Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Asia Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 21.223 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gene editing
Epigenetic
Plant stress biology
Gene Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,461
68,225
0.391
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,386
82,320
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,765
75,710
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,405
54,610
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
de novo assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,067
49,875
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Science
Plant Biology
Functional Genomics
Metabolomics
Plant Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,334
26,305
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,177
30,064
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bio-organic fertilizers and soil microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,707
44,503
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant Mineral Nutrition
Transporter
Mineral Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,937
28,369
0.458
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,014
25,707
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Crop physiology
Seed science
Allelopathy
Agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,354
38,890
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Crop modeling
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,025
34,292
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zoonosis
Parasitology
One Health
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,719
17,863
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Food Nanotechnology
Nanoencapsulation
Nanoemulsions
Nano-delivery systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,307
41,838
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant Science
Phytohormones
Nitrogen Nutrition
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,540
20,241
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Crop Physiology
Plant Stress Physiology. Seed Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,951
22,797
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
plant nutrition
environmental ecology
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,885
20,973
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
wheat
rust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,923
24,350
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plant stress physiology
Silicon
Biochar
Nanoparticles
Cereal crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,657
34,624
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plant Biophysics
Plant Hydraulics
Physiological Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,183
7,404
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marine biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,853
12,769
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
microbial Evolution
Diversity of rhizobia
Biogeography
Symbiosis
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,913
11,798
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,243
20,314
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
plant cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,637
14,697
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
plant immunity
plant biology
signal transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,995
16,175
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,115
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jian-Kang Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,461
68,225
0.391
Gene editing
Epigenetic
Plant stress biology
Gene Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,186
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carlos M Duarte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,386
82,320
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,720
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ming Li
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,765
75,710
0.546
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,979
49
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,405
54,610
0.518
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,002
83
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jue Ruan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,067
49,875
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,842
67
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kazuki Saito
Chiba University
Chiba, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,334
26,305
0.369
Plant Science
Plant Biology
Functional Genomics
Metabolomics
Plant Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,019
163
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fang Jie Zhao
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,177
30,064
0.428
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,840
188
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Qirong Shen
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,707
44,503
0.677
Bio-organic fertilizers and soil microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,374
88
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jian Feng Ma
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,937
28,369
0.458
Plant Mineral Nutrition
Transporter
Mineral Stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,670
19
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark Tester
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,014
25,707
0.428
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,747
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Muhammad Farooq
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,354
38,890
0.644
Crop physiology
Seed science
Allelopathy
Agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,608
242
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yan Zhu
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,025
34,292
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,953
259
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lihua Xiao
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,719
17,863
0.326
Zoonosis
Parasitology
One Health
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,164
74
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Seid Mahdi Jafari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,307
41,838
0.815
Food Nanotechnology
Nanoencapsulation
Nanoemulsions
Nano-delivery systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,049
147
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hitoshi Sakakibara
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,540
20,241
0.444
Plant Science
Phytohormones
Nitrogen Nutrition
Plant Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,562
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed Basra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,951
22,797
0.519
Crop Physiology
Plant Stress Physiology. Seed Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,429
476
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Xiao E Yang
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,885
20,973
0.513
plant nutrition
environmental ecology
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,902
122
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sanjay Kumar
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,923
24,350
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,552
14
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Muhammad Rizwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,657
34,624
0.873
Plant stress physiology
Silicon
Biochar
Nanoparticles
Cereal crops
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,316
581
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Melvin T Tyree
Zhejiang Normal University
Jinhua, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,183
7,404
0.205
Plant Biophysics
Plant Hydraulics
Physiological Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,602
158
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pei Yuan Qian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,853
12,769
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,066
702
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wen Feng Chen
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,913
11,798
0.358
microbial Evolution
Diversity of rhizobia
Biogeography
Symbiosis
Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,172
706
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ji-Zheng He
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,243
20,314
0.611
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,518
178
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Liwen Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,637
14,697
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,319
741
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jian-Min Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,995
16,175
0.506
plant immunity
plant biology
signal transduction
