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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Subject Rankings 2025

Agriculture and Forestry, Architecture and Design, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings along with their 197 sub-branches, can be analyzed at global, national, and regional levels. You can also evaluate them based on the i10 index and citation numbersAs of Sep 18, 2024, rankings are according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in beta. This is due to the exclusion of (1.014.193) scientists categorized under 'others,' whose profiles cannot yet be determined, edited, or classified. As these fields are updated, the rankings will adjust accordingly. Please keep this in mind. See Also: [University Subject Rankings]

* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Johan Swinnen
agricultural economics
food policy
development economics
international economics
institutional economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
96
335
31,125
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Claudia Ringler
Agriculture
Water
Climate Change
Developing Countries
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
249
32,793
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Xiaobo Zhang
Development economics
agricultural economics
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
182
21,346
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Michael Phillips
Aquaculture
aquatic-agricultural systems
environment
poverty
development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
156
11,604
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Hugo De Groote
Rural Development
Development Economics
Experimental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
138
10,082
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Theib Y Oweis
Agricultural water management
Rainwater harvesting
Supplemental irrigation
Agricultural water productivity/ use efficiency
C
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
120
13,719
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Anne Larson
forests
governance
environment
indigenous people
land tenure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
142
11,453
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Anthony M Whitbread
Agriculture
climate variability
risk
modelling
farming systems.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
118
9,920
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Rc Sharma
Plant Breeding
Crop Science
Agronomy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
95
5,706
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Keith Wiebe
agriculture
productivity
food security
natural resources
climate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
86
13,556
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Philippe Vaast
Agroforestry
tropical perennial crops
environmental services
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
81
6,491
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Shahidur Rashid
Agricultural makets and trade policies
rural development
agricultural price policies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
150
7,444
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Arega Alene
agricultural policy
international development
R&D impact evaluation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
95
8,107
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Anjani Kumar
Agricultural Economics
food security
food safety
contract farming
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
112
5,346
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Steven J Staal
Spatial econometrics
Transactions costs
Informal markets
Livestock
Agricultural economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
95
5,618
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Himlal Baral
Forestry
Ecosystem Services
Landscape Ecology
Sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
71
5,012
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cv Mohan
Aquaculture
aquatic animal health
epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
101
4,982
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Devra Jarvis
Agrobiodiversity
diversity
DATAR
community based solutions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
102
6,777
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ric Coe
agriculture
agroforestry
environmental science
research design
statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
66
10,697
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Barbara Rischkowsky
Agriculture
livestock
breeding
feeding
systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
115
5,428
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Johan Swinnen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
96
335
31,125
agricultural economics
food policy
development economics
international economics
institutional economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Claudia Ringler
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
249
32,793
Agriculture
Water
Climate Change
Developing Countries
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter Hazell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
77
207
29,723
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bart Minten
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
65
175
16,474
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xiaobo Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
62
182
21,346
Development economics
agricultural economics
China
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Phillips
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
55
156
11,604
Aquaculture
aquatic-agricultural systems
environment
poverty
development
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hugo De Groote
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
55
138
10,082
Rural Development
Development Economics
Experimental Economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Abebe Menkir
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
55
168
10,557
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Theib Y Oweis
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
52
120
13,719
Agricultural water management
Rainwater harvesting
Supplemental irrigation
Agricultural water productivity/ use efficiency
C
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anne Larson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
142
11,453
forests
governance
environment
indigenous people
land tenure
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alan J Duncan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
115
7,763
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anthony M Whitbread
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
118
9,920
Agriculture
climate variability
risk
modelling
farming systems.
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rc Sharma
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
95
5,706
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Keith Wiebe
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
86
13,556
agriculture
productivity
food security
natural resources
climate
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Philippe Vaast
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
81
6,491
Agroforestry
tropical perennial crops
environmental services
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shahidur Rashid
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
150
7,444
Agricultural makets and trade policies
rural development
agricultural price policies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Arega Alene
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
95
8,107
agricultural policy
international development
R&D impact evaluation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anjani Kumar
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
112
5,346
Agricultural Economics
food security
food safety
contract farming
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Steven J Staal
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
95
5,618
Spatial econometrics
Transactions costs
Informal markets
Livestock
Agricultural economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Himlal Baral
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
71
5,012
Forestry
Ecosystem Services
Landscape Ecology
Sustainability
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cv Mohan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
101
4,982
Aquaculture
aquatic animal health
epidemiology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Devra Jarvis
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
102
6,777
Agrobiodiversity
diversity
DATAR
community based solutions
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ric Coe
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
66
10,697
agriculture
agroforestry
environmental science
research design
statistics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Barbara Rischkowsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
37
115
5,428
Agriculture
livestock
breeding
feeding
systems