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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Plant functional ecology
plant traits
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
ecoinformatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,517
29,519
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
plant physiology
metabolism
stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,025
14,499
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wood adhesives
Wood Chemistry
polymers from renewable resources
polymer chemistry
tannins
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,089
18,866
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
soil
organic matter
C storage
soil structure
microbial habitat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,056
15,263
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Soil Science
DSM
monitoring
soil health
soil security
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,236
12,651
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,488
9,396
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant biology
Plant nutrition
Chloroplast
Metal biology
Oxidative stress.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,510
6,071
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Agronomie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,147
6,264
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
plant ecophysiology
plant and crop modelling
modeling genetic variability
climate change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,209
11,625
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Agriculture
Climate
Crop modelling
Environmental risk
Statistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,961
11,250
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Modeling
agronomy
NMR
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,251
10,426
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Agricultures Urbaines
Environnement-Santé-Société
Biogéochimie & Sciences Humaines et Sociales
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,606
11,154
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant metabolism
cytochrome P450 enzyme
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,123
5,607
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aquatic and riparian ecology
Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
Global change ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,083
5,307
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Forest Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,881
4,536
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
marine ecosystems
fisheries
climate change
ecosystem model
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,746
11,256
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,491
3,026
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Statistics - Multivariate analysis - Sensory and consumer data - Genomic data
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,450
10,425
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
crop science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,407
3,963
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Agronomie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,791
8,492
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant ecophysiology
Bioclimatology
AgroForestry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,758
7,163
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,745
7,434
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Viticulture
phenology
water relations
terroir
climate change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,652
7,739
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,065
5,392
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
physics of living systems
morphogenesis
plant biophysics
fluid dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,036
6,288
0.418
Eric Garnier
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,517
29,519
0.444
Plant functional ecology
plant traits
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
ecoinformatics
Graham Noctor
University of Paris-Sud
Orsay, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,025
14,499
0.296
plant physiology
metabolism
stress
A Pizzi
Université de Lorraine
Nancy, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,089
18,866
0.401
Wood adhesives
Wood Chemistry
polymers from renewable resources
polymer chemistry
tannins
Claire Chenu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,056
15,263
0.491
soil
organic matter
C storage
soil structure
microbial habitat
Dominique Arrouays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,236
12,651
0.501
Soil Science
DSM
monitoring
soil health
soil security
Mondher Bouzayen
École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse INP ENSAT
Castanet-Tolosan, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,488
9,396
0.384
Jean-François Briat
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,510
6,071
0.270
Plant biology
Plant nutrition
Chloroplast
Metal biology
Oxidative stress.
Gilles Lemaire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,147
6,264
0.296
Pierre Martre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,209
11,625
0.605
plant ecophysiology
plant and crop modelling
modeling genetic variability
climate change
David Makowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,961
11,250
0.593
Agriculture
Climate
Crop modelling
Environmental risk
Statistics
Daniel Wallach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,251
10,426
0.571
Dumat Camille Jeanne
École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse INP ENSAT
Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,606
11,154
0.634
Agricultures Urbaines
Environnement-Santé-Société
Biogéochimie & Sciences Humaines et Sociales
Danièle Werck
Université de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,123
5,607
0.327
Plant metabolism
cytochrome P450 enzyme
Eric Chauvet
Université de Toulouse III
Toulouse, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,083
5,307
0.311
Aquatic and riparian ecology
Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
Global change ecology
Erwin Dreyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,881
4,536
0.269
Yunne-Jai Shin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,746
11,256
0.672
marine ecosystems
fisheries
climate change
ecosystem model
David Bouchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,491
3,026
0.183
Sébastien Lê
Agrocampus Ouest
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,450
10,425
0.634
Statistics - Multivariate analysis - Sensory and consumer data - Genomic data
Michael Dingkuhn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,407
3,963
0.242
Eric Justes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,791
8,492
0.538
Olivier Roupsard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,758
7,163
0.455
Plant ecophysiology
Bioclimatology
AgroForestry
Marc Corbeels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,745
7,434
0.472
Van Leeuwen Cornelis
Bordeaux Sciences Agro
Gradignan, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,652
7,739
0.494
Viticulture
phenology
water relations
terroir
climate change
Laurent Nussaume
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,065
5,392
0.358
Arezki Boudaoud|A Boudaoud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,036
6,288
0.418
physics of living systems
morphogenesis
plant biophysics
fluid dynamics