Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 1.694 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
forests
global change
tropical ecology
carbon
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,717
40,044
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,498
26,458
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wood adhesives
Wood Chemistry
polymers from renewable resources
polymer chemistry
tannins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,089
18,866
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Forest Ecology
Plant Science
Functional Ecology
Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,848
16,675
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
forest ecology
forest management
silviculture
sustainability science
bioenergy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,689
16,530
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Forest ecology
Forest Management
Ecological Restoration
Functional Biodiversity Research
Global Change Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,527
20,516
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
mixed forest dynamics
forest modelling
stress and climatic change impact
urban tree growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,143
19,295
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
dendroecology
drought
forest dieback
treeline
tree mortality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,814
21,614
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
teledeteccion incendios forestales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,660
13,495
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
silviculture
forest science
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,769
17,746
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Forest fires
Mediterranean ecosystems
climate change
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,305
10,573
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Forest Ecology
Tree Population Dynamics
Global Change
Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,697
11,323
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Forest Ecology
Carbon cycle
Long Term Ecosystem Research and Monitoring
Sustainable Forest Management
Forest modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,578
9,479
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
forestry
european
climate change
carbon sequestration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,723
10,933
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Urban green infrastructure
nature-based solutions
urban forestry
climate change adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,056
14,425
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
sustainability science
landscape ecology
conservation biology
collaborative learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,222
6,537
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Forest dynamics
dendroecology
climate change impact
forest management
interdisciplinarity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,967
11,186
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
dendroclimatology
wood anatomy
ecological modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,233
5,899
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Agricultural landscape
biodiversity
agroforestry
policy evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,164
8,924
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sustainability science
Landscape ecology
Agroforestry
Ecosystem services
Social-ecological systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,088
12,182
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
forests
climate change
sustainability
ecosystem services
adaptive management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,678
8,096
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
tropical forest ecology
silviculture
forestry
sustainable resource management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,042
11,015
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Forest desert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,984
5,629
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Regeneration ecology
forest stand dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,913
13,180
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
forest
ecology
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,673
14,027
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,951
320
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Oliver L Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,717
40,044
0.446
forests
global change
tropical ecology
carbon
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,135
234
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lourens Poorter
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,498
26,458
0.524
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,246
194
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
A Pizzi
Université de Lorraine
Nancy, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,089
18,866
0.401
Wood adhesives
Wood Chemistry
polymers from renewable resources
polymer chemistry
tannins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,179
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jacek Oleksyn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,848
16,675
0.408
Forest Ecology
Plant Science
Functional Ecology
Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,850
122
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bart Muys
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,689
16,530
0.416
forest ecology
forest management
silviculture
sustainability science
bioenergy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,247
133
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kris Verheyen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,527
20,516
0.547
Forest ecology
Forest Management
Ecological Restoration
Functional Biodiversity Research
Global Change Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,982
787
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hans Pretzsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,143
19,295
0.549
mixed forest dynamics
forest modelling
stress and climatic change impact
urban tree growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,060
322
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
J. Julio (Chechu) Camarero|Jesús Julio Camarero, J.J. Camarero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,814
21,614
0.639
dendroecology
drought
forest dieback
treeline
tree mortality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,128
344
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Emilio Chuvieco
Universidad de Alcalá
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,660
13,495
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,072
984
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Juergen Bauhus
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,769
17,746
0.577
silviculture
forest science
forest ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,630
394
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
José M. Moreno
Universidad de Castilla la Mancha
Ciudad Real, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,305
10,573
0.349
Forest fires
Mediterranean ecosystems
climate change
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,600
458
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Harald Bugmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,697
11,323
0.395
Forest Ecology
Tree Population Dynamics
Global Change
Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,630
1,071
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Giorgio Matteucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,578
9,479
0.357
Forest Ecology
Carbon cycle
Long Term Ecosystem Research and Monitoring
Sustainable Forest Management
Forest modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,634
880
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nabuurs Gj
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,723
10,933
0.461
forestry
european
climate change
carbon sequestration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,967
1,483
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephan Pauleit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,056
14,425
0.626
Urban green infrastructure
nature-based solutions
urban forestry
climate change adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,783
472
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Per Angelstam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,222
6,537
0.294
sustainability science
landscape ecology
conservation biology
collaborative learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,355
665
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andreas Rigling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,967
11,186
0.509
Forest dynamics
dendroecology
climate change impact
forest management
interdisciplinarity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,843
118
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eugene A. Vaganov
Siberian Federal University
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,233
5,899
0.292
dendroclimatology
wood anatomy
ecological modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,030
751
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Felix Herzog
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,164
8,924
0.443
Agricultural landscape
biodiversity
agroforestry
policy evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,236
1,773
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tobias Plieninger
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,088
12,182
0.606
Sustainability science
Landscape ecology
Agroforestry
Ecosystem services
Social-ecological systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,410
200
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marcus Lindner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,678
8,096
0.411
forests
climate change
sustainability
ecosystem services
adaptive management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,328
1,195
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marielos Pena Claros
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,042
11,015
0.578
tropical forest ecology
silviculture
forestry
sustainable resource management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,525
3,878
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alan Grainger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,984
5,629
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,759
1,928
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Ammer
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,913
13,180
0.697
Regeneration ecology
forest stand dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,559
426
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
giacomo grassi
European Comission
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,673
14,027
0.751