Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Scotland’s Rural College Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Veterinary Medicine
Parasitology
Immunology
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,568
1,821
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Animal behaviour
animal welfare
cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,559
3,160
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Bology
Animal Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,968
1,346
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
land use
sheep
cattle
precision livestock farming
uplands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,603
2,043
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Environmental Economics
Environmental Valuation
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,341
2,730
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,298
1,732
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Animal Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,297
1,460
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
animal behaviour and welfare
neonatal survival
integrated pig science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,084
2,667
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Genome diversity
cereals
plant genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,727
2,455
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Industrial organisation of food markets
trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,420
1,959
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
greenhouse gases
carbon and nitrogen budgets
soil quality
ammonia flux mesurements
grassland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,346
1,071
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
rural sociology
environmental sociology
rural policy
environmental governance
stakeholder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
1,730
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Animal Welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,195
1,754
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
environmental economics
climate change
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,131
2,413
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
food waste
behavioural economics
efficiency
trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,910
1,836
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Microbial ecology
Gut microbiome
methanogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,817
2,304
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Biodiversity
ecosystems
insect pollinators
natural enemies
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,749
1,480
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Crop improvement
grain quality
crop breeding and testing
agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,722
1,065
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Molecular Neurobiology in Farm Species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,235
1,029
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Food supply chain analysis
Food marketing
Consumer Studies
Food Choice
Food Economics and Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,937
1,092
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Veterinary Epidemiology
Quantitative Epidemiology
Epidemiologic Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
616
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Poultry nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,862
1,038
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
veterinary epidemiology
plant ecology
mathematical biology
BVD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
684
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Soil health
environmental contaminants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,577
918
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Soil Physics
compaction
grassland
climate change
greenhouse gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,557
752
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,946
14,158
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Spiridoula Athanasiadou
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,568
1,821
0.327
Veterinary Medicine
Parasitology
Immunology
Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,226
14,175
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Marie Haskell
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,559
3,160
0.568
Animal behaviour
animal welfare
cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,498
15,647
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
BJ Tolkamp
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,968
1,346
0.271
Bology
Animal Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,984
16,672
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Tony Waterhouse
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,603
2,043
0.444
land use
sheep
cattle
precision livestock farming
uplands
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,293
17,471
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Klaus Glenk
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,341
2,730
0.629
Environmental Economics
Environmental Valuation
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,468
17,596
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Yolanda Fernandez Diez
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,298
1,732
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,535
17,605
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
JGM Houdijk
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,297
1,460
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,841
18,320
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Emma M Baxter
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,084
2,667
0.653
animal behaviour and welfare
neonatal survival
integrated pig science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,803
19,604
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Rajiv Sharma
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,727
2,455
0.659
Genome diversity
cereals
plant genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,211
20,845
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Cesar Revoredo Giha
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,420
1,959
0.573
Industrial organisation of food markets
trade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,743
21,149
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Stephanie Jones
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,346
1,071
0.320
greenhouse gases
carbon and nitrogen budgets
soil quality
ammonia flux mesurements
grassland
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,951
21,220
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Jayne Glass
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
1,730
0.520
rural sociology
environmental sociology
rural policy
environmental governance
stakeholder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,461
21,830
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Kenny Rutherford
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,195
1,754
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,560
22,121
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Vera Eory
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,131
2,413
0.771
environmental economics
climate change
agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,918
23,270
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Luiza Toma
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,910
1,836
0.631
food waste
behavioural economics
efficiency
trade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,620
23,802
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Marc D Auffret
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,817
2,304
0.818
Microbial ecology
Gut microbiome
methanogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,476
24,184
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Lorna Cole
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,749
1,480
0.538
Biodiversity
ecosystems
insect pollinators
natural enemies
Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,304
24,331
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Steve Hoad
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,722
1,065
0.391
Crop improvement
grain quality
crop breeding and testing
agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,207
27,484
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Dale Sandercock
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,235
1,029
0.460
Molecular Neurobiology in Farm Species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,694
29,770
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Montserrat Costa Font
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,937
1,092
0.564
Food supply chain analysis
Food marketing
Consumer Studies
Food Choice
Food Economics and Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,974
30,189
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Aaron Reeves
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
616
0.326
Veterinary Epidemiology
Quantitative Epidemiology
Epidemiologic Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,431
30,428
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Farina Khattak
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,862
1,038
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,925
30,546
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Roger W Humphry
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
684
0.370
veterinary epidemiology
plant ecology
mathematical biology
BVD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,514
33,281
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Joanna M Cloy
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,577
918
0.582
Soil health
environmental contaminants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,853
33,489
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Paul R Hargreaves
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,557
752
0.483
Soil Physics
compaction
grassland
climate change
greenhouse gases