Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Highly Cited Researchers 367 Scientists Citation in Australia 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 biotechnology
transgenic plants
plant pathology
plant nematodes
plant viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,550
33,783
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
plant ecology
plant traits
vegetation
functional ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,708
35,878
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant ecophysiology
plant mineral nutrition
phosphorus
root exudation
Proteaceae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,155
28,372
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plant biochemistry
mitochondria
respiration
metabolism
proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,054
13,203
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant genetics
product quality
plant biotechnology
cereal chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,310
13,562
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Innate immunity
toll-like receptors
inflammasomes
macrophages
neutrophils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,751
19,041
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
elevated atmospheric CO2
EucFACE
photosynthesis
plant nutrition
phosphorus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,537
11,258
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
agriculture
food production
herbicide resistance
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,958
10,970
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant function
mycorrhizal symbiosis
arsenic toxicity
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,615
8,740
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
plant ecology/ecophysiology/population dynamics/biodiversity/evolution/fire/conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,377
11,313
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant Ecophysiology
Plant and Cell Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,780
14,366
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Photosynthesis
Plant Physiology
Crop yield
Mesophyll conductance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,073
9,926
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant evolutionary physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,610
16,499
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant cell walls
plant biochemistry
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,435
9,426
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant Energy Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,624
10,927
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,685
10,217
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Algae Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,287
12,374
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant-soil interactions
rhizosphere
nutrient cycling
soil management
soil carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,572
14,254
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
crop physiology
crop modelling
quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,133
11,046
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plant physiology
forests
respiration
photosynthesis
cereals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,806
11,392
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Enzymology
Plant genomics
Genetic engineering
Genomics
Protein chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,504
6,329
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Quantitative Genetics
Plant Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,961
8,152
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Crop genomics
plant epigenetics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,047
8,968
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant ecophysiology
Xylem
Plant water relations
Plant hydraulics
Drought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,475
13,646
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Botany
plant systematics
seagrass
population genetics
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,728
8,918
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,426
176
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael GK Jones
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,550
33,783
0.404
plant biotechnology
transgenic plants
plant pathology
plant nematodes
plant viruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,620
227
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ian J Wright
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,708
35,878
0.493
plant ecology
plant traits
vegetation
functional ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,120
237
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hans Lambers
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,155
28,372
0.410
Plant ecophysiology
plant mineral nutrition
phosphorus
root exudation
Proteaceae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,554
536
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
A Harvey Millar
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,054
13,203
0.314
plant biochemistry
mitochondria
respiration
metabolism
proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,130
625
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Henry
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,310
13,562
0.345
Plant genetics
product quality
plant biotechnology
cereal chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,462
640
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kate Schroder
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,751
19,041
0.491
Innate immunity
toll-like receptors
inflammasomes
macrophages
neutrophils
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,600
647
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Ellsworth
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,537
11,258
0.292
elevated atmospheric CO2
EucFACE
photosynthesis
plant nutrition
phosphorus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,666
692
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephen Powles
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,958
10,970
0.297
agriculture
food production
herbicide resistance
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,446
773
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
FA Smith
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,615
8,740
0.252
Plant function
mycorrhizal symbiosis
arsenic toxicity
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,639
782
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Byron B Lamont
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,377
11,313
0.329
plant ecology/ecophysiology/population dynamics/biodiversity/evolution/fire/conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,064
857
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Timothy Colmer
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,780
14,366
0.438
Plant Ecophysiology
Plant and Cell Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,805
932
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John R Evans
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,073
9,926
0.319
Photosynthesis
Plant Physiology
Crop yield
Mesophyll conductance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,321
952
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tim Brodribb
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,610
16,499
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,528
966
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tony Bacic
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,435
9,426
0.310
Plant cell walls
plant biochemistry
plant physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,560
1,014
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ian Small
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,624
10,927
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,675
1,077
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
James Whelan
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,685
10,217
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,200
1,101
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peer Schenk
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,287
12,374
0.437
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Algae Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,710
1,226
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Caixian Tang
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,572
14,254
0.536
Plant-soil interactions
rhizosphere
nutrient cycling
soil management
soil carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,390
1,254
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Scott Chapman
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,133
11,046
0.423
crop physiology
crop modelling
quantitative genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,906
1,273
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Owen Atkin
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,806
11,392
0.441
Plant physiology
forests
respiration
photosynthesis
cereals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,408
1,301
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Geoff Fincher
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,504
6,329
0.248
Enzymology
Plant genomics
Genetic engineering
Genomics
Protein chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,235
1,514
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mark Cooper
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,961
8,152
0.355
Quantitative Genetics
Plant Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,245
1,604
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Graham J King
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,047
8,968
0.407
Crop genomics
plant epigenetics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,650
1,667
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Brendan Choat
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,475
13,646
0.635
Plant ecophysiology
Xylem
Plant water relations
Plant hydraulics
Drought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,605
1,768
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michelle Waycott
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,728
8,918
0.430
Botany
plant systematics
seagrass
population genetics
conservation