Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Netherlands Highly Cited Researchers Citation Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science in Netherlands 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 Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,387
32,004
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,060
22,832
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,928
22,900
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
rhizosphere microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,856
16,602
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,141
17,659
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
plant ecology
population dynamics
population modeling
roots
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,291
13,184
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,640
10,926
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,798
8,373
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant stress
Flooding
Submergence
Shade avoidance
Plant ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,379
10,801
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
plant breeding
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,765
5,994
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant Pathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Phytohormones
Transcriptional regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,634
11,833
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,293
11,353
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
gene regulation
transcriptional networks
transcription factors
plant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,134
8,058
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,955
8,687
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,550
16,940
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Plant ecology
Biodiversity
Roots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,494
12,631
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
metabolomics
plant breeding
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,096
7,460
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Population Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Allergens
New Plant Breeding Techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,816
5,890
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
symbiosis
nitrogen fixation
evolution
engineering
parasponia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,990
5,733
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,868
10,840
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
plant pathology
plant resistance
pathogen virulence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
4,749
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,122
3,051
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,601
5,629
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant pathology
mushroom pathology
microbial ecology
rhizosphere microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,763
10,071
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant biology - Phytopathology - Plant Pathology - Plant-microbe interactions - Arabidopsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,018
3,021
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,192
130
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Corné Mj Pieterse
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,387
32,004
0.475
Plant Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,544
148
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,060
22,832
0.351
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,420
211
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard Gf Visser
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,928
22,900
0.441
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,530
456
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bakker Pahm
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,856
16,602
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,145
476
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kleijn D
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,141
17,659
0.533
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,281
599
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hans De Kroon
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,291
13,184
0.450
plant ecology
population dynamics
population modeling
roots
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,098
623
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,640
10,926
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,577
691
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pierre De Wit
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,798
8,373
0.312
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,243
710
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lacj Voesenek
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,379
10,801
0.409
Plant stress
Flooding
Submergence
Shade avoidance
Plant ecophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,815
851
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Evert Jacobsen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,765
5,994
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,070
859
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Saskia Van Wees
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,634
11,833
0.501
Plant Pathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Phytohormones
Transcriptional regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,781
930
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dolf Weijers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,293
11,353
0.509
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,532
1,000
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angenent Gerco
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,134
8,058
0.381
gene regulation
transcriptional networks
transcription factors
plant development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,692
1,088
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert D. Hall
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,955
8,687
0.435
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,843
1,123
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Richard Finkers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,550
16,940
0.866
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,694
1,289
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Liesje Mommer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,494
12,631
0.722
Plant ecology
Biodiversity
Roots
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,444
1,444
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Arnaud Bovy
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,096
7,460
0.463
metabolomics
plant breeding
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,750
1,476
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mjm René Smulders|MJM Smulders, Marinus J.M. Smulders
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,816
5,890
0.372
Population Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Allergens
New Plant Breeding Techniques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,861
1,569
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rene Geurts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,990
5,733
0.382
symbiosis
nitrogen fixation
evolution
engineering
parasponia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,449
1,578
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yann Hautier
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,868
10,840
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,239
1,597
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthieu Joosten
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
4,749
0.323
plant pathology
plant resistance
pathogen virulence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,702
1,696
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ben Cornelissen
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,122
3,051
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,929
1,759
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark GM Aarts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,601
5,629
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,632
1,884
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Roeland L Berendsen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,763
10,071
0.789
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant pathology
mushroom pathology
microbial ecology
rhizosphere microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,203
2,004
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hans Van Pelt
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,018
3,021
0.251
Plant biology - Phytopathology - Plant Pathology - Plant-microbe interactions - Arabidopsis