i10 Productivity
Rankings
Africa Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition i10 Productivity Rankings 2025
Productivity Rankings is an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking system, derived from the i10 index, highlights the productivity of scientists in publishing impactful scientific articles. Productivity Rankings serves as a tool to identify highly productive scientists across specific areas, disciplines, universities, and countries, and supports the creation of effective incentives and academic policies. The global, regional, and institutional rankings of scientists in this table are calculated based on their total i10 index. Moreover, you can explore special rankings derived from Productivity Rankings, such as Scientists Last 6 Years' i10 Index, Universities Total i10 Index Rankings 2025, Universities Last 6 Years' i10 Index Rankings 2025, Art and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings, and Social Sciences and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings.
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
250
0.954
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant and Soil Sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
175
0.862
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nano selenium
Nano nutrients
nanofibers
Plant nutrition
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
132
0.957
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biological Sciences
Soil Microbiology
ISFM
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
99
0.744
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Agriculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
104
0.788
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
biodiversity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
70
0.569
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
69
0.561
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Soil and water
management
Remote sensing and GIS
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
64
0.653
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Soil Sciences
Remote sensing
Environmental assessment
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
84
0.944
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Soils
Environment
Ecology
dryland ecosystem
agriculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
70
0.843
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Soil fertility
waste management
Vermicomposting
Agronomy
climate smart agriculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
61
0.782
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Soil Ecology
Soil Health
Food Security
Urban Agriculture
Environment
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
60
0.779
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
57
0.770
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Soil Conservation
mineralogy
soil physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
52
0.703
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Root biology
Nitrogen
Phosphorous
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
59
0.808
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Climate variability
soil fertility
community participation
environmental conservation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
58
0.817
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Soil fertility Agroforestry Agricultural Sciences and Research Methods
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
52
0.732
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant nutrition
Tropical fruits
Irrigation
Biochar
Phytoremediation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
67
0.971
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Soil
Agroforestry
Carbon Cycling
Land Health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
63
0.913
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Microbiology
mycorrhizal
bioremediation
plant and soil health
renewable energy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
63
0.940
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plants and soil sciences
agro-environment
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
60
0.984
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nitrogen transformation
Nitrogen budget
Nitrogen footprint
Stress
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
60
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant nutrition
soil microbiology
soil ecology
environmental pollution
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
56
0.933
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Agroecology
Agronomy
Soil science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
52
0.867
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Soil Fertility Management:Organic & inorganic fertilizers. Tillage
mulching & biochar. Crop quality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
54
0.947
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
250
0.954
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Patrick Ndakidemi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
175
0.862
Plant and Soil Sciences
Hassan El Ramady
Kafr El Sheikh University
Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
132
0.957
Nano selenium
Nano nutrients
nanofibers
Plant nutrition
Robert Clement Abaidoo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
99
0.744
Biological Sciences
Soil Microbiology
ISFM
A. Egrinya Eneji
University of Calabar
Calabar, Nigeria
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
104
0.788
Nigel Barker
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
70
0.569
Servaas Van Der Berg
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
69
0.561
Charles KK Gachene
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
64
0.653
Soil and water
management
Remote sensing and GIS
Elsayed Said Mohamed Salama
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
84
0.944
Soil Sciences
Remote sensing
Environmental assessment
Eyasu Elias
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
70
0.843
Soils
Environment
Ecology
dryland ecosystem
agriculture
Pearson Nyari Stephano Mnkeni
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
61
0.782
Soil fertility
waste management
Vermicomposting
Agronomy
climate smart agriculture
Nancy Njarua Karanja
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
60
0.779
Soil Ecology
Soil Health
Food Security
Urban Agriculture
Environment
Jacobus Johannes Marion Meyer
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
57
0.770
Charles Arizechukwu Igwe
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Nigeria
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
52
0.703
Soil Conservation
mineralogy
soil physics
Alex Valentine
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
59
0.808
Root biology
Nitrogen
Phosphorous
Monicah Mucheru-Muna
Kenyatta University
Nairobi, Kenya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
58
0.817
Climate variability
soil fertility
community participation
environmental conservation
Jayne Mugwe
Kenyatta University
Nairobi, Kenya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
52
0.732
Soil fertility Agroforestry Agricultural Sciences and Research Methods
Mamdouh A Eissa
Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
67
0.971
Plant nutrition
Tropical fruits
Irrigation
Biochar
Phytoremediation
Leigh Winowiecki
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Nairobi, Kenya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
63
0.913
Soil
Agroforestry
Carbon Cycling
Land Health
Rasheed Adegbola Adeleke
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
63
0.940
Microbiology
mycorrhizal
bioremediation
plant and soil health
renewable energy
Kelvin Mark Mtei
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
60
0.984
Plants and soil sciences
agro-environment
Ahmed Elrys
Zagazig University
Sharqia, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
60
1.000
Nitrogen transformation
Nitrogen budget
Nitrogen footprint
Stress
Tarek Alshaal
Kafr El Sheikh University
Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
56
0.933
Plant nutrition
soil microbiology
soil ecology
environmental pollution
Regis Chikowo
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
52
0.867
Agroecology
Agronomy
Soil science
Adekiya Aruna Olasekan
Landmark University
Omu-Aran, Nigeria
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
54
0.947
Soil Fertility Management:Organic & inorganic fertilizers. Tillage
mulching & biochar. Crop quality