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
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,329
36,702
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,122
13,355
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,115
10,943
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,784
13,510
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
soil science
soil ecology
soil biogeochemistry
soil/plant interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,065
10,405
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
soil
ecology
nematodes
earthworms
biomonitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,616
8,738
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Soil Ecology
Plant-Soil Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,465
10,680
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Soil Biodiversity
soil ecology
Protists
Nematodes
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,985
10,081
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
soil science
soil organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,216
2,811
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Integrated modelling
Soil Science
Soil fertility
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,184
3,281
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Soil
agriculture
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,848
5,708
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Soil pollution
Pesticide transport model
Microplastics
Risk assessment of pollutants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,358
7,979
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Remote Sensing
Physical Geography
LiDAR
forestry
UAV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,872
6,102
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
soil
agriculture
Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,740
5,488
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Soil Science
Environmental Systems Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,227
1,579
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
soil ecology
ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,175
3,095
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,064
2,360
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Soil Science - Environmental Science - Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,863
1,919
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Soil Health
Sustainable land management
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,855
3,902
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
soil microbiology
plant pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
1,969
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
soil science
environmental science
exposure modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,796
1,501
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Soil physics
hydrology
mathematics
computer programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,406
1,352
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
microbiology
biomethane
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,197
820
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
pyrogeography
integrated fire management
science communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,549
2,347
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Soil erosion
Aeolian landscapes
Sustainable Watershed Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,368
2,519
0.748
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,329
36,702
0.652
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Niels H Batjes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,122
13,355
0.492
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
Lijbert Brussaard
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,115
10,943
0.419
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
Thomas Kuyper
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,784
13,510
0.545
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
Jan Willem Van Groenigen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,065
10,405
0.576
soil science
soil ecology
soil biogeochemistry
soil/plant interactions
Rgm De Goede
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,616
8,738
0.560
soil
ecology
nematodes
earthworms
biomonitoring
Gerlinde B De Deyn
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,465
10,680
0.691
Soil Ecology
Plant-Soil Interactions
Stefan Geisen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,985
10,081
0.918
Soil Biodiversity
soil ecology
Protists
Nematodes
Microbiome
Peter Buurman
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,216
2,811
0.275
soil science
soil organic matter
Jetse Stoorvogel
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,184
3,281
0.322
Integrated modelling
Soil Science
Soil fertility
GIS
Pulleman
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,848
5,708
0.645
Soil
agriculture
ecology
Xiaomei Yang
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,358
7,979
0.955
Soil pollution
Pesticide transport model
Microplastics
Risk assessment of pollutants
Harm Bartholomeus
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,872
6,102
0.775
Remote Sensing
Physical Geography
LiDAR
forestry
UAV
Johan Gb Leenaars
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,740
5,488
0.814
soil
agriculture
Africa
Gert Jan Reinds
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,227
1,579
0.254
Soil Science
Environmental Systems Analysis
Jack Faber
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,175
3,095
0.501
soil ecology
ecotoxicology
Marcel Hoosbeek
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,064
2,360
0.389
Hans Kros
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,863
1,919
0.327
Soil Science - Environmental Science - Earth System Science
Vl Titia Mulder
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,855
3,902
0.804
Soil Health
Sustainable land management
Data Science
Joeke Postma
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
1,969
0.410
soil microbiology
plant pathology
Paul Römkens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,796
1,501
0.313
soil science
environmental science
exposure modeling
Jan G Wesseling
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,406
1,352
0.307
Soil physics
hydrology
mathematics
computer programming
Kor Zwart
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,197
820
0.195
microbiology
biomethane
soil science
Cathelijne Stoof
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,549
2,347
0.661
pyrogeography
integrated fire management
science communication
Michel Riksen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,368
2,519
0.748
Soil erosion
Aeolian landscapes
Sustainable Watershed Management