Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Highly Cited Researchers 405 Scientists Citation in China 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
Gene editing
Epigenetic
Plant stress biology
Gene Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,264
66,552
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
plant nutrition
environmental ecology
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,411
20,516
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant Biophysics
Plant Hydraulics
Physiological Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,009
7,261
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plant immunity
plant biology
signal transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,500
15,664
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant virology
Plant immunity
Plant-virus interactions
Plant-microbe interactions
Autophagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,763
11,617
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Root microbiome
plant microbiome
microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,658
26,060
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant Mineral Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,983
16,420
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fungus-insect interactions
Insect pathology
Fungal genetics
Fungal chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,658
11,448
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant Physiology
Fruit Quality Biology
Postharvest Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,349
12,542
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,560
11,399
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant nutrition
Rhizosphere nutrition & root management for improving N and P use efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,412
11,822
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biotechnology
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,955
7,449
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant Genomics and Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,456
5,005
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
plant science
agriculture
environmental science
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,882
8,749
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
UPR
Autophagy
Chloroplast
Environmental adaptations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,908
6,410
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,842
6,300
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant stress physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,666
11,785
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
plant nutrition
transporter
root biology
nitrogen use efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,623
7,430
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
plant nutrition. plant stress physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,293
5,988
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plant N acquisition strategies、Rhizosphere priming effect、Plant-microbial interactions、Above- and below-ground interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,154
8,614
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Southern University of Science and Technology
Shenzhen
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,530
5,629
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant immunity
plant-microbe interaction
microbiota
phytohormones
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,396
7,216
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,376
7,246
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,217
6,176
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
plant hydraulics and water relations
photosynthesis
trait evolution and plant adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,144
6,196
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,115
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jian-Kang Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,264
66,552
0.384
Gene editing
Epigenetic
Plant stress biology
Gene Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,427
476
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xiao E Yang
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,411
20,516
0.508
plant nutrition
environmental ecology
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,311
581
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Melvin T Tyree
Zhejiang Normal University
Jinhua, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,009
7,261
0.202
Plant Biophysics
Plant Hydraulics
Physiological Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,314
741
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jian-Min Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,500
15,664
0.497
plant immunity
plant biology
signal transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,079
781
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yule Liu 劉玉樂
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,763
11,617
0.378
Plant virology
Plant immunity
Plant-virus interactions
Plant-microbe interactions
Autophagy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,970
938
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yang Bai (白洋)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,658
26,060
0.942
Root microbiome
plant microbiome
microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,975
974
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guohua Xu
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,983
16,420
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,896
1,124
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chengshu Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,658
11,448
0.464
Fungus-insect interactions
Insect pathology
Fungal genetics
Fungal chemical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,494
1,337
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kun song Chen
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,349
12,542
0.561
Plant Physiology
Fruit Quality Biology
Postharvest Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,993
1,532
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zhensheng Kang
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,560
11,399
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,455
1,828
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jianbo Shen
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,412
11,822
0.642
Plant nutrition
Rhizosphere nutrition & root management for improving N and P use efficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,106
1,886
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tang Kexuan
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,955
7,449
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,952
1,967
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ji Qi
Fudan University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,456
5,005
0.287
Plant Genomics and Metagenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,659
2,273
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shi Weiming
Institute of Soil Science
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,882
8,749
0.551
plant science
agriculture
environmental science
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,618
2,500
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yan Bao
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,908
6,410
0.430
UPR
Autophagy
Chloroplast
Environmental adaptations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,966
2,515
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
delong meng
Central South University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,842
6,300
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,002
2,846
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Golam Jalal Ahammed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,666
11,785
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,289
2,863
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lixing Yuan
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,623
7,430
0.545
plant nutrition
transporter
root biology
nitrogen use efficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,490
2,951
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zheng Shao Jian
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,293
5,988
0.450
plant nutrition. plant stress physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,431
2,989
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xingliang Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,154
8,614
0.655
Plant N acquisition strategies、Rhizosphere priming effect、Plant-microbial interactions、Above- and below-ground interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,891
3,197
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jixian Zhai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,530
5,629
0.449
Southern University of Science and Technology
Shenzhen
China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,887
3,259
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kenichi Tsuda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,396
7,216
0.582
Plant immunity
plant-microbe interaction
microbiota
phytohormones
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,051
3,264
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jiang Daohong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,376
7,246
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,286
3,318
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Legong LI
Capital Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,217
6,176
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,906
3,343
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kun Fang Cao
Guangxi University
Nanning, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,144
6,196
0.510
plant hydraulics and water relations
photosynthesis
trait evolution and plant adaptation