Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Highly Cited Researchers 390 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
Data Science
Plant cell walls
bioinformatics
systems biology
plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,516
51,766
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
soil ecology
mycorrhiza
fungal ecology
biodiversity
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,881
50,171
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant Genomics
Plant systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,845
9,972
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant Molecular Physiology
Systems Biology
Analytical Chemistry
Metabolomics
Mass Spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,007
14,595
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Membrane transport
Ion channels
Optogenetics
Signaling
Guard cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,652
14,938
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,720
8,988
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
plant immunity
plant microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,567
12,812
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,486
13,386
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant Ecology
Vegetation Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Nature Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,201
14,440
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,073
7,206
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
plant sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,922
18,030
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant Sciences
Chloroplast
Photosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,169
7,633
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
plant sciences
bioinformatics
evolution
photosynthesis
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,845
9,363
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
plant environment interface
cutin
suberin
wax
stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,483
8,800
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Molecular Plant Physiology
Plant Genetics
Genomics
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,678
7,187
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
plant biology
evolution
comparative genomics
bioinformatics
phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,338
9,872
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant Biotechnology
Synthetic Biology
Evolution
Development
Biopharmaceuticals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,305
6,221
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Spatial Ecology
Dryland Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecological Modelling
Theoretical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,914
7,515
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plant Physiology
Metal homeostasis
Metal hyperaccumulation
Biofortification
Metal tolerance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,846
7,014
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Natural Product Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,765
6,681
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant Biochemistry
Mitochondria
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,292
6,158
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant Sciences
Robotik
PLant Phenotyping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,285
6,735
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,665
4,574
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,236
7,989
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
plant science
plant-insect interactions
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,081
6,838
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,651
170
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Björn Usadel
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,516
51,766
0.635
Data Science
Plant cell walls
bioinformatics
systems biology
plant science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,935
180
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Matthias C Rillig
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,881
50,171
0.636
soil ecology
mycorrhiza
fungal ecology
biodiversity
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,212
517
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Klaus Fx Mayer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,845
9,972
0.222
Plant Genomics
Plant systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,117
604
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joachim Kopka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,007
14,595
0.356
Plant Molecular Physiology
Systems Biology
Analytical Chemistry
Metabolomics
Mass Spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,332
614
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rainer Hedrich
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,652
14,938
0.367
Membrane transport
Ion channels
Optogenetics
Signaling
Guard cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,871
645
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David G Robinson
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,720
8,988
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,924
740
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thorsten Nürnberger
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,567
12,812
0.350
plant immunity
plant microbe interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,400
865
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ivo Feussner
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,486
13,386
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,666
874
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Poschlod
Universität Regensburg
Regensburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,201
14,440
0.435
Plant Ecology
Vegetation Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Nature Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,784
882
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Tenhunen
Universität Bayreuth
Bayreuth, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,073
7,206
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,920
932
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Steven Jansen
Universität Ulm
Ulm, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,922
18,030
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,841
1,382
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dario Leister
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,169
7,633
0.316
Plant Sciences
Chloroplast
Photosynthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,491
1,411
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andreas Pm Weber
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,845
9,363
0.393
plant sciences
bioinformatics
evolution
photosynthesis
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,202
1,445
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lukas Schreiber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,483
8,800
0.375
plant environment interface
cutin
suberin
wax
stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,846
1,509
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ute Kraemer
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,678
7,187
0.317
Molecular Plant Physiology
Plant Genetics
Genomics
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,975
1,644
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stefan A Rensing
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,338
9,872
0.463
plant biology
evolution
comparative genomics
bioinformatics
phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,728
1,756
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ralf Reski
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,305
6,221
0.306
Plant Biotechnology
Synthetic Biology
Evolution
Development
Biopharmaceuticals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,825
1,791
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Florian Jeltsch
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,914
7,515
0.377
Spatial Ecology
Dryland Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecological Modelling
Theoretical Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,018
1,806
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephan Clemens
Universität Bayreuth
Bayreuth, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,846
7,014
0.353
Plant Physiology
Metal homeostasis
Metal hyperaccumulation
Biofortification
Metal tolerance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,344
1,955
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Oliver Kayser
Technische Universität Dortmund
Dortmund, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,765
6,681
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,994
2,019
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hans Peter Braun
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,292
6,158
0.337
Plant Biochemistry
Mitochondria
Proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,019
2,021
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ulrich Schurr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,285
6,735
0.368
Plant Sciences
Robotik
PLant Phenotyping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,277
2,129
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peter Geigenberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,665
4,574
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,888
2,212
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Urs Schmidhalter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,236
7,989
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,491
2,238
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nicole M. Van Dam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,081
6,838
0.400
plant science
plant-insect interactions
ecology