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Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 136 Scientists Citation in Austria Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Soil Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Ecosystem Ecology
Microbial Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,968
23,641
0.577
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant development and evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,031
9,623
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
remote sensing
digital agriculture
imaging spectroscopy
time series
neural net
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,806
9,806
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
soil science
ecotoxicolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,134
6,006
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aquaculture
Seafood safety & security
Ecotoxicology
Radioecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,105
9,437
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Aquatic Science
Climate warming
algae
productio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,166
4,663
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant ecology
environmental microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,598
7,334
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant Physiology
Ecology
tropical forests
global change
epiphyt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,250
5,332
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
fish ecology
hydropower
fish pass
river restoration
human impact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,965
4,514
0.453
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,729
3,700
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stress
antioxidants
reactive oxygen species
seeds
lichen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,372
4,010
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
resilience
organic farming
rural sociology
rural development
farmer decision makin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,856
4,426
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
plant molecular biology
genetics and epigenetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,764
2,691
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant Microbiome
M Genes
Microbiome Engineering
Metagenomics
Biological Contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,249
7,693
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
glycobiology
protein glycosylation
plant biotechnology
plant cell biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,074
3,673
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Agricultural economics
Land use change
Partial equilibrium model
Deforestation
REDD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,652
4,290
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant Signalling
Chloroplast Metabolism
Ca-Signals
Stress Respons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,603
3,104
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
aquatic biogeochemistry
riverine ecology
floodplain ecology
river restoration
ecohydrolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,565
4,247
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
organic farming
soil fertilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,464
2,827
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aquatic ecology
Hydrobiology
benthic invertebrates
water quality assessmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,191
1,892
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant-Animal Interactions
Pollination
Osmophores
Pollination syndromes
Nectarie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,451
1,132
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Functional Ecology
Plant Ecophysiology
Root ecology
Soil Biology
Global Change Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,415
4,787
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
aquatic sciences
limnology
algal ecology & physiology
lake restoration
climate warmin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,269
2,401
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
soil microbiology
methane cycle
Archaea
Biogas
ecophysiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,241
2,457
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant-Soil-Interactions
Stable Isotopes
Climate Change
Microbial functioning
C-N-P cyclin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,221
4,600
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,926
70
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andreas Richter
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,968
23,641
0.577
Soil Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Ecosystem Ecology
Microbial Ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,981
156
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Liam Dolan
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Redwood City, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,031
9,623
0.370
Plant development and evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,373
259
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Clement Atzberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,806
9,806
0.521
remote sensing
digital agriculture
imaging spectroscopy
time series
neural net
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,703
302
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gerzabek Martin H
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,134
6,006
0.351
soil science
ecotoxicolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,530
360
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marc Metian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,105
9,437
0.625
Aquaculture
Seafood safety & security
Ecotoxicology
Radioecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,401
483
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin T Dokulil
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,166
4,663
0.383
Aquatic Science
Climate warming
algae
productio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,266
575
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bettina Weber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,598
7,334
0.692
Plant ecology
environmental microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,185
597
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Hietz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,250
5,332
0.520
Plant Physiology
Ecology
tropical forests
global change
epiphyt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,542
619
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stefan Schmutz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,965
4,514
0.453
fish ecology
hydropower
fish pass
river restoration
human impact
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,452
640
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tomas Werner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,729
3,700
0.380
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,163
671
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ilse Kranner
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,372
4,010
0.428
Stress
antioxidants
reactive oxygen species
seeds
lichen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,600
714
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ika Darnhofer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,856
4,426
0.500
resilience
organic farming
rural sociology
rural development
farmer decision makin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,007
730
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Redwood City, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,764
2,691
0.307
plant molecular biology
genetics and epigenetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,517
777
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tomislav Cernava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,249
7,693
0.933
Plant Microbiome
M Genes
Microbiome Engineering
Metagenomics
Biological Contro
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,656
793
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Richard Strasser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,074
3,673
0.455
glycobiology
protein glycosylation
plant biotechnology
plant cell biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,664
840
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aline Mosnier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,652
4,290
0.561
Agricultural economics
Land use change
Partial equilibrium model
Deforestation
REDD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,721
846
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Markus Teige
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,603
3,104
0.408
Plant Signalling
Chloroplast Metabolism
Ca-Signals
Stress Respons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,423
851
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Hein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,565
4,247
0.561
aquatic biogeochemistry
riverine ecology
floodplain ecology
river restoration
ecohydrolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,537
869
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jürgen K Friedel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,464
2,827
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,302
913
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Otto Moog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,191
1,892
0.263
Aquatic ecology
Hydrobiology
benthic invertebrates
water quality assessmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,489
1,010
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stefan Vogel
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,451
1,132
0.175
Plant-Animal Interactions
Pollination
Osmophores
Pollination syndromes
Nectarie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,409
1,015
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Boris Rewald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,415
4,787
0.746
Functional Ecology
Plant Ecophysiology
Root ecology
Soil Biology
Global Change Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,377
1,038
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Katrin Teubner
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,269
2,401
0.383
aquatic sciences
limnology
algal ecology & physiology
lake restoration
climate warmin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,200
1,048
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paul Illmer
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,241
2,457
0.394
soil microbiology
methane cycle
Archaea
Biogas
ecophysiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,783
1,051
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lucia Fuchslueger
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,221
4,600
0.739
Plant-Soil-Interactions
Stable Isotopes
Climate Change
Microbial functioning
C-N-P cyclin