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Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture i10 Productivity Rankings in South Africa 2025
Productivity Rankings is an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking system, derived from the i10 index, highlights the productivity of scientists in publishing impactful scientific articles. Productivity Rankings serves as a tool to identify highly productive scientists across specific areas, disciplines, universities, and countries, and supports the creation of effective incentives and academic policies. The global, regional, and institutional rankings of scientists in this table are calculated based on their total i10 index. Moreover, you can explore special rankings derived from Productivity Rankings, such as 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 :1
Agricultural and Rural Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
67
0.372
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Agronomy
Climate Science
Soil Science and Agroforestry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
110
0.786
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant systematics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
73
0.525
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Grassland Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
77
0.828
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
agriculture systems
crop modeling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
87
0.989
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
remote sensing
agriculture
vegetation
environment
conservation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
64
0.736
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Agrometeorology
hydrometeorology
micrometeorology
environmental physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
44
0.557
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
plant water use
earth observation
ecology
rangelands
ecosystem services
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
40
0.506
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Agricultural Development Economics and Policy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
56
0.737
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
disaster risk reduction
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
59
0.787
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Seasonal climate modelling
mid-latitude dynamics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
54
0.730
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Grassland ecology
Information management
Fire ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
43
0.632
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
wine
infrared spectroscopy
sensory
yeast
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
52
0.867
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
irrigation engineering
agricultural water management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
40
0.714
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
breeding
agronomy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
42
0.764
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
climate smart agriculture
crop production
rural development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
38
0.691
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Plant breeding and Genetics
Seed System Research
NRF rated
SCNASP
ISHS
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
51
0.981
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Agrometeorology
Carbon Management
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Adaptation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
49
0.942
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Agricultural
Energy & Resource Economics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
30
0.600
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Agricultural and forest water use
water use efficiency
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
31
0.646
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Agriculture
climate change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
28
0.609
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
29
0.707
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Virology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
28
0.683
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Parasitology
helminthology
nematodes
pentastomes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
17
0.425
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
17
0.436
Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
67
0.372
Agricultural and Rural Development
Paramu Mafongoya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
110
0.786
Agronomy
Climate Science
Soil Science and Agroforestry
John Manning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
73
0.525
Kevin Kirkman
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
77
0.828
Hillary Mugiyo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
87
0.989
agriculture systems
crop modeling
Renaud Mathieu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
64
0.736
remote sensing
agriculture
vegetation
environment
conservation
MJ Savage
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
44
0.557
Agrometeorology
hydrometeorology
micrometeorology
environmental physics
Anthony (Tony) R Palmer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
40
0.506
plant water use
earth observation
ecology
rangelands
ecosystem services
Edilegnaw Wale
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
56
0.737
Agricultural Development Economics and Policy
Dewald Van Niekerk
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
59
0.787
Willem A. Landman
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
54
0.730
Seasonal climate modelling
mid-latitude dynamics
Craig D. Morris
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
43
0.632
Grassland ecology
Information management
Fire ecology
Helene Nieuwoudt
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
52
0.867
wine
infrared spectroscopy
sensory
yeast
Aidan Senzanje
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
40
0.714
irrigation engineering
agricultural water management
sunette Laurie
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
42
0.764
Cornelius Chiduza
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
38
0.691
climate smart agriculture
crop production
rural development
Abe Shegro Gerrano
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
51
0.981
Plant breeding and Genetics
Seed System Research
NRF rated
SCNASP
ISHS
Mokhele Moeletsi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
49
0.942
Agrometeorology
Carbon Management
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Adaptation
Euan Phimister
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
30
0.600
Agricultural
Energy & Resource Economics
Mark Gush
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
31
0.646
Agricultural and forest water use
water use efficiency
Kingsley Ayisi
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
28
0.609
Alan R Wood
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
29
0.707
Francois Frederick Maree
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
28
0.683
Kerstin Junker
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
17
0.425
Parasitology
helminthology
nematodes
pentastomes
TG Grout
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
17
0.436