Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 60.077 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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: 26
de novo assembly
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,973
48,590
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
plant biotechnology
transgenic plants
plant pathology
plant nematodes
plant viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,550
33,783
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Agricultural water management
evapotranspiration
crop water requirements
water scarcity
drought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,222
30,118
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Data Science
Plant cell walls
bioinformatics
systems biology
plant science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,516
51,766
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
plant physiology
photosynthesis
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,312
23,512
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
forest protection
mycology
entomology
biotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,152
32,258
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Aquatic microbial ecology
limnology
estuarine and coastal ecology and biogeochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,165
31,448
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
soil ecology
mycorrhiza
fungal ecology
biodiversity
ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,881
50,171
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Plants
Ecology
Evolution
Biogeography
Biodiversity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,496
30,623
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Soil Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,363
51,004
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Plant science
RNA biology
small RNA
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,134
13,760
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Plant ecology
ecophysiology
alpine plant ecology
treeline
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,686
23,044
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,196
22,834
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,660
20,978
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
plant ecology
plant traits
vegetation
functional ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,708
35,878
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Conservation Science
Conservation Physiology
Freshwater Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,350
39,932
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
plant ecophysiology
volatile organic compound emission
adaptation
stress biology
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,979
35,538
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Plant Science
Plant Biology
Functional Genomics
Metabolomics
Plant Biochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,041
25,782
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Forest and agricultural ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,954
10,029
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,668
29,469
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Probiotics
vaginal and urinary health
Lactobacillus
pesticides
honey bees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,385
32,098
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,315
24,768
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Plant ecophysiology
plant mineral nutrition
phosphorus
root exudation
Proteaceae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,155
28,372
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,674
29,574
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Plant Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,500
28,419
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,001
83
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jue Ruan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,973
48,590
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,416
176
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Michael GK Jones
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,550
33,783
0.404
plant biotechnology
transgenic plants
plant pathology
plant nematodes
plant viruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,452
10
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Luis Santos Pereira
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,222
30,118
0.362
Agricultural water management
evapotranspiration
crop water requirements
water scarcity
drought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,641
169
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Björn Usadel
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,516
51,766
0.635
Data Science
Plant cell walls
bioinformatics
systems biology
plant science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,660
2,212
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Joe Berry
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,312
23,512
0.289
plant physiology
photosynthesis
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,674
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Mike Wingfield
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,152
32,258
0.398
forest protection
mycology
entomology
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,779
2,258
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Hans W Paerl
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,165
31,448
0.392
Aquatic microbial ecology
limnology
estuarine and coastal ecology and biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,925
179
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Matthias C Rillig
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,881
50,171
0.636
soil ecology
mycorrhiza
fungal ecology
biodiversity
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,971
75
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Bernhard Schmid
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,496
30,623
0.390
Plants
Ecology
Evolution
Biogeography
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,989
203
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Philip W. S. Newall
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,363
51,004
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,215
2,456
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
James C Carrington
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Creve Coeur, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,134
13,760
0.181
Plant science
RNA biology
small RNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,275
84
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Christian Körner
Universität Basel
Basel, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,686
23,044
0.304
Plant ecology
ecophysiology
alpine plant ecology
treeline
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,434
2,573
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Stephen Long
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,196
22,834
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,499
457
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
John Raven
University of Dundee
Dundee, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,660
20,978
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,608
227
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Ian J Wright
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,708
35,878
0.493
plant ecology
plant traits
vegetation
functional ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,656
219
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Steven J Cooke
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,350
39,932
0.552
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Conservation Science
Conservation Physiology
Freshwater Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,708
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Ülo Niinemets
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,979
35,538
0.494
plant ecophysiology
volatile organic compound emission
adaptation
stress biology
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,841
67
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Kazuki Saito
Chiba University
Chiba, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,041
25,782
0.363
Plant Science
Plant Biology
Functional Genomics
Metabolomics
Plant Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,985
2,836
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
John Aber
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,954
10,029
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,018
163
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Fang Jie Zhao
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,668
29,469
0.423
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,072
238
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Gregor Reid
Western University Canada
London, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,385
32,098
0.463
Probiotics
vaginal and urinary health
Lactobacillus
pesticides
honey bees
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,085
2,883
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Keith Paustian
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,315
24,768
0.357
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,107
237
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Hans Lambers
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,155
28,372
0.410
Plant ecophysiology
plant mineral nutrition
phosphorus
root exudation
Proteaceae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,178
240
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Alex McBratney
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,674
29,574
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,203
129
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Corné Mj Pieterse
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,500
28,419
0.415
Plant Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis