Total 2,424,675 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,468 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
![José Miguel Reichert|José M Reichert, J M Reichert](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/18/1102713.jpg)
Agriculture and Plant Sciences
Soils and Hydrology
Environmental Sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
168
0.712
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
![Gustavo Brunetto](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/91/4989642.jpg)
Fertilidade do Solo
Nutrição Mineral de Plantas
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
174
0.787
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
![Danilo Rheinheimer Dos Santos](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/75/1082076.jpg)
Ciência do Solo
Ciências Ambientais
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
101
0.620
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
![Paulo Ademar Avelar Ferreira](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4b/1082073.jpg)
Ciência do Solo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
88
0.704
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
![Carlos Alberto Ceretta](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Fertilidade do solo
nutrição de plantas
dejetos de animais
contaminação ambiental
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
81
0.648
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
![Ricardo Simao Diniz Dalmolin](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e8/1082084.jpg)
ciência do solo
Pedometria
sustentabilidade
sensoriamento remoto
pedologia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
35
0.432
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
![Sandro José Giacomini](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/be/1084365.jpg)
Decomposition
nutrient cycling
greenhouse gas
nitrous oxide
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
53
0.671
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
![Fábio Joel Kochem Mallmann](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Soil science
environmental pollution
trace metals
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
12
0.667
José Miguel Reichert|José M Reichert, J M Reichert
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria UFSM
Santa Maria, Brazil
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
168
0.712
Agriculture and Plant Sciences
Soils and Hydrology
Environmental Sciences
Gustavo Brunetto
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria UFSM
Santa Maria, Brazil
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
174
0.787
Fertilidade do Solo
Nutrição Mineral de Plantas
Danilo Rheinheimer Dos Santos
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria UFSM
Santa Maria, Brazil
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
101
0.620
Ciência do Solo
Ciências Ambientais
Paulo Ademar Avelar Ferreira
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria UFSM
Santa Maria, Brazil
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
88
0.704
Carlos Alberto Ceretta
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria UFSM
Santa Maria, Brazil
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
81
0.648
Fertilidade do solo
nutrição de plantas
dejetos de animais
contaminação ambiental
Ricardo Simao Diniz Dalmolin
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria UFSM
Santa Maria, Brazil
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
35
0.432
ciência do solo
Pedometria
sustentabilidade
sensoriamento remoto
pedologia
Sandro José Giacomini
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria UFSM
Santa Maria, Brazil
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
53
0.671
Decomposition
nutrient cycling
greenhouse gas
nitrous oxide
Fábio Joel Kochem Mallmann
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria UFSM
Santa Maria, Brazil
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
12
0.667
Soil science
environmental pollution
trace metals