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Colorado State University/ 23 Scientists Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,509,841 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,477 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
United States
Keith Paustian
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
205
0.683
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
M Francesca Cotrufo
litter decomposition
soil organic matter
stable isotopes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
131
0.840
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Rajiv Khosla
Precision Agriculture
Soil Fertility
Plant Nutrition
Remote Sensing
Spatial Variability
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
65
0.756
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Le Sommers
Soil microbiology
soil chemistry
waste management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
29
0.341
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Barbarick K
soil science
environmental science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
33
0.418

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Eleanor Milne
Soil organic carbon
greenhouse gas mitigation and agriculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
24
0.632
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Jennifer L Soong
Soil Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Litter Decomposition
Soil Organic Matter
Terrestrial Carbon Cycling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Claudia Boot
soils
soil organic matter
ag solutions for climate change
analytical chemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
29
0.967
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
André Lc Franco
Soil ecology
climate change
ecosystem functioning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
28
0.933
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Jocelyn Lavallee
Soil biogeochemistry
soil organic matter dynamics
carbon and nitrogen cycling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Peter Baas
Soil Microbiology
Biogeochemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Thomas E Hilinski
soils and ecosystems
land-use change
climate change
geomorphology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Adam J Norris
Soil Analysis
Soil Chemistry
Soil and Water Sampling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Alexandra Firth
soil health
soil microbiology
regenerative agriculture
water quality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Aaron M Prairie
soil ecology
soil organic matter
agroecology
tropical ecology
isotope ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Siwook Hwang
soil ecology
agroecology
plant-soil interactions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Keith Paustian
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
205
0.683
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eldor A Paul
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
111
0.429
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
M Francesca Cotrufo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
131
0.840
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jim Ippolito
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
111
0.787
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
GA Peterson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
43
0.374
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rajiv Khosla
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
65
0.756
Precision Agriculture
Soil Fertility
Plant Nutrition
Remote Sensing
Spatial Variability
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Le Sommers
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
29
0.341
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Barbarick K
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
33
0.418
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Abdolmajid Ronaghi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
41
0.603
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eugene F Kelly
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
41
0.707

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mary Stromberger
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
29
0.690
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eleanor Milne
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
24
0.632
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jennifer L Soong
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
Soil Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Litter Decomposition
Soil Organic Matter
Terrestrial Carbon Cycling
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Claudia Boot
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
29
0.967
soils
soil organic matter
ag solutions for climate change
analytical chemistry
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
André Lc Franco
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
28
0.933
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ken Barbarick
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
10
0.333
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jocelyn Lavallee
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
Soil biogeochemistry
soil organic matter dynamics
carbon and nitrogen cycling
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Peter Baas
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas E Hilinski
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
soils and ecosystems
land-use change
climate change
geomorphology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Adam J Norris
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alexandra Firth
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
soil health
soil microbiology
regenerative agriculture
water quality
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aaron M Prairie
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
soil ecology
soil organic matter
agroecology
tropical ecology
isotope ecology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Siwook Hwang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
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