H-Index
Rankings
South Africa 645 Scientists H-Index Agriculture & Forestry Rankings - 2025
Measure your academic influence with the AD Scientific Index 2025 H-Index Rankings.
These rankings provide a comprehensive evaluation of scientific performance by combining total and recent 6-year h-index values, offering insight into both research productivity and long-term impact. The h-index balances quantity with quality, highlighting sustained academic excellence. Rankings are continuously updated in near real-time to reflect the latest scholarly activity across countries, institutions, and 211 academic fields. Premium Membership unlocks deeper analytics, dynamic ranking tools, and personalized trend visualizations.
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
forest protection
mycology
entomology
biotechnolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
78
0.605
Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
Evolutionary biology
pollination biology
plant reproduction
chemical ecology
invasion biolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
47
0.540
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interaction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
72
0.923
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
Postharvest Technology
Food Science and Technology
Biosystems Engineering
Horticultural Science
Pomegranat
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
61
0.813
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Agricultural and Rural Developmen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
30
0.423
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Andrology
Oxidative stress
Medicinal Plants
reactive oxygen species
male infertilit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
53
0.791
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Marine ecolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
34
0.515
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
fisheries
marine
Benguela
indicators
ecosyste
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
33
0.508
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
microbiology
plant patholog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
36
0.563
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Evolutionary physiology - insect physiology - physiological plasticit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
44
0.698
Is Your University Ready for the Future?
Compare your institution’s global, national, and city-level ranking with its 20 closest competitors and set strategic goals.
Gain insights from detailed performance analyses of scientists across 13 major disciplines, identify your strengths, improve weaknesses, and gain a competitive edge.. Check Your Free Sample Performance Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Plant ecology
plant ecophysiology
conservation biology
invasion biology
ethnoecolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
33
0.524
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Plant Scienc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
33
0.524
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Pollen analysis
palaeoscience
palynology
palaeoecolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
30
0.476
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Marine invertebrate biodiversity
marine alien specie
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
28
0.452
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
plant ecophysiology
plant desiccation tolerance
seed biolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
23
0.383
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Climate Change
Forestry
Carbon
Drylands
Afric
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
44
0.759
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Historical Ecology
Conservation Biology
Arid Land
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
29
0.518
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Crop Science
Agricultural Plant Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
47
0.855
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Conservation biolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
42
0.764
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Inland Fisheries
Fish Biology
Freshwater Ecology
Invasion Ecolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
41
0.745
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Postharvest Technology of Fresh Produc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
41
0.774
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Agronomy
Climate Science
Soil Science and Agroforestr
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
38
0.717
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Marine Mammal Ecolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
25
0.472
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Biological control
silicon in agriculture
plant breeding
African crops
climate chang
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
41
0.788
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Plant Physiology (Legume/Rhizobium Symbiosis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
30
0.577
Mike Wingfield
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
78
0.605
forest protection
mycology
entomology
biotechnolog
Steven D. Johnson
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
47
0.540
Evolutionary biology
pollination biology
plant reproduction
chemical ecology
invasion biolog
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
72
0.923
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interaction
Umezuruike Linus Opara
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
61
0.813
Postharvest Technology
Food Science and Technology
Biosystems Engineering
Horticultural Science
Pomegranat
Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
30
0.423
Agricultural and Rural Developmen
Ralf Henkel
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
53
0.791
Andrology
Oxidative stress
Medicinal Plants
reactive oxygen species
male infertilit
Christopher Mcquaid
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
34
0.515
Lynne Shannon
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
33
0.508
fisheries
marine
Benguela
indicators
ecosyste
Teresa Coutinho
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
36
0.563
John S. Terblanche
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
44
0.698
Evolutionary physiology - insect physiology - physiological plasticit
Is Your University Ready for the Future?
Compare your institution’s global, national, and city-level ranking with its 20 closest competitors and set strategic goals.
Gain insights from detailed performance analyses of scientists across 13 major disciplines, identify your strengths, improve weaknesses, and gain a competitive edge.. Check Your Free Sample Performance Analysis
ETF Witkowski
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
33
0.524
Plant ecology
plant ecophysiology
conservation biology
invasion biology
ethnoecolog
Jill M. Farrant
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
33
0.524
Louis Scott
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
30
0.476
Pollen analysis
palaeoscience
palynology
palaeoecolog
Charles Griffiths
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
28
0.452
Marine invertebrate biodiversity
marine alien specie
Norman Pammenter
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
23
0.383
plant ecophysiology
plant desiccation tolerance
seed biolog
Cheikh Mbow
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
44
0.759
Climate Change
Forestry
Carbon
Drylands
Afric
M. Timm Hoffman
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
29
0.518
Historical Ecology
Conservation Biology
Arid Land
Hussien Shimelis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
47
0.855
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Crop Science
Agricultural Plant Science
Peter Lindsey
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
42
0.764
Conservation biolog
Olaf LF Weyl
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
41
0.745
Inland Fisheries
Fish Biology
Freshwater Ecology
Invasion Ecolog
Dharini Sivakumar
Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
41
0.774
Postharvest Technology of Fresh Produc
Paramu Mafongoya
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
38
0.717
Agronomy
Climate Science
Soil Science and Agroforestr
Marthan Bester
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
25
0.472
Mark Laing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
41
0.788
Biological control
silicon in agriculture
plant breeding
African crops
climate chang
Felix Dapare Dakora
Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
30
0.577
Plant Physiology (Legume/Rhizobium Symbiosis