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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Scientists i10 Productivity Rankings (Sort by last 6 years i10 Index) 2025

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* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nigeria
P. Lava Kumar
Virology
diagnostics
crop protection
seed health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
144
0.738
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nigeria
Robert Asiedu
crop improvement
breeding
genetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
132
0.657
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nigeria
Ranajit Bandyopadhyay
plant pathology
mycotoxin
aflatoxin
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
127
0.694
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nigeria
Tahirou Abdoulaye
Agricultural Economics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
108
0.837
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nigeria
James Legg
Cassava Viruses
Whiteflies
Epidemiology
Molecular Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
94
0.777
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nigeria
Peter Kulakow
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Cassava
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
76
0.760
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nigeria
John Derera
agriculture
genetics
biology
molecular
food security
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
71
0.747
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nigeria
Leena Tripathi
Plant Biotechnology
Gene Editing
Genetic Modification
Sustainable Agriculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
69
0.841
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nigeria
Chiedozie Egesi
breeding
genetics
biotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
55
0.846

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* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nigeria
Asrat Asfaw
plant breeding
genetics
molecular breeding
genomics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
46
0.958
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nigeria
Lieven Claessens
climate smart agriculture
sustainable intensification
food security
soil science
geomorphology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
43
0.811
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nigeria
Jaindra N Tripathi
Plant Biotechnology
plant tissue culture
gene editing
and transgenics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
43
0.878
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nigeria
Allan F Brown
banana
Plant breeding
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
41
0.804
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nigeria
Leonard Rusinamhodzi
Agronomy
ISFM
Crop modeling
farming systems analysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
36
0.878
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nigeria
Steven M Cole
gender
rural development
health
nutrition
inequality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
31
0.861
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nigeria
Shiferaw Feleke
Agricultural Economics
Impact Evaluation
International trade & policy analysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
30
0.882
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nigeria
Ibnou Dieng
Statistics
Data Management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
28
0.966
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nigeria
Julius Manda
Adoption and Impact of agricultural Technologies
Development economics
Impact evaluation and applied econometrics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nigeria
Haroon Sseguya
Knowledge Management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Capacity Building
Technology Scaling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
24
0.828
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nigeria
E. Jeroen Huising
Soil Ecology
Soil Science
Natural Resources Management
Soil Fertility
Soil Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
22
0.611
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nigeria
Adane Hirpa Tufa
impact evaluation
value/supply chain
gender analysis
conservation agriculture
climate change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nigeria
Siraj Ismail Kayondo
Molecular Plant breeding
Genetics
Plant-Pathogen interactions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nigeria
Gundula Fischer
Social Science
Gender
Labour Studies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
15
0.789
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
P. Lava Kumar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
144
0.738
Virology
diagnostics
crop protection
seed health
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Asiedu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
132
0.657
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ranajit Bandyopadhyay
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
127
0.694
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tahirou Abdoulaye
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
108
0.837
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
James Legg
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
94
0.777
Cassava Viruses
Whiteflies
Epidemiology
Molecular Ecology
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Kulakow
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
76
0.760
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John Derera
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
71
0.747
agriculture
genetics
biology
molecular
food security
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Leena Tripathi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
69
0.841
Plant Biotechnology
Gene Editing
Genetic Modification
Sustainable Agriculture
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adebayo Busura Abass
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
56
0.889
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chiedozie Egesi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
55
0.846

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* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Asrat Asfaw
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
46
0.958
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lieven Claessens
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
43
0.811
climate smart agriculture
sustainable intensification
food security
soil science
geomorphology
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jaindra N Tripathi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
43
0.878
Plant Biotechnology
plant tissue culture
gene editing
and transgenics
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Allan F Brown
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
41
0.804
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Leonard Rusinamhodzi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
36
0.878
Agronomy
ISFM
Crop modeling
farming systems analysis
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Steven M Cole
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
31
0.861
gender
rural development
health
nutrition
inequality
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shiferaw Feleke
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
30
0.882
Agricultural Economics
Impact Evaluation
International trade & policy analysis
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ibnou Dieng
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
28
0.966
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Julius Manda
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
Adoption and Impact of agricultural Technologies
Development economics
Impact evaluation and applied econometrics
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Haroon Sseguya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
24
0.828
Knowledge Management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Capacity Building
Technology Scaling
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
E. Jeroen Huising
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
22
0.611
Soil Ecology
Soil Science
Natural Resources Management
Soil Fertility
Soil Biology
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adane Hirpa Tufa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
impact evaluation
value/supply chain
gender analysis
conservation agriculture
climate change
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Siraj Ismail Kayondo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
Molecular Plant breeding
Genetics
Plant-Pathogen interactions
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gloria Valentine Nakato
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gundula Fischer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
15
0.789