Why put cold toppings on a hot pizza?
While ricotta can technically be put on pizza before or after baking, if you want the ricotta to be warm and creamy, it is best to add it to pizza before baking.
But herbs are delicate, and as such, they should be treated gently. The scorching hot 400-degree Fahrenheit heat of an oven is not gentle as it bears down on their sensitive cell walls. And though you may be tempted to toss your fresh herbs on immediately after the pizza comes out, that would be a huge disservice to both the herbs and your tastebuds. Piping hot pizza has plenty of residual heat still circulating through its sauce and cheesy molten magma to wilt your tender herbs in an instant, removing all their flavor and aromatics.
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