Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
North America Highly Cited Researchers Citation Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science 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
Plant genomics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Genome biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,734
45,668
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,455
39,374
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,850
28,637
0.276
* 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
95,406
37,647
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,759
18,186
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
plant growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,189
24,808
0.275
* 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
80,149
26,330
0.329
* 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
75,638
16,639
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,135
26,192
0.358
* 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
66,505
28,859
0.434
* 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
61,879
27,710
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
plant community and ecosystem ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,561
16,444
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plant genome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,062
23,211
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,842
18,494
0.395
* 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
44,840
13,194
0.294
* 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
44,352
14,425
0.325
* 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
43,341
17,133
0.395
* 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
43,152
16,670
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,389
15,408
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,269
16,695
0.405
* 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
40,625
13,761
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant immune mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,486
13,796
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,229
16,915
0.420
* 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
39,696
14,330
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant secondary metabolism
plant genomics
bioproducts
terpenoids
cytochromes P450
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,112
15,693
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,422
1,146
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jeremy Schmutz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,734
45,668
0.402
Plant genomics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Genome biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,826
1,339
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
105,455
39,374
0.373
Plant Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,919
1,392
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard Dixon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,850
28,637
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,427
1,635
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bruns Thomas D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,406
37,647
0.395
mycology
fungal ecology
ecology
systematics
mycorrhizae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,759
1,783
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chua NH
Rockefeller University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,759
18,186
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,805
1,806
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joanne Chory
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,189
24,808
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,635
2,202
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joe Berry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,149
26,330
0.329
plant physiology
photosynthesis
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,158
2,437
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
75,638
16,639
0.220
Plant science
RNA biology
small RNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,446
2,572
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stephen Long
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,135
26,192
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,340
2,996
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Msu Herbarium
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,505
28,859
0.434
Plant Collections
Systematics
Taxonomy
Lichens
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,148
3,379
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David D Ackerly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,879
27,710
0.448
Plant ecology
evolution
climate change
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,273
4,410
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
52,561
16,444
0.313
plant community and ecosystem ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,022
5,211
56
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
47,062
23,211
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,094
5,238
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
46,842
18,494
0.395
Plant Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,921
5,654
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
44,840
13,194
0.294
Plant Biochemistry
Plant Biology
Plant Physiology
Photosynthesis
Isoprene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,133
5,742
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bonnie Bartel
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,352
14,425
0.325
plant biology
Arabidopsis
peroxisomes
auxin
microRNAs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,596
5,954
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
43,341
17,133
0.395
Plant genomics
small RNAs
microRNAs
plant biology
plant genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,687
5,999
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pamela Ronald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,152
16,670
0.386
innate immunity
stress tolerance
science and society
food
farming and genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,559
6,399
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jagdish Ladha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,389
15,408
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,614
6,429
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eduardo Blumwald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,269
16,695
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,969
6,585
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jiming Jiang
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,625
13,761
0.339
Plant Genomics
Plant Genetics
Cytogenetics
Plant Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,051
6,627
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xinnian Dong
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,486
13,796
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,210
6,708
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Donald Ort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,229
16,915
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,516
6,841
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
39,696
14,330
0.361
Plant-based Diets
Preventive Nutrition
Environmental Nutrition
Vegetarian Nutrition
Sustainable Diets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,877
591
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Joerg Bohlmann
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,112
15,693
0.401
Plant secondary metabolism
plant genomics
bioproducts
terpenoids
cytochromes P450