Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationAgriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition Rankings 2025
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
Soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,360
16,151
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Soil decomposition
modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,038
19,834
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Biogeochemistry
Soil Science
Wetlands and Aquatic Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,354
8,578
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Physical Geography
Soil Erosion
Soil Science
Geomorphology
Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,741
23,686
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Soil Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Ecosystem Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,502
22,922
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Microbial Ecology
Soil Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,846
15,692
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
soil physics
soil
water
vadose zone hydrology
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,738
13,174
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Tropical soils
hunger
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,879
8,332
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
soil microbial ecology
biogeochemistry
stable isotopes
ecosystem science
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,512
18,434
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
soil
biogeochemistry
metals
arsenic
soil organic carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,283
12,550
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
soil
water
flow transport
dielectrics
evaporation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,171
16,451
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
soil science
microbial ecology
agroecology
soil microbiology
remediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,111
11,814
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,787
13,887
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Ecosystems ecology
soil science
forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,219
8,407
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,186
20,325
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
soil
organic matter
C storage
soil structure
microbial habitat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,846
16,057
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Soil science
Soil organic matter
Organic Waste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,069
10,778
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,609
13,830
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
soil
trace elements
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,256
10,637
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
soil science
agronomy
agriculture
environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,997
11,093
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
irrigation
evapotranspiration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,711
9,018
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,458
11,239
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
soil science
biogeochemistry
environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,357
11,981
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
soil quality
long-term experiments
organic farming
sustainable agriculture
plant symbioses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,982
14,029
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,271
13,952
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,556
583
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Michael John McLaughlin
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,360
16,151
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,748
6,964
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Katherine Todd Brown
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,038
19,834
0.508
Soil decomposition
modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,171
7,153
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
K Ramesh Reddy
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,354
8,578
0.224
Biogeochemistry
Soil Science
Wetlands and Aquatic Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,548
249
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Artemi Cerdà
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,741
23,686
0.628
Physical Geography
Soil Erosion
Soil Science
Geomorphology
Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,689
73
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Andreas Richter
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,502
22,922
0.611
Soil Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Ecosystem Ecology
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,869
730
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Ellen Kandeler
Universität Hohenheim
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,846
15,692
0.438
Microbial Ecology
Soil Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,940
7,951
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Robert Horton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,738
13,174
0.369
soil physics
soil
water
vadose zone hydrology
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,613
8,250
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Pedro A Sanchez
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,879
8,332
0.239
Tropical soils
hunger
nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,917
8,396
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Bruce Hungate
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,512
18,434
0.534
soil microbial ecology
biogeochemistry
stable isotopes
ecosystem science
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,897
8,817
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Fendorf
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,283
12,550
0.377
soil
biogeochemistry
metals
arsenic
soil organic carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,990
353
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Dani Or
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,171
16,451
0.496
soil
water
flow transport
dielectrics
evaporation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,048
8,889
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Kate Scow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,111
11,814
0.357
soil science
microbial ecology
agroecology
soil microbiology
remediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,352
1,805
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Keith Goulding
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,787
13,887
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,956
259
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Peter Högberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,219
8,407
0.269
Ecosystems ecology
soil science
forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,990
716
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Ji-Zheng He
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,186
20,325
0.652
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,433
433
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Claire Chenu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,846
16,057
0.538
soil
organic matter
C storage
soil structure
microbial habitat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,423
411
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Carlos García
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,069
10,778
0.371
Soil science
Soil organic matter
Organic Waste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,298
649
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Niels H Batjes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,609
13,830
0.501
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,767
478
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Ruben Kretzschmar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,256
10,637
0.390
soil
trace elements
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,173
11,988
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Alan Franzluebbers
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,997
11,093
0.411
soil science
agronomy
agriculture
environmental science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,588
12,174
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Terry A Howell SR|Terry A. Howell, Sr.
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,711
9,018
0.338
irrigation
evapotranspiration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,964
693
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Lijbert Brussaard
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,458
11,239
0.425
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,141
84
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Leo Condron
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,357
11,981
0.455
soil science
biogeochemistry
environmental science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,717
516
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Paul Mäder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,982
14,029
0.540
soil quality
long-term experiments
organic farming
sustainable agriculture
plant symbioses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,887
752
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Thomas Kuyper
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,271
13,952
0.552
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition