H-Index
Rankings
World Scientists H-Index Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition Rankings 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 :1
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
116
0.730
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :2
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
96
0.658
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :3
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
109
0.768
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :4
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
93
0.660
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :5
soil
soil science
soil carbon
soil organic matter
soil organic carbon
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
105
0.784
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :6
Soil Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
113
0.863
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :7
soil science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
85
0.680
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :8
Biogeochemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
66
0.537
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :9
plant nutrition
agronomy
nutrient management
rhizosphere
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
73
0.629
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :10
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
71
0.628
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :11
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
76
0.691
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :12
soil science
ecology
arctic science
microbial ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
76
0.691
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :13
Physical Geography
Soil Erosion
Soil Science
Geomorphology
Hydrology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
77
0.706
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :14
soil organic matter
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
69
0.645
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :15
Soil Physics
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Numerical Modeling
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
68
0.636
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :16
Natural Resource Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
46
0.434
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :17
Soil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
62
0.596
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :18
Soil Microbial Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
64
0.621
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :19
Soil science
Soil organic matter
Organic Waste
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
55
0.539
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :20
Biogeochemistry
Soil Science
Wetlands and Aquatic Systems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
40
0.396
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :21
Soil Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Ecosystem Ecology
Microbial Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
73
0.730
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :22
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
59
0.590
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :23
Soil science and Hydrology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
68
0.701
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :24
soil
biogeochemistry
metals
arsenic
soil organic carbon
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
62
0.639
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :25
soil science
microbial ecology
agroecology
soil microbiology
remediation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
56
0.577
Fusuo Zhang
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
116
0.730
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Richard Bardgett
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
96
0.658
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
Ming Li
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
109
0.768
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
Fang Jie Zhao
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
93
0.660
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
Johannes Lehmann
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
105
0.784
soil
soil science
soil carbon
soil organic matter
soil organic carbon
Philip W. S. Newall
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
113
0.863
Alex McBratney
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
85
0.680
Donald Sparks
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
66
0.537
Rengel Zed
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
73
0.629
plant nutrition
agronomy
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Keith Paustian
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
71
0.628
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
İsmail Çakmak
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
76
0.691
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
Joshua P Schimel
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
76
0.691
soil science
ecology
arctic science
microbial ecology
Artemi Cerdà
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
77
0.706
Physical Geography
Soil Erosion
Soil Science
Geomorphology
Hydrology
Ingrid Kögel Knabner
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
69
0.645
Jiri Simunek
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
68
0.636
Soil Physics
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Numerical Modeling
Eldor A Paul
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
46
0.434
Natural Resource Ecology
Michael John McLaughlin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
62
0.596
Mary K Firestone
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
64
0.621
Soil Microbial Ecology
Carlos García
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
55
0.539
Soil science
Soil organic matter
Organic Waste
K Ramesh Reddy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
40
0.396
Biogeochemistry
Soil Science
Wetlands and Aquatic Systems
Andreas Richter
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
73
0.730
Soil Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Ecosystem Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Jonathan Lloyd
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
59
0.590
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Science
Vereecken Harry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
68
0.701
Soil science and Hydrology
Fendorf
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
62
0.639
soil
biogeochemistry
metals
arsenic
soil organic carbon
Kate Scow
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
56
0.577
soil science
microbial ecology
agroecology
soil microbiology
remediation