Total 2,384,784 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,461 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:
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Water Quality
Antimicrobial Resistance.
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
347
0.899
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Microbial ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
218
0.649
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
antimicrobial peptides
bacteriocins
probiotics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
180
0.706
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fresh Produce Safety and Quality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
111
0.653
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yeast Biotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
103
0.606
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
antimicrobial resistance
One Health
Genomic Surveillance
microbial systematics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
144
0.857
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Microbial Biotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
93
0.567
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Microbiology and Immunology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
109
0.681
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
yeast & fungal bioolgy and biotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
56
0.364
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
HIV/AIDS
Antimicrobial Resistance
Child Health
Global Health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
116
0.758
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Teaching & Research Virologist
Immunologist & Vaccinologist/Molecular Epidemiologist
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
74
0.510
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Microbiology
water
nanotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
54
0.391
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Microbial resource management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
98
0.845
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Biodiversity
Bioremediation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
87
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Nanobiotechnology
Enzymology
Scientometrics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
97
0.898
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Innovative biological wastewater treatment
Bioremediation
Hazardous waste Valorization
Biomass
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
106
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Environmental biotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
85
0.825
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Food Microbiology & Food Biotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
63
0.649
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Microbial ecology
yeasts
Mycology
soil biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
31
0.344
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Enzymology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
60
0.706
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Microbiology
Water Science
Molecular Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
66
0.795
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
microbiology
biotechnology
biodegradation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
72
0.889
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
60
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
land reform
agriculture
farm workers
land grabbing
redistribution
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
50
0.625
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Microbiology
virology
bacteriology
immunology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
43
0.538
Anthony I Okoh
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
347
0.899
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Water Quality
Antimicrobial Resistance.
Don A Cowan
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
218
0.649
Leon MT Dicks
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
180
0.706
Microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
antimicrobial peptides
bacteriocins
probiotics
Lise Korsten
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
111
0.653
Fresh Produce Safety and Quality
Willem Heber (Emile) Van Zyl
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
103
0.606
Etinosa O. Igbinosa
University of Benin
Benin City, Nigeria
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
144
0.857
antimicrobial resistance
One Health
Genomic Surveillance
microbial systematics
Atef Ibrahim
University of Sadat City
Monufia, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
93
0.567
Said Aboud
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Dar es salaam, Tanzania
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
109
0.681
Microbiology and Immunology
Bernard Prior
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
56
0.364
yeast & fungal bioolgy and biotechnology
Pascal O. Bessong, Massaf
University of Venda
Thohoyandou, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
116
0.758
HIV/AIDS
Antimicrobial Resistance
Child Health
Global Health
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Iheanyi Omezuruike Okonko
University of Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
74
0.510
Teaching & Research Virologist
Immunologist & Vaccinologist/Molecular Epidemiologist
TE Cloete
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
54
0.391
Microbiology
water
nanotechnology
Ameur Cherif
Université de la Manouba
Manouba, Tunisia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
98
0.845
Microbial resource management
Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
87
0.750
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Biodiversity
Bioremediation
Lateef Agbaje
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
97
0.898
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Nanobiotechnology
Enzymology
Scientometrics
Sameh Samir
Tanta University
Tanta, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
106
1.000
Innovative biological wastewater treatment
Bioremediation
Hazardous waste Valorization
Biomass
Ademola Olufolahan Olaniran
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
85
0.825
Environmental biotechnology
Abiodun I. Sanni
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
63
0.649
Food Microbiology & Food Biotechnology
Alfred Botha
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
31
0.344
Microbial ecology
yeasts
Mycology
soil biology
Johnson Lin
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
60
0.706
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Enzymology
Carlos Bezuidenhout
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
66
0.795
Microbiology
Water Science
Molecular Biology
Tahar Mechichi
Université de Sfax
Sfax, Tunisia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
72
0.889
microbiology
biotechnology
biodegradation
J K Oloke
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
60
0.750
Ruth Hall
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
50
0.625
land reform
agriculture
farm workers
land grabbing
redistribution
Madiha Salah Ibrahim
Damanhour University
Damanhour, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
43
0.538
Microbiology
virology
bacteriology
immunology