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 :26
Soil science
Environmental science
Agricultural bio-waste treatment
Soil remediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,115
4,662
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Crop (Soybean) Genetics and Breeding
Genomics and Molecular Breeding
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,838
2,365
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Bioinformatics
Genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,209
3,596
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
soil science
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,151
3,959
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Plant Genetics
Crop Biotechnology
Plant Genomics
Computational Biology
Plant Stress Physiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,958
4,772
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,672
3,143
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
crop genetics
crop breeding
plant genomics
disease resistance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,619
2,566
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Genomics of Plant Pathogens
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,551
3,455
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Plant functional genomics & Molecular breeding
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,539
2,696
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Crop Modelling
Climate Change
Heat stress
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
3,450
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
plant molecular nutrition
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
2,755
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Precision Agriculture
Nutrient Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
3,085
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
cereal science
food chemistry
protein
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,524
3,155
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Gene
Genomics
and Genetics of Chrysanthemum
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,505
2,564
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Soil Nutrients Cycling and Climate Change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,442
2,592
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Energy-storage
MOFs
Carbon and Metal oxides
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
2,952
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Epigenomics
Bioinformatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,219
2,055
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,155
2,609
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Genome biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,075
2,791
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Aquaculture Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,031
2,146
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Fungicide resistance
Chemical control of plant disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
2,451
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Agriculture & Biological sciences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,807
2,430
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Carbohydrates
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
1,696
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
2,095
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Soil carbon and nitrogen cycling in crops land
Ecological recycling agriculture
Soil tillage and fertility building
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,466
1,835
0.744
Rongjun Bian
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,115
4,662
0.762
Soil science
Environmental science
Agricultural bio-waste treatment
Soil remediation
Yan Li
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,838
2,365
0.405
Crop (Soybean) Genetics and Breeding
Genomics and Molecular Breeding
Qingxin Song
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,209
3,596
0.690
Jinyang Wang|王 金阳
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,151
3,959
0.769
Javaid Akhter Bhat
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,958
4,772
0.962
Plant Genetics
Crop Biotechnology
Plant Genomics
Computational Biology
Plant Stress Physiology
Xie Yanjie
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,672
3,143
0.673
Xiue Wang
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,619
2,566
0.556
crop genetics
crop breeding
plant genomics
disease resistance
Wenwu Ye
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,551
3,455
0.759
Lily Cai
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,539
2,696
0.594
Plant functional genomics & Molecular breeding
Bing Liu
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
3,450
0.897
Crop Modelling
Climate Change
Heat stress
Zheng Luqing
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
2,755
0.760
Qiang Cao
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
3,085
0.865
Precision Agriculture
Nutrient Management
Pei Wang
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,524
3,155
0.895
cereal science
food chemistry
protein
Aiping Song
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,505
2,564
0.732
Gene
Genomics
and Genetics of Chrysanthemum
Shu Wei Liu
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,442
2,592
0.753
Soil Nutrients Cycling and Climate Change
Kuaibing Wang (汪快兵)
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
2,952
0.916
Energy-storage
MOFs
Carbon and Metal oxides
Yufeng Wu
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,219
2,055
0.638
Kang le Lu
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,155
2,609
0.827
Fei Chen
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,075
2,791
0.908
Li Xiang Fei
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,031
2,146
0.708
Yabing Duan
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
2,451
0.837
Fungicide resistance
Chemical control of plant disease
She Tang
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,807
2,430
0.866
Agriculture & Biological sciences
Voglmeir Josef
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
1,696
0.652
Chengqiang Ding
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
2,095
0.844
Haishui Yang
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,466
1,835
0.744
Soil carbon and nitrogen cycling in crops land
Ecological recycling agriculture
Soil tillage and fertility building