Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
cell bioloy
apiculture
honey bee biology
honey bee pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,197
9,497
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
horticulture
plant metabolites
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,219
7,504
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
wood
dendrochronology
tree
ecophysiology
climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,644
7,279
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
mycology
mycorrhiza
ectomycorrhiza
fungi
truffles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,283
5,398
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
forest ecology
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,057
5,389
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
tree biology
radial growth
xylem
phloem
anatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,371
3,822
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
silviculture
forest ecology
old-growth forest
natural regeneration
close-to-nature / ecological foresty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,038
2,237
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
plant physiology
mycorrhiza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,765
2,301
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
plant biology
synchrotron
XRF
imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,171
2,897
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Forest Management and Planning
Stand Dynamics
Forest Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,026
1,929
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
plant breeding
plant biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,948
1,534
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
wood biology
xylogenesis
phloem formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
2,656
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
forest vegetation
biodiversity
climate changes
invasive alien species
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
1,312
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
agricultural policy
European integration
political economy of agriculture
sector modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,793
1,236
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant biology
Plant physiology
Light microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
960
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
soil quality
environment protection
soil survey
soil classification
soil informatics and GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
772
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
forestry
forest ecology
silviculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,789
808
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
forest ecology
forest soils
fluxes
carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
725
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
plant physiology
plant-microbe interactions
plant mineral nutrition
environmental ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
892
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Wood
adhesives
3d printing
constructions
heat-treated wood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,272
1,065
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Forest inventory
Forest biometrics
Monitoring of ecosystems
Ecology
Remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,211
804
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
(microbial) biological control
applied entomology
plant-insect-microbe interactions
CAMO interactions
rhizosphere competence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
824
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
forest pathology
genetics
population biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
967
617
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Forest hydrology
climatology
phenology - Gozdna hidrologija
klimatologija
fenologija
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
611
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
honeybees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
451
0.656
Aleš Gregorc
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,197
9,497
0.495
cell bioloy
apiculture
honey bee biology
honey bee pathology
Robert Veberic
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,219
7,504
0.568
horticulture
plant metabolites
plant physiology
Katarina Cufar
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,644
7,279
0.625
wood
dendrochronology
tree
ecophysiology
climate
Tine Grebenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,283
5,398
0.652
mycology
mycorrhiza
ectomycorrhiza
fungi
truffles
Thomas A Nagel
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,057
5,389
0.764
Jozica Gricar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,371
3,822
0.600
tree biology
radial growth
xylem
phloem
anatomy
Jurij Diaci
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,038
2,237
0.370
silviculture
forest ecology
old-growth forest
natural regeneration
close-to-nature / ecological foresty
Marjana Regvar
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,765
2,301
0.399
Katarina Vogel Mikuš
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,171
2,897
0.560
plant biology
synchrotron
XRF
imaging
Andrej Boncina
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,026
1,929
0.479
Forest Management and Planning
Stand Dynamics
Forest Ecosystem Services
Borut Bohanec
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,948
1,534
0.389
plant breeding
plant biotechnology
Peter Prislan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
2,656
0.716
wood biology
xylogenesis
phloem formation
Lado Kutnar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
1,312
0.440
forest vegetation
biodiversity
climate changes
invasive alien species
conservation biology
Emil Erjavec
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,793
1,236
0.443
agricultural policy
European integration
political economy of agriculture
sector modelling
Aleš Kladnik
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
960
0.508
Plant biology
Plant physiology
Light microscopy
Borut Vrščaj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
772
0.429
soil quality
environment protection
soil survey
soil classification
soil informatics and GIS
Dusan Rozenbergar
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,789
808
0.452
forestry
forest ecology
silviculture
Primoz Simoncic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
725
0.434
forest ecology
forest soils
fluxes
carbon
Matevz Likar
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
892
0.659
plant physiology
plant-microbe interactions
plant mineral nutrition
environmental ecology
Mirko Kariž
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,272
1,065
0.837
Wood
adhesives
3d printing
constructions
heat-treated wood
Mitja Skudnik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,211
804
0.664
Forest inventory
Forest biometrics
Monitoring of ecosystems
Ecology
Remote sensing
Jaka Razinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
824
0.686
(microbial) biological control
applied entomology
plant-insect-microbe interactions
CAMO interactions
rhizosphere competence
Barbara Piškur|Barbara Piskur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
967
617
0.638
forest pathology
genetics
population biology
Ursa Vilhar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
611
0.649
Forest hydrology
climatology
phenology - Gozdna hidrologija
klimatologija
fenologija
Maja Ivana Smodiš Škerl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
451
0.656