Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United Kingdom Highly Cited Researchers Citation in United Kingdom Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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 disease and immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,018
44,945
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Redox biology
photosynthesis
stress
respiration
carbon/nitrogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,183
32,395
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,849
46,446
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
forests
global change
tropical ecology
carbon
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,799
44,633
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,565
23,564
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant Science
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,902
23,186
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Ion Transport
Mineral Biofortification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,006
26,063
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,969
12,728
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Fish nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,116
18,529
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,218
14,162
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
plant genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,810
8,445
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Plant and crop science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,748
9,677
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,773
17,661
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,915
17,213
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,558
10,865
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Plant Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,307
10,610
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,085
9,856
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,055
14,123
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Hydroinformatics
Water resources systems
Water engineering
Floods
Water resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,683
13,942
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
water engineering
algae
water treatment
wastewater treatment
coagulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,385
12,736
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant symbioses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,141
14,429
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant cell-wall biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,892
6,149
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,787
6,508
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
plant cell walls
polysaccharides
plant-soil interactions
plant cell biology
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,017
8,754
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,824
9,141
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,724
140
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jonathan D Jones
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,018
44,945
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,436
280
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christine H Foyer
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,183
32,395
0.340
Redox biology
photosynthesis
stress
respiration
carbon/nitrogen interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,899
315
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard Bardgett
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,849
46,446
0.523
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,973
323
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Oliver L Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,799
44,633
0.508
forests
global change
tropical ecology
carbon
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,487
458
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Raven
University of Dundee
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,565
23,564
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,117
705
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Malcolm Bennett
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,902
23,186
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,020
870
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philip J. White
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,006
26,063
0.521
Plant Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Ion Transport
Mineral Biofortification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,032
873
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
FI Woodward
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,969
12,728
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,623
925
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Douglas R Tocher
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,116
18,529
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,603
1,197
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Timothy Flowers
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,218
14,162
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,398
1,263
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wayne Powell
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,810
8,445
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,644
1,360
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
William John Davies
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,748
9,677
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,610
1,644
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Karl Peggs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,773
17,661
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,350
1,716
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin R Broadley
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,915
17,213
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,694
1,752
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nicholas Smirnoff
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,558
10,865
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,960
1,778
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ottoline Leyser
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,307
10,610
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,170
1,790
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ian Bancroft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,085
9,856
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,208
1,796
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Keith Goulding
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,055
14,123
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,592
1,838
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dragan Savic
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,683
13,942
0.440
Hydroinformatics
Water resources systems
Water engineering
Floods
Water resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,929
1,948
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bruce Jefferson
Cranfield University
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,385
12,736
0.419
water engineering
algae
water treatment
wastewater treatment
coagulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,206
1,975
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Giles ED Oldroyd
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,141
14,429
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,537
2,000
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stephen C Fry
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,892
6,149
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,193
2,192
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
J Allan Downie
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,787
6,508
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,278
2,287
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paul Knox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,017
8,754
0.324
plant cell walls
polysaccharides
plant-soil interactions
plant cell biology
plant biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,528
2,305
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nicholas P Harberd
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,824
9,141
0.341