Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United Kingdom Highly Cited Researchers Citation Agriculture & Forestry / Crop Sciences 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 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 :2
wheat genetics
wheat
yield
molecular breeding
grain size
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,057
16,725
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Crops and climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,185
9,417
0.445
* 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
14,387
5,151
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant and Crop Science
trehalose 6-phosphate signalling
sucrose allocation
source-sink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,057
5,703
0.406
* 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
13,089
3,729
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant science
environmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,707
4,371
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,174
5,291
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Wheat genetics
adaptation
and pre-breeding.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,985
7,146
0.596
* 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
10,667
4,503
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
wheat
genetics
Ph1
centromeres
meiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,290
2,845
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Crop Ecology
Agroforestry
Agricultural Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,742
5,697
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Crop diversity
breeding and marker-assisted selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,050
5,228
0.742
* 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
6,929
6,054
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Wheat
Yield
Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,892
4,310
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
calcium signalling in plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,419
2,265
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
crop genetics
disease resistance
wheat
barley
faba bean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,103
2,610
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Drug discovery
Crop Protection
protein design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,654
1,636
0.352
* 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
3,439
2,641
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Crop genetics: marker assisted selection & client-oriented breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,235
1,084
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
wheat
genome editing
genetic transformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,943
2,783
0.946
* 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
2,736
1,618
0.591
* 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
2,727
1,069
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
1,630
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Reduce drought damage
retard growth
accelerate ripening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
878
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,206
1,975
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
33,166
2,908
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cristobal Uauy
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,057
16,725
0.725
wheat genetics
wheat
yield
molecular breeding
grain size
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,405
3,272
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tim Wheeler
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,185
9,417
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,107
5,400
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Clifton Brown
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,387
5,151
0.358
crop science
plant breeding
greenhouse gas mitigation
biomass and bioenergy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,064
5,555
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matthew J. Paul
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,057
5,703
0.406
Plant and Crop Science
trehalose 6-phosphate signalling
sucrose allocation
source-sink
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,351
6,091
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wright Denis John
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,089
3,729
0.285
Crop Protection
Resistance
Integrated Pest Management
Entomology
Nematology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,035
6,307
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brian Thomas
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,707
4,371
0.344
Plant science
environmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,968
6,640
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John P Hammond
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,174
5,291
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,469
6,748
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Simon Griffiths
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,985
7,146
0.596
Wheat genetics
adaptation
and pre-breeding.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,441
7,665
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Iain Donnison
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,667
4,503
0.422
Crop science
Biomass and bioenergy
Land use
Net zero
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,175
8,835
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Graham Moore
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,290
2,845
0.306
wheat
genetics
Ph1
centromeres
meiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,778
9,388
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Burgess
Cranfield University
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,742
5,697
0.652
Crop Ecology
Agroforestry
Agricultural Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,232
11,591
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sean Mayes
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,050
5,228
0.742
Crop diversity
breeding and marker-assisted selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,859
11,759
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philippa Borrill
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,929
6,054
0.874
Wheat
genetics
grain quality
micronutrients
senescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,460
13,543
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
James Simmonds
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,892
4,310
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,399
14,569
673
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jongho Sun
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,419
2,265
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,766
15,371
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Donal M O Sullivan
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,103
2,610
0.511
crop genetics
disease resistance
wheat
barley
faba bean
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,441
16,623
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Artem Evdokimov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,654
1,636
0.352
Drug discovery
Crop Protection
protein design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,765
20,864
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nikolai M. Adamski
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,439
2,641
0.768
Wheat Genetics and Genomics
Grain development
Yield
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,227
21,750
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Katherine Steele
Bangor University
Bangor, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,235
1,084
0.335
Crop genetics: marker assisted selection & client-oriented breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,835
23,210
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sadiye Hayta
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,943
2,783
0.946
wheat
genome editing
genetic transformation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,817
24,355
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jim Monaghan
Harper Adams University
Newport, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,736
1,618
0.591
Crop phenotyping
Crop physiology
Fresh produce crop safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,747
24,403
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Steve Hoad
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,727
1,069
0.392
Crop improvement
grain quality
crop breeding and testing
agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,928
24,698
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John P Clarkson
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
1,630
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,617
29,090
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Kettlewell
Harper Adams University
Newport, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
878
0.432
Reduce drought damage
retard growth
accelerate ripening