i10 Productivity
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Agriculture & Forestry i10 Productivity Rankings in South Africa 2025
Productivity Rankings is a unique service offered only by “AD Scientific Index”. This is a ranking system derived from the i10 index in order to show the productivity of the scientist in publishing scientific articles of value. Productivity Rankings is an instrument that lists productive scientists in a given area, discipline, university, and country and can guide the development of meaningful incentives and academic policies. The world rankings, regional rankings, and university rankings of scientists in this table are developed based on the total i10 index. Additionally, click to view the special rankings based on Productivity Rankings: Scientists Last 6 years' i10 Index", Universities Total i10 Index Rankings 2025, Universities Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings 2025 "Art and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings" and "Social Sciences and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings".
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :201
Evolutionary biology
plant-animal interactions
chemical ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
20
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :202
Plant science
germplasm conservation
plant biochemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
20
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :203
Marine Biology
Fishery Genomics
Evolution
Population Genomics
Conservation Genomics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
19
0.792
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :204
Agricultural systems modelling
Soil physics
Irrigation management
wastewater sludge recycling in agricultural lands
Nutrient
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
19
0.792
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :205
Agricultural economics
agricultural and rural development
agricultural and rural finance
land reform
economics of smallholder irrigation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
16
0.667
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :206
Plant pathology
Mycology
Soil-borne pathogens
Alternaria
Rhizoctonia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
12
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :207
Animal Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :208
Development Economics
Applied Econometrics
Agricultural & Applied Economics
Natural Resources.
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :209
Agronomy
plant propagation
medicinal plants
vegetables
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
20
0.870
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :210
Plant systematics and evolution (especially of the tropical family Melastomataceae
subfamily Olisbeoideae)
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
17
0.739
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :211
Agriculture
Postharvest
Computational fluid dynamics
Cold chain systems
Fresh produce packaging
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :212
Plant Pathology
Mycology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :213
Algae Physiology
Algae Biofuels
Ecophysiology
Green Energy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :214
Agronomy
Crop improvement
Crop nutrition
underutilised crops
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :215
Systems agronomy
Smallholder farmers
Climate-smart agriculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :216
Agricultural policy analysis
Agricultural finance
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
9
0.409
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :217
Plant Breeding
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :218
meat science
ruminant nutrition
small ruminant production
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :219
Plant breeding
amaranth
cannabis
essential oils
genetic conservation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :220
marine pelagic ecology
climate change adaptation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :221
Ecology
savanna ecology
plant traits
fire ecology
megaherbivores
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :222
Soil erosion
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
16
0.762
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :223
Ichthyology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
13
0.619
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :224
Plant biodiversity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
11
0.524
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :225
Agriculture
Economics
Governance
Poverty
Sustainability
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Adam Shuttleworth
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
20
0.833
Evolutionary biology
plant-animal interactions
chemical ecology
Boby Varghese
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
20
0.833
Plant science
germplasm conservation
plant biochemistry
Romina Henriques
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
19
0.792
Marine Biology
Fishery Genomics
Evolution
Population Genomics
Conservation Genomics
Eyob Tesfamariam
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
19
0.792
Agricultural systems modelling
Soil physics
Irrigation management
wastewater sludge recycling in agricultural lands
Nutrient
Charles Machethe
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
16
0.667
Agricultural economics
agricultural and rural development
agricultural and rural finance
land reform
economics of smallholder irrigation
Mariette Truter
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
12
0.500
Plant pathology
Mycology
Soil-borne pathogens
Alternaria
Rhizoctonia
Amenda Sebola
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Oduniyi Oluwaseun Samuel
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Development Economics
Applied Econometrics
Agricultural & Applied Economics
Natural Resources.
Hintsa Araya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
20
0.870
Agronomy
plant propagation
medicinal plants
vegetables
Robert Douglas Stone
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
17
0.739
Plant systematics and evolution (especially of the tropical family Melastomataceae
subfamily Olisbeoideae)
Tarl Michael Berry
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
Agriculture
Postharvest
Computational fluid dynamics
Cold chain systems
Fresh produce packaging
Fahimeh Jami
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
Akash Anandraj
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
Algae Physiology
Algae Biofuels
Ecophysiology
Green Energy
Sydney Mavengahama
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
Agronomy
Crop improvement
Crop nutrition
underutilised crops
Morris Fanadzo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
Systems agronomy
Smallholder farmers
Climate-smart agriculture
Stuart Ferrer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
9
0.409
Agricultural policy analysis
Agricultural finance
Learnmore Mwadzingeni
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Obert Chikwanha
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
meat science
ruminant nutrition
small ruminant production
Willem Jansen Van Rensburg
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
Plant breeding
amaranth
cannabis
essential oils
genetic conservation
Sean O'donoghue
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
marine pelagic ecology
climate change adaptation
Laurence Kruger
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
Ecology
savanna ecology
plant traits
fire ecology
megaherbivores
JJ Le Roux
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
16
0.762
Wilbert T. Kadye
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
13
0.619
Robert H. Archer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
11
0.524
P Cheteni
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Agriculture
Economics
Governance
Poverty
Sustainability