Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 43 Scientists Citation in United Kingdom 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
Plant symbioses
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,648
12,629
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
wheat genetics
wheat
yield
molecular breeding
grain size
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,584
15,208
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Crops and climate change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,518
8,304
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
crop science
plant breeding
greenhouse gas mitigation
biomass and bioenergy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,633
4,338
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant and Crop Science
trehalose 6-phosphate signalling
sucrose allocation
source-sink
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,323
5,020
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Crop Protection
Resistance
Integrated Pest Management
Entomology
Nematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,196
3,140
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant science
environmental biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,858
3,921
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wheat genetics
adaptation
and pre-breeding.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,815
7,035
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,372
4,669
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Crop science
Biomass and bioenergy
Land use
Net zero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,808
3,825
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
wheat
genetics
Ph1
centromeres
meiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,394
2,578
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Crop Ecology
Agroforestry
Agricultural Systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,970
5,250
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Crop diversity
breeding and marker-assisted selection
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,244
4,827
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wheat
genetics
grain quality
micronutrients
senescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,054
5,369
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wheat
Yield
Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,028
3,969
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
calcium signalling in plant
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,489
1,873
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
quantitative genetics
nutritional quality
disease resistance
wheat
faba bean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,215
2,405
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Drug discovery
Crop Protection
protein design
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,738
1,430
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wheat Genetics and Genomics
Grain development
Yield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,526
2,432
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Crop genetics: marker assisted selection & client-oriented breeding
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
930
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
wheat
genome editing
genetic transformation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,055
2,709
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Crop phenotyping
Crop physiology
Fresh produce crop safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,813
1,486
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Crop improvement
grain quality
crop breeding and testing
agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,757
947
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
1,497
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Reduce drought damage
retard growth
accelerate ripening
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,053
752
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,267
1,976
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Giles ED Oldroyd
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,648
12,629
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,000
2,881
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cristobal Uauy
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,584
15,208
0.645
wheat genetics
wheat
yield
molecular breeding
grain size
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,542
3,279
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tim Wheeler
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,518
8,304
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,249
5,416
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Clifton Brown
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,633
4,338
0.296
crop science
plant breeding
greenhouse gas mitigation
biomass and bioenergy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,082
5,570
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matthew J. Paul
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,323
5,020
0.350
Plant and Crop Science
trehalose 6-phosphate signalling
sucrose allocation
source-sink
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,306
6,168
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wright Denis John
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,196
3,140
0.238
Crop Protection
Resistance
Integrated Pest Management
Entomology
Nematology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,734
6,365
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brian Thomas
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,858
3,921
0.305
Plant science
environmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,023
6,387
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Simon Griffiths
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,815
7,035
0.549
Wheat genetics
adaptation
and pre-breeding.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,251
6,667
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John P Hammond
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,372
4,669
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,134
7,704
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Iain Donnison
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,808
3,825
0.354
Crop science
Biomass and bioenergy
Land use
Net zero
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,236
8,907
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Graham Moore
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,394
2,578
0.274
wheat
genetics
Ph1
centromeres
meiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,029
9,325
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Burgess
Cranfield University
Cranfield, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,970
5,250
0.585
Crop Ecology
Agroforestry
Agricultural Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,218
11,501
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sean Mayes
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,244
4,827
0.666
Crop diversity
breeding and marker-assisted selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,285
11,773
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philippa Borrill
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,054
5,369
0.761
Wheat
genetics
grain quality
micronutrients
senescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,252
13,516
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
James Simmonds
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,028
3,969
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,083
14,677
672
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jongho Sun
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,489
1,873
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,908
15,374
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Donal M O Sullivan
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,215
2,405
0.461
quantitative genetics
nutritional quality
disease resistance
wheat
faba bean
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,370
16,665
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Artem Evdokimov
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,738
1,430
0.302
Drug discovery
Crop Protection
protein design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,449
20,844
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nikolai M. Adamski
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,526
2,432
0.690
Wheat Genetics and Genomics
Grain development
Yield
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,668
21,954
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Katherine Steele
Bangor University
Noakhali, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
930
0.284
Crop genetics: marker assisted selection & client-oriented breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,314
23,002
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sadiye Hayta
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,055
2,709
0.887
wheat
genome editing
genetic transformation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,842
24,314
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jim Monaghan
Harper Adams University
Newport, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,813
1,486
0.528
Crop phenotyping
Crop physiology
Fresh produce crop safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,554
24,607
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Steve Hoad
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,757
947
0.343
Crop improvement
grain quality
crop breeding and testing
agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,460
24,655
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John P Clarkson
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
1,497
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,535
29,321
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Kettlewell
Harper Adams University
Newport, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,053
752
0.366
Reduce drought damage
retard growth
accelerate ripening