Total 2,384,773 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,456 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
forest ecology
forest management
silviculture
sustainability science
bioenergy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
289
0.747
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
aquatic ecology
applications of microalgae
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
150
0.847
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
agricultural economics
agribusiness
food supply chains
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
98
0.676
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
84
0.592
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Precision Livestock Farming
Agricultural Engineering
Livestock Production
Animal Welfare
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
88
0.967
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
crop biodiversity
phenotyping
omics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
69
0.793
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Meat technology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
55
0.887
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Livestock production
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
42
0.913
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
natural resources management
climate change
development
agroforestry
water and sediment
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
27
0.628
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Science
Plant Hormones
Ethylene
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
37
0.902
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant development
molecular evolution
translational plant biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
27
0.711
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant Ecology
Community Ecology
Functional Traits
Population Genetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
35
0.972
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Agricultural Engineering
Precision Livestock Farming
Poultry Science
Incubation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
26
0.743
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plantenfysiologie
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
24
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
development
food and agriculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
23
0.767
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Soil Science
environmental science
ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
21
0.724
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
plantkunde
evolutie
vergelijkende ontwikkelingsbiologie
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
14
0.538
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Behavioural ecology
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic ecology
Aquaculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Microbial Communities
Mycorrhiza
Orchidaceae
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Plant Pathology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
19
0.950
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
plant hormone signaling
Marchantia
fruit ripening
postharvest preservation
miRNA
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant protein
oats
high moisture extrusion
foams
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Data mining
Data engineering
Animal science
Sustainable animal production
Precision Livestock Farming
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sustainable agriculture
Soil organic carbon
soil monitoring
Ecosystem services
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Poultry Nutrition
Ruminant Nutrition
Sustainable livestock production
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant Biotechnology
Proteomics
Microbial Biotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Bart Muys
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
289
0.747
forest ecology
forest management
silviculture
sustainability science
bioenergy
Muylaert Koenraad
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
150
0.847
aquatic ecology
applications of microalgae
Erik Mathijs
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
98
0.676
agricultural economics
agribusiness
food supply chains
Willem Broekaert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
84
0.592
Tomas Norton
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
88
0.967
Precision Livestock Farming
Agricultural Engineering
Livestock Production
Animal Welfare
Sebastien Carpentier
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
69
0.793
crop biodiversity
phenotyping
omics
Ilse Fraeye
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
55
0.887
Ben Aernouts
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
42
0.913
Bruno Verbist
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
27
0.628
natural resources management
climate change
development
agroforestry
water and sediment
Bram Van De Poel
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
37
0.902
Plant Science
Plant Hormones
Ethylene
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Koen Geuten
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
27
0.711
Plant development
molecular evolution
translational plant biology
Kenny Helsen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
35
0.972
Plant Ecology
Community Ecology
Functional Traits
Population Genetics
Carlos Eduardo Bites Romanini
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
26
0.743
Agricultural Engineering
Precision Livestock Farming
Poultry Science
Incubation
Johan Ceusters
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
24
0.750
Liesbeth Colen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
23
0.767
development
food and agriculture
Karen Vancampenhout
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
21
0.724
Soil Science
environmental science
ecology
Alexander Vrijdaghs
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
14
0.538
plantkunde
evolutie
vergelijkende ontwikkelingsbiologie
Eli Thoré|Eli S J Thoré, Eli S J Thore, Eli Thore
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Behavioural ecology
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic ecology
Aquaculture
Michael Waud
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
19
0.950
Microbial Communities
Mycorrhiza
Orchidaceae
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Plant Pathology
Dongdong Li
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
plant hormone signaling
Marchantia
fruit ripening
postharvest preservation
miRNA
Frederik Janssen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
Plant protein
oats
high moisture extrusion
foams
Ines Adriaens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Data mining
Data engineering
Animal science
Sustainable animal production
Precision Livestock Farming
Ioanna Panagea
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Sustainable agriculture
Soil organic carbon
soil monitoring
Ecosystem services
Muhammad Zeeshan Akram
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Poultry Nutrition
Ruminant Nutrition
Sustainable livestock production
Farhana Rumzum Bhuiyan
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Plant Biotechnology
Proteomics
Microbial Biotechnology