Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Agriculture & Forestry / Animal Science Highly Cited Researchers 905 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
Comparative Medicine
Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare
Primatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,169
8,903
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Animal genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,230
12,269
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Animal and human behaviour
cognition
risk
emotions
animal welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,578
7,545
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
equine reproduction
spermatozoa
andrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,998
8,781
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
nutricion comunitaria obesidad habitos alimentarios actividad fisica educacion nutricional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,051
6,160
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Antimicrobial resistance and drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,350
7,788
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Animal Cell Technology
Biologics
Bioprocess
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,280
7,596
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Reproducción animal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,971
5,424
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
meat quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,031
4,760
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pig reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,816
4,375
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Livestock
Environment
Grasslands
Climate change mitigation
Forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,702
7,778
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
ruminant nutrition
dairy production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,646
4,854
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Animal Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,933
6,421
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Animal Reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,558
2,569
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
animal welfare
animal behaviour
ethology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,415
5,199
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Animal reproduction
toxicology
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,667
3,670
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
meat products
aroma
flavourings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,114
3,794
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
animal physiology
endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,082
2,888
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Animal Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,932
4,049
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zootecnia e nutrizione animale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,803
4,200
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
animal robustness
predictive modelling
precision livestock farming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,605
3,723
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
animal management
reproduction
meat quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,455
2,380
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Animal behaviour and cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,280
2,463
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,122
4,787
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
animal nutrition
feed additives
algae
aromatic plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,074
3,320
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,334
206
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hau J|Jann Hau
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,169
8,903
0.316
Comparative Medicine
Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare
Primatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,933
111
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Donagh Berry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,230
12,269
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,117
2,719
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Melissa Bateson
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,578
7,545
0.307
Animal and human behaviour
cognition
risk
emotions
animal welfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,596
811
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fernando J. Peña
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,998
8,781
0.439
equine reproduction
spermatozoa
andrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,397
878
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carmen Pérez Rodrigo
Universidad del País Vasco
Leioa, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,051
6,160
0.323
nutricion comunitaria obesidad habitos alimentarios actividad fisica educacion nutricional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,784
433
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Luca Guardabassi
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,350
7,788
0.424
Antimicrobial resistance and drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,725
123
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paula M Alves
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,280
7,596
0.440
Animal Cell Technology
Biologics
Bioprocess
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,412
1,262
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jordi Roca Aleu
Universidad de Murcia
Murcia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,971
5,424
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,881
1,407
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
María Del Mar Campo Arribas
Universidad de Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,031
4,760
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,190
1,442
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Emilio A. Martinez
Universidad de Murcia
Murcia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,816
4,375
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,914
5,896
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mariana C Rufino
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,702
7,778
0.568
Livestock
Environment
Grasslands
Climate change mitigation
Forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,299
5,926
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Richard J Dewhurst
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,646
4,854
0.356
ruminant nutrition
dairy production
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,169
2,883
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nicola Lacetera
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
Viterbo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,933
6,421
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,010
1,903
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Juan María Vazquez
Universidad de Murcia
Murcia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,558
2,569
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,287
829
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
F Tuyttens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,415
5,199
0.455
animal welfare
animal behaviour
ethology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,559
576
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Erik Ropstad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,667
3,670
0.344
Animal reproduction
toxicology
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,467
2,327
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Monica Flores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,114
3,794
0.375
meat products
aroma
flavourings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,838
217
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tomasz Szkudelski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,082
2,888
0.286
animal physiology
endocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,525
2,387
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jose Luis Soengas
Universidade de Vigo
Pontevedra, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,932
4,049
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,086
4,129
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bruno Ronchi
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
Viterbo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,803
4,200
0.428
Zootecnia e nutrizione animale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,477
2,733
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nicolas Friggens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,605
3,723
0.388
animal robustness
predictive modelling
precision livestock farming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,886
2,989
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pilar Santolaria Blasco
Universidad de Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,455
2,380
0.281
animal management
reproduction
meat quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,703
5,177
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gabriele Schino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,280
2,463
0.297
Animal behaviour and cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,309
2,052
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Florian Leiber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,122
4,787
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,184
763
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Efterpi Christaki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,074
3,320
0.411
animal nutrition
feed additives
algae
aromatic plants