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World 3,843 Scientists Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition i10 Productivity Rankings (Sort by last 5 years i10 Index) - 2026

Discover the only real-time global i10 Index ranking that measures the productivity of 2.6 million scientists worldwide. By analyzing both total and last 5 years’ i10 values, this ranking highlights consistency and sustained academic contribution. Compare performance at global, continental, national, and institutional levels across 13 main fields and 221 disciplines.

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Total 3,843 scientist , Updates every 3 days
* Last 5 Years i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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37
World Rank
China
16
Country Rank
Northwest A & F University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Ming Li
Northwest A & F University Yangling, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Phycology | Aquatic ecology | environmental science | soil scienc

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    1,973
  • Last 5 Years
    1,545
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.783
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* Last 5 Years i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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983
World Rank
China
130
Country Rank
China Agricultural University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University Beijing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
plant nutrition | Agriculture | nutrient management | rhizospher

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    859
  • Last 5 Years
    682
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.794
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Rankings

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1,688
World Rank
Australia
53
Country Rank
University of Newcastle Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Philip W. S. Newall
University of Newcastle Callaghan, Australia
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil Scienc

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    614
  • Last 5 Years
    529
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.862
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* Last 5 Years i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,365
World Rank
Germany
107
Country Rank
Forschungszentrum Jülich Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Vereecken Harry
Forschungszentrum Jülich Jülich, Germany
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil science and Hydrolog

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    631
  • Last 5 Years
    460
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.729
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* Last 5 Years i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,069
World Rank
Pakistan
21
Country Rank
Bahauddin Zakariya University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Muhammad Abid
Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    460
  • Last 5 Years
    415
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.902
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Rankings

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3,192
World Rank
Australia
136
Country Rank
University of Western Australia Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Rengel Zed
University of Western Australia Crawley, Australia
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
plant nutrition | agronomy | nutrient management | rhizospher

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    519
  • Last 5 Years
    408
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.786
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Rankings

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3,639
World Rank
Australia
154
Country Rank
University of Sydney Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Alex McBratney
University of Sydney Sydney, Australia
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil scienc

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    527
  • Last 5 Years
    386
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.732
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* Last 5 Years i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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4,019
World Rank
China
516
Country Rank
Nanjing Agricultural University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Fang Jie Zhao
Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil Science | Plant nutrition | Environmental Scienc

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    404
  • Last 5 Years
    371
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.918
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* Last 5 Years i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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4,730
World Rank
United States
1,326
Country Rank
Cornell University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Johannes Lehmann
Cornell University Ithaca, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil | soil science | soil organic matter | soil health | soil organic carbo

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    401
  • Last 5 Years
    346
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.863
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* Last 5 Years i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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4,773
World Rank
Australia
219
Country Rank
University of Sydney Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Budiman Minasny
University of Sydney Sydney, Australia
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil Science | Pedometrics | Geostatistics | Soil | Digital Soil Mappin

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    390
  • Last 5 Years
    345
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.885
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* Last 5 Years i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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4,917
World Rank
United States
1,391
Country Rank
University of California Riverside Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Jiri Simunek
University of California Riverside Riverside, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil Physics | Vadose Zone Hydrology | Numerical Modelin

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    468
  • Last 5 Years
    340
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.726
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* Last 5 Years i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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5,196
World Rank
Spain
130
Country Rank
Universitat de València Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Artemi Cerdà
Universitat de València Valencia, Spain
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Land Degradation | Physical Geography | Soil Erosion | Soil Science | Geomorpholog

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    391
  • Last 5 Years
    333
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.852
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* Last 5 Years i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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5,582
World Rank
China
688
Country Rank
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Ji-Zheng He
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil Science | Environmental Science | Microbial Ecolog

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    354
  • Last 5 Years
    324
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.915
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Rankings

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5,899
World Rank
Australia
277
Country Rank
University of Adelaide Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Michael John McLaughlin
University of Adelaide Adelaide, Australia
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soi

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    414
  • Last 5 Years
    317
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.766
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Rankings

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6,007
World Rank
United Kingdom
423
Country Rank
University of Manchester Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Richard Bardgett
University of Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil | soil ecology | ecosystem ecology | ecology | biodiversit

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    348
  • Last 5 Years
    315
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.905
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* Last 5 Years i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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6,635
World Rank
South Africa
29
Country Rank
North West University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Microbial Ecology | Soil Metagenomics | Plant-Microbe Interaction

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    316
  • Last 5 Years
    302
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.956
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Rankings

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6,726
World Rank
United States
1,954
Country Rank
University of Delaware Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Donald Sparks
University of Delaware Newark, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Biogeochemistr

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    402
  • Last 5 Years
    300
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.746
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Rankings

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7,974
World Rank
Germany
424
Country Rank
Universität Hohenheim Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Ellen Kandeler
Universität Hohenheim Stuttgart, Germany
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Microbial Ecology | Soil Biolog

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    333
  • Last 5 Years
    280
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.841
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Rankings

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8,552
World Rank
Germany
456
Country Rank
Technische Universität München Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Ingrid Kögel Knabner
Technische Universität München Munich, Germany
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil organic matte

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    359
  • Last 5 Years
    272
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.758
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Rankings

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8,807
World Rank
Switzerland
144
Country Rank
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ETH Zürich Logo
42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Dani Or
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ETH Zürich Zurich, Switzerland
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil | water | flow transport | dielectrics | evaporatio

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    351
  • Last 5 Years
    269
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.766
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Rankings

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9,390
World Rank
Germany
504
Country Rank
Forschungszentrum Jülich Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Roland Bol
Forschungszentrum Jülich Jülich, Germany
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soi

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    313
  • Last 5 Years
    262
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.837
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Rankings

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9,547
World Rank
China
1,074
Country Rank
Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Wenxiong Lin
Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University Fuzhou, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
agronomy | Soil Science | Soil Microbiome | agroecology | soil microbial diversit

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    341
  • Last 5 Years
    260
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.762
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Rankings

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11,125
World Rank
Germany
594
Country Rank
Universität Hannover Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Georg Guggenberger
Universität Hannover Hannover, Germany
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil science | Soil organic matter cycling | Resource-efficient agriculture | Permafrost soils | Biotic-abiotic interactions in soi

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    291
  • Last 5 Years
    244
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.838
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Rankings

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11,838
World Rank
China
1,297
Country Rank
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Minggang Xu
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil scienc

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    285
  • Last 5 Years
    238
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.835
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Rankings

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12,027
World Rank
United States
3,574
Country Rank
Iowa State University Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Robert Horton
Iowa State University Ames, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil physics | soil | water | vadose zone hydrology | soil scienc

i-10 Metrics

  • Total
    372
  • Last 5 Years
    236
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.634
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