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Agriculture & Forestry / Horticulture i10 Productivity Rankings in United States - 2025

Total 2,392,995 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,455 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
United States
John W Scott
tomato breeding
horticulture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
702
367
0.523
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Andrew D Hanson
Metabolic biochemistry
plant & microbial biochemistry
synthetic biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
160
0.630
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Todd Wehner
Watermelon
Cucumber
Plant Breeding
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
100
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Chad Finn
horticulture
plant breeding
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
73
0.483
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Steven Alonzo Sargent
Postharvest Physiology & Technology
Fisiologia e tecnologia pós-colheita de frutas
hortaliças e legumes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
56
0.378
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
JH Crane
Tropical Fruit Production
Horticultural Science
Environmental Plant Physiology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
52
0.409
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Erik S Runkle
controlled environments
flowering physiology
floriculture crops
leafy greens
plant lighting
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
76
0.639
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Sharad C Phatak
Sustainable Agriculture
Cover Crops
sustainable pest management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
28
0.248
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Kevin Folta
Photomorphogenesis
fruit crop genomics
public outreach and communication in biotechnology
synthetic biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
81
0.771
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Peter C Andersen
horticulture
plant physiology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
22
0.216

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Vaughn Walton
entomology
ecology
population dynamics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
80
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Bridget Behe
Marketing
economics
management
horticulture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
63
0.630
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Charles Guy
People-Plant Interactions
Therapeutic Horticulture
Plant Environmental Stress Responses
Metabolomics
Plant Freezing Stress
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
46
0.495
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Timothy Broschat
tropical ornamental horticulture
mineral nutrition and fertilization of plants
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
16
0.174
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Frank Louws
specialty horticultural crops
plant pathology
sustainable agriculture and food security
invasive species
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
60
0.667
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Nick Christians
turfgrass
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
12
0.138
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Gary Stutte
horticulture
lighting
controlled environments
microgravity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
43
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Mary Peet
Greenhouse tomato production
CO2 enrichment
high temperature stress effects on fruit set
herbaceous grafting
pollen developm
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
37
0.440
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Mark A Ritenour
Postharvest Physiology and Handling of Fresh Horticultural Crops
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
44
0.530
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Cameron Peace
Fruit genetics
DNA-informed breeding
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
55
0.705
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
John M Ruter
Ornamental Horticulture
Mutagenesis
Ilex
Plant breeding
Trial Gardens
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
21
0.304
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Andrew K Koeser
Arboriculture
Urban Forestry
Horticulture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
55
0.821
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Walt Mahaffee
Plant Pathology
Microbial Ecology
Integrated Pest Management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
42
0.636
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John W Scott
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
702
367
0.523
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrew D Hanson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
160
0.630
Metabolic biochemistry
plant & microbial biochemistry
synthetic biology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Todd Wehner
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
100
0.500
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chad Finn
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
73
0.483
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steven Alonzo Sargent
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
56
0.378
Postharvest Physiology & Technology
Fisiologia e tecnologia pós-colheita de frutas
hortaliças e legumes
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
JH Crane
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
52
0.409
Tropical Fruit Production
Horticultural Science
Environmental Plant Physiology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Erik S Runkle
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
76
0.639
controlled environments
flowering physiology
floriculture crops
leafy greens
plant lighting
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sharad C Phatak
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
28
0.248
Sustainable Agriculture
Cover Crops
sustainable pest management
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kevin Folta
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
81
0.771
Photomorphogenesis
fruit crop genomics
public outreach and communication in biotechnology
synthetic biology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter C Andersen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
22
0.216

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Vaughn Walton
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
80
0.800
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bridget Behe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
63
0.630
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Charles Guy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
46
0.495
People-Plant Interactions
Therapeutic Horticulture
Plant Environmental Stress Responses
Metabolomics
Plant Freezing Stress
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Timothy Broschat
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
16
0.174
tropical ornamental horticulture
mineral nutrition and fertilization of plants
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Frank Louws
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
60
0.667
specialty horticultural crops
plant pathology
sustainable agriculture and food security
invasive species
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lincoln Zotarelli
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
70
0.795
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nick Christians
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
12
0.138
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gary Stutte
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
43
0.500
horticulture
lighting
controlled environments
microgravity
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mary Peet
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
37
0.440
Greenhouse tomato production
CO2 enrichment
high temperature stress effects on fruit set
herbaceous grafting
pollen developm
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mark A Ritenour
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
44
0.530
Postharvest Physiology and Handling of Fresh Horticultural Crops
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cameron Peace
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
55
0.705
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jeff Williamson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
27
0.380
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John M Ruter
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
21
0.304
Ornamental Horticulture
Mutagenesis
Ilex
Plant breeding
Trial Gardens
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrew K Koeser
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
55
0.821
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Walt Mahaffee
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
42
0.636
Plant Pathology
Microbial Ecology
Integrated Pest Management