Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 928 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
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,940
42,413
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,774
37,014
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
soil organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,778
25,248
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,342
21,687
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,723
18,208
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Soil science and Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,873
18,500
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Physical Geography
Soil Erosion
Soil Science
Geomorphology
Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,084
22,074
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Soil Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Ecosystem Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,878
21,609
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Microbial Ecology
Soil Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,771
14,313
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
soil
water
flow transport
dielectrics
evaporation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,235
15,158
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,549
12,625
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ecosystems ecology
soil science
forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,616
7,214
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
soil
organic matter
C storage
soil structure
microbial habitat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,056
15,263
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Soil science
Soil organic matter
Organic Waste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,743
9,635
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,653
13,007
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
soil
trace elements
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,846
9,577
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,182
10,261
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
soil quality
long-term experiments
organic farming
sustainable agriculture
plant symbioses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,974
13,073
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,244
13,262
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Soil Science
DSM
monitoring
soil health
soil security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,236
12,651
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Soil Science & Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,637
8,907
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,917
11,046
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plant biology
Plant nutrition
Chloroplast
Metal biology
Oxidative stress.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,510
6,071
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
soil
minerals
organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,422
8,428
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Natural Resources Management
Soil Science
Tropical Agriculture
climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,201
6,030
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,869
315
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Bardgett
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,940
42,413
0.466
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,521
166
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,774
37,014
0.609
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,413
337
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ingrid Kögel Knabner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,778
25,248
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,029
45
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
İsmail Çakmak
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,342
21,687
0.399
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,746
545
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Georg Guggenberger
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,723
18,208
0.416
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,646
579
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vereecken Harry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,873
18,500
0.442
Soil science and Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,261
245
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Artemi Cerdà
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,084
22,074
0.565
Physical Geography
Soil Erosion
Soil Science
Geomorphology
Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,387
70
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andreas Richter
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,878
21,609
0.556
Soil Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Ecosystem Ecology
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,774
734
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ellen Kandeler
Universität Hohenheim
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,771
14,313
0.389
Microbial Ecology
Soil Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,756
348
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dani Or
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,235
15,158
0.443
soil
water
flow transport
dielectrics
evaporation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,289
1,809
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Keith Goulding
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,549
12,625
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,239
265
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Högberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,616
7,214
0.228
Ecosystems ecology
soil science
forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,820
415
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Claire Chenu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,056
15,263
0.491
soil
organic matter
C storage
soil structure
microbial habitat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,396
413
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carlos García
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,743
9,635
0.324
Soil science
Soil organic matter
Organic Waste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,725
641
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Niels H Batjes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,653
13,007
0.454
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,773
483
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ruben Kretzschmar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,846
9,577
0.344
soil
trace elements
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,737
694
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lijbert Brussaard
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,182
10,261
0.377
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,061
507
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paul Mäder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,974
13,073
0.485
soil quality
long-term experiments
organic farming
sustainable agriculture
plant symbioses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,200
741
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Kuyper
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,244
13,262
0.505
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,921
603
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dominique Arrouays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,236
12,651
0.501
Soil Science
DSM
monitoring
soil health
soil security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,013
580
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Wi Schmidt
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,637
8,907
0.362
Soil Science & Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,353
1,405
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Roland Bol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,917
11,046
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,199
727
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jean-François Briat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,510
6,071
0.270
Plant biology
Plant nutrition
Chloroplast
Metal biology
Oxidative stress.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,407
1,536
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Klaus Kaiser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,422
8,428
0.376
soil
minerals
organic matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,910
1,558
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul Vlek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,201
6,030
0.272
Natural Resources Management
Soil Science
Tropical Agriculture
climate Change