Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 1.737 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
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,213
74,889
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,374
53,490
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
de novo assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,973
48,590
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,668
29,469
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bio-organic fertilizers and soil microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,437
43,148
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Crop modeling
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,927
33,176
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zoonosis
Parasitology
One Health
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,588
17,535
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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: 10
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: 11
microbial Evolution
Diversity of rhizobia
Biogeography
Symbiosis
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,739
11,583
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,612
19,664
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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: 14
Precision Agriculture
Information Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,860
17,167
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,797
15,715
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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: 17
energy
carbon material
biomass
gasification
pyrolysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,478
23,798
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Plant Genomics
Rice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,867
9,785
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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: 20
Internet of Things
Sensor Networks
Green Computing
Cloud & Fog Computing
Fault Diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,489
17,022
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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: 22
tea science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,043
18,403
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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: 24
layered double hydroxide
CO2 capture
heterogeneous catalysis
polymer nanocomposite
environmental functional materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,878
14,188
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Quorum sensing
quorum quenching
cell cell communication
host pathogen interaction
biofilm ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,108
8,112
0.351
* 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
1,720
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ming Li
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,213
74,889
0.542
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,979
49
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,374
53,490
0.512
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,001
83
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jue Ruan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,973
48,590
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,018
163
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fang Jie Zhao
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,668
29,469
0.423
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,839
188
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Qirong Shen
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,437
43,148
0.670
Bio-organic fertilizers and soil microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,606
242
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yan Zhu
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,927
33,176
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,951
259
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lihua Xiao
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,588
17,535
0.321
Zoonosis
Parasitology
One Health
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,427
476
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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: 10
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
20,061
702
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wen Feng Chen
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,739
11,583
0.354
microbial Evolution
Diversity of rhizobia
Biogeography
Symbiosis
Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,167
706
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ji-Zheng He
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,612
19,664
0.603
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,314
741
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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
21,972
773
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cao Weixing
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,860
17,167
0.556
Precision Agriculture
Information Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,049
779
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xianhu Zheng
Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,797
15,715
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,079
781
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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
22,423
794
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
shu zhang
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,478
23,798
0.781
energy
carbon material
biomass
gasification
pyrolysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,681
928
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zhi-Kang Li Or Zhikang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,867
9,785
0.351
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Plant Genomics
Rice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,970
938
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
26,215
953
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lei Shu (舒磊)
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,489
17,022
0.619
Internet of Things
Sensor Networks
Green Computing
Cloud & Fog Computing
Fault Diagnosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,975
974
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
30,191
1,097
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
xiaochun wan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,043
18,403
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,896
1,124
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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
32,348
1,190
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Qiang Wang
Beijing Forestry University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,878
14,188
0.594
layered double hydroxide
CO2 capture
heterogeneous catalysis
polymer nanocomposite
environmental functional materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,853
1,254
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zhang Lian Hui
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,108
8,112
0.351
Quorum sensing
quorum quenching
cell cell communication
host pathogen interaction
biofilm ...