Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
North America Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Highly Cited Researchers 2.357 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 genomics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Genome biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,305
39,730
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,856
34,455
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,881
24,511
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
mycology
fungal ecology
ecology
systematics
mycorrhizae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,454
32,785
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,408
15,699
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
plant growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,114
21,583
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
plant physiology
photosynthesis
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,312
23,512
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant science
RNA biology
small RNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,134
13,760
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,196
22,834
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Collections
Systematics
Taxonomy
Lichens
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,411
28,110
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant ecology
evolution
climate change
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,987
24,277
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
plant community and ecosystem ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,236
14,169
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant genome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,117
20,663
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,629
16,632
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant Biochemistry
Plant Biology
Plant Physiology
Photosynthesis
Isoprene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,308
11,449
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
plant biology
Arabidopsis
peroxisomes
auxin
microRNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,742
12,117
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant genomics
small RNAs
microRNAs
plant biology
plant genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,936
14,683
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
innate immunity
stress tolerance
science and society
food
farming and genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,878
14,905
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,972
13,422
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,863
14,572
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant Genomics
Plant Genetics
Cytogenetics
Plant Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,122
12,161
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant immune mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,998
12,007
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,861
14,911
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant-based Diets
Preventive Nutrition
Environmental Nutrition
Vegetarian Nutrition
Sustainable Diets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,242
12,281
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
badnaviruses
Bemisia tabaci cryptic species biology & evolution
biology & functional genomics of plant virus-insect vector int
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,600
12,905
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,423
1,146
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jeremy Schmutz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,305
39,730
0.345
Plant genomics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Genome biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,843
1,349
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jeff Dangl
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,856
34,455
0.322
Plant Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,942
1,399
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard Dixon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,881
24,511
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,464
1,637
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bruns Thomas D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,454
32,785
0.340
mycology
fungal ecology
ecology
systematics
mycorrhizae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,819
1,807
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chua NH
Rockefeller University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,408
15,699
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,843
1,820
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joanne Chory
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,114
21,583
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,660
2,212
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joe Berry
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,312
23,512
0.289
plant physiology
photosynthesis
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,215
2,456
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James C Carrington
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Creve Coeur, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,134
13,760
0.181
Plant science
RNA biology
small RNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,434
2,573
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stephen Long
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,196
22,834
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,217
2,940
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Msu Herbarium
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,411
28,110
0.411
Plant Collections
Systematics
Taxonomy
Lichens
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,096
3,356
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David D Ackerly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,987
24,277
0.385
Plant ecology
evolution
climate change
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,294
4,420
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carla Marie D Antonio
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,236
14,169
0.266
plant community and ecosystem ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,892
5,151
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Daniel Voytas
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,117
20,663
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,056
5,226
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Knapp Alan
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,629
16,632
0.349
Plant Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,966
5,675
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thomas D Sharkey
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,308
11,449
0.253
Plant Biochemistry
Plant Biology
Plant Physiology
Photosynthesis
Isoprene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,230
5,785
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bonnie Bartel
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,742
12,117
0.271
plant biology
Arabidopsis
peroxisomes
auxin
microRNAs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,609
5,961
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Blake C Meyers
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Creve Coeur, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,936
14,683
0.334
Plant genomics
small RNAs
microRNAs
plant biology
plant genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,644
5,984
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pamela Ronald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,878
14,905
0.340
innate immunity
stress tolerance
science and society
food
farming and genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,564
6,395
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jagdish Ladha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,972
13,422
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,623
6,427
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eduardo Blumwald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,863
14,572
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,030
6,606
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jiming Jiang
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,122
12,161
0.296
Plant Genomics
Plant Genetics
Cytogenetics
Plant Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,088
6,633
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xinnian Dong
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,998
12,007
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,170
6,670
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Donald Ort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,861
14,911
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,531
6,853
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joan Sabate
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,242
12,281
0.305
Plant-based Diets
Preventive Nutrition
Environmental Nutrition
Vegetarian Nutrition
Sustainable Diets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,911
7,025
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Judith Brown
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,600
12,905
0.326
badnaviruses
Bemisia tabaci cryptic species biology & evolution
biology & functional genomics of plant virus-insect vector int