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Asia 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:

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
China
Ming Li
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,895
1,436
0.758
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Saudi Arabia
Carlos M Duarte
Marine Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,025
820
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
India
Sanjay Kumar
wheat
rust
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
619
0.647
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
China
Yan Zhu
Crop modeling
Remote Sensing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
892
662
0.742
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
China
Fusuo Zhang
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
619
0.770
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
China
Qirong Shen
Bio-organic fertilizers and soil microbiology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
617
0.870
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Japan
Kazuki Saito
Plant Science
Plant Biology
Functional Genomics
Metabolomics
Plant Biochemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
421
0.642
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
China
Wen Feng Chen
microbial Evolution
Diversity of rhizobia
Biogeography
Symbiosis
Agriculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
270
0.446
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
China
Cao Weixing
Precision Agriculture
Information Agriculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
355
0.642
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
China
Jian-Kang Zhu
Gene editing
Epigenetic
Plant stress biology
Gene Therapy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
479
0.897

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hong Kong
Pei Yuan Qian
Marine biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
511
322
0.630
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
China
shu zhang
energy
carbon material
biomass
gasification
pyrolysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
467
0.936
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Iran
Seid Mahdi Jafari
Food Nanotechnology
Nanoencapsulation
Nanoemulsions
Nano-delivery systems
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
490
0.986
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pakistan
Muhammad Javed
Freshwater Fisheries and Toxicology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
360
0.747
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Oman
Muhammad Farooq
Crop physiology
Seed science
Allelopathy
Agronomy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
439
0.930
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
China
Lihua Xiao
Zoonosis
Parasitology
One Health
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
357
0.768
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pakistan
Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed Basra
Crop Physiology
Plant Stress Physiology. Seed Physiology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
309
0.666
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
South Korea
In Ho Kim
Animal Nutrition
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
362
0.790
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
China
Xiao E Yang
plant nutrition
environmental ecology
soil science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
325
0.768
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pakistan
Mushtaq Ahmad
Plant Biodiversity
Applied Botany
Plant Taxonomy
Ethnobotany
Biodiesel
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
353
0.840
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
China
Wenyu Yang
Intercropping
Maize
Soybean
Sustainability
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
239
0.619
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
China
Fang Jie Zhao
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
343
0.912
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pakistan
Muhammad Rizwan
Plant stress physiology
Silicon
Biochar
Nanoparticles
Cereal crops
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
372
0.995
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ming Li
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,895
1,436
0.758
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carlos M Duarte
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,025
820
0.800
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sanjay Kumar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
619
0.647
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yan Zhu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
892
662
0.742
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fusuo Zhang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
619
0.770
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Qirong Shen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
617
0.870
Bio-organic fertilizers and soil microbiology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kazuki Saito
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
421
0.642
Plant Science
Plant Biology
Functional Genomics
Metabolomics
Plant Biochemistry
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wen Feng Chen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
270
0.446
microbial Evolution
Diversity of rhizobia
Biogeography
Symbiosis
Agriculture
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cao Weixing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
355
0.642
Precision Agriculture
Information Agriculture
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jian-Kang Zhu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
479
0.897
Gene editing
Epigenetic
Plant stress biology
Gene Therapy

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pei Yuan Qian
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
511
322
0.630
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
shu zhang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
467
0.936
energy
carbon material
biomass
gasification
pyrolysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Seid Mahdi Jafari
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
490
0.986
Food Nanotechnology
Nanoencapsulation
Nanoemulsions
Nano-delivery systems
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
余永廷 Yongting Yu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
234
0.484
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muhammad Javed
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
360
0.747
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Muhammad Farooq
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
439
0.930
Crop physiology
Seed science
Allelopathy
Agronomy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lihua Xiao
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
357
0.768
Zoonosis
Parasitology
One Health
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed Basra
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
309
0.666
Crop Physiology
Plant Stress Physiology. Seed Physiology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
In Ho Kim
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
362
0.790
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xiao E Yang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
325
0.768
plant nutrition
environmental ecology
soil science
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mushtaq Ahmad
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
353
0.840
Plant Biodiversity
Applied Botany
Plant Taxonomy
Ethnobotany
Biodiesel
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Muhammad Abid
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
349
0.875
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wenyu Yang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
239
0.619
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fang Jie Zhao
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
343
0.912
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Muhammad Rizwan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
372
0.995
Plant stress physiology
Silicon
Biochar
Nanoparticles
Cereal crops