Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
North AmericaAgriculture & Forestry / Crop Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 232 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
Plant genetics
plant breeding
plant genomics
comparative genomics
plant evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,209
29,109
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
plant genetics
rice (Oryza sativa)
evolution
plant genomics
population biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,306
15,329
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Crop Modeling
Agricultural Systems Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,215
17,742
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wheat
Genetics
Development Disease resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,357
15,953
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,495
13,719
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Soil Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,922
17,851
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Crop modeling
Evapotranspiration
Soil hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,811
6,121
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wheat
optical mapping
plant genomics
genome evolution
crop domestication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,170
11,291
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Quantitative Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,053
11,582
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
wheat genetics
disease resistance
wheat genomics
domestication
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,712
7,602
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sorghum Breeding and Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,145
6,610
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
crop modeling
crop experiment data harmonization
agriculture
climate
risk assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,984
7,192
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
environmental chemistry
soils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,918
2,715
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,803
2,987
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Quantitative Genetics
Genomics
Plant Breeding
Animal Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,765
6,451
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
crop science
soybean
drought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,954
4,124
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Crops
Abiotic Stress tolerance
Grain Quality
Genomics
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,933
3,272
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bioinformatics
Crop Sciences
Genomics
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,519
4,185
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Quantitative genetics
QTL mapping
Breeding simulation
Association mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,298
5,172
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cropping Systems
Biofuel crops
Essential oils
Medicinal & aromatic plants
Hemp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,609
5,003
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cropping Systems
Nutrient Management
Organic Production Practices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,974
2,985
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,654
5,218
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
wheat genetics
disease resistance
breeding
molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,377
4,339
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant Genetics
Genomics
bioinformatics
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,703
4,728
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Conservation Agriculture
Soil Health
Precision Irrigation
No-tillage
Controlled Traffic Farming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,446
3,269
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,910
1,854
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew H Paterson
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,209
29,109
0.323
Plant genetics
plant breeding
plant genomics
comparative genomics
plant evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,042
3,333
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
S McCouch
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,306
15,329
0.242
plant genetics
rice (Oryza sativa)
evolution
plant genomics
population biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,047
4,312
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James W Jones
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,215
17,742
0.327
Crop Modeling
Agricultural Systems Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,811
5,118
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jorge Dubcovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,357
15,953
0.330
Wheat
Genetics
Development Disease resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,988
7,063
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ian W Davis
Bayer Crop Science
Missouri, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,495
13,719
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,880
9,216
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Markus Kleber
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,922
17,851
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,020
10,152
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joe T Ritchie
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,811
6,121
0.199
Crop modeling
Evapotranspiration
Soil hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,684
12,195
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ming Cheng Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,170
11,291
0.416
Wheat
optical mapping
plant genomics
genome evolution
crop domestication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,171
13,684
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jean-Luc Jannink
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,053
11,582
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,410
19,790
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Justin Faris
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,712
7,602
0.406
wheat genetics
disease resistance
wheat genomics
domestication
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,498
23,736
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
William Rooney
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,145
6,610
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,997
28,077
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cheryl H Porter
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,984
7,192
0.514
crop modeling
crop experiment data harmonization
agriculture
climate
risk assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,430
28,232
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
A Paul Schwab
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,918
2,715
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,948
30,955
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wayne Parrott
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,803
2,987
0.233
Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,075
33,871
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hans D Daetwyler
Bayer Crop Science
Missouri, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,765
6,451
0.548
Quantitative Genetics
Genomics
Plant Breeding
Animal Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,497
36,507
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Larry C Purcell
University of Arkansas Fayetteville
Fayetteville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,954
4,124
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,682
4,039
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ravindra Chibbar
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,933
3,272
0.299
Crops
Abiotic Stress tolerance
Grain Quality
Genomics
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,851
38,007
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matthew Hudson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,519
4,185
0.398
Bioinformatics
Crop Sciences
Genomics
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,216
38,807
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Huihui Li (李慧慧)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,298
5,172
0.502
Quantitative genetics
QTL mapping
Breeding simulation
Association mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,204
41,610
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Valtcho D Zheljazkov Valtcho D Jeliazkov
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,609
5,003
0.521
Cropping Systems
Biofuel crops
Essential oils
Medicinal & aromatic plants
Hemp
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,730
44,569
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Harry Schomberg
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,974
2,985
0.333
Cropping Systems
Nutrient Management
Organic Production Practices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,488
5,263
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ambuj Bhushan Jha
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,654
5,218
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,865
47,544
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Pumphrey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,377
4,339
0.518
wheat genetics
disease resistance
breeding
molecular breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,727
51,475
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jianping Wang
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,703
4,728
0.614
Plant Genetics
Genomics
bioinformatics
Molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,785
53,101
630
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeffrey Peter Mitchell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,446
3,269
0.439
Conservation Agriculture
Soil Health
Precision Irrigation
No-tillage
Controlled Traffic Farming