Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a prestigious public university established in 1872 in United States. It is represented by 1,508 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Engineering & Technology (506 scientists), Natural Sciences (243 scientists), and Social Sciences and Humanities (189 scientists).

* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Boris A Vinatzer
genome- and metagenome-based pathogen identification
biological ice nucleation
VT Translational Plant Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
27
0.643
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Amy M Brunner
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Tree phenology and development
functional genomics
environnmental signaling
tree biotechnolo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
22
0.537
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John M Mcdowell
Plant-oomycete interactions
VT Translational Plant Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
26
0.650
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Schmale
Uncrewed systems
Aerobiology
Microbiology
Mycotoxicology
Biological Transport
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
29
0.744
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jacob Barney
invasion biology
global change
invasive species
Invasive Species Collaborative
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
27
0.692
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chuanxue Hong
Plant Pathology
boxwood blight
pathogen aquatic ecology
recycled water quality
agricultural water reuse science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
19
0.528
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gregory E Welbaum
Plant biology
seed biology
crop science
seed testing and phenotyping
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
19
0.543
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mark Williams
Plant-soil microbiology
microbial ecology
N2 fixation
PGPR
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sue Tolin
plant virology
genetic resistance
detection
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
14
0.452
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eric P Beers
plant developmental biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
19
0.633
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Song Li
plant genomics
Plant systems biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Computational Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
25
0.926
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ping Kong
Plant pathology
molecular and cell biology
pathogen ecology
microbiome
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
13
0.481
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Guillaume Pilot
Plant Biology
Plant Science
VT Translational Plant Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David C Haak
Genomics
Genetics
Evolution
Ecology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
20
0.870
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xiaofeng Wang
virology
cell biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John G Jelesko
Plant specialized metabolism
alkylphenols
urushiol
poison ivy
VT Translational Plant Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
10
0.588
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joel Shuman
plant pathology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
12
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mizuho Nita
Plant Pathology
Epidemiology
grape disease management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ma Saghai Maroof
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
26
0.400
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Boris A Vinatzer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
27
0.643
genome- and metagenome-based pathogen identification
biological ice nucleation
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Amy M Brunner
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
22
0.537
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Tree phenology and development
functional genomics
environnmental signaling
tree biotechnolo
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John M Mcdowell
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
26
0.650
Plant-oomycete interactions
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Schmale
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
29
0.744
Uncrewed systems
Aerobiology
Microbiology
Mycotoxicology
Biological Transport
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jacob Barney
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
27
0.692
invasion biology
global change
invasive species
Invasive Species Collaborative
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chuanxue Hong
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
19
0.528
Plant Pathology
boxwood blight
pathogen aquatic ecology
recycled water quality
agricultural water reuse science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gregory E Welbaum
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
19
0.543
Plant biology
seed biology
crop science
seed testing and phenotyping
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mark Williams
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
Plant-soil microbiology
microbial ecology
N2 fixation
PGPR
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sue Tolin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
14
0.452
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eric P Beers
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
19
0.633
plant developmental biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Song Li
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
25
0.926
plant genomics
Plant systems biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Computational Biology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ping Kong
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
13
0.481
Plant pathology
molecular and cell biology
pathogen ecology
microbiome
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jason Holliday
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
20
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Guillaume Pilot
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
Plant Biology
Plant Science
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David C Haak
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
20
0.870
Genomics
Genetics
Evolution
Ecology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bastiaan Bargmann
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
17
0.773
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xiaofeng Wang
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
virology
cell biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John G Jelesko
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
10
0.588
Plant specialized metabolism
alkylphenols
urushiol
poison ivy
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joel Shuman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
12
0.750
plant pathology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mizuho Nita
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
Plant Pathology
Epidemiology
grape disease management
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jose Francisco Garcia Gonzalez
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000