i10 Productivity
Rankings
Agricultural Research Council, South Africa/ 76 Scientists Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025
Total 2,393,006 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,452 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
Phenolic compounds
HPLC analysis
herbal teas
fruits
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
93
0.823
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
plant water use
earth observation
ecology
rangelands
ecosystem services
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
35
0.443
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Horticulture Agronomy Irrigation Ferilization
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
44
0.759
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
breeding
agronomy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
39
0.672
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Agrometeorology
Carbon Management
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Adaptation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
51
0.944
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant breeding and Genetics
Seed System Research
NRF rated
SCNASP
ISHS
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
51
0.962
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Virology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
29
0.644
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant-insect relationships
biological control
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
20
0.455
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Animal Breeding and Genetics
Livestock Genomics
Conservation of Farm Animal Genetic Resources
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
30
0.698
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
28
0.683
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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: 12
Plant hormone physiology
Biotechnology
Crop-based agriculture
plant breeding and agronomy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Animal Breeding & Genetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stress Ecophysiology
Plant Phisiology and Biochemistry
Agronomy
Sustainable Crop Production
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
30
0.909
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Energy & Fuels
Agricultural Biotechnology
Microbial ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
27
0.964
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Protection
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
7
0.250
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant pathology
Mycology
Soil-borne pathogens
Alternaria
Rhizoctonia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
11
0.423
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Agronomy
plant propagation
medicinal plants
vegetables
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
19
0.792
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wastewater management
Soil Conservation
Agriculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
14
0.636
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Postharvest Technology
Sustainable Food Packaging
Food Process Engineering
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Applied Microbiology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant breeding
amaranth
cannabis
essential oils
genetic conservation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
19
0.905
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
conservation agriculture
soil physics
aggregate stability
soil degradation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Agricultural Economics
SmallHolder Farmer Development
Rural Development
Agroforestry
Food Security
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Arachnology
Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600
Dalene De Beer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
93
0.823
Phenolic compounds
HPLC analysis
herbal teas
fruits
Anthony (Tony) R Palmer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
35
0.443
plant water use
earth observation
ecology
rangelands
ecosystem services
Ian Du Plooy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
44
0.759
Horticulture Agronomy Irrigation Ferilization
sunette Laurie
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
39
0.672
Mokhele Moeletsi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
51
0.944
Agrometeorology
Carbon Management
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Adaptation
Abe Shegro Gerrano
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
51
0.962
Plant breeding and Genetics
Seed System Research
NRF rated
SCNASP
ISHS
Francois Frederick Maree
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
29
0.644
Costas Zachariades
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
20
0.455
Plant-insect relationships
biological control
Azwihangwisi Maiwashe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
30
0.698
Animal Breeding and Genetics
Livestock Genomics
Conservation of Farm Animal Genetic Resources
Alan R Wood
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
28
0.683
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Kerstin Junker
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
17
0.425
Parasitology
helminthology
nematodes
pentastomes
Michael Bairu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
Plant hormone physiology
Biotechnology
Crop-based agriculture
plant breeding and agronomy
Cuthbert Banga
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
Bhekumthetho Ncube
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
30
0.909
Stress Ecophysiology
Plant Phisiology and Biochemistry
Agronomy
Sustainable Crop Production
Ashira Roopnarain
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
27
0.964
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Energy & Fuels
Agricultural Biotechnology
Microbial ecology
Martha Pofu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
7
0.250
Mariette Truter
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
11
0.423
Plant pathology
Mycology
Soil-borne pathogens
Alternaria
Rhizoctonia
Hintsa Araya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
19
0.792
Agronomy
plant propagation
medicinal plants
vegetables
Azwimbavhi Reckson Mulidzi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
14
0.636
Wastewater management
Soil Conservation
Agriculture
Zinash A Belay
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Postharvest Technology
Sustainable Food Packaging
Food Process Engineering
Ahmed Idris Hassen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
Willem Jansen Van Rensburg
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
19
0.905
Plant breeding
amaranth
cannabis
essential oils
genetic conservation
Adornis D. Nciizah
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
conservation agriculture
soil physics
aggregate stability
soil degradation
Phokele Maponya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
Agricultural Economics
SmallHolder Farmer Development
Rural Development
Agroforestry
Food Security
Robin Lyle
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600