Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationAgriculture & Forestry / Animal Science Rankings 2025
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
Rumen and gut microbiology
ruminant nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,117
8,598
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Animal Behavior
Social Behavior
Behavioral Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,874
7,024
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
nutricion comunitaria obesidad habitos alimentarios actividad fisica educacion nutricional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,478
7,027
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Animal Breeding and Genetics
Functional Genomics
Genetics of Milk Composition
Coffee Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,775
5,605
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Antimicrobial resistance and drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,572
8,426
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Animal behavior
behavioral genomics
individual differences
parental effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,777
6,727
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Ruminant Nutrition
Bioenergetics
Modeling and Simulation
Feed Characterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,731
8,290
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Animal Cell Technology
Biologics
Bioprocess
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,670
8,235
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,662
6,671
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
statistics
data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,650
5,563
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Adipose Tissue
Animal Science
Beef
Biology
Fatty Acids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,629
4,477
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Animal physiological ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,574
3,672
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,530
5,365
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Linear Models
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Atlantic Salmon
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,484
2,899
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
ISU-AMR
livestock genetics and genomics
ISU-Animal Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,301
7,040
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
animal physiology
animal science
mastitis
lactation physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,165
6,930
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Animal breeding
Animal Genetics
Animal Genomics
Quantitative Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,162
8,325
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
lactation
milk
microbiome
bacteria
humans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,803
6,054
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
nutrition
modelling
aquaculture
fish
feed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,792
6,045
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Muscle Physiology
IPIC
ISU Animal Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,425
7,762
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
animal behaviour
animal cognition
behavioural neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,307
3,015
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
animal communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,207
3,407
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Livestock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,011
5,422
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Reproducción animal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,973
5,447
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Animal Science
Environmental stress
Muscle biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,810
7,527
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,837
1,873
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Christopher Simon Mcsweeney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,117
8,598
0.450
Rumen and gut microbiology
ruminant nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,569
18,814
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Daniel I Rubenstein
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,874
7,024
0.372
Animal Behavior
Social Behavior
Behavioral Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,760
862
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Carmen Pérez Rodrigo
Universidad del País Vasco
Leioa, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,478
7,027
0.380
nutricion comunitaria obesidad habitos alimentarios actividad fisica educacion nutricional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,130
20,186
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Juan F Medrano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,775
5,605
0.315
Animal Breeding and Genetics
Functional Genomics
Genetics of Milk Composition
Coffee Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,871
432
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Luca Guardabassi
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,572
8,426
0.480
Antimicrobial resistance and drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,939
21,667
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Alison M Bell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,777
6,727
0.401
Animal behavior
behavioral genomics
individual differences
parental effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,137
21,742
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Luis Orlindo Tedeschi
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,731
8,290
0.495
Ruminant Nutrition
Bioenergetics
Modeling and Simulation
Feed Characterization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,352
123
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Paula M Alves
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,670
8,235
0.494
Animal Cell Technology
Biologics
Bioprocess
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,385
2,210
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Georgia J Mason
University of Guelph
Guelph, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,662
6,671
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,438
21,869
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Arnold M Saxton
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,650
5,563
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,499
21,892
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Stephen B Smith
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,629
4,477
0.269
Adipose Tissue
Animal Science
Beef
Biology
Fatty Acids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,720
21,981
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
William Karasov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,574
3,672
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,903
22,059
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Rodriguez Zas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,530
5,365
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,618
2,458
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Lawrence R Schaeffer
University of Guelph
Guelph, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,484
2,899
0.187
Linear Models
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Atlantic Salmon
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,455
24,225
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
James Reecy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,301
7,040
0.460
ISU-AMR
livestock genetics and genomics
ISU-Animal Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,132
2,524
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Xin Zhao
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,165
6,930
0.457
animal physiology
animal science
mastitis
lactation physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,146
2,527
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Flavio Schramm Schenkel
University of Guelph
Guelph, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,162
8,325
0.549
Animal breeding
Animal Genetics
Animal Genomics
Quantitative Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,021
25,194
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Mark A Mcguire
University of Idaho
Moscow, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,803
6,054
0.409
lactation
milk
microbiome
bacteria
humans
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,071
2,618
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Dominique Bureau
University of Guelph
Guelph, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,792
6,045
0.409
nutrition
modelling
aquaculture
fish
feed
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,986
25,939
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Joshua Selsby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,425
7,762
0.538
Muscle Physiology
IPIC
ISU Animal Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,646
2,729
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
David F Sherry
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,307
3,015
0.211
animal behaviour
animal cognition
behavioural neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,210
26,380
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
William A Searcy
University of Miami
Coral Gables, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,207
3,407
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,333
17
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Michael Bluemmel
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Addis Ababa, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,011
5,422
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,580
1,329
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Jordi Roca Aleu
Universidad de Murcia
Murcia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,973
5,447
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,591
27,266
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Robert P Rhoads Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,810
7,527
0.545
Animal Science
Environmental stress
Muscle biology