Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers Citation in New Zealand 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
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,840
27,977
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Poultry
Animal Science
Animal Nutrition
Feedstuffs
Pigs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,917
11,906
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
soil science
biogeochemistry
environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,572
12,176
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,186
13,907
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Marine ecosystems
Marine ecology
Environmental managment
Benthic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,197
8,440
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,749
8,327
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
marine natural products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,101
4,479
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Soil Physics
Landuse
Natural Capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,964
5,053
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Forest ecology
Plant Functional Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,665
8,319
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,149
10,286
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
soil
organic matter
agriculture management
land use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,824
5,176
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
soil
soil biogeochemistry
carbon cycling
nitrogen cycling
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,104
7,610
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Food consumer science
sensory science
research methods
foods and beverages
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,695
9,316
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Marine ecology
Climate changes
Invasive species
Facilitation cascades
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,367
9,787
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Mycorrhizal Ecology
Molecular Ecology
Invasive Species
Plant-Soil Feedback
Fungal Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,485
7,399
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Marine chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,132
3,662
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Fish Sensory Neuroethology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,108
3,626
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,613
6,664
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant genetics
Plant breeding
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,473
6,158
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Fruit tree genomics
genetic mapping
marker assisted selection
Rhododendron diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,275
4,523
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,175
4,009
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Greenhouse gas emissions
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,118
6,682
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant cell wall
Fruit softening
Postharvest
Plant biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,688
4,024
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Landscape ecology
fire ecology
palaeoecology
extinction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,686
6,242
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
forestry
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,403
3,282
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,444
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Philip Hulme
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,840
27,977
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,018
79
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Velmurugu Ravindran
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,917
11,906
0.426
Poultry
Animal Science
Animal Nutrition
Feedstuffs
Pigs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,910
84
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Leo Condron
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,572
12,176
0.458
soil science
biogeochemistry
environmental science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,181
98
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrew Allan
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,186
13,907
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,002
105
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Simon Thrush
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,197
8,440
0.349
Marine ecosystems
Marine ecology
Environmental managment
Benthic ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,518
135
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Steven I Higgins
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,749
8,327
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,302
146
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Murray HG Munro
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,101
4,479
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,936
183
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brent Clothier
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,964
5,053
0.281
Soil Physics
Landuse
Natural Capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,056
188
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chris Lusk
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,665
8,319
0.471
Forest ecology
Plant Functional Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,035
199
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kui Lin-wang
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,149
10,286
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,242
204
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Beare
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,824
5,176
0.308
soil
organic matter
agriculture management
land use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,408
217
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Louis Schipper
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,104
7,610
0.473
soil
soil biogeochemistry
carbon cycling
nitrogen cycling
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,260
227
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sara R Jaeger
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,695
9,316
0.594
Food consumer science
sensory science
research methods
foods and beverages
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,209
267
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mads Solgaard Thomsen
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,367
9,787
0.681
Marine ecology
Climate changes
Invasive species
Facilitation cascades
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,665
295
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ian A Dickie
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,485
7,399
0.549
Mycorrhizal Ecology
Molecular Ecology
Invasive Species
Plant-Soil Feedback
Fungal Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,075
309
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Keith Hunter
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,132
3,662
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,230
310
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
JC Montgomery
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,108
3,626
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,741
327
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kevin Davies
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,613
6,664
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,750
330
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Chagné
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,473
6,158
0.494
Plant genetics
Plant breeding
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,178
339
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Susan E Gardiner
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,275
4,523
0.368
Fruit tree genomics
genetic mapping
marker assisted selection
Rhododendron diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,958
343
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrew Gleave
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,175
4,009
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,401
345
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
T Clough
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,118
6,682
0.551
Greenhouse gas emissions
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,912
366
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David A Brummell
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,688
4,024
0.344
Plant cell wall
Fruit softening
Postharvest
Plant biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,932
367
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
George Perry
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,686
6,242
0.534
Landscape ecology
fire ecology
palaeoecology
extinction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,407
382
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
RB Allen
Landcare Research Ltd
Lincoln, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,403
3,282
0.288