Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 196 Scientists Citation in Saudi Arabia Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Marine Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,947
80,159
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,909
25,216
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant Biochemistry
Metabolic Engineering
Root Parasitic Plants
Bioactives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,736
8,711
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marine Biology
Coral Reef Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,615
10,815
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant Microbe Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,069
15,318
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wheat
Genetics
Genomics
Disease Resistance
Speed Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,835
10,800
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant Ecophysiology
Proteomics
Environmental Studies
Forestry and Ecological studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,846
9,560
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
abiotic stress
Natural Products
Medicinal Plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,559
5,846
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant Virology - Molecular Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,863
5,290
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Molecular Biology
Genetics
Durable Disease Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,179
4,655
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
plant ecology
vegetation ecology
pollution
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,712
5,140
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,649
3,994
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant Biotechnology/Plant Metabolic Engineering/Abiotic stress
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,475
5,791
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant Genome Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,203
4,269
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Honeybees
gut bacteria
honey & bee-products analysis
pollination ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,635
5,229
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
water and soil conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,159
2,822
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
4,007
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
1,423
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plant biochemistry
biological activities of natural products
plant stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,899
2,986
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plant Breeding
Biotechnology and Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,809
3,373
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marine Pollution
Biomarkers
EIA
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,395
2,196
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Agronomy & Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,376
2,516
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plant Physiology and Biotechnology
Genetic Engineering and transgenic
Cell and Tissue culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,376
1,697
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,343
1,600
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant Ecophysiology
Photosynthesis
Halophytes
Abiotic stresses
Phytodesalination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,101
2,212
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,186
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carlos M Duarte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,947
80,159
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,669
19
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Tester
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,909
25,216
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,330
119
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Salim Al Babili
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,736
8,711
0.465
Plant Biochemistry
Metabolic Engineering
Root Parasitic Plants
Bioactives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,750
124
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Berumen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,615
10,815
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,678
129
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Abeer Hashem
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,069
15,318
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,877
160
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brande Bh Wulff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,835
10,800
0.682
Wheat
Genetics
Genomics
Disease Resistance
Speed Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,361
228
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Khalid Rehman Hakeem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,846
9,560
0.807
Plant Ecophysiology
Proteomics
Environmental Studies
Forestry and Ecological studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,992
345
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hossam El Beltagi
King Faisal University
Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,559
5,846
0.683
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
abiotic stress
Natural Products
Medicinal Plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,740
395
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ahmed M Soliman
King Faisal University
Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,863
5,290
0.673
Plant Virology - Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,275
455
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Simon Krattinger
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,179
4,655
0.648
Plant Molecular Biology
Genetics
Durable Disease Resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,882
499
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mohamed A El Sheikh
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,712
5,140
0.766
plant ecology
vegetation ecology
pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,376
506
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jameel M Al Khayri
King Faisal University
Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,649
3,994
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,737
526
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pravej Alam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,475
5,791
0.894
Plant Biotechnology/Plant Metabolic Engineering/Abiotic stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,975
556
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zahir Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,203
4,269
0.688
Plant Genome Engineering
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,915
631
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Khalid Ali Khan
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,635
5,229
0.928
Honeybees
gut bacteria
honey & bee-products analysis
pollination ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,594
712
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Abdulrasoul Alomran
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,159
2,822
0.547
water and soil conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,466
720
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Abdulrahman Alatar
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
4,007
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,616
751
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sou Miyake
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
1,423
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,013
765
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Amal Amin Mohamed
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,899
2,986
0.610
Plant biochemistry
biological activities of natural products
plant stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,846
785
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Salem S Alghamdi
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,809
3,373
0.701
Plant Breeding
Biotechnology and Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,799
883
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Periyadan K Krishnakumar
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,395
2,196
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,778
889
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Muhammad Jamil
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,376
2,516
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,792
890
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ABM Sharif Hossain
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,376
1,697
0.388
Plant Physiology and Biotechnology
Genetic Engineering and transgenic
Cell and Tissue culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,438
900
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Aiman Hasan
Jazan University
Chiba, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,343
1,600
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,367
955
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mokded Rabhi
Qassim University
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,101
2,212
0.539
Plant Ecophysiology
Photosynthesis
Halophytes
Abiotic stresses
Phytodesalination