Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agroscope Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
mycorrhizas
agricultural sustainability
soil biodiversity
plant-soil-interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,473
36,167
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
plant breeding
genetics
genomics
genome sequencing
transposable elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,488
11,661
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,799
9,500
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Agricultural landscape
biodiversity
agroforestry
policy evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,718
9,780
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
soil microbial ecology
soil quality
metabarcoding
molecular genetic diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,433
6,589
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Agroecology
Soil & Landscape Ecology
Plant Science
Plant Protection
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,991
6,471
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Environmental risk assessment
biological control
genetically engineered plants
pest management
multitrophic interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,946
4,585
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Dairy Products
in vitro digestion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,365
9,579
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,803
5,283
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Head of Research Division Agroecoloy & Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,691
7,966
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,400
7,505
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,706
3,893
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Applied Animal Behaviour
Animal Welfare
Applied Ethology
Animal Science
Animal Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,349
2,623
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,902
2,458
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
proteomics
metabolomics
mass spectrometry
food analysis
in vitro digestion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,637
5,783
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Crop Breeding
Transposable Elements
Genomics
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,444
3,288
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Grasland und Nutztierforschung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,344
2,113
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Mycology
plant microbe interactions
biochemistry
plant molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,336
3,681
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Human nutrition
Nutrigenomics
Food science
Fermented dairy products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,734
3,250
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
soil biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
agricultural sustainability
nutrient cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,676
4,674
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Agriculture
Soil Sciences
Plant Nutrition
Nutrient Cycling in Agrosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,401
2,595
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Swine production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,304
2,222
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Remote Sensing for Agroecological and Environmental Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,941
4,208
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
entomology
integrated pest management
plant-insect interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,640
2,175
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,396
3,097
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,266
138
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marcel Ga Van Der Heijden
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,473
36,167
0.640
ecology
mycorrhizas
agricultural sustainability
soil biodiversity
plant-soil-interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,883
672
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Boulos Chalhoub
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,488
11,661
0.543
plant breeding
genetics
genomics
genome sequencing
transposable elements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,386
754
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Valerie Hofstetter
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,799
9,500
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,623
759
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Felix Herzog
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,718
9,780
0.496
Agricultural landscape
biodiversity
agroforestry
policy evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,224
1,137
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Franco Widmer
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,433
6,589
0.457
soil microbial ecology
soil quality
metabarcoding
molecular genetic diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,447
1,282
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fritz Oehl
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,991
6,471
0.498
Agroecology
Soil & Landscape Ecology
Plant Science
Plant Protection
Ecotoxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,752
1,284
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joerg Romeis
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,946
4,585
0.354
Environmental risk assessment
biological control
genetically engineered plants
pest management
multitrophic interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,975
1,348
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lotti Egger
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,365
9,579
0.775
Dairy Products
in vitro digestion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,441
1,414
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andreas Luescher
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,803
5,283
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,772
1,565
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lutz Merbold
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,691
7,966
0.745
Head of Research Division Agroecoloy & Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,743
1,600
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Keller
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,400
7,505
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,895
2,134
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ahrens, Christian
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,706
3,893
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,875
2,241
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Beat Wechsler
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,349
2,623
0.357
Applied Animal Behaviour
Animal Welfare
Applied Ethology
Animal Science
Animal Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,419
2,358
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrea Patocchi
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,902
2,458
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,624
2,434
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Reto Portmann
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,637
5,783
0.871
proteomics
metabolomics
mass spectrometry
food analysis
in vitro digestion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,400
2,496
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Etienne Bucher
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,444
3,288
0.510
Crop Breeding
Transposable Elements
Genomics
Epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,014
2,527
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hans Dieter Hess
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,344
2,113
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,233
2,529
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Katia Gindro
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,336
3,681
0.581
Mycology
plant microbe interactions
biochemistry
plant molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,413
2,752
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Guy Vergères
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,734
3,250
0.567
Human nutrition
Nutrigenomics
Food science
Fermented dairy products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,319
2,772
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
S. Franz Bender
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,676
4,674
0.823
soil biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
agricultural sustainability
nutrient cycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,226
2,886
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sokrat Sinaj
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,401
2,595
0.480
Agriculture
Soil Sciences
Plant Nutrition
Nutrient Cycling in Agrosystems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,682
2,918
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Giuseppe Bee
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,304
2,222
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,615
3,099
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Helge Aasen
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,941
4,208
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,478
3,239
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thomas Steinger
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,640
2,175
0.469
entomology
integrated pest management
plant-insect interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,871
3,362
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elisabet Marti
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,396
3,097
0.705