Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
James Hutton Institute Scientists Citation Rankings 2024
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 2024 and list of influential and most cited researchers in Agriculture and Forestry, Art, Design and Architecture, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and their 256 sub-branches is a unique service offered only by “AD Scientific Index”. You can see the most cited and influential researchers in the country and region. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
117,476
Country Rank
9,595
Institution Rank : 26
soil microbiology
microbial ecology
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,360
3,932
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
130,366
Country Rank
10,574
Institution Rank : 27
Plant pathogen co-evolution
potato genetics
disease resistance
NLRs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,613
3,495
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
141,238
Country Rank
11,283
Institution Rank : 28
Molecular plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,061
3,002
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
152,056
Country Rank
12,023
Institution Rank : 29
soil ecology
nematology
soil fauna
invasive species
flatworms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,581
3,619
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
164,800
Country Rank
12,867
Institution Rank : 30
Environmental Governance
Stakeholder participation
Conservation
Transdisciplinarity
Nature-Based Solutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,084
4,304
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
173,052
Country Rank
13,442
Institution Rank : 31
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,796
1,905
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
173,984
Country Rank
13,496
Institution Rank : 32
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,764
2,925
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
181,285
Country Rank
13,995
Institution Rank : 33
Metabolomics
metabolite profiling
crop productivity and neutraceuticals
plant abiotic and biotic stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,528
2,846
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
183,722
Country Rank
14,180
Institution Rank : 34
barley
genotyping
sequencing
germplasm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,455
1,584
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
185,661
Country Rank
14,298
Institution Rank : 35
Plant metabolism
plant biochemistry
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,395
2,724
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
190,836
Country Rank
14,664
Institution Rank : 36
Database Design and Development
Biological Data Visualization
High Throughput Genotyping
Plant Genetic Resources
Information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,240
2,492
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
192,792
Country Rank
14,796
Institution Rank : 37
Land use change
ecosystem services
landscape ecology
socio-ecosystems
spatial modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,185
3,473
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
196,670
Country Rank
15,065
Institution Rank : 38
Plant Science
Cell Biology
Imaging
Microscopy
Plant Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
1,151
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
200,482
Country Rank
15,324
Institution Rank : 39
Water Quality
Biogeochemistry
Soils/Freshwaters
Carbon Cycling
Diffuse Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,982
1,541
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
205,547
Country Rank
15,667
Institution Rank : 40
Conservation
adaptive managment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,855
2,224
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
206,754
Country Rank
15,751
Institution Rank : 41
food systems
value chains
legumes
rhizobia
biological nitrogen fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,825
2,695
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
209,483
Country Rank
15,932
Institution Rank : 42
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,760
2,534
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
210,594
Country Rank
16,008
Institution Rank : 43
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,734
2,402
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
216,323
Country Rank
16,411
Institution Rank : 44
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,601
2,303
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
225,247
Country Rank
16,964
Institution Rank : 45
Soil Chemistry
Geochemical modelling
Rolling Stones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,405
1,645
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
241,694
Country Rank
18,035
Institution Rank : 46
Plant Science / Root Biology
Root:Soil interactions
Cell Biology
Microscopy/Imaging
Image analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,082
1,941
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
247,873
Country Rank
18,411
Institution Rank : 47
Soil science
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,973
2,302
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
250,115
Country Rank
18,557
Institution Rank : 48
Risk & Exposure Analysis
Public Health
Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,934
2,407
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
252,333
Country Rank
18,694
Institution Rank : 49
Land-water resource systems
Environmental change
Software engineering
Data engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
1,714
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
264,722
Country Rank
19,423
Institution Rank : 50
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,689
1,530
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
117,476
Country Ranking
9,595
Institution Ranking
26
Stephen James Chapman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,360
3,932
0.470
soil microbiology
microbial ecology
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
130,366
Country Ranking
10,574
Institution Ranking
27
Ingo Hein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,613
3,495
0.459
Plant pathogen co-evolution
potato genetics
disease resistance
NLRs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
141,238
Country Ranking
11,283
Institution Ranking
28
Eleanor Gilroy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,061
3,002
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
152,056
Country Ranking
12,023
Institution Ranking
29
Roy Neilson|The PollerGEN Consortium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,581
3,619
0.550
soil ecology
nematology
soil fauna
invasive species
flatworms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
164,800
Country Ranking
12,867
Institution Ranking
30
Kerry Waylen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,084
4,304
0.707
Environmental Governance
Stakeholder participation
Conservation
Transdisciplinarity
Nature-Based Solutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
173,052
Country Ranking
13,442
Institution Ranking
31
Alison Lees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,796
1,905
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
173,984
Country Ranking
13,496
Institution Ranking
32
Lorna Dawson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,764
2,925
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
181,285
Country Ranking
13,995
Institution Ranking
33
J. William Allwood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,528
2,846
0.515
Metabolomics
metabolite profiling
crop productivity and neutraceuticals
plant abiotic and biotic stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
183,722
Country Ranking
14,180
Institution Ranking
34
Malcolm Macaulay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,455
1,584
0.290
barley
genotyping
sequencing
germplasm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
185,661
Country Ranking
14,298
Institution Ranking
35
Robert D Hancock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,395
2,724
0.505
Plant metabolism
plant biochemistry
plant physiology
Click for INSTITUTIONAL BULK REGISTRATION and PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP advantages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
190,836
Country Ranking
14,664
Institution Ranking
36
Paul D. Shaw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,240
2,492
0.476
Database Design and Development
Biological Data Visualization
High Throughput Genotyping
Plant Genetic Resources
Information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
192,792
Country Ranking
14,796
Institution Ranking
37
Alessandro Gimona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,185
3,473
0.670
Land use change
ecosystem services
landscape ecology
socio-ecosystems
spatial modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
196,670
Country Ranking
15,065
Institution Ranking
38
Alison Roberts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
1,151
0.227
Plant Science
Cell Biology
Imaging
Microscopy
Plant Virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
200,482
Country Ranking
15,324
Institution Ranking
39
Julian Jc Dawson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,982
1,541
0.309
Water Quality
Biogeochemistry
Soils/Freshwaters
Carbon Cycling
Diffuse Pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
205,547
Country Ranking
15,667
Institution Ranking
40
Rj Irvine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,855
2,224
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
206,754
Country Ranking
15,751
Institution Ranking
41
Pietro Pm Iannetta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,825
2,695
0.559
food systems
value chains
legumes
rhizobia
biological nitrogen fixation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
209,483
Country Ranking
15,932
Institution Ranking
42
Ruth Mitchell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,760
2,534
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
210,594
Country Ranking
16,008
Institution Ranking
43
Rebekka Artz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,734
2,402
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
216,323
Country Ranking
16,411
Institution Ranking
44
Jagadeesh Yeluripati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,601
2,303
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
225,247
Country Ranking
16,964
Institution Ranking
45
David G. Lumsdon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,405
1,645
0.373
Soil Chemistry
Geochemical modelling
Rolling Stones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
241,694
Country Ranking
18,035
Institution Ranking
46
Tracy Valentine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,082
1,941
0.476
Plant Science / Root Biology
Root:Soil interactions
Cell Biology
Microscopy/Imaging
Image analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
247,873
Country Ranking
18,411
Institution Ranking
47
Matt Aitkenhead
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,973
2,302
0.579
Soil science
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
250,115
Country Ranking
18,557
Institution Ranking
48
Rupert L Hough
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,934
2,407
0.612
Risk & Exposure Analysis
Public Health
Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
252,333
Country Ranking
18,694
Institution Ranking
49
Kit (Cja) Macleod
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
1,714
0.440
Land-water resource systems
Environmental change
Software engineering
Data engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
264,722
Country Ranking
19,423
Institution Ranking
50
Thomas Freitag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,689
1,530
0.415