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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Agriculture
climate change
genetic resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,907
24,363
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
climate change agriculture forestry savanna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,506
18,933
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Food security
Poverty
Resilience
Food systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,055
13,592
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biogeochemistry
forestry
restoration
land use change
agroforestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,950
12,697
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
agriculture
food system
digitality
geography
anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,696
11,648
0.742
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,500
10,707
0.216
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Physiological aspects of crop adaptation
Crop-livestock systems
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,880
9,574
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
climate change and variability
climate-smart agriculture
Climate information services
Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,278
9,385
0.764
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
climate change
agriculture
adaptation
biodiversity
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,659
8,623
0.681
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,248
8,220
0.731
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Agriculture
Climate
Ecology
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,351
7,851
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Evidence Synthesis for Climate Action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,873
6,308
0.801
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Development
landuse planning
livestock
environment
spatial and system analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,817
5,458
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
crop breeding
AI
data-driven agriculture
IoT
genome editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,650
5,416
0.346
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Conservation science
Crop diversity
Food security
Plant genetic resources
Crop wild relatives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,615
5,254
0.794
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
tree genetic resources
plant diversity
forest landscape restoration
ethnobotany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,380
4,128
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ecosystem Services
Pollination Ecology
Restoration
Agroecology
Soil-Plant interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,886
4,116
0.699
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
genetic resources
plant tissue culture
cryopreservation
Musa
plant biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,053
4,073
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant protection
integrated pest and disease management
agronomy
germplasm evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,626
3,862
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant biology
phenotyping
molecular biology
livestock
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,462
3,592
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Soil fertility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,431
3,440
0.633
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
conservation of forest genetic resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,635
3,408
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
plant breeding
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,469
3,008
0.318
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
pastos y forrajes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,044
2,624
0.261
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
coffee and banana ecological intensification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,035
2,585
0.513
Andy Jarvis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,907
24,363
0.469
Agriculture
climate change
genetic resources
Bruce Morgan Campbell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,506
18,933
0.505
climate change agriculture forestry savanna
Christophe Bene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,055
13,592
0.616
Food security
Poverty
Resilience
Food systems
Louis Verchot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,950
12,697
0.454
Biogeochemistry
forestry
restoration
land use change
agroforestry
Jacob Van Etten
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,696
11,648
0.742
agriculture
food system
digitality
geography
anthropology
Claude Fauquet
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,500
10,707
0.216
Idupulapati Rao
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,880
9,574
0.459
Physiological aspects of crop adaptation
Crop-livestock systems
Climate change
Robert Zougmore
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,278
9,385
0.764
climate change and variability
climate-smart agriculture
Climate information services
Science
Julian Ramirez-Villegas
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,659
8,623
0.681
climate change
agriculture
adaptation
biodiversity
conservation
Peter Läderach
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,248
8,220
0.731
Aniruddha Ghosh
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,351
7,851
0.758
Agriculture
Climate
Ecology
Data Science
Todd Rosenstock
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,873
6,308
0.801
An Notenbaert
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,817
5,458
0.556
Development
landuse planning
livestock
environment
spatial and system analysis
Manabu Ishitani
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,650
5,416
0.346
crop breeding
AI
data-driven agriculture
IoT
genome editing
Colin K Khoury
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,615
5,254
0.794
Conservation science
Crop diversity
Food security
Plant genetic resources
Crop wild relatives
Evert Thomas
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,380
4,128
0.767
tree genetic resources
plant diversity
forest landscape restoration
ethnobotany
Smitha Krishnan
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,886
4,116
0.699
Ecosystem Services
Pollination Ecology
Restoration
Agroecology
Soil-Plant interactions
Bart Panis
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,053
4,073
0.368
genetic resources
plant tissue culture
cryopreservation
Musa
plant biotechnology
Guy Blomme
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,626
3,862
0.686
Plant protection
integrated pest and disease management
agronomy
germplasm evaluation
Jacobo Arango
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,462
3,592
0.805
Plant biology
phenotyping
molecular biology
livestock
environment
Job Kihara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,431
3,440
0.633
Barbara Vinceti
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,635
3,408
0.395
Bhuwon Sthapit
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,469
3,008
0.318
plant breeding
conservation biology
Carlos E, Lascano
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,044
2,624
0.261
Charles Staver
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,035
2,585
0.513