i10 Productivity
Rankings

Europe Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition i10 Productivity Rankings 2025

Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index, 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
Germany
Vereecken Harry
Soil science and Hydrology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593
423
0.713
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Spain
Artemi Cerdà
Physical Geography
Soil Erosion
Soil Science
Geomorphology
Hydrology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
322
0.863
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Netherlands
Wim De Vries
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
195
0.579
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United Kingdom
Richard Bardgett
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
295
0.905
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Switzerland
Dani Or
soil
water
flow transport
dielectrics
evaporation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
241
0.748
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Germany
Ellen Kandeler
Microbial Ecology
Soil Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
263
0.846
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Germany
Paul Vlek
Natural Resources Management
Soil Science
Tropical Agriculture
climate Change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
182
0.648
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Germany
Georg Guggenberger
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
224
0.839

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Spain
Carlos García
Soil science
Soil organic matter
Organic Waste
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
193
0.757
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Türkiye
İsmail Çakmak
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
222
0.877
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Austria
Andreas Richter
Soil Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Ecosystem Ecology
Microbial Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
214
0.877
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Denmark
Lars Stoumann Jensen
soils
fertilizers
nutrient cycling
organic waste
environmental impacts
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
182
0.758
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Spain
Antonio Martínez Cortizas
Environmental Science
Environmental Geochemistry
Palaeoenvironment
Soil Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
167
0.699
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Germany
Wolfgang Wilcke
soil science
soil chemistry
biogeochemistry
environmental chemistry
ecosystem research
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
182
0.765
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
France
Dominique Arrouays
Soil Science
DSM
monitoring
soil health
soil security
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
180
0.759
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Netherlands
Thomas Kuyper
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
169
0.725
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Switzerland
Ruben Kretzschmar
soil
trace elements
biogeochemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
188
0.874
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Spain
Jose Torrent
soil science
soil fertility
soil genesis
colour
soil mineralogy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
158
0.738
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
France
Claire Chenu
soil
organic matter
C storage
soil structure
microbial habitat
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
171
0.803
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Italy
Vito Ferro
Soil erosion
sediment yield
fluvial hydraulics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
175
0.850
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Austria
Gerzabek Martin H
soil science
ecotoxicology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
123
0.600
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United Kingdom
Binoy Sarkar
Soil Science
Environmental Chemistry
Clay Minerals
Enhanced weathering
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
197
0.990
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Vereecken Harry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593
423
0.713
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Artemi Cerdà
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
322
0.863
Physical Geography
Soil Erosion
Soil Science
Geomorphology
Hydrology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ingrid Kögel Knabner
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
259
0.760
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wim De Vries
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
195
0.579
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Bardgett
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
295
0.905
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dani Or
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
241
0.748
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ellen Kandeler
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
263
0.846
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul Vlek
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
182
0.648
Natural Resources Management
Soil Science
Tropical Agriculture
climate Change
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Roland Bol
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
216
0.803
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Georg Guggenberger
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
224
0.839
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carlos García
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
193
0.757
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
İsmail Çakmak
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
222
0.877
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andreas Richter
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
214
0.877
Soil Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Ecosystem Ecology
Microbial Ecology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lars Stoumann Jensen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
182
0.758
soils
fertilizers
nutrient cycling
organic waste
environmental impacts
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Antonio Martínez Cortizas
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
167
0.699
Environmental Science
Environmental Geochemistry
Palaeoenvironment
Soil Science
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wolfgang Wilcke
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
182
0.765
soil science
soil chemistry
biogeochemistry
environmental chemistry
ecosystem research
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dominique Arrouays
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
180
0.759
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Kuyper
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
169
0.725
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ruben Kretzschmar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
188
0.874
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Keith Goulding
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
131
0.609
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jose Torrent
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
158
0.738
soil science
soil fertility
soil genesis
colour
soil mineralogy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Claire Chenu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
171
0.803
soil
organic matter
C storage
soil structure
microbial habitat
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vito Ferro
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
175
0.850
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gerzabek Martin H
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
123
0.600
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Binoy Sarkar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
197
0.990
Soil Science
Environmental Chemistry
Clay Minerals
Enhanced weathering