Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 395 Scientists Citation in Switzerland 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
sustainable agriculture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,325
42,346
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plants
Ecology
Evolution
Biogeography
Biodiversity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,496
30,623
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant ecology
ecophysiology
alpine plant ecology
treeline
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,686
23,044
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biodiversity
conservation biology
mountains
science-policy work
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,371
28,587
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
plant systems biology
biotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,986
11,053
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Biology
Disease resistance
plant and fungal genomes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,408
15,298
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
plant physiology
membrane transport
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,506
15,105
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant immunity
signaling
receptor kinases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,154
18,629
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
epigenetics
apomixis
plant science
development
reproduction
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,114
10,591
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
soil
water
flow transport
dielectrics
evaporation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,235
15,158
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Forest Ecology
Tree Population Dynamics
Global Change
Modeling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,697
11,323
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
soil
trace elements
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,846
9,577
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant microbiome
one-carbon metabolism
endosymbiosis
single cell analysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,100
15,114
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
soil quality
long-term experiments
organic farming
sustainable agriculture
plant symbioses
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,974
13,073
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,163
6,585
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
plant pathology
fungal biology
fungal genetics
fungicide resistance
population genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,064
9,105
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Soil Science & Biogeochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,637
8,907
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant Biology
Plant Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,892
4,024
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Forest dynamics
dendroecology
climate change impact
forest management
interdisciplinarity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,967
11,186
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
biogeochemistry
inland waters
nutrients
carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,891
8,235
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
soil degradation
soil erosion
stable isotope biogeochemistry
wetland stability
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,042
12,709
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Agricultural landscape
biodiversity
agroforestry
policy evaluation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,164
8,924
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mycology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,146
8,226
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant Cell and Developmental Biologist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,544
7,953
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
plant and soil ecology
biogeochemistry
global change
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,193
9,282
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,831
57
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Johan Six
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,325
42,346
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,981
75
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bernhard Schmid
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,496
30,623
0.390
Plants
Ecology
Evolution
Biogeography
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,285
84
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christian Körner
Universität Basel
Basel, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,686
23,044
0.304
Plant ecology
ecophysiology
alpine plant ecology
treeline
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,193
185
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Markus Fischer
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,371
28,587
0.568
Biodiversity
conservation biology
mountains
science-policy work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,609
196
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wilhelm Gruissem
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,986
11,053
0.226
plant systems biology
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,896
230
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Beat Keller
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,408
15,298
0.352
Plant Biology
Disease resistance
plant and fungal genomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,345
243
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Enrico Martinoia
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,506
15,105
0.355
plant physiology
membrane transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,225
274
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cyril Zipfel
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,154
18,629
0.476
Plant immunity
signaling
receptor kinases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,882
288
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ueli Grossniklaus
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,114
10,591
0.278
epigenetics
apomixis
plant science
development
reproduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,756
348
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dani Or
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,235
15,158
0.443
soil
water
flow transport
dielectrics
evaporation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,658
458
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Harald Bugmann
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,697
11,323
0.395
Forest Ecology
Tree Population Dynamics
Global Change
Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,773
483
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ruben Kretzschmar
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,846
9,577
0.344
soil
trace elements
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,875
502
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vorholt Julia A
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,100
15,114
0.558
Plant microbiome
one-carbon metabolism
endosymbiosis
single cell analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,061
507
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paul Mäder
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,974
13,073
0.485
soil quality
long-term experiments
organic farming
sustainable agriculture
plant symbioses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,344
533
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Edward Farmer
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,163
6,585
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,217
562
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bruce A Mcdonald
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,064
9,105
0.363
plant pathology
fungal biology
fungal genetics
fungicide resistance
population genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,013
580
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Wi Schmidt
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,637
8,907
0.362
Soil Science & Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,383
635
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tong Zhu
Syngenta
Basel, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,892
4,024
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,440
666
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andreas Rigling
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,967
11,186
0.509
Forest dynamics
dendroecology
climate change impact
forest management
interdisciplinarity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,653
672
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bernhard Wehrli
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,891
8,235
0.376
biogeochemistry
inland waters
nutrients
carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,752
706
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christine Alewell
Universität Basel
Basel, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,042
12,709
0.604
soil degradation
soil erosion
stable isotope biogeochemistry
wetland stability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,126
753
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Felix Herzog
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,164
8,924
0.443
Agricultural landscape
biodiversity
agroforestry
policy evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,176
755
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Valerie Hofstetter
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,146
8,226
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,108
848
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Niko Geldner
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,544
7,953
0.429
Plant Cell and Developmental Biologist
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,049
934
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pascal A Niklaus
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,193
9,282
0.540
plant and soil ecology
biogeochemistry
global change
biodiversity