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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :101
Yeast chemical genetics
ethnopharmacology
wound healing
cytokines
antimicrobials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
871
0.864
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
Mass Spectrometry
Metabolomics
Data Analysis/Chemometrics
Natural Products Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
862
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
Pollen
systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,262
853
0.261
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Plant Taxonomy and Systematics
Plant Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
853
0.814
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
Plant-fungus interaction
in vitro biology
orchid
connecting people to nature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,016
848
0.421
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
Medicine development from plant & fungi
Biochemistry
Authentication
Quality Control using LC-MS/MS
data mining with R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
832
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Taxonomy
Molecular Systematics
Palynology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
871
826
0.948
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
conservation
biodiversity
botany
climate change
Guinea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
868
812
0.935
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Conservation
restoration
forest livelihoods
ecology
adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
802
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Botany
Wet Tropics of Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,133
778
0.687
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Botany
Biogeography
Phylogenetics
Macroevolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
815
753
0.924
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
Population Genetics
Landscape Ecology
Molecular Ecology
Geographic Information Systems
Environmental DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
739
0.814
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,005
727
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
botany
conservation
biodiversity
extinction risk
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
710
708
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
biology
genomics
lichenology
mycology
metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
702
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
Ethnobotany
Biodiversity Informatics
Ethnopharmacology/ Medicinal Plants
Equine Grass Sickness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,192
672
0.564
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
920
663
0.721
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
Remote Sensing
Drone Imagery
Satellite imagery
Spatial Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
712
633
0.889
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Conservation
conservation genetics
extinction risk assessments
IUCN red list
spatial analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
790
599
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Botany
Horticulture
Conservation
Biogeography
Plant Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
539
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548
511
0.932
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
Urticaceae
Mucuna ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
494
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
conservation
plant biology
botany
taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
474
0.898
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
473
0.948
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
Seed germination
Seed traits
Seedlings
Plant nutrition
Plant ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
465
0.906
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,062
33,970
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Thomas Prescott
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
871
0.864
Yeast chemical genetics
ethnopharmacology
wound healing
cytokines
antimicrobials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,854
34,176
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Guillermo Federico Padilla-Gonzalez
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
862
0.925
Mass Spectrometry
Metabolomics
Data Analysis/Chemometrics
Natural Products Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,291
34,374
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Carol A. Furness
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,262
853
0.261
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,600
34,387
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Gemma Bramley
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
853
0.814
Plant Taxonomy and Systematics
Plant Conservation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,491
34,477
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Viswambharan Sarasan
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,016
848
0.421
Plant-fungus interaction
in vitro biology
orchid
connecting people to nature
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,444
34,849
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Rui Fang
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
832
0.608
Medicine development from plant & fungi
Biochemistry
Authentication
Quality Control using LC-MS/MS
data mining with R
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,275
34,980
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Ana Rita Simoes
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
871
826
0.948
Taxonomy
Molecular Systematics
Palynology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,518
35,271
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Charlotte Couch
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
868
812
0.935
conservation
biodiversity
botany
climate change
Guinea
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,853
35,476
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Oliver Q. Whaley
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
802
0.695
Conservation
restoration
forest livelihoods
ecology
adaptation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,954
36,040
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Xander Van Der Burgt
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,133
778
0.687
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
582,983
36,592
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Jan Hackel
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
815
753
0.924
Botany
Biogeography
Phylogenetics
Macroevolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,709
36,912
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Kevin Leempoel
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
739
0.814
Population Genetics
Landscape Ecology
Molecular Ecology
Geographic Information Systems
Environmental DNA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,394
37,167
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Chrissie Prychid
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,005
727
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,644
37,691
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Sophie L. Richards
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
710
708
0.997
botany
conservation
biodiversity
extinction risk
GIS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,683
37,840
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Theo Llewellyn
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
702
0.996
biology
genomics
lichenology
mycology
metabolomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,316
38,536
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Sarah E. Edwards
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,192
672
0.564
Ethnobotany
Biodiversity Informatics
Ethnopharmacology/ Medicinal Plants
Equine Grass Sickness
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,333
38,773
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
António Teixeira
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
920
663
0.721
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,375
39,506
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Jenny Williams
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
712
633
0.889
Remote Sensing
Drone Imagery
Satellite imagery
Spatial Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,697
40,393
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Serene Hargreaves
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
790
599
0.758
Conservation
conservation genetics
extinction risk assessments
IUCN red list
spatial analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,569
41,978
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Martin A. Hamilton
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
539
0.755
Botany
Horticulture
Conservation
Biogeography
Plant Genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,707
42,839
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
David Russell
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548
511
0.932
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738,413
43,419
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Christine Melanie Wilmot-Dear
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
494
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
755,035
44,168
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Sara Bárrios
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
474
0.898
conservation
plant biology
botany
taxonomy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
755,930
44,206
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Robyn Powell
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
473
0.948
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
762,424
44,544
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Roberta Lc Dayrell
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
465
0.906
Seed germination
Seed traits
Seedlings
Plant nutrition
Plant ecophysiology