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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: 1
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
110
0.679
* 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
147
90
0.612
* 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
143
102
0.713
* 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
142
88
0.620
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
soil
soil science
soil organic matter
soil health
soil organic carbon
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
102
0.745
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Soil Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
112
0.830
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
soil science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
79
0.627
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Biogeochemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
62
0.504
* 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
117
69
0.590
* 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
67
0.593
* 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
111
72
0.649
* 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
111
70
0.631
* 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
110
75
0.682
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
soil organic matter
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
65
0.596
* 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
108
62
0.574
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Soil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
56
0.528
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Natural Resource Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
40
0.377
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Soil Microbial Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
61
0.592
* 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
103
52
0.505
* 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
102
35
0.343
* 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
101
71
0.703
* 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
55
0.550
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
soil
biogeochemistry
metals
arsenic
soil organic carbon
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
59
0.602
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
soil science
microbial ecology
agroecology
soil microbiology
remediation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
53
0.541
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Soil Science
Pedometrics
Geostatistics
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
74
0.763
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
110
0.679
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Richard Bardgett
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
90
0.612
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
Ming Li
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
102
0.713
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
Fang Jie Zhao
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
88
0.620
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
Johannes Lehmann
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
102
0.745
soil
soil science
soil organic matter
soil health
soil organic carbon
Philip W. S. Newall
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
112
0.830
Alex McBratney
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
79
0.627
Donald Sparks
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
62
0.504
Rengel Zed
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
69
0.590
plant nutrition
agronomy
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Keith Paustian
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
67
0.593
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
İsmail Çakmak
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
72
0.649
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
Joshua P Schimel
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
70
0.631
soil science
ecology
arctic science
microbial ecology
Artemi Cerdà
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
75
0.682
Physical Geography
Soil Erosion
Soil Science
Geomorphology
Hydrology
Ingrid Kögel Knabner
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
65
0.596
Jiri Simunek
University of California Riverside
Riverside, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
62
0.574
Soil Physics
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Numerical Modeling
Michael John McLaughlin
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
56
0.528
Eldor A Paul
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
40
0.377
Natural Resource Ecology
Mary K Firestone
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
61
0.592
Soil Microbial Ecology
Carlos García
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
52
0.505
Soil science
Soil organic matter
Organic Waste
K Ramesh Reddy
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
35
0.343
Biogeochemistry
Soil Science
Wetlands and Aquatic Systems
Andreas Richter
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
71
0.703
Soil Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Ecosystem Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Jonathan Lloyd
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
55
0.550
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Science
Fendorf
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
59
0.602
soil
biogeochemistry
metals
arsenic
soil organic carbon
Kate Scow
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
53
0.541
soil science
microbial ecology
agroecology
soil microbiology
remediation
Budiman Minasny
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
74
0.763
Soil Science
Pedometrics
Geostatistics
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping