Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture Highly Cited Researchers 169 Scientists Citation in Germany 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
Agro-Ecology
Land use
Biodiversity
Conservation
Assessments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,162
29,243
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
plant-microbe
immunity
disease resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,362
15,094
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,031
19,480
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant-parasitic nematodes
Nematode-microbe interaction
Plant-microbe interaction
Microbe-mediated plant defense
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,292
5,745
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant Cell Walls
Polysaccharide Biosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,014
6,773
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Soil organic carbon
Biogeochemical cycling
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,234
9,651
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,038
6,733
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Agricultural sector analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,765
4,706
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
plant breeding
resistance genetics
Fusarium resistance
rye
wheat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,717
4,830
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,571
7,034
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Postharvest physiology
Floriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,894
1,518
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
agriculture
food security
climate change
ecosystems
sustainability science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,861
9,187
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
organic farming systems
soil functions
greenhouse gases
eco-functional intesification
agro-ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,234
5,081
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Agricultural Climatology
Phenological Modelling
Dormancy
Climate Variability
Climate Impact Reserach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,078
3,019
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
impact assessment
soil
policy
agriculture
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,962
4,269
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Agroecology
Landuse Change
Biotic Ecosystem Services
Pollination
Natural Pest Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,812
4,980
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plants
MAPK
calcium
Plant-Microbe Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,610
2,860
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
organic agriculture
farming
agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,906
2,228
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
sustainable land use
co-design
transdisciplinarity
food systems transformations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,836
5,091
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plant-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,422
3,787
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Agricultural and Food Policy
Environmental governance
Participation
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,371
4,912
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,243
2,617
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stickstoff im Boden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,176
3,530
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Agronomy
remote sensing
bioenergy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,074
2,807
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Agriculture
soil science
climate change
nitrous oxide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,510
3,467
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,797
351
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Josef Settele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,162
29,243
0.530
Agro-Ecology
Land use
Biodiversity
Conservation
Assessments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,350
713
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jane E. Parker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,362
15,094
0.404
plant-microbe
immunity
disease resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,887
846
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Senthold Asseng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,031
19,480
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,523
1,876
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Holger Heuer
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,292
5,745
0.298
Plant-parasitic nematodes
Nematode-microbe interaction
Plant-microbe interaction
Microbe-mediated plant defense
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,437
1,915
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Markus Pauly
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,014
6,773
0.356
Plant Cell Walls
Polysaccharide Biosynthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,929
2,619
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Axel Don
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,234
9,651
0.634
Soil organic carbon
Biogeochemical cycling
Global Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,923
2,668
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jan Vanderborght
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,038
6,733
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,221
3,314
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Uwe Schneider
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,765
4,706
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,560
3,330
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Miedaner
Universität Hohenheim
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,717
4,830
0.380
plant breeding
resistance genetics
Fusarium resistance
rye
wheat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,592
3,382
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ulrich Hamm
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,571
7,034
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,770
4,443
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Margrethe Serek
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,894
1,518
0.153
Postharvest physiology
Floriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,166
4,460
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Prajal Pradhan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,861
9,187
0.932
agriculture
food security
climate change
ecosystems
sustainability science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,088
4,786
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andreas Gattinger
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,234
5,081
0.550
organic farming systems
soil functions
greenhouse gases
eco-functional intesification
agro-ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,253
4,865
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Frank M Chmielewski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,078
3,019
0.333
Agricultural Climatology
Phenological Modelling
Dormancy
Climate Variability
Climate Impact Reserach
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,924
4,930
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Katharina Helming
Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung
Müncheberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,962
4,269
0.476
impact assessment
soil
policy
agriculture
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,088
5,025
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kristin Marie Krewenka
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,812
4,980
0.565
Agroecology
Landuse Change
Biotic Ecosystem Services
Pollination
Natural Pest Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,166
5,137
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Justin Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,610
2,860
0.332
Plants
MAPK
calcium
Plant-Microbe Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,949
5,588
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ulrich Köpke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,906
2,228
0.282
organic agriculture
farming
agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,228
5,634
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stefan Sieber
Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung
Müncheberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,836
5,091
0.650
sustainable land use
co-design
transdisciplinarity
food systems transformations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,260
5,963
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mika Tarkka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,422
3,787
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,290
6,015
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter H Feindt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,371
4,912
0.666
Agricultural and Food Policy
Environmental governance
Participation
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,936
6,123
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lamers Johannes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,243
2,617
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,657
7,131
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Reinhard Well
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,176
3,530
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,569
7,239
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michael Wachendorf
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,074
2,807
0.462
Agronomy
remote sensing
bioenergy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,993
7,878
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Clemens Scheer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,510
3,467
0.629
Agriculture
soil science
climate change
nitrous oxide