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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 124 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Data Curatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
91
0.312
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
soil science
sustainable agriculture
forestr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
198
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Plant metabolomics
Sali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
146
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Plant-microbe interactions
soil ecology
plant physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
206
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Molecular biology
Atmospheric science
Crop pathology & genetics
Modelling and Aerobiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
200
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Insect Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
54
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
machine learning
feature extraction
deep learning
pattern recognitio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
145
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
PHP
DATA
Web Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
53
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
88
0.587
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Chemical Ecology
Microbiology
Entomology
Plant Pathology
Semiochemical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
143
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Chemical Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
86
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Ecology
Entomology
plant-insect interactions
Agroecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
129
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
76
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
77
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
32
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
68
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Plant Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
52
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Soil ecology
Soil mesofauna
Soil food web
Soil sciences
Soil biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
44
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Synthetic biology
protein expressio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
40
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
33
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Plant Molecular Biology
Crop Improvement
Plant physiology
Plant biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Knowledge Transfe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
1
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Agricultural Entomolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Law
Education
Professional Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,187,060
64,253
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Pierre Carion
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
91
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,247,778
66,784
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Carmen Segura
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
198
0.773
soil science
sustainable agriculture
forestr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,270,936
67,730
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Claudia Harflett
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
146
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,294,623
68,653
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Sandra Lucía Cortés Patiño
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
206
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,353,023
70,791
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Godfrey Philliam Apangu
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
200
0.971
Molecular biology
Atmospheric science
Crop pathology & genetics
Modelling and Aerobiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,394,007
72,229
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Vincenzo Di Ilio
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
54
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,450,924
74,084
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Latifa Greche
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
145
0.848
machine learning
feature extraction
deep learning
pattern recognitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,470,995
74,707
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Nathalie Castells|Nathalie Castells-Brooke
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
53
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,520,243
76,175
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Laura Siles
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
88
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,542,610
76,814
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Gareth A Thomas
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
143
1.000
Chemical Ecology
Microbiology
Entomology
Plant Pathology
Semiochemical
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,570,490
77,618
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Pradip Songara
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
86
0.632
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Chemical Ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,576,637
77,792
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Gaetan Seimandi-Corda
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
129
0.963
Ecology
Entomology
plant-insect interactions
Agroecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,582,230
77,956
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Jana Friedrich
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
76
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,844,148
84,403
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Claire Kanja
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
77
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,865,920
84,855
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Silvia Caballero Ortiz
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
32
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,898,762
85,484
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Tessa E Reid
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
68
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,940,629
86,265
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Petros Sigalas
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
52
0.839
Plant Molecular Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,048,142
88,285
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Lea Carlesso
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
44
0.936
Soil ecology
Soil mesofauna
Soil food web
Soil sciences
Soil biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,094,445
89,242
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Waraporn Bunnak
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
40
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,147,453
90,418
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Lawrence Bramham
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
33
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,318,407
93,646
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Gavers Oppong
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
Plant Molecular Biology
Crop Improvement
Plant physiology
Plant biochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,549,196
97,048
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Ian Pettitt
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
1
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,573,703
97,335
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Anusha Mohan Kumar
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,614,959
97,744
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Swatee Jasoria
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000