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 :51
Soil and Water Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,114
14,360
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Soil Science
DSM
monitoring
soil health
soil security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,401
13,542
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,091
21,817
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Soil science
Soil chemistry
Soil biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,834
9,918
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Soil Science & Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,719
9,821
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
litter decomposition
soil organic matter
stable isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,673
15,064
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
abiotic stress
aluminium toxicity
membrane transport
plant nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,583
7,209
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,229
11,955
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
soil science
biogeochemistry
greenhouse gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,223
11,259
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Plant biology
Plant nutrition
Chloroplast
Metal biology
Oxidative stress.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,235
6,943
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
sensors
nutrient management
nitrogen
plant nutrition
developing world agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,938
8,479
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Soil Science
nitrogen cycling
greenhouse gas emissions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,899
14,606
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Natural Resources Management
Soil Science
Tropical Agriculture
climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,871
6,949
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
soil
minerals
organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,852
9,330
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Soil-Plant Systems Modelling
Applied Meteorology
Climate Change Impact
Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,688
12,966
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Soil Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,453
9,308
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Nitrogen Cycling
Carbon Cycling
Microbial Communities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,417
8,157
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Soil science
microbial ecology
water quality
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,333
6,369
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
soil
soil microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,254
7,419
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Soil Science
Ecology
Agriculture
Policy
Rangelands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,199
8,831
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,049
17,930
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Environmental Engineering
Soil Erosion
Soil Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,880
16,097
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
soil science
soil chemistry
biogeochemistry
environmental chemistry
ecosystem research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,764
10,034
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,673
15,353
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Soil science
soil biology
agriculture
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,234
6,812
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,160
13,252
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Yuncong Li
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,114
14,360
0.572
Soil and Water Quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,444
616
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Dominique Arrouays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,401
13,542
0.555
Soil Science
DSM
monitoring
soil health
soil security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,042
98
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,091
21,817
0.906
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,537
1,383
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Ram Dalal
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,834
9,918
0.416
Soil science
Soil chemistry
Soil biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,738
590
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Michael Wi Schmidt
Universität Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,719
9,821
0.414
Soil Science & Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,838
14,375
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
M Francesca Cotrufo
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,673
15,064
0.636
litter decomposition
soil organic matter
stable isotopes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,010
1,402
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Peter R Ryan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,583
7,209
0.306
abiotic stress
aluminium toxicity
membrane transport
plant nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,740
1,415
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Roland Bol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,229
11,955
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,746
14,743
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Horwath William
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,223
11,259
0.485
soil science
biogeochemistry
greenhouse gases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,760
720
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Jean-François Briat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,235
6,943
0.312
Plant biology
Plant nutrition
Chloroplast
Metal biology
Oxidative stress.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,430
15,871
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
William Raun
Oklahoma State University Stillwater
Stillwater, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,938
8,479
0.386
sensors
nutrient management
nitrogen
plant nutrition
developing world agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,519
1,558
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Deli Chen
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,899
14,606
0.667
Soil Science
nitrogen cycling
greenhouse gas emissions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,581
1,537
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Paul Vlek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,871
6,949
0.318
Natural Resources Management
Soil Science
Tropical Agriculture
climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,625
1,539
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Klaus Kaiser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,852
9,330
0.427
soil
minerals
organic matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,013
1,573
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Enli Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,688
12,966
0.598
Soil-Plant Systems Modelling
Applied Meteorology
Climate Change Impact
Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,583
1,602
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Balwant Singh
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,453
9,308
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,671
16,357
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
David D Myrold
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,417
8,157
0.381
Nitrogen Cycling
Carbon Cycling
Microbial Communities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,873
16,438
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Warren Dick
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,333
6,369
0.299
Soil science
microbial ecology
water quality
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,061
3,235
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Colin D Campbell
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,254
7,419
0.349
soil
soil microbial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,196
16,577
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Jeffrey Herrick
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,199
8,831
0.417
Soil Science
Ecology
Agriculture
Policy
Rangelands
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,579
50
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Muhammad Abid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,049
17,930
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,004
353
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Sang Soo Lee
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,880
16,097
0.771
Environmental Engineering
Soil Erosion
Soil Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,294
1,640
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Wolfgang Wilcke
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,764
10,034
0.483
soil science
soil chemistry
biogeochemistry
environmental chemistry
ecosystem research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,531
1,434
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Haiyan Chu
Institute of Soil Science
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,673
15,353
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,730
1,756
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
AG O Donnell
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,234
6,812
0.337
Soil science
soil biology
agriculture
microbial ecology