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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
117,476
Country Rank
9,595
Institution Rank : 26
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Stephen James Chapman](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Ingo Hein](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/40/4442349.jpg)
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
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Eleanor Gilroy](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/cb/4442350.jpg)
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
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Roy Neilson|The PollerGEN Consortium](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Kerry Waylen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5b/4442360.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Alison Lees](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Lorna Dawson](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/76/4442356.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![J. William Allwood](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/90/4442358.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Malcolm Macaulay](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/dc/4442352.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Robert D Hancock](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a7/4442359.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Paul D. Shaw](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/96/4442357.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Alessandro Gimona](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Alison Roberts](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d5/4442353.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Julian Jc Dawson](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Rj Irvine](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3d/4442361.jpg)
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
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Pietro Pm Iannetta](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/63/4442366.jpg)
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
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Ruth Mitchell](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a9/4442368.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Rebekka Artz](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Jagadeesh Yeluripati](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6f/4442364.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![David G. Lumsdon](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a6/4442362.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Tracy Valentine](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6c/4442369.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Matt Aitkenhead](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Rupert L Hough](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/23/4442375.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Kit (Cja) Macleod](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9e/4442367.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Thomas Freitag](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
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
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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
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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
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Plant metabolism
plant biochemistry
plant physiology
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* 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
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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
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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
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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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16461.png)
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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