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
Plant Pathology
Phytophthora
Tree crop diseases
Banana diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,663
3,439
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
plant biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,262
3,236
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Plant Reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,865
2,744
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Marine Biology
Coral Reef Ecology
Marine Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,629
6,923
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
plants
rice
starch
metabolomics
sulfur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,097
5,036
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Forestry
agriculture
environment
forest governance
carbon management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,768
6,825
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Agricultural
Environmental
Resource
Tourism and Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,990
4,698
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,981
5,040
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,758
4,152
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Entomology
ecology
integrated pest management
Tephritidae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,562
3,394
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Crop science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,182
3,331
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
speed breeding
breeding technologies
drought adaptation
disease resistance
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,822
6,216
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Agricultural development in Southeast Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,549
2,663
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Plant Breeding
Plant Breeding Field Trials
Genetics
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,192
2,433
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
marine
bio-activity
characterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,991
3,703
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Plant Physiology and Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,564
1,614
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
marine mammals
acoustics
population ecology
noise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,450
2,998
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,221
4,021
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
plant pathology
fungi
mycology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,607
2,292
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant Pathology
Rhizoshere Biology
Microbial Ecology
Plant Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,535
3,381
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
crop nematology
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in cropping systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,457
1,428
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
remote sensing
GIS
environment
forestry
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,387
2,309
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Marine ecology
coral reefs
resilience
fish habitat
trophic interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,155
2,447
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Water pollution
Ridge to Reef Planning
Coral Reef Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,741
2,934
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
land use planning
airport planning
parking
food hub planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,672
1,983
0.540
Andre Drenth
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,663
3,439
0.323
Plant Pathology
Phytophthora
Tree crop diseases
Banana diseases
James Dale
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,262
3,236
0.315
Anna Koltunow
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,865
2,744
0.278
Jean Paul A Hobbs
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,629
6,923
0.719
Marine Biology
Coral Reef Ecology
Marine Conservation Biology
Melissa Fitzgerald
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,097
5,036
0.554
plants
rice
starch
metabolomics
sulfur
Tek Maraseni
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,768
6,825
0.778
Forestry
agriculture
environment
forest governance
carbon management
Clevo Wilson
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,990
4,698
0.588
Agricultural
Environmental
Resource
Tourism and Development Economics
Karine Chenu
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,981
5,040
0.631
Daniel Rodriguez
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,758
4,152
0.535
Anthony R Clarke
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,562
3,394
0.449
Entomology
ecology
integrated pest management
Tephritidae
Andrew Borrell
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,182
3,331
0.464
Lee Thomas Hickey
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,822
6,216
0.911
speed breeding
breeding technologies
drought adaptation
disease resistance
plant breeding
RA Cramb
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,549
2,663
0.407
Agricultural development in Southeast Asia
Ian DeLacy
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,192
2,433
0.393
Plant Breeding
Plant Breeding Field Trials
Genetics
Evolution
BoMi Ryu
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,991
3,703
0.618
marine
bio-activity
characterization
Frederik C Botha
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,564
1,614
0.290
Plant Physiology and Biotechnology
Michael Noad
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,450
2,998
0.550
marine mammals
acoustics
population ecology
noise
Najeeb Ullah
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,221
4,021
0.770
Levente Kiss
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,607
2,292
0.498
plant pathology
fungi
mycology
microbiology
Lilia Costa Carvalhais
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,535
3,381
0.746
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant Pathology
Rhizoshere Biology
Microbial Ecology
Plant Microbiology
John Thompson
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,457
1,428
0.320
crop nematology
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in cropping systems
Armando A Apan
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,387
2,309
0.526
remote sensing
GIS
environment
forestry
agriculture
Yves Marie Bozec
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,155
2,447
0.589
Marine ecology
coral reefs
resilience
fish habitat
trophic interactions
Amelia Wenger
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,741
2,934
0.784
Water pollution
Ridge to Reef Planning
Coral Reef Conservation
Douglas C Baker
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,672
1,983
0.540
land use planning
airport planning
parking
food hub planning