carbon
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