Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Rothamsted Research 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
Biogeochemistry of phosphorus
sulphur and trace elements in soil-plant systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,031
24,428
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,234
9,496
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,055
14,123
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Molecular Plant Pathology
wheat-fungal interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,362
12,785
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
mathematical modelling
climate change impacts
evolutionary computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,057
13,285
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,932
11,537
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Agricultural science
Plant biotechnology
Plant Science
Agronomy
Acrylamide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,148
6,681
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance in crop pests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,589
8,901
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
soil microbiology
plant microbiology
microbial ecology
microbial genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,163
6,322
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Agriculture
atmospheric emissions
ammonia
greenhouse gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,252
8,559
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Catchment diffuse and point pollution
sustainable agriculture
sediment source fingerprinting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,943
10,148
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Plant and Crop Science
trehalose 6-phosphate signalling
sucrose allocation
source-sink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,057
5,703
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,536
3,959
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,313
5,408
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,646
5,558
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,594
5,786
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Proteostasis
plants
hypoxia
transporters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,001
3,660
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Soil Science
agronomy
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,694
5,425
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Individual-based modelling
Process-based modelling
Environmental modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,606
6,689
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
metabolomics
nmr
mass spectrometry
natural products
plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,548
3,572
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
lipidomics
plant lipids
metabolic engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,270
4,351
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
plant pathology
fungal genetics
molecular biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,947
4,171
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,417
2,230
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
soils
greenhouse gases
nitrogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,411
4,131
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ecology
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,309
4,163
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,984
413
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steve Mcgrath
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,031
24,428
0.317
Biogeochemistry of phosphorus
sulphur and trace elements in soil-plant systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,345
1,335
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robin Thompson
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,234
9,496
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,208
1,796
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Keith Goulding
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,055
14,123
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,963
1,954
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kim Hammond-Kosack
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,362
12,785
0.421
Molecular Plant Pathology
wheat-fungal interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,762
2,420
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mikhail A. Semenov
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,057
13,285
0.510
mathematical modelling
climate change impacts
evolutionary computation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,488
2,754
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Malcolm Hawkesford
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,932
11,537
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,485
3,277
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nigel G. Halford
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,148
6,681
0.316
Agricultural science
Plant biotechnology
Plant Science
Agronomy
Acrylamide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,971
3,401
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin S Williamson
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,589
8,901
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,256
4,025
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Penny R Hirsch
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,163
6,322
0.348
soil microbiology
plant microbiology
microbial ecology
microbial genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,650
4,313
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tom Misselbrook
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,252
8,559
0.496
Agriculture
atmospheric emissions
ammonia
greenhouse gases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,784
4,407
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Adrian Collins
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,943
10,148
0.599
Catchment diffuse and point pollution
sustainable agriculture
sediment source fingerprinting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,064
5,555
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Matthew J. Paul
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,057
5,703
0.406
Plant and Crop Science
trehalose 6-phosphate signalling
sucrose allocation
source-sink
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,305
6,415
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kevin Coleman
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,536
3,959
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,887
6,568
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael A. Birkett
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,313
5,408
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,316
6,972
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sigrid Heuer
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,646
5,558
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,798
7,002
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
William Richard Whalley
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,594
5,786
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,481
8,199
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Frederica Theodoulou
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,001
3,660
0.366
Proteostasis
plants
hypoxia
transporters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,029
8,469
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stephan M. Haefele
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,694
5,425
0.560
Soil Science
agronomy
plant breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,078
8,541
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pierre Stratonovitch
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,606
6,689
0.696
Individual-based modelling
Process-based modelling
Environmental modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,685
9,612
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jane Ward
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,548
3,572
0.418
metabolomics
nmr
mass spectrometry
natural products
plant science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,158
9,974
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Richard Haslam
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,270
4,351
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,635
10,388
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Martin Urban
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,947
4,171
0.525
plant pathology
fungal genetics
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,599
11,055
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rowan Ac Mitchell
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,417
2,230
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,706
11,066
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Laura Cardenas
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,411
4,131
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,779
11,207
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James R. Bell
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,309
4,163
0.570