i10 Productivity
Rankings
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences 70 Scientists i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025
Total 2,509,841 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,479 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
biology
zoology
herpetology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
336
0.523
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Evolutionary Biology
Ostracoda
Limnology
aquatic ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
129
0.459
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
archaeozoology
zooarchaeology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
100
0.389
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Taxonomy
phylogeny
population genetics
malacology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
105
0.449
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
marine ecology and management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
120
0.600
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Afrotropical vertebrates
phylogeny
evolution
ecology
zoonoses
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
81
0.570
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paleontology
Vertebrate paleontology
Mammalian evolution
Paleoanthropology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
75
0.605
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
palaeontology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
68
0.591
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
biodiversity
policy development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
33
0.287
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
marine biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
68
0.636
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
paléontologie
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
80
0.870
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Evolution
Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
49
0.544
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
archaeozoology
palaeontology
domestication
Palaeolithicum
Pleistocene
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
67
0.753
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ecology
biodiversity
conservation
ants
canopy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
51
0.708
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
38
0.535
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
environmental archaeology
palaeoecology
archaeobotany
palynology
anthracology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
42
0.600
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
sediment- and morphodynamics
habitat mapping
resource management
geological and geophysical data management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
37
0.544
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
34
0.515
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Taxonomy of marine invertebrates
Cirripedia
Mollusca
Introduced species
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
41
0.631
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
paleoanthropology
collections
3D digitization
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
33
0.569
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Crustacea
Amphipoda
Decapoda
Systematics
Antarctica
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
20
0.364
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
sediment dynamics
physical oceanography
measurements
modelling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
42
0.808
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
chemical ecology
entomology
sawflies
Hymenoptera
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
11
0.224
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Metallogeny
geological mapping
tectonics
petrography
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
9
0.188
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Polar Ecosystem
Ecology
Evolution
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
37
0.804
Zoltan T. Nagy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
336
0.523
Koen Martens
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
129
0.459
Evolutionary Biology
Ostracoda
Limnology
aquatic ecology
Wim Van Neer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
100
0.389
Thierry Backeljau
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
105
0.449
Taxonomy
phylogeny
population genetics
malacology
Steven Degraer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
120
0.600
marine ecology and management
Erik Verheyen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
81
0.570
Afrotropical vertebrates
phylogeny
evolution
ecology
zoonoses
Thierry Smith
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
75
0.605
Paleontology
Vertebrate paleontology
Mammalian evolution
Paleoanthropology
Pascal Godefroit
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
68
0.591
Hendrik Segers
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
33
0.287
Jan Vanaverbeke
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
68
0.636
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Olivier Lambert
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
80
0.870
Frederik Hendrickx
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
49
0.544
Mietje Germonpré
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
67
0.753
archaeozoology
palaeontology
domestication
Palaeolithicum
Pleistocene
Maurice Leponce
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
51
0.708
ecology
biodiversity
conservation
ants
canopy
Patrick Martin
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
38
0.535
Koen Deforce
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
42
0.600
environmental archaeology
palaeoecology
archaeobotany
palynology
anthracology
Vera Van Lancker
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
37
0.544
sediment- and morphodynamics
habitat mapping
resource management
geological and geophysical data management
Claude De Broyer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
34
0.515
Francis Kerckhof
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
41
0.631
Taxonomy of marine invertebrates
Cirripedia
Mollusca
Introduced species
Patrick Semal
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
33
0.569
Cédric D'Udekem D'Acoz
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
20
0.364
Michael Fettweis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
42
0.808
sediment dynamics
physical oceanography
measurements
modelling
Jean-Luc Boevé
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
11
0.224
chemical ecology
entomology
sawflies
Hymenoptera
Dejonghe Léon
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
9
0.188
Metallogeny
geological mapping
tectonics
petrography
Anton Van De Putte|Anton Pieter Van de Putte
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
37
0.804
Polar Ecosystem
Ecology
Evolution