Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

30,269
World Rank

111
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total25,884
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Last 6 Years12,998
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Last 6 Years / Total0.502
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

89,245
World Rank

359
Country Rank

55
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Genetics | Biotechnology | AgriResearch | Climate Smart Agriculture | SDG
Genetics | Biotechnology | AgriResearch | Climate Smart Agriculture | SDG
Citation Metrics
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Total11,519
-
Last 6 Years4,768
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Last 6 Years / Total0.414
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

97,239
World Rank

407
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
-
Total10,703
-
Last 6 Years6,163
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Last 6 Years / Total0.576
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

104,497
World Rank

455
Country Rank

112
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Agriculture & Forestry / Agricultural Engineering
LCA | Circular Bioeconomy | Sustainable Food Systems | Soil Scienc
LCA | Circular Bioeconomy | Sustainable Food Systems | Soil Scienc
Citation Metrics
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Total10,060
-
Last 6 Years5,025
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Last 6 Years / Total0.500
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

107,673
World Rank

471
Country Rank

119
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil ecology | earthworms | stable isotopes | food authenticatio
Soil ecology | earthworms | stable isotopes | food authenticatio
Citation Metrics
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Total9,797
-
Last 6 Years5,116
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.522
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

118,056
World Rank

526
Country Rank

130
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total9,034
-
Last 6 Years3,740
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Last 6 Years / Total0.414
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

130,249
World Rank

596
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
greenhouse gas emissions | nitrous oxide | agricultural sustainability | water quality | soil scienc
greenhouse gas emissions | nitrous oxide | agricultural sustainability | water quality | soil scienc
Citation Metrics
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Total8,270
-
Last 6 Years5,248
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.635
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

131,008
World Rank

600
Country Rank

20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
agriculture | environment | water quality | greenhouse gas emissions | N2
agriculture | environment | water quality | greenhouse gas emissions | N2
Citation Metrics
-
Total8,225
-
Last 6 Years5,184
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.630
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

141,460
World Rank

650
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Agriculture & Forestry / Animal Science
Meat science | Animal production | Meat Quality | Muscle biology | Mea
Meat science | Animal production | Meat Quality | Muscle biology | Mea
Citation Metrics
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Total7,669
-
Last 6 Years6,654
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.868
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

146,712
World Rank

672
Country Rank

24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Science | Climate Change | Greenhouse Gases | Soil Science | Atmospheric Scienc
Plant Science | Climate Change | Greenhouse Gases | Soil Science | Atmospheric Scienc
Citation Metrics
-
Total7,412
-
Last 6 Years4,060
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.548
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

163,328
World Rank

759
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total6,690
-
Last 6 Years3,299
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.493
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

164,569
World Rank

769
Country Rank

177
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Agriculture & Forestry / Agricultural Engineering
smart systems in agri-food | food chain traceability | biosystems engineering | bio-energ
smart systems in agri-food | food chain traceability | biosystems engineering | bio-energ
Citation Metrics
-
Total6,640
-
Last 6 Years2,264
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.341
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

174,592
World Rank

824
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total6,266
-
Last 6 Years4,153
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.663
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

175,955
World Rank

830
Country Rank

189
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Bio-Based Refineries | Biomass Valorisation | Industrial Biotechnology | Microbial Biomanufacturin
Bio-Based Refineries | Biomass Valorisation | Industrial Biotechnology | Microbial Biomanufacturin
Citation Metrics
-
Total6,220
-
Last 6 Years5,236
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.842
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

176,347
World Rank

833
Country Rank

121
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Biology | Long Non-Coding RNAs | Circadian clock | Cell growth and proliferation | TOR signallin
Plant Biology | Long Non-Coding RNAs | Circadian clock | Cell growth and proliferation | TOR signallin
Citation Metrics
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Total6,274
-
Last 6 Years2,672
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.426
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

178,227
World Rank

844
Country Rank

194
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Agriculture & Forestry / Crop Sciences
biosystems | engineering | mechanisation | energy | crop productio
biosystems | engineering | mechanisation | energy | crop productio
Citation Metrics
-
Total6,141
-
Last 6 Years2,789
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.454
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

188,383
World Rank

894
Country Rank

28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
-
Total5,811
-
Last 6 Years2,683
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.462
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

191,907
World Rank

922
Country Rank

30
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
-
Total5,700
-
Last 6 Years3,395
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.596
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

193,246
World Rank

930
Country Rank

120
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
-
Total5,660
-
Last 6 Years2,048
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.362
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

199,995
World Rank

966
Country Rank

77
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil carbon stocks | greenhouse gases | land use change | forest | peatlan
Soil carbon stocks | greenhouse gases | land use change | forest | peatlan
Citation Metrics
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Total5,465
-
Last 6 Years1,986
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.363
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

203,329
World Rank

980
Country Rank

232
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total5,437
-
Last 6 Years2,356
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.433
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

217,684
World Rank

1,040
Country Rank

158
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
-
Total5,008
-
Last 6 Years2,375
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.474
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

218,821
World Rank

1,048
Country Rank

132
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant and algal cell walls | cell wall diversity | cell wall biochemistry | cell wall structur
Plant and algal cell walls | cell wall diversity | cell wall biochemistry | cell wall structur
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,980
-
Last 6 Years2,177
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.437
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

219,440
World Rank

1,050
Country Rank

248
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant ecology | biodiversity | pollination | pesticides | ecological communitie
Plant ecology | biodiversity | pollination | pesticides | ecological communitie
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,965
-
Last 6 Years3,764
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.758
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

224,625
World Rank

1,075
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Sustainable agriculture | climate change | land use | plant ecology | soil scienc
Sustainable agriculture | climate change | land use | plant ecology | soil scienc
Citation Metrics
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Total4,844
-
Last 6 Years4,603
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.950