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World 3,869 Scientists H-Index Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 26
Soil science and Hydrology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
63
0.649
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 27
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Microbial Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
73
0.777
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 28
soil microbial ecology
biogeochemistry
stable isotopes
ecosystem science
global change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
70
0.745
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 29
Microbial Ecology
Soil Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
59
0.628
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 30
Soil chemistry
soil biochemistry
plant nutrition
environmental issues related to agriculture
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
40
0.426
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 31
soil
water
flow transport
dielectrics
evaporation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
62
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 32
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
58
0.624
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 33
soil
trace elements
biogeochemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
50
0.556
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 34
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
61
0.685
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 35
Soil and Water Quality
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
58
0.682
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 36
Natural Resources Management
Soil Science
Tropical Agriculture
climate Change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
37
0.435
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 37
soil
organic matter
C storage
soil structure
microbial habitat
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
60
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 38
Molecular Microbiology
Soil Science
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainable Agriculture
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
58
0.690
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 39
soil science
biogeochemistry
environmental science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
52
0.619
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 40
soil physics
soil
water
vadose zone hydrology
soil science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
46
0.554
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 41
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
44
0.530
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 42
irrigation
evapotranspiration
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
41
0.494
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 43
soil science
agronomy
agriculture
environmental science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
46
0.561
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 44
Soil Science
Environmental Chemistry
Clay Minerals
Enhanced weathering
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
73
0.901
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 45
Soil science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
47
0.588
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 46
soil science
soil chemistry
biogeochemistry
environmental chemistry
ecosystem research
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
46
0.575
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 47
soil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
51
0.646
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 48
Soil science
Soil chemistry
Soil biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
49
0.620
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 49
soil science
soil fertility
soil genesis
colour
soil mineralogy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
39
0.494
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 50
Tropical soils
hunger
nutrition
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
37
0.468
Vereecken Harry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
63
0.649
Soil science and Hydrology
Ji-Zheng He
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
73
0.777
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Microbial Ecology
Bruce Hungate
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
70
0.745
soil microbial ecology
biogeochemistry
stable isotopes
ecosystem science
global change
Ellen Kandeler
Universität Hohenheim
Stuttgart, Germany
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
59
0.628
Microbial Ecology
Soil Biology
M Ali Tabatabai
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
40
0.426
Soil chemistry
soil biochemistry
plant nutrition
environmental issues related to agriculture
Dani Or
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
62
0.667
soil
water
flow transport
dielectrics
evaporation
Georg Guggenberger
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
58
0.624
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
Ruben Kretzschmar
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
50
0.556
soil
trace elements
biogeochemistry
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
61
0.685
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Yuncong Li
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
58
0.682
Soil and Water Quality
Paul Vlek
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
37
0.435
Natural Resources Management
Soil Science
Tropical Agriculture
climate Change
Claire Chenu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
60
0.714
soil
organic matter
C storage
soil structure
microbial habitat
Eoin Brodie
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
58
0.690
Molecular Microbiology
Soil Science
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainable Agriculture
Leo Condron
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
52
0.619
soil science
biogeochemistry
environmental science
Robert Horton
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
46
0.554
soil physics
soil
water
vadose zone hydrology
soil science
Lijbert Brussaard
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
44
0.530
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
Terry A Howell SR|Terry A. Howell, Sr.
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
41
0.494
irrigation
evapotranspiration
Alan Franzluebbers
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
46
0.561
soil science
agronomy
agriculture
environmental science
Binoy Sarkar
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
73
0.901
Soil Science
Environmental Chemistry
Clay Minerals
Enhanced weathering
Keith Goulding
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
47
0.588
Wolfgang Wilcke
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
46
0.575
soil science
soil chemistry
biogeochemistry
environmental chemistry
ecosystem research
Roland Bol
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
51
0.646
Ram Dalal
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
49
0.620
Soil science
Soil chemistry
Soil biology
Jose Torrent
Universidad de Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
39
0.494
soil science
soil fertility
soil genesis
colour
soil mineralogy
Pedro A Sanchez
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
37
0.468
Tropical soils
hunger
nutrition