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University of Kwazulu Natal/ 23 Scientists Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025
Total 2,393,018 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,455 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
Evolutionary biology
pollination biology
plant reproduction
chemical ecology
invasion biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
229
0.732
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Crop Science
Agricultural Plant Sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
255
0.867
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biological control
silicon in agriculture
plant breeding
African crops
climate change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
173
0.776
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plant ecophysiology
plant desiccation tolerance
seed biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
61
0.386
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant Physiology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
50
0.581
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant breeding
molecular breeding
disease resistance
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
67
0.827
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Postharvest Technology
Horticultural Science
Postharvest
Plant Physiology
Near Infrared
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
75
0.949
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant antioxidants/postharvest fruit biology and biochemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
57
0.905
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Horticultural Sciences: Herbal beverages
medicinal
aromatic
vegetable and fruit sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
45
0.763
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Biotechnology
plant propagation
plant physiology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
15
0.263
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant Science
Somatic embryogenesis
Transcription factors
Epigenetics in Somatic embryogenesis
Secondary metabolite
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
46
0.920
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant Sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
35
0.745
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant Systematics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
24
0.615
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Diabetes
Obesity
NAFLD
medicinal plants
natural products
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
16
0.593
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant science
germplasm conservation
plant biochemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
20
0.769
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Evolutionary biology
plant-animal interactions
chemical ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
20
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant systematics and evolution (especially of the tropical family Melastomataceae
subfamily Olisbeoideae)
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
17
0.708
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant Breeding
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plant Breeding
Crop improvement
Genetics
Crop protection
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plant biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant stress physiology
plant microbe interactions
nitrogen nutrition
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant Ecophysiology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
plant taxonomy
alien invasion
species distribution models
climate change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
Steven D. Johnson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
229
0.732
Evolutionary biology
pollination biology
plant reproduction
chemical ecology
invasion biology
Hussien Shimelis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
255
0.867
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Crop Science
Agricultural Plant Sciences
Mark Laing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
173
0.776
Biological control
silicon in agriculture
plant breeding
African crops
climate change
Norman Pammenter
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
61
0.386
plant ecophysiology
plant desiccation tolerance
seed biology
Richard Beckett
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
50
0.581
Julia Sibiya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
67
0.827
Plant breeding
molecular breeding
disease resistance
Lembe S. Magwaza
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
75
0.949
Postharvest Technology
Horticultural Science
Postharvest
Plant Physiology
Near Infrared
Samson Zeray Tesfay
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
57
0.905
Plant antioxidants/postharvest fruit biology and biochemistry
Fhatuwani N. Mudau
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
45
0.763
Horticultural Sciences: Herbal beverages
medicinal
aromatic
vegetable and fruit sciences
MP Watt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
15
0.263
Plant Biotechnology
plant propagation
plant physiology
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Vijay Kumar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
46
0.920
Plant Science
Somatic embryogenesis
Transcription factors
Epigenetics in Somatic embryogenesis
Secondary metabolite
Marnie E. Light
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
35
0.745
Benny Bytebier
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
24
0.615
Ramgopal Mopuri
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
16
0.593
Diabetes
Obesity
NAFLD
medicinal plants
natural products
Boby Varghese
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
20
0.769
Plant science
germplasm conservation
plant biochemistry
Adam Shuttleworth
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
20
0.833
Evolutionary biology
plant-animal interactions
chemical ecology
Robert Douglas Stone
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
17
0.708
Plant systematics and evolution (especially of the tropical family Melastomataceae
subfamily Olisbeoideae)
Learnmore Mwadzingeni
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Theresa Bapela
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Plant Breeding
Crop improvement
Genetics
Crop protection
Kashmira Raghu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
Nonkululeko Sithole
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Plant stress physiology
plant microbe interactions
nitrogen nutrition
Philisiwe Mhlanga
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Minoli Appalasamy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
plant taxonomy
alien invasion
species distribution models
climate change