Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
North America Highly Cited Researchers CitationAgriculture & Forestry / Horticulture Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
tomato breeding
horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,792
34,486
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Metabolic biochemistry
plant & microbial biochemistry
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,538
7,829
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
People-Plant Interactions
Therapeutic Horticulture
Plant Environmental Stress Responses
Metabolomics
Plant Freezing Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,485
3,392
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,851
3,937
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
horticulture
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,844
3,987
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Photomorphogenesis
fruit crop genomics
public outreach and communication in biotechnology
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,563
4,686
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
entomology
ecology
population dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,124
6,119
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Watermelon
Cucumber
Plant Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,531
3,711
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Molecular plant-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,081
2,699
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Greenhouse tomato production
CO2 enrichment
high temperature stress effects on fruit set
herbaceous grafting
pollen developm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,781
2,110
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Postharvest Physiology & Technology
Fisiologia e tecnologia pós-colheita de frutas
hortaliças e legumes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
2,490
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
specialty horticultural crops
plant pathology
sustainable agriculture and food security
invasive species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,580
2,587
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plant Pathology
Microbial Ecology
Integrated Pest Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,357
2,758
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,292
2,714
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Sustainable Agriculture
Cover Crops
sustainable pest management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,061
1,684
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,201
3,563
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
controlled environments
flowering physiology
floriculture crops
leafy greens
plant lighting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,047
3,485
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
horticulture
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,615
1,296
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Fruit genetics
DNA-informed breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,558
3,026
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
entomology
consumer horticulture
sustainable gardening
biological control
garden bees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,148
2,268
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Marketing
economics
management
horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,923
2,645
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
horticulture
lighting
controlled environments
microgravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,791
1,381
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Tropical Fruit Production
Horticultural Science
Environmental Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,747
1,988
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Tree physiology
Christmas tree and nursery production
urban and community forestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,602
1,834
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
systems genetics
genomics
bioinformatics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,413
2,513
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,543
1,682
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John W Scott
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,792
34,486
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,745
9,630
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrew D Hanson
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,538
7,829
0.248
Metabolic biochemistry
plant & microbial biochemistry
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,548
26,454
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Charles Guy
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,485
3,392
0.234
People-Plant Interactions
Therapeutic Horticulture
Plant Environmental Stress Responses
Metabolomics
Plant Freezing Stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,995
30,287
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
James Metzger
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,851
3,937
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,672
36,296
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chad Finn
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,844
3,987
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,514
37,274
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kevin Folta
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,563
4,686
0.444
Photomorphogenesis
fruit crop genomics
public outreach and communication in biotechnology
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,154
38,862
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vaughn Walton
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,124
6,119
0.604
entomology
ecology
population dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,001
41,281
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Todd Wehner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,531
3,711
0.389
Watermelon
Cucumber
Plant Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,331
48,506
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Mackey
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,081
2,699
0.334
Molecular plant-microbe interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,629
50,255
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mary Peet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,781
2,110
0.271
Greenhouse tomato production
CO2 enrichment
high temperature stress effects on fruit set
herbaceous grafting
pollen developm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,964
50,354
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Steven Alonzo Sargent
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
2,490
0.321
Postharvest Physiology & Technology
Fisiologia e tecnologia pós-colheita de frutas
hortaliças e legumes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,389
51,488
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frank Louws
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,580
2,587
0.341
specialty horticultural crops
plant pathology
sustainable agriculture and food security
invasive species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,817
52,892
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Walt Mahaffee
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,357
2,758
0.375
Plant Pathology
Microbial Ecology
Integrated Pest Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,145
53,328
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cornelius Barry
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,292
2,714
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,991
54,880
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sharad C Phatak
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,061
1,684
0.238
Sustainable Agriculture
Cover Crops
sustainable pest management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,850
61,487
624
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lincoln Zotarelli
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,201
3,563
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,023
62,835
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Erik S Runkle
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,047
3,485
0.576
controlled environments
flowering physiology
floriculture crops
leafy greens
plant lighting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,106
66,871
699
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Peter C Andersen
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,615
1,296
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,845
67,412
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cameron Peace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,558
3,026
0.544
Fruit genetics
DNA-informed breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,124
71,691
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gail Langellotto
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,148
2,268
0.441
entomology
consumer horticulture
sustainable gardening
biological control
garden bees
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,029
74,394
520
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bridget Behe
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,923
2,645
0.537
Marketing
economics
management
horticulture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,547
76,015
457
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gary Stutte
NASA Ames Research Center
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,791
1,381
0.288
horticulture
lighting
controlled environments
microgravity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,428
76,576
804
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
JH Crane
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,747
1,988
0.419
Tropical Fruit Production
Horticultural Science
Environmental Plant Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,767
78,448
546
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bert Cregg
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,602
1,834
0.399
Tree physiology
Christmas tree and nursery production
urban and community forestry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,618
81,097
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen P Ficklin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,413
2,513
0.569
systems genetics
genomics
bioinformatics
computational biology