Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 2.221 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
Horticulture
plant breeding
seed production
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,055
1,643
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
crop growth modelling
supply chain management
marketing innovations
food and health
postharvest physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,957
1,695
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Postharvest Physiology & Technology
Fisiologia e tecnologia pós-colheita de frutas
hortaliças e legumes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,885
2,211
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Greenhouse tomato production
CO2 enrichment
high temperature stress effects on fruit set
herbaceous grafting
pollen developm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,870
1,848
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Horticultura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,863
2,625
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
specialty horticultural crops
plant pathology
sustainable agriculture and food security
invasive species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,658
2,244
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Horticulture
Biotechnology
Breeding
Genetics
Production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,595
3,662
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Plant Pathology
Microbial Ecology
Integrated Pest Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,455
2,357
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,365
2,317
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
greenhouse horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,192
3,591
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Postharvest Technology ⚙️
Agroprocessing💱
Edible coatings🔘
Valorisation ♻️
Pomegranate ✅
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,177
5,332
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Sustainable Agriculture
Cover Crops
sustainable pest management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,138
1,389
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
sustainable growing media
circular horticulture
compost and biochar
soil chemistry
soil ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,071
3,318
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Horticultural Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,050
3,446
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Biodiversity
stress tolerance
postharvest
production technology
tissue culture and biotechnology of horticultural crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,506
4,725
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Pre- and Postharvest Physiology and Technology Horticultural Crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,435
3,948
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Walnut
Micropropagation
Orchard Management
Fruit Breeding
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,367
4,524
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,354
3,240
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,337
2,589
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
controlled environments
flowering physiology
floriculture crops
leafy greens
plant lighting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,231
3,203
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Biophysical modelling
nutrient transport
agriculture
horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,933
2,825
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Precision Agriculture
Viticulture
New Technologies
Non-invasive sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,867
3,367
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
horticulture
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,686
1,136
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Horticulture
Floriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,677
2,904
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Fruit genetics
DNA-informed breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,660
2,616
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,268
1,065
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Haim Rabinowitch
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,055
1,643
0.204
Horticulture
plant breeding
seed production
plant physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,021
3,225
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Olaf Van Kooten
Hogeschool Inholland
Haarlem, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,957
1,695
0.213
crop growth modelling
supply chain management
marketing innovations
food and health
postharvest physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,342
50,362
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Steven Alonzo Sargent
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,885
2,211
0.280
Postharvest Physiology & Technology
Fisiologia e tecnologia pós-colheita de frutas
hortaliças e legumes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,626
50,455
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Mary Peet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,870
1,848
0.235
Greenhouse tomato production
CO2 enrichment
high temperature stress effects on fruit set
herbaceous grafting
pollen developm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,747
2,168
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Fernando Luiz Finger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,863
2,625
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,640
51,748
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Frank Louws
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,658
2,244
0.293
specialty horticultural crops
plant pathology
sustainable agriculture and food security
invasive species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,832
2,035
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Nazeer Ahmed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,595
3,662
0.482
Horticulture
Biotechnology
Breeding
Genetics
Production
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,614
53,041
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Walt Mahaffee
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,455
2,357
0.316
Plant Pathology
Microbial Ecology
Integrated Pest Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,423
53,639
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Cornelius Barry
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,365
2,317
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,017
3,551
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Cecilia Stanghellini
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,192
3,591
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,309
580
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Olaniyi A. Fawole
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,177
5,332
0.743
Postharvest Technology ⚙️
Agroprocessing💱
Edible coatings🔘
Valorisation ♻️
Pomegranate ✅
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,174
55,137
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Sharad C Phatak
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,138
1,389
0.195
Sustainable Agriculture
Cover Crops
sustainable pest management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,627
1,396
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Bart Vandecasteele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,071
3,318
0.469
sustainable growing media
circular horticulture
compost and biochar
soil chemistry
soil ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,068
6,522
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Zhongxiong Lai|Lai Zhongxiong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,050
3,446
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,927
295
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Muhammad Akbar Anjum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,506
4,725
0.726
Biodiversity
stress tolerance
postharvest
production technology
tissue culture and biotechnology of horticultural crops
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,787
302
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Ahmad Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,435
3,948
0.614
Pre- and Postharvest Physiology and Technology Horticultural Crops
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,621
1,135
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Kourosh Vahdati
University of Tehran
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,367
4,524
0.711
Walnut
Micropropagation
Orchard Management
Fruit Breeding
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,957
61,077
618
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Lincoln Zotarelli
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,354
3,240
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,409
2,524
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Ki Byung Lim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,337
2,589
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,224
62,120
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Erik S Runkle
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,231
3,203
0.514
controlled environments
flowering physiology
floriculture crops
leafy greens
plant lighting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,649
897
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Iris Vogeler
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,933
2,825
0.476
Biophysical modelling
nutrient transport
agriculture
horticulture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,655
4,871
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Javier Tardaguila
Universidad de La Rioja
Logroño, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,867
3,367
0.574
Precision Agriculture
Viticulture
New Technologies
Non-invasive sensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,317
67,123
706
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Peter C Andersen
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,686
1,136
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,582
3,087
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Pavan Kumar P
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,677
2,904
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,137
67,382
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Cameron Peace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,660
2,616
0.462
Fruit genetics
DNA-informed breeding