i10 Productivity
Rankings

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) ScientistsAgriculture & Forestry / Agriculture i10 Productivity Rankings 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 :1
Nigeria
Robert Asiedu
crop improvement
breeding
genetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
127
0.641
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nigeria
Ranajit Bandyopadhyay
plant pathology
mycotoxin
aflatoxin
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
123
0.687
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Nigeria
Peter Kulakow
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Cassava
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
73
0.753
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Nigeria
John Derera
agriculture
genetics
biology
molecular
food security
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
66
0.710
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Nigeria
Leena Tripathi
Plant Biotechnology
Gene Editing
Genetic Modification
Sustainable Agriculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
67
0.838
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
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
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Nigeria
Jaindra N Tripathi
Plant Biotechnology
plant tissue culture
gene editing
and transgenics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
42
0.875
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Nigeria
Leonard Rusinamhodzi
Agronomy
ISFM
Crop modeling
farming systems analysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
34
0.850
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
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
35
21
0.600
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
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
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Nigeria
Godfrey Taulya
Agronomy
Crop Growth Modelling
Crop Nutrition and Water Requirements
Farming Systems
Soil Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Nigeria
Everlyne Wosula
Plant-vector-virus interactions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nigeria
Abdul Rahman Nurudeen
Soil fertility
Agronomy
Sustainable Agriculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nigeria
Haruna Sekabira
Agricultural Economics
Food systems
Circular economy
Impact evaluations
Social Economics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
9
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Nigeria
Eric Tossou
Molecular Agricultural Entomology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Nigeria
Janet Njeri
Plant-microbe interactions
crop health
conservation
population genetics
ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Nigeria
Mekonnen Giweta
Agriculture
environment (land & water management)
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Nigeria
Dung Phuong Le
Agricultural Economics
Climate Change
Impact Assessment
Food Security
Technology Adoption
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nigeria
Samuel Mathu Ndungu
sustainable agricultural productivity
applying new approaches to understand plant-microbe interactions and improve crop yields
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nigeria
Samy Bacigale
Crop-Livestock integration
Livestock production systems
Feeds and Feeding
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Nigeria
Joseph Kanyamuka
Sustainable Agricultural intensification
food systems transformation
Agricultural policy analysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Nigeria
Oyekanmi Joshua
Plant Health
Microbiome
Molecular Diagnostics
Phyto-sanitation
Development and Commercialization of Biocontrol
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Asiedu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
127
0.641
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ranajit Bandyopadhyay
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
123
0.687
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tahirou Abdoulaye
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
106
0.835
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Kulakow
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
73
0.753
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Derera
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
66
0.710
agriculture
genetics
biology
molecular
food security
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leena Tripathi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
67
0.838
Plant Biotechnology
Gene Editing
Genetic Modification
Sustainable Agriculture
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Allan F Brown
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
39
0.765
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jaindra N Tripathi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
42
0.875
Plant Biotechnology
plant tissue culture
gene editing
and transgenics
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Leonard Rusinamhodzi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
34
0.850
Agronomy
ISFM
Crop modeling
farming systems analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
E. Jeroen Huising
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
21
0.600
Soil Ecology
Soil Science
Natural Resources Management
Soil Fertility
Soil Biology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Godfrey Taulya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
Agronomy
Crop Growth Modelling
Crop Nutrition and Water Requirements
Farming Systems
Soil Science
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Everlyne Wosula
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Abdul Rahman Nurudeen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Haruna Sekabira
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
9
0.750
Agricultural Economics
Food systems
Circular economy
Impact evaluations
Social Economics
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Reuben Solomon
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eric Tossou
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Janet Njeri
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Plant-microbe interactions
crop health
conservation
population genetics
ecology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mekonnen Giweta
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Agriculture
environment (land & water management)
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dung Phuong Le
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Agricultural Economics
Climate Change
Impact Assessment
Food Security
Technology Adoption
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Samuel Mathu Ndungu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
sustainable agricultural productivity
applying new approaches to understand plant-microbe interactions and improve crop yields
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Samy Bacigale
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Crop-Livestock integration
Livestock production systems
Feeds and Feeding
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joseph Kanyamuka
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Sustainable Agricultural intensification
food systems transformation
Agricultural policy analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Oyekanmi Joshua
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Plant Health
Microbiome
Molecular Diagnostics
Phyto-sanitation
Development and Commercialization of Biocontrol