Top 100 Scientists

Europe Agriculture & Forestry / Soil and Water Engineering and Conservation Top 100 Scientists 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (870,053 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bruce Jefferson
water engineering
algae
water treatment
wastewater treatment
coagulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
236
30,781
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dragan Savic
Hydroinformatics
Water resources systems
Water engineering
Floods
Water resources
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
361
32,077
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ana Navas
soil erosion
environmental processes
tracer properties
radionuclides
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
153
9,608
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hakan Özkan
Cereals breeding
Genetic diversity
Cereals domestication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
107
12,785
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Renzo Rosso
Hydrology
Water engineering
Hydraulics
Risk and reliability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
101
10,983
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carlo De Michele
Hydrology
Water Engineering
Natural hazards
Compound events
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
128
9,818
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michel Pimbert
Food sovereignty
agroecology
environment
participatory democracy
transdisciplinary research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
101
8,648

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Victor M. Castillo
desertification
semiarid hydrology
forest restoration
land degradation
soil erosion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
60
7,385
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Katharina Dehnen Schmutz
biological invasions
weed ecology and climate change
interdisciplinary ecological-economic research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
74
7,550
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zeynep Cetecioglu Gurol
Resource recovery
biorefinery
anaerobic treatment
environmental biotechnology
microbial ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
58
4,354
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Velibor Spalevic
Sediment yield
Soil erosion modelling
Erosion
Watershed Management
IntErO
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
141
4,233
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
María Victoria López
soil and water conservation
soil structure
soil organic matter
conservation tillage
dryland agroecosystems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
54
3,840
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Neelke Doorn
water ethics
philosophy of risk
resilience
climate ethics
responsible innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
80
3,772
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Massimo Raboni
Odour removal and modelling
Anaerobic digestion
wastewater engineering
Safety
Occupational health and safety
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
40
1,694
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Godert Van Lynden
Physical Geography
Sustainable land management
soil and water conservation
land degradation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
41
2,510
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ivan Lizaga Villuendas
Soil and water
environment
geological risks
sediment fingerprinting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
35
2,374
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Karl Vanderlinden
Soil and Water conservation
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Regional Hydrometeorology
Hydrogeophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
42
2,228
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Alex Franklin
Sustainability
shared practice
care
nature/society
human/animal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
40
2,544
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ahmet Kurunç
Sulama
Sulama Suyu Kalitesi
Sorunlu Topraklar ve Islahı
Atık su
Tarımsal Kirlilik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
35
1,964
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Bilal Cemek
Artificial neural network
Fuzzy logic
Greenhouse
Agricultural Meteorology
Irrigation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
47
1,933
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
priscilla claeys
rights of peasants
food sovereignty
right to food
human rights
gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
30
1,638
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Deepa Joshi
Water governance
feminist political ecology and water conflicts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
39
1,718
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Geoffrey N. Elliott
Pathogen detection
Rhizobial community analysis
Soil and water molecular microbiology
Burkholderia
Paratuberculosis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
24
3,267
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Mahmut Çetin
Hydrology
water resources
drainage
salinity
environmental pollution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
44
2,872
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
José A. Siles
Soil Microbial Ecology
Soil P and C Cycling
Bioremediation
Elevational Gradients
Bacteria Culturomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
28
1,612
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Hakan Arslan
irrigation water quality
salinity
Geographic informatin system.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
34
1,701
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Halit Apaydın
Hydrology
irrigation
water resources
artificial intelligence
geographic information systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
35
1,704
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Alessandro Casasso
Groundwater engineering
Ground Source Heat Pumps
Groundwater Heat Pumps
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
1,327
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Atılgan Atılgan
Biyosistem Mühendisliği
Tarımsal yapılar
Çevre kirliliği
İklimlendirme
Sera sistemleri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
33
1,235
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Colin Anderson
Environmental Studies
Agro-Food Studies
Participatory Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
21
1,614
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Chiara Tornaghi
Urban agriculture
food sovereignty
socio-environmental justice
urban political agroecology
agroecological urbanism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
21
1,857
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Leticia Palazón
Erosion
SWAT model
sediment fingerprinting
soil conservation
Fallouts radionuclides
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
16
763
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Hunggul Ysh Nugroho
Watershed Management
Hidrology and Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
690
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Cenk Küçükyumuk
Deficit Irrigation
Evapotranspiration
Microirrigation systems
Drought
Salinity stress
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
14
983
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Geraldine Brown
'community engagement and activism'
'inequality'
'well-being' 'rehabilitation' 'teenage pregnancy'
'urban gun crime' 'race'
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
18
819
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Ulaş Şenyiğit
sulama
bitki su tüketimi
sulama yöntemleri
rekreasyon alanlarının sulanması
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
17
587
Karrar Mahdi
Soil and Water management
Soil Erosion
Environment
Pollution Transport
Arid/semi arid regions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
308
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Duygu Semiz
salinity
irrigation
water quality
plant soil water relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
813
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Maria Barrett
Soil and water quality
plant and microbe interactions
agronomics
biogeochemical cycling of nutrients
disinfection technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
539
Vimac Nolla Ardevol
Metagenomics
Biogas production
Waste water treatment
Microalgae
Biorefinery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
624
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bruce Jefferson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
236
30,781
water engineering
algae
water treatment
wastewater treatment
coagulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dragan Savic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
361
32,077
Hydroinformatics
Water resources systems
Water engineering
Floods
Water resources
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ana Navas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
153
9,608
soil erosion
environmental processes
tracer properties
radionuclides
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tom Stephenson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
151
15,697
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hakan Özkan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
107
12,785
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Renzo Rosso
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
101
10,983
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carlo De Michele
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
128
9,818
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michel Pimbert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
101
8,648
Food sovereignty
agroecology
environment
participatory democracy
transdisciplinary research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Víctor Hugo Durán Zuazo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
101
6,897
Soil and Water Conservation
Water-Use Efficiency
Woody Fruit Crops
Subtropical Farming

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Victor M. Castillo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
60
7,385
desertification
semiarid hydrology
forest restoration
land degradation
soil erosion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
José Luis Arrúe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
65
5,135
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Katharina Dehnen Schmutz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
74
7,550
biological invasions
weed ecology and climate change
interdisciplinary ecological-economic research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Attila Yazar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
70
4,730
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zeynep Cetecioglu Gurol
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
58
4,354
Resource recovery
biorefinery
anaerobic treatment
environmental biotechnology
microbial ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Velibor Spalevic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
141
4,233
Sediment yield
Soil erosion modelling
Erosion
Watershed Management
IntErO
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
María Victoria López
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
54
3,840
soil and water conservation
soil structure
soil organic matter
conservation tillage
dryland agroecosystems
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Neelke Doorn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
80
3,772
water ethics
philosophy of risk
resilience
climate ethics
responsible innovation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Massimo Raboni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
40
1,694
Odour removal and modelling
Anaerobic digestion
wastewater engineering
Safety
Occupational health and safety
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Godert Van Lynden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
41
2,510
Physical Geography
Sustainable land management
soil and water conservation
land degradation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ivan Lizaga Villuendas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
35
2,374
Soil and water
environment
geological risks
sediment fingerprinting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Karl Vanderlinden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
42
2,228
Soil and Water conservation
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Regional Hydrometeorology
Hydrogeophysics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Carmen Castañeda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
49
1,983
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Alex Franklin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
40
2,544
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ahmet Kurunç
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
35
1,964
Sulama
Sulama Suyu Kalitesi
Sorunlu Topraklar ve Islahı
Atık su
Tarımsal Kirlilik
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Bilal Cemek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
47
1,933
Artificial neural network
Fuzzy logic
Greenhouse
Agricultural Meteorology
Irrigation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Pettersson TJR
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
45
1,676
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Bastien Dieppois
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
29
1,207
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
priscilla claeys
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
30
1,638
rights of peasants
food sovereignty
right to food
human rights
gender
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Deepa Joshi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
39
1,718
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Geoffrey N. Elliott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
24
3,267
Pathogen detection
Rhizobial community analysis
Soil and water molecular microbiology
Burkholderia
Paratuberculosis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Francis Hassard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
31
1,695
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Mahmut Çetin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
44
2,872
Hydrology
water resources
drainage
salinity
environmental pollution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Ahmet Ertek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
1,599
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
María-Luz Rodríguez-Blanco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
34
1,275
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
José A. Siles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,612
Soil Microbial Ecology
Soil P and C Cycling
Bioremediation
Elevational Gradients
Bacteria Culturomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Hakan Arslan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
34
1,701
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
İlker Angın
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
1,561
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Halit Apaydın
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
35
1,704
Hydrology
irrigation
water resources
artificial intelligence
geographic information systems
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Alessandro Casasso
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
1,327
Groundwater engineering
Ground Source Heat Pumps
Groundwater Heat Pumps
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Sameh Kotb Abd-Elmabod
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
1,882
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Atılgan Atılgan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
33
1,235
Biyosistem Mühendisliği
Tarımsal yapılar
Çevre kirliliği
İklimlendirme
Sera sistemleri
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Colin Anderson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
21
1,614
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Claudia Cherubini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
1,051
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Ömer Anapalı
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
21
962
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Chiara Tornaghi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
1,857
Urban agriculture
food sovereignty
socio-environmental justice
urban political agroecology
agroecological urbanism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Öner Çetin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
26
1,428
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Yasemin Kuşlu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,468
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Erhan Akkuzu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
29
889
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Can Burak Şişman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
649
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Hakan Kibar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
819
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Leticia Palazón
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
763
Erosion
SWAT model
sediment fingerprinting
soil conservation
Fallouts radionuclides
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Hunggul Ysh Nugroho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
690
Watershed Management
Hidrology and Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Eyüp Selim Köksal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
22
835
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Berna Kendirli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
771
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Cenk Küçükyumuk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
983
Deficit Irrigation
Evapotranspiration
Microirrigation systems
Drought
Salinity stress
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Abdullah Kadayifci
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
645
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Anne Daebeler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
1,901
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
İsrafil Kocaman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
649
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Ljubomir Zivotic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
980
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Geraldine Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
18
819
'community engagement and activism'
'inequality'
'well-being' 'rehabilitation' 'teenage pregnancy'
'urban gun crime' 'race'
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Ulaş Şenyiğit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
17
587
sulama
bitki su tüketimi
sulama yöntemleri
rekreasyon alanlarının sulanması
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Rebecca Sharpe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
776
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Haytham M. Salem
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
641
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Yusuf Demir
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
661
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Ahmet Öztürk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
1,119
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Ali Fuat Tarı
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
777
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Karrar Mahdi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
308
Soil and Water management
Soil Erosion
Environment
Pollution Transport
Arid/semi arid regions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Duygu Semiz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
813
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Bioremediation
soil microbiology
oil-contaminated soil and water
Arctic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Alexandra Tomaz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
346
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Maria Barrett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
539
Soil and water quality
plant and microbe interactions
agronomics
biogeochemical cycling of nutrients
disinfection technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Dragana Dogancic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
180
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Vimac Nolla Ardevol
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
624
Metagenomics
Biogas production
Waste water treatment
Microalgae
Biorefinery
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Nikolaos Karaivazoglou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
436
Research in plant
soil and water interactions and in postharvest biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Yan Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
120
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Abbos Khamidov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
26