Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,550
16,940
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
soil science
soil ecology
soil biogeochemistry
soil/plant interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,731
11,030
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
tropical forest ecology
silviculture
forestry
sustainable resource management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,437
12,122
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Agriculture
bioeconomy
foodsecurity
climate change
policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,795
12,920
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Plant ecology
Biodiversity
Roots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,494
12,631
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
soil
ecology
nematodes
earthworms
biomonitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,152
9,240
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
metabolomics
plant breeding
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,096
7,460
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Soil Ecology
Plant-Soil Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,160
11,330
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Population Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Allergens
New Plant Breeding Techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,816
5,890
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
symbiosis
nitrogen fixation
evolution
engineering
parasponia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,990
5,733
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
crop physiology
Lighting
Greenhouses
Vertical farms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,961
8,174
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
plant pathology
plant resistance
pathogen virulence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
4,749
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Supply Chain Management
Logistics Management
Agro-Logistics
Food supply chains
Decision Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,295
7,147
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Plant Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,601
5,629
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Forest governance
environmental governance
global governance
landscape governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,282
6,475
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Mycology
Immunity
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,877
4,969
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,889
6,739
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Agriculture
land use
greenhouse gases
soil science
carbon farming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,683
4,722
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
aquatic ecology
ecotoxicology
environmental risk assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,630
3,953
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Soil Biodiversity
soil ecology
Protists
Nematodes
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,665
10,758
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
forestry
forest ecology
forest management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,405
4,745
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Agronomy
Crop Modelling
Agrometeorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,262
7,460
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
community ecology
plant-animal interactions
wildlife ecology
camera trapping
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,010
6,741
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
plant metabolism
metabolic engineering
metabolomics
llama antibodies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,769
4,409
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
agronomy
soil science
food security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,474
2,940
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,048
1,115
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Richard Finkers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,550
16,940
0.866
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,497
1,178
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Jan Willem Van Groenigen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,731
11,030
0.589
soil science
soil ecology
soil biogeochemistry
soil/plant interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,475
1,206
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Marielos Pena Claros
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,437
12,122
0.657
tropical forest ecology
silviculture
forestry
sustainable resource management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,798
1,256
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Andrzej Tabeau
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,795
12,920
0.726
Agriculture
bioeconomy
foodsecurity
climate change
policies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,918
1,281
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Liesje Mommer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,494
12,631
0.722
Plant ecology
Biodiversity
Roots
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,430
1,429
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Rgm De Goede
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,152
9,240
0.572
soil
ecology
nematodes
earthworms
biomonitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,692
1,437
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Arnaud Bovy
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,096
7,460
0.463
metabolomics
plant breeding
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,390
1,426
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Gerlinde B De Deyn
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,160
11,330
0.701
Soil Ecology
Plant-Soil Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,992
1,465
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Mjm René Smulders|MJM Smulders, Marinus J.M. Smulders
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,816
5,890
0.372
Population Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Allergens
New Plant Breeding Techniques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,132
1,552
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Rene Geurts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,990
5,733
0.382
symbiosis
nitrogen fixation
evolution
engineering
parasponia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,288
1,557
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Leo Fm Marcelis
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,961
8,174
0.546
crop physiology
Lighting
Greenhouses
Vertical farms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,507
1,588
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Matthieu Joosten
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
4,749
0.323
plant pathology
plant resistance
pathogen virulence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,920
1,662
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jack Gaj Van Der Vorst
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,295
7,147
0.500
Supply Chain Management
Logistics Management
Agro-Logistics
Food supply chains
Decision Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,258
1,752
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Mark GM Aarts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,601
5,629
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,352
1,793
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Bas Arts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,282
6,475
0.488
Forest governance
environmental governance
global governance
landscape governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,759
2,029
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Leo Van Griensven
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,877
4,969
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,655
2,027
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Koen Kramer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,889
6,739
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,360
2,068
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Kuikman Pj
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,683
4,722
0.404
Agriculture
land use
greenhouse gases
soil science
carbon farming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,863
2,086
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Brock Tcm
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,630
3,953
0.340
aquatic ecology
ecotoxicology
environmental risk assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,533
2,073
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Stefan Geisen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,665
10,758
0.922
Soil Biodiversity
soil ecology
Protists
Nematodes
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,821
2,131
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Frits Mohren
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,405
4,745
0.416
forestry
forest ecology
forest management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,122
2,165
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Iwan Supit
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,262
7,460
0.662
Agronomy
Crop Modelling
Agrometeorology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,510
2,231
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Patrick A Jansen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,010
6,741
0.612
community ecology
plant-animal interactions
wildlife ecology
camera trapping
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,902
2,297
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Jules Beekwilder
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,769
4,409
0.409
plant metabolism
metabolic engineering
metabolomics
llama antibodies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,878
2,375
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Ema Smaling
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,474
2,940
0.281
agronomy
soil science
food security