i10 Productivity
Rankings
Africa Agriculture & Forestry i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025
Total 2,384,773 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,456 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:
- Gain full access to detailed comparisons and advanced analytics,
- Objectively evaluate your academic productivity,
- Make strategic, data-driven decisions to enhance performance.
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
forest protection
mycology
entomology
biotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
618
0.593
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
roots
agroforestry
ecosystem services
landscape
water
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
559
315
0.564
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
agroforestry
ecology
biogeography
biodiversity
climate change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
218
0.621
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Agroforestry
Biofuel
Rice
agronomy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
101
0.298
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Evolutionary biology
pollination biology
plant reproduction
chemical ecology
invasion biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
229
0.732
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
agriculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
210
0.680
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Poultry Nutrition
physiology
immunology and metabolism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
285
0.966
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Crop Science
Agricultural Plant Sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
255
0.867
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
258
0.945
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marine ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
160
0.595
Enroll all your faculty members with discounted institutional membership to showcase your institution's academic strength to the world in the best way possible – join now and achieve results fast!
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Animal Science
Environmental Science
WEF Nexus
Sustainability
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
262
0.996
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
mycology
plant pathology
biological control
bioenergy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
211
0.831
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Postharvest Technology
Food Science and Technology
Biosystems Engineering
Horticultural Science
Pomegranate
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
214
0.922
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marine Mammal Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
95
0.417
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biological control
silicon in agriculture
plant breeding
African crops
climate change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
173
0.776
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Geochemistry of Trace Elements
Soil and water pollution by toxic metals
Remediation of toxic metals contaminated soils and waters
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
211
0.950
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant ecology
plant ecophysiology
conservation biology
invasion biology
ethnoecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
126
0.594
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Inland Fisheries
Fish Biology
Freshwater Ecology
Invasion Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
157
0.744
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plant and Soil Sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
172
0.831
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
crop improvement
breeding
genetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
119
0.578
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
forestry
vegetation ecology
agriculture
Plant diversity
Regeneration ecology of woody plants
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
140
0.741
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Apiculture
Hone Bee
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
93
0.497
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
plant pathology
mycotoxin
aflatoxin
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
124
0.667
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrology
Oxidative stress
Medicinal Plants
reactive oxygen species
male infertility
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
155
0.838
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marine invertebrate biodiversity
marine alien species
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
90
0.495
Mike Wingfield
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
618
0.593
forest protection
mycology
entomology
biotechnology
Meine Van Noordwijk|Noordwijk, Meine van, van Noordwijk, Meine
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Nairobi, Kenya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
559
315
0.564
roots
agroforestry
ecosystem services
landscape
water
Kindt, Roeland
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Nairobi, Kenya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
218
0.621
agroforestry
ecology
biogeography
biodiversity
climate change
Virendra Pal Singh
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Nairobi, Kenya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
101
0.298
Agroforestry
Biofuel
Rice
agronomy
Steven D. Johnson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
229
0.732
Evolutionary biology
pollination biology
plant reproduction
chemical ecology
invasion biology
Philip Thornton
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Addis Ababa, Kenya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
210
0.680
Mohamed E Abd El Hack
Zagazig University
Sharqia, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
285
0.966
Poultry Nutrition
physiology
immunology and metabolism
Hussien Shimelis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
255
0.867
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Crop Science
Agricultural Plant Sciences
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
258
0.945
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Christopher Mcquaid
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
160
0.595
Enroll all your faculty members with discounted institutional membership to showcase your institution's academic strength to the world in the best way possible – join now and achieve results fast!
Mahmoud Dawood
Kafr El Sheikh University
Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
262
0.996
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Animal Science
Environmental Science
WEF Nexus
Sustainability
Mohamed Hashem Mohamed Ahmed
Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
211
0.831
mycology
plant pathology
biological control
bioenergy
Umezuruike Linus Opara
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
214
0.922
Postharvest Technology
Food Science and Technology
Biosystems Engineering
Horticultural Science
Pomegranate
Marthan Bester
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
95
0.417
Mark Laing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
173
0.776
Biological control
silicon in agriculture
plant breeding
African crops
climate change
Sabry Shaheen
Kafr El Sheikh University
Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
211
0.950
Geochemistry of Trace Elements
Soil and water pollution by toxic metals
Remediation of toxic metals contaminated soils and waters
ETF Witkowski
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
126
0.594
Plant ecology
plant ecophysiology
conservation biology
invasion biology
ethnoecology
Olaf LF Weyl
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
157
0.744
Inland Fisheries
Fish Biology
Freshwater Ecology
Invasion Ecology
Patrick Ndakidemi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
172
0.831
Plant and Soil Sciences
Robert Asiedu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
119
0.578
crop improvement
breeding
genetics
Demel Teketay
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
140
0.741
forestry
vegetation ecology
agriculture
Plant diversity
Regeneration ecology of woody plants
Mh Hussein
Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
93
0.497
Ranajit Bandyopadhyay
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
124
0.667
plant pathology
mycotoxin
aflatoxin
Ralf Henkel
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
155
0.838
Andrology
Oxidative stress
Medicinal Plants
reactive oxygen species
male infertility
Charles Griffiths
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
90
0.495
Marine invertebrate biodiversity
marine alien species