i10 Productivity
Rankings
World Scientists Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition 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
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
1,497
0.802
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
789
628
0.796
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Soil science and Hydrology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
417
0.709
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Soil Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
469
0.845
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
plant nutrition
agronomy
nutrient management
rhizosphere
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
382
0.784
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
soil science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
352
0.729
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Soil Physics
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Numerical Modeling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443
331
0.747
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Soil
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
302
0.774
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biogeochemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388
294
0.758
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
345
0.901
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
soil
soil science
soil carbon
soil organic matter
soil organic carbon
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
330
0.878
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Physical Geography
Soil Erosion
Soil Science
Geomorphology
Hydrology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
320
0.858
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372
345
0.927
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Soil and Water Quality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
232
0.627
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
soil physics
soil
water
vadose zone hydrology
soil science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
223
0.634
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Soil Science
Pedometrics
Geostatistics
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
314
0.897
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Biogeochemistry
Soil Science
Wetlands and Aquatic Systems
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
188
0.553
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
soil organic matter
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
256
0.757
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
191
0.572
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
295
0.905
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Microbial Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
294
0.902
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
soil
water
flow transport
dielectrics
evaporation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
241
0.751
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Microbial Ecology
Soil Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
263
0.846
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
216
0.732
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
soil science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287
128
0.446
Ming Li
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
1,497
0.802
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
789
628
0.796
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Vereecken Harry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
417
0.709
Soil science and Hydrology
Philip W. S. Newall
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
469
0.845
Rengel Zed
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
382
0.784
plant nutrition
agronomy
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Alex McBratney
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
352
0.729
Jiri Simunek
University of California Riverside
Riverside, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443
331
0.747
Soil Physics
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Numerical Modeling
Michael John McLaughlin
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
302
0.774
Donald Sparks
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388
294
0.758
Muhammad Abid
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
345
0.901
Johannes Lehmann
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
330
0.878
soil
soil science
soil carbon
soil organic matter
soil organic carbon
Artemi Cerdà
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
320
0.858
Physical Geography
Soil Erosion
Soil Science
Geomorphology
Hydrology
Fang Jie Zhao
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372
345
0.927
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
Yuncong Li
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
232
0.627
Soil and Water Quality
Robert Horton
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
223
0.634
soil physics
soil
water
vadose zone hydrology
soil science
Budiman Minasny
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
314
0.897
Soil Science
Pedometrics
Geostatistics
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping
K Ramesh Reddy
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
188
0.553
Biogeochemistry
Soil Science
Wetlands and Aquatic Systems
Ingrid Kögel Knabner
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
256
0.757
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
191
0.572
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Richard Bardgett
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
295
0.905
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
Ji-Zheng He
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
294
0.902
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Microbial Ecology
Dani Or
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
241
0.751
soil
water
flow transport
dielectrics
evaporation
Ellen Kandeler
Universität Hohenheim
Stuttgart, Germany
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
263
0.846
Microbial Ecology
Soil Biology
Keith Paustian
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
216
0.732
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
Bob Gilkes
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287
128
0.446