Top 100 Scientists
Agriculture & Forestry / Horticulture Top 100 Scientists in Nigeria 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.
Horticulture
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942
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Horticulture/Agronomy
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13
16
853
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On Selection: 3
Agronomy and Horticulture
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13
18
583
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Horticulture
Mushrooms cultivation
bioremediation
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i10 Index
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12
13
435
Postharvest Pathology
Horticulture
Organic Crop Production
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12
13
490
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On Selection: 6
Horticulture
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11
376
Agronomy of horticultural crops
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10
12
344
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On Selection: 8
Crop Physiology and Nutrition in Horticulture
Agronomy
Organic Agriculture
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
726
* Rankings
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On Selection: 9
Crop production
horticulture
organic agriculture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
335
* Rankings
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On Selection: 10
Horticulture/Crop Physiology
NUS Crops
Plant Nutrients sustainability
Medicinal plants.
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
261
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On Selection: 11
Horticulture
Pomology
Tree crop Agronomy
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
429
* Rankings
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On Selection: 12
Plant Propagation
Pomology
Olericulture
Cropping systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
7
239
* Rankings
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On Selection: 13
Crop Production and Physiology
Horticulture
Tropical fruits and Plantation crops
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
262
* Rankings
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On Selection: 14
Crop Management / Farming systems / Horticulture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
126
* Rankings
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On Selection: 15
Horticulture
Seed Production
plant breeding
Post harvest Physiology and Agronomy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
238
* Rankings
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On Selection: 16
Horticulture
Agronomy
Crop physiology
Climate Change
Organic Agriculture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
171
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On Selection: 17
Agronomy
Horticulture
Physiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
191
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On Selection: 18
Postharvest handling and Technology
Horticulture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
129
* Rankings
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On Selection: 19
Plant Physiology
Plant Tissue Culture
Horticulture
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
110
* Rankings
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On Selection: 20
Horticulture
Agronomy
Crop nutrition and Biometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
155
* Rankings
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On Selection: 21
Agronomy
Horticulture
Organic Agriculture
Irrigation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
120
* Rankings
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On Selection: 22
Horticulture
Organic Agriculture.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
123
* Rankings
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On Selection: 23
Crop Production and Breeding
Horticulture
Seed Production
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
344
* Rankings
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On Selection: 24
Contr. Env. Hort.
Strawberry physiology
Veg. science
Sustainable agriculture
Soil fertility
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
65
* Rankings
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On Selection: 25
Postharvest horticulture
Olericulture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
90
* Rankings
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On Selection: 26
Plant Physiology
Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding
Horticulture
Botany
Plant Science and Biotechnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
66
* Rankings
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On Selection: 27
Horticulture
Rural Development
Medicinal Plants
Innovation Platforms
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
57
* Rankings
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On Selection: 28
Crop Protection
Crop Drying and Cooling
Postharvest Handling Technology and Horticulture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
0
34
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 29
Horticulture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
64
* Rankings
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On Selection: 30
Horticulture (Fruits and Vegetables)
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i10 Index
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4
1
146
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On Selection: 31
HORTICULTURE
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
36
* Rankings
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On Selection: 32
Crop Production
Agronomy
Horticulture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
87
* Rankings
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On Selection: 33
Plant Breeding and genetics
Biotechnology
Entomology
Horticulture
Biostatistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
60
* Rankings
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On Selection: 34
Crop physiology
horticulture
agronomy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
58
* Rankings
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On Selection: 35
Agronomy
Horticulture
ornamentals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
48
* Rankings
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On Selection: 36
Horticultural crops/organic products
post harvest
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
49
* Rankings
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On Selection: 37
Agronomy of Horticultural plants
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
35
* Rankings
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On Selection: 38
Horticulture and Landscape Management. Fruit and Vegetable Crops Production.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
24
* Rankings
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On Selection: 39
Horticulture and Landscape management
Fruit and Vegetable Crop Production
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
24
* Rankings
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On Selection: 40
Plant pathology
Crop science
horticulture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
14
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 41
Agronomy
Weed Science and Horticulture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
31
* Rankings
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On Selection: 42
Crop production and horticulture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
17
* Rankings
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On Selection: 43
System Agronomy with Interest in Horticulture
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
2
74
* Rankings
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On Selection: 44
Crop Production
Agronomy
Horticulture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
26
* Rankings
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On Selection: 45
Crop production
horticultural crops
sustainable agriculture
storage
weed .
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
12
* Rankings
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On Selection: 46
Crop Production
Horticulture
Post harvest physiology and management of crops
Crop Physiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
11
* Rankings
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On Selection: 47
Landscape Horticulture and Floriculture
Nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence
Postharvest Phy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
6
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 48
Agriculture
Horticulture
Vegetable production
crop nutrition
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
12
* Rankings
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On Selection: 49
Agronomy
Weed Science and Horticulture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
9
* Rankings
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On Selection: 50
Agronomy
Horticulture
Physiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
9
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 51
Plant breeding
Gentics
Taxonomy and Horticulture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
6
* Rankings
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On Selection: 52
Crop production
Horticulture
Postharvest physiology
soil nutrition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
2
Lamido Aliyu
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, Nigeria
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i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
942
Donatus Uwah
University of Calabar
Calabar, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
853
Bashir Ahmad Babaji
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
583
Olutayo Adedokun
University of Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
435
Horticulture
Mushrooms cultivation
bioremediation
Marian Ono Ofor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
490
Postharvest Pathology
Horticulture
Organic Crop Production
Adeyela Okunlola
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
376
Fikayo Babatunde
Osun State University
Oshogbo, Nigeria
Metrics
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i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
12
344
Olaniyi Joel Oyekunle|Joel Oyekunle Olaniyi, JO Olaniyi, OJ Oyekunle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
726
Crop Physiology and Nutrition in Horticulture
Agronomy
Organic Agriculture
Fatimo Adekola Olabisi
University of Ilorin
Ilorin, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
335
Crop production
horticulture
organic agriculture
Emmanuel Bassey Effa|Effa, Emmanuel Bassey, E. B. Effa, Effa EB
University of Calabar
Calabar, Nigeria
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
261
Horticulture/Crop Physiology
NUS Crops
Plant Nutrients sustainability
Medicinal plants.
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Horticulture
Pomology
Tree crop Agronomy
Isijokelu Moses Ojeifo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
239
Plant Propagation
Pomology
Olericulture
Cropping systems
Crop Production and Physiology
Horticulture
Tropical fruits and Plantation crops
Ajayi Ademola J
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
126
Crop Management / Farming systems / Horticulture
Ngozi Odiaka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
238
Horticulture
Seed Production
plant breeding
Post harvest Physiology and Agronomy
Olusegun Olufemi Olubode
Philomath University
Kuje, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
171
Horticulture
Agronomy
Crop physiology
Climate Change
Organic Agriculture
Olubukola M Odeyemi
Philomath University
Kuje, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
129
Postharvest handling and Technology
Horticulture
Maimuna Abdulmalik
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
110
Plant Physiology
Plant Tissue Culture
Horticulture
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation
Abdulazeez Shero Isah
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
155
Horticulture
Agronomy
Crop nutrition and Biometrics
Adamu Ahmed
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
120
Agronomy
Horticulture
Organic Agriculture
Irrigation
Adewoyin Oluyinka Benedicta
Federal University Oye Ekiti Ekiti State
Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
123
Horticulture
Organic Agriculture.
Timon Ogheneweware Emede
University of Benin
Benin City, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
344
Crop Production and Breeding
Horticulture
Seed Production
Ibraheem Olamide Olasupo
Sule Lamido University
Kafin Hausa, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
65
Contr. Env. Hort.
Strawberry physiology
Veg. science
Sustainable agriculture
Soil fertility
Bolatito Shobo
Babcock University
Ilishan-Remo, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
90
Postharvest horticulture
Olericulture
Deshi, Kyenpiya Eunice
University of Jos
Jos, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
66
Plant Physiology
Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding
Horticulture
Botany
Plant Science and Biotechnology
Oluyemisi Motolani Adewale
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
57
Horticulture
Rural Development
Medicinal Plants
Innovation Platforms
Johnson Makinwa Ogunsua
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
34
Crop Protection
Crop Drying and Cooling
Postharvest Handling Technology and Horticulture
Omolola Omolade Etukudo
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
64
Nneka Angela Okoli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
146
Horticulture (Fruits and Vegetables)
Olosunde Musibau
Philomath University
Kuje, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
36
Rashida Abdulmumini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
87
Crop Production
Agronomy
Horticulture
Jc Harriman|John Chidi Harriman, Harriman J.C.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
60
Plant Breeding and genetics
Biotechnology
Entomology
Horticulture
Biostatistics
Olaotan Abimbola Adediran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
58
Crop physiology
horticulture
agronomy
Tunrayo Tinuoye Joseph-Adekunle
Philomath University
Kuje, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
49
Horticultural crops/organic products
post harvest
Olufemi Victor Ajibola
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
35
Agronomy of Horticultural plants
Iheaturu, Donald Ezechukwu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
24
Horticulture and Landscape Management. Fruit and Vegetable Crops Production.
Donald Ezechukwu Iheaturu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
24
Horticulture and Landscape management
Fruit and Vegetable Crop Production
Ishieze Patience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
14
Plant pathology
Crop science
horticulture
Jibrin Dm|D M Jibrin, Dahiru Mohammed Jibrin
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
31
Agronomy
Weed Science and Horticulture
Aminu Alhassan Fagge
Bayero University
Gwarzo Road, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
74
System Agronomy with Interest in Horticulture
Rashida Abdulmumini Bala
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
26
Crop Production
Agronomy
Horticulture
Shuaib Harira
Kogi State University
Kogi State, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
12
Crop production
horticultural crops
sustainable agriculture
storage
weed .
Ugoo Tavershima Richard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
Crop Production
Horticulture
Post harvest physiology and management of crops
Crop Physiology
John Omoniyi Alabi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
Landscape Horticulture and Floriculture
Nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence
Postharvest Phy
Olawale Sunday Ayeni|Ayeni Olawale Sunday, Ayeni O. S.
Philomath University
Kuje, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
12
Agriculture
Horticulture
Vegetable production
crop nutrition
Mikah Haruna|M Haruna, Mika Haruna, Haruna Mika
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
9
Agronomy
Weed Science and Horticulture
Fatima Zahra Buhari
Bayero University
Gwarzo Road, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
9
Agronomy
Horticulture
Physiology
Osundinakin Michael
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6
Plant breeding
Gentics
Taxonomy and Horticulture
Richard Ugoo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Crop production
Horticulture
Postharvest physiology
soil nutrition