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World 11,584 Scientists H-Index Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Rankings - 2026

This real-time ranking measures researchers’ academic productivity and impact at global, continental, national, and institutional levels using total and recent 5-year H-index data. Comparative analysis is available across 13 main fields and 221 academic disciplines.

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Total 11.584 scientist , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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652
World Rank
China
12
Country Rank
Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Jian-Kang Zhu
Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Gene editing | Epigenetic | Plant stress biology | Gene Therap

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    202
  • Last 5 Years
    136
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.673
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Rankings

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854
World Rank
Belgium
11
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Marc Van Montagu
Ghent University Ghent, Belgium
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreac

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    189
  • Last 5 Years
    66
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.349
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Rankings

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1,018
World Rank
Belgium
12
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Dirk Inze
Ghent University Ghent, Belgium
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Planten biologi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    179
  • Last 5 Years
    84
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.469
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,277
World Rank
United States
517
Country Rank
Rockefeller University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Chua NH
Rockefeller University New York, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Biolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    168
  • Last 5 Years
    66
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.393
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,611
World Rank
United States
680
Country Rank
University of North Texas Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Richard Dixon
University of North Texas Denton, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant biolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    158
  • Last 5 Years
    83
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.525
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Rankings

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1,639
World Rank
United Kingdom
124
Country Rank
The Sainsbury Laboratory Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Jonathan D Jones
The Sainsbury Laboratory Norwich, United Kingdom
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant disease and immunit

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    157
  • Last 5 Years
    91
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.580
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Rankings

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1,969
World Rank
United States
843
Country Rank
Salk Institute Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Joanne Chory
Salk Institute San Diego, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant growt

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    150
  • Last 5 Years
    92
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.613
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,411
World Rank
Germany
100
Country Rank
Freie Universität Berlin Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Matthias C Rillig
Freie Universität Berlin Berlin, Germany
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
soil ecology | mycorrhiza | fungal ecology | biodiversity | ecolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    143
  • Last 5 Years
    114
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.797
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,522
World Rank
United Kingdom
207
Country Rank
University of Birmingham Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Christine H Foyer
University of Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Redox biology | photosynthesis | stress | respiration | carbon/nitrogen interaction

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    142
  • Last 5 Years
    86
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.606
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,593
World Rank
United States
1,143
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Jeff Dangl
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Biology | Plant-Microbe Interaction

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    141
  • Last 5 Years
    85
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.603
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,853
World Rank
Switzerland
43
Country Rank
Universität Basel Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Christian Körner
Universität Basel Basel, Switzerland
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant ecology | ecophysiology | alpine plant ecology | treelin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    138
  • Last 5 Years
    82
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.594
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Rankings

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2,865
World Rank
United Kingdom
235
Country Rank
University of Dundee Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
John Raven
University of Dundee Dundee, United Kingdom
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    138
  • Last 5 Years
    71
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.514
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,028
World Rank
Netherlands
69
Country Rank
Wageningen University & Research Centre Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University & Research Centre Wageningen, Netherlands
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant biology | Insects as Food and Feed | Plant-Insect Interactions | Chemical ecology | Entomolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    136
  • Last 5 Years
    75
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.551
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,182
World Rank
Estonia
6
Country Rank
Estonian University of Life Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Ülo Niinemets
Estonian University of Life Sciences Tartu, Estonia
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant ecophysiology | volatile organic compound emission | adaptation | stress biology | global chang

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    134
  • Last 5 Years
    88
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.657
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Rankings

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3,192
World Rank
Switzerland
50
Country Rank
Universität Zürich Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Bernhard Schmid
Universität Zürich Zurich, Switzerland
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plants | Ecology | Evolution | Biogeography | Biodiversit

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    134
  • Last 5 Years
    83
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.619
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Rankings

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3,197
World Rank
Japan
36
Country Rank
Chiba University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Kazuki Saito
Chiba University Chiba, Japan
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Science | Plant Biology | Functional Genomics | Metabolomics | Plant Biochemistr

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    134
  • Last 5 Years
    81
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.604
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,393
World Rank
Australia
120
Country Rank
Murdoch University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Michael GK Jones
Murdoch University Murdoch, Australia
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant biotechnology | transgenic plants | plant pathology | plant nematodes | plant viruse

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    132
  • Last 5 Years
    82
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.621
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,509
World Rank
United States
1,566
Country Rank
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Stephen Long
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Scienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    131
  • Last 5 Years
    74
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.565
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Rankings

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3,689
World Rank
Japan
42
Country Rank
Okayama University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Jian Feng Ma
Okayama University Okayama, Japan
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Mineral Nutrition | Transporter | Mineral Stres

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    130
  • Last 5 Years
    99
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.762
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Rankings

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3,716
World Rank
United Kingdom
317
Country Rank
University of Nottingham Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Malcolm Bennett
University of Nottingham Nottingham, United Kingdom
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Science | Systems Biolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    130
  • Last 5 Years
    84
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.646
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Rankings

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4,079
World Rank
United States
1,852
Country Rank
Carnegie Institution for Science Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Joe Berry
Carnegie Institution for Science Washington, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant physiology | photosynthesis | biosphere-atmosphere interaction

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    126
  • Last 5 Years
    75
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.595
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Rankings

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4,172
World Rank
Australia
154
Country Rank
University of Western Australia Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Hans Lambers
University of Western Australia Crawley, Australia
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant ecophysiology | plant mineral nutrition | phosphorus | root exudation | Proteacea

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    125
  • Last 5 Years
    83
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.664
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Rankings

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4,829
World Rank
United States
2,205
Country Rank
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
James C Carrington
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Creve Coeur, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant science | RNA biology | small RN

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    121
  • Last 5 Years
    62
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.512
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Rankings

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5,019
World Rank
United States
2,284
Country Rank
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Jeremy Schmutz
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology , United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant genomics | Bioinformatics | Genomics | Genome biolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    119
  • Last 5 Years
    97
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.815
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Rankings

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5,147
World Rank
United States
2,345
Country Rank
Oregon State University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Frederick C Meinzer
Oregon State University Corvallis, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant ecophysiolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    119
  • Last 5 Years
    58
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.487
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